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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Respighi: Complete Orchestral Music Volume 3
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia Ottorino Respighi’s quest to create his own musical style led him to the conflict of wider European tradition and the roots of Italian music. Several of the works in this collection show the influence of the former: Fantasia slava contains Russian melodies and is written in the style of Rimsky‐Korsakov with whom Respighi studied, while the Adagio con variazioni includes elements of folk song, its mournful theme and variations for cello underpinned by orchestral colour. The composer’s Sinfonia drammatica, a distinctly gloomy work of huge proportions, reflects the mood of Europe prior to the First World War. Respighi’s exploration of early Italian music is evident in the Concerto gregoriano, to which the influence of Gregorian chant adds a certain spirituality. The work, which combines the use of modal harmony and Respighi’s own creative idiom, showcases some of the composer’s most beautiful, and technically demanding, writing for solo violin (his own instrument). Similarly, the masterpiece Toccata for pianoforte and orchestra owes much to early music, but is Neoclassical in structure. It includes the influence of organ repertoire – particularly that of Bach, as regards harmonic progression and direct quotations reminiscent of the Fantasia cromatica cadenza – and also Vivaldi and Frescobaldi. The works are played by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, directed by Francesco La Vecchia, and feature astute readings by soloists Vadim Brodski, Andrea Noferini, Chiara Bertoglio and Désirée Scuccuglia. Recordings made 2009 to 2011. An engaging follow‐up to the other two orchestral volumes in the series. Contains extensive liner notes on the works and artist biographies in English and Italian. | 
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| |  | Elgar: Cello Concerto
The award winning Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta focuses her considerable talents on Late Romantic cello repertoire on her latest release on RCA Red Seal/Sony Music Entertainment. Gabetta’s sensational live recording of the Elgar: Cello Concerto is the centrepiece to a stunning new album from one of classical music’s most thrilling and successful young stars. Ms. Gabetta is joined on the works by Elgar, Dvorák and Respighi by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Mario Venzago. In addition to Elgar’s concerto, Ms. Gabetta’s new release features three of Elgar’s miniatures, the introspective Sospiri and the light-hearted, romantic salon pieces Salut d’amour and La capricieuse, in new arrangements for cello and orchestra. The album also includes Antonín Dvorák’s Waldesruh and Rondo and Ottorino Respighi’s rarely recorded Adagio con variazioni. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. PetersburgRecorded live at the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Grand Hall, 1 June 2003
Anna Netrebko (soprano), Dimitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Mischa Maisky (cello), Eliso Virsaladze (piano) & Viktor Tretjakov (violin) St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov & Nikolai Alekseev This festive gala concert was held to mark the city’s 300th anniversary, bringing together some of the greatest Russian artists: young soprano Anna Netrebko, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, such great instrumentalists as cellist Mischa Maisky and violinist Viktor Tretyakov. World-famous St. Petersburg Philharmonic under Yuri Temirkanov in a repertoire of fascinating variety. An extraordinary evening with a lot of highlights from the most loved classical masterpieces. Re-release of our very successful DVD and Blu-ray. “Anna Netrebko has become one of the most admired of young lyric sopranos the world over" The Gramophone Magazine Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 112 mins Audience: all | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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This festive gala concert was held to mark the city's 300th anniversary, bringing together some of the greatest Russian artists: young soprano Anna Netrebko, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, such great instrumentalists as cellist Mischa Maisky and violinist Viktor Tretyakov. World-famous St Petersburg Philharmonic under Yuri Temirkanov in repertoire of fascinating variety. Available for the first time on Blu-ray Disc. NTSC · 16:9, PCM 2.0 · PCM 5.1 Region Code:All Booklet Notes: English, German, French Languages: Spanish, Italian, Russian Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian Running Time: 112 mins Audiences: all | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | David Geringas: Original Jacket Collection
Bach, C P E: | Trio in B minor for flute, violin and basso continuo, Wq 143 Aurele Nicolet (flute), Josef Suk (violin), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) | Bach, J S: | Adagio (from Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV564) arr. A. Siloti Tatjana Schatz (piano) Trio Sonata in G major, BWV1038 Aurele Nicolet (flute), Josef Suk (violin), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) | Banner: | Sonata in C major Edgar Krapp (organ) | Beethoven: | Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1 Asa Amintajeva (piano) | Boccherini: | Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, G. 479 RIAS-Sinfonietta Berlin, Leopold Hagen | Brahms: | Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 No. 2 Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 No. 1 Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4 Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1 Minnelied Op. 71 No. 5 Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Bruch: | Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Couperin, F: | Pastorale arr. G. Cassado Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Dvorak: | Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Rondo in G minor for cello & orchestra, Op. 94, B. 181 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Francoeur: | Cello Sonata in E major Asa Amintajeva (piano) | Gabrielli: | Sonata for cello & basso continuo in G major Sonata for Cello and b.c. in A major Edgar Krapp (organ) | Glazunov: | Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Mélodie for cello & orchestra in D major, Op. 20/1 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Handel: | Trio Sonata, HWV 386a in c minor, Op. 2 No. 1a Trio Sonata, HWV 387 in G minor, Op. 2 No. 2 Aurele Nicolet (flute), Josef Suk (violin), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) Sonata No. 3 in C major Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Haydn: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 RIAS-Sinfonietta Berlin, Leopold Hagen Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101) Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Woldemar Nelsson | Khachaturian, K: | Cello Sonata Karen Khachaturian (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 Tatjana Schatz (piano) Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Messiaen: | Louange à l'Éternité de Jesus (from Quatuor pour la fin du temps) Karen Khachaturian (piano) | Mozart: | Serenade No. 7 in D major, K250 'Haffner' - Rondo arr. F. Kreisler Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Picinetti: | Sonata in C major Edgar Krapp (organ) | Popper: | Concert Etude Op. 55/2 Concert Etude in F sharp minor for solo cello Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Prokofiev: | Masks from ‘Romeo and Juliet' arr. Grunes/Geringas Romeo and Juliet - Suite No. 2, Op. 64b: Dance of the Antilles Girls arr. D. Geringas The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118: Waltz arr. S. Knuschewitzky The Love for Three Oranges: March arr. Rostropovich Adagio for cello & piano (from Cinderella), Op. 97bis arr. S. Prokofiev Tatjana Schatz (piano) Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Woldemar Nelsson Adagio for cello & piano (from Cinderella), Op. 97bis Asa Amintajeva (piano) The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118: Waltz Asa Amintajeva (piano) | Respighi: | Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Rimsky Korsakov: | Serenade for cello & piano (or cello & orchestra), Op. 37 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Saint-Saëns: | Romance in F major, Op. 36 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Allegro Appassionato in B minor Op. 43 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Scarlatti, A: | Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor Cello Sonata No. 2 in C minor Cello Sonata No. 3 in C Major Edgar Krapp (organ) | Schmitt, F: | Chant élégiaque, Op. 24 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 Tatjana Schatz (piano) Stücke im Volkston (5), Op. 102 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 Tatjana Schatz (piano) Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 Tatjana Schatz (piano) | Sibelius: | Earnest Melodies (2) for violin or cello & orchestra, Op. 77 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster | Tchaikovsky: | Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster Nocturne for cello & small orchestra (or cello & piano), Op. 19 No. 4 arr. P. Tchaikovsky & W. Fitzhagen Douce rêverie (No. 21 from Album for the Young, Op. 39) arr. J Klengel Tatjana Schatz (piano) Nocturne for cello & small orchestra (or cello & piano), Op. 19 No. 4 Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 for cello & orchestra (or cello & piano) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 for cello & orchestra (or cello & piano) Asa Amintajeva (piano) | Telemann: | Trio TWV 42:E4 in E major for flute, violin & b.c. Aurele Nicolet (flute), Josef Suk (violin), Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) | Vivaldi: | Cello Concerto in C minor, RV401 RIAS-Sinfonietta Berlin, Leopold Hagen | Vlassov: | Ballade in E minor Asa Amintajeva (piano) |
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