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ID: RCO11001 CDs: 2 Type: SACD |
Subcollection: Violin This fourth release in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s ‘Horizon’ Series brings together two forms of homage. CD 1 represents a tribute to Gustav Mahler, the orchestra having devoted itself to a large-scale project commemorating the composer’s 150th birthday and the 100th anniversary of his death during its 2009- 2011 seasons. In addition to a chronological series of performances of all the great symphonies - effectively constituting the third Mahler Festival held in Amsterdam following those of 1925 and 1995, the orchestra programmed a series of concerts featuring works exhibiting a strong connection to Mahler’s compositions. Four world premieres of works composed for this series have been brought together on CD 1, the fifth being the opening title on CD 2.
The three other recordings on CD 2 feature members of the orchestra playing high-profile roles as solo or ensemble players, thereby symbolising a hommage to the virtuosity and the musical intelligence and flexibility of the 120 individual musicians making up the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk and trombonist Jörgen van Rijen are heard here in the world premieres of two works written for their instruments by Rodion Shchedrin and Luciano Berio respectively. Assistant principal violinist Marijn Mijnders and Monica Naselow, a member of the second violin section, team up in an explosive performance of Hindson’s 'Chrissietina’s Magic Fantasy' for two violins, the discovery of the chamber music marathon with which the Society of Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2009. |
28.00 eur Buy |
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ID: RCO8005 CDs: 14 Type: SACD |
Collection: Orchestral Works Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a transcription in sound of the concert-giving history of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, based upon radio recordings from the archives of Dutch Radio and Radio Netherlands World Service. Six decades of the 20th century are put under the spotlight in six boxes, each containing 14 CDs. We have chosen not only legendary performances under chief conductors of the KCO but also concerts led by countless guest conductors of both greater and lesser renown. Famous soloists make their debuts with the orchestra alongside world premieres of works that have since become classics of the repertoire. This fifth volume of the Anthology features the radio recordings made by the orchestra in the 1980s, presenting an overview on 14 CDs of the orchestra's artistic development under various conductors during that period. |
80.00 eur Buy |
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ID: RRC2033 CDs: 2 Type: CD |
Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / European Community Youth Orchestra James Judd,
conductor. |
25.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD102 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Choral Collection Subcollection: Choir Choral director, composer and musicologist, Clytus Gottwald turns his attention to complex and masterly choral arrangements of works from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Works by European composers including Wagner, Mahler, Debussy and Webern are arranged in up to sixteen parts, performed by the Rodolfus Choir, directed by Ralph Allwood. |
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ID: SIGCD188 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Orchestral Works Subcollection: Orchestra Acknowledged as the UK's foremost musical pioneers, with an extraordinary recording legacy, the Philharmonia leads the field for its quality of playing. Together with its relationships with the most sought-after artists, most importantly its Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia Orchestra is at the heart of British musical life.
Esa-Pekka Salonen made his London conducting debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra in September 1983 and he has returned to conduct the Orchestra on a regular basis ever since. |
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ID: SIGCD219 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Orchestral Works Subcollection: Orchestra Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in February 2006, the next disc in Signum’s series of live orchestral recordings with the Philharmonia features the late Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Mahler’s Symphony No.4. The concert was a memorable one, as this review of that concert demonstrates:
“This performance was inspired and interesting … Setting off at a no-nonsense, fastish speed, Mackerras’s appreciation of the numerous changes of tempos was a miracle of refined music-making that enhanced the rustic joys of the first movement. What impressed so much was the innate humanity of this music that in other hands can come across as insincere. Numerous details were bought out in the music, not least gurgling bassoons, clarinets suggestive of birds, and flutes that effortlessly floated above the general melee. Each movement received wonderful care for the sentiment that lies behind the notes; the slow movement in particular was of a poise and serenity that was truly touching. The singing of Sarah Fox in the finale embellished the entire sense of naturalness that was enshrined in this memorable rendition, a triumph for the partnership of the Philharmonia Orchestra, on riveting form, and the venerable Mackerras.” ClassicalSource.com |
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ID: SIGCD240 CDs: 3 Type: CD |
Collection: Choral Collection Subcollection: Choir Thomas Tallis Latin Motets and Anthems
Francis Grier Twelve Anthems
By Special Arrangement Choral arrangements of favourite classics
CD1: 12 Anthems by Francis Grier
12 original compositions by Francis Grier, set to sacred words and texts. Grier has written much for the Anglican choral tradition, having pieces commissioned and performed from Westminster Abbey, King's College, Cambridge, as well as Durham, Edinburgh, Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals.
CD2: Thomas Tallis: Latin & English Motets and Anthems
Latin and English motets and anthems by the accomplished 16th Century polyphonist. Few, if any, composers of the era can boast such a variety of musical styles and genres as Thomas Tallis. His diverse yet strikingly individual voice was a product of an outstanding musical imagination combined with the extraordinary historical context in which he lived. His working life spanned the reign of four monarchs, each preferring a drastically different flavour of Christian worship from his or her predecessor.
CD3: By Special Arrangement
A dazzling selection of arrangements of instrumental and orchestral music, performed by the Rodolfus Choir, by Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Chopin , Schubert and Widor
The Rodolfus Choir
Rodolfus Choir, made up of singers aged from 16 to 25 who have been chosen from past and present members of Eton College's summer choral courses for prospective choral scholars. It follows the release in May of a new recording of choral works by Herbert Howells (SIGCD190), which was enthusiastically received and praised by listeners and reviewers. |
30.00 eur Temporarily out of stock |
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ID: SIGCD275 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Subcollection: Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Peka Salonen, conductor
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony No.6 in A minor
1. I. Allegro energico, ma non troppo
2. II. Scherzo. Wuchtig
3. III. Andante
4. IV. Finale. Allegro moderato - Allegro energico
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
5. Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op.21 |
18.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD360 CDs: 3 Type: CD |
Collection: Orchestral Works Subcollection: Orchestra CD 1 - SIGCD351
CD 2 - SIGCD352
CD 3 - SIGCD353
Lorin Maazel leads the Philharmonia Orchestra and a star-studded ensemble of performers in Mahler's first three Symphonies. This is the first set in a series that will encompass Mahler's Nine Symphonies, featuring live orchestral recordings, from London's Royal Festival Hall, of Maazel and the Philharmonia's much-lauded Mahler Cycle.
Mahler:
Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'
Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'
Sally Matthews (soprano) & Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano) with BBC Symphony Chorus
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) with Philharmonia Voices & Tiffin Boys' Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
BBC Symphony Chorus
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Michelle DeYoung
Philharmonia Orchestra
Philharmonia Voices
Sally Matthews
Tiffin Boys Choir |
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