Dec 2012 – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:40:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Tudor Masters: Taverner & Gibbons https://altocd.com/product/tudor-masters-taverner-gibbons/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:57 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51444 Tudor Masters: Taverner & Gibbons Choir of King’s College Cambridge David Willcocks Catalogue Number: ALC 1183 Number of Discs: 1]]> (Taverner) “greatest English composer of the reign of Henry VIII, which saw the last fine flowering of our insular school of vocal polyphony…This alone would be enough to make me urge you to buy the record….almost all the works on this disc are great music presented with all the finesse for which the King’s choir is famous.” (Gibbons) “It is appropriate that the choir of King’s should be involved in recording Gibbons’s church music, for he was a chorister there in the last years of the 16th century….I can go on to praise the disc as a whole very highly indeed.” (Gramophone)

    JOHN TAVERNER (Ed. Brett)

  • 1. Kyrie ‘le roy’ 3:37
  • 2. Mass: The Western Wynde 28:22
  • 3. Dum transisset sabbatum 7:43
  • 4. Christie Jesu pastor bone 3:08
  • 5. Mater Christi 7:20

    • ORLANDO GIBBONS

  • 6. This is the Record of John 4:46
  • 7. Song 1: First Song of Moses 1:18
  • 8. Voluntary I: Te Deum (2nd service) 13:45
  • 9. Voluntary II: Jubilate (2nd service) 6:21
]]> Haydn: Nelson Mass/ Croft: Burial Service / Bach: St John Passion https://altocd.com/product/haydn-nelson-mass-croft-burial-service-bach-st-john-passion/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:57 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51445 Haydn: Nelson Mass/ Croft: Burial Service / Bach: St John Passion Choir of King’s College Cambridge David Willcocks Bach, with Simon Preston, organ Catalogue Number: ALC 1184 Number of Discs: 1]]> (Haydn) “resonant King’s acoustic…the effect is admirably full-blooded and vivid” (Penguin Guide 3 stars) (Croft) “Another unforgettable experience is the singing of Croft’s Burial Service, recorded in procession with the voices gradually drawing nearer.” (Haydn) “a fine and vital performance under David Willcocks, with a first-rate quartet of soloists (Gramophone)

    THE ‘NELSON’ MASS (Missa in augustiis / Mass in Troubled Times)

  • 1. Kyrie 5:02
  • 2. Gloria 10:43
  • 3. Credo 9:51
  • 4. Sanctus 2:22
  • 5. Benedictus 5:57
  • 6. Agnus Dei 6:14

    • Sylvia Stahlman, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Tom Krause
    with the London Symphony Orchestra

  • 7. William Croft: The Burial Service (Recorded in procession) 14:38
  • 8. Thomas Tallis (ed. Ken): Glory to Thee, My God, this Night 2:53
  • 9. Orlando Gibbons: Drop, Drop Slow Tears 1:33

    • J S Bach: St. John Passion – Excerpts

  • 10. Chorale: O Lord who dares smite Thee 2:05
  • 11. Chorale: O Mighty King. Eternal is Thy Glory 2:03
  • 12. Chorus: Rest calm…Lord Jesu, Thy dear Angel send 10:58
]]> Brahms: German Requiem / Dvořák: 3 Biblical Songs https://altocd.com/product/brahms-german-requiem-dvorak-3-biblical-songs/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:57 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51446 Brahms: German Requiem / Dvořák: 3 Biblical Songs Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus Otto Klemperer (Dvorak): Fischer- Dieskau with Jörg Demus (piano) Catalogue Number: ALC 1202 Number of Discs: 1]]> “Klemperer’s reading …measured and monumental, the performance defies preconceived doubts. …with dynamic contrasts underlined, the result is uniquely powerful…. Solo singing is superb and the Chorus at the peak of their form.

    Ein Deutsches Requiem

  • 1. I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen 9:54
  • 2. II. Den alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras 14:24
  • 3. III. Herr, lehre doch mich 9:49
  • 4. IV. Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen 5:46
  • 5. V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit 6:51
  • 6. VI. Denn wir haben hier 11:43
  • 7. VII. Selig sind die Toten 10:10

    • Antonin Dvořák: from BIBLICAL SONGS, Op.99

  • 8. I. Rings um den Herrn sind Wolken und Dunkel 2:25
  • 9. IV. Gott ist mein Hirte 3:42
  • 10. X. Singet ein neues Lied 2:00
]]> Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin / Favourite Goethe Lieder https://altocd.com/product/schubert-die-schone-mullerin-favourite-goethe-lieder/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:57 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51447 Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin / Favourite Goethe Lieder Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with Gerald Moore (pno) (Goethe): Fischer- Dieskau with Jörg Demus (piano) Catalogue Number: ALC 1207 Number of Discs: 1]]> „fascinating to compare the (older) 1952 performance with the present one but impossible to do more than hint at the many subtleties of nuance that show how the interpretation by both artists filled out and deepened in the intervening years….(This) recording, it need hardly be said, gives far greater depth to the piano tone and a balance more natural than any we have yet had” (Gramophone) (Lieder) “Some of the very finest Goethe settings are here and Fischer-Dieskau is on top of his form… the spectrum of emotion takes on a new glow as each song begins.” (Penguin Guide)

    Die Schöne Müllerin

  • [1] Moderato 3:41
  • 1. Das Wandern 2.18
  • 2. Wohin? 2.09
  • 3. Halt! 1.30
  • 4. Danksagung an den Bach 2.18
  • 5. Am Feierabend 2.29
  • 6. Der Neugierige 4.13
  • 7. Ungeduld 2.36
  • 8. Morgengruss 4.16
  • 9. Des Müllers Blumen 3.17
  • 10. Tränenregen 3.54
  • [13] Impromptu 3:36
  • 11. Mein! 2.16
  • 12. Pause 4.25
  • 13. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande 1.52
  • 14. Der Jäger 1.02
  • 15. Eifersucht und Stolz 1.31
  • 16. Die liebe Farbe 4.02
  • 17. Die böse Farbe 1.56
  • 18. Trockne Blumen 3.20
  • 19. Der Müller und der Bach 3.49
  • 20. Des Baches Wiegenlied 5.33

    • Bonus Lieder

  • 21. Wandrers Nachtlied (Schubert:Goethe) 1.43
  • 22. Ganymed (Schubert:Goethe) 4.38
  • 23. Prometheus (Schubert:Goethe) 5.29
  • 24. An den Mond (Schubert:Goethe) 4.52
  • 25. Der Musensohn (Schubert:Goethe) 2.00
]]> Beethoven : FIDELIO (complete opera) https://altocd.com/product/beethoven-fidelio-complete-opera/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:57 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51448 Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky: complete) Jon Vickers Christa Ludwig Gottlob Frick Walter Berry Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra Otto Klemperer Catalogue Number: ALC 2020 Number of Discs: 1]]> “Klemperer’s great set of Fidelio… the unique incandescence and spiritual strength of the performance, superbly cast, leads to a final scene in which, more than in any other, the parallel with the finale of the Choral Symphony is underlined. It remains first choice” (Penguin Guide) “Mme Ludwig not only sings the taxing music exactly as written, but doesn’t sound uncomfortably extended by the tessitura; …at all events, I have heard nothing of hers on the gramophone that I like so well as this. Her enunciation of words is outstanding; and the warmth and intensity of her singing bring Beethoven’s heroine before our eyes….Jon Vickers’s admirable Florestan, familiar to us at Covent Garden, is probably the best interpretation of the role now to be heard.” (from original Gramophone review by Alan Blyth)

    CD One (76:02 )

  • 1. Overture 6:54

    • Act One

  • 2. Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein 4:52
  • 3. Der arme Jaquino 0:14
  • 4. O wär ich schon 4:03
  • 5. Guten Tag, Marzelline 1:09
  • 6. Mir ist so wunderbar 4:37
  • 7. Höre, Fidelio, weisst du, was ich tue? 0:17
  • 8. Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben 2:53
  • 9. Ihr könnt das leicht sagen, Meister Rocco 2:21
  • 10. Gut, Söhnchen, gut 7:06
  • 11. March 2:18
  • 12. Wo sind die Depeschen? 0:52
  • 13. Ha! Welch’ ein Augenblick! 3:37
  • 14. Hauptmann 0:34
  • 15. Jetzt, Alter. Jetzt hat es Eile! 5:23
  • 16. Abscheulicher!…Komm, Hoffnung 8:13
  • 17. Rocco, ihr verspracht mir so oft 0:45
  • 18. O welche Lust! 7:17
  • 19. Nun sprecht, wie ging’s`? 8:10
  • 20. Leb wohl, du warmes Sonnenlicht 4:17

    • CD Two (60:32)
    Act Two

  • 1. Gott! Welch’ Dunkel hier! 10:52
  • 2. Wie kalt ist es…Nur hurtig fort 6:52
  • 3. Er erwacht! 2:37
  • 4. Euch werde Lohn 6:45
  • 5. Alles ist bereit 0:47
  • 6. Er sterbe! 5:27
  • 7. O, meine Leonore…O namen-, namenlose Freude! 3:21
  • 8. Heil sei dem Tag 7:26
  • 9. O Gott! O welch’ ein Augenblick! 2:53
  • 10. Wer ein solches Weib errungen 4:14

    • Bonus Track
    11. Overture: Egmont 9:04
    Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer (Rec. 1958)

]]> The Very Best of Bob Newheart https://altocd.com/product/the-very-best-of-bob-newheart/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:57 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51449 The Very Best of Bob Newheart Bob Newhart Catalogue Number: ALN 1935 Number of Discs: 1 ]]> His routines are as hilarious today as when his first LP The Button-Down Mind was issued. It actually beat Elvis to No 1 in the US charts. Newhart worked as a copywriter for a film producer and whiled away the time writing imaginary telephone calls. Some he sent to radio stations and also tried out at comedy clubs. Bob made his mark as a solo straight man – the rather nervous half of an imaginary dialogue with an inept learner driver or a life-guard who has found an unexploded bomb (‘You think that’s unusual do you, finding a shell on the beach?) or the sceptical recipient of yet another Raleigh life-changing discovery etc– but the beauty of Newhart’s performance is that one can so easily speculate what the other participant in the dialogue is saying.” (James Murray)

  • 1. Introducing Tobacco to Civilisation 1962 6:01

    (Newhart/Kaufman/Rosen/Hargrove/Sharp/Hinkley)

  • 2. Bus Drivers’ School (Newhart) 1960 6:10
  • 3. Kruschev Landing Rehearsal (Newhart) 1960 4:44
  • 4. Driving Instructor (Newhart) 1960 8:05
  • 5. Defusing a Bomb (Newhart/Kaufman/Rosen/
    Hargrove/Sharp/Snyder/Hinkley) 1962
    7:03
  • 6. An Infinite Number of Monkeys (Newhart) 1960 1:31
  • 7. Abe Lincoln v Madison Avenue (Newhart) 1960 7:31
  • 8. The Cruise of the U.S.S. Codfish (Newhart) 1960 5:00
  • 9. Merchandising the Wright Brothers
    (Newhart) 1960 3:05
  • 10. The Grace L. Ferguson Airline
    (and Storm Door Co.) (Newhart) 1960 9:23
  • 11. Retirement Party (Newhart) 1960 8:05
  • 12. Ledge Psychology (New hart) 1960 5:15
]]> Introducing Tobacco..(22 Comedy Classics Vol.3) https://altocd.com/product/introducing-tobacco-22-comedy-classics-vol-3/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:39:57 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51450 Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky: complete) Bob Newhart, Peter Sellers; Bernard Cribbins, Mike Sarne Joyce Grenfell, Slim Dusty The Goons, Stan Freburg, Tommy Cooper, Peter Ustinov ETC Catalogue Number: ALN 1939 Number of Discs: 1 ]]>

  • 1. Introducing Tobacco to Civilization (Newhart/Kaufman/Rosen/
    Hargrove/Sharp/Snyder/Hickley) – Bob Newhart (1962) 6:01
  • 2. Stewardess (Berman) – Shelley Berman (1959) 3:08
  • 3. Shirley’s Girlfriend (Grenfell) – Joyce Grenfell (1958) 4:46
  • 4. Right Said Fred (Dicks/Rudge) – Bernard Cribbins (1961) 2:19
  • 5. Tie Me Kangeroo Down Sport (Harris) – Rolf Harris (1960) 2:49
  • 6. Don’t Jump off the Roof, Dad (Coben) – Tommy Cooper (1961) 2:32
  • 7. Come Outside (Blackwell) – Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard (1962) 2:49
  • 8. A Pub with no Beer (Parsons) – Slim Dusty (1959) 2:58
  • 9. Football Results (Bentine/Law) – Michael Bentine (1961) 1:48
  • 10. Bloodnok’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Call (Carbone) – The Goons (1956) 3:11
  • 11. Cougher Royal (Milligan) – Spike Milligan with Valentine Dyall (1961) 2:53
  • 12. Gnu Song (Flanders/Swann) –Michael Flanders & Donald Swann (1957) 3:06
  • 13. Phoney Folk-Lore (Ustinov) – Peter Ustinov (1952) 3:17
  • 14. Narcissus (The Laughing Record) (Nevin/arr.Paramor/Grenfell) –
    Norman Wisdom and Joyce Grenfell (1952) 2:54
  • 15. All’s Going Well (My Lady Montmorency) (Misraki/Parsons) –
    Frankie Howerd and Margaret Rutherford (1953) 3:23
  • 16. Hole In The Ground (Dicks/Rudge) – Bernard Cribbins (1962) 1:50
  • 17. Three Wheels on my Wagon (Bacharach/Hilliard)
    New Christy Minstrels (1962) 2:58
  • 18. The Yellow Rose of Texas (George) – Stan Freberg (1955) 3:21
  • 19. The Cruise of the USS Codfish (Newhart) – Bob Newhart (1960) 5:01
  • 20. There’s a Hole in my Bucket (Trad./arr.Belafonte/Gordon) –
    Harry Belafonte and Odetta (1961) 4:14
  • 21. Mother and Son (Nichols/May) – Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1960) 6:35
  • 22. Elderly Man River (Freberg/Barnum/Kern/Hammerstein II) –
    Stan Freberg (1957) 5:10
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