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Glad Tidings: Carols for Christmas - In Dulci jubilo; O little one sweet; Cherry tree carol; Es ist ein ros / Singscape

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-10-30

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat zegoen, Basque carol); Away in a Manger; Angels From the Realms Of Glory; The Cherry Tree Carol; There Is No Rose of Suc...
Conductors: Tenant-Flowers, Sarah
Ensemble: ; Singscape

Heavenly voices raise in honor of the Christmas season. Inspirational choral music for Christmas comes from one of England's finest choirs in a program of...continue...

Music for Food Lovers: Gourmet Classics / works by Chabrier, Donizetti, Fasch, Vivaldi, Chopin et al.

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-10-30

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Guitar Concerto in D minor; Antonio Vivaldi: C...
Performers: Bottner, Karl-Heinz; Gösser, Hans; Kalafusz, Hans; Kehr, Günter; Kircher, Irina; Lemmen, Günter; Palm, Siegfried; Ragossnig, Konrad; Rocchi, Manlio; Schmalfuss, Peter
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich; Vitalini, Alberico; Angerer, Paul; Adolph, Henry; Reinartz, Hans; Machado, E.A. Marturet; Pitamic, Alexander von

We all love cooking and eating and we all love listening to music. This CD combines both loves in a scintillating program of fine music...continue...

A Royal Fanfare: Music for Coronations & Royal Ceremonial

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-03-27

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; The British Empire March, for orchestra; Coronation March, for orchestra, Op. 65; Elgar Howarth: English Dances, for brass ensemble; Matthew L...
Conductors: Judd, James; ; Kingston, Geoffrey A.; Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Choir of St John's College Cambridge; Malmö Brass Ensemble ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Stockholm Philharmonic Brass Ensemble

Grand music for coronations, for ceremonial occasions, for matters of state and for formal dancing is brought together in this special album. 400 years of...continue...

Reflections - Thoughtful hymns & religious songs / Victoria Singers

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Billy Hill: In the chapel in the moonlight, song; Alice Hawthorne: Whispering Hope, for voice & piano; Evelyn Danzig: Scarlet Ribbons, for voice & piano; Jean Villard: When The Angelus Was Ringing (T...
Performers: Ayres, Paul
Conductors: Tenant-Flowers, Sarah
Ensemble: Victoria Singers

A reflective, moving collection of hymns & other music with a religious theme. Organ, piano, & harmonium accompany an intimate choir of singers who perform...continue...

Music for Ballet Lovers

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker; Swan Lake; Ottorino Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Manuel de Fa...
Conductors: Jackson, Don; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Kunzel, Erich; Van Remoortel, Edouard; Kakhidze, Djansug

A celebration of elegant dance with great classics from the world of ballet. Includes musical highlights from Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, La Boutique Fantasque, Sleeping...continue...

Late Night Classics / Relaxing music for 2 Guitars / Granados, Albeniz, Vivaldi, Vishnik and Piha

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Enriqué Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Spanish Dance no 3, for 2 guitars; Isaac Albéniz: Album Leaves; Gaspar Sanz: La Cavalleria de Napoles con dos Clarines, for g...
Performers: Piha, Sam; Vishnik, Martin

Relaxing, rich, & exotic music for two guitars. Featuring music from Spain, France, Italy, & Germany. Salsa rhythms rub shoulders with the precision of J.S....continue...

Essential Ragtime / Joplin, Lamb, Turpin, Gershwin, et al. / Souter, Shields, pianos

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag; Harmony Club Waltz, for piano; Elite Syncopations; Bethena; Solace; Reflection Rag, syncopated musings for piano; Tom Turpin: Harlem Rag, for piano; Cha...
Performers: Shields, Roger; Souter, Martin

Ragtime fun to get your fingers & toes a tappin'! Brilliant piano music by Joplin & other light-hearted American composers of the day. Highlights include...continue...

Noel! Choral Music for Christmas: Traditional Carols / Ikon

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-04-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Coventry Carol (2); Angelus ad virginem (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); John Jacob Niles: I Wonder As I ...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Hill, Alison; Hymas, Benedict
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Icon

Music For Bedtime

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-01-25

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Dolly, Op. 56; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in E minor, KK IV/b; Anonymous: Quiet harp song; The gentle lute; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet fo...
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Gregory, James; Piha, Sam; Souter, Martin; Spring, Matthew; Vishnik, Martin
Conductors: Jackson, Don;
Ensemble: ; The Amber Quartet

Great Organ Classics / Souter

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-01-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; George Frederick Handel: Royal Fireworks Music; Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma ...
Performers: Souter, Martin

Recording information: Winchester Cathedral, London, England....continue...

Music for London / Band of the Welsh Guards, Harlow Chorus et al.

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2008-01-01

Works: Arnold Steck: Birdcage Walk, march for band; Hubert Parry: Jerusalem; I was glad; Harry Castling: Let's All Go Down The Strand; Hubert Gregg: Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner; Andrew Lloyd Webber: T...
Performers: Souter, Martin; Stowe, Sara; White, Justin [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hannan, Peter; Tenant-Flowers, Sarah; Lane, Andrew
Ensemble: Band of the Army Air Corps; Band of the Welsh Guards

Brass bands, cathedral choirs and theatre music are all typical musical sounds of London, whether you are watching the Changing of the Guard, visiting Westminster...continue...
Personnel: Justin White (vocals); Martin Souter (piano)....continue...

Egyptian Splendour

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2008-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Johann Strauss II: Ägyptischer (Egyptian March), march for orchestra, Op. 335 (RV 335); Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Claude Debussy: Préludes, ...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Gregory, James; Perez, Juan; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Munih, Marko; Rainer, Christian; Pesek, Libor; Froment, Louis de; Gmür, Hanspeter

The mystery of Egypt in classical music. An exotic collection of classical music which evokes the mysterious world of classical Egypt. These major works bring...continue...

Piano Classics For Garden Lovers

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2008-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Work(s); Songs (6), Op. 57; Robert Schumann: Blumenstück for piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Vog...
Performers: Gregory, James; Souter, Martin

Unwind in the garden - whether real or imaginary! - with classical piano music chosen with the garden in mind. This relaxing programme of classics...continue...

Music For Book Lovers

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2008-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; La damnation de Faust, Op. ...
Performers: Bulva, Josef; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Jackson, Don; Titov, Alexander; Yorke, Peter; Kakgidze, Vakhtang; Torch, Sidney; Coates, Eric [Composer]

Gentle classics for reading. Gentle music makes a perfect accompaniment to reading. This selection has been chosen with the reader in mind. Many of the...continue...

Impressions of Christmas - Musical Footsteps in the Snow

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01

Works: Bob Chilcott: The Time of Snow, for chorus & piano; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for chorus; Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Boden, Jon; Giles, Ian; Popov, Pavel; Smith, Susan Graham; Souter, Martin; Spring, Matthew; Stowe, Sara
Conductors: Jackson, Don; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Gorkovenko, Stanislav

A musical impression of Christmas and the time of snow with contributions from choirs, orchestras, children, instrumentalists and carol singers...continue...

Night Owl

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Carnival of the animals...
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Bennett, Elinor; Bohle, Walter; Flachot, Reine; Gregory, James; Hill, Sarah; Ricci, Ruggiero; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Rezucha, Bystrik; Tenant-Flowers, Sarah; Kuntsch, Matthias; Chang, Yun-Sung

Late night classics. At the end of a long day, and on into the night, this lovely album of relaxing music will help banish those...continue...

Howard Goodall - Winter Lullabies / Stephen Darlington

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01

Works: César Franck: Panis angelicus; Charles Gounod: La salutation angélique (Angelic Greeting), song for voice, piano, violin or cello & organ ad lib.; Franz Schubert: Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; A...
Performers: Finch, Catrin

The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. An exciting major commission from Howard Goodall, the TV star and composer of 'The Vicar of Dibley'...continue...

Gentle Classics for an Indulgent Moment

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Edvard Grieg: Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite,...
Performers: Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Chase, Stephanie; Pendrill, Christine
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey; Goodman, Roy

Calm, elegant music to help you while away an afternoon or evening, come rain or shine; so put the kettle on, open a large box...continue...

Time & Tide - Calming Classics

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01

Works: Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Nocturnes; La mer; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Felix Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, i...
Performers: Souter, Martin
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey; Springer, Alois

A day by the sea; but there's not a kiss-me-quick hat or stick of rock in sight! Instead, imagine sitting on the cliff top or...continue...

A Musical Moment

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01

Works: Ludwig Senfl: Vita in ligno moritur; Peter Philips: Pavana Dolorosa; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C min...
Performers: Blumental, Felicja; Ioff, Ilia; Piha, Sam; Sayce, Lynda; Souter, Martin; Vishnik, Martin
Conductors: Nanut, Anton; Wagner, Richard

Quiet music crossing four centuries, from the calm lute of the sixteenth century to the rich harmonies of the nineteenth, in a programme of some...continue...

American Impressions - Piano Music by American Composers

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-09-01

Works: Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Roman Sketches (4), suite for piano, Op. 7; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Woodland Sketches (10) for piano, Op. 51
Performers: List, Eugene; Shields, Roger; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Landau, Siegfried

Contrasting music rooted, like American painting of the late nineteenth century, in the European and American tradition: Charles Griffes was the first American 'Impressionist' composer...continue...

Bandstand - A Musical Walk in the Park

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01

Works: Lionel Monckton: Soldiers in the Park, march; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Franz Schubert: Marc...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Corps of Royal Engineers Fanfare Trumpeters

A musical walk in the park. Strolling along on a Sunday afternoon, we can hear the band in the bandstand, playing favourite melodies and musical...continue...

Sunday Morning Favourites

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01

Works: John Dowland: Firste Booke of Songes; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "...
Performers: Souter, Martin
Conductors: ; Williams, Guy; Davis, Carl; Kakhidze, Djansug; Jackson, Don; Chang, Yun-Sung
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Piano Quintet; Elizabethan Consort; Oxford Baroque

Gentle classical music `Easy on a Sunday morning' This collection of music is perfect for making a slow start to the day. So get the...continue...

Beautiful Dreamer

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01

Works: John Philip Sousa: Peaches & Cream, foxtrot for band; Désirée, operetta; Washington Post; Victor Herbert: Auditorium Festival March (Festival March), for orchestra; Edward MacDowell: To a W...
Performers: Souter, Martin; Stowe, Sara
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich

Music from America's brilliant period, from the end of the Civil War to the second decade of the 1900s, reflected in an album of piano...continue...
Personnel: Martin Souter (piano)....continue...

Music for a Great Garden - Byrd, Mozart, et al / Stowe, Souter, et al

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-01-01

Works: William Byrd: All in a garden green, MB 56; Will you walk the woods so wylde; Robert Johnson: Where the bee sucks; English Traditional: The Rowan Tree; Greensleeves, folk song; Hildegard von Bingen: ...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor; Hill, Sarah; Stowe, Sara

Garden themes from our musical heritage. An album of fragrant songs and instrumental pieces from centuries of musical tradition. Titles include 'Greensleeves', 'Where the Bee...continue...

Music for Mothers

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2003-02-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Clair de lune; Serenade for the doll, for piano (Children's Corner no 3), L. 113/3; Luigi Boccherini: Menuett; Anton Rubinstein: Melodies (2) for Piano, Op 3...
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Hill, Sarah; Souter, Martin

A charming album which combines music evoking children and childish things with music for moments of repose for a tired mum! A perfect gift for...continue...

Music for a Goddess - Great Opera & Orchestral Classics for an Indulgent Moment

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2003-01-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Thaïs, opera in 3 acts; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Giacomo Puccini: Madama...
Performers: Morozova, Elena; Ricci, Ruggiero; Souter, Martin; Tachmanov, Alexander
Conductors: Shipway, Frank; Jackson, Don; Kakhidze, Djansug; Kuntsch, Matthias; Bubelnikov, Pavel

Soothing and uplifting music for a goddess (domestic or otherwise). An album of music to help get away from it all, bathed in orchestral bliss...continue...

Van Gogh - Music Landscapes of Impressionism

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2003-01-01

Works: Georges Bizet: L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano; Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orches...
Performers: Bulva, Josef; Ponti, Michael
Conductors: Chang, Yun-Sung; Shipway, Frank; Pesek, Libor; Rezucha, Bystrik

Van Gogh's intense paintings of rural France have inspired this programme of musical landscapes from Bizet's 'Arlesienne' to Mussorgsky's visions from 'Pictures at an Exhibition'....continue...

Renoir - Romantic Dance Classics from the Age of Impressionism

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2003-01-01

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Concerto for Piano in G major; Ottorino R...
Performers: Lee, Mi-Joo; Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Walther, Hans-Jürgen; Sporri, Andreas; Kakhidze, Djansug; Jackson, Don; Peters, Reinhard; Chang, Yun-Sung; Kakgidze, Vakhtang; Munih, Marko

The magic of the dance in music, with an emphasis on Paris towards the end of the nineteenth century. Orchestral works by Ravel ('La Valse'),...continue...

Music for Royal Occasions

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-09-01

Works: R.A. Ridings: Fanfare for a Royal Occasion, for band; William Walton: Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Giulio Cesare,...
Performers: Souter, Martin
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

The monarchy remains as popular as ever. Here is a programme of music for royal occasions, from coronations to weddings. Choirs, orchestras, military bands, organs...continue...

Classical Harp / Sarah Hill

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-09-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Jacques Offenbach: Venise, barcarolle for chorus; Félix Godefroid: Bois solitaire, romance without words for harp (Pensées musicales, Book 4, no 4); Jeremiah Cla...
Performers: Hill, Sarah

Gentle, classical tunes played by that most seductive of instruments, the concert harp. Superb new arrangements of masterworks of the past include Pachelbel's 'Canon', Massenet's...continue...

Music for a Country Church / Victoria Singers

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2002-09-01

Works: William Henry Monk: Abide with me; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); ...
Performers: Ayres, Paul; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Tenant-Flowers, Sarah

A country church in summer, surrounded by a lovely church yard - an atmosphere for contemplation, and quiet thought. Quiet songs and slow themes create...continue...
Personnel: Martin Souter (piano, organ)....continue...

Reflections

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13...
Performers: Korner, Gunther; Lang, Peter [Piano]; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Ricci, Ruggiero; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Duvier, Eugen; Pitamic, Alexander von; ; Kuntsch, Matthias; Rezucha, Bystrik; Peters, Reinhard
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Piano Quintet

Adagios, Largos and Andante - composers of the past poured out their deepest thoughts in these slow movements of this orchestral, chamber and piano album....continue...

Impressions

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-03-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Erik Satie: Gymn...
Performers: Bohle, Walter; Flachot, Reine; Sitzius, Bianca; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Markevitch, Igor; Rajski, Wojciech

Musical pictures of nature form the inspiration for this relaxing album of piano and orchestral masterworks by Grieg, Chopin, Beethoven and others....continue...

Classics for Cats

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-03-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Concerto for 2 Oboes in D minor, RV 535; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Symphony no 100 ...
Performers: Gabuniya, Nodar; Martin-Smith, Penelope; Souter, Martin; Spring, Martin; Stowe, Sara
Conductors: Sieghart, Martin; Titov, Alexander; Goodman, Roy; Sporri, Andreas; Gorkovenko, Stanislav; ; Kakhidze, Djansug; Rezucha, Bystrik
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Piano Quintet

A selection of classical music, including Rossini's incomparable 'Cat Duet', created with cats in mind, and capturing in music the differing personalities of our feline...continue...

Monet - Piano Classics from the Age of Impressionism / Martin Souter

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2002-03-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Sonatine for Piano; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Préludes, Book 1; Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95; La fille aux cheveu...
Performers: Souter, Martin

Gentle piano pieces of the Impressionist period including preludes by Debussy, Satie's three 'Gnossiennes' and Ravel's neo-classics 'Sonatine'. Recorded mainly on pianos of the peiod...continue...

All Things Bright & Beautiful - A collection of favourite hymns / Sarah Tenant-Flowers, The Victoria Singers

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-02-01

Works: Anonymous: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven; Now Thank We All Our God; Eternal Father, Strong To Save; Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us; The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended; Holy, Holy, Holy; O P...
Performers: Atherton, Diane; Ayres, Paul; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Parker, Helen; Rayfield, Benjamin

A collection of favourite hymns. Favourite English hymns from Sunday school days, taken from Victorian hymn books. A traditional choice of hymns including many which...continue...

Victorian Vision

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2001-06-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Songs (6), Op. 57; Elias Parish Alvars: Serena...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor; Bottone, Bonaventura; Butteriss, Simon; Giles, Ian; Gregory, James; Souter, Martin; Spiers, John; Wickham, Henry
Conductors: Rainer, Christian; Jones, John Price; Edwards, John O.

Music for home and garden; Includes Mendelssohn and Gilbert and Sullivan...continue...

The Romance of the Harp / Elinor Bennett

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2000-06-01

Works: Albert Heinrich Zabel: Marguerite Douloureuse au Rouet for harp, Op.26; La Source, for harp, Op. 23 ("The Spring"); Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne, for harp (or pian...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor

The harp is one of the most romantic of instruments. Its sounds can instantly evoke an atmosphere of peace and calm. This collection of Romantic...continue...

The Romance of the Piano / Martin Souter

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2000-06-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 888 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2); Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 10 in E minor (WTC...
Performers: Souter, Martin

Relaxing piano music by Brahms, Debussy, Chopin, Schubert, and more recorded on a very fine period instrument by Broadwood....continue...

Fairy Music

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 1999-11-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fa...
Performers: Souter, Martin
Conductors: Rainer, Christian; Scholz, Alfred; Markevitch, Igor; Rezucha, Bystrik; Siegel, Laurence Gordon

Classical music by the great composers inspired by fairies. Music inspired by fairies and fairy tales from the magical sounds of Mendelssohn's 'Scherzo' to the...continue...