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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution
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ID: CC2005
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subcollection: OboeRecorded between 1925 and 1947
The CD booklet contains an essay (in English, French and German) about Goossens and his art by Melvin Harris which has recieved much praise - "Melvin Harris' excellently supportive booklet note" (Classical Music Web); "Melvin Harris, author of the excellent insert note" (Gramophone). There are photographs from Goossens' early and middle life, including some not seen before.
Of Léon Goossens it was once said: "There is perhaps only one other musician who can so etherialise his instrument. One thinks of Casals and his cello."
But it was not always so. In his early days Léon Goossens was dissatisfied with the models he was expected to emulate. His first teacher was Charles Reynolds, the renowned lead oboist of the Hallé Orchestra. Great though he was at teaching breath control and practice passages, his tone and phrasing held no magic for his young pupil. Etherealisation was absent from a tone that was broad, without vibrato and, as Léon put it, "bullish". Indeed, to mute his instrument, Reynolds used to hang a robust pocket handkerchief over his music stand and project into it!
Later studies at London's Royal College of Music brought no real inspiration, for the oboe professor there was William Malsch, a kindly man, but an unlovely player. He was dropped from the Queen's Hall Orchestra since his tone set Sir Henry Wood's teeth on edge. An American critic agreed, when he wrote "His tone bites like sulphuric acid".
The great breakthrough came when Léon heard the Belgian oboist Henri De Busscher play at the Queen's Hall. De Busscher's playing was delicate and expressive, with a marvellous singing quality about it. His long, sensitive phrases were a marvel. His cameo-like tone was endowed with a warm vibrato. This was the inspiration that Léon had yearned for. Night after night he listened out for De Busscher's solos, then went back to his room to emulate and aim for the same subtle and singing control over his oboe. He was an eager and gifted pupil, so much so that when De Busscher left for New York, Henry Wood chose the 16-year-old Goossens to take his place. copyright Melvin Harris, 2002 |
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ID: CLAVES509407
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Baroque
Subcollection: OrganDivision Flute: 'A Division to a Ground'
The Division Flute: Readings Ground
Carr, R: Divisions upon an Italian Ground
Chédeville, N: Sonata for musette & continuo in G minor (attrib. To Vivaldi Op. 13/6)
Cima: Sonata in D minor
Fontana, G B: Sonata 6 from Sonata 1, 2, 3 Op. post.
Hume, T: A Souldiers Resolution
Locke: Suite No.3 in D minor-major - For Several Friends, suites (12) for trumpet, viol (or violin), bass viol & continuo
Piccinini: Toccata VI
Rognoni: Divisions on Vestiva I Colli
Sammartini, G: Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G major, Op. 13, No. 4
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K87 in B minor |
| 16.00 eur Buy |
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ID: DCD34001
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Subcollection: HarpsichordA stunning recital on a variety of keyboards from Edinburgh’s venerated musical museum. Repertoire includes works by Byrd, Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Greene, Couperin, and Forqueray. Photographs and descriptions of all nine instruments enhance the booklet. A must-have item for early keyboard enthusiasts worldwide! |
| 15.00 eur Buy |
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ID: E059
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Great Performers
Subcollection: Guitar MusicThis was the debut recording in 1990 by Spanish guitarist Agustin Maruri.A miscellaneous album with some interesting tracks that are still unique in the classical guitar recording catalogues. Pieces like Preludios Mediterraneos by Tedesco, the Trptico by Torroba, and the Movimientos Perpetuos by Saenz make this CD a very attractive one for your guitar collection. The performance is fresh and vital. |
| 15.00 eur Temporarily out of stock |
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ID: GD154
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection:
Instrumental
Subcollection: PianoA successful pianist, possessing a brilliant technique enabling him to interpret freely music varied in style and expressiveness from pre-classical to modern times, Tomislav Baynov offers in this CD some of the gems of world piano music. Tomislav Baynov is holder of many Bulgarian and international awards, professor in piano and a concertizing pianist, trained in Germany. He has spent almost two decades in this country where he is also famous as a chamber-music performer who has appeared with many singers and instrumentalists, founder of the Baynov Piano Ensemble, to which many compositions have been dedicated. |
| 15.00 eur Buy |
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ID: IDIS6691-92
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Guitar |
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