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| Magdalena Kožená - Songs My Mother Taught Me
Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 Struna naladena (Rein gestimmt die Saiten), Op. 55, No. 5 A les je tichy kolem kol (Rings ist der Wald so stumm und still), Op. 55, No. 3 Mne zdálo se žes umrela (I dreamt that you were dead) Prsten from Moravské dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets) Zajatá from Moravské dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets) | Eben: | Milovánie bez vídánie I dare not ask Quand ce beau printemps Ach Gott, wie weh tut scheiden Jakz sem te najprv poznal Stratilat sem milého | Janacek: | Lavecka (Bench) No. 37 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk
Poetry in Songs)", 53 folksong arrs., c1892-1901 Jabúcko No. 12 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk
Poetry in Songs)", 53 folksong arrs., c1892-1901 Muzikanti [Musicians] No. 50 from “Moravská lidová poezie v písních (Moravian Folk Aj co to je za slavicek V cernym lese | Martinu: | Devce z Moravy (Moravian Girl) Súsedova stajna (The Neighbour's Stable) Nadeje (Hope) Hlásný (The Night Watchman) Tajná láska (Secret Love) Bozi muka (The Wayside Cross) Zvolenovci chlapci (Lads of Zvolyn) | Novák, V: | Písen melancholická Zda není snem? (transposed) Vecer Podzimní nálada Až prejde den | Rösler: | An die Entfernte | Schulhoff: | Pasala volky (Out in the beechwood) (Národní písne a tance) from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 Kdyz jsem byla mamince na kline (On my mother's knee) from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 Sidej na vuz from “Národní písne a tance z Tesinksa (Folksongs and Dances from the Tesinskso Region)“, WV120 | trad.: | Kebych bola jahodú |
Magdalena Kožená, (mezzo-soprano), Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michael Freimuth (lute and guitar) & Malcolm Martineau (piano) Magdalena Kožená, one of the most acclaimed recitalists of today, presents a personal collection of songs she has known since childhood and that form some of her earliest musical influences. A haunting collection of songs by Czech composers such as Dvorák, Janácek, Martinu, Schulhoff and Eben, all deeply rooted in the rich Czech folk song tradition. Like Magdalena explains in the press/booklettext about the songs on the album: “They are just the sort a mother would sing to her baby. My mother is not a professional singer, but she loved to sing and knew a lot of songs! There is a particular tradition of singing to children in our country, much stronger, I would say, than one sees any more in the West. It was really important that in each family these songs would be handed down, taught to the children.” Kožená’s musical partners on the album include her long-standing recital partner Malcolm Martineau, and soprano Dorothea Röschmann, who joins her in Dvorák’s Moravian duets. This is Magdalena Kožená’s most personal album so far, exploring the richness of her cultural background and her own musical memories. “Singing in a language she really did learn from her mother, Kožená sounds at her most relaxed… She also suggests a fierce connection with these songs, abandoning herself into music that showcases well her glinting top and dusky lower notes.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue | 
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| |  | A Natural Born FiddlerThis DVD introduces the unbelievable talents of Valeriy Sokolov
Valeriy Sokolov (violin) A film by Bruno Monsaingeon Subtitles - English, French | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Reneé Fleming English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffery Tate | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Franciscus Quartet - Special Arrangements
A fascinating collection of transcriptions for string quartet of works by Haydn, Beethoven and Shostakovich programmed alongside original pieces by Piazzolla, Dvorak and Gianneo and performed with great flair and imagination by one of Holland’s leading string ensembles, the Franciscus Quartet. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Great Singers - Rosa PonselleAmerican Recordings 1923-1929, Volume 4
Rosa Ponselle, Lennartz (cello), Giovanni Martinelli (tenor), Ezio Pinza (bass) & Marion Telva (contralto) Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Giulio Setti & Rosario Bourdon With the revival of Bellini’s Norma in the Met’s 1927-28 season Ponselle achieved perhaps the greatest triumph of her career. After the first performance on 16th November, Olin Downes, writing in The New York Times, remarked that the opera’s success was due to Ponselle, ‘probably the most beautiful voice of any soprano of her generation.’ “Captured here at her peak, the American soprano possessed the ideal instrument to interpret the great Verdian heroines and here reveals her impeccable tone.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Hommage to Kreislerincluding transcriptions of works by other composers
Daniel Gaede (violin), Phillip Moll (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Great Cellists - Pablo CasalsEncores and Transcriptions Volume 2
Bach, J S: | Musette (Gavotte from English Suite No. 6, BWV811) Komm süsser Tod, BWV478 Andante (from Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV1003) Air (from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV1068 'Air on a G String') | Beethoven: | Minuets WoO 10 - No. 2 in G major | Boccherini: | Sonata No. 6 in A major for Cello and Piano (Adagio; Allegro) | Cassadó: | Requiebros | Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 | Granados: | Spanish Dance | Haydn: | Minuet (from Sonata for Violin and Viola in C major) | Laserna: | Tonadilla | Mendelssohn: | Song without words No. 49 in D major, Op. 109 | Popper: | Mazurka, Op. 11 No. 3 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Flight of the Bumble Bee | Schumann: | Traümerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15) | Sgambati: | Serenata napoletana, Op. 24 No. 2 | Tartini: | Grave ed espressivo (from Cello Concerto in D major) | Valentini, P F: | Gavotte (from Violin Sonata No. 10 in E major) | Vivaldi: | Largo (from Concerto Grosso No. 11 in D minor, Op. 3 No. 11 from L'estro armonico) |
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anon.: | Romance 'Jeux Interdits' | Bach, J S: | Air (from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV1068 'Air on a G String') Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto | Barber: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' - Adagio sostenuto | Borodin: | String Quartet No. 2 - 3rd Movement (Notturno) | Canteloube: | Songs of the Auvergne: Baďlčro | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 | Debussy: | Clair de lune | Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 | Elgar: | Sospiri, Op. 70 | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Nocturne No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33 No. 1octurne | Korngold: | Lied from Suite for 2 Violins, Violincello and Piano (left hand) | Marcello, B: | Oboe Concerto in D minor: Adagio | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne | Mozart: | Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' - Romance (Andante) Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita' - Adagio Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622 (Second Movement - Adagio) Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 - Andantino Soave sia il vento (from Cosě fan tutte) | Rodrigo: | Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio (arranged for harp) | Saint-Saëns: | Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne | Schubert: | String Quintet in C major, D956 - Adagio Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3 The Trout Quintet D667: Andante (excerpt) | Shostakovich: | Romance (from The Gadfly) | Vivaldi: | Concerto for Guitar and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93: Largo |
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| |  | RomanceSongs for counter-tenor and orchestra
Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor) Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Shigeo Genda | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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