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JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ EMI / CD - released 20/Mar/1984 ] "Berglund a fine, no-nonsense No. 7." (BBC Music) |
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MANUEL MARIA PONCE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ponce: Violin Concerto (with works by Galindo & Revueltas) Henryk Szeryng (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de la Ciudad de Mexico, Enrique Batiz [ EMI / CD - released 1/Feb/1989 ] "A life-enhancing record. For within it two distinct fields are explored; both of them, in different ways, very rewarding. Try it." (Gramophone) |
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CARL LOEWE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Loewe: Lieder + Ballads Hermann Prey (baritone) Michael Endres (piano) [ Capriccio / CD ] |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas / Masses Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe/ [ Virgin Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 8/Nov/1999 ] 'Wonderful works, affectionately realized with solo contributions of distinction... strongly recommended.' (Gramophone) |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Complete Opera recorded in 2002) Ian Bostridge, Joan Rodgers, Julian Leang, Caroline Wise / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2011 ] Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist 2003 - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) October 2002 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor D958, fragments & lieder Ian Bostridge (tenor) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "Leif Ove Andsnes here deals beautifully with the Sonata itself. Andsnes's performance is smooth and warmly expressive, with the final tarantella going at a galloping lick. Bostridge, too, is in fine form" BBC Music |
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MIKLOS ROZSA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hungarian Sketches - The Miklos Rozsa Collection Igor Gruppman (violin) Richard Bock (cello) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1996 ] The New Zealand Symphony under James Sedares recorded the majority of Rosza's concert works on Koch. This CD contains a generous selection of those recordings. |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra Igor Zhukov (piano) / USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenka / USSR RTV Large Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ BMG / Melodiya / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] Originally recorded in Moscow 1968 - 1976 |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Concertos / Sonata for two violins Itzah Perlman (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, with Pinchas Zukerman (violin) [ EMI Music / CD - released 11/Nov/2003 ] Recorded 23-26 October 1980 and 26 October 1976 |
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EDUARD LALO / JEAN SIBELIUS / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Sibelius: Concerto in D minor / Ravel: Tzigane Itzhak Perlman (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ RCA Papillon Collection / CD - released 20/Jun/1987 ] Perlman was introduced to the wider American public when he appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show twice in 1958. He made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1963 and won the Leventritt Competition in 1964. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R,): Don Quixote (with Lalo-Cello Concerto) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / New Philharmoniz Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ EMI / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] This chance recording of the great cellist Du Pre occurred because some bright engineer turned on the microphone during a rehearsal with conductor Adrian Boult. Boult leads the orchestra with sensitivity that catches fire when Du Pre enters on "Don... |
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ARTHUR FOOTE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Foote: Piano Quintet / String Quartets James Barbagallo (piano) Da Vinci Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 28/Jun/2020 ] Foote received his first music lessons at the age of fourteen, eventually studying harmony with Stephen A. Emery at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. |
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FAURE / DEBUSSY / WIDOR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: James Galway: The French Recital James Galway (flute) with Christopher O'Riley (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1996 ] The living legend of the flute, Sir James Galway, is widely considered the supreme interpreter of classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal transcends musical boundaries. His virtuosity on the flute is equalled only by his... |
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MIKLOS ROZSA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rozsa: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Concerto For String Orchestra James Sedares (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1997 ] "This is the fourth CD in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's admirable traversal of all of Rozsa's orchestral music. I suppose it's too much to think that an American orchestra would have undertaken such a project." Courant.com |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Spring Song / The Bard / etc Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Neeme Jarvi [ BIS / CD ] Recording data: June 1986 (Spring Song, The Bard), 1987-06-15 (Suite Mignonne, Suite Caractéristique), 1987-09-19 at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden. |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Canatas / Magnificat BWV243 Jennifer Smith, Anthony Rolf-Johnson, Jose van Dam / Ensemble vocal de Lausanne, Michel Corboz / Scottish Philharmonic Singers, Raymond Leppard [ Erato Collection / CD - released 14/Nov/1995 ] Original recordings from 1979 & 1984 |
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PUCCINI / VERDI / MASCAGNI / DELIBES / ROSSINI / HUMPERDINCK / MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Opera Duets Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Mario del Monaco, Mirella Freni. Lucia Popp, Marilyn Horne, Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 5/Apr/1998 ] Decca's recorded legacy is dominated by the huge number of complete opera recordings and vocal recitals. These extracts are taken from complete recordings. |
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PUCCINI / VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Love Duets Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 5/Apr/1999 ] The ardour and passion of some of the best-known love duets from Italian Opera are brought out to the full by the stunning voices of two of the world's greatest singers. |
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BOHM / de GRIGNY / C.P.E. BACH / J.S. BACH / MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Phelps Organ at Hexham John Green (at the Phelps Organ at Hexham) [ The Classical Recording Company / CD - released 5/Aug/1997 ] " The 1974 Phelps organ is obviously a delight to both performer and sound-recordist alike." Review |
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FERRUCCIO BUSONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Busoni: Concerto for piano, orchestra & male chorus, Op.39 John Ogdon (piano) / Men's Voices of the John Alldis Choir / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniell Revenaugh [ EMI Studio / CD - released 12/Feb/1989 ] Busoni's vast Piano Concerto lasts for nearly 70 minutes, and as well as the usual piano and orchestra combination requires, in the last of its five movements, a choir of men's voices. |