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ID: SIGCD113
Disk: 2
Type: CD
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Kolekce: InstrumentalPodkolekce: Klavír
Proving that Jill Crossland “well deserves her enviable reputation as a Bach pianist” (BBC Music Magazine), this superb recording of Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1, is a great way to start the New Year on Signum. Colloquially known as the “48” from the two books of twenty-four preludes and fugues, these works form one of the great landmarks of keyboard repertoire.
Bach’s own description from the title page of his copy of Book 1 reads -
“Preludes & Fugues through all tones and semitones including (both) major & minor (keys).”
Schumann even referred to the work as his
“daily bread”.
Revered for her performances of Bach, Jill Crossland gives
concerts across the world, first performing the complete
Well-tempered Clavier from memory as a student in
Manchester. |
| 26.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD114
Disk: 1
Type: CD
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Kolekce: Organ CollectionPodkolekce: Organ
Following the success of Joseph Nolan’s appearance in Music for the Coronation of James II (SIGCD094), he returns to Signum with a solo disc of organ music, capturing music from some of the finest composers of the instrument. With J.S. Bach’s famous Passacaglia in C Minor to Noel Rawsthorne’s Dance Suite, (with inspiration from Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance) this disc certainly pushes the boundaries of organ music.
Fresh from a tour of the USA in 2007, Nolan has found international recognition as well as his commitments as organist at Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal where he was appointed in 2004. |
| 18.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD123
Disk: 2
Type: CD
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Kolekce: InstrumentalPodkolekce: Klavír
Following Jill Crossland’s successful release of J.S. Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 earlier this year, Signum are pleased to announce the release of Book 2 in this new 2CD set.
Completed by 1742, Book 2 was intended as a complement to Book 1, not as a replacement. It is generally far more difficult than Book 1 however, with greater technical and structural difficulty for the performer. It was the ultimate workbook, open to constant change and refining by Bach himself.
In Jill Crossland’s own words, ‘No other music is so perfect an integration of emotional expression and intellectual rigour’. Jill first performed the complete Well-tempered Clavier from memory as a student in Manchester. |
| 26.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD136
Disk: 4
Type: CD
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Kolekce: InstrumentalThis box set consists of the complete Well-tempered Clavier series by J.S. Bach, performed by Jill Crossland. Colloquially known as the “48” from the two books of twenty-four preludes and fugues, these works form one of the great landmarks of keyboard repertoire.
In Jill Crossland’s own words, ‘No other music is so perfect an integration of emotional expression and intellectual rigour’. Jill first performed the complete Well-tempered Clavier from memory as a student in Manchester.
Notes: West Road, Concert Hall, University of Cambridge, UK (08/15/2004-08/17/2004); West Road, Concert Hall, University of Cambridge (08/15/2004-08/17/2004); West Road, Concert Hall, University of Cambridge, UK (09/05/2003-09/06/2003); West Road, Concert Hall, University of Cambridge (09/05/2003-09/06/2003)
Running Time: 266 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Baroque Written: 1722-1740 |
| 35.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD153
Disk: 1
Type: CD
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Kolekce: InstrumentalPodkolekce: Klavír
“Razor Blades, Little Pills and Big Pianos” explores the emotive landscape that we call “life”. This debut recording is somewhat of a biographical expression of James Rhodes’s complex and unorthodox journey. It was Bach, Beethoven and Chopin; not Faith Hope and Charity, that offered him comfort.
“James Rhodes astonished me at his debut with his perfect playing. He has the naturalness of Nastase and the innocence of a music reader without formal education from childhood, and therefore unfettered by over-instructions. James will deservedly go far.”
Sir David Tang |
| 18.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD185
Disk: 2
Type: CD
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Kolekce: InstrumentalPodkolekce: Klavír
“As someone who has never been to a music college, done my diploma in piano playing or participated in any competitions, I feel particularly blessed to have been able to choose to learn pieces of music for the simple reason that I absolutely love them. I have never been forced to slave for hours over a piece of music that doesn’t make my skin crawl with pleasure or raise my heartbeat to almost viagra-induced levels. This CD is a perfect example of me as a musician and piano-fanatic choosing works that for as long as I can remember have blown my mind.”
James Rhodes |
| 26.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD209
Disk: 2
Type: CD
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Kolekce: Choral CollectionCharles Daniels, Evangelist Stephen Varcoe, Jesus Stephan Logue, Pilate
J.S. Bach’s ‘Passions’ have been said to employ the word with more than one meaning - as well as telling the story of Christ’s sacrifice, they are simultaneously a celebration of human feeling in the joy and suffering of man’s pilgrimage on earth. The expert early music chamber orchestra Yorkshire Baroque Soloists bring all of these feelings to life in a dramatic and resonant performance of Bach’s Passio Secundum Johannem (St John Passion).
Joined for this recording by the excellent Charles Daniels, Stephen Varcoe and Stephan Loges, the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists have been a leading light in the world of Early Music performance since their formation in 1973. |
| 26.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD213
Disk: 1
Type: CD
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Kolekce: Vocal CollectionPodkolekce: Choir
Voces8 return to disc with this new recording of J.S.Bach’s Motets, BWV 225-230. Joined by the Senesino players, this young group prove their versatility and skill in performing some of Bach’s most challenging and engaging compositions.
This disc follows their a cappella debut disc with Signum earlier this year, Aces High (SIGCD187) themed around some stunning jazz arrangements and songs from the James Bond films: “The slickest of the lot … two parts King’s Singers, three parts Swingle Singers, a dash of Bobby McFerrin and California sunshine … fans of a cappella ought to hear this, not just for the singing but the production values and Jim Clements's audacious arrangements” Andrew McGregor, CD Review, BBC Radio 3 |
| 18.00 eur Temporarily out of stock |
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ID: SIGCD215
Disk: 2
Type: CD
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Kolekce: Vocal CollectionPodkolekce: Choir
The King’s Singers & WDR Big Band, Bill Dobbins (director)
A unique disc from two versatile and distinctive groups of performers: The King’s Singers and and the WDR Big Band perform a new jazz version of JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, arranged and directed by Bill Dobbins.
Recorded live in concert last year, this performance captures the timeless and versatile nature of Bach’s work, retaining the integrity of the original whilst presenting it in wholly new setting. Both groups are Grammy award winners; The King’s Singers, famed for their precision and sound, and the WDR Big Band, one of Europe’s leading jazz-ensembles. |
| 26.00 eur Buy |
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ID: SIGCD218
Disk: 2
Type: CD
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Kolekce: Choral CollectionPodkolekce: Choir
Sophie Bevan (soprano), Clint van der Linde (countertenor), Ben Johnson (tenor) & Hakan Vramsmo, Colin Campbell (baritones)
Rodolfus Choir & Southern Sinfonia, Ralph Allwood
"The B minor" - that phrase alone resonates with gravity in the hearts and minds of those who love as no other the music of J.S. Bach.
This disc sees the Rodolfus Choir at their best, as renowned Bach interpreters, having sung his works across the UK to great acclaim. Following a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and performance at Holy Trinity Guildford at the end of 2009, this disc, recorded in the chapel of Charterhouse School, continues their ever-growing catalogue of extraordinary recordings and follows their acclaimed recording of music by Herbert Howells, released earlier this year (SIGCD190) |
| 26.00 eur Buy |
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