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Brahms: | Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 in A flat major | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 | Dawes, C: | Melody | Drdla: | Souvenir | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 6 - To Spring | Heuberger: | Midnight Bells (from Der Opernball) | Hirsch, L A: | The Love Nest | Horn, C E: | Cherry Ripe | Jacobi, V: | On Miami Shore | Koschat: | The Lord is My Shepherd (Forsaken) | Kramer, A: | Entr'acte, Op. 46 No. 2 | Kreisler: | Apple Blossoms: Who can tell? Aucassin and Nicolette (canzonetta medievale) Toy Soldiers' March | Logan: | Pale Moon (Indian Love Song) | Openshaw: | Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses | Paderewski: | Mélodie in G flat major, Op. 16 No. 2 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) Hymn to the Sun Scheherazade, Op. 35: Arabian Song Scheherazade, Op. 35: Oriental Dance | Scott, C: | Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183) | Seitz, C: | The World is Waiting for the Sunrise | White, C C: | Bandana Sketches: Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen |
The years 1919-24 saw Fritz Kreisler re-establish himself after the First World War. Initial hostility to him in America was eventually overcome, and the resumption of his recording schedule saw a steady stream of inimitable offerings from the most beloved violinist of the time. There are rarities in this sequence of acoustic sides, not least his recording of black American Clarence Cameron White’s spiritual setting and an elusive 1921 recording of Charles Dawes’s Melody in A. Additionally, Kreisler never rerecorded his beautiful performance of his own Aucassin and Nicolette. Ward Marston, producer and audio restoration producer “Kreisler's golden sound and inimitable sense of timing remains unequalled in these sweetmeats. One barely notices the inevitable surface noise of these fine transfers.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 ***** | 
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| |  | The Maiden’s Prayerand other gems from an old piano stool
Badarzewska-Baranowska: | The Maiden's Prayer | Beethoven: | Minuets WoO 10 - No. 2 in G major | Durand, M A: | Première Valse Op. 83 | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 | Fibich: | Poème Op. 41 No. 14 | Grieg: | Notturno from Lyric Suite, Op. 54 | Grünfeld: | Romance for Piano, Op. 45 No. 1 | Handel: | Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith': Air & Variations | Herbert, V: | La Coquette - valse brillante | MacDowell: | To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 | Mason, W: | Silver Spring, Op. 6 | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' | Moszkowski: | Serenata in D major, Op. 15 No. 1 | Nevin, E W: | Narcissus, Op. 13 No. 4 | Paderewski: | Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 | Palmgren: | May Night, Op. 27 No. 4 | Paradies: | Toccata in A | Pieczonka: | Tarantella in A minor | Poldini: | Poupée valsante | Raff: | La Fileuse Op. 157 No. 2 | Rubinstein: | Melody in F major, Op. 3 No. 1 | Sibelius: | The Spruce Tree Op. 75 No. 5 | Sinding: | Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring), Op. 32 No 3 | Tchaikovsky: | Chanson triste, Op. 40 No. 2 |
None of us can deny that they have fallen prey to the lure of a junk shop or of the chaotic mysteries of an attic, and sometimes purchasers of an old wardrobe or chest of drawers find there a bundle of treasure left behind … well, the spirit of ‘What have we here?’ permeates the adventures captured on this album. Salon music had its heyday on record in the era of 78s, since the length of a side suited it so well, and for that reason some titles— such as Rubinstein’s Melody in F and Paderewski’s Minuet in G—may be familiar, but there are ‘finds’ to be had in any such compilation. This is music on which most aspiring pianists have cut their teeth, giving them as it does both the satisfaction of mastering a complete piece without straining their technique (well, mostly) as well as the backbone of a repertoire that makes for a welcome family evening around the piano; alas for us all that we cannot offer renderings of such sympathetic finesse and lyrical elegance as are here set down by Philip Martin ‘at home’ and off-duty from his award-winning complete Gottschalk recordings on Hyperion. “This repertoire is as delightful to listen to as it is to play … perfect evening listening” Classic FM Magazine “You may wonder when you last heard such beguiling, fine-toned fluency … this is a delectable disc finely recorded” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Homage to Fritz Kreisler
Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Chaminade: | Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150 arr. Fritz Kreisler Christian Ferras (violin) & Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 Christian Ferras (violin) & Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2 arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Falla: | La vida breve: First Spanish Dance Christian Ferras (violin) & Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Glazunov: | Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 Arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits arr. Kreisler Jascha Heifetz (violin) & Emanuel Bay (piano) | Granados: | Spanish Dance Arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Kreisler: | Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur) first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin) first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Variations on a Theme by Corelli (in the style of Tartini) first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6 first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Liebesfreud first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Liebesleid first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Schön Rosmarin first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) La Gitana first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Alter Refrain first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Liebesfreud New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) & Haddon Squire (piano) Liebesleid New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) & Haddon Squire (piano) Schön Rosmarin New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) & Haddon Squire (piano) Andantino in the style of Martini New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) Song without Words, Op. 2, No. 3 (arr. from Tchaikovsky) New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) La Gitana David Oistrakh (violin) & Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) Zigeuner-Capriccio (Gipsy caprice) Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) Syncopation Gidon Kremer (violin) & Oleg Maisenberg (piano) Marche miniature viennoise Gidon Kremer (violin) & Oleg Maisenberg (piano) Schön Rosmarin Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & Lambert Orkis (piano) Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & Lambert Orkis (piano) Liebesleid Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & Lambert Orkis (piano) Polichinelle, serenade Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' arr. Fritz Kreisler Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & André Previn (piano) | Rimsky Korsakov: | Hymn to the Sun arr. Kreisler Jascha Heifetz (violin) & Emanuel Bay (piano) Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) arr. by Fritz Kreisler Christian Ferras (violin) & Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Weber: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 10 No. 1: Larghetto arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Wieniawski: | Caprice in E flat major (Alla Saltarella) arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) |
Along with his friend Caruso, Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962) was one of the superstars of the early gramophone era. He was “the master musician among the violinists of the day” (New York Times); he died 50 years ago (29 January 1962). As a composer, he is famous for his Viennese-style melodies, such as Liebesfreud and Liebesleid, for his notorious pieces “in the style of” various 18th-century masters (which he passed off as their original works, claiming to have rediscovered them in old manuscripts), and for his arrangements of well-known works by other composers. We remember one of the world’s greatest violinists with an enticing 2CD set that includes a first time release on CD of a tribute LP from 1961, original Kreisler recordings, and an array of great modern violinists playing his works. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Daniel Hope: The Romantic ViolinistA Celebration of Joseph Joachim
Brahms: | Sonatensatz (Scherzo from the F.A.E. sonata), WoO 2 with Sebastian Knauer (piano) Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor arranged for violin and strings by Marc-Olivier Dupin Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo Hungarian Dance No. 5 arranged for violin and strings by Marc-Olivier Dupin Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 No. 2 Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)) & Bengt Forsberg (piano) | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 arranged for violin and orchestra by Franz Waxman Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo | Joachim: | Romanze, Op. 2, No. 1 for violin and piano with Sebastian Knauer (piano) Notturno for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 12 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo | Schubert: | Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 with Sebastian Knauer (piano) | Schumann, Clara: | Romances (3), Op. 22: No. 1 - Andante Molto with Sebastian Knauer (piano) |
Friends with Mendelssohn, the Schumanns, Brahms, Dvorák, Liszt, Bruch, and others, Joachim was a revered violinist, conductor, and composer of the Romantic Era. The central piece is Bruch’s Violin Concerto, its violin part completely reworked, at Bruch’s request, by Joachim into the form we know today. Daniel Hope plays the concerto with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under Sakari Oramo. “Big-hearted Daniel Hope, backed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic under Sakari Oramo, seems equally at home in the wide open spaces of Bruch's violin concerto (which the master totally revised and improved) or the warm intimacy of Joachim's own delightful Romanze” The Observer, 13th March 2011 **** The Telegraph, 18th March 2011 “Hope’s way with the Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 is lively, burning with gypsy passion. Temperatures calm down for Joachim’s own Romanze and his equally endearing Notturno.” The Times, 26th March 2011 **** “The major offering here is Bruch's evergreen First Violin Concerto, which Daniel Hope plays with cliche-free, heartfelt intensity. He radiates espressivo allure in Joachim's own Romanza and Notturno...The Joachim connection is fascinating, and Hope plays each piece as a music gem in its own right” Classic FM Magazine, May 2011 **** “The Bruch is finely and vividly recorded. In Oramo's hands the orchestration acquires a rich glow, with solo lines brought out most expressively. Hope brings to his interpretation glorious, full tone brilliance (in the finale) and expansive phrasing...The pieces with piano are all beautifully played” Gramophone Magazine, May 2011 “[The Bruch] receives a warmly committed account from the soloist and the hugely responsive Royal Stockholm Philharmonic under Sakari Oramo. As in his recording of the Mendelssohn, Hope never takes this over-familiar score for granted and has imaginative things to say at every juncture.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2011 **** “This performance [of the Bruch] overflows with incident and rich musical detailing...[Oramo], as a fiddler himself, knows this piece inside out...The finale dazzles, rounding out a captivating and insightful reading” International Record Review, May 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Smile!!!Works for double bass & piano
Chaplin, C: | Smile from 'Modern Times' | Chopin: | Largo in E flat major, BI 109 | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 | Fibich: | Poème | Gade, J: | Tango Jalousie | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces Op. 65: No. 5 - Ballad | Kosenko: | Scherzino | Kreisler: | Liebesleid | Monti, V: | Csárdás | Piazzólla: | Lento | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 | Raff: | Cavatina for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 85 No. 3 | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera | Rimsky Korsakov: | Mazurka on Polish Folk Themes | Rubinstein: | Melody in F major, Op. 3 No. 1 | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei | Strauss, J, II: | Romance No. 1 in G minor, Op. 243 Romance No. 2 in G minor, Op. 255 | Tchaikovsky: | Chanson triste, Op. 40 No. 2 | Tosti: | La serenata |
Mario Schott-Zierotin (double bass) & Georg Wagner (piano) Schott-Zierotin has recorded numerous CDs and is a publisher of chamber music and is a specialist in Strauss, Lanner and Fahrbach. Georg Wagner has a lively interest in all aspects of music and has been engaged in a variety of fields including publishing, composition, performing as a percussionist and soloist and accompanist on piano and harpsichord. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | CapriccioVirtuoso pieces for violin & piano
Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) trans. A. Roelens | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato arr. Jascha Heifetz | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 trans. Fritz Kreisler | Elgar: | La Capricieuse, Op. 17 | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Korngold: | Garden scene | Kreisler: | Liebesleid | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Poldini: | Poupée valsante trans. Fritz Kreisler | Prokofiev: | Masks from ‘Romeo and Juliet' arr. Jascha Heifetz | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 arr. Renaud Capuçon | Schubert of Dresden Jr.: | Die Biene, Op. 13 No. 9 arr. August Wilhelmj | Schumann: | Er, der Herrlichste von allem (No. 2 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42) Du Ring an meinem Finger (No. 4 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42) | Strauss, R: | Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes arr. Vasa Prihoda Ein einsamer Quelle, Op. 9, No. 2 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe arr. Samuel Dushkin | Suk: | Un poco triste, Op. 17, No. 3 | Szymanowski: | Roxana's Song from the opera 'King Roger', for violin & piano trans. Pavel Kochanski | Tchaikovsky: | Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6 |
Renaud Capuçon (Guarneri del Gesù, 1737 violin) & Jérôme Ducros (piano) Renaud Capuçon is following in the footsteps of the great violinists of the past century, such as Heifetz, Kreisler and Menuhin, with this virtuoso programme of compositions, transcriptions and arrangements for the violin and piano, recorded in the Lugano Festival 2007. “It seems there is nothing Capuçon cannot do. He maintains the same level of tonal purity and lustrousness at all dynamic levels across all four strings… His phrasing and timing is immaculate, his intonation ear-ringingly true and - especially important in this repertoire - his exquisitely subtle use of portamento is such as to rival even Kreisler and Heifetz.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 ***** “Not since the emergence of Vengerov and Repin has such an exciting young violinist come our way.” International Record Review “Capuçon’s violin transcriptions rarely disappoint. If it’s not his fervour that amazes, it’s his delicacy. Elgar’s La Capricieuse is a melting wonder, Prokofiev’s Masks a bracing stomp. The programming sprinkles the firecrackers with pensive surprises (Roxana’s Song from Szymanowski), waltzing Strauss, and the finale is unusually reflective – two Schumann songs. A delight.” The Times, 18th April 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Kreisler: Original Compositions & Arrangements
Bach, J S: | Gavotte (Rondeau) from Partita No. 3 in E major BWV1006 | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) | Glazunov: | Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 | Heuberger: | Midnight Bells (from Der Opernball) | Kreisler: | Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 Schön Rosmarin La Gitana Liebesleid Liebesfreud Polichinelle, serenade Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin) Scherzo (In The Style Of Dittersdorf) Alter Refrain | Poldini: | Poupée valsante | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) | Schubert: | Rosamunde, D797: Ballet Music No. 2 | Scott, C: | Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183) | Tchaikovsky: | Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11) | trad.: | Londonderry Air | Weber: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 10 No. 1: Larghetto |
“‘In this well-chosen selection of Kreisler playing his own pieces and arrangements, the performances are as magical as ever and the original sound quality is very well brought out in the excellent transfers.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Great Violinists - Kreisler plays Kreisler(Original compositions and transcriptions)
Recorded 1936-38 “Kreisler was in his sixties when these recordings were made in late 1930s. Although it would be idle to pretend that he is technically the equal of Perlman or Szeryng, his artistry carries authority.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2006 **** | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Yo-Yo Ma: The Dvorák Album
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| |  | Dvorak: Music for Violin & Piano Volume 2
Dvorak: | Ballad in D minor B139 (Op 15 No. 1) Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2 Slavonic Dance No. 16 in A flat major, Op. 72 No. 8 Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5 Mazurek for violin and orchestra, Op. 49 (B89) Nocturne in B major for violin & piano, Op. 40 (B48a) Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 Capriccio for violin & piano, B81 Reverie, Op. 85, No. 6 |
Edmund Battersby (piano), Zhou Qian (violin) “The second volume is a delight -- all lighter pieces. My favorites are the Mazurek and the Capriccio, but there are also three Slavonic Dances here, in Kreisler arrangements, along with a Ballad, a Nocturne, a Reverie, the famous Humoresque, and 'Songs My Mother Taught Me'. All are played with spirit and joy and are never rushed” American Record Guide, March/April 2000 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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