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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Daniel Hope - AirA baroque journey
anon.: | Greensleeves to a Ground arr.: Olivier Fourés | Bach, J S: | Air (from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV1068 'Air on a G String') | Falconieri: | Ciaccona La suave melodia Passacalle à 3 | Geminiani: | Concerto grosso No. 5 in G minor arr. of Arcangelo Corelli's Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo, op. 5 no. 5 | Handel: | Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV437 arr.: Olivier Fourés | Leclair: | Tambourin | Marini, B: | Passacaglia à 4, Op. 22 Passacaglia à 3, Op. 22 | Matteis: | Diverse Bizzarie Sopra La Vecchia Sarabanda O Pur Ciaconna Ground after the Scotch Humour | Ortiz, D: | Ricercata segunda | Pachelbel: | Canon & Gigue | Telemann: | Concerto for Violino Concertato, Strings and Basso continuo in A minor | Valente, A: | Gagliarda Napoletana | Westhoff: | Imitazione delle campane (from Sonate a Violino Solo, Sonata III La guerra così nominato di sua maesta (from Sonata in A major "La Guerra") Imitazione del liuto (from Sonate a Violino solo, Sonata II) |
Air sets out to trace a baroque journey. It is the story of four unique composers, three of whom were virtuoso violinists - Falconiero, Matteis and Geminiani from Italy, and Westhoff from Germany. They wandered throughout Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries in search of musical inspiration and cross-pollination, and their music and art of performance intrigued and delighted kings, contemporaries and audiences alike This album shows how diverse the music of the baroque era was. Air blends the simplest and at times most primitive forms of dance music with the most sophisticated and revolutionary compositions of the day, culminating in a work by Bach - the great master, whose title is Hope’s inspiration for this collection, that also includes hits like Pachelbel’s Canon or Handel’s Sarabande Daniel Hope, who developed the concept of this album throughout the last months, will be an excellent and charismatic spokesperson for this exciting project. “In all, here's a striking demonstration of the sheer variety and invention of Baroque violin composers… Although by no means 'period' performances… they are admirably stylish. Hope uses vibrato as a colour and there are some delightful hues in the five continuo options, plucked and keyed.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009 **** “…this is an exciting disc with a heady, pied-piper power over the listener that comes from realising that the bright sense of discovery once felt by these composers is being experienced just as much by their modern-day interpreters.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2009 | 
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| |  | The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies - Volume 1
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| |  | Christmas Concert from the Dresden Frauenkirche
Christine Schäfer (soprano) and Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Staatskapelle Dresden and Choir of Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden, Peter Schreier The concert was broadcast live by ZDF and reached an audience of millions of viewers. The two soloists were accompanied by the Staatskapelle Dresden and Choir of Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden conducted by Peter Schreier. The programme included popular selections from Handel’s Messiah and Bach's Mass in B minor as well as additional works by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Guilmant, and the Advent song Tochter Zion. Also available in DVD format. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Libera - New Dawn
This album features both classical tracks and pop arrangements, such as Enya’s Orinoco Flow and Bach’s Air on a G string; the disc also includes a track penned by Brian Wilson called ‘Love and Mercy’. This is the song Libera performed to a star-studded audience in Washington DC before Christmas at the Kennedy Centre Honours, an audience which included President Bush, Robert De Niro, Cameron Diaz and Brian Wilson himself. The talented singers of Libera come from a variety of different schools and backgrounds in London and join together at a church in South London where they rehearse and perform for many hours each week. The youngest is seven and the oldest members are fourteen. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Knushevitsky - Cello Recital
Svyatoslav Knushevitsky (cello) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | SpiritsEast Meets West
Lars Hannibal (guitar) & Chen Yue (flute) Chen Yue describes their meeting the following way: “A guitar and a bamboo flute was how we expressed ourselves to each other in music. Mr. Hannibal’s delicate, dynamic and experienced playing led me to the magic world where Western and Oriental cultures are wonderfully blended. When mystic plain Oriental music is mixed with a romantic Western classical style, what do you feel? This is our sincere love for beautiful music!” When Eastern and Western musical cultures meet, an original blend is created. This CD features the Chinese flautist Chen Yue and the Danish guitarist Lars Hannibal. Coming from different traditions, the two artists decided to see what comes out of the dialogue when musicians from the two traditions play together. The idea was not to try to play like musicians from other parts of the world, but to listen and learn, and try to transfer, what the two musicians have experienced into their own lives and playing. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Bride’s Guide To Wedding Music For Civil Ceremonies
Bach, J S: | Badinerie (from Orchestral Suite No. 2) Air (from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV1068 'Air on a G String') Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV1007: Prelude | Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) | Bizet: | Carmen - Entr'acte to Act III (Intermezzo) | Boccherini: | String Quartet Op. 11: Minuet | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Debussy: | Clair de lune Arabesque No. 1 | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Sicilienne, Op. 78 | Gluck: | Dance of the Blessed Spirits ('Mélodie') | Gossec: | Tambourin | Grieg: | Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6 | Handel: | Royal Fireworks Music, Overture Fireworks Music - Le rejouissance Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Water Music – Hornpipe Water Music – Air | Massenet: | Méditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492 - Overture Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' | Mussorgsky: | Promenade | Pachelbel: | Canon | Purcell: | Trumpet Tune | Saint-Saëns: | Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269 The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297 | Wagner: | Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin) | Walton: | Crown Imperial | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 In F Minor, Op. 42 No. 1 |
The music on the two CDs has been selected with four key stages of a wedding ceremony in mind. CD 1 is a selection of popular music for the entry of the bride and music for the exit of the bride and groom. CD 2 includes music for setting the scene and suggestions for the signing of the register. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Maurice André - Music for Trumpet
Albinoni: | Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (arr. Jean-Michel Defaye) Concerto Op. 7 No. 3 for oboe & strings in B flat major Concerto Op. 7 No. 6 for oboe & strings in D major Trumpet Concerto in D minor (from Violin Sonata Op. 6 No. 4) | Bach, J S: | Gavotte (Rondeau) from Partita No. 3 in E major BWV1006 Mein glaubiges Herze (My believing heart) from Cantata No. 68 Air (from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV1068 'Air on a G String') Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010: Bouree Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | Charpentier, M-A: | Te Deum, H146: Prélude | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Gounod: | Ave Maria | Handel: | Largo from Xerxes Gloria in Excelsis Deo Concerto in D minor for Trumpet & Organ | Haydn: | Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe:1 | Hertel, J W: | Trumpet Concerto in E flat | Marcello, A: | Trumpet Concerto in C minor | Mozart: | Exsultate, jubilate, K165 - Alleluia | Purcell: | Queen's Dolour in A minor, Z670 | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 | Senaillé: | Allegro spiritoso | Stanley: | Trumpet Voluntary in D major | Telemann: | Concerto for 2 Oboes, Trumpet and Strings No. 2 in D major Trumpet Concerto in F minor |
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Jaime Laredo (violin) Scottish Chamber Orchestra | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | HallelujahGreat Organ Arrangements
Organ at Coventry Cathedral | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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