Giovanni Bottesini - Concerto N 1 in la Maggiore / Concerto N 4 in Mi - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The legendary German Mozart & Strauss singer, Anneliese Rothenberger, totally clashed with her image of 'charm and grace&' in the scandalous role of Berg's Lulu. The 1968 Hamburg production of Berg's unfinished version was a sensational success for Rothenberger with critics and audience alike. The international revivals at the Montreal World's Fair and the Metropolitan Opera of the opera garnered critical-acclaim. Berg Lulu is part of the Electrola Collection, a series that celebrates the historic record tag, Electorla. Electrola was part of the EMI Classics unit in Germany best known for their rich catalogs, masterful artists and the iconic gramophone trademark. Album Tracks 1. Prolog Hereinspaziert in Die Menagerie 2. Darf Ich Eintreten?/Gnädige Frau.../Sie Bekommen Mich.../Wie Ist Dir? 3. Machen Sie Auf/Auf Einmal Springt.../Noch Nicht Wieder.../Kannst Du Die Wahrheit.../Ich Möchte Tauschen.../Canon/Wollen Sie Mir 4. Eva! - Befehlen?/Ich Finde, Du Siehst Heute Reizend Aus 5. Den Hab' Ich Mir Auch Ganz Anders Vorgestellt 6. Was Tut Denn Ihr Vater Da?/Wenn Ich Ihr Mann Wäre 7. Du Hast Eine Halbe Million Geheiratet 8. Ich Darf Mich Jetzt Hier Nicht Sehen Lassen 9. Verwandlungsmusik 10. Seit Ich FÜR Die Bühne Arbeite/Noch Etwas, Bitte 11. Über Die Ließe Sich.../Ich Hatte Bei Herrn Dr. SCHÖN.../Sie Hatte Einen.../Das Hättest Du Dir Besser.../ 12. Wie Kannst Du Die Szene Gegen.../Mein Alter! Meine Welt/Sehr Geehrtes Fräulein 1. Sie Glauben Nicht, Wie Ich Mich Darauf Freue/Könntest Du Dich FÜR Heute Nachmittag 2. Gott Sei Dank, Daß Wir.../Er Hat Sie Nämlich.../Hast Du Oben Abgeschlossen? 3. Die Matinée Wird, Wie Ich Mir Denke, Bei Elektrischem Licht Stattfinden 4. Sein Vater!.../Wo Ist Denn Der Hin?/Du Kreatur, Die Mich Durch Den 5. Wenn Sich Die Menschen.../Nieder, Mörderin.../Du Kannst Mich Nicht 6. Verwandlung (Filmmusik) 7.

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Gods of the Earth, The Sword presents a newly remixed and remastered edition of their seminal second album on vinyl. Each song has been remixed from the original recording sessions by engineer J. Robbins. LP is housed in a deluxe mirrorboard jacket with printed inner sleeve and download card. Album Tracks 1. The Sundering 2. The Frost-Giant's Daughter 3. How Heavy This Axe 4. Lords 5. Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians 6. To Take the Black 1. Maiden, Mother & Crone 2. Under the Boughs 3. The Black River 4. The White Sea 5. To Take the Black (Reprise)

Bottesini is of course familiar to many musicians and music lovers, particularly double bass players, since the composer-performer enjoyed an undisputed position as 'the Paganini of the double bass' throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. This recording is a collection of five important pieces with a virtuosic and concerto-like compositional style, where the violin and double bass often take the lead roles in dense, surprising dialogues. It gives fans of 19th-century music an opportunity to experience the technical and creative richness of a composer who was extraordinarily artistically courageous for his time and gives due credit to musicians who for various reasons have historically been undervalued by the prevailing musical hierarchy. Bottesini's creative boldness is evident in the way he dared to put forward the double bass as a virtuosic solo instrument, on a par with it's noble cousins, the violin, viola and cello. Many of his pieces feature solo parts that showcase dialogues between the extreme registers of the string instruments, from the 'demonic' violin with it's high notes at the limits of perception, to the abyss of the bottom notes of the double bass. No one before Bottesini had discovered the untapped expressive potential of the latter instrument, since it had always been considered essentially a reinforcement for the cello part, one octave down. Instead, he wanted to make the double bass 'soar'. The Andante for strings introduces the double bass as a deep soul often in unison with the orchestral strings. The piece is imbued with an aching intimacy and refined with a rocking, undulating rhythmic motion. His Fantasia on Bellini's 'La Sonnambula' introduces the always cantabile double bass as a voice from the outset, and it is easy to imagine how astounded the audience must have been to hear the melodious sound of this 'back-row' instrument poignantly reim