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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | RencontresMélodies Françaises
Carlo Colombara (bass) & Rani Calderon (piano) This CD presents a collection of French art songs – mélodies - covering a wide range of emotional and stylistic content from Fauré to Ibert. The French declamatory style emphasizes the text rather than the melody, but it is the piano part where the beauty of the music can shine through, both in the rich textures employed and in the special harmonies. This is particularly evident in the songs by Henri Duparc. The three songs by Ravel were his last works. Carlo Colombara has been a regular guest at the leading opera houses in Italy and abroad. He has worked with the most renowned conductors, such as Sir Colin Davis, Carlo Maria Giulini, Vladimir Jurowski, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Sinopoli and Sir Georg Solti. Critics in Italy and abroad have praised his stylistic versatility and the dark timbre and the colourful diversity of Colombara’s voice makes him one of the most sought-after basses of our time. “The other find of the evening was Carlo Colombara, a bass making his New York debut as Mocenigo. Mr. Colombara's sound is deep and rounded, and he projected Mocenigo's malign character powerfully but without forcing it.” New York Times | 
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| |  | The Exquisite Hour
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Eugene Asti "a hugely impressive disc, testifying to the versatility and range of a singer who has already drawn comparisons with Janet Baker" The Guardian | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Proustor How The Heart Skips A Beat
Stéphanie Romberg, Eleonora Abbagnato, Manuel Legris, Stephane Bullion, Hervé Moreau (dancers) Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris, Koen Kessels In 1974, Roland Petit, probably the greatest and certainly one of the most prolific of 20th century French
choreographers he was the first person to create a work based on Proust's novel, A la recherche du temps
perdu, completed in 1922, the year of his death.The book, better known to Anglo-Saxon readers as In Search
of Lost Time, in which the author's homosexuality is latent, was written over the last 14 years of his life. Marcel
Proust mingles childhood souvenirs with adolescent memories and is full of nostalgia for places once visited
and exhibitions he'd seen. He dwells lengthily on love, passion, and jealousy and inevitably questions one's
reason for living.
Proust ou les intermittences du coeur has now happily entered into the repertoire of the Paris Opéra Ballet.It
consists of 13 vignettes inspired by the seven lengthy tomes which complete the unabridged work, Petit has
chosen to convey the spirit of the novel via a succession of impressionistic tableaux which reflect the changing
moods of the writer as he oscillated between periods of intense happiness and deep depression.And
although the choreographer paints a merciless portrait of the aristocracy and bourgeoisie during the Belle
Epoque, the highlights of the work lie in the series of poetical pas de deux, which at times might have seemed
a little disconnected, but at which the French choreographer is past master. Choreography & stage direction Roland Petit; Designer Luisa Spinatelli; Sets Bernard Michel; Lighting Jean-Michel Désire Palais Garnier, March 2007 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Classique & ZenSeventy minutes of peaceful classics, all with the seal of serenity for a tranquil summer
Bach, J S: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio (version for lute) Hopkinson Smith (lute) | Beethoven: | Piano sonata No. 8 'Pathétique', Andante cantabile François-Frédéric Guy (piano) | Chopin: | Largo, Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 Grigory Sokolov (piano) | Debussy: | Des Pas sur le neige (from Preludes, Book 1) Noël Lee (piano) | Hahn, R: | L'heure exquise Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto) & Daniel Blumenthal (piano) | Mahler: | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Adagietto Transcription Kein deutscher Himmel Accentus, Laurence Equilbey | Monteverdi: | 'Amor, dicea' from Lamento della Ninfa Concerto italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini | Mozart: | Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581 - Larghetto Wolfgang Meyer (clarinet) Quatuor Mosaïques Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 - Adagio Fazil Say (piano) Zürcher Kammerorchester, Howard Griffiths | Murcia: | Canarios Codex (ca. 1730) Ensemble Kapsberger, Rolf Lislevand | Ravel: | La Vallee Des Cloches Lise de la Salle (piano) | Schubert: | To be sung on the water Anne Gastinel (cello) & Claire Désert (piano) Die Forelle, D550 Anne Gastinel (cello) & Claire Désert (piano) | Vivaldi: | Orlando furioso – Aria Sol da te, mio dolce amore Philippe Jaroussky (counter tenor) Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi Mentre dormi amor fomenti from L’Olimpiade Sara Mingardo (contralto) Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini |
“Inspired changes of tone colour” Gramophone on Anne Gastinel | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | José Carreras - Vienna ComebackA live concert from the Vienna State Opera, September 16, 1988
José Carreras (tenor) & Vincenzo Scalera (piano) Directed by Michael Fischer-Ledenice | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Daniel Blumenthal (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Hélène Guilmette (soprano); Delphine Bardin (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Emma Johnson (clarinet), John Lenehan (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Julian Reynolds | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Eric Cutler (tenor), Bradley Moore (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Mischa Maisky - Après un rêve
Mischa Maisky (cello) & Daria Hovora (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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