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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Smetana: Complete Orchestral Works
“The performances are of a superfine brilliance, energy and affection, making it invidious to single out this or that special success or the individual triumphs of wind, brass or strings… beautifully caught in Brilliant's ambient but sharply focused and balanced sound.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Life with Czech Music - Smetana & Dvorak
Dvorak: | Slavonic Dances Nos. 1-8, Op. 46 Nos. 1-8 Slavonic Dances Nos. 9-16, Op. 72 Nos. 1-8 Symphonic Variations, Op. 78 Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60 Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Prague Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Prague Symphony Orchestra Legends, Op. 59 Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 In Nature's Realm Overture, Op. 91 Prague Symphony Orchestra The Water Goblin, Op. 107 (B195) The Noon Witch, Op. 108 (B196) The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109 The Wild Dove, Op. 110 (B198) | Smetana: | Má Vlast |
“Mackerras extols the Czech Philharmonic’s “national” sound. And that’s what we get, with rustic woodwinds, the brass a little tart, and passionate, light-fingered strings. Nothing is bland...they all surge ahead with a natural ease and singing lyricism. You’d have thought that someone born to this repertoire was conducting.” The Times, 17th December 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Legendary Masterworks Recordings
Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' Dieter Zechlin (piano) Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' Dieter Zechlin (piano) Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' | Brahms: | Hungarian Dances (excerpts) | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 6 in A major | Dvorak: | Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C Major, Op. 46 No. 1 Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C minor, Op. 46 No. 7 Slavonic Dance No. 9 in B major, Op. 72 No. 1 Slavonic Dance No. 12 in D-flat major, Op. 72 No. 4 Slavonic Dance No. 15 in C major, Op. 72 No. 7 Slavonic Dance No. 16 in A flat major, Op. 72 No. 8 | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue Porgy and Bess - Suite Cuban Overture An American in Paris, tone poem | Mendelssohn: | Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Igor Oistrach (violin) | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition A Night on the Bare Mountain | Smetana: | Má Vlast |
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| |  | Rafael Kubelik: Complete Masterpieces
Bartók: | Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 Two Portraits Op. 5 | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45 No. 3 | Hindemith: | Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber | Janacek: | Sinfonietta | Mahler: | Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan' Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor | Martinu: | Symphony No. 4 Double Concerto for Strings, Piano & Timpani | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21 | Mozart: | Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague' Don Giovanni, K527: Overture Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384: Overture La clemenza di Tito, K621: Overture La finta giardiniera, K196: Overture Der Schauspieldirektor, K486: Overture | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition orch. Ravel | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 | Smetana: | Má Vlast |
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| |  | 19th Century MasterpiecesA mighty 17CD collection of the very best of 19th Century orchestral music
Arriaga: | Symphony in D Harry Blech | Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Otto Klemperer Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 Stephen Kovacevich (piano) | Bellini: | Il Pirata - Sinfonia Gianni Lazzari | Berlioz: | Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Sir Thomas Beecham | Berwald: | Symphony No. 3 in C major 'Sinfonie singulière' Ulf Björlin | Bizet: | Symphony in C Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Wolfgang Sawallisch | Bruch: | Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 Han-Na Chang | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 9 in D Minor ed. Nowak Staatskapelle Dresden | Cherubini: | Les Abencérages Overture Sir Neville Marriner | Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 | Debussy: | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Emmanuel Pahud | Dukas: | The Sorcerer's Apprentice Michel Plasson | Dvorak: | Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Sir Adrian Boult | Fauré: | Requiem, Op. 48 | Franck, C: | Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 Alexis Weissenberg | Glinka: | Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture Constantin Silvestri | Gottschalk, L: | The Union, Op. 48 | Gounod: | Faust - Ballet Music New Philharmonia Orchestra | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) | Hummel, J: | Introduction, Theme and Variations in F minor Op. 102 Edmond de Stoutz | Liszt: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) | Mahler: | Symphony No. 4 in G major Lucia Popp | Mendelssohn: | Songs without Words, Book 1 (6), Op. 19b Daniel Adni Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Sarah Chang (violin) | Paganini: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 Sarah Chang (violin) | Puccini: | La Bohème (highlights) Gianni Lazzari | Rimsky Korsakov: | Marfa's Scene & Aria: In Novgorod from The Tsar's Bride | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture Carlo Maria Giulini | Saint-Saëns: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Jean-Philippe Collard | Satie: | Gnossienne No. 1 Aldo Ciccolini (piano) Gnossienne No. 2 Aldo Ciccolini (piano) Gnossienne No. 3 Aldo Ciccolini (piano) | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 Artemis Quartet | Schubert: | Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout' Georg Hörtnagel Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished' Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan | Schumann: | Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 Christian Zacharias Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 | Sibelius: | Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: The Swan of Tuonela (No. 2) Eugene Ormandy | Smetana: | Má Vlast Libor Pesek | Spohr: | Double String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 65 (String Octet) Melos Ensemble | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Strauss, J, II: | Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester | Strauss, R: | Don Juan, Op. 20 Staatskapelle Dresden | Tchaikovsky: | Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture Riccardo Muti Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Sarah Chang (violin) | Verdi: | Aida (highlights) | Wagner: | Der fliegende Holländer: Overture Otto Klemperer Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 Parsifal: Prelude Otto Klemperer Siegfried Idyll Otto Klemperer | Weber: | Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 74 Sabine Meyer (clarinet) Herbert Blomstedt Oberon Overture Wolfgang Sawallisch | Widor: | Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 Fernando Germani | Wolf, H: | Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Lebe wohl (No. 36 from Mörike-Lieder) |
To the present-day listener one of the most notable aspects of European concert music in the 19th century is the degree to which it became far less the preserve of the Church and the ruling classes. Many composers working in the early years of the century, Beethoven among them, were, to a lesser or greater extent, still working as employees of the Church or the wealthy aristocratic classes. This system of patronage was soon to break down and the role of the composer took on a more professional and academic character. The new-found freedom, and the advent of Romanticism in the arts as a whole, revitalised music throughout Europe; composers began to experiment with new forms, making their music more personal and innovative. This change of musical climate is clearly illustrated in this 17-CD set made up of works from most of the great composers of the time. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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