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Nora Gubisch (mezzo-soprano) & Alain Altinoglu (piano) The mélodies presented here were written between 1903 and 1927. They display in exemplary fashion the different facets of the art of Ravelian song. Some malcontents have declared them 'unclassifiable'. In fact, what is striking here is the diversity, the eclecticism, the independence of the composer when he chooses, as encounters and opportunities crop up, to illustrate a poem by Verlaine, to set to music the prose of Jules Renard, or to harmonise a Greek or Hebrew tune. This footloose stroll through different times and cultures gives us an insight into the composer's inquiring mind, his determination to follow his wishes and desires, without noisily drawing attention to himself, yet tranquilly standing his ground in his personal world while apparently indifferent to the scandals he quite involuntarily provoked. The song texts reflect Ravel's literary culture, his interest in and respect for literature, which had been as Integral a part of his life as music ever since his adolescence, when, in the company of Ricardo Vines (great-great-uncle of Nora Gubisch), he frequented the bookshops and the second-hand booksellers along the Seine. After musical studies at the Radio France Maîtrise and piano study with Catherine Collard, mezzo-soprano Nora Gubisch was awarded first prize for singing at the Paris Conservatoire, going on to study with Vera Rózsa, who became her principal teacher and mentor. She quickly earned leading rôles with the Paris Opéra, La Scala, Milan, San Francisco Opera, Salzburg, Aix-en-Provence and the BBC Proms. She has been a guest of the Vienna, New York and Munich Philharmonic Orchestras, Dresden Staatskapelle, Orchestre de Paris and London Symphony Orchestra, with conductors including Sir Colin Davis, Lorin Maazel, Georges Prêtre and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. She has formed a duo with pianist and conductor, Alain Altinoglu, now her husband, and has recorded many songs. “Ravel effected an understated formal revolution in vocal music, the pieces performed here by mezzo-soprano Nora Gubisch with pianist Alain Altinoglu being notable for their commitment to textual interpretation rather than sheer operatic grandeur.” The Independent, 18th August 2012 *** “Not since the incomparable Régine Crespin...has a female French singer brought such insights and vocal allure to her native song repertoire as Nora Gubisch...Her voice remains youthful and bright, but capable of producing a wide spectrum of timbres for the very different demands of this challenging Ravel programme...The Kaddish can surely have never been more moving than it sounds on this fabulous disc.” Sunday Times, 26th August 2012 “It is a long, long time since anyone delved into Ravel’s songs as persuasively as Gubisch and her regular accompanist. The French mezzo-soprano has a full, voluptuous voice, but the key to her artistry lies in the idiomatic touch she brings to the music, based on her understanding of the texts and the difference it makes to the musical line...An outstanding recital.” Financial Times, 1st September 2012 ***** “One of the many attractions of this lovely disc is the exceptionally thoughtful booklet essay by Nina Vines … The recording is very fine and natural, with excellent balance … as fine a performance as I have ever heard … The individual songs are splendid” International Record Review, November 2012 “Altinoglu exploits the colours and textures with the utmost eloquence … Gubisch, with a vocal timbre of mellifluous beauty and well-focused richness, responds with the striking malleable spectrum of sensibility to the varied scenarios that Ravel encapsulates.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2012 “[Gubisch] combines a beautiful voice with intelligence, crisp diction and a real sense of style...I would guess she's lived with this music for a long time...this is a disc from which young and even less young singers can learn a great deal. 'Aoua!', the central song of the Chansons madecasses, is truly terrifying, as it ought to be.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012 ***** | | | (also available to download from $11.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Granados: | Tonadillas: No. 6, El majo timido | Hahn, R: | A Chloris Fleur fanée Quand je fus pros au pavillon | Morante, M G: | Five traditional Catalan Songs | Nin: | El paño murciano (from Cantos populares españoles) El Vito (from Cantos populares españoles) | Ravel: | Chanson de la mariée Là-bas, vers l’eglise Quel gallant m’est comparable Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques Tout gai! | Schubert: | Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531 Die Forelle, D550 Ave Maria, D839 Erlkönig, D328 | Schumann: | Aus den östlichen Rosen, Op. 25 No. 25 Intermezzo (No. 2 from Liederkreis, Op. 39) Aus den hebräischen Gesängen, Op. 25 No. 15 Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 No. 3 Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 Frühlingsnacht (No. 12 from Liederkreis, Op. 39) |
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| |  | Mischa Maisky: 10 Classic Albums
anon.: | Catalan Folksong arr. Pablo Casals with Pavel Gililov (piano) When I met you … arr. by Ivan Semyonovich Kozlovsky with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Arensky: | Do not kindle the fires Op. 38 No. 3 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Bach, J S: | Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012 Recorded July & August 1999 | Bizet: | Adieux de l'hotesse Arabe Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) arr. Mischa Maisky with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Chausson: | Quatre Mélodies Op. 13: 2. Sérénade (Jean Lahor) Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Cantique à l'épouse, Op. 36 No. 1 (Jounet) Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Le temps des lilas Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Chopin: | Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor Russian Arrangement for Cello and Piano with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Cui: | The burnt letter Op. 33 No. 4 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Dargomïzhsky: | I am sad ... Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Debussy: | Beau Soir Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Duparc: | Soupir Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Chanson triste Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Extase Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Dvorak: | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Recorded December 2002 Live recording Berliner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Recorded March 1990 Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli | Falla: | Nana (No. 5 from Siete canciones populares españolas) arr. by Mischa Maisky with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 arr. for Cello and Piano by Mischa Maisky with Pavel Gililov (piano) Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 arr. Pablo Casals for Cello and Piano with Daria Hovora (piano) Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Tristesse, Op. 6 No. 2 Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Glazunov: | Desire, Op. 60 No. 2 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Glinka: | The Lark Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits arr. for cello and piano with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Gounod: | Ave Maria arr. Mischa Maisky with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Gurilyov, A: | I am weary and sad ... Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Hahn, R: | L'heure exquise Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Handel: | Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13: Larghetto arr. by Mischa Maisky for Cello and Piano with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Kreisler: | Liebesleid arr. Mischa Maisky with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Lully: | Gavotte arr. for Cello and Piano with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Massenet: | Elégie arr. Mischa Maisky with Pavel Gililov (piano) Elégie Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Cello Sonata No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 45 Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Variations concertantes Op. 17 Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes' Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Schilflied, Op. 71 No. 4 Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Suleika (Goethe/von Willemer) Op. 34 No. 4 Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Die Liebende schreibt (Goethe) Op. 86 No. 3 Recorded February 2002 with Sergio Tiempo (piano) Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Mussorgsky: | Une Larme (A Tear) original for piano solo, arr. by Alexander Krein with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Poulenc: | Violon Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Métamorphoses: C'est ainsi que tu es Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) La Courte Paille: 3. La Reine de coeur Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Deux Poems de Louis Aragon: 1. "C" Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Les chemins de l'amour Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 for cello and Piano with Pavel Gililov (piano) Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera with Pavel Gililov (piano) Deux mélodies hébraïques Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Là-bas, vers l’eglise Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera Recorded May 1999 with Daria Hovora (piano) | Rimsky Korsakov: | The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) The Nymph Op. 56 No. 1 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Op. 2 No. 2 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Rubinstein: | Night Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Saint-Saëns: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Recorded March 1997 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne Recorded March 1997 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Allegro Appassionato in B minor Op. 43 Recorded March 1997 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Romance in F major, Op. 36 Recorded March 1997 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Suite for Cello & Piano, Op. 16 Recorded March 1997 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op. 32 Recorded March 1998 with Daria Hovora (piano) Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne transcription for Cello and Piano with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 arr. Johannes Palaschko with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 Recorded December 1999 with Martha Argerich (piano) Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 Recorded December 1999 with Martha Argerich (piano) Stücke im Volkston (5), Op. 102 Recorded December 1999 with Martha Argerich (piano) Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Recorded March 1997 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei for cello and Piano with Pavel Gililov (piano) | Shostakovich: | Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 Recorded August 1993 London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 126 Recorded August 1993 London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | Strauss, R: | Don Quixote, Op. 35 Recorded December 2002 Live recording with Tabea Zimmermann (viola) Berliner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta | Tchaikovsky: | Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Recorded March 1990 Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli Nocturne for cello & small orchestra (or cello & piano), Op. 19 No. 4 arr. Tchaikovsky for cello and piano with Pavel Gililov (piano) Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) Nochy bezumnïye, Op. 60 No. 6 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) Noch' (Night), Op. 60 No. 9 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) To bilo ranneyu vesnoy (It happened in the early spring), Op. 38 No. 2 Recorded January 2005 with Pavel Gililov (piano) |
Mischa Maisky will be 65 on 10 January 2013; he made his first recording for Deutsche Grammophon 30 years ago; and he left the Soviet Union 40 years ago. 10 Classic DG Albums, balanced carefully between his great concerto and recital CDs and presented in Original Jacket artwork. Elegant slipcase presentation, with 10 mint-packs offering gatefold presentation for each album inside. This release is not a limited edition. | 
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