Regular CD available through the US - B000441002

The eagerly anticipated second album of Chopin from incomparable Brazillian pianist Nelson Freire

It has been said that great Chopin performances require elegance, passion, glamour and strength - qualities which are all evident in the supreme performances of Nelson Freire.

The Chopin disc which marked the beginning of Nelson Freire's association with Decca ( 470 288-2) was greeted Worldwide with tremendous critical acclaim and amazement that so great a pianist could be so little known. Freire was described as classical music's best kept secret.

This eagerly awaited second album again reveals a pianist of rare insight and power as well as breathtaking technical maturity.

Chopin's Études are central to Nineteenth Century piano repertoire. It is hard to believe that he composed the complex and demanding works of the Opus 10 Études when he was just 19. Never for a moment does he let us forget that these are studies - in arpeggios, octaves, thirds, or sixths - nor does he allow the pianist any rest or complacency.

The famous Funeral March of the Second Sonata Op. 35 was composed in 1837, two years before the rest of the Sonata, but its heroic sense of elegy was to stay with Chopin and echo through the dark poetry of the companion movements. It is not surprising that this has become one of his best loved works.

Finally, the Barcarolle (1845-46), an idealised Nocturne, is for many among the most miraculous of all Chopin's works. The barcarolle rhythm supports a sumptuous decorated melody and carries the listener along on one of his most revelatory magic carpet-rides.

[1] - [12] 12 Études, Op.10
[13] Barcarolle Op.60
[14] - [17] Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35

ARTISTS
Nelson Freire (piano)

Decca has repackaged the Essential Opera (433 822-2) and Essential Opera 2 (440 947-2) into one lovely ESSENTIAL OPERA - 2 for 1 product!!

Bartoli, Pavarotti, Te Kanawa, Domingo....all the greatest stars of opera on one essential collection

ESSENTIAL OPERA is the latest release from this popular lifestyle series, which has had much international success. This collection will includes the most requested opera music including highlights from Carmen, Lakme, The Pearlfishers, Rigoletto, Tosca, The Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville, La Bohème and many, many more!!

Essential Opera is the perfect introduction to the Mozart-world of opera and a great buy for those who want all their favourite opera tunes on 2 CDs. A must have!

LOCAL RELEASE: JULY 2005

Legendary conductor George Szell was born in Budapest on 7 June 1897 and died in Cleveland, USA, on 29 July 1970. His conducting debut took place with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in 1913 at the age of sixteen. Other important debuts followed and it was at the invitation of Richard Strauss that he was engaged at the Berlin Staatsoper in 1915. Further European debuts and engagements followed (including London in 1933) and in 1939 he went to the United States.

From 1946-70 he was music director of the Cleveland Orchestra and it was with that orchestra that he built an ensemble that attained world-class status and consolidated his own reputation. While the major part of his discography is with CBS/Sony and contains outstanding performances of the classical and romantic repertory his handful of recordings made for Decca and Philips have also been highly praised and sought-after. This set contains all his symphonic recordings on the Decca and Philips labels. He also recorded with Clifford Curzon on a number of occasions and most of those recordings are available in the Original Masters sets devoted to Curzon.

CD 1 : [1]-[4] Beethoven : Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67 · [5]-[14] Complete incidental music to Egmont, op.84º*
CD 2 : [1]-[4] Mendelssohn : Incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op.61· [5]-[8] Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36**
CD 3 : [1]-[4] Schubert : Incidental music to Rosamunde, D797 · [5]-[8] Sibelius : Symphony No.2 in D major, op.43
CD 4 : [1]-[6] Handel : Water Music -- Suite *(arr.Harty/Szell) · [7] Il pastor fido -- Minuet* (arr.Beecham) · [8]-[11] Music for the Royal Fireworks -- Suite* (arr.Harty) · [12] Serse -- Largo* ("Ombra mai fu") · [13]-[15] Mozart : Symphony No.34 in C major, K338
CD 5 : [1]-[4] Brahms : Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90 · [5]-[8] Dvorák : Symphony No.8 in G major, op.58

ARTISTS
Pilar Lorengar sopranoº
Klaus-Jurgen Wussow narratorº
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Wiener Philharmoniker*
London Symphony Orchestra**
George Szell

The legendary English pianist Clifford Curzon has already featured twice before in ORIGINAL MASTERS in a group of recordings from the years 1941-72. Volume 1 was a winner at the Gramophone Awards in 2003 and Volume 2 was shortlisted in 2004 in the Historic Reissue category. These sets have generated a great deal of interest and have introduced many listeners to recordings long unavailable. Volume 3 brings back more recordings by this English legend of the piano world and includes Curzon's first-ever recording for Decca: Liszt's arrangement for piano and orchestra of Schubert's "Wanderer" Fantasy. In this he is partnered by Sir Henry Wood. Other rarities include his first recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A, K488 (a work he would revisit on 3 more occasions!) and his first recording of Brahms's monumental D minor Concerto (he would return to this on two subsequent occasions).

CD 1 : [1]-[4] Schubert / Liszt : Wanderer Fantasy · [5]-[7] Mozart : Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, K478 · [8]-[10] Piano Quartet No.2 in E flat major, K493
CD 2 : [1]-[3] Mozart : Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K488 (a)· [4]-[6] Brahms : Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15 (b)
CD 3 : [1]-[3] Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23 (c) · [4]-[6] Rachmaninov : Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 (d)
CD 4 : [1]-[3] Grieg : Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16 (e) · [4]-[7] Brahms : Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83 (f)
CD 5 : [1]-[3] Liszt : Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 · [4] Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S541/3 · [5] Valse oubliée No.1in F sharp, S215/1 · [6] Gnomenreigen · [7] Berceuse, S170
CD 6 : [1]-[3] Schubert : Impromptu in G flat major, D899 no.3 · Impromptu in A flat major, D899 no.4 · Impromptu in A flat major, D935 no.2 · [4]-[9] Moments musicaux, D780 · [10]-[26] Beethoven : 15 Variations and fugue in E flat major on an original theme "Eroica", op.35

ARTISTS
Clifford Curzon piano
Members of the Amadeus Quartet
Queen's Hall Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra (a, b)
Wiener Philharmoniker (c, f)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (d)
London Symphony Orchestra (e)
Sir Henry Wood
Boyd Neel (a)
Enrique Jorda (b)
Sir Georg Solti (c)
Sir Adrian Boult (d)
Oivin Fjeldstad (e)
Hans Knappertsbusch (f)

This recording of Delibes' Lakmé features the diminutive French soprano Mado Robin. Born on 29 December 1918 she died tragically young -- not quite 43 years old -- on 9 December 1961.

Although Mado Robin won the Paris Concours des soprani in 1937, the outbreak of World War 2 delayed the development of her career, and it was not until 1945 that she made her debut at the Opéra as Gilda ( Rigoletto ); a year later she made her debut as Lakmé. This, her most celebrated role, was first seen on the stage of the Opéra-Comique. Her popularity in France was huge and debuts in houses abroad soon followed. At San Francisco she appeared in 1954 and sang Lucia and Gilda. It was here as Gilda that she added her "own" high note -- a B above top C!!

This legendary recording of the complete Lakmé appears complete on CD as an international release for the first time; as a bonus two arias from La sonnambula are included, as well as Proch's Theme and variations -- a favourite showpiece.

CD 1 : [1]-[14] Lakmé - Prélude & Act 1 · [15]-[19] Act 2 (start) CD 2 : [1]-[10] Act 2 (conclusion) · [11]-[17] Act 3 · [18]-[19] Bellini La sonnambula - Come per me sereno ... Sovra il sen · Ah! non credea mirarti ... Ah! non giunge · [20] Proch Theme & Variations

ARTISTS
Mado Robin Lakmé
Agnes Disney Mallika
Claudine Collart Ellen
Simone Lemaître Rose
Libero de Luca Gerald
Jean Borthayre Nilakantha
Jacques Jansen Frédéric
Pierre Germain Hadji
Jane Perriat Mistress Bentson
Edmond Chastenet A fortune teller
Camille Rouquett A Chinese merchant
Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra-Comique, Paris
Georges Sébastian

The Weller String Quartet was founded by Viennese-born Walter Weller in 1959. Weller was born on 30 November 1939 and played in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra from 1956 and from 1961-69 he was leader of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Staatsoper orchestra. He began his conducting career in 1966 and has held appointments with a number of orchestras including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. As a conductor he had made a number of recordings for Decca including the complete Prokofiev Symphonies, Bartók Piano Concertos (with Pascal Rogé), and Rachmaninov Symphonies.

The Weller Quartet recordings in this Original Masters release comprise all the recordings made for Decca between 1964 and 1970. With the exception of the Haydn and Schubert works all of the recordings are receiving first international CD releases. The range of repertory performed by the Weller Quartet is perfectly illustrated across these eight CDs -- from the Viennese classics through to twentieth-century works and their recording of Shostakovich's 10th Quartet was first heard in the West through this premiere recording.

CD 1 : [1]-[4]: Haydn : String Quartet, op.33 no.1 in B minor, HIII:37 · [5]-[8] String Quartet, op.33 no.2 in E flat major, HIII:38 · [9]-[12] String Quartet, op.33 no.3 in C major, HIII:39 · [13]-[17] String Quartet, op.1 no.3 in D major, HIII:3
CD 2 : [1]-[4]: Haydn : String Quartet, op.33 no.4 in B flat major, HIII:40 · [5]-[8] String Quartet, op.33 no.5 in G major, HIII:41· [9]-[12] String Quartet, op.33 no.6 in D major, HIII:42 · [13]-[14] String Quartet, op.103 in B flat major, HIII:83
CD 3 : [1]-[4] Beethoven : String Quartet in E flat major, op.74 "Harp"* · [5]-[8] String Quartet in F minor, op.95 "Serioso"*
CD 4 : Beethoven : String Quartet in E flat major, op.127* · [5]-[7] Dittersdorf : String Quartet No.5 in E flat major* · [8]-[10] Vanhal : String Quartet in F major*
CD 5 : [1]-[4] Mozart : String Quartet in D major, K575 "Prussian No.1"* · [5]-[8] String Quartet in F major, K590 "Prussian No.3"* · [9]-[11] String Quartet in G major, K156*
CD 6 : [1]-[4] Brahms : String Quartet in C minor, op.51 no.1* · [5]-[8] String Quartet in A minor, op.51 no.2*
CD 7 : [1]-[4] Schubert : String Quintet in C major, D956 · [5] Quartettsatz in C minor, D703
CD 8 : [1]-[2] Berg : String Quartet, op.3* · [3]-[6] Shostakovich : String Quartet No.10 in A flat major

16 May 2005 marked the 75th anniversary of the birth of Viennese-born pianist Friedrich Gulda

As an interpreter of the classical repertoire Gulda performed a wide range of music by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Beethoven, as well as works by Bach, Chopin and Debussy. In his early career Gulda toured extensively with the complete cycle of Beethoven sonatas.

Gulda's recordings for Decca are dominated by his complete cycle of Beethoven sonatas -- a project which occupied him throughout the 1950s. He also recorded a number of works by Debussy including the Suite bergamasque, Pour le piano and both books of Préludes (between 1953 and 1957); Ravel is also represented with recordings of the Sonatine, Gaspard de la nuit , and the Valses nobles et sentimentales . During the early 1970s Gulda extended his Beethoven discography when he recorded the Beethoven concertos with Horst Stein.

As Gulda's interest in jazz developed he became something of a controversial figure in the classical world and this was extended even further with his unconventional performances of such things as Mozart on the clavichord, and the employment of electronic devices in his interpretations of "core" repertory. Gulda's vision of combining a whole variety of elements in his quest for a total work of art even went so far as to include his appearance on stage naked on several occasions. In the later years of his career he also worked extensively with Chick Corea.

This set comprising Gulda's complete cycle of Beethoven sonatas also includes two CDs of other Beethoven recordings from the 1950s: Piano Concerto No.1 with the "Eroica" Variations, and two Violin Sonatas with Ruggiero Ricci. Most of these recordings are appearing on CD for the first time as an international releases.

CD 1 : [1]-[4] Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2/1 · [5]-[8] Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2/2 · [9]-[12] Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2/3
CD 2 : [1]-[4] Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat major, op.7 · [5]-[7] Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10/1 · [8]-[10] Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, op.10/2
CD 3 : [1]-[4] Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10/3 · [5]-[7] Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 "Pathétique" · [8]-[10] Piano Sonata No.9 in E major, op.14/1 · [11]-[13] Piano Sonata No.10 in G major, op.14/2
CD 4 : [1]-[4] Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat major, op.22 · [5]-[8] Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 · [9]-[11] Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat major, op.27/1 · [12]-[14] Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, op.27/2
CD 5 : [1]-[4] Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28 "Pastoral" · [5]-[7] Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, op.31/1 · [8]-[10] Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31/2
CD 6 : [1]-[4] Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat major, op.31/3 · [5]-[6] Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, op.49/1 · [7]-[8] Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, op.49/2 · [9]-[11] Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53 "Waldstein" · [12]-[13] Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, op.54
CD 7 : [1]-[3] Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 "Appassionata" · [4]-[5] Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp major, op.78 · [6]-[8] Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, op.79 · [9]-[11] Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat major, op.81a "Les Adieux" · [12]-[13] Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, op.90
CD 8 : [1]-[3] Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 · [4]-[7] Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major, op.106 "Hammerklavier"
CD 9 : [1]-[3] Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, op.109 · [4]-[7] Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, op.110 · [8]-[9] Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111
CD 10 : [1]-[4] Sonata for Violin & Piano No.7 in C minor, op.30/2 · [5]-[8] Sonata for Violin & Piano No.10 in G major, op.96
CD 11 : [1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15 · [4] 15 Variations & Fugue in E flat major, op.35 "Eroica" · [5]-[6] Bagatelles, op.126/2 & 3

ARTISTS
Friedrich Gulda piano
Ruggiero Ricci violin
Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm

Riccardo Chailly - a long time champion of the music of Luciano Berio - conducts his Verdi Orchestra of Milan in a disc of Berio's orchestral transcriptions

This disc, recorded in Italy, includes many World Premiere recordings

Riccardo Chailly has long been a high-profile international champion of the music of Berio, with whom he had a close personal friendship. This led to collaborations including the first performance of the complete Renderings , and Chailly has introduced Berio's music to many countries.

The disc includes transcriptions of works by Mozart, Schubert, Bach, Boccherini Purcell and Brahms

The soloist in the transcription of Brahms' first Op.120 sonata for Clarinet and orchestra is Fausto Ghiazza

H. Purcell
1. The Modification and instrumentation of a famous hornpipe as a merry and altogether sincere homage to uncle Alfred [1.02]
World Premiere recording
J.S. Bach
2. Contrapunctus XIX (Die kunst der Fuge) [8.34]
World Premiere recording
L. Boccherini
3. Quattro versioni originali della "Ritirata notturna di Madrid"
sovrapposte e transcritte per orchestra [6.28]
W.A. Mozart
4. Variations of Pappageno's Aria "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" (Divertimento per Mozart) [2.34]
World Premiere recording
F. Schubert
5. Allegro [9.47]
6. Andante [11.06]
7. Allegro [11.53]
J. Brahms
Sonata for clarinet and orchestra in F minor, Op.120 No.1
8. Allegro appassionato [7.48]
9. Andante un poco adagio [5.27]
10. Allegretto grazioso [4.18]
11 Vivace [5.12

ARTISTS
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi · Riccardo Chailly (Fausto Ghiazza, clarinet

Definitive Philips recordings of early Verdi operas return to the catalogue in the CLASSIC OPERA series - at mid price with full libretto

Blazing drama and thrilling singing from an all-star cast as Attila returns to the catalogue.

Bass-baritone Ruggero Raimondi leads a cast which includes the great Verdi tenor Carlo Bergonzi as Attila's slave, and baritone Sherill Milnes as the Roman general, as well as the Dutch soprano Cristina Deutekom as the fiery Odabella.

In Attila Verdi presents the story of the infamous King of the Huns as he leads their fight with the Romans. Just under the surface, however, is the politics of 19th century Italy. It is not surprising that Verdi wrote some of his most dramtatic music for this opera which was a huge success at its premiere in Venice in 1846.

CD 1 : Preludio · Prologo · Atto I (start)
CD 2 : Atto I (conclusion) · Atto II · Atto III

ARTISTS
Cristina Deutekom
Carlo Bergonzi
Ruggero Raimondi
Sherill Milnes
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Lamberto Gardelli

Definitive Philips recordings of early Verdi operas return to the catalogue in the CLASSIC OPERA series - at mid price with full libretto

A superb performance by a star-studded cast including José Carreras, Jessye Norman and Montserrat Caballé in Verdi's exotic and passionate opera, based on Lord Byron's poem The Corsair , which tells of the pirate Corrado and the two women who love him.

CD 1 : Preludio · Atto I · Atto II
CD 2 : Atto III

ARTISTS
José Carreras
Jessye Norman
Montserrat Caballé
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Lamberto Gardelli

Definitive Philips recordings of early Verdi operas return to the catalogue in the CLASSIC OPERA series - at mid price with full libretto

A top international cast, led by José Carreras and Jessye Norman bring one of Verdi's lesser-known works to glorious life in this influential Philips recording. A welcome return to the catalogue for Verdi's early comic opera which tells of a king and his very short reign

Before his final opera Falstaff, Verdi was not known for writing comedies. The exception to the rule, however, is Un giorno di regno - a melodrama giocoso

CD 1 : Ouverture · Atto I
CD 2 : Atto II

ARTISTS
José Carreras
Jessye Norman
Fiorenza Cossoto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Lamberto Gardelli

Definitive Philips recordings of early Verdi operas return to the catalogue in the CLASSIC OPERA series - at mid price with full libretto

This landmark recording of Stiffelio stars José Carreras in the title role and Sylvia Sass as his wife Lina.

Stiffelio tells of a protestant minister and his wife who has been unfaithful to him. The idea of a religious leader being married and forgiving his wife's adultery was so shocking to Italian audiences that Verdi was forced to change the setting of the opera altogether. (The version in which a medieval crusader returns to discover his wife's adultery became the opera Aroldo .)

CD 1 : Sinfonia · Atto I
CD 2 : Atto 2 · Atto 3

ARTISTS
José Carreras
Sylvia Sass
Matteo Manuguerra
ORF Symphony Orchestra
Lamberto Gardelli

• Building on Musik...Sprache der Welt vol. I , 2004's widely praised set of Deutsche Grammophon's finest recordings from the Fifties, this second volume takes you on another fascinating journey through the label's legendary archives
• Complementing Volume I, composers range from "nationalists" like Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Grieg , through "moderns" like Stravinsky and de Falla , to post-war German composers Karl Amadeus Hartmann and Karl Höller . For exact details of repertoire, please see individual releases
• Over 50% of the recordings are appearing on CD for the first time (see individual releases)
• Individual CDs also available separately
• 36-page full-colour illustrated booklet that captures the flavour of the times in words and pictures

CD 1 Total playing time: [80'25]
MUSSORGSKY (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
[1] - [15] Pictures at an Exhibition
Berliner Philharmoniker
MONO (P) 1953
RIMSKY-KORSKAOV
[16] Russian Easter Festival Overture 1
[17] May Night
[18] - [21] Golden Cockerel Suite
Orchestre Lamoureux, Paris
MONO/ STEREO (P) 1959
IGOR MARKEVITCH

CD 2 Total playing time: [79'31]
TCHAIKOVSKY
[1] - [4] Symphony no. 4 in F minor op. 36
MONO (p) 1952
FIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE ON CD
[5] - [9] Swan Lake - Suite
[10] Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
[11] Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker)
[12] Waltz (Eugene Onegin)
MONO (p) 1958
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / FERENC FRICSAY


CD 3 Total playing time: [70'29]
DVORAK
[1] - [4] Symphony no. 8 in G major
FRANCK
[5] - [7] Symphony in D minor
Bamberger Symphoniker / FRITZ LEHMANN
MONO
(P) 1953 (Dvorak), 1954 (Franck)
FIRST RELEASES ON CD


CD 4 Total playing time: [58'56]
GRIEG
[1] - [4] Peer Gynt Suite no. 1
[5] - [8] Peer Gynt Suite no. 2
LISZT
[9] Orpheus
[10] Mazeppa
Bamberger Symphoniker / OTTMAR SUITNER
(P) 1953 (Grieg), 1957 (Liszt) MONO
FIRST RELEASES ON CD


CD 5 Total playing time: [73'13]
RICHARD STRAUSS
[1] - [4] Sinfonia domestica
Thema I - II - III -Scherzo Mäßig langsam (Wiegenlied)
Adagio Finale
"BEETHOVEN" (WITT)
[5] -[8] "Jena" Symphony (formerly attrib. Beethoven)
1 Adagio - Allegro
2 Adagio cantabile
3 Menuetto e maestoso
4 Finale: Allegro
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / FRANZ KONWITSCHNY
(P) 1956/1957 MONO
FIRST RELEASES ON CD


CD 6 Total playing time: [67'08]
SIBELIUS
[1] *Der Sturm op. 109 no. 1: Overture
[2] *Die Okeaniden op. 73
[3] Nächtlicher Ritt und Sonnenaufgang op. 55
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
(P) 1957
*FIRST RELEASES ON CD
WAGNER
[4] Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I
[5] Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
Berliner Philharmoniker
(P) 1951, 1957 MONO
[6]Parsifal: Prelude
[7] Parsifal: Good Friday Spell
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
(P) 1958 STEREO
EUGEN JOCHUM


CD 7 Total playing time: [64'01]
STRAVINSKY
[1] - [14] The Rite of Spring
[15] - [25] Petrushka
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / FERENC FRICSAY
(P) 1953 (Petrushka), 1954 (Rite) MONO


CD 8 Total playing time: [73'58]
FALLA
El amor brujo
[1] Introduction et Scène
[2] Chez les Gitanes
[3] Chanson du chagrin d'amour
[4] Le Revenant
[5] Danse de la Frayeur
[6] Le Cercle Magique
[7] Minuit
[8] Danse
[9] Scène
[10] Chanson du Feu follet
[11] Pantomime
[12] Danza del Juego de Amor
[13] Final
Tänze aus "El sombrero de tres picos"
[14] Einleitung und Tanz der Müllerin
[15] Tanz des Corregidora
[16] Tanz der Nachbarn
[17] Tanz des Müllers
[18] Finale
Diana Eustrati, contralto
Berliner Philharmoniker
DEBUSSY
[19] Prelude à L'apres-midi d'un faune
Berliner Philharmoniker
CHABRIER
[20] Espana
SAINT-SAËNS
[21] Danse macabre op. 40
[22] Bacchanale (Samson & Dalila)
Bamberger Symphoniker
FRITZ LEHMANN
MONO
(P) 1953/1954
ALL FIRST RELEASES ON CD


CD 9 Total playing time: [51'51]
KARL AMADEUS HARTMANN
Symphony no. 6
[1] 1. Adagio
[2] 2. Toccata variata: Presto - Allegro assai
[3] HARTMANN: Adagio appassionato (Finale, Symphony for Strings)
[4] WOLFGANG FORTNER: 4. Finale (Symphony (1947))
[5] - [9] BORIS BLACHER: Variations on a Theme of Paganini op. 26
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / FERENC FRICSAY
MONO
(P) 1950/1953/1956


CD 10 Total playing time: [49'20]
KARL HÖLLER
[1] - [4] Symphonische Phantasie über ein Thema von Gerolamo Frescobaldi op. 20
1. Rühig fliessend - attacca:
2. Lebhaft und markiert
3. Langsam, sehr bewegt im Ausdruck - attacca:
4. Sehr lebhaft
[5] - [16] Sweelinck-Variationen op. 56 (1951): "Mein junges Leben hat ein End "

Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / EUGEN JOCHUM

JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683-1764)
Une Symphonie imaginaire

"Zaïs", Pastorale héroïque, 1748
[01] Ouverture qui peint le debrouillement de Cahos et le choc
des Élemens lorsqu'ils sont séparés
Overture that depicts the disentangling of Chaos and the shock
felt by the elements as they are distilled
Ouvertüre, die die Entwirrung des Chaos und die Erschütterung
der Elemente bei ihrer Trennung beschreibt

"Castor et Pollux", Tragédie en musique, 1737
[02] Scène funèbre (Acte II, scène 2)

"Les Fêtes d'Hébé", Opéra-ballet, 1739
[03] Air tendre (Deuxième Entrée: La Musique, scène 5)

"Dardanus", Tragédie en musique, 1739
[04] Tambourins I & II (Prologue)

"Le Temple de la Gloire", Opéra-ballet, 1745
[05] Air tendre pour les Muses (Acte I)

"Les Boréades"*, Tragédie en musique, 1763
[06] Contredanse en Rondeau (Acte I, scène 4)

"La Naissance d'Osiris", Acte de ballet, 1754
[07] Air gracieux

"Les Boréades"*
[08] Gavottes I & II pour les Heures et les Zéphirs (Acte IV, scène 4)

"Platée", Comédie lyrique, 1745
[09] Orage (Acte I, scène 6)

"Les Boréades"*
[10] Prélude (Acte V, scène 1)

Concert no 6 from "Six Concerts en sextuor"
(anonymous transcription from Nouvelles Suites de pièces de clavecin, 1768)
[11] La Poule (The Hen · Die Henne)

"Les Fêtes d'Hébé"
[12] Musette en Rondeau (Danse de Terpsichore) - Tambourin
en Rondeau (Troisième Entrée: La Danse)

"Hippolyte et Aricie", Tragédie en musique, 1733 (version de 1742)
[13] Ritournelle (Acte III)

"Naïs", Pastorale héroïque, 1749
[14] Rigaudons I & II (Prologue: L'Accord des dieux)

"Les Indes galantes", Opéra-ballet, 1735/1736
[15] Danse des Sauvages. Rondeau (Quatrième Entrée: Les Sauvages)

"Les Boréades"*
[16] Entrée de Polymnie (Acte IV, scène 4)

"Les Indes galantes"
[17] Chaconne (Quatrième Entrée: Les Sauvages)

Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

• They have done it again! After the success of their first programme Dream of the Orient , Concerto Köln and Sarband have teamed up again for what is an even more vivid, expressive and mystical encounter between the Western and the Arab worlds
• Identifying an almost-forgotten phenomenon of cultural exchange, The Waltz - Ecstasy and Mysticism juxtaposes early German waltzes by Beethoven, Lanner and Johann Strauss I with original Turkish waltz compositions from the same era
• Just as Mozart and his generation were impressed and inspired by Arab culture and music, there was also a time when the sultans of the Arab world fell in love with Western culture, and especially with its dances - which resulted in Turkish adaptations of the waltz and dervishes dancing to waltzes at the Sultan's courts
• You get it - this disc is different from anything you have heard before!

Concerto Köln · Sarband

• From Orlando to The Tango Lesson and onward, director Sally Potter has always been closely involved with the soundtracks to her films - with outstanding results. This score for YES is no different, as it weaves diverse music - including Philip Glass, Gustavo Santaolalla, Kronos Quartet, 'Fawn' (by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan), and Eric Clapton with BB King - into both a superb tapestry for this motion picture and a compelling listening experience on its own.
• Further original music by Sally Potter has been made with the participation of long-term collaborator, the celebrated guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith, who has played on Sally's last four films. Frith has composed for Ensemble Modern and Asko Ensemble amongst others. Best known wold-wide as an improvising guitarist, he played on albums ranging from The Residents and René Lussier to Brian Eno and Amy Denio.
• The soundtrack also features three classical pieces: Chopin: Waltz No. 2, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 (excerpt) and Brahms: Waltz in A flat major.

[1] Philip Glass: Paru River - Uakti
[2] Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, op. 64 No. 2 - Dimitri Alexeev
[3] B. B. King: Ten Long Years - B. B. King / Eric Clapton
[4] Gustavo Santaolalla: Ignazu (album version) - Gustavo Santaolalla
[5] Trad.: Norketsou Bar - Winds of Passion
[6] Sally Potter: Pink Shoes - Fred Frith / Thomas Bloch
[7] Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18: 1. Moderato - Yefim Bronfman / The Philharmonia / Yefim Bronfman
[8] Satie: Gnossienne No. 1: Lent (arr. Chaloub) - Claude Chaloub / Daryl Johnson / Michael Brook / The String Octet
[9] Sally Potter: Run - Fred Frith / Thomas Bloch
[10] Brahms: Waltz, op. 39, No. 15 - Katia Labèque / Marielle Labèque
[11] Guillermo Portables: El Carretero - Gonzalo Grau
[12] Sally Potter: Sweet - Fred Frith / Thomas Bloch
[13] Trad.: Yeghishi Bar - Yeghish Manoukian
[14] 12/12 (arr. Golijov) - Café Tacuba / Kronos Quartet
[15] Tom Waits / Kathleen Brennan: Fawn (arr. Potter/Frith) - Fred Frith / Thomas Bloch

SACD-Hybrid version available through Germany - 4756617

Brendel continues his exploration of the complete works for piano of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with this volume of Piano Sonatas.

Mitsuko Uchida is without a doubt one of the leading Mozart interpreters of our time. This new recording is the culmination of a performance project in which Mitsuko Uchida has been joined by Violinis Mark Steinberg, the leader of the Brentana Quartet.

MITSUKO UCHIDA
MARK STEINBERG

Over 2 & a half hours of Bach's "Greatest Hits"!

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Featuring JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER, PASCAL ROGE, VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY, SIR NEVILLE MARRINER, CHARLES DUTOIT plus many more.

"For Your Life" is the perfect lifestyle line & at a price point that can't be beaten!

VIVALDI, MOZART, HANDEL, DVORAK, ROSSINI, BRITTEN, PURCELL, TCHAIKOVSKY, BEETHOVEN,.

Masters Of The Guitar features a cross-section of the most popular works for the guitar performed by the greatest guitarists of our time from the Deutsche Grammphon, Decca & Philips labels.

SEGOVIA, LAGOYA, WILLIAMS, ROMERO, FERNANDEZ, YEPES, PENA, ETC.