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| |  | Camberling conducts Berlioz & Messiaen
Nadine Deniz (mezzo soprano), Pitor Beczala (teno), Peter Lika (bass) South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden, EuropaChorAkademie, Sylvain Camberling In the autumn of 1827, Hector Berlioz witnessed a performance of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (with Harriet Smithson in the role of Juliet). The composer later wrote of this experience: “I will marry this woman and base my greatest symphony on this drama”. Berlioz kept his word (on both counts), but the resulting “symphony” baffled contemporary audiences. Even today, Berlioz's hybrid operatic-symphony has failed to find a lasting place in the repertoire, owing primarily to the impracticalities of its performance. All the more a pity, since in the hands of gifted operatic maestro, Sylvain Camberling, Romeo et Juliette lives up to its promise as Berlioz's GREATEST score. | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Leopold Stokowski - Decca Recordings 1965-1972
Bach, J S: | Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565 (transcr. Leopold Stokowski) Prelude in E flat minor (orch. Leopold Stokowski) Schemellis Gesangbuch (arr. Leopold Stokowski) Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV437 (arr. Leopold Stokowski) Easter Cantata: Chorale (arr. Leopold Stokowski) Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582 (arr. Leopold Stokowski) | Berlioz: | Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Ballet des Sylphes | Byrd: | Pavana "The Earle of Salisbury" | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 (arr. Leopold Stokowski) | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie (orch. Leopold Stokowski) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune La Mer | Duparc: | Extase | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 | Franck, C: | Symphony in D minor | Messiaen: | L'Ascension (Quatre meditations pour l'orchestre) | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor (orch. Leopold Stokowski) | Ravel: | Fanfare from 'L'Eventail de Jeanne' Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2 | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor (orch. Leopold Stokowski) | Scriabin: | Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54 | Stravinsky: | The Firebird Suite | Tchaikovsky: | Chant sans paroles, Op. 40 No. 6 (arr. Leopold Stokowski) Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 |
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| |  | Messiaen: The Works for Orchestra
To celebrate the 100th birthday of Olivier Messiaen, Hannsler Classics present this sumptuous 8-CD-Box set. It is the first time that Messiaen’s complex orchestral scores have been performed by a single orchestra and conductor. This results in a uniform interpretation, which is characterized by the superb performances of anorchestra renown for its sensitive and insightful interpretations of the newest scores and a conductor who has been devoted to the cause of Messiaen’s music. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Messiaen: Orchestral Works
Messiaen: | Poèmes pour Mi, books 1 & 2 (complete) Françoise Pollet (soprano) The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Le Réveil des oiseaux Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Sept Haïkaï Joela Jones (piano) The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez 3 Petites liturgies de la Presence Divine Roger Muraro (piano), Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondes martenot) & Hélène Collerette (violin solo) Maîtrise de Radio France & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung Couleurs de la cité céleste Catherine Cournot (piano) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung Hymne au Saint-Sacrement Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung Chant Des Deportes BBC Chorus & BBC Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis Turangalîla Symphony Yvonne Loriod (piano) & Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Chronochromie for large orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez La ville d'en haut The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Oiseaux exotiques Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jesus-Christ Roger Muraro (piano), Thomas Prévost (flute), Robert Fontaine (clarinet), Eric Levionnois (violoncello), Francis Petit (marimba), Renaud Muzzolini (xylorimba) & Emmanuel Curt (vibraphone) Chœur de Radio France & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France & R.T.F. Choeur De Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung Des Canyons aux Étoiles Roger Muraro (piano), Jan-Jacques Justafré (horn), Francis Petit (xylorimba) & Renaud Muzzolini (glockenspiel) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung L'Ascension (Quatre meditations pour l'orchestre) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Éclairs sur l'au-delà... Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Concert à quatre (1990-1991) Catherine Cantin (flute), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Yvonne Loriod (piano) & Mstislav Rostropovich (violoncello) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Les Offrandes oubliées (1930) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Un Sourire (1989) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Le Tombeau resplendissant (1931) Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung Un vitrail et des oiseaux Yvonne Loriod (piano) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Karl Anton Rickenbacher |
Spanning six decades, Messiaen’s orchestral and vocal-orchestral music embody one of the monuments of 20th-century music. Under Pierre Boulez and Myung-Whun Chung, here is the only available complete recording, on 10 CDs, of all these masterpieces, including classics like the Turangalila Symphony and From the Canyon to the Stars, as well as rarities like The Forgotten Offerings and the brief Chorus of the Departed. With new liner notes by Messiaen expert Nigel Simeone and full sung texts and translations | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux
Alfano: | Aria from Resurrection | Beethoven: | Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43: Adagio Egmont Overture, Op. 84 Fidelio Overture Op. 72c Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - 1st movt (transc Alkan) Solomon | Berlioz: | Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9 Trojans Prelude L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25 - excerpts La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 (excerpts) Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 (excerpts) Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21 | Borodin: | Prince Igor: Polovtsian March | Brahms: | Waltzes (16), Op. 39, extracts (arr. Hertz) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (extract) Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102: I. Allegro Naoum & Boris Blinder | Chadwick: | Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee | Dukas: | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Falla: | The Three Cornered Hat - suites Nos. 1 & 2 | Franck, C: | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 (arr. Pierné) Rédemption Symphonic Interlude (excerpt) Psyche Suite (extracts) Symphony in D minor | Glazunov: | Scènes de ballet, Op. 52 | Gluck: | Iphigénie en Aulide Overture | Gretry: | Céphale et Procris - Suite | Haydn: | Symphony No. 8 in G major 'Le Soir' | Liszt: | Les Préludes, symphonic poem No. 3, S97 Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor | Massenet: | Phèdre: Overture | Mendelssohn: | Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian' Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95 | Messiaen: | L'Ascension (Quatre meditations pour l'orchestre) | Mozart: | Don Giovanni, K527: Overture Die Zauberflöte, K620: Overture Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384: Overture Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner' Piano Concerto in A major (excerpt) W. Kapell (piano) Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' | Nicolai, C O: | Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor overture | Rachmaninov: | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 | Respighi: | Fountains of Rome | Rimsky Korsakov: | Christmas Eve Suite Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 | Rossini: | L'Italiana in Algeri Overture Guillaume Tell Overture | Schubert: | Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer' Lili Kraus | Schumann: | Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 | Sibelius: | Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 | Sousa: | The Stars and Stripes Forever | Strauss, R: | Don Juan, Op. 20 Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 Der Rosenkavalier - Suite | Tchaikovsky: | Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23 : Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allergo con spirito Cherkassky | Thomas, Ambroise: | Mignon Overture | Wagner: | Rienzi Overture Tannhäuser: Overture Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Dance of the Apprentices Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Entry of the Masters Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod Leb wohl...Loge, hör! 'Wotan's Farewell & Magic Fire Music' (from Die Walküre) Siegfried: Waldweben Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey | Walton: | Façade - Ballet Suite | Weber: | Euryanthe Overture |
CDs 1-10 previously issued on Music & Arts set CD978 (deleted); CDs 11-13 previously unissued, contains nearly 4 hours of new material | | | (also available to download from $60.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Messiaen EditionAn 18-CD set offering a comprehensive overview of Messiaen’s work in recordings made between 1963 and 2000.
Messiaen: | Petites Esquisses d'Oiseaux Yvonne Loriod (piano) Preludes (8) Yvonne Loriod (piano) Quatre Études de rythme Yvonne Loriod (piano) La Nativité du Seigneur Marie-Claire Alain (organ) Le Banquet Céleste Marie-Claire Alain (organ) Apparition de l'Eglise Eternelle Marie-Claire Alain (organ) Poèmes pour Mi, books 1 & 2 (complete) Maria Oràn (soprano), Yvonne Loriod (piano) Chants de Terre et de Ciel Maria Oràn (soprano), Yvonne Loriod (piano) Quatuor pour la fin du temps Huguette Fernandez (violin), Guy Deplus (clarinet), Jacques Nielz (cello), Marie-Madeleine Petit (piano) Cinq rechants Solistes des chœurs de l’ORTF, Marcel Couraud Visions de l'Amen for 2 pianos Katia and Marièlle Labèque, pianos Les Offrandes oubliées (1930) Orchestre philharmonique de l’ORTF, Marcel Couraud Hymne au Saint-Sacrement Orchestre philharmonique de l’ORTF, Marcel Couraud Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus Yvonne Loriod (piano) Harawi (Chants d'amour et de Mort) Rachel Yakar (soprano), Yvonne Loriod (piano) Turangalîla Symphony Revised Messiaen Edition Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Dominique Kim (ondes Martenot) Berliner Philharmoniker, Kent Nagano Catalogue d'oiseaux Books 1-7 (complete) Yvonne Loriod (piano) La Fauvette des jardins Yvonne Loriod (piano) Le Réveil des oiseaux Yvonne Loriod (piano) Orchestre National de France, Kent Nagano Couleurs de la cité céleste Yvonne Loriod (piano) Groupe Instrumental à Percussion de Strasbourg, Orchestre du Domaine Musical, Pierre Boulez Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum Yvonne Loriod (piano) Groupe Instrumental à Percussion de Strasbourg, Orchestre du Domaine Musical, Pierre Boulez L'Ascension (Quatre meditations pour l'orchestre) Orchestre philharmonique de l’ORTF, Marius Constant 3 Petites liturgies de la Presence Divine Yvonne Loriod (piano), Jeanne Loriod (onde Martenot) Maîtrise et Orchestre de Chambre de la RTF, Marcel Couraud Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité Olivier Messiaen, organ (Recorded on the Cavaillé-Coll organ in La Trinité Church, Paris) Des Canyons aux Étoiles Yvonne Loriod (piano), Georges Barboteu (horn), Alain Jacquet (xylorimba), François Dupin (glockenspiel) Ensemble Ars Nova, Marius Constant Sept Haïkaï Yvonne Loriod (piano) Ensemble Ars Nova, Marius Constant |
includes a disc of Olivier Messiaen interviewed by Claude Samuel (in French), 1988 “…her playing is nothing short of magnificent – superb range of sonority, rock-sure rhythm, unfailing attention to polyphonic strands, thrilling attack and tender caress in equal measure. … Under her touch there seems to be no such thing as a worn-out harmony or an unmusical one.” Gramophone Magazine (on Yvonne Loriod's piano performances on these CDs) “Messiaen's own performance of the large organ cycle Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte-Trinité is included amongst the goodies on offer here. …it is thoroughly compulsive listening, and definitive only in that it reveals just how much leeway is permitted. ...Yvonne Loriod, Messiaen's second wife... can be heard on 14 of the 26 works, many of them classic performances. There may be better sounding versions of the Vingt regards, but she is still riveting - the fearsome 'Par Lui tout a été fait' has rarely sounded more exciting.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2005  BBC Music Magazine
Special Review - October 2005 |
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| |  | Messiaen: Complete Edition
THE ARTISTS: Pierre-Laurent Aimard . John Alldis Choir . Martha Argerich . Daniel Barenboïm . Noelle Barker . Pierre Boulez / The Cleveland Orchestra . Catherine Cantin . Riccardo Chailly / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra . Myung-Whun Chung / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France . Myung-Whun Chung / Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille . Catherine Cournot . José van Dam . Sir Andrew Davis / BBC Chorus and Orchestra . Guy Deplus . Georges Guest / Saint John’s College . Jay Gottlieb . Heinz Holliger . Daniel Hope . Joela Jones . Jean-Paul Kreder / Ensemble Le Madrigal . Gidon Kremer . Hervé Lamy . Christian Lardé . Olivier Latry . Jeanne Loriod . Sextuor d'ondes Jeanne Loriod . Sylvia McNair . Maîtrise de Radio-France . Nathalie Manfrino . Olivier Messiaen . Chris Merritt . Yvonne Loriod . Roger Muraro . Kent Nagano / Hallé Orchestra . Yumi Nara . Françoise Pollet . Karl Anton Rickenbacher / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin . Quatuor Rosemonde . Mstislav Rostropovich . Robert Sherlaw Johnson . Albert Tétard . Jean-Yves Thibaudet . Dawn Upshaw . Marie Vermeulin . Luben Yordanoff…
It was meant to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the great French composer’s birth in December 2008. Released in September 2008, it was sold out before the anniversary date – all 4,000 boxes of the Messiaen Complete Edition. There are benchmark performances by Pierre Boulez, Myung-Whun Chung, Olivier Latry and Roger Muraro, among many others. It’s the only set that can offer Messiaen’s magnum opus, the opera Saint François d’Assise. New recordings were made for the Edition; two works were recorded for the first time. Limited Edition. The only Messiaen box to offer the complete works. Highlights include: Complete Orchestral Works: Boulez and Chung (including new [2008] recording of Trois petites liturgies and Couleurs de la Cité céleste). Complete Piano Works: Roger Muraro. Complete Organ Works: Olivier Latry. Saint François: José van Dam / Dawn Upshaw / Kent Nagano. Rarities include La Mort du Nombres, Choeur des déportés, Fêtes des belles eaux for Ondes Martenot, 4 Inédits pour piano et ondes Martenot, Chant dans le style de Mozart …. Lavish 400-page CD booklet in French and English. | 
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