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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Kate Royal: A Lesson in Love
Beach: | Ah, Love, but a day! Op. 44, No. 2 | Bolcom: | Waitin' | Brahms: | Am Sonntag Morgen Op. 49 No. 1 | Bridge: | Love went a-riding | Britten: | O Waly, Waly | Canteloube: | Songs of the Auvergne: Chut, chut | Copland: | Pastorale Heart we will forget him | Debussy: | Apparition - song (1884) | Duparc: | Extase | Fauré: | Donc ce sera par un clair jour d’été | Hughes, H: | I will walk with my love | Liszt: | Es muss ein Wunderbares sein, S. 314 | Ravel: | Chanson de la mariée | Schubert: | Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Rastlose Liebe, D138 Die Männer sind méchant, D866 No. 3 Du liebst mich nicht D756 (Platen) | Schumann: | Jemand Lied der Braut II, Op. 25 No. 12 Lied der Braut I, Op. 25 No. 11 | Strauss, R: | Hochzeitlich Lied Op. 37 No. 6 | Tosti: | Pour un baiser | trad.: | Londonderry Air | Wolf, H: | Die Kleine O wär dein Haus durchsichtig wie ein Glas Erstes Liebeslied eines Mädchens (No. 42 from Mörike-Lieder) Verschling der Abgrund meines Liebsten Hütte |
A Lesson in Love tells the universal story of a love won and lost, and contains some beautiful and emotional German lieder, English and American songs and French mélodies. Kate Royal’s first two orchestral discs for EMI have been critically acclaimed. Here she turns her attention towards a more intimate recital disc with piano. A Lesson in Love charts the journey of a young girl’s relationship: from the first kiss and thrill of a blossoming love and initial intimacy through to the joy of a love fulfilled, to the disappointment and anger when the relationship breaks down - it ends with the girl’s acceptance and a cheeky sense of optimism about what her future love life might hold… Kate here creates her own unique song cycle, a thematic journey through the highs and lows of love, of young naivety lost and emotional maturity gained, feelings and experiences everyone can relate. Kate leads us through her own personal choice of song, and her innate sense of drama and her passion for musical storytelling brings a fresh and youthful interpretation of the disc repertoire. A Lesson in Love contains a mixture of well-known songs as well as some surprising rarities, with a range of song styles and languages to appeal to a broad audience. She is joined by the most esteemed and respected accompanists, Malcolm Martineau. “Royal is on fine form in the Schumann and Schubert Lieder, with Malcolm Martineau at the piano stage-managing the show admirably, as indeed he does throughout.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2011 **** “Royal's idea of combining songs of disparate eras and styles to tell a single love story works beautifully...[She] sings with radiant beauty and powerful emotional immediacy. If the golden warmth of her voice shows a hint of tightening when pushed on her high notes, it doesn't detract from the overall impact.” Classic FM Magazine, April 2011 **** “Royal, with Malcolm Martineau at the piano, finds a character and colour for each of her 28 songs...William Bolcom’s gentle “Wait in” at the start and finish is well justified, and her Bridge and Britten are heartfelt, but the gem is Amy Beach’s winsome “Ah, Love but a day!”.” Financial Times, 11th February 2011 **** “Kate Royal's beautifully sung new album, with finely characterised piano-playing from Malcolm Martineau, ranges imaginatively across a spectrum of composers who have captured the first pangs, the heartaches and the dashed hopes that can make life such a maelstrom of emotion.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 “Royal is generally in fine voice...luscious warmth is much in evidence. Royal is an exception among the majority of lyric sopranos these days in boasting an especially substantial middle range, which really glows throughout this disc.” International Record Review, March 2011 “An intriguingly fresh and unhackneyed programme...Kate Royal proves herself a compelling recitalist, colouring words with feeling and creating vivid atmosphere and character.” The Telegraph, 6th March 2011 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Of Eternal Love - Lieder
Beethoven: | An die Hoffnung, Op. 94 Zärtliche Liebe 'Ich liebe dich', WoO 123 | Brahms: | Dein blaues Auge, (No. 8 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59) Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1 Wenn du nur Zuweilen lächelst (No. 2 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 57) Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Op. 96 No. 1 An ein Veilchen, Op. 49 No. 2 (Text: L.C.H. Hölty) Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1 | Haydn: | Geistliches Lied, Hob. XXVIa:17 | Schubert: | Am See, D746 (Bruchmann) Schwanengesang D744 (Senn) Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Wehmut, D772 (Collin) Seligkeit D433 (Holty) | Schumann: | Lied der Suleika, Op. 25 No. 9 Was will die einsame Träne, Op. 25 No. 21 Jemand Zwei Venetianische Lieder, Op. 25 Nos. 17 & 18 | Strauss, R: | Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 |
For her first Lieder recital, respectes soprano Anja Harteros has made a personal choice, spanning a wide arc from Haydn to Strauss. “Anja Harteros is a tall, dark beauty whose smoldering emotions erupt into cascades of gorgeously produced tone, all right on the mark and thrilling to hear.” New York Magazine. “The most beautiful soprano voice to emerge in the last decade shows us how affectingly she can scale down from Verdi and lighter Wagner. From Haydn's little prayer, its introduction telling us what kind of hallowed support to expect from pianist Wolfram Rieger, to Beethoven's 'An die Hoffnung' we move into the shadows and back. ...Harteros nobly underlines two very special centres of gravity: Schubert's 'Wehmut', lightened by its vivacious successor, and Brahms's 'Die Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht', inflected with all the luminous and darker tones she is capable of conjuring. An enchanted hour.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 ***** “…Brahms's "Von ewiger Liebe" is included as the recital's "title-song" and suits well her sumptuous tone and strong sense of dramatic phrasing. She is especially responsive to Strauss's soprano-flattering lines. The lullaby "Meinem Kinde" is charmingly done, as especially is "Allerseelen", suggesting the manner of the Four Last Songs... Rieger is an eloquent partner in this highly coloured songs.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Schumann: | Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 No. 3 Jemand Lied der Suleika, Op. 25 No. 9 Die Hochländer-Witwe Zwei Lieder der Braut Rätsel, Op. 25 No. 16 Zwei Venetianische Lieder, Op. 25 Nos. 17 & 18 Hauptmanns Weib, Op. 25 No. 19 Weit, Weit ('Wie kann ich froh'), Op. 25 No. 20 Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op. 135 Ständchen, Op. 36 No. 2 Verratene Liebe, Op. 40, No. 5 Der Sandmann, Op. 79 No. 13 Stille Tränen, Op. 35 No. 10 Abends am Strand, Op. 45 No. 3 Die Kartenlegerin, Op. 31 No. 2 Mignon ('Kennst du das Land, wo die Zitronen blühn'), Op. 79 No. 29 |
“most cherishable, notably the five Mary Stuart songs...With superb accompaniment and splendid recording, this is an outstanding issue” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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