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Composer: BAX, Arnold ((1883-1953)) |
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ID: 5060192780130
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano
This is a sparkling compilation of English solo piano music and includes music by Delius, Quilter, Grainger, Warlock, Moeran, Bax, Gardner, Austin, O’Neill and Scott. All the works are performed by the Delius devotee, pianist and broadcaster Paul Guinery. This year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Delius’ birth, so this is a timely release. |
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ID: CC2005
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Oboe
Recorded between 1925 and 1947
The CD booklet contains an essay (in English, French and German) about Goossens and his art by Melvin Harris which has recieved much praise - "Melvin Harris' excellently supportive booklet note" (Classical Music Web); "Melvin Harris, author of the excellent insert note" (Gramophone). There are photographs from Goossens' early and middle life, including some not seen before.
Of Léon Goossens it was once said: "There is perhaps only one other musician who can so etherialise his instrument. One thinks of Casals and his cello."
But it was not always so. In his early days Léon Goossens was dissatisfied with the models he was expected to emulate. His first teacher was Charles Reynolds, the renowned lead oboist of the Hallé Orchestra. Great though he was at teaching breath control and practice passages, his tone and phrasing held no magic for his young pupil. Etherealisation was absent from a tone that was broad, without vibrato and, as Léon put it, "bullish". Indeed, to mute his instrument, Reynolds used to hang a robust pocket handkerchief over his music stand and project into it!
Later studies at London's Royal College of Music brought no real inspiration, for the oboe professor there was William Malsch, a kindly man, but an unlovely player. He was dropped from the Queen's Hall Orchestra since his tone set Sir Henry Wood's teeth on edge. An American critic agreed, when he wrote "His tone bites like sulphuric acid".
The great breakthrough came when Léon heard the Belgian oboist Henri De Busscher play at the Queen's Hall. De Busscher's playing was delicate and expressive, with a marvellous singing quality about it. His long, sensitive phrases were a marvel. His cameo-like tone was endowed with a warm vibrato. This was the inspiration that Léon had yearned for. Night after night he listened out for De Busscher's solos, then went back to his room to emulate and aim for the same subtle and singing control over his oboe. He was an eager and gifted pupil, so much so that when De Busscher left for New York, Henry Wood chose the 16-year-old Goossens to take his place. copyright Melvin Harris, 2002 |
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ID: DCD34047
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Christmas Music
In the vast, echoing space of their Mediaeval home the boys and men of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum celebrate the awe and mystery of Christmas, ushering in the birth of the Christchild with a sequence of carols from the last two centuries that combines familiar names with offerings from some of today's foremost composers.
Track listing
1. The Magi *
Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)
2. Lux Aurumque
Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
3. Lullay, dear Jesus
Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
4. The Word Made Flesh
Philip Wilby (b. 1949)
5. The Kings
Peter Cornelius (1869-1953)
6. The Virgin’s Slumber Song
Max Reger (1873-1916)
7. Welcome, Yule!
C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)
8. There is no rose of such virtue
John Joubert (b. 1927)
9. Quem pastores laudavere
James Bassi (b. 1961)
10. La Nativité
Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
11. O, my deir hert (Cradle Song)
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
12. I wonder as I wander
Carl Rütti (b. 1949)
13. Thou whose birth *
Gabriel Jackson
14. When Christ was born of Mary free *
C. Hubert H. Parry
15. The Three Kings
Jonathan Dove (b. 1959)
16. God is with us (A Christmas Proclamation)
John Tavener (b. 1944)
17. Vom Himmel Hoch (Toccata-Prelude IV)
Garth Edmondson (1900-1971)
Total playing time: [66:02]
* world premiere recordings |
| 15.00 eur Temporarily out of stock |
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ID: DSPRCD047
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Violin
This is a reissue of highly acclaimed performances from one of the world’s leading violinists, renowned for her interpretations of English music. |
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ID: MSV28505
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano and Clarinet
Following their fine recital of song transcriptions (Voice of the Clarinet - Divine Art dda25040) these fine musicians tackle a wide range of modern music from the post romantic Arnold Bax to the contemporary world of Esa-Pekka Salonen and Salvador Brotons. All of the music is however very approachable and given life and soul in these brilliant performances.
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Arnold BAX: Clarinet Sonata Leonard BERNSTEIN: Clarinet Sonata Alban BERG: Vier Stücke Arthur HONEGGER: Sonatina for Clarinet Salvador BROTONS: Clarinet Sonata, op. 46 Esa-Pekka SALONEN: Nachtlieder |
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ID: MSVCD92006
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Flute
A beautiful and evocative combination, the flute and harp combine especially well in these modern romantic pieces by leading British composers of the mid twentieth century. Emily Beynon (flute) and Catherine Beynon (harp), both now leading and highly-regarded musicians, provide an exquisite performance in their debut CD which has been one of Metier's most popular recordings.
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Arnold Bax:
Sonata for Flute and Harp
Stephen Dodgson:
Duo for Flute and Harp
Hamilton Harty:
In Ireland
William Alwyn:
Naiades
Nicholas Maw:
Night Thoughts |
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ID: NMCD136
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano
For over thirty years Rex Lawson has been at the forefront of pianola music throughout the world. This recording features new music and arrangements for pianola commissioned by the Aeolian Company of London in 1921, with music from JS Bach, Arnold Bax, Frederic Cowen, Percy Grainger, Herbert Howells, Maurice Ravel, Alfredo Casella, Hubert Parry, Igor Stravinsky and others. |
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ID: RCD16293
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Harp Concert
Subcollection: Harp
Russian Performing School.
In concert programs and records N. Shameyeva combines solo harp compositions with music for chamber ensembles. For many years she successfully collaborates with her colleague-musicians from The Bolshoi Theatre orchestra.
Honored Artist of Russia Alexander Golyshev (flute), Honored Artist of Russia Rimma Stepanian (1st violin), Honored Artist of Russia Leonid Kaplan (viola), Victor Shameyev (cello). |
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ID: SIGCD156
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano
It is a sign of the brilliance of J.S. Bach that great pianists have chosen to recreate and reinterpret his works in so many ways. From Wilhelm Kempff’s subtle resetting of Wachet Auf to Ferruccio Busoni’s virtuosic grandeur in the Violin Partita Chaconne, these performances by star pianist Alessio Bax capture the reverence and resplendence of Bach’s music in thirteen great transcriptions.
Alessio Bax is universally praised for his lyrical playing and insightful interpretations. On April 23rd he was awarded the Avery Fischer Career Grant for 2009, presented once a year to talented instrumentalists who show great potential for solo careers, following in the footsteps of previous winners Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Gil Shaham. |
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ID: SIGCD239
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Vocal Collection
Subcollection: Vocal and Piano
TIain Burnside and Ailish Tynan return to Signum with their second disc of Irish Songs and arrangements - this time from a range of different 20th Century composers.
Although all of the sung texts stem from Irelands rich heritage of literature (including poems from W.B. Yeats, Thomas Moore and James Joyce), the composers featured here have a more transatlantic feel, with works by John Cage and Samuel Barber programmed alongside others by Benjamin Britten and Herbert Hughes.
This disc continues Burnside’s series of recital discs with Signum - in particular his 2007 disc with Ailish Tynan of Irish songs by Herbert Hughes, A Purse of Gold (SIGCD106):
“The word 'arrangement' as Burnside suggests, doesn't do justice to the inventive piano writing and pacing of so many of these pieces ... Soprano Ailish Tynan's feeling for the musical idiom and, above all, the poetry of her countrymen, matched by Burnside's delightfully poetic pianism, prove irresistible. Highly recommended" - 5 Stars
Classic FM Magazine |
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