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Scott Hendricks (König Roger), Olga Pasychnik (Roxane), John Graham-Hall (Edrisi), Hartmann (Der Hirte) Wiener Symphoniker, The Katowice City Singers’ Ensemble– Camerata Silesia, Polish Radio Choir Krakow & Childrens Chorus Musikhauptschule Bregenz, Sir Mark Elder (conductor) & David Pountney (stage director) The first King Roger on DVD and Blu-ray! Rediscovery of Szymanovski´s masterpiece from 1926. The opera resonates Late- Romanticism and Expressionism, Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner. Recorded at the Bregenz Festival, 2009 “I cannot imagine a better performance than Bregenz's new version.” The Telegraph Running Time Opera: 89 min DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Subtitles English, French, German, Spanish, Katalan Booklet English, German, French “Pountney ditches the original Palermo setting in favour of severe abstraction, but fills the stage with unusually detailed and gripping action...Boasting a rich baritone, Scott Hendricks is a magnificent Roger, played as if on the verge of a nervous breakdown...Under Mark Elder, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra's playing is taut yet richly-charged.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2010 ***** “...as vividly evocative as any traditional production might be...The sturdy baritone of Scott Hendricks suits the title-tole well, and Will Hartmann sings strongly as the Shepherd...In Szymanowski's mystical and exotic score Mark Elder gets good playing from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2010 “Unleashing Mark Elder on Szymanowski's score, which takes opulence to the brink of hyperventilation, is taking the horse to water...[The choirs] deliver their considerable role with authentic vernacular and sustained power. Their idiomatic prowess extends to the Wiener Symphoniker...[Elder] guides them intuitively to the lush high points but doesn't oversaturate textures elsewhere.” International Record Review, November 2010  BBC Music Magazine
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Scott Hendricks (König Roger), Olga Pasychnik (Roxane), John Graham-Hall (Edrisi), Hartmann (Der Hirte) Wiener Symphoniker, The Katowice City Singers’ Ensemble– Camerata Silesia, Polish Radio Choir Krakow & Childrens Chorus Musikhauptschule Bregenz, Sir Mark Elder (conductor) & David Pountnay (stage director) The first King Roger on DVD and Blu-ray! Rediscovery of Szymanovski´s masterpiece from 1926. The opera resonates Late- Romanticism and Expressionism, Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner. Recorded at the Bregenz Festival, 2009 “I cannot imagine a better performance than Bregenz's new version.” The Telegraph Running Time Opera: 89 min BD: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Subtitles English, French, German, Spanish, Katalan Booklet English, German, French “Pountney ditches the original Palermo setting in favour of severe abstraction, but fills the stage with unusually detailed and gripping action...Boasting a rich baritone, Scott Hendricks is a magnificent Roger, played as if on the verge of a nervous breakdown...Under Mark Elder, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra's playing is taut yet richly-charged.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2010 ***** “as vividly evocative as any traditional production might be...The sturdy baritone of Scott Hendricks suits the title-tole well, and Will Hartmann sings strongly as the Shepherd...In Szymanowski's mystical and exotic score Mark Elder gets good playing from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2010 “Unleashing Mark Elder on Szymanowski's score, which takes opulence to the brink of hyperventilation, is taking the horse to water...[The choirs] deliver their considerable role with authentic vernacular and sustained power. Their idiomatic prowess extends to the Wiener Symphoniker...[Elder] guides them intuitively to the lush high points but doesn't oversaturate textures elsewhere.” International Record Review, November 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Szymanowski: King Roger and Prince Potemkin
Henryk Grychnik (tenor), Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Anna Malewicz Madej (alto), Wieslaw Ochman (tenor), Barbara Zagorzanka (soprano), Leonard Andrzej Mroz (bass) Cracow Philharmonic Boys Chorus, Polish State Philharmonic Chorus (Katowice), Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Karol Stryja, Antoni Wit | |
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Andrezj Hiolski, Wieslaw Ochman and more Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish State Philharmonic Chorus, Cracow Philharmonic Boys Choir, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice, Antoni Wit, Karol Stryja | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Szymanowski: Concertos, Orchestral & Choral Works
Szymanowski: | Songs of a Fairytale Princess, Op. 31 Iwona Sobotka Harnasie, Op. 55 Timothy Robinson Hafiz' Love-Songs, Op. 26 Katarina Karnéus Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 Thomas Zehetmair (violin) Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61 Thomas Zehetmair (violin) Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 (Sinfonia Concertante) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) King Roger Elzbieta Szmytka, Jadwiga Rappé, Philip Langridge & Thomas Hampson with City of Birmingham Youth Chorus Stabat Mater, Op. 53 Elzbieta Szmytka, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison & John Connell Litania do Marii Panny (Litany to the Virgin Mary), Op. 59 Elzbieta Szmytka, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison & John Connell Symphony No. 3 'The Song of the Night', Op. 27 Elzbieta Szmytka, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison & John Connell |
The music of the great Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) has, until recently, been relatively neglected. Sir Simon Rattle's recordings, gathered together here for the first time, brought it before a new and receptive audience. This 4-CD set contains all the Szymanowski recordings that Sir Simon has made for EMI Classics. The collection contains some of the composer's best-known works: the two Violin Concertos, The Song of the Night, the beautiful Stabat Mater and the exquisite Love Songs of Hafiz. The set also contains Rattle's complete recording of the opera King Roger. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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