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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Schwanengesang - Schubert's Last Songs Bo Skovhus (baritone) Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 19/Sep/1995 ] Originally recorded in September 1994 |
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CHRISTIAN SINDING
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sinding: Songs Bodil Arnesen (soprano) / Erling Ragnar Eriksen (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] Christian Sinding was born in 1856 in Kongsberg, Norway, where his father was an engineer. His mother was artistically minded, encouraging her three sons' artistic interests and both Christian's brothers pursued artistic careers |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / RICHARD STRAYSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms / R. Strauss: Violin Concertos Boris Belkin (violin) / London Symphony Orxchestra, Ivan Fischer / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca Eclipse / CD - released 24/Mar/1996 ] Boris Belkin was hailed as a wonderful violinist after he won the 1976 Tchaikovsky Competition. He was quickly snapped up under contract to Decca. He then recorded a few discs, notable among these being the Brahms Concerto with Fischer and the LSO. |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: The Nursery, Sunless & Songs and Dances of Death plus eight other songs (recorded 1955-7) Boris Christoff (bass) Alexandre Labinsky, piano, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise / Georges Tzipine [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] "The Mussorgsky songs constitute a complete world in themselves, and they cast a strong spell: their range is enormous and their insight into the human condition deep. Christoff was at the height of his vocal powers when he made this set" Rosette:... |
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BORODIN / VERDI / MUSSORGSKY / GLUCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Boris Christoff: Opera Arias Boris Christoff (bass) with Ana Alexieva (mezzo) / Various orchestras & conductors [ EMI Studio / CD - released 14/Oct/1988 ] "...should on no account be missed by lovers of great singing." (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
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MUSSORGSKY / BORODIN / BOITO / GOUNOD / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / VERDI / GLUCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Boris Christoff - The Very Best Of Boris Christoff (bass) with various orchestras and accompanists [ EMI Very Best of Singers / 2 CD - released 7/Feb/2005 ] Bass Boris Christoff was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on 18 May 1914 of a Bulgarian father and a Russian mother. The family was very well to do and Boris received the best education available, including a period of study at the University of Sofia. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos 10, 13 & 14 Borodin Quartet [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/1987 ] Original recordings from 1982 made by Melodiya |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: String Quartets no 2, 3, 7, 8 & 12 Borodin Quartet [ Virgin de Virgin / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "this set provides an inexpensive way of acquiring a nice cross-section of Shostakovich's quartets without having to buy a whole cycle." (Classics Today) |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Simple Symphony / Prelude and Fugue for strings Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Ronald Thomas [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Jul/1985 ] The Complete Music For Strings Recorded in the Guildhall, Southampton in July and October 1977. |
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FRANCK / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / IRELAND / HADLEY / FRANCK / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Heavenly Voices Boy of Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Jun/2010 ] Gramophone Magazine November 2004 Editor's Choice |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos Nos 19 20 21, 23 24, etc Alfred Brendel (piano) / Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 29/Nov/2008 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / MOUSSORGSKY / LIADOV / GLINKA / ALABIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH / RACHMANINOV / RUBINSTEIN / SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Souvenirs d'enfance - Memories Of Childhood - Russian music Brigitte Engerer (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 2/Apr/2007 ] Between 1969 and 1979 Brigitte Engerer won first prizes in perhaps the world's three most important competitions: the Marguerite Long Competition in Paris, the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the Queen Elisabeth in Brussels. A turning point in... |
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SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / MAHLER / MUSSORGSKY / LOEWE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Brigitte Fassbaender Edition Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) with Karl Engel, Irwin Cage, Cord Garben, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2019 ] Besides recording several operas Brigitte Fassbaender is also a successful lieder singer. In 1987, she won a Gramophone Award for her Deutsche Gramophon disc of songs by Franz Liszt and Richard Strauss. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Schwanengesang / 5 Lieder Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) Aribert Reimann (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Sep/1992 ] " Fassbaender's daring, all-in style precisely matched, indeed encouraged by Reimann's challenging, bold piano find their ideal vehicle in the searing, searching, innovative world of Schwanengesang." Gramophone |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Lieder Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 20/Jun/1992 ] In addition to her operatic work, Fassbaender has performed in the concert hall as a Lieder singer and in movies, singing the role of Prince Orlofsky in the 1984 film production of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus. (Wiki) |
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ETIENNE-NICOLAS MEHUL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mehul: Integral of Pianoforte Sonatas Brigitte Haudebourg (pianoforte) [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] Pianoforte: Chris Maene, Ruiselede 1989 (Model Jan Lodewijk Dulcken 1794 - Den Daag |
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GOTTFRIED HEINRICH STOLZEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stölzel - Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas 6 - 10) Britta Schwarz (Mezzo Soprano), Henning Voss (Alto) Jan Kobow (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) / Weimarer Barockensemble, Ludger Rémy [ CPO / CD - released 1/Mar/2002 ] Recorded Weimar, Redoute, January, 2000 |
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ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK / ROZANNA PANUFNIK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Messages: Chamber Music for Strings Brodsky Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Dec/2014 ] 2014 marks the centenary of Polish-British composer Andrzej Panufnik. Here the Brodsky Quartet joins in this year of reminiscence and celebration with Messages, a recording of works both by Andrzej and his daughter Roxanna Panufnik. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: La Cetra - 12 concerti, Op. 9 / Concerto in D minor for Two Oboes, RV 535 / etc Iona Brown, Neil Black, Celia Nicklin / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Penguin Guide Rosette Winner |
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PAUL GILSON / AUGUST de BOECK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: De Boeck: Symphony In G / Gilson: De Zee BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels, Karl-Anton Rickenbacher [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1993 ] "It's not easy to find Paul Gilson's music. However, the search is worth it. His music is terrific in its color, rhythms and tonal beauty." Review |