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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Blue Danube Waltz and Music for Strings
Berger, T: | Rondino giocoso for string orchestra, Op. 4 | Boccherini: | String Quintet Op. 13 No. 5 in A major, G281: Menuet arr. Stokowski | Borodin: | String Quartet No. 2: 3rd Movement (Notturno) | Gluck: | Lento (from Iphigenie in Aulis) arr. Stokowski Musette (from Armide) arr. Stokowski Sicilienne arr. Stokowski Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits arr. Stokowski | Handel: | Tamburino (from Alcina) arr. William Gillies Whittaker | Paganini: | Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72 | Purcell: | Third Act Hornpipe (From King Arthur) | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 | Strauss, J, II: | An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 | Tchaikovsky: | Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) arr. Stokowski |
In the 1950s, Leopold Stokowski made a series of splendid LPs with a specially-selected orchestra of top-flight musicians. One of these was entitled "Landmarks of a Distinguished Career." It featuring pieces he had earlier recorded on best-selling 78s and included The Blue Danube Waltz. His previous recordings of this piece were abridged to fit the older discs side-lengths but for his 1957 stereo remake all the repeats were observed. However, only now is it making its official debut on CD. Stokowski wrote: "Although Johann Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz is light music, it is first class of its kind, a perfect picture of the gaiety of Vienna in his day, and a thing of joy forever." In his notes to this CD, Robert Matthew-Walker writes: "Stokowski's performance of the complete score raises it to the level of a short tone-poem, removed from the ballroom into the concert hall." It raises the curtain on a selection of beautifully played string pieces, recorded during the same period, and includes Borodin's Nocturne as arranged by Stokowski's fellow-conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sol Gabetta plays Tchaikovsky, Saint Saens & Ginastera
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Bach, J S: | Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod (from BWV82) | Bloch, E: | From Jewish Life: No. 1, Prayer | Bruch: | Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 | Davidov: | Am Springbrunnen, Op. 20 No. 2 | Dvorak: | Rondo in G minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 94, B. 181 | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Mancini, H: | Moon River | Tchaikovsky: | Nocturne for cello & small orchestra (or cello & piano), Op. 19 No. 4 Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: Mélodie in E flat major Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) | Wagner: | Der Engel (No. 1 from Wesendonck-Lieder) |
Jan Vogler (cello) Dresdner Kapellsolisten, Helmut Branny | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Kreisler - Encores
Albéniz: | Malagueña, Op. 165, No. 3 | Corelli: | Sarabande And Allegretto | Dvorak: | Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) Suite populaire espagnole | Gärtner: | Viennese Melody 'Aus Wien' | Heuberger: | Midnight Bells (from Der Opernball) | Kreisler: | Romance, Op. 4 La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier Preghiera in the style of Martini Liebesleid Liebesfreud La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) Aubade Provençale Menuet (in the style of Porpora) Scherzo (In The Style Of Dittersdorf) Hungarian Dance In F Minor (After Brahms) Allegretto (in the style of Boccherini) La Gitana Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin) Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes' | Mozart: | Serenade No. 7 in D major, K250 'Haffner' - Rondo | Paderewski: | Mélodie in G flat major, Op. 16 No. 2 | Paganini: | Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72 Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major | Poldini: | Poupée valsante | Rachmaninov: | Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 | Tartini: | Fugue In A Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill' Variations on a Theme of Corelli | Tchaikovsky: | Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) Chant sans paroles, Op. 40 No. 6 | trad.: | Londonderry Air | Wieniawski: | Étude-caprice, Op. 18 No. 4 in A minor |
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| |  | Kreisler: Original Compositions & Arrangements
Bach, J S: | Gavotte (Rondeau) from Partita No. 3 in E major BWV1006 | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) | Glazunov: | Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 | Heuberger: | Midnight Bells (from Der Opernball) | Kreisler: | Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 Schön Rosmarin La Gitana Liebesleid Liebesfreud Polichinelle, serenade Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin) Scherzo (In The Style Of Dittersdorf) Alter Refrain | Poldini: | Poupée valsante | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) | Schubert: | Rosamunde, D797: Ballet Music No. 2 | Scott, C: | Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183) | Tchaikovsky: | Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) | trad.: | Londonderry Air | Weber: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 10 No. 1: Larghetto |
“‘In this well-chosen selection of Kreisler playing his own pieces and arrangements, the performances are as magical as ever and the original sound quality is very well brought out in the excellent transfers.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Great Violinists - Kreisler plays Kreisler(Original compositions and transcriptions)
Recorded 1936-38 “Kreisler was in his sixties when these recordings were made in late 1930s. Although it would be idle to pretend that he is technically the equal of Perlman or Szeryng, his artistry carries authority.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2006 **** | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Borodin Quartet 60th Anniversary
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| |  | Tchaikovsky - 1812
“Vanska and the Lahti orchestra are authoritative interpreters who convey the atmosphere and mystery of these extraordinary scores. They are magnificently recorded too” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Romain Leleu: On the Road / Sur la Route
Romain Leleu (trumpet, bugle, cornet) Ensemble Convergences A genuine trumpet phenomena, Romain Leleu has quickly gained an enviable profile courtesy of his infallible technique, enthusiam and his natural musicality, which have already won him a Victoire de la Musique. He is back, on a third disc for Aparté, with his playmates the Ensemble Convergences for this very personal album of classic standards and crossover, specially orchestrated for string quintet and trumpet. Fun, cheesey even and in excellent arrangements. | 
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: 'Little Russian' Symphony & Rococo Variations
Oehms Classics presents the fifth installment of the highly praised Tchaikovsky cycle. “A decent account of Tchaikovsky's so-called 'Little Russian' Symphony - though not so little in this expansive and beefy Cologne production. But Dmitri Kitaenko and the cultured Gurzenich Orchestra are nothing if not mindful of that delicate balance between the classical and emotive aspects of Tchaikovsky's nature” Gramophone Magazine, March 2013 |
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