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Tchaikovsky: | Last Night Op. 60 No. 1 To forget so soon without opus number The Nightingale Op. 60 No. 4 It happened in the early Spring Op. 38 No. 2 Amid the din of the ball Op. 38 No. 3 The Fearful Minute Op. 28 No. 6 Do not believe, my friend Op. 6 No. 1 The Cuckoo, Op. 54 No. 8 Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 Behind the window, Op 60 No. 10 Serenade, Op. 63 No. 6 The Canary, Op. 25 No. 4 Not a word, O my friend, Op. 6 No. 2 Lullaby in a storm, Op. 54 No. 10 Spring, Op 54 No. 9 Why did I dream of you?, Op. 28 No. 3 None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 Does the day reign?, Op. 47 No 6 If only I had known, Op.47, No.1 Why? Op 6 No. 5 |
Joan Rodgers (soprano) & Roger Vignoles (piano) ‘I find this British singer’s identification with Tchaikovsky almost uncanny. Having heard countless performances … in my native Russia, I was totally overcome by Rodgers’ unaffectedness and sincerity … her intonation is faultless, her Russian excellent. A rare treat indeed’ (Vladimir Ashkenazy) “A lovely record” Sunday Times | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky - Romances
Tchaikovsky: | In the midst of the ball, Op. 38 No. 3 None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 I never spoke to her, Op. 25, No. 5 My genius, my angel, my friend (Moy geni, moy angel, moy drug) (Fet) c1855-60 Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 Reconciliation, Op. 25, No. 1 Zakatilos solntse (The sun has set) The Fearful Minute Op. 28 No. 6 The mild stars shone for us If only I had known, Op.47, No.1 The lights were being dimmed, Op. 63, No. 5 Not a word, O my friend, Op. 6 No. 2 Why? Op 6 No. 5 Song: 'Was I not a blade of grass?' Op. 47 No. 7 The gypsy song, Op. 60, No. 7 Do not believe, my friend Op. 6 No. 1 It happened in the early Spring Op. 38 No. 2 The Cuckoo, Op. 54 No. 8 Does the day reign?, Op. 47 No 6 Solitude ('Again, as before, alone'), Op. 73 No. 6 |
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) & Julius Drake (piano) Third release on ONYX from young Dutch mezzo and rising star Christianne Stotijn Beautiful collection of 20 Tchaikovsky songs representing the whole range of his creative life from his first performed composition “My Genius, My angel, my friend,” written when we was 16, through to the last published song from the year of his death “Again, as before, alone”. Includes favourites such as “None but the Lonely Heart” and “Why?” but also rarely heard songs such as “Mild Stars Looked down”, “The Cuckoo” and “The Gypsy Song” Christianne learnt Russian especially for this recording and toured it widely before recording it with her superb pianist Julius Drake. This recording should do much to re-evaluate Tchaikovsky as one of the greatest composers of song and not just a writer of pretty tunes. “The two best-known songs open proceedings: "At the Ball", with its reminiscence of unrequited passion to the lilt of a sad waltz, and then "None but the lonely heart". Everyone conceivable from Rosa Ponselle to Frank Sinatra has recorded this, but Stotijn loses nothing in comparison with ghosts from the past. Her voice is a full-blooded mezzo but steady and true, without a hint of that vibrato that can often disturb the line in Slavonic singers... The piano parts are superbly done: in every sense these songs are duets. Tchaikovsky's songs are not nearly well enough known and this superb recital should encourage more interest in them.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 “…Christianne Stotijn is that artist in a thousand whose personality shines through everything she does. Her Russian characterisations and folk inflections seem spot-on in the vivid narratives of 'Had I known', 'The Bride's Lament' and 'The Cuckoo'. Here, too, as in their often wonderful Mahler recital together, Julius Drake's focused narratives make us want to hear even more from him... But Stotijn's charisma and her beautifully recorded altoish depth of tone is enough to hold me spellbound.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2009 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | None But The Lonely Heart
Debussy: | Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Glückes genug Op. 37 No. 1 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Tchaikovsky: | Zakatilos solntse (The sun has set) Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 Why? Op 6 No. 5 Otchevo? Solitude ('Again, as before, alone'), Op. 73 No. 6 Zabït tak skoro (So soon forgotten) None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 |
Amanda Roocroft (soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano) Recorded at Champs Hill, England April/July 2007 “A warm voice and an involved accompanist grace this enjoyable recital.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2008 “…there are certainly some five-star performances here - and Strauss's relatively unfamiliar 'Glückes genug' hints that she may make an Arabella of ideal candour and dignity.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | In the Still of NightSongs by Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 Encore | Rimsky Korsakov: | In the silence of the night, Op.40, No.3 Prosti! Ne pomni dney naden'ya, Op. 27, No. 4 Not the wind blowing from the heights, Op.43, No.2 Plus sonore que le chant de l’alouette, Op.43, No.1 On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 V tsarstvo rozï vina, Op. 8, No. 5 Zuleika's Song (Pesnya Zyuleyki) Op. 26 No. 4, 1882 (Kozlov/Byron) Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Op. 2 No. 2 The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 The Nymph Op. 56 No. 1 Son v letnyuyu noch', Op. 56, No. 2 | Strauss, R: | Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Encore | Tchaikovsky: | Skazhi, o chom v teni vetvey, Op. 57 No. 1 Zabït tak skoro (So soon forgotten) Nochy bezumnïye, Op. 60 No. 6 Why? Op 6 No. 5 Serenade, Op. 63 No. 6 Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 Song: 'Was I not a blade of grass?' Op. 47 No. 7 Sred mrachnïkh dnei, Op. 73, No. 5 Does the day reign?, Op. 47 No 6 |
Anna Netrebko (soprano) & Daniel Barenboim (piano) Anna Netrebko’s first live solo album and first Lieder album is accompanied by star conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim. This was the concert event of the Salzburg Festival 2009 and your first Deutsche Grammophon priority of the year. For her Salzburg recital, Anna Netrebko programmed an all Russian evening. Companioned by Barenboim’s masterful, idiomatic playing, Anna’s voluptuous voice surrenders completely to the haunting, soulful melodies of songs by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, and others. On the heels of her successful Russian Album – more than 270,000 copies sold and still selling strong – In the Still of Night is certain to soar. | 
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| |  | Elisabeth Söderström
Grieg: | With a Primrose With a Waterlily Jeg Elsker Deg, Op. 41 No. 3 | Liszt: | S'il est un charmant gazon O quand je dors (Hugo), S282 Enfant, si j'étais roi (Hugo) Comment, disaient-ils (Hugo) Mignons Lied (Kennst du das Land) | Nielsen: | Æbleblomst, Op. 10/1 | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one, Op. 4 No. 4 Fragment from A. Musset, Op. 21 No. 6 The Rat-Catcher | Schubert: | Seligkeit D433 (Holty) Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Freudvoll und leidvoll Erlkönig | Sibelius: | Små flickorna (Text: Hjalmar Procopé) | Strauss, R: | Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Ein Obdach gegen Sturm und Regen, Op. 46 No. 1 | Tchaikovsky: | Why? Op 6 No. 5 None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 The Cuckoo, Op. 54 No. 8 | Wolf, H: | Mögen alle bösen Zungen (No. 13 from Spanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder) |
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) Recorded 1971/84 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Galina Vishnevskaya - Songs and Opera Arias
Mussorgsky: | Sunless Songs and Dances of Death (Orchestrated Dmitri Shostakovich) | Prokofiev: | Russian Folksongs, Op. 104 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Sadko (opera) (highlights) In the silence of the night, Op.40, No.3 Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Op. 2 No. 2 The dying glow of the sunset, Op.39 No.2 The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 Plus sonore que le chant de l’alouette, Op.43, No.1 Not the wind blowing from the heights, Op.43, No.2 The octave, Op.45, No.3 The Nymph Op. 56 No. 1 | Shostakovich: | Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op. 127 Satires 'Sketches of the past', Op. 109 | Tchaikovsky: | The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 Song: 'Was I not a blade of grass?' Op. 47 No. 7 Do not believe, my friend Op. 6 No. 1 The Fearful Minute Op. 28 No. 6 Sleep, my poor friend, Op.47, No. 4 In this moonlight, Op.73, No.3 Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 Why? Op 6 No. 5 In the midst of the ball, Op. 38 No. 3 If only I had known, Op.47, No.1 It happened in the early Spring Op. 38 No. 2 Solitude ('Again, as before, alone'), Op. 73 No. 6 |
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich This 3CD set is now at budget-price for the first-time and texts and translations will be available for download at www.emiclassics.com | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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