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I Was Glad – Sacred Music of Stanford and Parry
January 22, 2013 | MDT Mail Order
The King’s Consort celebrate their hundredth CD and the launch of their new classical label, VIVAT, with TKC’s largest recording in 15 years. Huge period instrument orchestra gathered from fifteen nations, plus TKC’s award-winning choir, and world-class soloists including Carolyn Sampson and David Wilson-Johnson. TKC records the glorious sacred ceremonial music of two of Britain’s [...]
Categories: New Releases
Gergiev upcoming Mariinsky release of Wagner Die Walkure
January 18, 2013 | MDT Mail Order
Valery Gergiev conducting Wagners epic Ring Cycle, Die Walküre. The Mariinsky label presents its most ambitious project to date and one of the most eagerly awaited musical events in a long time. WAGNER Die Walkure. Anja Kampe, Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann, Rene Pape, Mikhail Petrenko, Mariinsky Orchestra / Valery Gergiev. Mariinsky 4cds Recorded in the [...]
Richard Egarr Upcoming Release of Bach The English Suites
January 18, 2013 | MDT Mail Order
Whatever the elusive truth may be regarding the ‘Englishness’ of these ‘Six Suittes avec leurs Preludes’, there is no denying the imagination of the keyboard writing. Each Suite is headed by a Prelude of substantial proportions, followed by wonderfully varied dance movements, all perfectly suited to showcase the joyful brilliance of Richard Egarr’s harpsichord skill. [...]
Now Shipping Zelenka Gaude laetare, Missa Sanctissimae
January 18, 2013 | MDT Mail Order
The arias Gaude, laetare and”Alleluja show Zelenka’s increasingly galant style of composing in the years after 1730; the syncopated rhythms in the “Alleluia” stand out particularly. Something similar can indeed already be found in the work of Zelenka’s colleague Heinichen, who died in 1729; the influence of Johann Adolf Hasse, who only later came to [...]
Verdi The Complete Works Decca 75cds
January 16, 2013 | MDT Mail Order
Decca are proud to present the first ever complete collection of Verdi’s entire compositional output, on the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth, The operas, arias, songs, sacred works, chamber & piano pieces, orchestral, ballet & choral works, plus a whole host of rarities and discoveries are all here in this comprehensive and beautifully presented anthology. [...]
