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| |  | Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des Animaux
Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano), Michel Dalberto (piano), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), David Guerrier (trumpet), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Béatrice Muthelet (viola), Esther Hoppe (violin), Janne Saksala (double bass), Florent Jodelet (percussion) “'What hard things,' wrote Saint-Saëns, 'have been said against virtuosity!… The fact must be proclaimed from the house-tops – in art a difficulty overcome is a thing of beauty.' There are many such beauties in Le Carnaval des animaux, and their difficulties aren't for the faint-hearted or the technically challenged, especially where the two pianists are concerned. On this disc not only are the difficulties overcome, but dispatched with tremendous verve and wit.
In the Septet the players rightly refuse to make more of the music than is really there. This light touch allows us to relish Saint-Saëns's professionalism: every part in the texture has its own shape and colour and, if there were compositional difficulties to be overcome, you'd never know. The four shorter pieces on this splendid disc include the delicious Fantaisie for violin and harp, and three arrangements for cello and piano taken from the horn, organ and operatic repertoires.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Last Song of Summer (Romantic Music for Cello and Organ)
Randall Swanson (organ), Donald Moline (cello) | |
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| |  | Saint-Saëns - Complete Chamber Music with Winds
Saint-Saëns: | Septet in E flat major for piano, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass Op. 65 Romance in F major, Op. 36 Tarantelle in A minor for flute, clarinet & piano/orchestra Op. 6 Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne Romance in D flat major, Op. 37 Cavatine, for trombone & piano, Op. 144 Romance, Op. 67 Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila) (transcription for bassoon and piano by Marc Trenel) Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, Op. 167 Prière for cello & piano, Op. 158 Oboe Sonata in D major Op. 166 Odelette in D major, Op. 162 Bassoon Sonata in G major, Op. 168 Le carnaval des animaux: L'éléphant Caprice sur des airs danois et russes for piano, flute, oboe and clarinet Op. 79 |
In a century mostly inspired by German romantic orchestral pieces, Saint-Saëns considered wind instruments as on the same level as violin and piano. He is the origin of the French Wind tradition and in the evening of his life, aged 85, came back to composing sonatas turning to wind instruments with enthusiasm. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Saint-Saëns - Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Saint-Saëns wrote a considerable amount of chamber pieces during his life, and his works for cello are seen as some of the most supreme for the cello repertoire. Christian Poltéra and Kathryn Stott, best known for her performances of French repertoire perform Saint-Saëns melodic cello Sonatas, coupled with the legendary ‘Swan’ from The Carnival of the Animals. Romances Op.36 and Op.51 and Prière, Op.158 complete this programme. Saint-Saens remains one of the most important composers for the cello, and his contributions are considerable. Poltéra and Stott collaborate regularly in chamber music performances across the world and have recently recorded Faure Cello Sonatas for Chandos: ‘[Christian Poltéra]… is a fine choice of cellist for the two Sonatas. He phrases sensitively and makes the most of the composer’s dynamic markings… Kathryn Stott’s an ideal partner, managing her pedalling levels to produce a variety of textures.’ BBC Music Magazine “Why do these sonatas so rarely appear in recitals? Saint-Saëns's sensuous poeticism and ingenious craftsmanship are wonderfully combined in them. Despite Poltéra's elegance, it is the more extrovert Kathryn Stott who brings these performances truly alive. She has a true grasp of the idiom, and the sheer energy and range of sound to illuminate these big works. The disc is completed with a gloriously limpid Swan, and two further salon delicacies.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2009 “Saint-Saëns certainly knew how to tap the technical resources of his soloists and Poltéra and Stott are as one in playing some fleet, taxing passagework with fluency and power, Poltéra's mellow tone adding a dimension of poignancy and shapely phrasing that traces and defines the music's surging contours.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2010 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Saint Saens: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
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| |  | Romance for Violin & Organ
Rachel Gough (violin), Rupert Gough (organ) | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Cello & PianoMiniatures by Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov etc
Alexey Stadler (cello), Karina Sposobina (piano) Alexey Stadler was born into a family of musicians in 1991 in St. Petersburg and studied at the Rimsky-Korsakov Musical College in his native city. In 2003 he won First Prize at the Glazunov International Competition in Paris, and has also received the National Awards for “Young Talent” (2008, 2009), “Hope of Russia” (2008), and the A. Petrov Award (2008). In October 2008, Stadler played the Russian premiere performance of Norwegian Composer H. Sommero's "Concertino for Cello" with the Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra in the Grand Philharmonic Hall, St.Petersburg. Also in 2008, Stadler recorded Rachmaninov’s Sonata on a cello made by A. Jacout that belonged to Emperor Nicholas the Second. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Adoration: Musique Sacree
Angèle Dubeau (violin), Rachel Laurin (organ) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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