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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Reminiscences - Yuri Bashmet
Yuri Bashmet (viola) & Mikhail Muntian (piano) This exciting release marks the first solo recital disc in some years by the world’s most celebrated violist Yuri Bashmet, and features high quality arrangements mostly not recorded before. Reminiscences is a highly personal disc of Bashmet favourites and encores played over 30 years with his long-time piano partner Mikhail Muntian (who premiered Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata). Marais’ haunting music for viol suits the viola well and forms the backbone of the recital, just as it did for his Carnegie Hall debut. Bashmet played Benda’s Grave at the Beslan Memorial concert with Gergiev in 2005, and the other beautiful arrangements (some by Bashmet’s teacher, the legendary Vadim Borisovsky) throw a new light on many old favourites. Bashmet’s collaboration with ONYX has been highly successful - their first two discs of Russian string works (ONYX4007/ONYX4017) gained a Grammy Nomination and Award respectively. Their most recent disc of Tan Dun and Takemitsu featuring Bashmet as violinist, violist and conductor is getting equally great reviews (ONYX4027) “Described as "a selection of Yuri Bashmet recital favourites and encores", this collection looks on the surface to be a bit of a mish-mash...But it actually works well at a single sitting, with the sequence thoughtfully arranged and with Bashmet's own artistry bringing out the salient features of each.” Matthew Rye, The Telegraph, 6th September 2008 “Bashmet is one of the last great figures in the long line of Russian instrumentalists stretching back to the Rubinstein brothers… in the mid-19th century. The sense of a musician living through each and every phrase is palpable throughout this recital.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 ***** “Mikhail Muntian is a dedicated accompanist and Bashmet's artistry is as compelling as ever. First-rate sound, too.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue | 
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| |  | Opera Fantasies for Violin
Livia Sohn (violin), Benjamin Loeb (piano) & Geoff Nuttall (violin/viola) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Nathan Milstein
Bohm, C: | Comme la nuit Ezio Pinza (bass) & Gibner King (piano) | Fauré: | Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 | Foster, S: | Old folks at home | Glazunov: | Meditation, Op. 32 Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Poldini: | Poupée Valsante (Dancing Doll) | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 29th March, 1953 in Symphony Hall, Boston Boston S.O, Charles Munch None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 | Wieniawski: | Mazurka, Op. 19, No. 2, "Village Fiddler" Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano) |
Nathan Milstein (violin) RCA Victor Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Rec. 17th/19th January, 1950 in Manhattan Center, New York City “Nathan Milstein was an assured, craftsman-like player with a silken tone, a superb technique and a stylish turn-of-phrase.” Gramophone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | CapriccioVirtuoso pieces for violin & piano
Debussy: | Clair de Lune trans. A. Roelens | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato arr. Jascha Heifetz | Dvorak: | Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 107, No. 1 Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 trans. Fritz Kreisler | Elgar: | La Capricieuse, Op. 17 | Gluck: | Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Korngold: | Garden scene | Kreisler: | Liebesleid | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Poldini: | Poupée Valsante (Dancing Doll) trans. Fritz Kreisler | Prokofiev: | Masks from ‘Romeo and Juliet' arr. Jascha Heifetz | Schubert: | Die Biene (The Bee) arr. August Wilhelmj Ave Maria, D839 arr. Renaud Capuçon | Schumann: | Er, der Herrlichste von allem from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42, No. 2 Frauenliebe und Leben: 'Du Ring an meinem Finger', Op. 42, No. 4 | Strauss, R: | Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier arr. Vasa Prihoda Ein einsamer Quelle, Op. 9, No. 2 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe arr. Samuel Dushkin | Suk: | Un poco triste, Op. 17, No. 3 | Szymanowski: | Roxana's Song from the Opera "King Roger" trans. Pavel Kochanski | Tchaikovsky: | Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6 |
Renaud Capuçon (Guarneri del Gesù, 1737 violin) & Jérôme Ducros (piano) Renaud Capuçon is following in the footsteps of the great violinists of the past century, such as Heifetz, Kreisler and Menuhin, with this virtuoso programme of compositions, transcriptions and arrangements for the violin and piano, recorded in the Lugano Festival 2007. “Not since the emergence of Vengerov and Repin has such an exciting young violinist come our way.” International Record Review “Capuçon’s violin transcriptions rarely disappoint. If it’s not his fervour that amazes, it’s his delicacy. Elgar’s La Capricieuse is a melting wonder, Prokofiev’s Masks a bracing stomp. The programming sprinkles the firecrackers with pensive surprises (Roxana’s Song from Szymanowski), waltzing Strauss, and the finale is unusually reflective – two Schumann songs. A delight.” The Times, 18th April 2008 **** “It seems there is nothing Capuçon cannot do. He maintains the same level of tonal purity and lustrousness at all dynamic levels across all four strings… His phrasing and timing is immaculate, his intonation ear-ringingly true and - especially important in this repertoire - his exquisitely subtle use of portamento is such as to rival even Kreisler and Heifetz.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Violent Viola“Violent Viola” is a collection which covers a wide and eclectic range, with music dating from the 16th century (John Dowland) through to the 20th (Kodaly and Britten).
Esther Apituley (viola) & Rië Tanaka (piano) Amsterdam Viola Quartet | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Stravinsky And Prokofiev - On Stage
Yegor Dyachkov (cello) & Jean Saulnier (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Nathan Milstein (violin) & Georges Pludermacher (piano) "Milstein's fine (1973) version with Abbado remains among the more satisfying recordings." Penguin Guide*** (2003) [Tchaikovsky] | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Itzhak Perlman - Violin Encores
Achron, J: | Hebrew Melody, Op. 33 | Albéniz: | Sevilla (Suite española, Op. 47) | Arensky: | Serenade for Violin & Piano, Op. 30 No. 2 | Bazzini: | La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25 | Castelnuovo-Tedesco: | Tango | Debussy: | La plus que lente Petite Suite: Menuet Golliwog's Cakewalk (from Children's Corner) En Bateau | Drigo: | Valse Bluette for Viola & Piano | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Fauré: | Berceuse, Op. 16 | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Gershwin: | It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess) Preludes Nos. 1-3 | Godowsky: | Triakontameron No. 11 'Alt Wien' | Grasse: | Wellenspiel (Waves at Play) | Halffter, E: | Danza de la gitana | Mendelssohn: | Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19 No. 1 in E 'Sweet Remembrance' | Paganini: | Sonata for violin & guitar in E minor, Op. 3 No. 6 | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor Melody, Op. 21 No. 9 How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 | Rameau: | Rigaudon | Ravel: | Valses nobles et sentimentales No. 6 in C major Valses nobles et sentimentales No. 7 in A minor | Rimsky Korsakov: | Flight of the Bumble Bee | Sarasate: | Danza Española No. 4: Jota Navarra, Op. 22, No. 2 Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2 Danza Española No. 5: Playera Op. 23 No. 1 | Schumann: | The Prophet Bird Op. 82 No. 7 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe | Suk: | Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17: Nos. 3 & 4 | Taeye: | Humoresque | Tchaikovsky: | Melodie | trad.: | Deep River | Vale: | Prelude No. 15 'Ao pé da fogueira' | Wieniawski: | Polonaise brilliante No. 2 in A major, Op. 21 Obertas Polonaise brilliante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4 Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16 |
Itzhak Perlman & Sam Sanders | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Christian Ferras (violin) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Ingolf Turban - Nostalgien
Ingolf Turban (violin) Jean-Jacques Dunki (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 6 working days. |
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