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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Mendelssohn - Orchestral Works
The Decca Ansermet Legacy on Eloquence continues to garner the highest plaudits from publications all around the world and the latest batch presents the maestro’s recordings of four key Austro-German Romantics: Schubert, Weber, Mendelssohn and Schumann. This 2-CD set brings together all of Ansermet’s Mendelssohn and Schubert recordings for Decca. Adopting clarity and muscularity over homogeneity, Ansermet’s Mendelssohn has dalliance and grace, not to mention wit. The Schubert Rosamunde music is notable particularly for its gorgeously cradled B-flat Entr’acte as well as the Ballet Music No. 1, previously unpublished, possibly due to the limiting length of the LP side – the original LP coupling the Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream excerpts with Schubert’s Rosamunde. [Mendelssohn Symphony and Overtures] “…fresh, lovely and perceptive Mendelssohn playing, beautifully recorded” Gramophone [Midsummer Night's Dream & Rosamunde] “…enjoyable and musicianly performances…” Gramophone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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A thrilling collection of Overtures and Preludes (with some popular orchestral pieces thrown in for good measure) from Zubin Mehta. As a showman of the best variety, his recordings remains one of the Decca catalogue's richest legacies, and more than half of this collection is being released on CD for the first time. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | 50 Best Smooth Classics
Albinoni: | Concerto Op. 9 No. 3 for two oboes & strings in F major: Adagio | Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus | Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) (arr. P. Nagy) | Canteloube: | Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro | Chopin: | Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' (two versions) | Debussy: | Claire de lune (song) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Arabesque No. 1 | Delibes: | Coppelia - Waltz of the Doll Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - Largo | Elgar: | Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 - Allegretto | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Requiem: Pie Jesu Dolly Suite, Op. 56: No. 5, Tendresse (orch. H. Rabaud) | Finzi: | Eclogue, Op. 10 | Giazotto: | The Albinoni Adagio | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Grieg: | Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 Peer Gynt: Morning | Handel: | Ombra mai fu (from Serse) | Holst: | Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets) | Howells: | Salvator mundi | Lauridsen: | O magnum mysterium | Mahler: | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Adagietto | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne | Mozart: | Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 - Andantino Ave verum corpus, K618 | Puccini: | Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) | Rachmaninov: | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Variation 18 Bogorodice Devo Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2 - Adagio sostenuto | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 (version for guitar and orchestra) | Shostakovich: | Romance (from The Gadfly) Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 - Andante | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | Tárrega: | Recuerdos de la Alhambra | Tavener: | Song for Athene | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' - Allegro con grazia | Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis | Whitacre: | Sleep |
Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Alexander Jablokov (violin), Adriana Kohutkova (soprano), Denisa Slepkovska (mezzo-soprano), Bernd Glemser (piano), Peter Nagy (piano), Veronique Gens (soprano), Mats Bergstrom (guitar), Anthony Camden (oboe), Peter Donohoe (piano), Irina Zaritzkaya (piano), Klara Kormendi (piano), Idil Biret (piano), David Greed (violin), Jeno Jando (piano), Lisa Beckley (soprano), Colm Carey (organ), Carys-Anne Lane (soprano), Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova (harp), Michael Houstoun (piano), Jozef Cejka (oboe), Gerald Garcia (guitar) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, Capella Istropolitana, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Lille National Orchestra, London Virtuosi, Northern Sinfonia, F, Andrew Mogrelia, Marin Alsop, Christopher Robinson, Oliver Dohnanyi, Johannes Wildner, Gyorgy Lehel, James DePreist, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Richard Edlinger, Keith Clark, John Georgiadis, Howard Griffiths, Eric-Olof Soderstrom, Anthony Bramall, Alexander | |
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| |  | A Fairy FantasyMusic & Verse of Fairyland
Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 11, La Danse de Puck Martin Souter (piano) Serenade for the Doll Martin Souter (piano) | Humperdinck: | Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir (Dance Duet from Hänsel und Gretel) Regina disc player | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Christian Rainer A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne The London Symphony Orchestra conducted, Don Jackson | Purcell: | Fairy Dance (from The Fairy Queen, Z628) Lynda Sayce (lute), Matthew Spring (lute) | Respighi: | La Boutique fantasque: Nocturne The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson | Tchaikovsky: | The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson Waltz of the Snowflakes The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson The Nutcracker: Spanish Dance The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson The Nutcracker: Danse Arabe The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson The Nutcracker: Trepak The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson The Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson The Dance of the Clowns from The Snow Maiden The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson Suite from Act II of 'The Nutcracker' The London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson |
'Over hill over dale, through bush, through briar…' An atmospheric album of favourite poetry and music on the theme of fairies, including famous music by Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Purcell, and poetry from Shakespeare and Herrick, read by Margaret Howard. Children will love it, but so will the grown-ups | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Music For Book LoversGentle classics for reading
Berlioz: | Queen Mab scherzo (from Roméo et Juliette) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Alexander Titov La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Menuet des Follets Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Vahtang Kakhidze | Coates, E: | By the Sleepy Lagoon Symphony Orchestra, Eric Coates | Grieg: | Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song London Philharmonic Orchestra, Don Jackson | Hanmer: | Pastorale Sidney Torch and the New Century Orchestra | Liszt: | Transcendental Study, S139 No. 11 'Harmonies du soir' Josef Bulva (piano) | MacDowell: | To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 Martin Souter (piano) | Martin, Easthope: | Evensong Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne London Philharmonic Orchestra, Don Jackson Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang': Adagio religioso London Philharmonic Orchestra, Don Jackson | Schubert: | Rosamunde, D797: Entr'acte No. 3 London Symphony Orchestra, Don Jackson | Tchaikovsky: | Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Introduction Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Vahtang Kakhidze |
Gentle music makes a perfect accompaniment to reading. This selection has been chosen with the reader in mind. Many of the tracks began life with a literary theme or programme, taken from old legends, from Shakespeare's tales or from famous books. These works are interspersed with other characterful pieces which reflect a quiet mood or a scene from nature. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Evening Adagios
anon.: | Romance d'Amour (Jeux Interdits) | Bach, J S: | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto | Borodin: | String Quartet No. 2: 3rd Movement (Notturno) | Canteloube: | Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) | Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 | Elgar: | Sospiri, Op. 70 | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Nocturne No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33 No. 1 | Korngold: | Lied from Suite for 2 Violins, Violincello and Piano (left hand) | Marcello, B: | Oboe Concerto in D minor: Adagio | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne | Mozart: | Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik': Romance (Andante) Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita' - Adagio Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622 (Second Movement - Adagio) Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 - Andantino Soave sia il vento (from Così fan tutte) | Rodrigo: | Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio (arranged for harp) | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne | Schubert: | String Quintet in C major, D956 - Adagio Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3 The Trout Quintet D667: Andante (excerpt) | Shostakovich: | Romance (from The Gadfly) | Vivaldi: | Concerto for Guitar and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93: Largo |
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| |  | Meditation: Music for Relaxation and Dreaming
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| |  | Arturo Toscanini
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Walter is heard here (in the best possible sound) in what was for him rare and unusual repertoire in his later years. As neither work was recorded by him on LP, we are fortunate to have these concert recordings of these gems. Recorded New York, 21 Feb. 1954 & New York, 12 Dec. 1948) | |
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