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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Bassoon Concerto & Flute Concerto No. 2
In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances. The third of a three album series of Mozart wind compositions puts Claudio Abbado’s inimitable, refined stamp on this music of vigour, grace and beauty. Guilhaume Santana’s bassoon – mournfully and boisterous by turn – exploits every interpretive possibility in Mozart’s earliest surviving wind concerto, the Bassoon Concerto , K. 191. The arcadian chase that is the Flute Concerto No. 2, K. 314 proves an exhilarating and easy conquest of perfection by flautist Jacques Zoon and clarinettist Alessandro Carbonare spins tonal majesty out of thin air in the reflective Concerto in A, K. 622. The second movement of the clarinet concert is known for its use in famous movie " Out of Africa " (1985) by Sydney Pollack (starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep). “This is playing that would surely have appeased Mozart’s stated aversion to the flute...[in the Clarinet Concerto] Carbonare’s immaculate technique, mellifluous tone and aristocratic musical instincts...are given instinctive support by Abbado and his players. This is Olympian Mozart, a pleasure to hear from first to last.” Sunday Times, 28th April 2013 | 
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| |  | Mozart: Clarinet, Oboe & Bassoon Concertos
Mozart loved the way the woodwind instruments can almost 'sing', and his Clarinet Concerto is one of his best-loved works. The concertos for oboe and for bassoon tend to be unfairly overshadowed by the clarinet work, as this recording with legendary conductor Herbert von Karajan shows. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Karen Geoghegan: Works for Bassoon and Orchestra
Chandos signed Karen Geoghegan as an exclusive artist in 2007 following her wonderful performances on the BBC TV ‘Classical Star’ programme. This is her fourth recording with the label, following her CD of works by Hummel, Weber, Berwald, Jacobi, Elgar and Gershwin, her CD of French music for bassoon and piano, and her contribution, in the Suite-Concertino in F major, to Noseda’s Wolf-Ferrari CD. All of these received much acclaim, and the expressive maturity and sensitivity of her playing have quickly cemented her status as a rising star: ‘Name five internationally famous bassoon soloists. Archie Camden, Gwydion Brooke and, er, that’s it. Except I think we shall soon be adding the name of Karen Geoghegan to the roll call…’ Gramophone “The instrument is precisely focused and the fineness of her playing shows her to be a musician of cultivated taste and sensibility...Geoghegan arrests attention immediately.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2010 “[Geoghegan] is a player of formidable dexterity, with an expressive top register and resonant bottom notes, as she shows in these four works.” Sunday Times, 7th November 2010 *** “Geoghegan delivers phenomenal brilliance and precision at top speed...And in the quiet moments, like the slow movement of Mozart's concerto, Geoghegan's lyrical playing has beautiful grace and musicianship. Responding in style, Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic contribute alert and attractive accompaniments.” Classic FM Magazine, December 2010 ***** “It's quite rare for bassoonists to have the opportunity to perform and record their repertoire, particularly one so young, but Geoghegan is amply repaying the faith Chandos obviously has in her. This disc continues the fairy-tale outcome for Geoghegan and her Cinderella instrument of the orchestra and is worth exploring, particularly for the rarer repertoire.” International Record Review, December 2010 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart - Wind Concertos
“Van der Zwart responds with great humour and technical panache to these good-natured works. (He is especially amusing exploiting the flatulence of extreme low notes in the first-movement cadenza of No 4.)…
Von der Goltz's robust, earthy way with Mozart, bringing this music out of the salon and into the open air, sets the seal on this outstanding issue.” Sunday Times Classical CD of the Week “Gottfried von der Goltz, a very talented conductor, clear-sightedly balances his sharp-witted period instrument forces… Mostly, von der Goltz adapts to individual interpretations without sacrificing his own strengths; and they scintillate in his partnership with Teunis Van der Zwart whose brazen tones, piquant stopped notes and swaggering gait in the horn concertos are irresistible.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2007 “Van der Zwart's supreme agility makes the added technical challenges of using that instrument hardly relevant, and the whole performance has a lightness of touch and an athletic exuberance that are totally convincing.” The Guardian | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Zubin Mehta conducts Dvořák, Mozart & BartókRecorded live at the Music Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 1977
Zubin Mehta, at the age of only twenty-six, became the youngest person ever to head a major American Orchestra. In sixteen years as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic he elevated the orchestra to international top rank. These acclaimed concerts from 1977 with works from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries show them at their best, fully proving Mehta’s words: "Not only do we play great music together, but we are individually proud of one another.” Zubin Mehta Picture format Blu-ray: 1080i Full HD 16:9 Sound format Blu-ray : PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 110mins |
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| |  | Mozart: The Wolf Gang
On this CD Rebaroque perform some of Mozart’s most exciting pieces but with a twist. |
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