Search Results: COLLECTABLE COLLMAR26
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BIZET / FAURE / BACH & OTHER COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Duetto Marcelo Alvarez, Salvatore Licitra / The Kuhn's Choir, The City of Prague Philharmonic [ Sony Classics / CD - released 4/Jul/2003 ] "If you love Opera then these cross over singers are simply wonderful. These two singers harmonise like few duets can, a collection of superb tracks." Review |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky/Schumann: Piano Concertos Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel & Uri Segal [ Decca / CD - released 9/Apr/1986 ] "...the Tchaikovsky gets sonic and interpretive first prize. Its famous opening alone encapsulates everything that's good here: a razor-sharp orchestra...a pianist whose controlled bravura never turns the music into a stunt." ClassicsToday |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 / Variations & Fugue on the Theme by Handel, Op.24 Bruno Leonardo Gelber (piano) / Manchen Philharmoniker, Franz-Paul Decker [ EMI Encore / CD - released 30/Sep/2005 ] Brahms' first piano concerto is the crowning accomplishment of his early years. Its only close rivals are the Serenade in D, Op. 11 and the B major trio, Op. 8. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos.3 & 4 Cherubini Quartet [ EMI Encore / CD - released 12/Feb/2007 ] "The Cherubini Quartet consistently play with both warmth and intensity...with a light touch they bring out the mercurial charm of Mendelssohn." (*** Penguin Guide) |
GRAINGER / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Early One Morning - Music from past times, for our time Choir Of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (direction) [ Erato / CD - released 21/Mar/1998 ] Edward Higginbottom is a music scholar, organist, choirmaster and conductor. Most of his career has been as organist at New College, Oxford, where he led their choir for more than 35 years and produced a large number of choral recordings. |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Bernstein (Incls 'Divertimento for Orchestra' & Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story') City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin etc [ EMI Classics Essential / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Planets / Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] Original recordings from 1981 & 1986 (Britten) |
BACH-GOUNOD / SCHUBERT / LISZT / PALESTRINA / MOZART / ROSSINI / VERDI / FLOTOW / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inspiration: Ave Maria Elisabeth Grummer, Monika Frimmer, Anneliese Rothenberger, Heperion XX, Kolner Kammerchor, etc [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 20/Jul/2011 ] Music with a sacred theme beautifully performed by some of the leading artists from the Warner catalogue. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2000 ] The folk songs and poems of the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn), first published in the early 19th century, played a crucial role in Mahler's development as a composer. Encompassing the vast range of expression in these 12... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony Felicity Lott (soprano) Jonathan Summers (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Bernard Haitink [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Jan/1989 ] "Through superb recording technique by EMI, the difficult balance between choir, soloists and orchestra is achieved in a way that is virtually impossible in a live performance" Gramophone |
