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GLUCK / HAYDN / MYSLIVECEK / SALOMON / MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Journey To Mozart Daniel Hope (violin) / Zurich Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] "It's both a highly personal selection and a rather puzzling one…Hope's brilliance as a soloist does come across assertively throughout this 'Journey', which for his many admirers will surely prove sufficient to sustain interest." (BBC Music) |
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LISZT / MENDELSSOHN / HANDEL / SAINT-SAENS / BOURGEOIS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arundel Restored Daniel Moult (the Hill organ of Arundel Cathedral) [ Regent / CD - released 4/May/2013 ] Acclaimed organist Daniel Moult performs the first solo recording on the 1867/1873 William Hill organ since its restoration. Inspired by eclectic Victorian-era concert programming, Moult presents a cleverly designed program featuring works by... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Mozart Album Danielle de Niese (soprano) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 13/Aug/2009 ] "a voice seductive enough to woo gods as well as mortals... there is nothing restrained about Ms. de Niese's warmly voluptuous and passionate singing" New York Times |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel Arias Danielle de Niese (soprano) / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Decca / CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] 'Not just a superb performer, but a phenomenal one' Opera News. |
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FRIEDRICH KUHLAU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kuhlau: Overtures Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schonwandt [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] Kuhlau was born on 11 September 1786 just south of Lüneburg in the Uelzen district of Lower Saxony (Germany). At the age of seven, he lost his right eye when he slipped on ice and fell. His father, grandfather, and uncle were military oboists. Even... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Oratorio Arias David Daniels (alto) / Paris Ensemble Orchestral, John Nelson [ Virgin Records / CD - released 4/Sep/2002 ] "His really is a beautiful voice, far removed from the traditional 'churchy' countertenor timbre." -Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine Sept 2002) |
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TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Quiet Thing - Songs for Voice and Guitar David Daniels (counter-tenor) Craig Ogden (guitar) [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "From old Spain to New York, a distinctive voice, beautifully accompanied, in fine form" Editor's Choice (Gramophone Awards issue) |
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COOK / DARKE /WATSON / BOWEN / GOWERS / HOWELLS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: English Cathedral Series Vol.7 - Norwich Cathedral David Dunnett (organ of Norwith Cathedral) [ Regent / CD - released 7/Apr/2003 ] Recorded on 24-26 June 2002 |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Secular Choruses The Moscow Academy of Choral Singing, Victor Popov [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] In the field of choral music Tchaikovsky is known as the first Russian composer to have composed cycles of the Liturgy and the Vespers, but his considerable output of secular choral music is less well-known, and a delightful surprise. |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: Piano Concerto / Merchant Seamen Suite / etc David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ ASV / CD - released 12/Aug/1999 ] "More gaps in the Lambert discography are enterprisingly plugged by these sensitive and shapely performances, which display most agreeable dash and commitment." Gramophone |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Moses und Aron [complete opera] David Pittman-Jennings, Chris Merritt / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsch Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 14/Sep/1996 ] Schoenberg's most comprehensive score, it represents the climax of his association with the dodecaphonic method of composition, described by Schoenberg himself as 'a method of composition with twelve notes related only to each other |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet (original versions) David Shifrin (clarinet) / Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Delos / CD - released 3/Sep/1987 ] Mozart's original versions - played on an extended range clarinet |
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MESSIAEN / DEBUSSY / GOLIJOV / FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Voices Of Light Dawn Upshaw (soprano) with Gilbert Kalish (piano) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 23/Aug/2004 ] "A typically adventurous exploration of purity and sensuality in French song." Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (Feb 2005) ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (Feb 05) |
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HANDEL / CARULLI / KRANTZ / GIULIANI / DEBUSSY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Summer Music Deborah Carter (flute) Allen Krantz (guitar) [ Direct-To-Tape Recording Company / CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] "Summer Music" is a flute and guitar recital spanning three centuries of music performed by flutist Deborah Carter and composer/guitarist Allen Krantz. |
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BALFE / WALLACE / SULLIVAN / FARADAY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Power of Love - British Opera Arias Deborah Riedel (soprano) / Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings SACD / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] A beautiful recording of neglected British Opera arias... "Obviously this album is a work of great love and every attempt has been to do it right." |
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ALEXANDER von ZEMLINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony Op. 18 Deborah Voigt (soprano), Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Wiener Philharmoniker, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 22/May/2011 ] The 1924 premiere of the Lyric Symphony was conducted by Zemlinsky in Prague a year after its completion and is now generally accepted to be one of his most successful and satisfying works. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDi
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 2 Deborah York, Catherine Denley, James Bowman / Kings Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] 'Utterly beguiling pieces of music, impossible to dislike and easy to be beguiled by' (Gramophone) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Gloria (RV589) / Magnificat (RV611) / Concerti Deborah York, Patrizia Biccire, Sara Mingardo / Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrin [ Naive Opus111 / CD - released 20/Nov/2001 ] "Mingardo's singing instantly grabs the heart of the listener... Rinaldo Alessandrini supervises with erudition and insight." Gramophone Magazine |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Mass in A flat D.678 / Nymnus an den Heiligen Geist D.948 / etc Deborah York, Sally Bruce Payne, Neill Archer / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardin [ Philips / CD - released 18/Mar/1999 ] Recorded 1997 at the Megaron-Athens Concert Hall, Greece |
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RICHARD STRAUSS / GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: R. Strauss: String Quartet / Verdi: String Quartet in E minor The Delme Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 22/Jan/2004 ] 'An eminently recommendable issue' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |