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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Kreisler: The Complete Recordings Volume 4Recorded 1916-1919
Bizet: | L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 | Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 5 | Brandl: | The Old Refrain | Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 | Earl, M: | Beautiful Ohio | Foster, S: | Old folks at home | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' | Hubbell: | Poor Butterfly | Krakauer: | Paradise | Kreisler: | Berceuse Romantique, Op. 9 Aubade Provençale La Gitana Liebesfreud Polichinelle, serenade Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven | Massenet: | Meditation (from Thaïs) | Paderewski: | Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 | Rameau: | Tambourins I et II - Première Entrée La Poésie (from Les fêtes d'Hébé) | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor Rosamunde, D797: Ballet Music No. 2 | Smetana: | Fantasy on a Bohemian Song for Violin and Piano: Andantino | Spencer, H: | Underneath the Stars | Tchaikovsky: | Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) | Valdez: | Sérénade du Tzigane | Winternitz: | Dream of Youth |
The 1916-19 period saw Fritz Kreisler at his peak as an artist, although the shadow cast by America’s entrance to World War one in 1917 forced him to cancel numerous concerts. The improved fidelity possible by 1916 saw Kreisler making substitutes of his earlier American recordings, including his own Liebesfreud. Amongst an abundance of technical marvels, Kreisler’s superb ‘parlando’ bowing is demonstrated in Granados’s Spanish Dance. The string quartet recordings include a fine Andante cantabile by Tchaikovsky, and persuasive performances with small orchestra in 1917 include Beautiful Ohio which would later be adopted as the state’s official song. After the Armistice, Kreisler was able to return to the studio in 1919 for showcase works such as Valdez’s Sérénade du Tzigane. This ongoing series of the complete Fritz Kreisler recordings generates new interest with each release. Our highest standards of audio restoration and remastering make these volumes the reference for these historic recordings, with comments such as ‘the results are incredible’ (ClassicsToday.com on Vol 3, 8110922) encouraging seasoned collectors and inquisitive newcomers alike. Ward Marston, producer and audio restoration engineer | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Beautiful DreamerMusic of America's Gilded Age
Foster, S: | Beautiful Dreamer Sara Stowe (soprano), Matthew Spring (lute) I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Sara Stowe (soprano), Matthew Spring (lute) Old folks at home Sara Stowe (soprano), Matthew Spring (lute) | Herbert, V: | Festival March Cincinatti Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel | Joplin: | The Entertainer Martin Souter (piano) Bethena (A Concert Waltz) Martin Souter (piano) Solace Martin Souter (piano) Maple Leaf Rag Martin Souter (piano) | Kern: | Mark Twain- a Portrait for Orchestra Cincinatti Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel | MacDowell: | To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 Martin Souter (piano) | Sousa: | Peaches & Cream Cincinatti Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel Waltz from comic opera 'Desirée' Cincinatti Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel Washington Post Cincinatti Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel |
Music from America's brilliant period, from the end of the Civil War to the second decade of the 1900s, reflected in an album of piano music and songs. Edward MacDowell and others wrote music of great beauty and refinement: and there are songs from Stephen Foster, and early Ragtime too, in the works of Joplin and others. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Alexander Gilman (violin) & Marina Seltenreich (piano) “In the young Russian-born pianist Marina Seltenreich, Gilman has an immaculate partner who is his equal in
interpretation and who greatly adds to the success of this outstanding disc. The balance between instruments is
ideal, and the sound quality superb.” The Strad, November 2007 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Nathan Milstein
Bohm, C: | Comme la nuit Ezio Pinza (bass) & Gibner King (piano) | Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 | Foster, S: | Old folks at home | Glazunov: | Meditation, Op. 32 Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Poldini: | Poupée valsante | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 29th March, 1953 in Symphony Hall, Boston Boston S.O, Charles Munch None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 | Wieniawski: | Mazurka in D major, Op. 19 No. 2 'Dudziarz' Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) |
Rec. 17th/19th January, 1950 in Manhattan Center, New York City “Nathan Milstein was an assured, craftsman-like player with a silken tone, a superb technique and a stylish turn-of-phrase.” Gramophone Magazine | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Great Singers - Rosa PonselleAmerican Recordings 1923-1929, Volume 2
Bishop, H R: | Home, Sweet Home | Bland, J: | Carry Me Back to Old Virginny | Bland, W: | A Perfect Day | Capua: | Maria, Marì | Chiara: | La Spagnola | Curtis, E: | Carmè | Dupont, G: | La Rosita | Foster, S: | My Old Kentucky Home Old folks at home Old folks at home alternative takes previously unpublished on 78rpm | Hewitt, T: | The Little Old Garden (Sanctuary) | Meyerbeer: | L'Africaine In grembo a me [Sur mes genoux] (from L'Africaine) L'Africaine alternative takes previously unpublished on 78rpm In grembo a me [Sur mes genoux] (from L'Africaine) alternative takes previously unpublished on 78rpm | Munro, G: | My lovely Celia | Nevin, E W: | The Rosary | Ponchielli: | Suicidio! (from La Gioconda) Suicidio! (from La Gioconda) alternative takes previously unpublished on 78rpm | Silberta: | Beloved | Tosti: | Good-Bye! (1880) alternative takes previously unpublished on 78rpm Good-Bye! (1880) La serenata alternative takes previously unpublished on 78rpm La serenata |
“The greatest singer of us all.” Maria Callas “Mostly American sentimental songs with subtle shadings of timbre and portamento; arias from La Gioconda and L'Africaine, plus alternate takes, round out this expertly remastered package.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2007 ***** | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Heifetz - It Ain't Necessarily SoLegendary classic and jazz studio takes
Aguirre: | Huella, Op. 49 (arr. Heifetz) | Benjamin, A: | Jamaican Rumba (arr. William Primrose) | Bennett, Robert: | Hexapoda - Five studies in Jitteroptera | Berlin, I: | White Christmas | Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 7 (arr, Joachim) | Burleigh, C: | Giant Hills, Op. 30 No. 4 Moto Perpetuo | Castelnuovo-Tedesco: | Paraphrase on 'Largo al factotum' from Rossini's 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 (arr. Heifetz) | Debussy: | Beau Soir Golliwog's Cakewalk (from Children's Corner) (arr. Heifetz) Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) (arr. A Roelens) | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 (arr. Heifetz) | Dyer, S: | Florida Night Song | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Old folks at home (arr. Heifetz) | Gardner, Samuel: | From the Canebrake | Gershwin: | Porgy and Bess - Suite (trans. Heifetz) Preludes (3) (arr. Heifetz) | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits (arr. Kreisler) | Godard, B: | Berceuse from Jocelyn (arr. Ball) | Godowsky: | Viennese (from Twelve Impressions) (arr. Heifetz) | Grasse, E: | Wellenspiel (Waves at Play) | Herbert, V: | A la Valse | Hoyl: | When you Make Love to Me (Don't Make Believe) | Krein, A: | Dance No. 4 (arr. Kreisler) | Löhr, H: | Where My Caravan Has Rested Bing Crosby | Prokofiev: | The Love for Three Oranges: March (arr. Heifetz) Masks from ‘Romeo and Juliet' (arr. Heifetz) | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera (arr. G Catherine) | Rimsky Korsakov: | Hymn to the Sun (arr. Kreisler) | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne (arr. Heifetz) | Schumann: | The Prophet Bird Op. 82 No. 7 (arr. Heifetz) | Shostakovich: | Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 10 in C sharp minor Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 15 in D flat major | Tchaikovsky: | Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: Mélodie in E flat major | trad.: | Gweedore Brae Deep River | Vale, F: | Prelude No. 15 'Ao pé da fogueira' (arr. Heifetz) | Weill, K: | Moritat von Mackie Messer (from The Threepenny Opera) (arr. Stefan Frenkel) | White, C C: | Levee Dance, Op. 27 No. 2 |
“…it’s impressive stuff. Heifetz's playing exudes beauty of tone, a striking range of light and shade, depths of emotion, and dazzling virtuosity. There's timeless artistry here, and the astonishing immediacy of the transfers, for which DG have added "discreet stereo ambience", makes nonsense of the age of the recordings.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2006 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Fritz Kreisler: Original Compositions & Transcriptions
Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) Malagueña, Op. 165, No. 3 | Brandl: | The Old Refrain | Dvorak: | Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 | Foster, S: | Old folks at home | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Grainger: | Molly on the Shore | Kreisler: | La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) Aucassin and Nicolette (canzonetta medievale) Variations on a Theme by Corelli (in the style of Tartini) Andantino in the style of Martini Scherzo (In The Style Of Dittersdorf) | Lili'uokalani: | Aloha 'Oe | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes' | Rachmaninov: | Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 | Rameau: | Tambourin | Tchaikovsky: | Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: No. 3. Song without Words in F major Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2 | Weber: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 10 No. 1: Larghetto |
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| |  | The London String Quartet: 1917-51 Recordings
Beethoven: | String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3' John Pennington (violin), Laurent Halleux (violin), William Primrose (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso' James Levey (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 John Pennington (violin), Laurent Halleux (violin), Edgardo Acosta (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Bloch, E: | Pieces (5) for string quartet John Pennington (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Brahms: | String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67 John Pennington (violin), Laurent Halleux (violin), William Primrose (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 Albert Sammons (violin), Edwin Virgo (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Bridge: | Three Idylls James Levey (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) An Irish Melody, "Londonderry Air" James Levey (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Debussy: | String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 John Pennington (violin), Laurent Halleux (violin), Cecil Bonvalot (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Dohnányi: | String Quartet No. 2 in D flat major, Op. 15 John Pennington (violin), Laurent Halleux (violin), Edgardo Acosta (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Elgar: | String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 James Levey (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Camptown Races Old folks at home Sweet Laura Lee Beautiful Dreamer Gentle Annie O Susannah Old Black Joe John Pennington (violin), Laurent Halleux (violin), Cecil Bonvalot (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Franck, C: | String Quartet in D major John Pennington (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Haydn: | String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 2 in D minor 'Fifths' John Pennington (violin), Laurent Halleux (violin), Cecil Bonvalot (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 3 in C major 'Emperor' John Pennington (violin), Laurent Halleux (violin), Cecil Bonvalot (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Kreisler: | String Quartet in A minor: Finale James Levey (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | McEwen: | String Quartet No. 6 in A major 'Biscay' Albert Sammons (violin), Edwin Virgo (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Mozart: | String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K465 'Dissonance' Albert Sammons (violin), Edwin Virgo (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Ravel: | String Quartet in F major John Pennington (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Schubert: | String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D804 'Rosamunde' John Pennington (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) String Quartet No. 12 in C minor (fragment), D703 ‘Quartettsatz' John Pennington (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Schumann: | String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41 No. 3 James Levey (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Toch: | String Quartet No. 12, Op. 70 James Levey (violin), Thomas Petre (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) | Vaughan Williams: | On Wenlock Edge Gervase Elwes (tenor), Frederick B. Kiddle (piano), Albert Sammons (violin), Edwin Virgo (violin), Waldo Warner (viola), Warwick Evans (cello) |
The London String Quartet The London String Quartet was Britain’s leading chamber ensemble for two decades and 2010 marked the centenary of its first concerts. Equally well known in America, this collection includes five programmes performed at the Library of Congress from 1943 to 1951, issued here for the first time. The collection includes well known works, as well as more obscure ones by Bridge, Kreisler and Foster. | | | (also available to download from $55.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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