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Brahms: | Unbewegte laue Luft (No. 8 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 57) Ruhe, Süßliebchen (No. 9 from Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33) Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1 | Burleigh, H T: | Deep River | Debussy: | Trois chansons de Bilitis | Handel: | La Lucrezia "O Numi eterni", Cantata HWV 145 Son nata a lagrimar (from Giulio Cesare) with Drew Minter | Mozart: | Dans un bois solitaire, K308 Als Luise die Briefe, K520 Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619 | Telson: | Calling You |
Two years before she died, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson gave this recital focusing on the theme of ‘love’ at the Ravinia Festival in Illinois. In this live recording, she displays her own very special sense of drama in a programme ranging over several centuries and covering every facet of this universal emotion, accompanied by an eminent partner, the pianist Peter Serkin. “Peter Serkin brings special qualities to the Brahms group… while his delicacy in Debussy's Trois Chansons de Bilitis is magical. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson equals him in her musical insight and in her complete security of approach to her own instrument. Her huge potential range of dynamics allows her to shape each song individually, while her poised understating of Pierre Louÿ's Debussyan texts makes them infinitely suggestive.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2009 **** “Recorded at the Ravinia Festival two years before her death, this recital of ecstatic, grave and elegant love songs is a testament to the late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson’s interpretive intelligence...Hunt Lieberson’s intoxicating mezzo slides through several centuries of musical styles…” The Independent on Sunday, 22nd February 2009 “She truly was one of the great singers of our time… what we hear now reaffirms it. The performance of the Lucretia cantata alone would be sufficient. …Hunt Lieberson brings nobility to the full range of emotions and … an extraordinary sense of identifications with the suffering woman. The voice itself was a noble instrument: warm, full-bodied and seamless in its passage over the vocal registers.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2009 “This heart-rending recording commemorates one of the few truly great singers of
our time – the American mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson who died from breast cancer in 2006 at the age of 52. Like Kathleen Ferrier, whose fate she shared, Hunt Lieberson's voice has a distinctive
viola-ish timbre which made it peculiarly suited to the expression of deep and melancholy emotion. In this overwhelmingly intense live recital, sensitively accompanied by Peter Serkin, she sings Brahms and
Mozart lieder, Handel's dramatic cantata Lucrezia, Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis, and an almost unbearably moving account of the spiritual Deep River. It's hard to listen without weeping.” The Telegraph, 7th April 2009 ***** “The American mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson gave this recital two years before she died in 2006. It shows this revered artist at her ardent and emotional best. She always prized the spontaneity of live performance above all and this CD captures her vitality and warmth, and her audible rapport with an audience.” The Observer, 5th April 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mozart: The Complete Masonic Music
Mozart: | Lobegesang auf die feierliche Johannisloge, K 148 (125h) Sancta Maria, mater Dei, K273 Adagio in F major, K410 Adagio in B flat major, K411 Dir Seele des Weltalls, K 429 (468a) Lied zur Gesellenreise, K468 Die Mauererfreude, K 471 Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K477 Zerfliesset heut', geliebte Brüder, K 483 Ihr unsre neuen Leiter, K 484 Adagio & Fugue in C minor for Strings, K546 Adagio and Rondo in C minor/C major, K617 Ave verum corpus, K618 Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619 Eine Kleine Freimaurerkantate 'Laut verkünde unsre Freude', K 623 Laßt uns mit geschlungen Händen K 623a |
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| |  | Mozart: Songs
Mozart: | Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K307 Dans un bois solitaire, K308 An die Freude, K53 Sei du mein Trost, K391 Wie unglücklich bin ich nit K147 Komm, liebe Zither, K351 Der Zauberer, K472 An Chloë, K524 Das Lied der Trennung, K519 Das Veilchen, K476 Ridente la calma, K152 Lobegesang auf die feierliche Johannisloge, K 148 (125h) Die Zufriedenheit, K473 Des kleinen Friedrichs Geburtstag K529 Die kleine Spinnerin, K531 An die Hoffnung, K390 Als Luise die Briefe, K520 Das Traumbild, K.530 Lied der Freiheit, K506 Die Alte K517 Das Kinderspiel, K598 Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K596 Im Frühlingsanfang, K597 Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619 |
Mozart’s songs are surprisingly varied in many ways. Although there isn’t a great number of them, they date from all periods of the composer’s short life and are widely diverse in character, from simple strophic charmers such as ‘Komm, lieber Mai’ (Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge) to extended and intensely serious utterances such as those he wrote for the Freemasons (Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls, from Eine kleine deutsche Kantate). They also vary in language: most are in German but he also set French and Italian texts. All are represented here, sung by two of Britain’s most popular and outstanding singers. “Sheer bliss” Sunday Times “This marvellous compilation offers no fewer than 25 Mozart songs which genuinely redress this grossly neglected part of his output. A disc which offers rich rewards” The Independent “[An] irresistible disc” The Times | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Mozart: | Dir Seele des Weltalls, K 429 (468a) probably completed by the Abbé Maximiian Stadler Adagio in F major, K410 Adagio in B flat major, K411 Lied zur Gesellenreise, K468 Zerfliesset heut', geliebte Brüder, K 483 Ihr unsre neuen Leiter, K 484 Die Mauererfreude, K 471 Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K477 Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619 Adagio & Fugue in C minor for Strings, K546 Lobegesang auf die feierliche Johannisloge, K 148 (125h) Eine Kleine Freimaurerkantate 'Laut verkünde unsre Freude', K 623 |
Heo Young-Hoon (tenor), Jürgen Appel (baritone), Sabine Neher, Alfred Wurm and Margarete Fiedler (basset horns), Tetsuo Hirosawa and Markus Euler (clarinets), Kumiko Maruyama (bassoon) & Alberto Bertino (piano) Male Voices of the Kassel State Opera Chorus & Kassel Spohr Chamber Orchestra, Roberto Paternostro During his seven years as a Mason, and in addition to the incidental music for Thamos, King of Egypt and The Magic Flute, which abound in Masonic symbolism, Brother Mozart adapted or newly composed a number of works for his fraternity, some of which are still used in Masonic ceremonies. Among the vocal and instrumental pieces on this disc is Laut verkünde unsre Freude, K.623, a cantata which Mozart conducted at the dedication of his Lodge’s new temple less than three weeks before his tragic death. This disc comprises the complete Masonic music by Mozart, both vocal and orchestral. “This disc gathers together the music Mozart wrote for performance at his Masonic lodge in Vienna following his admission in 1784. The material ranges from lodge songs to ceremonial pieces to shortish but full-blown cantatas. Some of the music is constrained by its functionality, but none is negligible and all is characterised by Mozart's commitment to the order's ideology. The familiar Masonic Funeral Music remains the towering masterpiece, though the gnarled-sounding Adagio and Fugue in C minor is almost its equal in its depiction of spiritual struggle. The most curious work is probably Die Ihr Des Unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer Ehrt, a cantata for tenor and piano that now strikes us as almost new-agey in its assertion that all religions derive from a single spiritual source. Conducted by Roberto Paternostro, the performances are uneven: the Funeral Music, taken far too briskly, comes off worst. The choral singing is superb, the playing scrupulous rather than committed. Korean tenor Heo Young-Hoon, exuberantly operatic in the cantatas, is less engaged and imaginative when it comes to the songs.” The Guardian, 13th February 2009 “Roberto Paternostro…encourages the hard-working Kassel stings (cellos and double bass well to the fore) to a notably brusque, angry performance of the C minor Fugue. The chorus sings with aptly robust enthusiasm; and Heo Yong-Hoon fields a pleasing, compact tenor...” Gramophone Magazine, August 2009 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Mozart: Complete Songs
Mozart: | Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K596 Im Frühlingsanfang, K597 Das Kinderspiel, K598 Lobegesang auf die feierliche Johannisloge, K 148 (125h) Lied zur Gesellenreise, K468 Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619 Wie unglücklich bin ich nit K147 Komm, liebe Zither, K351 Die Verschweigung, K518 An Chloë, K524 Der Zauberer, K472 Das Lied der Trennung, K519 Die betrogene Welt, K474 Als Luise die Briefe, K520 Lied der Freiheit, K506 Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K307 Dans un bois solitaire, K308 Ridente la calma, K152 arr. W.A. Mozart for voice and piano Die Zufriedenheit,K.349 with piano accompaniment Die Zufriedenheit,K.349 with mandolin accompaniment An die Freude, K53 An Die Bescheidenheit K392 Sei du mein Trost, K391 An die Hoffnung, K390 Die Zufriedenheit, K473 Die Alte K517 Die kleine Spinnerin, K531 Beim Auszug in das Feld, K552 German sacred songs (2), K343 Des kleinen Friedrichs Geburtstag K529 Das Veilchen, K476 Das Traumbild, K.530 Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 Einsam bin ich, meine Liebe, KAnh26 | Schubert: | Luisens Antwort, D319 (Kosegarten) |
Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Lothar Odinius (tenor), Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) & Ariane Lorch (mandolin) Mozart loved the human voice, which he used as an instrument of musical expression throughout his compositional career from the age of six or seven. His Lieder, written largely in response to requests and commissions from acquaintances, friends and publishers deal with everyday subjects such as friendship and romance but also with social and political occasions such as the Emperor Joseph II’s Turkish campaign. Some were written in connection with Mozart’s activities as a freemason. Only one, the bitter-sweet Das Veilchen (The Violet) is set to the words of a major poet, Goethe. The many miniature masterpieces to be heard on this recording include Komm, liebe Zither, komm (Come, dear Zither), a musical precursor, with mandolin accompaniment, of Don Giovanni’s serenade Deh vieni alla finestra, the idyllic Der Zauberer (The Sorcerer) and the dramatically graphic Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte (When Louisa burned the letters of her unfaithful lover). “Ziesak has a very pleasing light soprano” Classics Today | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Mozart: | An Chloë, K524 Un moto di gioia, K579 Das Lied der Trennung, K519 Die Verschweigung, K518 Als Luise die Briefe, K520 Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K596 Die Zufriedenheit, K473 Das Kinderspiel, K598 Die kleine Spinnerin, K531 Sei du mein Trost, K391 Das Veilchen, K476 Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K307 Ridente la calma, K152 An die Hoffnung, K390 Die betrogene Welt, K474 Komm, liebe Zither, K351 Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 Das Traumbild, K.530 Dans un bois solitaire, K308 Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619 Des kleinen Friedrichs Geburtstag K529 Der Zauberer, K472 Wie unglücklich bin ich nit K147 |
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Mozart: | Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K596 Im Frühlingsanfang, K597 Dans un bois solitaire, K308 Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K307 Das Veilchen, K476 Der Zauberer, K472 Komm, liebe Zither, K351 An die Freude, K53 Das Lied der Trennung, K519 Als Luise die Briefe, K520 Das Kinderspiel, K598 An die Hoffnung, K390 Sei du mein Trost, K391 An Chloë, K524 Wie unglücklich bin ich nit K147 Ridente la calma, K152 Das Traumbild, K.530 Die betrogene Welt, K474 Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619 Die grossmütige Gelassenheit, K149 Lied zur Gesellenreise, K468 |
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| |  | Dietrich Fischer Dieskau: Recordings from the Archives
Beethoven: | La Gondoleta, WoO 157/12 Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Heinrich Schiff (cello) Feuerfarb' Op. 52 No. 2 Maigesang, Op. 52 No. 4 Die Liebe, Op. 52 No. 6 Marmotte, Op. 52 No. 7 Das Liedchen von der Ruhe, Op. 52 No. 3 Das Blümchen Wunderhold, Op. 52 No. 8 Seufzer eines Ungeliebten und Gegenliebe, WoO118 Opferlied Op. 121b Ecco quel fiero istante! (La partenza WoO.124) Adelaide, Op. 46 Zärtliche Liebe 'Ich liebe dich', WoO 123 Der Kuss, Op. 128 Mephistos Flohlied, Op. 75, 3 Lieder von Gellert (6), Op. 48 Der Wachtelschlag, WoO 129 Gedenke mein!, WoO 130 An die Hoffnung, Op 32 Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte, WoO 132 In questa tomba oscura, WoO.133 Die laute Klage, WoO 135 Andenken, WoO 136 Lied aus der Ferne, WoO 137 Der Jüngling in der Fremde, WoO 138 Der Liebende, WoO 139 Neue Liebe, Neues Leben, Op. 75, 2 Der Zufriedene, Op. 75 No. 6 Dimmi, ben mio (Hoffnung, Op. 82 No. 1) T'intendo, si, mio cor (Liebes Klage, Op. 82 No. 2) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 3) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 4) Wonne der Wehmut, Op. 83 No. 1 Sehnsucht, Op. 83, 2 Mit einem gemalten Band Op. 83, No. 3 An die Geliebte, WoO 140 Der Bardengeist, WoO 142 An die Hoffnung, Op. 94 Das Geheimnis, WoO 145 Sehnsucht (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt), WoO 134 An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved), Op. 98 Ruf vom Berge, WoO 147 Resignation, WoO 149 Abendlied unter'm gestirten Himmel, WoO 150 The Parting Kiss Good Night, WoO 155 No. 26 The Return to Ulster, WoO 152 No. 1 Once More I Hail Thee, WoO 152 No. 3 The Morning Air Plays on my Face, WoO 152 No. 4 The Soldier's Dream O Harp of Erin, WoO 154 No. 2 The Pulse of an Irishman Sunset, Op. 108 No. 2 Oh! Sweet were the hours, Op. 108 No. 3 Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie, Op. 108 No. 7 O, Had My Fate Been Joined With Thine, WoO 108 No. 12 Come fill, fill, my good fellow!, Op. 108 No. 13 Could this ill world, Op. 108 No. 16 Faithfu' Johnie, Op. 108 No. 20 Selbstgesprach, WoO 114 Hartmut Holl (piano) | Berg: | Wo der Goldregen steht, Op. 2 No. 2 Abschied, Op. 2 No. 4 Grenzen der Menschheit, Op. 3 Aribert Reimann (piano) | Haydn: | Eine sehr gewöhnliche Geschichte Der Gleichsinn Die zu späte Ankunft der Mutter Gegenliebe Geistliches Lied, Hob. XXVIa:17 Auch die Sprödeste der Schönen Zufriedenheit Das Leben ist ein Traum, Hob. XXVIa:21 Lob der Faulheit, Hob. XXVIa:22 Recollection, Hob. XXVIa:26 Fidelity, Hob. XXVIa:30 Sailor's Song, Hob. XXVIa:31 The Wanderer, Hob. XXVIa:32 She Never Told Her Love, Hob. XXVIa:34 Piercing Eyes, Hob. XXVIa:35 The Spirit's Song, Hob. XXV1a:41 Gott erhalte den Kaiser! Abschiedslied Gerald Moore (piano) | Mozart: | An die Hoffnung, K390 Wie unglücklich bin ich nit K147 Lobegesang auf die feierliche Johannisloge, K 148 (125h) Die grossmütige Gelassenheit, K149 Geheime Liebe K150 Die Zufriedenheit im niedrigen Stande, K151 Lied zur Gesellenreise, K468 Die Zufriedenheit, K473 Die betrogene Welt, K474 Das Veilchen, K476 Lied der Freiheit, K506 Das Lied der Trennung, K519 Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 An Chloë, K524 Das Traumbild, K.530 Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltfalls - Kantate, K619 Daniel Barenboim (piano) | Schoenberg: | Dank, Op. 1 No. 1 Abschied, Op. 1 No. 2 Aribert Reimann (piano) |
“This album...brings into the light items that have lain out of view, out of mind, for long enough...in these Mozart recordings Fischer-Dieskau combines his finest subtlety of response with the most scrupulous legato where appropriate and beauty of tone at all times...The Haydn recordings have Gerald Moore for pianist, and how one appreciates afresh the sense of presence he brings.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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