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In this CD in which we can find recordings of some of Segovia’s favourite composers from Albeniz and Granados to the beloved Bach, with the transcription of the Suite BWV 1009 never recorded by Segovia before. The result is superb, wonderful as usual, and is demonstration of a poetry in Segovia’s music that maturity made only more elegant. | 
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| |  | A Tribute to Encores
Aulin: | Four Watercolours: Vaggvisa | Davidov: | Am Springbrunnen, Op. 20 No. 2 | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin | Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Sicilienne, Op. 78 | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 2 'Orientale' Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' Goyescas (opera): Intermezzo arr. for cello and piano | Kreisler: | Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 | Moszkowski: | Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2 | Popper: | Serenade, Op. 54, No. 2 | Sarasate: | Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 | Sibelius: | Four Pieces, Op. 78, No. 4: Rigaudon |
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| |  | ¡España!Songs and Dances from Spain
In describing ¡España!, Mischa Maisky has stated, “I’ve included Spanish music in my programmes for many years and have been waiting for a chance to record these pieces.” This is his first album with his daughter, the gifted pianist Lily Maisky. Mischa Maisky, “the genius of the cello” (Melómano, Madrid), says that “Emotionally speaking, I feel very close to this music. Wherever I play Granados, Falla and Albéniz onstage, the response is always hugely enthusiastic.” “This is an attractive recital of transcriptions of favourite Spanish pieces - I hesitate to describe them as 'lollipops' as they are more than that...Mischa Maisky demonstrates a natural feeling for this colourful music...[the Shchedrin] makes a spectacular end to a recital by this admirably matched father-and-daughter duo, very beautifully recorded in the Bavarian Schloss-Elmau.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2012 “Maisky is true to himself, and so he brings a fresh and thoughtful perspective to music that can be hackneyed...Maisky's generous tone suits his interpretative approach well, and if this disc is not strong on animal excitement, it is nevertheless a sensuous experience...[Lily Maisky] is an alert and very capable partner. She is not overshadowed by the cello but manages to convey a personality of her own.” International Record Review, June 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Jorge Bolet: His earliest recordings
From the mid 1970’s until his death, Cuban born Jorge Bolet emerged as one of the world’s truly great pianists and one of the last representatives, along with the likes of Cherkassky, Horowitz and Earl Wild, of the great Romantic tradition of pianism. His pedigree was marvellous - a student of Godowsky-disciple David Saperton at the Curtis Institute, there he was also able to play for Godowsky himself and Josef Hofmann. He won the Naumburg competition in 1937 and looked set for a great career, but the war interrupted the flow of things and he struggled through the 1950s & 60s, mainly playing in the USA and not quite making the international ‘big-time’. His big break came with an RCA contract and the release on LP of a stunning live Carnegie Hall concert in 1974. Shortly after, he was signed to Decca and went on to make many award winning discs. But what of the early years? There’s not much, but here, for the first time on CD, we have the four LPs he made in the 1950s. His very first disc was of Latin-American repertoire that he was never to record again. Here also is the first ever recording of Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto in a performance that is still up there with the best. These almost unknown discs are sure to fascinate, and fill an important gap in the mystery of Bolet’s early career. “This invaluable reissue of discs dating from 1952-53 is a reminder of Jorge Bolet's early stature. The first-ever recording of Prokofiev's malignant, ferociously demanding Second Concerto is of so much more than documentary interest...nothing can dim one's sense of Bolet's massive and unswerving authority, a quality at once lyrical and magisterial...A true aristocrat of the keyboard, his warmth and humanity strike you at every turn.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Miloš: The Guitar
‘The music on this CD reflects my character. It tells the listener who I am.’ Miloš Karadaglić Charismatic guitarist Miloš Karadaglić debuts on Deutsche Grammophon with an album saluting his instrument’s Mediterranean heritage. Born in the Balkan state of Montenegro, Miloš’s love-affair with the guitar began when he was eight, when his father played him a recording of Segovia making magic with Albeniz’s ‘Asturias’. Miloš gave his first public performance at nine, entered (and won) his first national competition at eleven. He became a star performer on television and radio, took guitar master-classes in Belgrade, and then, shortly after the end of the Balkan war, decided to try for a scholarship at London’s Royal Academy of Muisic. Miloš’s choices of solo repertoire as well as music for guitar and orchestra are guaranteed to appeal to all lovers of guitar, classical and non-classical alike. “He punched through this trio of ballads (El Decamerón Negro) with an innate poise and elegance that made you sit up and listen . . . And then the firecracker: A superbly inflected, impeccably judged rendition of Ginastera’s Sonata − a giant tapestry of sound combining luminous melancholy and bravura energy” (The Times) Bonus DVD The DVD features a 30min documentary with footage filmed in Montenegro and London. The film brings Miloš’s inspirational story to light, an evocative and beautifully photographed piece that explores his background and how he came to be who he is today. It will showcase Miloš’s talent, his style of play and unique approach to classical guitar and his desire to redefine it as a contemporary instrument. Miloš wants to make classical guitar matter; he wants us to fall in love with its beauty and raw passion and bring new audiences to its repertoire. The film will not just focus on Miloš the guitarist, but also the person behind the guitar. This will build a bridge between the human story and music, giving the viewer an opportunity to get to know a young man from Montenegro and how each stage of his life has contributed to bringing him to this point. “Karadaglic can articulate rapidly with the best of them, but what stands out even in busy textures is an unshakably serene breadth of phrasing, fluent rhythm and unforced rubato...Nor does he need to draw attention to his own virtuosity, and his music-making is all the more absorbing for it.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2011 ***** “Understandably, he focuses mainly on the instrument's Iberian heritage, with dextrous readings of the familiar Tárrega and Albéniz standards: the latter's Asturias is delivered with poise and clarity, while the superb trilling triplets of Tárrega's Recuerdos de la Alhambra are perfectly measured. Elsewhere, two tunes by Mikis Theodorakis offer a taste of the guitarist's Balkan heritage.” The Independent, 22nd April 2011 **** “The playing is lithe, subtle of timbre and transcendentally beautiful.” The Telegraph, 12th May 2011 ***** “there are masterpieces here: classic arrangements of piano pieces from Albeniz’s Suite espagnola and Granados’s Danzas espagnolas, dazzlingly played, and works by the contemporary composers Carlo Domeniconi and Mikis Theodorakis that emphasise the Islamic influence on this essentially Mediterranean music.” Sunday Times, 29th May 2011 **** “Karadaglić demonstrates exemplary technical skill and command of the instrument, musical flair and some really arresting and unusual tone colours in the style of his hero Julian Bream...He's at his most impressive and exciting in the transcriptions of piano works by Albeniz - Asturias and Granada - where his brilliant technique is evident.” Classic FM Magazine, July 2011 *** BBC Music Magazine
Instrumental Choice - May 2011 |
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| |  | Manuel Barrueco plays Falla & Granados
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| |  | Granados - Piano Album
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| |  | Piano Passion
Albéniz: | Tango | Bach, J S: | Siciliano in G minor from Flute Sonata No. 2, BWV1031 Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude | Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto | Chopin: | Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' | Daquin: | Le Coucou | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin Golliwog's Cakewalk (from Children's Corner) | Falla: | Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) | Fauré: | Berceuse from Dolly Suite, Op. 56 | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 6 - To Spring | Joplin: | The Entertainer | Milhaud: | Brazileira from Scaramouche | Mozart: | Turkish March | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Gate of Kiev | Poulenc: | Trois Mouvements perpétuels | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor | Rameau: | Tambourin | Ravel: | Pavane pour une infante défunte Gaspard de la Nuit: Scarbo | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 Gnossienne No. 3 | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor | Schumann: | Album for the Young (No. 10: Merry Peasant) Intermezzo from Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 |
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| |  | Spanish Guitar Recital
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| |  | Popular Guitar Classics
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