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Berkeley, L: | How Love Came In Benjamin Britten (piano) | Bridge: | Love went a-riding Benjamin Britten (piano) | Britten: | The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35 Benjamin Britten (piano) The Plough Boy Benjamin Britten (piano) | Campion: | Shall I come, sweet love, to thee? Julian Bream (guitar) | Copland: | Long Time Ago Benjamin Britten (piano) Simple Gifts (from Old American Songs, Set I) Benjamin Britten (piano) I Bought me a Cat Benjamin Britten (piano) | Dowland: | I saw my Lady weepe Julian Bream (guitar) What if I never speed? Julian Bream (guitar) | Ford, T: | Faire, sweet, cruell Julian Bream (guitar) | Grainger: | Six Dukes Went a-Fishin' Benjamin Britten (piano) | Ireland: | I Have Twelve Oxen Benjamin Britten (piano) | Moeran: | In youth is pleasure Benjamin Britten (piano) | Morley: | It was a lover and his lass Julian Bream (guitar) | Rosseter: | What then is love but mourning? Julian Bream (guitar) | Schubert: | Im Frühling, D882 Benjamin Britten (piano) Auf der Bruck, D853 Benjamin Britten (piano) An die Laute D905 Benjamin Britten (piano) Die Taubenpost, D965A (D957 No. 14) Benjamin Britten (piano) | Warlock: | Yarmouth Fair Benjamin Britten (piano) |
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| |  | A Romantic Songbook
Loewe, C: | Odins Meeresritt "Meister Oluf, der Schmied auf Helgoland", Op. 118 Herr Oluf "Herr Oluf reitet spät und weit", Op. 2/2 Tom der Reimer "Der Reimer Thomas lag am Bach", Op. 135a | Mendelssohn: | Frühlingsglaube Op. 9/8 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Heidenröslein, D257 Die Forelle, D550 Im Frühling, D882 Auf der Bruck, D853 Im Abendrot, D799 Ungeduld (No. 7 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) | Schumann: | Belsazar, Op. 57 Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24 Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Freisinn, Op. 25 No. 2 | Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 | trad.: | Londonderry Air | Wolf, H: | Auf einer Wanderung (No. 15 from Mörike-Lieder) Der Genesene an die Hoffnung (No. 1 from Mörike-Lieder) Storchenbotschaft (No. 48 from Mörike-Lieder) |
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| |  | Schubert: Lieder
Schubert: | An die Musik D547 Im Frühling, D882 Wehmut, D772 (Collin) Ganymed, D544 (Goethe) Das Lied im Grünen, D917 Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Nähe des Geliebten, D162 Die junge Nonne, D828 An Sylvia, D891 Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 Nachtviolen D752 (Mayrhofer) Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) |
“Schwarzkopf and Fischer make a magical partnership, with even the simplest of songs inspiring intensely subtle expression from singer and pianist alike. Fischer left few records more endearing than this, and Schwarzkopf’s colouring of word and tone is masterly.” Penguin Guide | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Felicity Lott sings Schubert Favourites
Schubert: | Die Forelle, D550 An Sylvia, D891 Heidenröslein, D257 Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) An die Musik D547 Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 Sei mir gegrüsst! D741 (Rückert) Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 Die junge Nonne, D828 Ave Maria, D839 Im Frühling, D882 Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Nacht und Träume, D827 Ganymed, D544 (Goethe) Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, D877/4 Schlachtgesang D443 (Klopstock) Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965 (Von Chezy / Muller) with Michael Collins (clarinet) & Ian Brown (piano) |
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| |  | Schubert - Lieder
Schubert: | Die Gotter Griechenlands D677 (Schiller) An die Musik D547 Ganymed, D544 (Goethe) Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, D877/4 Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Wonne der Wehmut D260 (Goethe) Rastlose Liebe, D138 Auf dem See, D543 (Goethe) Liebe schwarmt auf allen Wegen, D239 No. 6 (Goethe) An Sylvia, D891 An die Nachtigall, D196 (Holty) An den Mond, D193 Nachtviolen D752 (Mayrhofer) Schlaflied D527 (Mayrhofer) Die Sternenwelten, D307 (Fellinger) Romanze, D114 (Matthisson) Die junge Nonne, D828 Auf der Riesenkoppe, D611 Im Frühling, D882 Sei mir gegrüsst! D741 (Rückert) Dass sie hier gewesen! D775 (Rückert) Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Lachen und Weinen, D777 An die untergehende Sonne, D457 Im Abendrot, D799 |
The pieces selected for this recording mark out the milestones of a brief, rich and critically important career as a song composer, ranging in time from 1814 to 1826.Alongside the classic Schubert themes found here, such as deliverance and night, death, flight from the world and hope, we also encounter poets who were more than merely fixed stars in the composer's cosmos, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the writer he most often set, and Johann Baptist Mayrhofer.We can hear for ourselves a captivating, evocative musical language. It speaks of the constant struggle of an individual, his bitterness, his longing, and his desire for deliverance. Yet, however deeply Schubert bathed in this Romantic current, throughout his life art remained for him the only key that might perhaps lead to a 'better world'.And so, in 1817, he took up a text by his friend Franz von Schober to compose an ode to the all-placating 'blessed art' in An die Musik D547: music, which for Schubert, as he wrote to Schober in 1818, was nothing less than 'my beloved'. Bernarda Fink, has sung in numerous opera productions and has made over fifty recordings with a repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Brahms and Bruckner, many for harmonia mundi and with René Jacobs. She has been flatteringly referred to as the natural successor to the late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson and to both [the living] Brigitte Fassbaender and Dame Janet Baker. Gerold Huber studied with Friedemann Berger and Helmut Deutsch in Munich, then attended Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's lied class in Berlin. In addition to his regular appearances with Christian Gerhaher, he also performs with Ruth Ziesak, Cornelia Kallisch, Diana Damrau and Franz-Josef Selig and has also performed with the Artemis Quartet. “One of the most versatile, as at ease in Baroque repertoire as in music from Handel and Mozart to Schumann, Fink's rich, warm voice boasts the perfect blend of colour and clarity.” The Observer “[Fink's] Schubert springs directly from the eloquence of her diction, her understanding of the text and the velvet-like beauty of her exquisite mezzo-soprano. Nobody who loves Schubert should forgo the pleasures of this fine singing and playing. One of the records of the year, no doubt” Sunday Times, 24th August 2008 ***** “We're conscious throughout of a great voice superbly controlled, though [Fink] doesn't give nearly enough attention to words or expressive detail.” Tim Ashley, The Guardian, 12th September 2008 *** “Supported by Huber's faultless articulation, Fink's tender tone and perfect diction relect every nuance of emotion in the modulations of 'Im Frühling' and 'Dass sie hier gewesen'” The Independent, 7th September 2008 “The clear, unfettered lyrical mezzo of Bernardo Fink makes this a winning new Schubert recital…” BBC Music Magazine, October 2008 **** “This superlative disc, worthy of 10 stars establishes the mezzo Bernarda Fink as one of today’s great artists. The simplicity of her approach to Schubert is part of her magic. No arch mannerisms, no exaggerated
emotion, but no lack of passion and insight. On every track you will find inspiration working at full intensity. She has the poise of a Ludwig. Even in the best known songs, she brings a fresh sense of adventure. Gerhard
Huber is he accomplished pianist.” Sunday Telegraph | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Ian Bostridge - Schubert Lieder
Schubert: | Die Forelle, D550 Ganymed, D544 (Goethe) Im Frühling, D882 An den Mond, D193 Geheimes, D719 (Goethe) Heidenröslein, D257 Wandrers Nachtlied II 'Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh', D768 Erster Verlust, D226 (Goethe) Der Fischer, D225 (Goethe) Fischerweise, D881 (Schlechta) Nacht und Träume, D827 Der Zwerg, D771 (Collin) Wehmut, D772 (Collin) An die Musik D547 Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 An Sylvia, D891 Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 Frühlingsglaube, D686 Sei mir gegrüsst! D741 (Rückert) Im Haine, D738 Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) Wandrers Nachtlied I 'Der du von dem Himmel bist', D224 Seligkeit D433 (Holty) Erlkönig, D328 |
Recorded 1996 & 2000 “Few discs of favourite Schubert songs match this for sheer beauty...[Bostridge] offers fresh revelation in even the best-known songs” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition **** “A voice more for Schöne Müllerin than Winterreise, Bostridge's fresh, buoyant, beautifully articulated tenor suits these Lieder perfectly. The literary and musical impulses are in perfect equilibrium, and Drake's rapport is absorbing.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2006 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94 An die Musik D547 Im Frühling, D882 Wehmut, D772 (Collin) Ganymed, D544 (Goethe) Das Lied im Grünen, D917 Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Nähe des Geliebten, D162 Die junge Nonne, D828 An Sylvia, D891 Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 Nachtviolen D752 (Mayrhofer) Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) |
Recorded 1950 (moments musicaux) and 1952 (lieder) “Fischer's luminous, unfussily truthful, sober yet supple, and above all supremely elevated pianism is the perfect foil to Schwarzkopf's eye-lash-fluttering vocal acuity.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2005 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Nicolai Gedda sings Arias and Lieder
Adam: | Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire (from Le Postillon de Lonjumeau) SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Carnevali: | Stornelli capricciosi Erik Werba (piano) | Casella: | La storia della fanciulla rapita dal pirate Erik Werba (piano) | Debussy: | Beau Soir Erik Werba (piano) Mandoline (Verlaine) Erik Werba (piano) | Glinka: | A Life for the Tsar: Bratsï! V metel', v nevedomoy glushi sung in German as 'Bruder, im Sturm' SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Gluck: | Calchas, d'un trait mortel percé (from Iphigénie en Aulide) sung in German as 'Auf Kalchas falle diese Schwert' SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour Ô moments délicieux!...Bannis les craintes et les alarmes (from Alceste) sung in German as 'Welch Gefuhlt schwellt meine Brust' SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Mozart: | Fuor del mar ho un mar in seno (Idomeneo) SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Nin: | Granadina (from Cantos populares españoles) Erik Werba (piano) | Poulenc: | Metamorphoses: Paganini Werner Singer (piano) Airs chantés: Air Champêtre Werner Singer (piano) Airs chantés: Air grave Werner Singer (piano) | Pratella: | La strada bianca Erik Werba (piano) | Respighi: | Notte, P. 97 No. 1 Erik Werba (piano) Stornellatrice Erik Werba (piano) | Rimsky Korsakov: | The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 sung in German as 'Die fliegende Wolkenbank lichtet sich' Werner Singer (piano) Die Tanne und die Palme, Op. 3, No. 1 sung in Swedish as 'El i pal'ma' Werner Singer (piano) Plus sonore que le chant de l’alouette, Op.43, No.1 sung in German as 'Klingender ist das Lied der Lerche' Werner Singer (piano) In der Stille der Nacht, Op. 4 No. 3 Werner Singer (piano) Fragment von A. de Musset, Op. 21 No. 6 Werner Singer (piano) | Rossini: | Que les destins prospères (from Le Comte d'Ory) SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Ernest Bour | Schubert: | Im Frühling, D882 Werner Singer (piano) Die Liebe hat gelogen D751 (Platen) Werner Singer (piano) Nacht und Träume, D827 Werner Singer (piano) Der Schiffer, D536 (Mayrhofer) Werner Singer (piano) |
These historical recordings date from 1954, 1957, 1960 and 1965. This latest release in Haenssler’s Historical Series features one of the most famous singers of the 20th century. The works included illustrate the full range of his interpretive genius, with works by Mozart, Rossini, Glinka, Schubert, Poulenc, Rimsky-Korsakov and others. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Bei dir allein!Schubert Songs
Schubert: | Bei dir allein, D866/2 Lied der Delphine, D857 No. 1 Lied des Florio, D857 No. 2 Suleika I, D720 Suleika II, D717 An Sylvia, D891 Der Zwerg, D771 (Collin) Geheimes, D719 (Goethe) Heimliches Lieben D922 (Klenke) Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Frühlingsglaube, D686 Im Frühling, D882 Der Sänger am Felsen, D482 Totengräbers Heimwehe D842 (Craigher) Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 |
The Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling here performs songs by Franz Schubert, accompanied by Paul Rivinius. The disc includes some of Schubert's best-known songs, such as the carefree An Silvia, the serene Litanei, and the first Suleika song. The programme features great changes in emotion: from the portrayals of the joy and despair of young love in Bei dir allein! and Lied des Florio, to the Gothic drama of Der Zwerg and the despondency of Totengräbers Heimweh. As well as having a highly successful opera career, Camilla Tilling has made a name for herself in concert and in recital. Her previous recording for BIS – the Strauss recital Rote Rosen (BISSACD1709) – was met with great critical acclaim. “Above all, Tilling is versatile and protean...Her soprano sounds peachier than ever, her diction is clear and her musical instincts are immaculate. This lovely singing is underpinned by Paul Rivinius’s outstanding playing of the equally important piano parts. A must for Schubertians.” Sunday Times, 8th April 2012 “Tilling is a Swedish singer whose enchanting soprano voice and acute musical intelligence are both admirably deployed in this well-chosen selection...The opening song of the recital is the lively, exhilarating 'Bei dir allein!'...Tilling negotiates it without strain and sings it with delightful spontaneity...This is a lovely disc, a treat for all lovers of Schubert's songs.” International Record Review, May 2012 “The al fresco exuberance of 'Bei dir allein' gets this recital off to a delectable start: Camilla Tilling's vernal tone is fresh and smiling, her phrasing both shapely and feurig, as Schubert demands, her response to mood and harmony vivid...Tilling's tonal radiance and free-soaring top notes are priceless assets...a Schubert recital of rare pedigree.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears: The Early HMV Recordings
Britten and Pears early collaborations for HMV display an infectious vigour. Britten’s own works, the Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op.22 and the Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35. are given definitive readings. Also included are folk song settings by Britten, Grainger and Copland and the programme concludes with two of Schubert’s most famous songs ‘Im Fruhling’ and ‘Auf der Bruck’. Essential listening for fans of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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