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Fauré: | Sicilienne, Op. 78 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Pablo Casals) Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 Romance in A major for cello & piano, Op. 69 Berceuse, Op. 16 (arr. for cello and piano) Papillon, Op. 77 Sérénade, Op. 98 Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 Pavane, Op. 50 (arr. H. Busser) |
Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson (cello) & Allan Sternfield (piano) Fauré’s musical language bridged a gap between 19th-century Romanticism and the music that appeared with the new century, developing and evolving, but retaining its own fundamental characteristics. His gift for melody, subtle harmonic idiom, judicious and highly personal use of contemporary innovations make for enriching listening, whether in the popular Sicilienne, Pavane and other short pieces or in his two tuneful and impeccably crafted Cello Sonatas. Since receiving top prizes, including the Diploma of the Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow, and First Prize of the International Cello Competition Belgrade, Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson has been in high demand as a soloist all over the world. | 
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| |  | Nicola Benedetti - Fantasie
Nicola Benedetti (violin) British violinist Nicola Benedetti presents her fourth album, Fantasie, a selection of well-loved violin pieces that form a stunning violin showcase. The repertoire is varied, ultimately all popular pieces and greatly different to the repertoire on her most recent discs. The combination of virtuosic, gipsy-influenced show stoppers with introspective meditations and songs represents the two aspects of violin-playing that particularly interest Benedetti, as well as showing her musical and technical development. Upon winning the prestigious BBC Young Musician of the Year competition at the age of 16, Benedetti signed to Deutsche Grammophon and recorded the winning Szymanowski Concerto no. 1, gaining critical acclaim. The albums that followed contained world premiere works written especially for Benedetti by the pre-eminent British composers, James MacMillan and Sir John Tavener. She has established a fantastic career performing with major orchestras across the UK, US and Japan, garnering praise for her bold interpretations of concertos such as Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Glazunov and Szymanowski. For Fantasie Benedetti has put aside the concerti to explore some of the recital greats, including Vaughan Williams’ ‘The Lark Ascending’, one of the greatest works for violin which, for the last three years, has been voted Classic FM’s favourite piece of classical music in their Hall of Fame. “The Lark Ascending is beautifully played, with pure, unforced tone, and in the unmeasured passages Benedetti imaginatively suggests the bird's unfettered, unpredictable flight. By contrast, she produces an alluring, vibrant tone for the Méditation from Thaïs, and a similarly passionate approach animates several of the newly recorded tracks-the Rachmaninov and Fauré, particularly.” Gramophone , Awards 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Fauré - Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Maria Kliegel (cello) & Nina Tichman (piano) Fauré’s two cello sonatas are compact, beautifully written works whose musical language, with its many subtle changes of tonality and gift for melody, has been described as conveying ‘the power of tranquil thought’. Written in the summer of 1917, during the First World War, the neglected First Sonata begins with a troubled Allegro, followed by an eloquent Andante and a sparkling Finale. The C minor Andante of the Second Sonata has its origin in a Chant funèbre commissioned for the celebration in May 1921 of the centenary of the death of Napoleon. This recital also includes an arrangement of the ever-popular song Après un rêve, as well as the virtuosic Papillon. “Nina Tichman uses Fauré's powerful left-hand lines correctly as counterweight to the cello's soaring tunes. Impassioned playing from her Kliegel gives us not only the two sonatas, but also the Elégie and even the Romance as the fine, strong works they are.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 *** “In both sonatas and in the shorter pieces Kliegel plays with an impressively wide dynamic range down to a mete whisper of pianissimo, perfectly articulated.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Nathan Milstein
Bohm, C: | Comme la nuit Ezio Pinza (bass) & Gibner King (piano) | Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 | Foster, S: | Old folks at home | Glazunov: | Meditation, Op. 32 Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Poldini: | Poupée valsante | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 29th March, 1953 in Symphony Hall, Boston Boston S.O, Charles Munch None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 | Wieniawski: | Mazurka in D major, Op. 19 No. 2 'Village Fiddler' Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) |
Nathan Milstein (violin) RCA Victor Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Rec. 17th/19th January, 1950 in Manhattan Center, New York City “Nathan Milstein was an assured, craftsman-like player with a silken tone, a superb technique and a stylish turn-of-phrase.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Lynn Harrell - Andante CantabileCello Encores
Bloch, E: | From Jewish Life: No. 1, Prayer (From Jewish Life - No. 1) | Catalani: | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally) (arr. Vladimir Cosma) | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. (transc. Piatigorsky) | Debussy: | Beau Soir (transc. Alexander Gretchaninoff) | Duparc: | Phidylé | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Falla: | 7 Popular Spanish Songs: Nana (No. 5) (Suite populaire Espagnole) | Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Milton Katims) | Glazunov: | Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 | Granados: | Intermezzo from the opera 'Goyescas' | Handel: | Where'er you walk (from Semele) | Hillemacher: | Gavotte tendre | Paradis: | Sicilienne (arranged for violin by S. Dushkim, transcribed for cello by Lynn Harrell) | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera | Saint-Saëns: | Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne (ed. Leonard Rose) | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor An die Musik D547 Nacht und Träume, D827 | Schumann: | Traümerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15) | Sullivan: | An Idyll | Taki: | Kojo no tsuki (The Moon on the Ruined Castle) |
Lynn Harrell (cello) & Bruno Canino (piano) As he explains in his liner notes for this CD, Lynn Harrell uses the voice as his point of departure for this collection of encores. They are largely reflective pieces, with a bit of fun such as the unfairly forgotten Glazunov Spanish Serenade thrown in for good measure, and this once popular disc now makes a return to the catalogue, at budget price. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Music for Harp
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| |  | Fauré - La Chanson d'Eve and other songs
Fauré: | Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1 No. 1 Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 No. 2 Hymne Op. 7 No. 2 Aubade, Op. 6 No. 1 Barcarolle Op. 7 No. 3 Toujours!, Op. 21 No. 2 Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 Le secret Op. 23 No. 3 Aurore, Op. 39 No. 1 Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4 En prière Les présents Op. 46 No. 1 La chanson d'Ève, Op. 95 Spleen, Op. 51 No. 3 (Verlaine) Green, Op. 58 No. 3 (Verlaine) En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine) Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1 (Verlaine) Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 |
Janet Baker (mezzo soprano) & Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Clair de Lune
Albrecht Mayer (oboe) & Karina Wisniewska (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Fauré - Works for Cello & Piano
Ophélie Gaillard (cello) & Bruno Fontaine (piano) Born in 1845, the French composer and organist Gabriel Fauré is now acknowledged as one of the most important writers of chamber music of his period. The delicate and elegant style of his music, redolent of the salons of Parisian high-society, is underpinned by a core of emotional depth and an often adventurous approach to harmony. Although he did not compose a great deal of music for the solo cello, he seems to have had a special affinity for the instrument and its lyrical qualities. It is therefore no surprise that these works have become favourites with both audiences and performers. This recording contains all the pieces originally written by Fauré for cello and piano, including one of his most beautiful and enduring short compositions, the “Elégie”, opus 24, and the two sonatas, opus 109 and 119. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Four Centuries of French Piano Music
“A veritable A-Z of French piano works from King Louis XIII to Boulez. Katsaris is a most fascinating musical journey, the barnstorming Liszt/Katsaris arrangement of the Marseillaise being an obvious highlight.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** “Take as a whole I found this a wonderfully entertaining programme. Katsaris's… playing has the stamp of an engaging and original personality.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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