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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Leonard Bernstein conducts JS Bach & StravinskyRecorded live Saint Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London, 16 April 1977
Lovingly restored, using the finest state-of-the-art technology, classic archive features great performances from legendary artists, offering a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage. Part of the new 3 DVD batch of Classic Archive releases, sourced from the BBC Archive. This DVD presents a unique chance to see Leonard Bernstein conducting Bach's Magnificat and Stravinsky's Mass. Recorded in 1977 in Saint Augustine's Church, London, it is an intimate and moving recording, presenting two of the most important pieces in the choral repertoire. Bernstein is joined by the distinguished soloists Anny Mory, Patricia Parker, Rodney Hardesty, John Mitchinson and Paul Hudson, accompanied by the English Bach Festival Choir & Orchestra. Beautifully filmed by Humphrey Burton. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Original Languages: Latin, English Subtitles: Latin, English, German, French Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 54 mins German FSK: 0 “The austere piety of Stravinsky's Mass is given a searching performance by Bernstein in this 1978 BBC broadcast, juxtaposed with Bach's Magnificat.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 **** “For many people, used to seeing Leonard Bernstein conducting the world’s leading orchestras in big symphonic works these performances will probably come as a revelation...This DVD offers an unfamiliar view of Leonard Bernstein conducting small-scale works with great care and affection and, as such, it’s an important document.” MusicWeb International, February 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Stravinsky - Monumentum, Mass, Symphony of Psalms & Choral Variations
Collegium Vocale Gent is considered to be one of the best vocal ensembles in the world. The most important work on the album is the Symphony of Psalms. Stravinsky said “it is not a symphony in which I have included to be sung. On the contrary, it is the singing of Psalms that I am symphonizing." “Herreweghe really engages with this music in a way few of his rivals have done, and he has marvellous singers and players to realise his view of the work. While Herreweghe understands the restrained mood of the work, he doesn't let this become stern or solid....[his] ear for balance proves to be impeccable, and enlightening” International Record Review, July/August 2010 “...vital, finely focused singing...The opening movement has a fierce urgency and the fugal exposition of the second is beautifully articulated.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2010 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Twentieth Century Masters Volume 3 - The American School
In his 30-plus years as director of The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom has secured its legacy through hundreds of critically acclaimed and best selling recordings, the most recent being the final instalment in a trilogy exploring various national choral traditions of the 20th century. Following the success of Poulenc and his French Contemporaries (AV 2084) and MacMillan and his British Contemporaries (AV 2085), Higginbottom turns to the American School, offering seminal works by native composers - such as Copland’s In The Beginning, Ives’ 67th Psalm and Morten Lauridsen’s modern classic O Magnum Mysterium – alongside those written in or inspired by the big country, including Stravinksy’s Mass and Tippett’s gospel-tinged Steal Away. “performances of uniformly high quality.” BBC Music Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Bogdan (tenor), Fred Sherry (cello), Stephen Taylor (oboe), Melanie Feld (oboe and cor anglais), Michael Parloff and Bart Feller (flutes) & David Wilson-Johnson (narrator) The Simon Joly Chorale, The Gregg Smith Singers, Orchestra of St. Luke’s & Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft “Any Stravinsky recording making the point that the 20th century's paramount composer wrote more than just a few early ballet scores (however great those are) is resoundingly welcome, and even more so at Naxos's bargain price… If you're curious to explore beyond The Firebird and The Rite of Spring, don't hesitate.” Classic FM Magazine “This superb collection duplicates the aurally fascinating Harmonia Mundi disc (see opposite) in the Cantata and the superb Mass in fine, authoritative performances from Robert Craft.
He does not have the advantage of Carolyn Sampson among his soloists but he does have excellent choral singing, and in the glorious Symphony of Psalms the Philharmonia Orchestra on top form. This is the highlight of the programme, a superbly structured account, rich in lyrical feeling, building to the frisson-creating 'Alleluias' of the closing section. The Cantata is finely sung and played, with characteristically clear instrumental detail, and the mini-cantata Babel, with its spoken narration and choral responses, is also a success.
The programme opens with three brief Russian sacred chorales which are immediately appealing and as idomatic as one can expect from non-Russian singers. The recordings were made over a decade between 1992 and 2002 and are of good quality, with the Symphony of Psalms (2001) – made at Abbey Road – standing out on all counts. Craft is obviously uplifted by the music of the composer's supreme vocal masterpiece.
As always with Naxos, excellent documentation, with the detailed notes provided by Craft himself. A bargain!” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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'If ever a style of performance were to bring people towards Stravinsky's church music, this is it' (Organists' Review) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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