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PACINI / BELLINI / MENDELSSOHN / HUMMEL / ROSSI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cecilia Bartoli - Maria Cecilia Bartoli (soprano) with Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Orchestra La Scintilla / International Chamber Soloists / Adam Fischer [ Decca / CD - released 19/Sep/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - Recital - "Diva Bartoli is on brilliant form in this recording and Adam Fischer provides loving and sensitive handling of the orchestra, which plays superbly." (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cecilia Bartoli - Rossini: Arias Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) / Konzertvereinigung Wiener, Giuseppe Patane [ Decca / CD - released 25/Jun/2018 ] Hard to believe, but Cecilia Bartoli was only 22 when she made this debut recording--and it is simply astonishing to hear such an assured technique, such a rich and rounded voice, and even more than that, such ease and confidence in someone so young. |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mazurkas (selection) / Polonaise-fantaisie / Scherzo No. 1 / Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 Cedric Tiberghien (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "Tiberghien seems to have the poise and poetry of Chopin in his blood. He makes the piano sing...This is an imaginative disc of shifting moods that are readily within Tiberghien's expressive orbit and which he interprets with sublime inspiration."... |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schnittke: Requiem / Concerto for Mixed chorus Chamber Choir Hymnia, Flemming Windekilde [ Classico / CD - released 30/Jan/2002 ] Licensed from Classico and appears identical to their 2001 release, entitled "Requiem" |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Chamber Choir "Lege Artis", Boris Abalyan [ St Petersburg Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/1993 ] Rachmaninov's most important contribution to choral music are his Vespers and The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom performed by the Chamber Choir "Lege Artis" directed by Boris Abalyan |
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STUCKY / TAVENER / RANDS / ZHOU LONG / CHEN YI /THOMAS / SAMETZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Colours Of Love - New Choral Music Chanticleer [ Teldec / CD - released 24/May/1999 ] Grammy Awards 42nd Awards (1999) Best Chamber Music Recording |
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CHARLES IVES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives: The String Quartets The Lydian String Quartet [ Centaur / CD - released 5/May/1990 ] Since its formation in 1980, the Lydian String Quartet has embraced the full range of the string quartet repertory with curiosity, virtuosity and dedication to the highest artistic ideals of music making. In its formative years, the quartet studied... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe Concertos Charles Neidich (clarinet) Frank Morelli (bassoon) Randall Wolfgang (oboe) / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 25/Jun/2018 ] "Mozart's music expressed a spontaneity and refinement allied to a breathtaking sureness that has never been matched....all brimming with melodic charm and infectious virtuosity." Gramophone |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lieder aus der Jugendzeit Charlotte Margiono (soprano) Bernd Weikl (baritone) Friedrich Haider (piano) with Wolfgang Vladar (horn - track 14) [ Nightingale / CD - released 2/Sep/1995 ] The Dutch soprano Charlotte Margiono (Amsterdam, 1955) studied with Aafje Heynis at the conservatory of Arnhem. In 1984 she made her debut with De Nederlandse Opera as a flower girl in Parsifal. Her international opera career started in 1988. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos.3 & 4 Cherubini Quartet [ EMI Encore / CD - released 12/Feb/2007 ] "The Cherubini Quartet consistently play with both warmth and intensity...with a light touch they bring out the mercurial charm of Mendelssohn." (*** Penguin Guide) |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Queen of the Night: Cheryl Studer sings Mozart Cheryl Studer (soprano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Philips Solo / CD - released 20/Jun/1994 ] In 1981, Studer was hired as a permanent member of the Bavarian State Opera with conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch. She remained with the company for two consecutive seasons, singing mostly minor roles in their productions. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Four Last Songs / Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder / Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Cheryl Studer (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/May/2000 ] The magic of Strauss's four last songs |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 / 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 / 6 kleine Klavierstücke Op. 19 / etc Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) [ Teldec / Warner / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "...the Five Orchestral Pieces have welcome vitality and insight, Schoenberg's piquant sonorities delivered with unexpected verve. Now that's more like it, the music-making - and recording - very satisfying indeed." MusicWeb Radio 3 Building a... |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (with works by Respighi) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Jan/1985 ] Original recordings from 1955 & 1958 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Also sprach Zarathustra (with Mahler's Totenfeier) Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] Of a recent Zarathustra performance, the Chicago Tribune reviewer commented: "Boulez shaped everything exactly, drawing together each episode with sonorous sweep and a natural ebb and flow of tension". |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 / Schubert Symphonies Nos 6 & 8 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Medici Arts DVD / DVD - released 20/Jan/2006 ] "This DVD taken from two live concerts that took place in 1978 are marvelous. Both the sound and sight are excellent even though made thirty years ago" Review |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Les Francs-juges Overture Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Jul/1987 ] Recording location: Krannert Center, University of Illinois, May 1972 (Symphonie) and 1974 |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (with Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] Original recording made in Chicago 1980 & 1981 |
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STRAVINSKY / SCHNITTKE / ROSLAVETS / SMIRNOV / FIRSOVA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky, Schnittke, Roslavets, Smirnov, Firsova: Music For String Quartet Chilingirian Quartet [ Conifer Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/1995 ] Originally recorded April & June 1994 |
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HUGH WOOD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wood: String Quartets Nos. 1 - 4 Chilingirian Quartet [ Conifer Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] "The Chilingirians play this music, written for them in 1992-3, with understanding and commitment - qualities that apply equally to the other quartets on the disc." Classical-music.com |