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“Most impressive. In its keen intelligence, fiery snap and thrust, Petri Sakari's account of the four Legends proves more than a match for the finest. The Iceland SO may not be world-beaters, but they respond to their thoughtful young Finnish maestro's illuminating direction with clean-limbed zest and commitment to the cause (their winds are an especially personable bunch).
Perhaps the highlight of the new set is Lemminkäinenin Tuonela, which, like Segerstam and Salonen before him, Sakari places second (reverting to the composer's original scheme), and where he distils a relentless concentration and pin-sharp focus (only Segerstam is more gripping in this brooding essay). No one should miss out on the heady opulence of Ormandy's magnificent Philadelphia strings in those glorious singing lines of Lemminkäinen and the maidens ofthe island, but the Icelanders play their hearts out, and anyway Sakari gives a dramatic reading of bold contrasts and strong symphonic cohesion.
No grumbles, either, about The Swan ofTuonela or Lemminkäinen's Homeward Journey which is firmly controlled, dashingly detailed and genuinely exciting (as opposed to merely excitable).
Sakari's rewarding Legends comes very near the top of the heap alongside (though, ultimately, not ahead of) Segerstam, Saraste and Ormandy. In the popular couplings, Sakari's unhackneyed approach once again pays dividends, though his unusually brisk (and ever-so-slightly hectic) tempo for the main portion of the Karelia Suite's opening Intermezzo isn't always convincing . None the less, this is quite a bargain. Eminently pleasing sound, too: free of gimmickry and tonally very true.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $6.25) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Eduard van Beinum was quite a Sibelius pioneer and collected here are his complete Sibelius recordings for Decca and Philips. The set also marks the first appearance on CD of his Violin Concerto in a 1952 performance by Jan Damen (a former leader of the Concertgebouw) and the London Philharmonic. A collector's haven, this 2CD set is completed with Thomas Jensen's 1953 recording of the Four Legends, an absolute rarity, played with tremendous energy and spirit. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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At four in the afternoon a single blast of cannon fire signals the opening of the gates of many a stately home in summer and thousands of picnickers pour into grounds, set up camp and prepare to listen to preordained set of classical hits. This is a re-issue of an album first issued 1992 celebrating the years that Carl conducted Summer Concerts it is a unique collection of popular works presented in unfamiliar but stunning arrangements. Finlandia is recorded adding a new choral arrangement with an fervently patriotic American text. The 1812 Overture recorded with a choral arrangement using Tsarist text. Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 sung with its ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ text. Elgar’s outrageously elaborate arrangement of Parry’s Jerusalem. The version of Souza’s Stars and Stripes March is arranged by David Cullen into an orchestral explosion. Recorded in Abbey Road Studios this is a memorable album of Carl conducting Classical Festival Favourites. | 
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Dohnányi: | Wedding Waltz, Op. 18 No. 4 (from The Veil Of Pierrette) recorded in Berlin, 19 June 1937 | Gluck: | Iphigénie en Aulide Overture recorded in Berlin, 19 June 1937 | Graener: | Comedietta, Op. 82 recorded in Berlin, 2 October 1936 | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S359 No. 1 in F minor recorded in Berlin, 19 June 1937 Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor recorded in Berlin, 1 October 1938 | Sibelius: | Finlandia, Op. 26 recorded in Berlin, 2 October 1936 | Wagner: | Der fliegende Holländer: Overture recorded in Berlin, 1 October 1938 |
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“Masur and Zehetmair turn in some bold performances, a likeable if rather frosty Concerto and well-played orchestral pieces.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2013 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| | | |  | Karajan in Italy Volume 3Recorded at the RAI Auditorium in Turin, 1953
Dynamic’s Karajan in Italy series continues with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and Sibelius’s Finlandia. These are live recordings from 1953 performed by the Orchestra di Torino della Rai at the RAI Auditorium in Turin. Also available: Karajan in Italy volume 1 (CDS703) and Karajan in Italy volume 2 (CDS706) | | | (also available to download from $11.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Andrew Kirk (The Harrison & Harrison Organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol) The first recording of the newly-restored 1911 Harrison Organ in St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. Restored in 2010, the organ in St Mary Redcliffe is regarded as one of the finest English Romantic organs ever made, and its original builder, Arthur Harrison, regarded it as his greatest masterpiece. A collection of favourite original organ works and transcriptions for organ, played on this magnificent organ by the church’s own organist, Andrew Kirk. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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