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GIMENEZ / VERDI / DONIZETTI / CATALANI / BARBIERI / BIZET / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTIABLE: Gala Lirica (recorded live May 1991) Jose Carreras, Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Teresa Berganza, Alfredo Kraus / Orquesta Sinfonica de Sevilla, Various conductors [ RCARed Seal / CD - released 22/Jul/1992 ] Recorded live at the inauguration of the Gran Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla, May 10, 1991. |
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THE THREE TENORS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Three (3) Tenors In Concert 1990 [The original recording] Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta [ Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Original Masters / CD - released 12/Dec/1999 ] This is a special collector's Mobile fidelity gold CD edition. |
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CESAR FRANCK / GABRIEL FAURE / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Josef Suk Plays Josef Suk (violin) Josef Hala (piano) [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1996 ] Recorded at the Domovina Studio in Prague, September 1994 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / 2 Romances Joseph Swensen (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1988 ] Joseph Swensen was born in 1960 in Hoboken, New Jersey, and grew up in Spring Valley, New York, Pearl River, New York and Harlem, New York City. His mother was Japanese-American and his father Norwegian-American. |
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Josephine Barstow, Julian Forsyth, Sheila Hancock, Richard van Allan / National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Oliver! - selected highlights [cast recording] [ Showtime! / CD - released 29/Jun/1995 ] A Studio Cast recording from 1991 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto / Hungarian Dances Nos 1 - 10 Joshua Bell (violin) / Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi / Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer [ Decca Classic FM The Full Works / CD - released 25/Jun/2018 ] "Joshua Bell, in one of his finest recordings to date, is daring in his expressiveness, often more expansive, using a far wider range of dynamics." Gramophone |
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DOWLAND / TARREGA / VILLA-LOBOS / BACH / RODRIGO / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Julian Bream: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 2 Julian Bream (guitar/lute) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/Jan/0200 ] "Bream is a genius and the playing is just superb" Review |
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PUCCINI / VERDI / BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jussi Bjoerling - The Pearl Fishers Duet Jussi Bjoerling (tenor), with Robert Merrill, Zinka Milanov, Licia Albanese & Renata Tebaldi [ RCA Victor Vocal Series / CD - released 27/Sep/1988 ] Original recordings 1950-59. |
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ALBINONI / PACHELBEL / CORELLI / MANFREDINI / VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Albinoni: Adagio In Gm / Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue / etc Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1980 ] A nice introduction to Baroque music |
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GLUCK / HANDEL / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN / BRAHMS / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with various orchestras and accompanists [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 13/Jul/2003 ] One of the most celebrated English singers, Kathleen Ferrier brought a unique level of musicianship and emotional commitment to everything she performed during her tragically short life. Born in Lancashire in the north of England on 22 April 1912 she... |
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VINCENCO BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bellini: Zaira (complete opera recorded live in 1990) Katia Ricciarelli, Simone Alaimo, Ramon Vargas, Alexandra Papadjakou / Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania, Paolo Olmi [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 4/Sep/2009 ] "(Katia Ricciarelli gives) a highly impressive portrayal of the title part. As Orosmane, Simone Alaimo's lean bass is also a further strength with his clear diction a welcome hallmark." MusicWeb |
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MICHEL LEGRAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Magic - Kiri sings Michel Legrand Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / London Studio Orchestra, Michel Legrand [ Teldec / CD - released 17/Aug/1992 ] "The result is a wonderful kaleidoscope of vocal sounds which could never be applied to classical music but which could only have come from a classically trained singer." MusicWeb |
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GABRIEL FAURE / MAURICE DURUFLE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Requiem / Durufle: Requiem Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) Lucia Popp (soprano) Siegmund Numsgern (baritone) / Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/1997 ] Recorded at All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London: January & July, 1977 |
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MORTON FELDMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Feldman: Piano and String Quartet Kronos Quartet, with Aki Takahashi (Piano) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Sep/1993 ] "The Feldman experience par excellence." Gramophone Feb 1994 |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: 4 Ballades / Barcarolle / Fantasie Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/May/1988 ] Born in 1956 in Zabrze, Poland, Krystian Zimerman began playing the piano at the age of five; he later studied with Andrei Jasinski at the Music Conservatory in Katowice. He embarked upon his international career after winning the 1975 Warsaw Chopin... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas Nos.128 - 131 Kurt Equiluz, Paul Esswood, Alan Bergius, Max van Egmond / Collegium Vocale, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Das Alte Werk / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/1989 ] Original recording from 1983 One of the first recordings using historical instruments, with boys' choirs and boy soloists for most soprano and some alto parts. Adult soloists include the tenor Kurt Equiluz. |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Romance (with Bartok-Rhapsodies 1 & 2) Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccado Muti [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 20/Jun/1997 ] In a career that has already spanned more than twenty-five years, Kyung-Wha Chung has been one of the most sought-after musicians on the international stage. |
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FRANCESCO GEMINIANI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Geminiani: Concerti Grossi La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Originally recorded in September 1984 |
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VINCENCO BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: I Capuleti E I Monteccchi (complete opera recorded in 1999 with libretto) Jennifer Larmore, Hei-Kyung Hong, Paul Groves, Robert Lloyd / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Donald Runnicles [ Teldec Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/1999 ] "Donald Runnicles offers a fresh and sympathetic reading of Bellini's 'Romeo and Juliet' opera with an outstanding cast…Though the competition is strong, the Teldec set scores both in its casting and in its fullness of sound." (Penguin Guide *** Key |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 11 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano & director) / Norwegian Chamber Orchestra [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] Winner Gramophone Awards 2000 - Concerto |