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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 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 / Variations & Fugue on the Theme by Handel, Op.24 Bruno Leonardo Gelber (piano) / Manchen Philharmoniker, Franz-Paul Decker [ EMI Encore / CD - released 30/Sep/2005 ] Brahms' first piano concerto is the crowning accomplishment of his early years. Its only close rivals are the Serenade in D, Op. 11 and the B major trio, Op. 8. |
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CAMILLO SIVORI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sivori: The Complete Trios Bruno Pignata (violin) Riccardo Agosti (cello) Franco Giacosa (piano) [ Dynamic / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Camillo Sivori, Paganini's only pupil, can be considered not only the greatest performer of the Italian violin school after Paganini, but also one of the greatest virtuosi violinists of the nineteenth century. |
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ERIC COATES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Green Hills of Somerset - The Songs of Eric Coates Bryan Rayner Cook (baritone) Raphael Terroni (piano) [ ASV White Line / CD - released 1/Jul/1993 ] London-born Brian Rayner Cook is one of England's greatest baritone singers. A former member of British operatic group the Fires of London, formerly known as the Pierrot Players, Cook appeared in the premier performances of The Martyrdom of St Magnus |
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TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bryn Terfel - At His Very Best [2 CD set] Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) with Rhys Meirion & various choirs [ Metro / 2 CD - released 13/Sep/2010 ] Here are 2CDs from the celebrated Welsh opera and concert singer Bryn Terfel. At His Very Best takes in recordings from his recent duet album with tenor Rhys Meirion, two of Bryn's earlier albums and a recording of a newly commissioned work performed... |
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RODGERS and HAMMERSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Something Wonderful Bryn Terfel (baritone) / English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniels [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "His interpretations of the old standards--"If I Loved You," "Soliloquy," "This Nearly Was Mine," "Some Enchanted Evening"--are stellar." Barbara Eisner Bayer |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Opera and Oratorio Arias (Judas Maccabaeus, Dettingen Te Deum, Serse +) Bryn Terfel (baritone) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jun/2000 ] "The singing here incorporates a good deal of embellishment, some of it of Sir Charles Mackerras's devising. He is an excellent conductor for Terfel, sharing with him an appreciation of the zest in Handel." Gramophone |
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ANONYMOUS / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Russian Orthodox Chant: Glorification of the Cross Russian Orthodox Church,Geneva [ Cascavelle / CD - released 2/Oct/1999 ] 1999 recording. Translations included |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Late String Quartets Busch Quartet [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/Mar/2008 ] "Performances that are superb and reveal insights on a level rarely encountered" (MusicWeb April 2008) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Music From The Films 'Zoya' and 'The Young Guard' Byelorussian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Walter Mnatsakanov [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1996 ] Rare recordings of these Shostakovich Russian film scores. |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Encores Byron Janis (piano) / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 11/Oct/1990 ] The original 35 mm Magnetic Film recording made on location in Moscow in 1961 & 1962 |
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VINCENT YOUMANS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ben Bagley's Vincent Youmans Revisited - show tunes -- many of them never before recorded. Cab Calloway, Blosson Dearie, Gloria De Haven, Maureen Stapleton, Charles Rydell, Dorothy Loudon, etc [ Painted Smiles Records / CD - released 5/May/1993 ] Ben Bagley was an American musical producer and record producer. In 1971, Ben embarked on a new and impressive career. He produced 47 highly distinctive albums of show tunes -- many of them never before recorded. |
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JOHN RUTTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rutter: Requiem / I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes The Cambridge Singers, The City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] John Rutter was born in London in 1945 and received his first musical education as a chorister at Highgate School. He went on to study music at Clare College, Cambridge, where he wrote his first published compositions and conducted his first... |
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BACH / GNATTALI / FERREIRA / PIXINGUINHA / VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach In Brazil - Baroque meets Bossa Nova & Samba Camerata Brasil, Henrique Cazes [ Warner Classics / CD - released 2/Sep/2015 ] Bach with Brazilian flair: In his famous Bachianas Brasileiras, Brazil's greatest composer and ardent Bach admirer Heitor Villa-Lobos fused elements of the European Baroque with the sensual rhythms of Brazilian folk music. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 4 (with bonus disc) Camilla Tilling (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra. Benjamin Zander [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2001 ] Benjamin Zander continues to garner extraordinary worldwide acclaim for his series of Mahler symphonies, with insightful bonus discussion discs, on Telarc. Now he makes his third exciting Mahler recording joined by ethereal soprano Camilla Tilling in... |
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FAURE / WALFORD DAVIES / WALTON / TIPPETT / PURCELL / GIBBONS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Canterbury Tradition Choir Of Canterbury Cathedral, David Flood, with Michael Harris (organ) [ York Ambisonic / CD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] David Flood was the organist and master of the cathedral choristers at Canterbury Cathedral, a position he held for 32 years from 1988 to 2020. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. |
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ROBERT FAYRFAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fayrfax: Missa O Quam Glorifica The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood [ ASV Gaudeamus / CD - released 1/Feb/1996 ] 1995 Gramophone Award Winner |