HENRY WALLACE F.R.C.O. at the organ of St Mungo, Simonburn.
As well as some well-known Bach chorale-preludes, Henry puts this inspiring little instrument, acquired by St. Mungo's from York Minster in about 1908, through its paces in a balanced programme of (mainly) German pieces, some of which aren't available elsewhere. CD version to be released in due course. This tape was originally released to raise funds for the restoration of this fine Walker instrument, and was Divine Art's first ever recording.

TRACKS:
Bach:Prelude in C minor, BWV546; Chorale preludes: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV599; Ich ruf zu dir, BWV639; O Mensch, bewein, BWV622; Wachet auf, BWV645
Rheinberger: Sonata no 6 in E flat - Prelude, op.119
Reger: Canzone in E flat, op.65/9
Mendelssohn: Organ Sonata in D minor, op65/6
Fischer: Prelude & Fugue in E
Franck: Cantabile in B
Dubois: Toccata in G
Froberger: Ricercar in C
Sweelinck: Variations on "Mein junges leben"
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TERRY JOHNS (horn);
JULIA LYNCH, BRIAN KELLOCK (Pianos)
Classic sonatas by Beethoven, Saint-Saens and Hindemith complement arrangements of Gershwin, Weill and van Heusen numbers - and a new work by Terry Johns, who played on the soundtrack of Superman, Star Wars and many other films!
Tracks:
Beethoven: Horn Sonata in F, op.17
Gershwin: Someone to watch over Me
van Heusen: All the Way
Saint-Saens: Romance in E, op.67
Johns: Holland Park
Hindemith: Horn Sonata (1939)
Weill: September Song
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TERRY JOHNS (horn), BARRY BOOTH (piano)
Some evergreen songs given a unique treatment in these arrangements by Barry Booth for horn and piano. This recording has been highly praised for its seductive and relaxing qualities.
Tracks:
My Ship (Kurt Weill) So in Love (Cole Porter)
My Romance (Richard Rodgers) Yesterdays (Jerome Kern)
Someone to Watch over Me (George Gershwin)
My Foolish Heart (Victor Young) Bill (Jerome Kern)
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter) White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
Embraceable You (George Gershwin) A Child is Born (Thad Jones)
The Nearness of You (Hoagy Carmichael) People (Jules Styne)
Soon it’s Gonna Rain (Harvey Schmidt)
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LEON BERGER, IAN KENNEDY and DONALD FRANCKE
with Kenneth Barclay (piano)
THE ORIGINAL 1866 VERSION - this recording was first issued on limited edition cassette by the Sir Arthur Sullivan Society in 1984 and was highly praised. In 1995, a reviewer in "BBC Music Magazine" expressed his wish to see this production on CD, and so here it is!
Ian Kennedy was described by one critic as "the best Box on record". An uninhibited interpretation of this high musical farce. Not to be missed by any G&S or musical comedy fan.
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Leon Berger (baritone), Selwyn Tillett (piano)
Grossmith was one of Britain's top music hall artists at the turn of the 20th century, and also successfully toured the American vaudeville theatres. His comic songs (some written in collaboration with W S Gilbert) range widely in style and many came from shows and revues which enjoyed great success. He was also the creator of several roles in the Savoy Operas.The best-selling novel "Diary of a Nobody" , written by "GG" together with his brother Weedon, is still in print. Sadly he never recorded himself, but Leon Berger and Selwyn Tillett, acknowledged authorities on Grossmith and his music, have re-created them wonderfully in period style.
Tracks: See Me Dance the Polka; He Was a Careless Man; The Bus Conductor’s Song; My Janet; How I Became an Actor; The Lost Key; The Mother & Her Child were There!; His Nose was on the Mantelpiece; The French Verbs Song; I am Not in the Vein, My Muse; Oh Butcher, Oh Baker; If you Value a Peaceable Life; I’m Tired of the Moon, My Love & Myself; Go On Talking - Don’t Mind Me!; I Don’t Mind Flies; The Baby on the Shore; I’m his Daisy; How I Became a Detective; My Lady Nature’s Little Joke; Tommy’s First Love; I Loved Her & I Left Her; Your Honoured & Ancient Name; The Happy Old Days at Peckham; See Me Reverse.
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TREVOR BARNARD (piano),
THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
cond. SIR MALCOLM SARGENT
At last available on CD, this recording shot Trevor Barnard to fame in 1962 when released on HMV. The first stereo recording of this fine British concerto, it was subsequently re-issued by EMI as part of its "Great British Concertos" set in the 70s.
(Digitally remastered)
This is a broad, optimistic work - bold and pioneering but also conservative in many respects - rather like the American people to whom it is dedicated!
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CONCERT ROYAL
"Yes, yes, we will have a pianoforte, as good a one as can be got for thirty guineas, and I will practise country dances, that we may have some amusement for our nephews and nieces, when we have the pleasure of their company."
So wrote Jane Austen (1775-1817) to her sister Cassandra on 27th December 1808. Music played a significant part in Jane's life in the cottage at Chawton in Hampshire she shared with her mother and sister. According to Caroline, one of her nieces, she practised the pianoforte each day before breakfast, but could not be prevailed upon to perform in public.
This CD by original-instrument specialists Concert Royal presents music from the personal collection of the Austen family; music that would have been heard, if not played and sung, by Jane, her parents and her sister Cassandra. Performed in "drawing-room" style this is music presented as it would have been heard in Jane's time.
The CD also includes extracts from "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma" and from some of Jane's letters to her sister, including the above reference to the family's forthcoming acquisition of a square piano, an instrument of the type used on this recording. Very different in tone (and tuning) to the modern grand piano, it is sometimes difficult to believe that this is the type of keyboard upon which many of the great works of Mozart were composed.
1. The Highland Laddie (trad.; arr. Joseph Haydn) (1732-1809)
2. The Yellow Hair'd Laddie (trad.; arr. L.A. Kozeluch) (1747-1818)
3. Peaty's Mill (arr. Stephen Paxton) (1735-1787)
4. Extract from "Sense and Sensibility" (1811) -Marianne compares Edward's lack of sensibility with Willoughby
5. Andantino (Ignace Joseph Pleyel) (1757-1831)
6. Extract from "Sense and Sensibility" (1811) - Marianne has been abandoned by Willoughby
7. The Mansion of Peace (Samuel Webbe snr.) (1740-1816)
8. Time hath not Thinn'd (William Jackson) (1730-1803)
9. William Joseph Haydn; (arr. Thomas Billington) (1754-1832)
10. Extract from a letter from Jane to her sister Cassandra (5th September 1796) followed by Boulangeries (anon.)
11. Cymon and Iphigenia (Thomas Augustine Arne) (1710-1778)
12. Extract from a letter from Jane to her sister Cassandra (27th December 1808) followed by: Air des Ballets de la Caravane (A. E. M. Grétry) (1741-1813)
13. The Wedding Day (James Hook) (1746-1827)
14. The Nightingale (anonymous)
15. Extract from "Emma" (1816) - Mrs. Cole tells of the mysterious arrival of a pianoforte for Jane Fairfax
16. The Shepherd's Song (Joseph Haydn) (1732-1809)
17. Extract from a letter from Jane to her sister Cassandra (15th January 1796) followed by The Irishman (anonymous)
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THE GEORGIAN CONCERT
Leader: Simon Jones
Artistic Director: Peter Harrison
Avison's music has been neglected for too long and we are delighted to offer the first recording on authentic instruments of these fine concerti.
These pieces were written to be played in various ways; as chamber concerti with continuo in the baroque style; as works for solo keyboard; or as string quartets, as such being the earliest English examples of that genre. On this disc the opportunity is taken to present individual concerti with either harpsichord or chamber organ continuo, or without either.
Includes:
no.1 in G major; no.4 in G minor;
no.6 in E minor; no.7 in E flat major;
no.8 in B flat major; no.9 in C minor
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LEON BERGER and SELWYN TILLET
Grossmith was one of Britain's top music hall artists at the turn of the 20th century, and also successfully toured the American vaudeville theatres. His comic songs (some written in collaboration with W S Gilbert) range widely in style and many came from shows and revues which enjoyed great success. He was also the creator of several roles in the Savoy Operas.The best-selling novel "Diary of a Nobody" , written by "GG" together with his brother Weedon, is still in print.
Sadly he never recorded himself, but Leon Berger and Selwyn Tillett, acknowledged authorities on Grossmith and his music, have re-created them wonderfully in period style. This disc includes some items from operetta not written by “GG” but immortalised by him, in roles created by him.
This CD also includes two original performances by George Grossmith III, recorded in 1909 and digitally remastered.

Tracks: The Gay Photographer; I am so Volatile; The Muddle-Puddle Porter; My Name is John Wellington Wells; The Bay of Battersea; I Once was as Meek as a Newborn Lamb; Away Remorse/Henceforth All the Crimes; Thou of my Thou; I’ve Loved another Girl since Then; Beautiful Bountiful Bertie; Johnnie at the Gaiety; I was Born upon a Sunday; Bertie the Bounder; Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay
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Great stage Musicals revived!
Theatre Bel-Etage, conducted by Mart Sander
present extended selections from Lionel Monckton's
"The Arcadians"
"The Quaker Girl", and
"The Cingalee" (first modern recording)
Brilliant new recording of these well-loved shows.
GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE "CRITIC'S CHOICE 2004"
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Reviewers have heaped praise on this CD - see reviews on the main site:
RAYMOND CLARKE plays:
William Mathias:
Piano Sonata no. 1, op.23
Piano Sonata no. 2, op.46
John Pickard: A Starlit Dome
Piano Sonata
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PETER KATIN (square piano)
Four Impromptus, D. 899
Four Impromptus, D. 935
These works are played on a Clementi square piano of 1832 and are therefore a genuine reconstruction of the sort of sound heard in Schubert’s day. The instrument was restored by Andrew Lancaster.
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PETER KATIN (Clementi square piano, 1832)plays
Clementi:
Sonata in F sharp minor, Op.25 no 5
Sonata in B flat major, Op.24 no 2
Sonata in G minor, Op. 7 no 3
Sonata in D major, Op.25 no 6
Sonata in F minor, Op.13 no 6

These works were recorded in Peter Katin’s own studio on an 1832 Clementi square piano, restored by Andrew Lancaster.

Previously issued as Athene ATHCD4
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TERESA CAHILL (soprano) and
ROGER VIGNOLES (piano)
present a classic recital of song and lieder recorded in 1983
Richard Strauss: Nichts (2 versions) ; Die Nacht; Schön sind, doch kalt Himmelssterne; All mein Gedanken; Du mein Herzen krönelein; Schlagende Herzen; Ach Leib, ich muss nun scheiden; Heimkehr; Das Rosenband (2 versions); Cäcilie; Die Georgine; Ich liebe Dich; Meinem Kinde; Muttertändelei; Ruhe meine Seele; Schlechter Wetter; Traum durch die Dämmerung (2 versions); Allerseelen; Gefunden; Hat gesagt bleibt's nicht dabei; Mein Herz ist Stumm.
Rachmaninov: 6 Songs, opus 38: In my Garden, To her; Daisies; The Pied Piper; Dreams; The Quest.
this is the first commercial release of 12 of the 30 tracks.
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JONATHAN RICHARDS (guitar)
plays his new arrangements of timelss Bach masterpieces:
PRELUDE in D from Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV998
PRELUDE in D from Suite for Cello no.1 in G, BWV1007
SARABANDE in D from Suite for Cello no. 1 in G, BWV1007
SARABANDE in A minor from Suite for Lute no. 2 in C minor, BWV997
BOURÉE in A from Suite for Cello no. 4 in E flat, BWV1010
GAVOTTE in D from Suite for Cello no. 6 in D, BWV1012
PRELUDE in D minor (Little Prelude for Solo Lute in C minor), BWV999
SARABANDE in A minor from Suite for Lute no. 3 in G minor, BWV995
MINUET in A minor from Suite for Cello no. 2 in D minor, BWV1008
SARABANDE in A from Suite for Cello no. 3 in C, BWV1009
ALLEMANDE in E minor from Suite for Lute no. 1 in E minor, BWV996
COURANTE in E minor from Suite for Lute no. 1 in E minor, BWV996
SARABANDE in E minor from Suite for Lute no. 1in E minor, BWV996
BOURÉE in E minor from Suite for Lute no. 1in E minor, BWV996
FOUR PIECES from the Anna Magdalena Notenbuch:
MARCH in C (original in D, no. 15), MINUET in E minor (original in G minor, no. 5),
MINUET in G (no.,4), MINUET in E minor (original in D minor, no. 35)
SARABANDE AND DOUBLE in B minor from Partita for Violin no. 1 in B minor, BWV825
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PETER KATIN(Collard & Collard square piano of 1836)
A unique and highly praised recording of Chopin's earliest and last works for piano, now issued at mid price.
TRACKS:
Variations Brillantes, Op. 12
Mazurka in G minor, Op. 24/1
Mazurka in C major, Op.24/2
Mazurka in A flat, Op.24/3
Mazurka in B flat minor, Op.24/4
Mazurka in F minor, Op.68/4
Rondo in C minor, Op.1
Souvenir de Paganini
Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.posth
Waltz in D flat, Op.64/1
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64/2
Waltz in A flat, Op.64/3
Sonata in C minor, Op.4 (3rd mvt)
Polonaise no.13 in G minor
Polonaise no.14 in B flat
Polonaise no.15 in A flat
Berceuse in D flat, Op.57
Bolero, Op.19
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Lesley Holliday & Peter Harrison (baroque flutes)
and Rachel Gray ('cello)

Haydn: The four "London" Trios, Hob.IV: 1-4
Stamitz: Duetto no 2 in D
Stamitz: Trio no . 6 in G
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ANTHONY GOLDSTONE, piano:
FRANK BRIDGE:
Dramatic Fantasia (1906)
Gargoyle (1928)
JOHN IRELAND:
Ballade of London Nights (pub.1968)
BENJAMIN BRITTEN:
Five Walztes (1923-5)
A Little Idyll (1930) * world premiere recording *
Night Piece (Notturno)
SIR LENNOX BERKELEY:
Six Preludes, Op. 23 (1945)
RONALD STEVENSON:
Sonatina Serenissima (1977)
COLIN MATTHEWS:
Five Studies (1974-6)
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JONATHAN RICHARDS plays a lovely selection of romantic pieces,
Some well known, and some new items for your special pleasure.
Romance (anon)
Tonada (Torroba)
Castillos de España - (Torroba, arr. Segovia):
Romance de Los Pinos and Siguenza
Aires de la Mancha - La Pastora (Torroba)
Poetic Waltzes - nos. 1,3,5,6 (Granados, arr. Abe)
España - Tango (Albeniz)
Prelude, op. 16 no. 4 (Scriabin, ar. Sadleir)
Dream of the Weeping Willow (Baron)
Mazurka (Smirnov)
Russian Folk Song (Larichev)
Forever (Shand)
Air for the Guitar (Shand)
Daisy (Pratten)
Pensée Fugitive (Ellis)
Impromptu (Usher)
Solway Banks (Croucher)
In Memoriam (Harrison)
Romance (Richards)
Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Gluck, arr. Segovia)
Romanze (Schumann, arr. Segovia)
Of Foreign Lands and Peoples (Schumann, arr. Dyer)
Prelude, op. 28 no. 7 (Chopin, arr. Llobet)
Prelude, op. 28 no. 20 (Chopin, arr. Bonell)
The Fishermaiden (Schubert, arr. Mertz)
To a Wild Rose (MacDowell, arr.Criswick)
Barcarola (Mendelssohn, arr. Tarrega)
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A demonstration of the greatest classical saxophone playing
from PETER CLINCH with music little known outside Australia but which deserves to be heard.
Includes:
William Lovelock:
Saxophone Concerto
(with Astra Chamber Orch/George Logie-Smith)
Saxophone Sonata
(with Trevor Barnard)
Three Sketches for Clarinet and Piano
(with Nehama Patkin)
Eric Gross:
Saxophone Quintet
(with Petra String Quartet)
Geoffrey D'Ombrain & Peter Clinch:
Introspections for Saxophone and Tape
James Penberthy:
Saxophone Concerto
(with West Australian Symphony O./Verdon Williams
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MUSIC FOR ORGAN, HARP AND VOICE by JAMES COOK
with Samuel Hudson (organ); Tacye Phillipson (harp)
Jennifer Clark and Augusta Hebbert (Sopranos);
Voces Oxonienses, directed by Rufus Frowde.
Tracks:
There is a World Above the Sun
(voice and harp)
Symphony for Organ and Harp
In heaven shall all be Love
(choral)
Trilogy for Organ and Harp
Heaven's eternal sunshine
(voice and organ)
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A Major Discovery! Decoded from the strange carvings in Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh (immortalised in "The Da Vinci Code"), through the study of Cymatics (the visual representation of sound):
THE ROSSLYN MOTET
realised by Thomas J. Mitchell, arranged by Stuart Mitchell, and SONGS OF THE CHARTRES LABYRINTH by Thomas Mitchell
performed by members of the Tallis Chamber Choir and the Chartres Singers.

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Music for voice organ and harp by the prolific young British composer James Cook - the sixth CD we have issued of his music.
Kathryn Copeland, soprano, Elizabeth Scorah, harp, and Rufus Frowde, organ with Voces Oxonienses present:
Prelude from A Carrolean Symphony
Dyad for Organ and Harp
Quaternion
Seven Motets of Sacred Love - nos. 1-6
I am the Way, the truth and the Life (from Iambic Anthems)
Five songs from Psalmodia Sacra
Body of Divinity:
God desires our love & Jesus Christ is all Sweets and Delights
Heavenly Geometry (from Dipsalma)
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The title says it all. This programme of brilliant music for trumpet, timpani and organ from the 17th and 18th centuries is one of our personal favourites.
Leading trumpet player GUY TOUVRON is joined by Wolfang Karius (organ), Yves Coueffe (2nd trumpet) and Benoit Cambreling (timpani).

DeLalande: Suite for Trumpet, Organ & Timpani
Kauffmann: Ach Gott, von Himmel sich Darein; Herr Gott, dich lobem alle wir
Viviani: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ, op. 4 no. 1
Tessarini: Sonata in D major for Trumpet and Organ
Marini: Sonata "La Ponte"
Gervaise: Danceries de la Renaissance
Pezel: Four Sonatinas for Two Trumpets and Organ
Purcell: Suite for Trumpet and Organ
Homilius: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verdebt
Cazzati: Sonata no. 1 "La Pellicana"
Mouret: Suites des Symphonies, book 2 no. 1
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A brief review of 300 years of keyboard music is an Odyssey indeed, and here TREVOR BARNARD does just that as well as celebrating his own career of over 40 years sinc shooting to fame in 1962.

This mid-price CD re-issues Trevor's best selling World Record Club album "An Introduction to Piano Music" from the mid 19702, with a number of new tracks published for the first time.
TRACKS:
Bach: Two-part invention no. 1 in C, BWV772
Schubert: Moment Musical in F minor, D780 no. 3
Beethoven: Bagatelle in A flat, op. 33/7
Mendelssohn: Song without Words, op. 19/1
Schumann: Arabesque, op. 18
Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu, op. 66
Chopin: Polonaise in A, op. 40/1
Grieg: Little Bird (from Lyric Pieces)
Grieg: Erotikon (from Lyric Pieces)
Rachmaninov: Prelude in C sharp minor,op. 3/2
Debussy: The Snow is Falling (from Children's Corner)
Albéniz: Tango (from España, op. 165)
Bartók: In Dorian Mode (from Mikrokosmos)
Bartók: Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm (do.)
Gershwin: Prelude no. 2
Sutherland: Herzliebster Jesu
Sutherland: Jesu, meine Freude
Sculthorpe: Sonatina
Butterley: Arioso
Butterley: Comment on a Popular Song
Bertram: Kinetic (From Five Pieces)
Dargaville: Night Song
Werder: Spring
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A feast of fun: the light side of Charles Camilleri's very fine music admirably played by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Schembri

A proportion of proceeds from the sale of this CD go to the Richmond Foundation, a Maltese charity working in mental health.

Tracks:
Knights of Malta Ballet Suite
Concertino no. 4 ("Summer Nights in Malta") for two pianos and orchestra
(with Jennifer Micallef and Glen Inanga - pianos)
Four Legends with Godfrey Mifsud - clarinet)
Overture Classique
Intermezzo from Il-Weghda with Godfrey Mifsud - clarinet)
Malta Suite
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Catalina Butcaru is an exciting young Romanian pianist; this is her debut album which demonstrates her substantial prowess at the keyboard.

The CD contains:
Alban Berg: Piano Sonata, op. 1
Maurice Ravel: Miroirs
Robert Schumann: Humoreske, op. 20
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Amongst the great English tenors of the recent past, few are more distinguished than Ian Partridge. He has for many years worked with his sister and accompanist Jennifer Partridge and here they present a wonderful recital of the lovely, traditionally written and very English songs of John Jeffreys.

Tracks:
Northumberland; Merry Eye; Black Stitchel; Otterburn; Stow on the Wold; Candle Gate; Jillian of Berry; In Pride of May; That Ever I Saw; My Little Pretty One; 'Tis Time I Think; The Poacher's Dog; I am the Gilly of Christ; The Falcon; O my Dere Hert; Who is at my Window; What Evil Coil of Fate; Severn Meadows; it is Winter; Yet will I love her; The Little Pretty Nightingale; Ha'nacker Mill; The Little Milkmaid; Little Trotty Wagtail
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Polish pianist Alicja Fiderkiewicz has a reputation as a fine interpreter of Chopin and this new recital is no exception.
See also Alicja's three recordings on Dunelm.
Tracks
Two Nocturnes, op. 48
Four Mazurkas, op. 24
Three Mazurkas, op. 59
Ballade no. 3 in A flat, op. 47
Prelude no. 25 in C sharp minor, op. 45
Polonaise-Fantasie in C sharp minor, op. 61
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David Snell is a major figure in music both in the classical field and in music for TV and film. Here his music for harp is played by one of the leading harpists of our age, Skaila Kanga in this Grammy-nominated CD.

Lyric Sonata
(with Karen Jones, flute; Judith Busbridge, viola)
Elegie
(with Karen Jones, flute; Caroline Dearnley, cello)
Fantasie:
(with Nicholas Bucknall; clarinet, Richard Bissill, horn)
Cavatina and March:
(with Karen Jones, flute)
Intrada and Waltz:
(with Marcia Crayford, violin)
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Erik Chisholm is not a well-known name but is one of the most important British composers of recent years, with a very large output of music in several genres. Much of his music is based on Scottish tunes, such as the Piobaireachd (bagpipe airs) which appear throughout his piano works. The acclaimed pianist Murray McLachlan has recorded the entire piano output for a total of 9 CDs to be issued, all at mid-price, over 2008 and 2009. Volume 1 was formerly available on limited release as Dunelm DRD0221.

CD contents:
Straloch Suite
23 Scottish Airs for Children
Sonata in A (An Riobain Dearg)
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Erik Chisholm is not a well-known name but is one of the most important british composers of recent years, with a very large output of music in several genres. Much of his music is based on Scottish tunes, such as the Piobaireachd (bagpipe airs) which appear throughout his piano works. The acclaimed pianist Murray McLachlan has recorded the entire piano output for a total of 9 CDs to be issued, all at mid-price, over 2008 and 2009. Volume 2 was formerly available on limited release as Dunelm DRD0222.

CD contents:
10 Preludes from "24 Preludes from the True Edge of the Great World
26 Airs from the Patrick MacDonald Collection
Petite Suite
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Erik Chisholm is not a well-known name but is one of the most important British composers of recent years, with a very large output of music in several genres. Much of his music is based on Scottish tunes, such as the Piobaireachd (bagpipe airs) which appear throughout his piano works. The acclaimed pianist Murray McLachlan has recorded the entire piano output for a total of 9 CDs to be issued, all at mid-price, over 2008 and 2009. Volume 3 was formerly available on limited release as Dunelm DRD0223.

CD contents:
Piobaireachd for solo piano nos. 1-4
Sonatina no. 1
Sonatina no. 2
Two Piobaireachd Laments
Cornish Dance Sonata
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Erik Chisholm is not a well-known name but is one of the most important British composers of recent years, with a very large output of music in several genres. Much of his music is based on Scottish tunes, such as the Piobaireachd (bagpipe airs) which appear throughout his piano works. The acclaimed pianist Murray McLachlan has recorded the entire piano output for a total of 9 CDs to be issued, all at mid-price, over 2008 and 2009.

CD contents:
Piobaireachd for solo piano nos. 5-8,10-13
Sonatina no. 3
Eight Cameos
Six Highland Sketches
Six Portraits
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The NYOW is one of the longest established youth orchestras in the world, and depite often being overshadowed in terms of press coverage, there is no doubt that it is also one the finest orchestras of any kind in Europe. This scintillating performance of the London Symphony belies the youth of the players with an interpretation of immense depth, character and musicianship. Also included is the world premier recording of William Mathias's Celtic Dances - all at mid price.

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no. 2 ("London")
William Mathias: Celtic Dances, op. 60

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ANJA GERMAN is a young pianist from Slovenia who displays a formidable talent, and who was the first prize winner in the 2007 Manchester International Concerto Competition, which led to this recording being made.
Anja plays:
Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in C minor, Hob.XVI:20
Schubert: Piano Sonata in C minor, D. 958
Chopin: Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 31
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The debut album from flautist Odinn Baldvinsson in a fine programme of popular music performed with the talented pianist Patricia Romero

Tracks:
BACH: Flute Sonata no. 6 in E flat, BWV 1035
SAINT-SAËNS: Romance in D flat, op. 37
POULENC: Sonata for Flute and Piano
BORNE: Fantaisie Brillante sur Carmen
PROKOFIEV: Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 94
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HANDEL:Organ Concerto in B flat, op. 4 no. 6 (transcribed by R. Dent) *
TOURNIER:Etude de Concert - Au Matin
THOMAS:The Minstrel's Adieu to his Native Land
THOMAS:Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn
GRANDJANY:Aria in Classic Style *
WATKINS:Fire Dance
CROFT (arr. D Watkins):Sarabande and Ground
NICHOLS:Impromptu
HANDEL (arr. H. Boye):Chaconne in C major
RAVANELLO:Prelude-Berceuse *
MATHIAS:Santa Fe Suite

* with Ronald Frost (organ)
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A recital of traditional and early 20th century airs and ballads from the North East of England, this selection concentrates on the more romantic, wistful and dramatic items rather than the comic music hall songs. These are "Songs of Life and Longing" and ideally suited to the (slightly!)more formal interpretation given here.

Bobby Shaftoe (trad)
The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth (Leitch)
Sweet Hesleyside (trad)
Buy Broom Buzzems (trad)
The Keel Row (trad)
The Underhand (Hill)
The Rose of the Tyne (Richards)
Bonny at Morn (trad)
The Cullercoats Fish Lass (Corvan)
Water of Tyne (trad)
The Oak and the Ash (trad)
Derwentwater's Farewell (trad)
The Cottager's Lullaby (Vincent)
The Steamboat (Hill)
The Grace Darling Song (anon)
Dance ti thy Daddy (trad)
The Gallowgate Lad (Wilson)
Till the Tide Comes In (arr. Topliff)
Blow the Wind Southerly (trad)
Ma Bonny Lad (trad)
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An outstanding series continues with this CD containing more exquisitely crafted music from Chsiholm - MusicWeb, reviewing Volumes 1 to 4, called this set "one of the musical discoveries and revelations of the 21st century". Anyone with a love for piano music should investigate this wonderful art.

Murray McLachlan plays:
Piobaireachd for solo piano, nos 14,16, 17, 19-23
Sonatina no. 5
Sonatina no. 6
12 Cameos
Sonatine Ecossaise
Harris Dance
Tango
Dance Bacchanal
Sonata Elektra

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John Ellis, a composer from Manchester in England, has produced a corpus of organ music that is both thoroughly in the tradition of British cathedral and liturgical music while developing an individual voice. Here Ronald Frost, organist of St. Ann's Church, Manchester, plays that fine instrument. A second volume of Ellis works, played by Robin Walker, is in progress.

CD contains:
Allegro and Passacaglia
Pastorale in B
Variations on 'Veni Creator Spiritus'
Three hymn tune Voluntaries
Suite in A (Divertissement)
Concert Waltz
Three Short Voluntaries
Meditation on 'Rockingham'
'Coventry Carol' Meditation
Finale-Fantasia on 'Orientis Partibus'
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Beginning with Liszt's 'Nuages gris' and ending with his own 'Nuages noirs' from Tetraktys, pianistPanayiotis Demopoulos takes us through a panoply of images from the Classical, Romantic and Modern eras - often storm-filled but not relentlessly so, including possibly Beethoven's greatest sonata. A fine performance from the Greek pianist now living and working in the UK. Part of our Dunelm series

LISZT:
Nuages gris
La lugubre gondola I
Unstern
Vallée d'Obermann
BEETHOVEN:
Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, Op. 109
DEMOPOULOS:
Tetraktys for solo piano

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The music of John R Williamson, a composer from Manchester, England, is deserving of greater recognition. Murray McLachlan presents the first of a series of 3 CDs in which his stylistic and virtuosic playing enhances further the individuality of these works.
tracks:
12 New Piano Preludes
Piano Sonata no. 2 in F sharp
12 Palindromic Preludes, set 1
Piano Sonatina no. 2 in C major

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The music of John R Williamson, a composer from Manchester, England, is deserving of greater recognition. Murray McLachlan is a champion of Williamson's music and presents the second of a series of 3 CDs in which his stylistic and virtuosic playing enhances further the individuality of these works. The final piece on the disc, 'Lament for Sarah', is played by the composer.
tracks:
Song of Nature
12 Palindromic Preludes, set 5
Piano Sonata no. 4 ("The Palindromic")
Seven Interval Studies
Lament for Sarah
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The music of John R Williamson, a composer from Manchester, England, is deserving of greater recognition. Murray McLachlan is a champion of Williamson's music and presents the third of a series of 3 CDs in which his stylistic and virtuosic playing enhances further the individuality of these works.
Tracks:
12 Palindromic Preludes (taken from various sets)
Piano Sonata no. 6
13 Variations on a Tone Row
7 Two-part Inventions
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21-year-old identical twins Rachel and Vanessa Fuidge have all that it takes to become one of our very best piano duos - skill and personality. In 2005, as the tender age of 17, they made a CD for Dunelm which was well received though only distributed in a limited way; we have taken the best of the tracks from that album and added three major works recorded in the summer of 2009 to produce this new CD. The music was recorded in 'single takes' as for a live performance - no recourse to thousands of edits... and the programme which includes several jazz-inspired pieces is an absolute joy. A disc to brighten any day or mood!
TRACKS:
(all for piano duet except Scaramouche - two pianos)
Philip Lane:
Badinages 1 - Mouvement perpetuel
Darius Milhaud:
Scaramouche (piano duet)
Edvard Grieg:
Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 no. 2
Peer Gynt, Op. 46 - Anitra's Dance
Alfredo Casella:
Pupazzetti
George Gershwin (arr. H. Levine):
Rhapsody in Blue
Charles Camilleri:
Paganiana
Camille Saint-Saëns:
Carnival of the Animals
Paolo di Biase:
Duo Tango
Leroy Anderson:
Fiddle-Faddle
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JILL CROSSLAND (piano)
These are very fine readings of major classical sonatas, by a British pianist of increasing renown. Prevously issued as Calico CCCR101, this recording attracted much acclaim from critics, and is now available at mid price.
“A highly individual player, thoughtful yet compelling, she has the gift of spontaneity in the recording studio, to carry the personal insights of her interpretations, as at a live performance. She is very well recorded.” – Ivan March (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN:
Piano Sonata no, 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 ("Tempest")
Piano Sonata no. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART:
Piano Sonata in F major, K. 533/494
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MURRAY McLACHLAN performing.
Continuing the amazingly high standards of compositional brilliance and virtuoso performance which led MusicWeb to call the first volumes of this series 'one of the musical discoveries and revelations of the 21st century', this CD should go further to cement Chisholm's reputation as the composer of a large amount of music which is totally unique, with its mix of Eastern and Scottish influences, and use of ancient Scots airs and motifs.
CD contents: (playing time 77.30)
Ceol Mor Dances
Dunedin Suite
9 Scottish Airs
Dance of the Princess Jaschya-Sheena
The Wisdom Book
Night Song of the Bards - 6 Nocturnes
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THE FITZWILLIAM STRING QUARTET plays one very early and two late quartets by Franz Joseph Haydn:
The Fitzwilliam String Quartet is one of Britain's foremost chamber ensembles with a highly celebrated concert and recording history. This CD includes two late and great Haydn quartets, and a very early one, recorded at a live performance at Royal Holloway (University of London) in 2001, and captures the brilliance, joy and inspiration of these works perfectly.
(Previously released as Dunelm DRD0172)
CD programme:
Divertimento (Cassatio) in C major, Op. 1 No. 6 (Hob.III:6)
String Quartet in D major, Op. 77 No. 2 (Hob.III.70)
String Quartet in F major, Op. 77 No. 2 (Hob.III:82)
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This fine recital of English song includes works by two of the most prominent composers in the genre - E J Moeran and Peter Warlock - and some fine items, first recordings, by Geoffrey Stern. Many of the songs are not otherwise easily found.
The performances are fine too, by tenor Paul Martyn-West and pianist Nigel Foster. .Previously available as Dunelm DRD0249.
Tracks:
MOERAN:
Seven Songs of James Joyce
Six Folksongs from Norfolk
WARLOCK:
Candlelight - Nursery Jingles
Along the Stream
Take, o take those lips away
Heracleitus
The Fox
STERN:
Three Wordsworth Songs
Four Songs of James Joyce
Legend
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Songs by John Ramsden Williamson
MARK ROWLINSON (baritone); DAVID JONES (piano)
Generally, John Williamson's songs are more traditional in style than his piano music and belong to that great tradition of English pastoral and lyric song exemplified by Warlock, Moeran, Finzi, Ireland, Vaughan Williams, Delius and many more very fine composers.However his style is individual and distinctive in its own right. These are heartfelt and most appropriate settings of poems of love, war, loss and regret and excellent additions to the canon of English song. Originally released as Dunelm DRD0265.
tracks:
She walks in beauty (Byron); She is not fair (Coleridge); When we two parted (Byron)
Before the battle (Sassoon);I stood with the dead (Sassoon)
texts by A E Housman:
Hughley Steeple ; I lay me down and slumber
Sinner's rue ; Parta Quies ; He looked at me with eyes I thought
Others, I am not the first ; Farewell to barn and stack and tree
When the lad for longing sighs ; I hoed and trenched and weeded
Oh were he and I together ; The new mistress
Oh, see how thick the gold cup flowers ; Easter Hymn
Revolution ; In valleys of springs of flowers
March
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This is the final disc in this acclaimed series of the unique piano music of Erik Chisholm, dubbed 'The Scottish Bartok' for his amazingly individual use of traditional melodies form his homeland, particularly the pibroch or piobaireachd, ancient bagpipe airs. An essential exploration for lovers of modern piano music, the first four volumes were called 'one of the musical discoveries and revelations of the 21st century' (Music Web).

Once again performed magnificently by Murray McLachlan
CD contains these works:
Four Elegies (two versions of no. 2)
Peter Pan Suite
Sonatina no. 4 Suite no. 1
Suite no. 2
Suite no. 3
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Peter Katin is now regarded as one of the most accomplished pianists of the modern age, having enjoyed a long and extremely successful career. His recordings for Decca and other companies from the 1950s onwards reveal a musician of the highest calibre of artistry and sensitivity. This recital shows Katin at his best in the Romantic style of Brahms. It was recorded in 1990, and has been unavailable for some time (previously issued as Olympia OCD263). A very fine recital which we are honoured to have in our catalogue.
CD programme:
Fantasias, Op. 116:
Capriccio in D minor
Intermezzo in A minor
Capriccio in G minor
Intermezzo in E major
Intermezzo in E minor
Intermezzo in E major
Capriccio in D minor
Three Intermezzi, Op. 117:
No. 1 in E flat major
No. 2 in B flat minor
No. 3 in C sharp minor
Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79:
No. 1 in B minor
No. 2 in G minor
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
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OTTO is a four-piece ensemble from Nashville, home of Country Music, but their style is somewhat unique, blending classical works with pop and light jazz in smooth but often intricate arrangements for flute/clarinet, cello, vibraphone and steel guitar. The result is Little Pieces:
Tracks:

Pavane (Gabriel Fauré)
Blue Mailboxes 1-3 (Jim Hoke)
Mom and Dad (Frank Zappa)
Mignon (Glover Johns Gill)
Bells of Porlock (Jim Hoke)
Accident (David Byrne)
Trois Gnossiennes (Erik Satie)
Sumare (Darius Milhaud)
Don't Talk (Brian Wilson)
Fable for Four (Jim Hoke)
Two and Two (Jim Hoke)
Aybee Sea (Frank Zappa)
Friday on my Mind (Young/Vanda)
Vaguely French (Jim Hoke)
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PRINCIPALS AND ORCHESTRA OF THEATRE BEL-ETAGE
The English stage musical reached its zenith in the period from 1910 to around 1930, combining the genres of musichall and operetta to wonderful effect, before the Broadway musical style became the rage. Most of the composers of these fabulous shows have been long forgotten except by enthusiasts, but now their light and joyful tunes are being rediscovered. This disc follows 'The Monckton Album' - one of our best sellers, and features orchestral and vocal works by Herman Finck, director of the Palace Theatre in London and one of England's best loved composers and conductors in his day. Superb performances by Pirjo Levandi and Kelli Uustani (sopranos), Mart Sander (baritone) and the Orchestra of Bel Etage.
tracks: Cheero!; In the Shadows; Hullo, Girls!; My Waltz Queen; Jocoso; Dear Old Fighting Boys; Pirouette; Venetia; My Lady Dragonfly Ballet Suite; The K-Nuts Medley; Queen of the Flowers; Moonlight Dance; Decameron Nights - Suite
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A very special CD for (and by) a very special musician. Trombonist Carol Jarvis is a fine and much in demand performer. Diagnosed in 2004 with Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the age of only 26, Carol has fought through the disease with pioneering treatment and has maintained her position as one of the UK's leading instrumentalists. In her own words; “a cancer diagnosis doesn't have to be a death sentence. It can be a very dark and lonely place, but it also opens your eyes to the world. If anything, my life is so much better since that diagnosis as I don't take anything for granted anymore and treasure even the smallest things.” The British branch of Divine Art is honored to be able to present this wonderful album for the benefit of Britain's foremost cancer care charity; thanks are due to everyone who has contributed in any way. Carol is accompanied by a hand-picked orchestra conducted by Roderick Dunk.
TRACKS:
What are you doing New Year's Eve (Loesser)
When you Wish upon a Star (Washington)
Carol's Tune (Dunk)
How High the Moon (Lewis/Hamilton)
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (van Heusen)
But Beautiful (van Heusen)
Caravan (Ellington/Mills/Tizol)
Sång till Lotta (Sandström)
Night & Day (Porter)
Alfie (Bacharach)
For Absent Friends (Purves)
Tico-Tico (Abreu)
Principal Uncertainty (Booth)
Spain (Corea)
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (Mann)
Smile (Chaplin)
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The amazing story of a twenty year quest to discover the meaning behind the strange carvings in Rosslyn Chapel, which led to the fascinating and unexpected discovery of hidden musical notation.

Tommy Mitchell explains how the discovery was made and how the ancient chapel of Rosslyn is related to the philosophy of Pythagoras and Plato and how modern science and ancient beliefs go hand in hand.
Published by Diversions Books. 108pp softback
See also the Rosslyn Motet CD.(diversions ddv24122)

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Buy both Tommy Mitchell's book "Rosslyn Chapel - The Music of the Cubes" and our CD containing that music.

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Trevor Barnard's career as a concert pianist burst into public attention with his pioneering recording of Sir Arthur Bliss's Piano Concerto for EMI in 1962 (now on Diversions DDV24106). After a short spell in the USA he moved to Australia where he has enjoyed a successful career as a teacher at several institutions including, until his recent retirement, the University of Melbourne. He revived his recording career in the mid 1990s and made several recordings for Divine Art (see his profile page for details and links). This concise volume deals with various areas of piano teaching which the author believes are often overlooked and is a useful tool for both piano teachers and students.

The book is also available as a pdf download (item number db002D).
(48 pages, A4, softback)
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Trevor Barnard's career as a concert pianist burst into public attention with his pioneering recording of Sir Arthur Bliss's Piano Concerto for EMI in 1962 (now on Diversions DDV24106). After a short spell in the USA he moved to Australia where he has enjoyed a successful career as a teacher at several institutions including, until his recent retirement, the University of Melbourne. He revived his recording career in the mid 1990s and made several recordings for Divine Art (see his profile page for details and links). This concise volume deals with various areas of piano teaching which the author believes are often overlooked and is a useful tool for both piano teachers and students.

The book is also available in print version(item number db002).
(48 pages, A4, softback)
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