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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Complete works for solo instrument & orchestra Peter Frankl (piano), Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Laszlo Varga (cello), Westphalian Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, etc [ Vox Box / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Oct/1991 ] Robert Schumann's ambitions as a pianist were thwarted by a weakness in the fingers of one hand, but the 1830s nevertheless brought a number of compositions for the instrument. (booklet notes by Richard Freed) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky in America London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] Stravinsky spent over three decades in America, and the achievements of those years cannot be summarized in a single CD. This one, though, has been absorbingly programmed to chart the progress from his early years there, awkwardly coming to terms... |
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JOHN HARBISON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Harbison: String Quartets 1 & 2 / 'November 19, 1828' for piano and string trio Lydian String Quartet, with Yehudi Wyner (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Jul/1992 ] Recorded At - Methuen Memorial Music Hall |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi Arias Maria Callas (soprano) / Phiharmonia Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno [ EMI Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/1997 ] 'Mme Callas has seldom had such a field day and her dramatic instinct is well nigh perfect in interpreting these wonderful pages, each characterised convincingly - and differently.' Gramophone |
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HAROLD TRUSCOTT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Truscott: Orchestral Works [Incls 'Symphony in E major'] National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Gary Brain [ Marco Polo / CD - released 15/May/1993 ] "Gary Brain's readings are carefully shaped and yet let the music breathe in a completely natural way-and what music: the symphony and the Elegy both touch greatness." Fanfare |
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MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel - Bolero, Pavane, Mother Goose, Valses, Sonatine, Concerto, etc Philippe Entremont, Tokyo String Quartet, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, London Symphony, Michael Tilson T [ Sony Classical / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2009 ] This special edition collects highly regarded recordings on the Sony label. of the major works of Maurice Ravel 205 Minutes |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff (piano), with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy & Leopold Stokowski (Cto 2 & Rhapsody) [ RCA Victor Gold Seal / 2 CD - released 3/Sep/1994 ] "...heard here are (Rachmaninoff's) own four piano concertos and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Stokowski and Ormandy, all incomparably played with firm and dry vitality." ClassicalNotes.net |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Capriccio Sextet (with Bruckner - String Quintet in F major) The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] 'This is quite glorious... one senses right from the opening of Bruckner's Quintet - surely one of the finest quintets ever written, for any combination - an intensity that matches its ambitious structure.' (CDReview) |
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ERNEST BLOCH / LUKAS FOSS / PAUL BEN-HAIM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bloch: Sacred Service / Foss: The Song of Songs / Ben-Haim: Sweet Psalmist of Israel Robert Merrill (baritone) Jennie Tourel (mezzo) Sylvia Marlowe (harpsichord) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/1992 ] Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was perhaps the most influential figure in classical music in the last half of the twentieth century. Composer, conductor, author, lecturer and often controversial media personality. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLELCTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 Rudolph Serkin (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy & New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein [ CBS Masterworks / CD - released 20/Oct/1987 ] Rudolf Serkin, pianist (1903--91), was born in Bohemia, made his debut at 12, established a celebrated international performing career, was Professor (from 1939) and Director (1968--76) of the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantata BWV152 / Cantata BWV121 / Cantata BWV166 Ruth Holton, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, Knut Schoch / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene contemplation. |
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ANTONIO SOLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Soler, A: Fandango / Sonatas for harpsichord Scott Ross (harpsichord) [ Erato Ultima / CD - released 23/Sep/1990 ] Antonio Soler (1729-1783) was a scholar, musicologist (he wrote about the history of Spanish music), composer and virtuoso keyboard player. He was in the service of the Spanish Royal family, and personal tutor of the Infante Gabriel de Bórbon. |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No 3 in D minor 'Wagner Symphony' Staatskapelle Dresden, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Hanssler Profil / CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2017 ] "[the Dresden Staatskapelle] bring a feeling for the special sound world of this version that beats all rivals" BBC Music Five Stars Orchestral Choice March 2017 |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV589 / Magnificat, RV611 Teresa Berganza, Lucia Valentini Terrani / New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ EMI / CD - released 20/Apr/1987 ] The setting of the Marian canticle Magnificat is for solo voices (originally five girls, three sopranos and two contraltos; but here two distinguished operatic divas, Teresa Berganza and Lucia Valentini Terrani). |
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WHITLOCK / GIGOUT / PARRY / HOWELLS / SAINT-SAENS / KARG / REUBKE / WESLEY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Cathedral Organ Series - selections [recorded 1963-1970] Noel Rawsthorne, Arthur Wills, Herbert Sumsion, Christopher Dearnley, Heathcote Statham, Roger Fisher (organists) [ Amphion / CD - released 17/Oct/1999 ] Performances from the organs of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral & Chester Cathedral |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Classical Chillout Various artists including Angela Gheorghiu, Moura Lympany, Yehudi Menuhin, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Brightman, Karl Kenkins, Tasmin Little [ EMI Music / 2 CD - released 3/Dec/2002 ] From "Platoon" to "Hannah And Her Sisters", these are popular classical pieces, featured in blockbuster movies. Performers include The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, The Winchester Cathedral Choir, and, Ennio Morricone And His Orchestra. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Rückert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder / Lieder Aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn Waltraud Meier (mezzo soprano) with Bayerischen Rundfunks, Lorin Maazel [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Mar/1999 ] "The lovely Waltraud Meier's voice is appropriate for all three selections on this disc. A mezzo-soprano, she handles the low notes with confidence, and the high notes remain attractive" ClassicalNet |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV71, BWV76 & BWV10 Ruth Holton, Knut Schoch, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
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HOROWITZ / MENDELSSOHN / LISZT / MUSSORGSKY / SAINT-SAENS / SOUSA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hommage à Horowitz: Virtuoso transcriptions for piano Valery Kuleshov (piano) [ Bis / CD - released 2/Aug/2001 ] "Most pianists...would give their eyeteeth to sail through these transcriptions with Kuleshov's polish and command" ClassicsToday |
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HOWELLS / BINGHAM / PEETERS / HILDEGARD von BINGEN / DURUFLE / BRITTEN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Immortal Fire Winchester Cathedral Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks, Sarah Baldock, with Andrew Lumsden (organ) [ Griffin / CD ] Recorded: Winchester Cathedral, January 2005. |