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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Dvořák: Silent WoodsOriginal works and transcriptions for cello and piano
Dvorak: | Sonatina for violin and piano in G major, Op. 100 Rondo in G minor for cello & piano, Op. 94, B. 171 Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5 Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 Dobrú noc, má milá (Goodnight, My Darling), Op. 73 No. 1 Polonaise in A major for cello & piano or cello & orchestra, B94 Larghetto in G minor, Op. 75a, No. 4 Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Four Songs, Op. 82: No. 1, ‘Leave Me Alone’ |
On this disc, Christian Poltéra and Kathryn Stott chart the gradual development in Dvořák’s composition for cello. The disc includes chamber works that Dvořák composed originally for cello and piano or arranged for the combination including Polonaise in A major, the Rondo in G minor and Silent Woods which was originally a piano duet. Poltéra also presents his own transcriptions of several violin pieces and songs, including the Violin Sonatina, and Lasst mich allein, alongside the ever-popular Songs My Mother Taught Me and Song to the Moon from Rusalka. Christian Poltéra and Kathryn Stott are regular chamber music partners and have previously recorded music by Honegger and Frank Martin. “This recording bathes the listener in a stream of irresistable song that lingers in the memory weeks later. It also proves how well the composer's lyricism translates across timbre and sonority: this 'Song to the Moon' is as searingly effective as any I've heard sung...the recorded sound is ideal.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2013 **** “[the Sonatina] works particularly well in its new baritone and tenor register...This attests to both the sensitive way in which Poltera has adapted the music to the cello medium and to the deft and affectionate manner in which he plays it. So natural does the Sonatina sound on the cello that you wonder why Dvorak himself never thought of doing it.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2013 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Art of Renée Fleming
plus: Bonus tracks: 15. Wheels of a Dream [with Bryn Terfel] 16. Amazing Grace 17. Rodgers - Carousel / You’ll Never Walk Alone 18. Hallelujah – [new cut]
The Art of Renée Fleming brings together 18 defining tracks spanning Renée’s finest Decca recordings, including favorite arias by Puccini, Handel and Gershwin and duets with Bryn Terfel and Plácido Domingo. Four special bonus tracks reflect Renée’s prominence beyond classical repertoire with two Broadway classics, Amazing Grace - which she memorably sang at the site of the World Trade Centre and a brand new version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | CLASSICAL 2012
Albéniz: | Granada (from Suite española No. 1, Op. 47) | Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV169 'Gott soll allein mein Herze haben': Arioso Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041: I. [Allegro] | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 - Allegretto scherzando Rondo a capriccio in G major, Op. 129 ‘Rage over a lost penny' | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Près des remparts de Séville (Séguedille) (from Carmen) Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) | Cardillo: | Core 'ngrato | Chopin: | Nocturne in C minor Op. post Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 | Cilea: | La dolcissima effigie (from Adriana Lecouvreur) | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) arr. Roelens | Delibes: | Coppelia - Waltz from Act I (Valse lente) | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) | Flotow: | The Last Rose of Summer (Martha) | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Handel: | La Lucrezia (highlights) | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) | Liszt: | Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major | Massenet: | Pourquoi me reveiller (from Werther) | Mozart: | Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum | Pergolesi: | Nel chiuso centro - chamber cantata | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10: Andante assai | Puccini: | Senza mamma, o bimbo (from Suor Angelica) | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor | Ramirez: | Misa Criolla: Kyrie | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Strauss, J, II: | Mein Herr Marquis (from Die Fledermaus) | Striggio: | Missa sopra Ecco sì beato giorno: Agnus Dei II | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64 (Valse (Allegro moderato) Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 | Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Mercè, dilette amiche 'Bolero' (from I Vespri Siciliani) La traviata: Prelude to Act 1 | Villa-Lobos: | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena) | Vivaldi: | Sonno se pur sei sonno from Tito Manlio, RV738 |
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| |  | Anna Netrebko: Opera Arias
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| |  | Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Verdi Opera ScenesGala Live Concert from the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Two of opera’s biggest stars, on the crest of solo album triumphs, team up for this long-awaited duet album of Verdi Scenes. It is high drama and great Verdi, with Dmitri Hvorostovsky, widely recognized as “the Verdi baritone of our time” (Los Angeles Times), and Sondra Radvanovsky, the fastest-rising “true Verdi soprano” (Opera News) in international opera today. The electricity is palpable in the emotional duet scenes from Il Trovatore, Un Ballo in Maschera, and Simon Boccanegra. Dmitri sings a favorite among his signature arias, “O Carlo, ascolta,” from Don Carlo; and Sondra gives us a memorable glimpse of her Tosca in “Vissi d’arte.” We are treated to delightful Mozart and tender Dvorak. Dmitri’s favorite conductor, Constantine Orbelian, leads the Philharmonia of Russia in masterful fashion. “If Hvorostovsky's tone has become leaner, its smoothness and secutiry are still distinctive...one can distinguish Hvorostovsky's benign Boccanegra from his curtly venomous di Luna” BBC Music Magazine, June 2011 *** “The charisma factor is considerable: Sondra Radvanovsky has a plaintive lyric soprano that can do the work of mid-weight Verdi roles such as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, Leonora in Il Trovatore and the other scenes excerpted here...[Hvorostovsky] brings to the music a plush sonority that's particular gratifying in the lyrical passages...Orbelian has all the big Verdi moments well in hand” Gramophone Magazine, July 2011 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Irresistible Karita Mattila
Celebrated soprano Karita Mattila has proved herself to be irresistible in any musical genre. This mid-price compilation couples live performances of some of the world’s best-loved opera arias together with the Finnish diva’s unique interpretations of songs from Broadway musicals and the Great American Songbook. Winner of the first 'Singer of the World' competition in Cardiff, Karita Mattila is one of the most illustrious soprano singers in the world today. She is recognised as much for the beauty and versatility of her lyric voice as for her extraordinary stage ability. This release marks her 50th birthday in 2010, coinciding with Ondine’s 25th anniversary. “Common to [all tracks] is a warm, enfolding orchestral presence, and that fusion of fearless strength with the ability to come intimately close to the listener which makes Mattila a totally natural crossover artist. You barely notice when she does make the crossing” BBC Music Magazine, July 2010 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Live in Helsinki & Sibelius SongsContains ODE9682 and ODE8562
Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) | Gershwin: | Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) | Holländer: | Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt (text: Friedrich Holländer) | Madetoja: | Luulit, ma katselin sua ... Op. 68 No. 3 (You Thought I was Watching You ...) (Text: L. Onerva) | Merikanto, O: | Miksi laulan | Puccini: | Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) | Sibelius: | Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Fågellek, Op. 17, No. 3 Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36, No. 2 Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Arioso, Op. 3 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Fåfäng önskan, Op. 61, No. 7 Six Songs, Op. 88 'Flower Songs' Norden, Op. 90 No. 1 (Runeberg) Kaiutar, Op. 72, No. 4 En slända, Op. 17, No. 5 Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Maj, Op. 57, No. 4 Jubal, Op. 35, No. 1 Ilmo Ranta (piano) | Siegel, R: | Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin | Strauss, J, II: | Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein (from Die Fledermaus) Mein Herr Marquis (from Die Fledermaus) Klänge der Heimat (from Die Fledermaus) | Styne: | Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend | Verdi: | Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida) Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) | Wagner: | Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhauser) |
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, Ondine releases a series of five twofers, containing best-selling titles from the back catalogue. The focus is on five of Ondine’s star artists: sopranos Soile Isokoski and Karita Mattila, baritone Jorman Hynninen, violinist Pella Kuusisto and clarinettist Kari Kriikku. These releases are specially priced (2 CDs for the price of 1) and are limited edition, running through 2010 only. | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Great Swedish Singers: Hjördis Schymberg
Hjördis Schymberg (soprano) | |
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| |  | The World's Most Beautiful Melodies
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| |  | Morning Cloud
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