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MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Trios Poemes, Cinq melodies, Chansons, etc (with Roussel: Symphony No. 3) BBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor) with Jessye Norman & Jill Gomez [ Sony / CD - released 10/Apr/1994 ] Original recordings from 1975 to 1979 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: 9 Piano Trios Beaux Arts Trio [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] "PentaTone's DSD remastering of the four-channel original for SACD shows what fine recordings these always were; the sound is quite simply beautiful." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Piano Trios Beaux Arts Trio [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 3/Jan/1996 ] Original recordings from 1969 |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Piotr Beczala - Verdi Arias Piotr Beczala (tenor) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukas Borowicz, with Ewa Podles (contralto) & Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone) [ Orfeo / CD - released 20/Aug/2013 ] "The result is singing on a grand scale, impeccable in diction, tone and musicianship." (BBC Music Opera Choice July 2013) |
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CONFORTO / PORPORA / HASSE / NEBRA / MARCOLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bejun Mehta - El Maestro: Farinelli Bejun Mehta (countertenor) / Concerto Köln, Pablo Heras-Casado [ Archiv / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "the disc's highlight is countertenor Bejun Mehta's poignant and beautifully controlled reading of Porpora's aria 'Alto Giove' from Polifemo" (BBC Music) |
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martinu: Piano Trios Nos 2 & 3 / Czech Rhapsody / Nocturnes The Bekova Sisters [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] The Bekova Sisters were born in Kazakhstan and studied at the Moscow Conservatory. After their much-publicised reunion in the West and sensational debut in 1989 on the South Bank, London, the Sisters have rapidly established themselves on the... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets Vol 1 Belcea Quartet [ Zig Zag / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Chamber |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: String Quartet No 1 / String Quintet No 2 Belcea Quartet, with Thomas Kakuska, viola [ EMI Encore / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "The highly praised Belcea turn to Brahms and their standards are as high as ever" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (April 2004) |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / HENRI DUTILLEUX / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Debussy/Dutilleux/Ravel: String Quartets Belcea Quartet [ EMI Debut / CD - released 8/Feb/2002 ] Gramophone Awards 2001: Record of the Year Finalist |
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BEETHOVEN / HOLST / BARBER / ARRIEU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven/Holst/Barber/Arrieu: Summer Music Belgian Wind Quintet [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] Recorded at the Concert Hall of the Belgium Radio & Television in December 1988 and January 1989 |
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GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: L'Arlesienne [complete incidental music] / Jeux d'enfants Belgium Radio & Television Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Alexander Rahbari [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] Currently selling for $35 (US) on Amazon |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Selections from the Ring Ben Heppner (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Peter Schneider (with Burkhard Ulrich as Mime) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 4/Jul/2006 ] "On the strength of these excerpts, capably supported by Bayreuth veteran Schneider, Heppner's a natural, with the authentic heroic ring and seemingly effortless power, yet retaining beauty of tone and clear diction." Five Stars BBC Music Mag (June... |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Benjamin Grosvenor: Liszt Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 19/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Piano |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 5 (with bonus disc) Philharmonia Orchestra, Benjamin Zander [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 5/May/2001 ] "This is one of the finest recordings of Mahler's Fifth now before us. Superbly interpreted, played and recorded." - Tony Duggan |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor "Tragic" (Includes bonus discussion disc) Philharmonia Orchestra, Benjamin Zander [ Telarc Records / 3 CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] Benjamin Zander with the Philharmonia Orchestra have inspired music critics around the world to use descriptions such as "searing," "definitive," and "uniquely illuminating." |
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EDWARD GRIEG / KARL GOLDMARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Symphony in C minor / Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony Bergen Symphony Orchestra, Karsten Andersen / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Lopez-Cobos [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Feb/2006 ] 'The Decca recording is truthfully balanced, with good perspective and colour, and detail reproduces with fine definition' [Grieg] Penguin Guide |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Overtures Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/Jul/2015 ] "Listening to Abbado's set... really does make you hear these works afresh, and no lover of Beethoven can fail to revel in and learn from it." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No 8. (Haas edition) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec Warner Maestro / CD - released 6/Apr/2009 ] "At bargain price on a single CD this reissued performance offers compelling value both financially and artistically." (MusicWeb Sept 2009) |
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MAURICE RAVEL / MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Bolero / Rapsodie Espagnole / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/1987 ] Recording: Berlin, Philharmonie, 1985 - 1987 |
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MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bolero / Daphnis et Chloe: suite (with works by Debussy) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Galleria / CD - released 4/Aug/1991 ] Original recording from 1965 |