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Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli | 
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Webern: | Symphony, Op. 21 Five Canons on Latin Texts for Soprano, Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet, Op. 16 Drei Volkstexte (Three Traditional Rhymes) for Soprano, Violin, Viola, Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet, Op. 17 Three Songs for Soprano, Piccolo Clarinet, and Guitar, Op. 18 String Trio, Op. 20 (1927) Quartet, Op. 22 for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano Four pieces for violin & piano, Op. 7 (1910) Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 (1914) Concerto for Nine Instruments Op. 24 Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 (revised, 1928 version) Deutsche Tänze (Schubert, orch. Webern) Variations, Op. 27 |
Jennifer Welch-Babidge (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, The Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Robert Craft | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Günter Wand Edition Volume 2
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor der Bayerischen Rundfunks, Günter Wand | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Cornelia Kallisch (alto) SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden and Freiburg, Michael Gielen | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Le Domaine Musical (Vol. 2)
Berg: | Piano Sonata, Op. 1 Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9 Serenade, Op. 24 Suite for 7 instruments | Stravinsky: | Concertino for twelve instruments Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet Three Pieces for String Quartet Symphonies of Wind Instruments Renard Agon ‘Ballet for Twelve Dancers’ | Webern: | Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 Zwei Lieder, Op. 8 Vier Lieder, Op. 12 Cantata No.1 for Soprano Chorus and Orchestra op.29 Cantata No. 2, Op. 31 Variations, Op. 27 Symphony, Op. 21 |
Orchestra of Domaine musical, Orchester de Südwestrundfunks de Baden-Baden, Pierre Boulez, Hans Rosbaud | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Giuseppe Sinopoli conducts Berg, Schoenberg & Webern
Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Reiko Watanabe (violin) Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Wind Instruments Reiko Watanabe (violin) & Andrea Lucchesini (piano) Lyric Suite - for soprano and string quartet Alessandra Marc (soprano) 3 Wozzeck-Fragments Alessandra Marc (soprano) Lulu-Symphonie - Soprano and orchestra Alessandra Marc (soprano) Sieben frühe Lieder Orchestral version 1928 Juliane Banse (soprano) 5 Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg, Op. 4 Alessandra Marc (soprano) Der Wein Doborah Voigt (soprano) Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 | Schoenberg: | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 Luisa Castellani (voice) & Andrea Lucchesini (piano) Erwartung, Op. 17 live recording Alessandra Marc (soprano) 6 Lieder for soprano and orchestra, Op. 8 Alessandra Marc (soprano) Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34 A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46 John Tomlinson (narrator) Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9 Gurrelieder live from the Semper Opera, Dresden Deborah Voight, Jennifer Larmore, Bernd Weikl & Kenneth Riegel | Webern: | Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) Idyll after a poem by Bruno Wille Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 arr. For reduced orchestra 1928 Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 Symphony, Op. 21 Concerto for Nine Instruments Op. 24 Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30 |
Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli This set shows the so-called bogey-men of the Second Viennese School, from their hyper Romantic height, through Expressionism and onto the more entertaining aspects of Serialism, as entertainers of a great order. The Nineteenth-Century heritage of Schubert, Brahms and Wagner are never far from Schoenberg, Berg and Webern in these 8 CDs, which concentrate on the earlier, more approachable (and often finest) products of three distinct composers, rather than any school. The performers reflect the composers' Romantic leanings here; Sinopoli bringing in artists at the height of their early careers: Deborah Voigt, Alessandra Marc and Juliane Banse. The ever-approachable Berg is seen at his kindest and Webern, a figure who looked as far back as he did forward is as finely tuned in Im Sommerwind as in the Op.21 Symphony – a simply and fascinating journey. Schoenberg is in full splendour, too. Sounding more like Mahler's heir than a prophet of total change. “In his highly compelling live recording, Sinopoli conducts a most sensuous reading of Gurrelieder, bringing out all it’s romantic voluptuousness… anyone who has ever thought of Schoenberg as cold should certainly hear this, magnetic from first to last…" Penguin Guide *** “It would be hard to imagine more romantic readings of Berg’s principal orchestral works than those under Giuseppe Sinopoli. The atonal arguments of Berg have never been presented more sinuously, cocooning the ear, helped by sumptuous playing and recording” Penguin Guide *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | 20th Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music
Adams, J: | The Chairman Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Adès: | Asyla City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Barber: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti | Bernstein: | West Side Story - Symphonic Dances City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Birtwistle: | Tragoedia Melos Ensemble, Lawrence Foster | Boulez: | Le Soleil des Eaux Josephine Nendick, Barry McDaniel & Louis Devos BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Copland: | Fanfare for the Common Man Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Enrique Bátiz | Debussy: | La Mer Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini | Delius: | Brigg Fair Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | Dutilleux: | Cello Concerto Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Jacqueline du Pré (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Falla: | Noches en los jardines de Espana Gonzalo Soriano Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue orch. Grofé London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Gorecki: | Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' Zofia Kilanowicz Kraków Symphony Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk | Henze: | Barcarola City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Hindemith: | Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Honegger: | Movement symphonique No. 1 'Pacific 231' Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Khachaturian: | Masquerade Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Landowski: | Adagio cantabile for string orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Marcel Landowski | Lutoslawski: | Concerto for Orchestra | Mahler: | Der Abschied (Das Lied von der Erde) Christa Ludwig (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | Maw, N: | Dance Scenes Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Harding | Messiaen: | Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum Ensemble de Percussion de l'Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo | Milhaud: | La Création du Monde, Op. 81 Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein | Nielsen: | Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt | Orff: | Carmina Burana Lucia Popp, Gerhard Unger, Raymond Wolansky & John Noble Wandsworth School Boys' Choir & New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Pärt: | Spiegel im Spiegel Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe | Penderecki: | Tren (Threnody), "To the Victims of Hiroshima" Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki | Poulenc: | Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani Gillian Weir City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano | Ravel: | Boléro Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Respighi: | Pines of Rome London Symphony Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli | Rodrigo: | Concierto de Aranjuez Angel Romero London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Schnittke: | Minuet for String Trio Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet & Mstislav Rostropovich | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund | Strauss, R: | Four Last Songs Nina Stemme Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Takemitsu: | Water-ways London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | Tavener: | The Protecting Veil Steven Isserlis (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rhozdestvensky | Tippett: | Concerto for double string orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai | Turnage: | Drowned Out City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Sarah Chang (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Walton: | Cello Concerto Lynn Harrell (cello) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | Webern: | Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 (revised version) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle |
At no time in its long history did European music go through a period of such revolution and diversification as in the 20th Century. Wagner had transformed music in the 19th century to the extent that every composer coming after had to acknowledge his existence, to a lesser or greater extent. The advent of the new century saw a great flourishing of compositional styles and techniques that were largely the direct result of Wagner's influence. Not only that, the new century was to be one of great technological advance and invention. The gramophone and, later, the spread of radio, brought about massive changes in the way that ordinary people accessed and perceived music. Suddenly a whole new world of serious music was to open up to an audience that had hitherto been excluded from what had previously been, albeit unintentionally, an elitist art form. The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition and the first disc begins with a work from 1901 that has become one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire, mainly through it's use in another great 20th-century art form – the film: Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. Thereafter each disc in the set takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the century, composer by composer and work by work, from Russian Romanticism, French Impressionism, English Pastoralism, Atonalism, Neo Classicism right up to Post Modernism, and from as wide a range of countries and genres as possible. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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