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This CD contains the three great French sonatas for violin and piano. Franck’s large-scale four-movement work was completed in 1886 at the same time as his D minor symphony, and string quartet. It was dedicated to the great Belgian violinist and composer Eugene Ysaye on the occasion of his marriage. The score was presented to Ysaye at the wedding breakfast, and he promptly gave an impromptu premiere to the guests! He later gave the official premier a month later – from memory as the light in the hall was so poor. Like many of Frank’s large-scale works, the sonata uses a subtle and unassuming theme that is the basis of the entire work, and this thematic cell is heard at the very beginning of the work. Debussy’s sonata was completed in 1916, at the height of the First World War. Debussy was already suffering from the cancer that would kill him. The work was premiered with the young violinist Gaston Poulet and Debussy at the piano. Poulet was killed in March 1918, and this premiere proved to be his last public appearance. Ravel’s sonata dates from the years 1923–27, and premiered by George Enescu, a life long friend of Ravel since student days. The Sonata has a central movement that has a clearly jazz inspired blues mood, with the violin imitating a saxophone and a crooner, with the piano playing a strutting syncopated accompaniment. Recording made in 1985. New booklet notes. “Taking into account the very engaging recording quality of this issue, the marvellously finished performances and the generously well-conceived coupling, I have no real hesitation in recommending this new disc.” Gramophone Magazine, September 1986 “Mintz's smooth silky tone and refined musicianship are particularly suited to French repertoire...while Bronfman's impassioned playing brings great urgency to the Franck.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2011 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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The first release from ‘The SODRE Collection’ features legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz with pianist Brooks Smith. Although Jascha Heifetz’s vast discography contains a recording of Vitali’s Chaconne in G Minor with orchestra and organ, this duo recital represents the only occasion he recorded it with piano accompaniment. The live recording was made in Montevideo, Uruguay on 12 May, 1955. “Heifetz delivers a fluid account of the Debussy Sonata and a pulsating Tzigane” BBC Music Magazine, June 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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For her first recital recording celebrated Dutch virtuoso Janine Jansen has chosen a programme of French music, performed with her regular recital partner, celebrated pianist Itamar Golan: “She's intoxicating, and with Golan as a partner, unstoppable” [The Observer, concert review] “Beau Soir” - named after Debussy's evocation of evening - takes us from dusk to the moonlit night, from lullabies into sleep, from dreams to awakening and recollection. Popular classics such as Fauré’s Berceuse and Après un rêve and Debussy's Claire de lune are contrasted with three substantial works; sonatas by Debussy and Ravel, and Messiaen's Theme and Variations. The album also includes three new works by the widely admired contemporary Swiss composer Richard Dubugnon, whose violin concerto Janine Jansen premiered in Paris in 2008. Now resident in the French capital, Richard Dubugnon acted as a consultant on the 'Beau Soir' album and shares the background to the project in the booklet essay. “All the pieces here are beautifully played. Janine Jansen doesn't force her view of the music on the listener, concentrating here on an elegant, sophisticated style, but there's always a flicker of something - a little extra pressure, or a note with faster vibrato - that brings each phrase to life. Itmar Golan shows a similarly lively musical intelligence.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2010 “Jansen explores the violin's dynamic range to intoxicating effect...Even in a golden age of brilliant young female players...Jansen's profound sensitivity to phrase, colour, dynamic and atmosphere is special.” Classic FM Magazine, December 2010 ***** “this exquisite recital finds Janine Jansen at her most seductive...what impresses is the beauty of Jansen's hushed playing. The last movements of both [sonatas] fizz and crackle, but these performances are about so much more than dazzling pyrotechnics” BBC Music Magazine, January 2011 ***** “Janine Jansen and her pianist Itamar Golan approach the Debussy Sonata with admirable restraint...[her] sound is beautiful and cultivated” International Record Review, January 2011  BBC Music Magazine
Chamber Choice - January 2011 |
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Sinn Yang (violin), Marco Grisanti (piano) & Harald Oeler (accordion) Sinn Yang began giving solo recitals at the age of 13 and has had numerous successes in competitions. Indeed the making of this CD is the result of winning the 2008 violin competition “Sound and Explanation – Conveying Works in Music and Word”. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Two of the greatest interpreters of the roamantic era join forces to present a priogramme of French Masterpieces by Debussy, Chausson, Faure and Franck. Recordings made between 1927 and 1953. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Satoh: Birds in Warped Time IIand works by Debussy, Messiaen, Takemitsu and Ravel
Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Li Jian (piano) Japanese-American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers convincingly pairs the world of French music with contemporary Japanese works on her Avie debut. Sonatas by the fathers of French impression - Debussy and Ravel - foreshadow Messiaen's Thème et variations, whose chordal structure evokes Takemitsu's Distance de Fée. Anne gives the world premiere recording of Birds in Warped Time II by Japan's most prominent living composer, Somei Satoh, whose work she is closely associated with, having also performed and recorded his Violin Concerto. Recorded 27th and 28th August 2002, at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Massachusetts | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Laurent Korcia - Classical & Not So Classical
Bartók: | Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz 117: IV - Presto Duo for two violins, BB 104, Sz. 98 No. 28 'Bánkódás (Sorrow)' Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75: II. Adagio | Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor Hungarian Dance No. 4 in B minor | Debussy: | Violin Sonata | Denza: | Si vous l'aviez compris | Dvorak: | Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 (trans. Kreisler) | Francescatti: | Polka, Op. 22 | Grappelli: | Les Valseuses Minor Swing Tears | Klein, Gideon: | Duo for violin & cello: I. Allegro con fuoco | Korcia: | Minor Tango | Kreisler: | Danse Espagnole (after Falla) | Legrand: | Les Parapluies de Cherbourg | Lenoir: | La Villette | Massenet: | Mélodie - Élegie | Piazzólla: | Histoire du Tango: Café 1930 | Portal: | Minor Waltz | Ravel: | Violin Sonata in G major: 2. Blues | Tchaikovsky: | Valse-scherzo in C major for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano), Op. 34 | Wieniawski: | Polonaise brilliante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4 Étude-caprice, Op. 18 No. 1 in G minor |
Laurent Korcia, one of the most distinctive violinists of his generation, shows a freedom, presence and imagination in his playing that are found in few violinists, past or present.He has the style, the technique, the ideas, and the charm. These two CDs present an exciting variety of repertoires, periods and colours. 44-Page Booklet | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Danses & Doubles Jeux (Deluxe Box)
Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) arr. Kreisler Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Bartók: | Duet for 2 violins No. 35 Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) Duet for 2 violins No. 18 Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) Duet for 2 violins No. 28 Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) Duet for 2 violins No. 44 Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor arr. Korcia Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) Hungarian Dance No. 4 in B minor Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Buarque: | Paratodos arr. Leonardo Sanchez Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Debussy: | Violin Sonata Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Denza: | Si vous l'aviez compris Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Dvorak: | Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C Major, Op. 46 No. 1 arr. Kreisler Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) arr. Kreisler Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Francescatti: | Polka, Op. 22 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Grappelli: | Les Valseuses Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) Minor Swing written with Django Reinhardt Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) Tears written with Django Reinhardt Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Klein, Gideon: | Duo for violin & cello Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Korcia: | Minor Tango Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Legrand: | Les Parapluies de Cherbourg Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Lenoir: | La Villette written with Jacques Charles Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Massenet: | Elégie Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Piazzólla: | Histoire du Tango: Café 1930 excerpt from “Story of Tango” Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Portal: | Valse douce, création originale Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) Minor Waltz Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) Violin Sonata in G major: 2. Blues Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) | Tchaikovsky: | Valse-scherzo in C major for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano), Op. 34 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) | Wieniawski: | Polonaise brilliante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Leonardo Sanchez (guitar), Michel Portal (bandoneon, bass clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gergana Terziyska (bass), Christian Rivet (guitar), Julie Depardieu (vocals) Étude-caprice, Op. 18 No. 1 in G minor Florin Niculescu (violin), Michael Wendeberg (piano), Nemanja Radulovic (violin), Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) & Jean-Louis Aubert (vocals) |
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