Nov 2017 – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Puccini: Romance & Drama / Legendary Singers https://altocd.com/product/puccini-romance-drama-legendary-singers/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:06 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52067 Puccini: Romance & Drama / Legendary Singers Callas; Tebaldi; de los Angeles, Freni, Price Björling; di Stefano Bergonzi; del Monaco Merrill; Cossotto etc Karajan (Intermezzo) Catalogue Number: ALC 1601 Number of Discs: 2 Date/Runtime: Time: 149:24, ADD/stereo Barcode: 5055354416019]]>

    Disc 1: CD 1: 74:48

  • 1. Che gelida manina /Your tiny hand.. (La Bohème) Jussi Björling 4.18
  • 2. Si, mi chiamano Mimì /They call me Mimi (La Bohème)
    RenataTebaldi 5.32
  • 3. Mario, Mario, Mario (Tosca) Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano 12.14
  • 4. O mio babbino caro /O My beloved Daddy) 2.09
    (Gianni Schicchi) Mirella Freni
  • 5. Scuoti quella fronda di cillegio / Flower duet (Madama Butterfly)
    Renata Tebaldi, Fiorenza Cossotto 5.19
  • 6. Ch’ella mi creda (La Fanciulla del West) Mario Del Monaco 2.03
  • 7. Perché tarda la luna…Grazia, grazia (Turandot) Jussi Björling 8.34
  • 8. Presto! In fila! No Pazzo son (Manon Lescaut) Jussi Björling 4.01
  • 9. Humming Chorus /Coro a bocca chiusa (Madama Butterfly)
    Tullio Serafin, Chorus & Orchestra Santa Cecilia, Rome 3.18
  • 10. Con onor muore … (Madama Butterfly) Renata Tebaldi 5.32
  • 11. Quando m’en vo / Musetta’s Waltz song (La Bohème)
    Gianna D’Angelo 2.42
  • 12. Intermezzo (Manon Lescaut) Philharmonia Orch/ von Karajan 5.03
  • 13. Vissi d’arte (Tosca) Maria Callas 3.15
  • 14. In quelle trine morbide (Manon Lescaut) Renata Tebaldi 1.54
  • 15. Signore, ascolta (Turandot) Renata Tebaldi 2.32
  • 16. Non piangere, Liù …. (Turandot) 5.05
    Jussi Björling, Renata Tebaldi, Giorgio Tozzi

    • CD 2 74:40

  • 1. O Mimì, tu più non torni (La Bohème) Björling, Merrill 4.23
  • 2. Un bel dì vedremo / One fine day) (Madama Butterfly) Tebaldi 4.51
  • 3. Recondita armonia (Tosca) Carlo Bergonzi 2.44
  • 4. In questa reggia…Gli enigma sono tre (Turandot) 6.04

    Birgit Nilsson, Jussi Björling

  • 5. Hai ben raggione (Il Tabarro) Mario Del Monaco 2.41
  • 6. Vieni le sera (Madama Butterfly) Bergonzi, Tebaldi 7.58
  • 7. Donna non vidi mai (Manon Lescaut) Jussi Björling 2.22
  • 8. Tu che di gel (Turandot) Renata Tebaldi 2.54
  • 9. Dunque è proprio finite (La Bohème) 5.22
    Victoria de los Angeles, Jussi Björling
  • 10. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta / Magda’s aria (La Rondine)
    Leontyne Price 2.45
  • 11. O dolci mani … (Tosca) Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano 4.54
  • 12. Firenze è come un albero (Gianni Schicchi) Agostino Lazzari 2.40
  • 13. Ho una casa nel Honan …Gravi, enormi ed imponenti (Turandot)12.56
    Mario Sereni, Piero De Palma, Tommaso Frascati, Rome Opera Chorus
  • 14. È lucevan le stelle / Stars were shining (Tosca) Carlo Bergonzi 2.45
  • 15. Senza mamma (Suor Angelica) Victoria de los Angeles 4.43
  • 16. Nessun dorma / None shall sleep (Turandot) Jussi Björling 3.15
]]> Welsh Male Voice Choir Tradition: Treorchy https://altocd.com/product/welsh-male-voice-choir-tradition-treorchy/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:06 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52068 Welsh Male Voice Choir Tradition: Treorchy Treorchy Male Voice Choir Catalogue Number: ALN 1963 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time: 79:12, ADD Barcode: 5055354419638]]>
The most successful and best-known Welsh Male Voice Choir, now in a popular budget collection

  • [1] Myfanwy (Joseph Parry) 2:51
  • [2] All in the April Evening (Roberton) 3:06
  • [3] March of the Men of Harlech / Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech 2:38
  • [4] Sospan Fach (Little saucepan) (trad. Welsh) 3:17
  • [5] Linden Lea (sung in Welsh) (Ralph Vaughan Williams) 2:03
  • [6] Shepherd’s Lullaby (trad. German Folk Song) 2:22
  • [7] Cwm Rhondda (Guide me O Thou great Jehovah) (J.Hughes) 2:17
  • [8] Llef (Deus salutis) (O great Jesus, impart thy nature)(Jones) 2:38
  • [9] Hyfrydol (Christus Redemptor / Love divine …) (R.H.Pritchard) 3:12
  • [10] All Hail the Power (Crown Him …)
    (tune: Miles Lane – Shrubsole) 2:20
  • [11] Were you There?* (Negro Spiritual arr. Roberton) 3:00
  • [12] By Cool Siloam’s Shady Rill (tune: Belmont – Gardiner) 2:35
  • [13] Close Thine Eyes (Ieuan Rees-Davies) 1:52
  • [14] Jacob’s Ladder (Negro Spiritual) 2:06
  • [15] Rockin’ (Negro Spiritual) solo: Sam Griffiths 2:51
  • [16] All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos) (arr.Roberton) 2:35
  • [17] Kedron (Dare, arr. Roberton) 2:12
  • [18] Hob y Deri Dando (Away, my Herd..) (trad. Welsh) 1:30
  • [19] Y Delyn Aur / The Golden Harp (trad. Welsh) 4:55
  • [20] Nant y Mynydd / Mountain Stream (trad. Welsh) 2:32
  • [21] Psalm 23 / The Lord’s my Shepherd (Thomas Walmisley) 1:38
  • [22] Y Deryn Pur / The Pure Bird (trad. Welsh) 2:34
  • [23] Yr Arglwydd yw fy Mugail (Schubert – Psalm 23 in Welsh) 6:32
  • [24] When I Survey the Wondrous Cross )
    (tune: Rockingham –Miller) 2:24
  • [25] The Holy City* (Adams, arr.Arnold) solo: Sam Griffiths 4:16
  • [26] The Lost Chord* (Sullivan arr. Arnold) solo: Sam Griffiths 4:08
  • [27] Calon Lân* (Hughes arr. John Davies) 2:11
  • [28] We’ll Keep a Welcome (Mai Jones)
    from Porthcawl to Paul Robeson) 1:29
]]> Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos Tchaikovsky ‘Meditation’ from ‘Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher’ https://altocd.com/product/tchaikovsky-sibelius-violin-concertos-tchaikovsky-meditation-from-souvenir-dun-lieu-cher/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:05 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52061 Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos Tchaikovsky 'Meditation' from 'Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher' David Oistrakh (violin) Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) Catalogue Number: ALC 1354 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time 75:06, ADD, 1961/62 Barcode: 5055354413544]]>
(Tchaikovsky) “warm, relaxed and romantic, has the right degree of restraint in the obvious lyrical moments … it is completely convincing” (Sibelius) “Oistrakh in the Sibelius concerto is of course to be recommended – this is a fine bargain, especially as Ormandy, too, is in excellent form … the Philadelphia strings are both very strong and very impressive” (Gramophone)

    Piotr Tchaikovsky
    Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 (34:35)

  • [1] Allegro moderato 18:31
  • [2] Adagio di molto 6:34
  • [3] Allegro, ma non tanto 9:29
  • [4] Meditation from Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher 9:32
  • with Vladimir Yampolsky (piano)
    Jean Sibelius
    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (30:41)
  • [5] Allegro moderato 14:53
  • [6] Canzonetta (Andante) 8:23
  • [7] Finale: Allegro vivacissimo 7:24
]]> Gustav Holst: Hymn of Jesus; Egdon Heath; Perfect Fool (Ballet) Toccata for Piano https://altocd.com/product/gustav-holst-hymn-of-jesus-egdon-heath-perfect-fool-ballet-toccata-for-piano/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:05 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52062 Gustav Holst: Hymn of Jesus; Egdon Heath; Perfect Fool (Ballet) Toccata for Piano Welsh and English Folksongs & This I have Done... BBC & London Philharmonic Orchestras Sir Adrian Boult BBC Northern Singers Stephen Wilkinson Catalogue Number: ALC 1359 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time: 79:26, ADD,1962/74 Barcode: 5055354413599]]>
“(Hymn) a fine and vital performance that vividly conveys the exultant and the mystical nature … Egdon Heath is unforgettable: often frightening and desolate, here and there calm and serene, but never sun-lit. Holst did indeed find in Hardy’s description a map of his soul … I cannot imagine a better performance than this one” (Folksongs) “all these settings are beautiful and are sung with warm tone and blend. The collection ends with the finest song of all, This have I done for my true love, an original piece that ranks with any short unaccompanied choral work by any composer. The recording … is first-rate” (Gramophone)

  • 1. The Hymn of Jesus Op.37 (BBC Symphony & Chorus) 21:15
  • 2. Perfect Fool Op.39 (London Philharmonic Orchestra) 10:31
  • 3. Egdon Heath Op.47 (London Philharmonic Orchestra) 12:33
  • 4. Toccata: Newburn Lads (Keith Swallow, piano) 2:51

    • BBC Northern Singers conducted by Stephen Wilkinson
    English Folk Songs from Op.36:

  • 5. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 2:17
  • 6. I Sowed the Seeds of Love 2:23
  • 7. I Love My Love 3:55

    • Welsh Folk Songs:

  • 8. The Lively Pair 0:58
  • 9. Lisa Lan 3:28
  • 10. My Sweetheart’s Like Venus 1:34
  • 11. Adar Man y Mynydd 2:42
  • 12. Lliw Gwyn Rhosyn yr Haf 1:08
  • 13. The First Love 1:13
  • 14. Green Grass 0:49
  • 15. Awake Awake 2:48
  • 16. The Dove 2:01
  • 17. O ’twas on a Monday Morning 1:47
  • 18.This Have I Done for My True Love 4:48
  • (Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day)
]]> Brahms: Piano Quintet Op.34 Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor https://altocd.com/product/brahms-piano-quintet-op-34-franck-piano-quintet-in-f-minor/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:05 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52063 Brahms: Piano Quintet Op.34 Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor Sviatoslav Richter Borodin Quartet Bolshoi Theatre Quartet Catalogue Number: ALC 1361 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time 79:16, ADD, 1958/66 Barcode: 5055354413612]]>
(Brahms) “a performance that brings warmth as well as drama to this music one must go … to Richter and the Borodin Quartet … (Gramophone) “Absolutely magnificent …a performance in a thousand. It must be heard” (EMG) “There is no better performance available at any price” (Penguin Guide to LPs).

    Johannes Brahms
    Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (42:27)

  • [1] Allegro non troppo 15:06
  • [2] Andante, un poco adagio 9:35
  • [3] Scherzo: Allegro 7:24
  • [4] Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo –
    Presto, non troppo 10:21

    • Cesar Franck *
    Piano Quintet in F minor (36:40)

  • [5] Molto moderato quasi lento – Allegro 15:02
  • [6] Lento con molto sentimento 12:41
  • [7] Allegro non troppo ma con fuoco 8:56
]]> Debussy: 20 Favourites for Piano https://altocd.com/product/debussy-20-favourites-for-piano/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:05 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52064 Debussy: 20 Favourites for Piano Martino Tirimo Catalogue Number: ALC 1364 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time 78:24, DDD 1988/91 Barcode: 5055354413643]]>
“this may yet prove to be one of the finest Debussy cycles on record” “Tirimo has a quite exceptional temperamental affinity … (he takes) us into Debussy’s world and lets us experience its magic … do acquire it if you appreciate fine Debussy playing” (Gramophone) “probably first choice for those wanting a modern digital recording of the complete set…playing is very fine, recording most realistic and natural” (Penguin Guide)

  • [1] Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) 5:23

    • Children’s Corner Suite (16:27)

  • [2] Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 2:24
  • [3] Jimbo’s Lullaby 3:31
  • [4] Serenade for the Doll 2:33
  • [5] The Snow is Dancing 2:31
  • [6] The Little Shepherd 2:32
  • [7] The Golliwog’s Cakewalk 2:52
  • [8] Arabesque No.1 4:29

    • Preludes (selection from Book I)

  • [9] The Hills of Anacapri / Les Collines d’Anacapri 3:10
  • [10] Girl with the flaxen hair / Fille aux cheveaux de Lin 2:45
  • [11] The Interrupted Serenade / La Sérénade Interrompu 2:39
  • [12] The Submerged Cathedral / La Cathédrale Engloutie 5:57
  • [13] Minstrels 2:26
  • [14] Général Lavine – Eccentric (from Book II) 2:50

    • Estampes

  • [15] Pagodes 5:56
  • [16] An Evening in Granada (La Soirée dans Grenade) 6:04
  • [17] Gardens in the Rain (Jardins sous la Pluie) 3:51

    • Images

  • [18] Reflections in the Water (Reflets dans l’eau) (Book I) 5:24
  • [19] Goldfish (Poissons d’or) (Book II) 4:26
  • [20] The Happy Island (L’Isle Joyeuse) 6:31
]]> Korngold: Cello Concerto; Much ado about Nothing (Suite); Straussiana; Opera aria/Interlude https://altocd.com/product/korngold-cello-concerto-much-ado-about-nothing-suite-straussiana-opera-aria-interlude/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:05 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52066 Korngold: Cello Concerto; Much ado about Nothing (Suite); Straussiana; Opera aria/Interlude Linz Bruckner Orchestra Caspar Richter Zuill Bailey (cello) Catalogue Number: ALC 1390 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time: 67:05, DDD. 2003 Barcode: 5055354413902]]>
“all performances warmly sympathetic…sound with full amplitude and plenty of range to suit the music” “operatic excerpts make up a warmly enjoyable programme” (Penguin Guide 3 stars); “Zuill Bailey proves a superbly stylish soloist in the single-movement Cello Concerto ….and I enjoyed it a lot. What a wonderfully compact and affecting work ! “  “Excellent sound: not to be missed.” (Gramophone)

    Suite: Much Ado About Nothing, Op.11 (excerpts)

  • [1] 1. Ouverture 5:14
  • [2] 3. Mummenschanz (Hornpipe) – Prelude Act 2 2:26
  • [3] 4. Festmusik – Act 2 Scene 1 3:30
  • [4] 6. Gartenmusik (Garden Music) – Prelude Act 3 3:54
  • [5] 7. Intermezzo – An Open Scene 2:08
  • [6] 8. Holzapfel und Schlehwein – Prelude Act 3 Scene 2 2:33
  • [7] 9. Madchen im Brautgemach (Girl in Bridal Chamber) Prelude Act 4 3:34
  • [8] 12. Trauermusik – Prelude Act 5 4:59
  • [9] 14. Schlusstanz – Finale Act 5 2:37
  • [10] Prelude to Act 2 of Die Tote Stadt, Op.12 7:26

    (Karen Robertson, soprano; Tibor Pazmanay, organ)

  • [11] Cello Concerto in C, Op.37 12:45
  • [12] Interlude from Das Wunder der Heliane, Op.20 8:28

    • Suite: Straussiana

  • [13] Polka 1:28
  • [14] Mazurka 2:19
  • [15] Waltz
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