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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda
Adam: | Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (from Le Postillon de Lonjumeau) | Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bellini: | Prendi l'anel ti dono (from La Sonnambula) | Berlioz: | La gloire etait ma seule idole (from Benvenuto Cellini) | Bizet: | Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Donizetti: | Quanto è bella, quanto è cara! (from L'Elisir d'amore) Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Fra poco a me ricovero...Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali (from Lucia di Lammermoor) | Flotow: | Ach, so fromm (from Martha) | Glinka: | Souvenir | Goldmark: | Magische Töne, berauschender Duft (from Die Königin von Saba) | Gounod: | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) | Lehár: | Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküßt (from Paganini) Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) | Massenet: | Pourquoi me reveiller (from Werther) Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) | Mozart: | Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from Die Zauberflöte) | Mussorgsky: | Boris Godunov: Dmitry! Tsarevich | Offenbach: | Va pour Kleinzach...Il était une fois à la cour (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann) | Puccini: | Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 | Rossini: | Asile héréditaire (from Guillaume Tell) | Strauss, J, II: | Ja, das alles auf Ehr' (from Der Zigeunerbaron) | Strauss, R: | Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 | Tchaikovsky: | Kuda, Kuda 'Lensky's Aria' (from Eugene Onegin) In this moonlight, Op.73, No.3 Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 | Thomas, Ambroise: | Elle ne croyait pas, dans sa candeur naïve (from Mignon) | Verdi: | Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) |
Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, is an exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as in the art song. With a magnificent lyric tenor voice and extraordinary range, Gedda makes the notorious top D at the end of ‘Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire’ sound positively effortless. This collection offers a wealth of repertoire that has helped to cement Gedda’s reputation as one of the greatest tenors of his generation. | 
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| |  | Gerald Finley & Julius Drake
Gerald Finley writes: “It is with great sense of pride that this disc becomes the 25th release of the Wigmore Live series, in a musical partnership I have enjoyed for many years with Julius Drake. Performing at the Wigmore is always a highlight of any career. The others in the series are distinguished performers I have admired for years and the performances are wonderful. The audiences at the Wigmore are always welcoming and knowledgeable, and this atmosphere is captured perfectly. Already a fine catalogue, I hope the Wigmore Live series continues its honour roll” Critically praised for his performances both on stage and in concert, this recital of American and Russian song by Gerald Finley offers listeners the rare opportunity to hear one of today’s most in-demand baritones within the beautiful, intimate setting of the Wigmore Hall. After a recital at Carnegie Hall in March, 2007, Finley was praised by New York Times critic Bernard Holland as having a "bass-baritone of easy luxury" and that his "sensibilities begin with the pre-eminence of words." His recording of Stanford's Songs of the Sea and Songs of the Fleet with Richard Hickox and the BBC NOW for Chandos received the Editor's Choice Award at the 2006 Classic FM Gramophone Awards. Press acclaim for Gerald Finley & Julius Drake at Wigmore Hall “Gerald Finley is one of the few baritones before the public today with whom it's virtually impossible to find fault” Music OMH “No other baritone can touch him for declamatory expressiveness” The Independent “Finley and Drake paced them all tactfully, precisely mediating between relaxed storytelling and rapt introspection. Here was very fine singing of truly great songs” The Guardian “For my money this inspired pianist is now the best in the business” New York Magazine “…a really superb recital by this accomplished Canadian bass-baritone and his celebrated accompanist, Julius Drake. In recent years Gerald Finley's voice has developed more character and cutting power, and a fine dramatic edge which suits this emphatic, sometimes shocking programme very well indeed.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2008 ***** “Aided by scrupulous support from Julius Drake, Gerald Finley lavishes wonderfully rounded treatment upon the sequence of seven Tchaikovsky songs that open proceedings. Be it in the ardent swagger of 'Don Juan's Serenade', wistful glow of 'At the ball' or meltingly lovely 'The mild stars shone for us', Finley is not found wanting. Not only do his top notes ring out with thrilling projection (yet without a hint of hardness), he exhibits a grace, sensitivity and intelligence that ensure that the music never topples into rampant self-pity.
There's a comparable authority and integrity about these artists' interpretation of Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death. Finley is in complete command of his very considerable resources, distilling every ounce of pathos from the mother's desperate pleadings in the opening 'Lullaby' and conveying in full the grim implacability of 'The Field-Marshal' . Ned Rorem's similarly declamatory War Scenes is also performed with total understanding, while the last of the three encores, Wolseley Charles's wickedly amusing TheGreen-Eyed Dragon (written in 1926 for Stanley Holloway), predictably brings the house down.
A genuine treat, this, and not to be missed.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “Gerald Finley can do no wrong at present, and this Wigmore Hall Live offering makes a cherishable keepsake of what was evidently a memorable event. …Finley lavishes wonderfully rounded treatment upon the sequence of seven Tchaikovsky songs… Not only do his top notes ring out with thrilling projection... he exhibits grace, sensitivity and intelligence that ensure that the music never topples into rampant self-pity.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Arensky: | Autumn, Op. 27 No. 2 | Balakirev: | Embrace, kiss | Borodin: | Dlya beregov otchizni dal'noy (For the Shores of thy Far Native Land) | Cui: | The Fountain Statue at Tsarskoye Selo, Op. 57 No. 17 | Dargomïzhsky: | The Night Zephyr The Miller I remember | Glinka: | How sweet it is for me to be with you Bolero (No 3 of A Farewell to St Petersburg) | Grechaninov: | The Prisoner, Op. 20 No. 4 | Lyatoshinsky: | Dawn, Op. 37 No. 1 Supreme Happiness, Op. 37 No. 2 | Medtner: | I have outlived my aspirations, Op. 3 No. 2 Spring Solace, Op. 28 No. 5 | Mussorgsky: | Forgotten Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea | Rachmaninov: | She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 It is time, Op. 14 No. 12 | Rimsky Korsakov: | On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 | Tchaikovsky: | Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa (I Bless you, Forests), Op. 47 No. 5 Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 |
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| |  | Renée Fleming & Dmitri HvorostovskyA Musical Odyssey in St Petersburg – Film
Bellini: | Casta Diva (from Norma) | Medtner: | Winterabend, Op. 13 No. 1 | Rachmaninov: | In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 | Rubinstein: | Epithalamium (from Néron) | Tchaikovsky: | Akh, istomilas' ya gorem from The Queen of Spades Eugene Onegin: Final scene Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 Ya vas lyublyu 'Yeletsky’s aria' (from Pique Dame) I thought I heard some voices (Oprichnik) | Thomas, Ambroise: | O vin, dissipe la tristesse (from Hamlet) | Verdi: | Favella il Doge ad Amelia Grimaldi? (from Simon Boccanegra) Udisti?…Mira di acerbe lagrime (from Il Trovatore) |
Renée Fleming explores the cultural riches of St Petersburg, and the role that music played in its unique history. She is joined by Russian baritone star Dmitri Hvorostovsky, for a three-part programme of opera excerpts by Tchaikovsky and Verdi, and songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Medtner. The 90 minute film is presented by Renée Fleming herself, as she takes the viewer on a journey through the principal sights and musical history of ‘The Venice of the North’. All repertoire was performed by special permission in the opulent theatres of the Winter Palace, the Yusopov Palace and the magnificent palace of Peterhof. Video-direction by Brian Large | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: Romances
Tchaikovsky: | Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 The mild stars shone for us, Op. 60 No. 12 Merknet slaby svet svechi, Op. 73 No. 2 My mischief, Op. 27, No. 6 Strashnaya minuta (The Fearful Moment), Op. 28 No. 6 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 Les Larmes, Op. 65 No. 5 Wait, Op. 16 No. 2 None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 Had my mother borne me, Op. 27, No. 5 Déception, Op. 65 No. 2 Podvig (The Heroic Deed), Op. 60 No. 11 Zakatilos solntse (The sun has set), Op. 73 No. 4 Lullaby in a storm, Op. 54 No. 10 Sérénade, Op. 65 No. 1 The Nightingale Op. 60 No. 4 The gypsy song, Op. 60, No. 7 Skazhi, o chom v teni vetvey (Tell me, what in the shade of the branches), Op. 57 No. 1 We sat with you, Op. 73 No. 1 To bilo ranneyu vesnoy (It happened in the early spring), Op. 38 No. 2 Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa (I Bless you, Forests), Op. 47 No. 5 Charmer, Op. 65 No. 6 Na nivi zhyoltiye (On the golden cornfields), Op. 57 No.2 So bald vergessen, Op. 28, No. 4 The lights were being dimmed, Op. 63, No. 5 Rastvoril ya okno (I opened the window), Op. 63 No. 2 Sred mrachnïkh dnei, Op. 73, No. 5 Zabït tak skoro (So soon forgotten) Sleep, my poor friend, Op.47, No. 4 Qu'importe que l'hiver, Op. 65 No. 4 Solitude ('Again, as before, alone'), Op. 73 No. 6 Was I not a blade of grass?, Op. 47 No. 7 A tear trembles, Op. 6 No. 4 Khotel bi v edinoye slovo (I should like in a single word) Sérénade: J'aime dans le rayon de la limpide aurore, Op. 65 No. 3 Why did I dream of you?, Op. 28 No. 3 Primiren'ye (Reconciliation), Op. 25 No. 1 Hear at least once, Op. 16, No. 3 Den' li tsarit? (Does the day reign?), Op. 47 No. 6 |
Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 romances, settings of short poems, which are touching and sincere. The melodies are diverse and original and the accompaniment is rich and often very independent. These compositions are performed here by some outstanding Russian vocalists. As well as those listed above, the recording includes performances by the tenor Lemshev. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Debussy: | Beau Soir Mandoline (Verlaine) | Falconieri: | Vezzosette e care | Fauré: | Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 Fleur jetée, Op. 39 No. 2 | Franck, C: | La Procession | Glinka: | Barcarolle O du herziges trautes Magdelein | Mussorgsky: | Der Ziegenbock Das Sternlein Das Lied von der Armut, Op. 79, No. 7 | Piccinni: | O nuit, Dèesse du mystère | Pratella: | La strada bianca | Rachmaninov: | How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 Oh, my field, Op. 4 No. 5 Vzgliani: pod otdalionnym svodom (Young Gypsy's Romance from Aleko) | Respighi: | Notte, P. 97 No. 1 Bella porta di rubini Stornellatrice | Rimsky Korsakov: | The Nymph Op. 56 No. 1 Die Tanne und die Palme, Op. 3, No. 1 | Schubert: | Nacht und Träume, D827 | Tchaikovsky: | He loved me so, Op. 28, No. 4 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 | trad.: | Einsam klingt das kleine Glockchen Schneesturm |
At his first Salzburg recital on 18th August 1959, the legendary Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda, accompanied by Erik Werba, triumphed in front of an enthusiastic audience. He endeared himself with his fluent command of four languages and with singing that was radiant in every register. The varied programme brought together compositions from Falconieri to Respighi and from Glinka to Shostakovich. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Tchaikovsky: | None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 Noch' (Night), Op. 60 No. 9 Moy geni, moy angel, moy drug (My genius, my angel, my friend) Ni slova, o drug moy (Not a word, O my friend), Op. 6 No. 2 Otchevo? (Why?), Op. 6 No. 5 Zabït tak skoro (So soon forgotten) Rastvoril ya okno (I opened the window), Op. 63 No. 2 Na son gryadushchiy (Before sleep), Op. 27 No. 1 Podvig (The Heroic Deed), Op. 60 No. 11 Smert' (Death), Op. 57 No. 5 Khotel bi v edinoye slovo (I should like in a single word) O, yesli b ty mogla (O, if only you could), Op. 38 No. 4 Lyubov' mertvetsa (The love of a dead man), Op. 38 No. 5 Na nivi zhyoltiye (On the golden cornfields), Op. 57 No.2 Skazhi, o chom v teni vetvey (Tell me, what in the shade of the branches), Op. 57 No. 1 Strashnaya minuta (The Fearful Moment), Op. 28 No. 6 Primiren'ye (Reconciliation), Op. 25 No. 1 Den' li tsarit? (Does the day reign?), Op. 47 No. 6 Nochy bezumnïye, Op. 60 No. 6 O ditya, pod okoshkom tvoim (Serenade), Op. 63 No. 6 To bilo ranneyu vesnoy (It happened in the early spring), Op. 38 No. 2 Na zemlyu sumrak upal (Dusk fell on the earth), Op. 47 No. 3 Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa (I Bless you, Forests), Op. 47 No. 5 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 |
Operatic superstar Dmitri Hvorostovsky has become the supreme interpreter of the Russian Romance, with its rich resource of music and poetry. In this generous program the great baritone soars vocally and plumbs emotional depths as he delivers definitive performances of a wide range of Tchaikovsky’s masterpieces. “Nearly 20 years have passed since Hvorostovsky first recorded Tchaikovsky songs...Alongside the same ineffable legato, there's still more pointing of the words and more inwardness in softer dynamics...Inevitably there's a preponderance of dark numbers; so all the more credit to this now truly great baritone for pushing the emotion with apparent sincerity and no self pity; 'To Forget so Soon' reaches remarkable dramatic heights.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2010 “...in terms of vocal quality there are some marvels to behold…” Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 | | | (also available to download from $21.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky - Complete Songs Volume 5
Tchaikovsky: | I will never name her, Op. 28, No. 1 French lieder (6) to Désirée Artôt de Padilla, Op. 65 O, yesli b ty mogla (O, if only you could), Op. 38 No. 4 No reply, no word, no greeting, Op. 28, No. 5 New Greek Song, Op. 16, No. 6 My mischief, Op. 27, No. 6 Lyubov' mertvetsa (The love of a dead man), Op. 38 No. 5 You were in my dream Oh no, do not love me for my beauty Hamlet, Op. 67a (excerpts) Ophelia’s First Scene; Ophelia’s Second Scene & Grave-digger’s Song Hear at least once, Op. 16, No. 3 I never spoke to her, Op. 25, No. 5 Na son gryadushchiy (Before sleep), Op. 27 No. 1 Look: there is a silver cloud, Op. 27, No. 2 Had my mother borne me, Op. 27, No. 5 A String of Corals, Op. 28, No. 2 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 |
Ljuba Kazarnovskaya (soprano) & Ljuba Orfenova (piano) This is the final disc in the Naxos edition of the complete Tchaikovsky songs, which represent a little-known but highly characteristic facet of his musical personality | | | (also available to download from $6.25) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009
