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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1 & 5 Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccado Muti [ EMI Nipper Collection / CD - released 7/Feb/2005 ] "The Philadelphia playing is articulate, full bodied when the music demands it" - Gramophone Magazine |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert and his Friends - II Philip Langridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 4 / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Philippe Jaroussky: La voix des rêves - Greatest Moments in concert (Blu-ray) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) [ Virgin Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2012 ] "LA VOIX DES RÊVES - Greatest Moments in Concert" features video footage from a number of occasions and venues - including items from a concert given among the crystal chandeliers of the splendid Galerie des Glaces in the palace of Versailles. |
FRANCESCO CAVALLI
Ombra mai fu: Francesco Cavalli Opera Arias Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) / Ensemble Artaserse, with Emöke Baráth (soprano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 WINNER - Recital |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Transports de joie Philips Walsh (organ of the Wellington Cathedral) [ Trust / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] There can be few places in the world where so much organ music has been written within such a small geographical area. The modern French organ school, with César Franck as its undisputed founder, exists largely within the boundaries of the twenty... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Famous Concertos [Includes 'Brandenburg Concertos'] Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Amsterdam Bach Soloists / Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion / Erik Bosgraaf, Ensemble Cordevento [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] "This is a most rewarding reissue. Even those lovers of baroque music who usually avoid modern instrument performances, should consider this disc at budget price." (MusicWeb Sept 2013 Violin Concertos) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Piotr Beczala (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] "[Gerhaher shades] each note and word with such beauty and subtlety that it feels as if he's whispering into your ear. Huber's extensive piano contributions, too, are always expressive and well-judged." - The Times |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Berlin Concert - Live From the 'Waldbuhne' Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko. Rolando Villazon / Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Marco Armiliato [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 18/Jan/2007 ] "Three charming singing actors giving their audience a real treat, this concert is something to return to" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes D'Hoffman (The Tales of Hoffman) complete opera recorded in 1981 Placido Domingo / Ileana Cotrubas / Agnes Baltsa / Luciana Serra / Geraint Evans / Georges Pretre [ NVC Arts / Kultur DVD / DVD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] Placido Domingo leads an all-star cast in John Schlesinger's exciting production of Offenbach's opera. Performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Verdi Opera Selection: "Shakespeare" Otello / Macbeth / Falstaff Plácido Domingo, Barbara Frittoli, Leo Nucci, Thomas Hampson, Ruggero Raimondi, Manuel Lanza, etc [ Arthaus Opera Editrion / 3 DVD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] Otello - Live from the Teatro alla Scala Milan, 2001 Macbeth - Live from the Opernhaus Zurich, 2001 Falstaff - Live from the Teatro del Maggio Muusicale Fiorentino, 2006 |
JIA DAQUN / MARTIN LODGE / MICHAEL DAUGHERTY / MICHAEL F. WILLIAMS / PARAM VIR
Flow - new music for string quartet Polaris String Quartet [ Atoll / CD - released 5/Sep/2018 ] A project to link composers from four continents in a joint musical statement on the Taoist / Buddhist theme of 'flow'. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
The Best Of Rachmaninov Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel (conductor), Ireland National Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/1999 ] |
W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart / Beethoven: Quintets for Piano and Wind Radu Lupu (piano) with Han de Vries (oboe), George Pieterson (clarinet), Vicente Zarzo (horn), Brian Pollard (bassoon) [ Decca / CD - released 14/Jul/1986 ] Iconic pianist Radu Lupu first recorded for Decca in 1970 and his recorded repertory has centred round a small number of composers - chiefly Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Mozart and Schumann. |
JENNY MCLEOD
McLeod: Portrait With Piano Rae de Lisle, Stephen De Pledge (piano), Eric Renick, Lenny Sakofsky (percussion), Sarah Watkins (piano), Andrew Beer (violin), James Yoo (cello) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] With an emphasis on rhythm these piano-orientated pieces link McLeod's classical training and her early experiences as a rock keyboard player. Includes her two Rock Sonatas, the energetic "Music for Four" for two pianos and percussion, "Seascapes"... |
GIUSEPPE SAVERIO MERCADANTE
Mercadante: Il Proscritto (complete opera) Ramón Vargas, Irene Roberts, Elizabeth DeShong, Sally Matthews / Britten Sinfonia, Carlo Rizzi [ Opera Rara / 2 CD Box Set - released 14/Apr/2023 ] "Mercadante wrote for a stellar cast, and Opera Rara field fine singers too" BBC Music Opera Choice July23 |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concerto (with works by Ukrainian composers) Raphaela Gromes (cello) / National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Volodymyr Sirenko [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Following the tremendous success of her album "Femmes" (2023), Raphaela Gromes releases a new album, "Dvorák: Cello Concerto", featuring one of the most renowned cello concertos alongside inspiring and moving pieces by Ukrainian composers. It was... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY Ravenna Festival / Claudio Desderi, Mario Cassi, Francisco Gatell & Laura Giordano / Riccardo Muti (conductor) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2010 ] Watching this realistic, young and vital production, directed by the young Andrea da Rosa and listening to a high potential and unspent young cast, you feel how powerful, charming and timeless this score by Gaetano Donizetti is. |
SCHUMANN / WOLF / DEBUSYY / POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Regine Crespin - In Recital Regine Crespin (soprano) John Wustman (piano) [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] The larger-than-life Régine Crespin, made only one song recital record for Decca, of music by Schumann, Wolf, Debussy and Poulenc. This is the first time the entire recital has been made available on CD. As her career progressed, Crespin became... |
REINHARD KEISER
Keiser: Croesus René Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Keiser is one of the most astonishing early German composers to have been brought to light in recent years. The composer of a good sixty operas, all of them for the Hamburg Opera, during his lifetime he was regarded as 'the greatest and most... |
CILEA / PUCCINI / MASSENET / JANACEK / KORNGOLD / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Homage: The Age of the Diva Renee Fleming (soprano) / Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, St.Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Decca / CD - released 20/Nov/2006 ] 2008 Grammy Award nomination for Best Classical Album |
