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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Premiere Recording
Laura Antonaz (soprano), Alessandro Carmignani (alto), Fabio Furnari (tenor) & Walter Testolin (bass) Ensemble Vocale Festina Lente & I Musici di Santa Pelagia, Maurizio Fornero Stradella composed this oratorio while in Rome on a commission
from Queen Cristina in 1673.The only records of performances
of the work are from 1688 and 1693 at the court of Francesco
d'Este in Modena.The oratorio would seem to refer to the
dancing-girl at Antioch in Syria who was converted to the
Christian faith by bishop of Edessa, after which she led the life of
a hermit in a cave on the Mount of Olives. Rather than offering a biography of the girl, the librettist presents
Pelagia's inner conflict as she vacillates between enjoying the delights of the world and abandoning them for
the good of her soul.The oratorio results in a score that is more lyrical than dramatic, but very moving and
lovely, with long and winding phrases of great length which encourage a calm and singing rendition. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Vivaldi - 8 Concerti per violino
Vivaldi: | Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in C Op. 7/2, RV 188 Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in G minor, Op. 7/3, RV 326 Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in A minor, Op. 7/4, RV 354 Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in F, Op. 7/5, RV 285a Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in B flat, Op. 7/6, RV 374 Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in G, Op. 7/8, RV 299 Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in B flat, Op. 7/9, RV 373 Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in F, Op. 7/10, RV 294a |
Salvatore Accardo (violin) I Musici Remastered Quadro Recording (RQR) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Famous Classical Trumpet Concertos
Albinoni: | Concerto Op. 7 No. 3 for oboe & strings in B flat major Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (transcribed for trumpet by Giovanni Orsomando) | Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV721 'Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott' Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' Chorale Prelude BWV727 'Herzlich tut mich verlangen' | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Tune | Corelli: | Sonata a quattro in D for Trumpet, Strings and Continuo, WoO 4 | Gounod: | Ave Maria | Haydn: | Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe:1 | Haydn, M: | Trumpet Concerto in C major MH 50 P.34 | Hertel, J W: | Trumpet Concerto in D Trumpet Concerto in E flat | Hummel, J: | Trumpet Concerto in E (or E flat) major | Molter: | Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in D | Mozart, L: | Trumpet Concerto in D major | Richter: | Trumpet Concerto in D | Stamitz, J: | Trumpet Concerto in D |
Håkan Hardenberger, I Musici, Simon Preston Academy of St Martin in the Fields and London Philharmonic, Neville Marriner and Elgar Howarth | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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I Musici de Montréal, Yuli Turovsky | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Shostakovich - Orchestral Works
I Musici de Montreal & Muczynski Trio, Yuri Turovsky The highlight of this release is the world premiere recording of “The Fantastic Dances” which were commissioned by I Musici de Montréal and who presented the premiere in December 2007 to a wildly enthusiastic audience. Exciting performances and dedicated playing. | 
| | | Scheduled for release on 15 December 2008. Order it now and we will deliver it as soon as it is available. |
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| |  | Raymond Leppard conducts Bach & Vivaldi
Heinz Holliger (oboe) I Musici & English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard These ground breaking performances are now available in PentaTone’s unique RQR series. The playing by Heinz Holliger in the Oboe Concertos is surely the bench mark by which all others must be judged. |
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Cinzia Rizzone, Sylvia Rottensteiner, Gregory Bonfatti, I Musici Cantori di Trento & Voci Roveretane Haydn Orchestra, Fabio Pirona Written towards the end of his life, Cimarosa’s Dixit Dominus of 1797 numbers among his greatest compositions. A sacred composition on a large scale, it features three soloists, a four-part choir, and an orchestra including four pairs of wind instruments. The sequencing of the solo and choir parts employs a compositional-technical method that had proved itself for more than 150 years for the setting of sacred works based on verses.
Domenico Cimarosa contributed significantly to the development of the opera during the second half of the eighteenth century. He was held in great esteem by his contemporaries, above all by Haydn and Mozart, not only because of his eighty operas but also his sacred works endowing the traditional church style with his trademark grace and sweetness of tone. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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These performances by I Musici were filmed in key locations around Vivaldi's city of Venice. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Klaus Thunemann (bassoon) & Severino Gazzelloni (flute) I Musici Remastered Quadro Recording (RQR) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Heinz Holliger (oboe) & Maurice Bourgue (oboe) I Musici Recorded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, July 1990 & July 1991 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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