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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Glinka & Dargomyzhsky - Orchestral Works
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus & Orchestra & USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov Recordings 1977, 1984 & 1990 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | DreamWestern Poets in Russian Music, Volume 1
Alexandrov: | Songe, Op. 11 No. 2 | Borodin: | Fleurs d'amour | Bortnyansky: | Romance du beau Tirsis | Cui: | Tristesse des choses | Dargomïzhsky: | Jaloux du bel objet Au bal Dieu, qui sourit | Glazunov: | Romance | Glinka: | Pur nel sonno Piangendo ancora rinascer suole | Grechaninov: | Widmung, Op. 51 No. 1 | Medtner: | Elfenliedchen, Op. 6 No. 3 Mailied, Op. 6 No. 2 Lyrisches Intermezzo, Op. 12 No. 2 Im Vorübergehn, Op. 6 No. 4 Gefunden, Op. 6 No. 9 | Rachmaninov: | C'était en avril | Rubinstein: | Waldeinsamkeit, Op. 76 No. 1 Gut' Nacht!, Op. 83 No. 9 La prima viola, Op. 83 No. 7 Tanto gentile e tanto onesta, Op. 83 No. 5 An den Frühling, Op. 76 No. 3 | Taneyev: | Gefunden | Tchaikovsky: | Rondel, Op. 65 No. 6 Déception, Op. 65 No. 2 Sérénade, Op. 65 No. 1 |
Sergej Larin (tenor), Eleonora Bekova (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Russian Images - 1
Arensky: | Autumn, Op. 27 No. 2 | Balakirev: | Embrace, kiss | Borodin: | For the shores of your far homeland | Cui: | The Fountain Statue at Tsarskoye Selo, Op. 57 No. 17 | Dargomïzhsky: | The Night Zephyr The Miller I remember | Glinka: | Ah, the sweetness of being beside you Bolero (No 3 of A Farewell to St Petersburg) | Grechaninov: | The Prisoner, Op. 20 No. 4 | Lyatoshinsky: | Dawn, Op. 37 No. 1 Supreme Happiness, Op. 37 No. 2 | Medtner: | I have outlived my aspirations, Op. 3 No. 2 Spring Solace, Op. 28 No. 5 | Mussorgsky: | Forgotten Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea | Rachmaninov: | She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 It is time, Op. 14 No. 12 | Rimsky Korsakov: | On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 | Tchaikovsky: | I bless you, forests, Op. 47 No. 5 In the midst of the ball, Op. 38 No. 3 Don Juan's Serenade, Op. 38 No. 1 |
Vassily Savenko (bass-baritone), Alexander Blok (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Russian RomanceSung in Russian
Cui: | I have Touched a Flower | Dargomïzhsky: | Young Boy and Girl I Still Love Him | Glinka: | Fire in my Veins To the Zither Do not Tempt me Tell me Why | Rachmaninov: | Never Sing to me Again, Op. 4, No. 4 Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 The Soldier’s Wife, Op. 8, No. 4 At night in my garden, Op. 38 No. 1 Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 I await you, Op.14 No. 1 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Op. 2 No. 2 Of What in the Quiet Night Early Spring, Op. 43, No. 4 | Tchaikovsky: | Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 If only I had known, Op.47, No.1 Zabït tak skoro (So soon forgotten) In the midst of the ball, Op. 38 No. 3 Song: 'Was I not a blade of grass?' Op. 47 No. 7 | Vlasov: | The Fountain of Bakhchisarai |
Elena Kelessidi (soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano) Elena Kelessidi is one of opera’s most touching and fiery artists and the most international Greek soprano of today. Here she makes her recital debut with this heartfelt programme of songs from a country whose language is natural to her. Born in Kazakhstan of Greek parentage, Kelessidi sprang to International attention in 1996 when she made a highly auspicious stage debut at London's Royal Opera House as Violetta in La traviata and was hailed as an important new discovery by the British musical press. She has returned to sing with the Royal Opera every year since and graced every important world opera house including Paris, the Met, Berlin and Vienna. Her signature roles apart from Violetta are Mimi in La Boheme and Liu in Turandot. Elena’s programme runs the gamut of Russian song, from Glinka and Rimsky-Korsakov, some familiar songs from Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov through to some real discoveries from Cui, Darghomyzhsky and the 20th century composer Vladmir Vlasov. Elena’s pianist is the ever-superb Malcolm Martineau, also appearing this month on ONYX in Susan Graham’s recital, with previous ONYX releases from Amanda Roocroft and Barbara Bonney and a forthcoming recital from the outstanding Austrian bass-baritone Florian Boesch. | 
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| |  | Alexander KipnisVictor Recordings 1945/6
In the search for suitable and evocative words to
describe a particular vocal quality, usually, for the bass
voice one would expect of course adjectives like deep,
black, sonorous, cavernous, thundering, impressive or
even noble. Rarely is the word beautiful used.
However, in the case of Alexander Kipnis, it most
certainly applies.
Alexander Kipnis was born into a very poor family
in Zhitomir, Ukraine on l February 1891. They were
very proud of the extraordinary quality of his singing
voice, which attracted the attention of a visiting cantor
from Bessarabia, who heard him as a soloist in the local
synagogue choir. So taken was he by the boy’s natural
talent, that, with a promise of some payment, the
cantor persuaded Alexander’s mother to let him leave
home and become a chorister at his synagogue.
Alexander was befriended by one of the older singers
with whom he lodged and who taught him the
rudiments of music and also some Lieder. Kipnis then
won a scholarship to enter the Warsaw Conservatoire,
initially to study conducting, but of course he
continued to sing, his voice having broken and become
a bass. He decided to move to Berlin, undertaking
further vocal studies with the well-known teacher
Ernst Grenzebach.
This compilation is a tribute to one of the greatest
bass voices ever to have recorded. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Highlights from Russian Opera
Chorus and Orchestra of The Bolshoi Theatrem Moscow, Alexander Vedernikov “The Bolshoi Theatre Chorus revels in the Polovtsian Dances, as, perhaps even more so, does the
Orchestra under Vedernikov, all well presented in lush sound.” John T Hughes, IRR | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | A Diletta - Songs
Roberto Scandiuzzi (bass) & Friedrich Haider (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Dorati Conducts Ballet
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Dorati | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Great Operatic Arias: Vol. 6John Tomlinson
Borodin: | Prince Igor's Aria from Prince Igor, Act II Galitsky's Aria from Prince Igor, Act I Khan Konchak's Aria from Prince Igor, Act II | Dargomïzhsky: | Miler's Song from Russalka, Act I | Handel: | Polyphemus' Recitative and Air from Acis and Galatea Harapha's Air from Samson, Act II | Lehmann: | Myself when young from In a Persian Garden | Mozart: | Osmin's Song from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act 1 Osmin and Blonde's Duet from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act II Pedrillo and Osmin's Duet from The Abduction from the Seraglio, Act II | Mussorgsky: | Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea Boris's Prayer from Boris Godunov, Prologue, Scene 2 (The Coronation Scene) | Offenbach: | Gendarmes' Duet from Geneviève de Brabant | Sullivan: | The Mikado's Song from The Mikado, Act II Policeman's Song from The Pirates of Penzance, Act II | Verdi: | Fiesco's Aria from Simon Boccanegra, Prologue Silva's Scena and Cavatina from Ernani, Act I |
John Tomlinson (bass) Philharmonia Orchestra,, David Parry '‘A strong voice, varied repertoire and vivid characterization make this an appealing disc’.'
Gramophone | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Christmas around the World
| | | Unfortunately, as of December 3rd 2008 the UK distributor for this label is in administration. Although an agreement has already been signed with a new distributor, we expect some delay before stock is available again. You may order this item now but please be aware that it may be early 2009 before we are able to despatch it. |
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