BRITTEN BENJAMIN

(2CD) COMPLETE MUSIC FOR CELLO SOLO AND CELLO AND PIANO
"Your music is truly among the most outstanding work of the twentieth century. And for me it is a source of great and strong impressions. Write as much as you can." (Shostakovich to Britten, 1963) This set represents the first-ever complete collection of Benjamin Britten's music for unaccompanied cello and cello with piano. Many of these works were composed for the legendary Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Britten and Rostropovich were close friends and regularly gave recitals together in both Britain and Russia. It is perhaps beca...
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(CD) SERENADE FOR TENOR, HORN AND STRINGS, LES ILLUMINATIONS
In this centenary year full of celebrations of Britten's contribution to British life and music, as composer, performer, impresario and public representative of serious music that could yet reach and touch a vast number of people beyond the usual circle of new-music mavens, it can be forgotten how well his music has always travelled, not just to other Anglophone countries but in Europe; far more so than the self-consciously English Edwardians and pastoralists. To the Germans and the Italians, Britten was quickly recognised as a vital conti...
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(CD) MIKLOS PERENYI
Ο Miklos Perenyi σε συνεργασία με τον Andras Schiff το 2001 έως το 2002 ηχογράφησαν ολοκληρωμένη, την μουσική για τσέλο και πιάνο του Μπετόβεν (ECM 1819-20). H ηχογράφηση έλαβε θριαμβευτικές κριτικές και σχόλια ενώ απέσπασε δυο διεθνή βραβεία (Cannes Classical Award, Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). Είχε προηγηθεί μια ακόμη σημαντική ηχογράφηση με τη συμμετοχή του τσελίστα το 1995, όπου παρουσίαζε τη μουσική για έγχορδα του Gyorgy Kurtag (ECM New Series 1598). Το άλμπουμ Britten / Bach / Ligeti είναι η πρώτη σόλο παρουσία το...
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(CD) LACHRYMAE
Paul Hindemith: Trauermusik Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae op. 48a Krzysztof Penderecki: Konzert fur Viola und Kammerorchester Kim Kashkashian: viola Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Dennis Russell Davies (Conductor)...
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(CD) SUITES FOR SOLO CELLO
This recording of the most famous solo cello suites of the 20th century in which the spirit of Bach is never very far away marked the start of the collaboration of a very young Jean-Guihen Queyras with harmonia mundi, back in 1998. Right from this first disc, the French cellist demonstrated his supremely high artistic standards. An unqualified success!...
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