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A champion of Haydn’s, Mozart’s and Beethoven’s chamber music, Louis Spohr also made a considerable contribution to this genre, composing 36 string quartets and four double quartets, these latter unique in the repertoire. Spohr harnessed the potential of eight string players, mainly deployed as two groups of four, to create attractive pieces rich in antiphonal interplay, brimming with engaging melodies and shimmering with a high polish. The first, from 1823, pays tribute to Spohr’s idol Mozart, while the second, from 1827, integrates the players into a more evenly balanced whole. | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Melos Ensemble: Music among FriendsThe Complete EMI Recordings
Bartók: | Contrasts for violin, clarinet & piano, BB 116, Sz. 111 Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Lamar Crowson (piano) | Beethoven: | Quintet in E flat major for piano and winds, Op.16 Lamar Crowson (piano), Peter Graeme (oboe), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) Sextet in E flat Major, Op. 71 Neil Sanders (horn), James Buck (horn), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello), Adrian Beers (double bass), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Neil Sanders (horn), William Waterhouse (bassoon) Octet in E flat major, Op. 103 Peter Graeme (oboe), Sarah Barrington (oboe), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),· Keith Puddy (clarinet), Neil Sanders (horn), James Buck (horn), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Edgar Williams (bassoon) Duo No. 1 in C major WoO 27/1 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon) | Bennett, R R: | Calendar Richard Adeney (flute/piccolo), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Philip Jones (trumpet), Arthur Wilson (trombone), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello), Lamar Crowson (piano), James Blades (percussion), Stephen Whittaker (percussion) John Carewe | Berwald: | Grand Septet in B flat major Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Neil Sanders (horn),
William Waterhouse (bassoon), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin),
Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello), Adrian Beers (double bass) | Birtwistle: | Tragoedia Richard Adeney (flute/piccolo), Peter Graeme (oboe), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Neil Sanders (horn), Hilary Wilson (harp), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) Sir Edward Downes | Bliss: | Oboe Quintet, Op. 21 Peter Graeme (oboe), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) Clarinet Quintet Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) Conversation No. 1: The Committee Meeting Richard Adeney (flute), Peter Graeme (oboe), Eli Goren (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) Conversation No. 5: In the Tube at Oxford Circus Richard Adeney (flute), Peter Graeme (oboe), Eli Goren (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) | Brahms: | Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin),
Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) | Crosse: | Concerto da camera Christopher Hyde-Smith (flute), Peter Graeme (oboe), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Anthony Jennings (bass-clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Neil Sanders (horn), James Buck (horn), David Mason (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Alfred Flaszinski (trombone), Tristan Fry (percussion), Jack Lees (percussion), Manoug Parikian (violin) | Davies, Maxwell: | Leopardi Fragments Mary Thomas (soprano), Rosemary Phillips (contralto); Richard Adeney (flute/piccolo), Peter Graeme (oboe), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Philip Jones (trumpet), Arthur Wilson (trombone), Terence Weil (cello), Osian Ellis (harp) | Françaix: | Divertissement for oboe, clarinet & bassoon Peter Graeme (oboe), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Lamar Crowson (piano) | Janacek: | Mládí (Youth), for wind sextet Richard Adeney (flute/piccolo), Peter Graeme (oboe), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Stephen Trier (bass-clarinet), Neil Sanders (horn), William Waterhouse (bassoon) In the Mists Lamar Crowson (piano) Concertino, JW VII/11 Lamar Crowson (piano), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Neil Sanders (horn),
William Waterhouse (bassoon) | Khachaturian: | Trio for clarinet, violin & piano Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Lamar Crowson (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Kenneth Sillito (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Iona Brown (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Kenneth Essex (viola), Terence Weil (cello), Keith Harvey (cello) | Milhaud: | Suite for violin, clarinet and piano, Op. 157b Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Lamar Crowson (piano) | Mozart: | Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452 Lamar Crowson (piano), Peter Graeme (oboe), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet)
Neil Sanders (horn), William Waterhouse (bassoon) Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 "Kegelstatt-Trio" Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Lamar Crowson (piano) | Nielsen: | Wind Quintet, Op. 43 (FS 100) Richard Adeney (flute), Peter Graeme (oboe & cor anglais), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Neil Sanders (horn), William Waterhouse (bassoon) | Poulenc: | Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon Peter Graeme (oboe), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Lamar Crowson (piano) Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 32 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon) | Prokofiev: | Overture on Hebrew Themes, for clarinet, string quartet & piano, Op. 34 Lamar Crowson (piano), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) | Ravel: | Introduction & Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet Richard Adeney (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Osian Ellis (harp),
Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) | Reger: | Clarinet Quintet in A major, Op. 146: Vivace Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin),
Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) | Schubert: | Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout' Lamar Crowson (piano), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major for piano, violin, viola and cello, D487 Lamar Crowson (piano), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola),· Terence Weil (cello) | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Lamar Crowson (piano) Märchenerzählungen (4) for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, Op. 132 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Lamar Crowson (piano) | Skalkottas: | Octet William Bennett (flute), Peter Graeme (oboe), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) | Spohr: | Double String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 65 (String Octet) Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Kenneth Sillito (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin), Iona Brown (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Kenneth Essex (viola), Terence Weil (cello), Keith Harvey (cello) | Weber: | Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op. 34, J182 Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin), Ivor McMahon (violin),
Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello) |
The Melos Ensemble was formed by musicians who wanted to play chamber music scored for a larger ensemble in a combination of strings, winds and other instruments with the quality of musical rapport only regular groups can achieve. All its members were excellent musicians who held positions in notable orchestras and appeared as soloists. The clarinettist Gervase de Peyer, flautist Richard Adeney, viola player Cecil Aronowitz and cellist Terence Weil were the founding members. Planned as a group of twelve players – string quintet, wind quintet with piano and harp – this could be expanded by other players to perform an enormous range of works from Mozart through the classics and romantics of Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms to Bartók, Janácek, Nielsen, Poulenc and Khatchaturian. They also gave first performances and then recorded works by four then young British composers: Richard Rodney Bennett, Harrison Birtwistle, Gordon Crosse and Peter Maxwell Davies. The principal musicians who joined the initial four were the violinists Emanuel Hurwitz and Ivor McMahon, double bass player Adrian Beers, oboist Peter Graeme, horn player Neil Sanders, bassoonist William Waterhouse, pianist Lamar Crowson and harpist Osian Ellis. Many of the recordings are classics of the Gramophone and have been rarely out of the catalogue. Here is a set bringing together all their recordings made during those fifteen halcyon years of glorious music-making. “There is plenty of individual personality in the music-making here, but how beautifully these fine musicians blend together as a group...the polished elegance and charm of their playing cannot be heard to better effect than in the lovely Mozart Clarinet Quintet and Kegelstatt Trio, with Gervase de Peyer's beautiful solo playing richly limpid yet vital, and first-class recording.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | 19th Century MasterpiecesA mighty 17CD collection of the very best of 19th Century orchestral music
Arriaga: | Symphony in D Harry Blech | Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Otto Klemperer Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 Stephen Kovacevich (piano) | Bellini: | Il Pirata - Sinfonia Gianni Lazzari | Berlioz: | Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Sir Thomas Beecham | Berwald: | Symphony No. 3 in C major 'Sinfonie singulière' Ulf Björlin | Bizet: | Symphony in C Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Wolfgang Sawallisch | Bruch: | Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 Han-Na Chang | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 9 in D Minor ed. Nowak Staatskapelle Dresden | Cherubini: | Les Abencérages Overture Sir Neville Marriner | Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 | Debussy: | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Emmanuel Pahud | Dukas: | The Sorcerer's Apprentice Michel Plasson | Dvorak: | Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Sir Adrian Boult | Fauré: | Requiem, Op. 48 | Franck, C: | Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 Alexis Weissenberg | Glinka: | Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture Constantin Silvestri | Gottschalk, L: | The Union, Op. 48 | Gounod: | Faust - Ballet Music New Philharmonia Orchestra | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) | Hummel, J: | Introduction, Theme and Variations in F minor Op. 102 Edmond de Stoutz | Liszt: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) | Mahler: | Symphony No. 4 in G major Lucia Popp | Mendelssohn: | Songs without Words, Book 1 (6), Op. 19b Daniel Adni Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Sarah Chang (violin) | Paganini: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 Sarah Chang (violin) | Puccini: | La Bohème (highlights) Gianni Lazzari | Rimsky Korsakov: | Marfa's Scene & Aria: In Novgorod from The Tsar's Bride | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture Carlo Maria Giulini | Saint-Saëns: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Jean-Philippe Collard | Satie: | Gnossienne No. 1 Aldo Ciccolini (piano) Gnossienne No. 2 Aldo Ciccolini (piano) Gnossienne No. 3 Aldo Ciccolini (piano) | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 Artemis Quartet | Schubert: | Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout' Georg Hörtnagel Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished' Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan | Schumann: | Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 Christian Zacharias Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 | Sibelius: | Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: The Swan of Tuonela (No. 2) Eugene Ormandy | Smetana: | Má Vlast Libor Pesek | Spohr: | Double String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 65 (String Octet) Melos Ensemble | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Strauss, J, II: | Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester | Strauss, R: | Don Juan, Op. 20 Staatskapelle Dresden | Tchaikovsky: | Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture Riccardo Muti Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Sarah Chang (violin) | Verdi: | Aida (highlights) | Wagner: | Der fliegende Holländer: Overture Otto Klemperer Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 Parsifal: Prelude Otto Klemperer Siegfried Idyll Otto Klemperer | Weber: | Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 74 Sabine Meyer (clarinet) Herbert Blomstedt Oberon Overture Wolfgang Sawallisch | Widor: | Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 Fernando Germani | Wolf, H: | Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Lebe wohl (No. 36 from Mörike-Lieder) |
To the present-day listener one of the most notable aspects of European concert music in the 19th century is the degree to which it became far less the preserve of the Church and the ruling classes. Many composers working in the early years of the century, Beethoven among them, were, to a lesser or greater extent, still working as employees of the Church or the wealthy aristocratic classes. This system of patronage was soon to break down and the role of the composer took on a more professional and academic character. The new-found freedom, and the advent of Romanticism in the arts as a whole, revitalised music throughout Europe; composers began to experiment with new forms, making their music more personal and innovative. This change of musical climate is clearly illustrated in this 17-CD set made up of works from most of the great composers of the time. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts - Album Collection
Arensky: | Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 | Bach, J S: | Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 4 in D minor, BWV790 Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 9 in F minor, BWV795 Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 3 in D major, BWV789 | Beethoven: | String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1 String Trio in E flat major, Op. 3 Serenade for string trio in D major, Op. 8 String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3 String Trio in D major, Op. 9 No. 2 Piano Trio No. 1 in Eb major, Op. 1 No. 1 Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2 | Boccherini: | Sonata for Flute or Violin & Harpsichord, Op. 5 No. 4 in D major, G 28 | Brahms: | Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 | Dvorak: | Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 (B166) 'Dumky' Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B130) Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 | Françaix: | String Trio | Franck, C: | Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14 | Glière: | No. 1 from Eight Pieces for Violin & Cello Op. 39 | Handel: | Keyboard Suite, HWV 432 in G minor: Passacaille | Haydn: | Divertimento For Cello & String Orchestra In D Major | Kodály: | Adagio for viola (or cello or violin) & piano | Martinu: | Duo for Violin and Cello No. 1, H. 157 | Mendelssohn: | Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 | Mozart: | String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K516 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish' String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K515 | Ravel: | Piano Trio in A minor | Rozsa: | Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello & Orchestra, Op. 29 | Schubert: | String Trio in B flat major, D581 String Quintet in C major, D956 Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D929 | Spohr: | Double String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 65 (String Octet) | Stravinsky: | Suite italienne | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 'In Memory of a Great Artist' Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 | Toch: | Divertimento for violin and cello, Op. 37 No. 2 | Turina: | Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 35 | Vivaldi: | Concerto for Violin & Cello in B flat minor, RV 547 |
This is the first ever complete collection of the legendary Heifetz-Piatigorsky concerts. A budget priced, 21-CD boxed set in deluxe clamshell box with standard cardboard sleeves, with facsimile sleeves & labels. There is a new introduction from Heifetz expert John Maltese. Highlights of these superb set include Dvorak's Piano Quintet No.2 & Tchaikovsky's souvenir de Florence | 
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