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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Peter Mattei: A Kaleidoscope
With his magnificent voice and magnetic stage personality, the Swedish baritone Peter Mattei has delighted audiences at the Metropolitan in New York, La Scala in Milan and Covent Garden in London, performing roles such as the Count in The Marriage of Figaro (“…Peter Mattei, making a belated Covent Garden debut as a crisply incisive Count Almaviva”) The Telegraph on The Marriage of Figaro) and the title roles in Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin and The Barber of Seville. The present disc is an anthology of highlights from fifteen years’ of recordings, taking in classic Swedish and international Christmas carols as well as Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | 20th-Century Compositions
Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95 - Allegro molto Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel | Bernstein: | Candide - Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: III. Requiem aeternam Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner | Elgar: | Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 - Larghetto Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi | Gershwin: | I Got Rhythm Variations Alan Marks (piano) Berlin Radio Orchestra, Hans-Dieter Baum | Holst: | The Planets: Mars London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Ives, C: | The Unanswered Question Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet) Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi | Orff: | Carmina Burana (excerpts) Prague Festival Orchestra, Prague Festival Chorus, Pavel Urbanek | Prokofiev: | Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: XX. They All March Together Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Hager | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1 - Moderato Ivan Drenikov (piano) Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Pierre Wallez | Ravel: | La Valse Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Seers | Reger: | Tone Poems (4) after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: No. 3. Die Toteninsel Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorg-Peter Weigle | Respighi: | Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3, P. 172: I. Italiana Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Emil Tabakov | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Finale. Adagio (version for string orchestra) Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Sandor Vegh | Schulhoff: | String Quartet No. 0, Op. 25: III. Menuet Petersen Quartet | Shostakovich: | Fragments from the music to the 'Maxim' trilogy: IV. Waltz Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michail Jurowski | Strauss, R: | Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hanns-Martin Schneidt | Stravinsky: | Concerto in E flat for chamber orchestra 'Dumbarton Oaks': I. Tempo giusto Chamber Music Collegium, Dobrin Petkov | Villa-Lobos: | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 for orchestra Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans-Dieter Baum |
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| |  | Jan Derksen: Un Giubileo Immaginario
Berg: | Wozzeck (highlights) Recorded on 16th November 1973 Jan Derksen (Wozzeck), Maralin Niska (Marie), Jan Blinkhof (Tambourmajor), Rene Claassen (Andres), Matti Juhani (Hauptmann), Pieter van den Berg (Doktor), Inge Frohlich (Margret) Nederlands Operakoor Radio Philharmonisch Orkest, Michael Gielen | Bizet: | Carmen: excerpts Recorded on 19th February 1979 Cora Canne Meyer (Carmen), 'Ion Buzea (Don Jose), Jan Derksen (Escamillo) Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, Kees Bakels | Donizetti: | Lucia di Lammermoor (excerpts) Recorded on 1st January 1973 Sonja Poot (Lucia), Jan Derksen (Enrico) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, John Matheson Lucia di Lammermoor (excerpts) Recorded on 26th September 1975 Cristina Deutekom (Lucia), Jan Derksen (Enrico) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Franci Lucia di Lammermoor (excerpts) Recorded on 5th May 1982 Joan Sutherland (Lucia), Jan Derksen (Enrico), Adriaan van Limpt (Edgardo) Nederlands Operakoor, Omroeporkest, Richard Bonynge | Loevendie: | Naima: excerpts Recorded on 12th June 1985 Jan Derksen (Hunchback), Jard van Nes (Naima) Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucas Vis | Mahler: | Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (4 songs, complete) Recorded on 24th June 1973 Omroeporkest, Hubert Soudant | Maillart: | Ne vous montrez pas, femmes, veuves ou filles (from Les Dragons de Villars) Recorded in 1961 Jan Dirksen (Thibaut), Sophia van Sante (Georgette) Omroepkoor, Omroeporkest, Albert Wolff | Messager: | Fortunio: excerpts Elly Ameling (Jacqueline), Jan Derksen (Clavaroche), Hans Wilbrink (Landry), Jos Burcksen (Maitre Andre) Omroepkoor, Omroeporkest, Albert Wolff | Mozart: | Die Zauberflöte, K620: excerpts Recorded on 25th May 1958 Fritz Wunderlich (Tamino), Maria van Dongen (Pamina), Jan Derksen (Papageno), Nel Duval (Papagena), Reinier Schweppe (Monostatos) Omroepkoor, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Bernard Haitink Soave sia il vento (from Così fan tutte) Recorded on 2nd February 1958 Elly Ameling (Fiordiligi), Sophia van Sante (Dorabella), Jan Derksen (Alfonso) Radio Kamerorkest, Maurits van den Berg Non siate ritrosi (from Così fan tutte) Recorded on 2nd February 1958 Jan Derksen (Alfonso) Radio Kamerorkest, Maurits van den Berg | Orff: | Carmina Burana (excerpts) Recorded on 9th December 1967 Nelly van der Spek (soprano), Simon van der Geest (tenor), Jan Derksen (baritone) Radio Philharmonisch Orkest, Tivoli Jongenskoor, Groot Omroepkoor, Willem van Otterloo | Puccini: | Tosca: excerpts Recorded on 11th February 1973 Gerry de Groot (Tosca), Jan Blinkhof (Cavaradossi), Jan Derksen (Scarpia), Tom Haenen (Sacristan), Nico Boer (Spoletta), Willem Laakman (Sciarrone) Nederlands Operakoor, Bohumil Gregor Tosca: excerpts Recorded on 19th February 1976 Jennie Veeninga (Tosca), Jan Derksen (Scarpia) Hans Vonk Il tabarro Recorded on 11th June 1977 Jan Derksen (Michele), Harry Theyard (Luigi), Nancy Schade (Giorgetta), Debbia Brown (Frugola) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia (highlights) Recorded in 1966; sung in Dutch Jan Derksen (Figaro), Arjan Blanken (Il Conte Almaviva), Cora Canne Meyer (Rosina), Henk Smit (Bartolo), Guus Hoekman (Basilio) Omroepkoor, Omroeporkest, Anton Kersjes |
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