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JOAQUIN RODRIGO / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un gentilhombre (with Walton: Bagatelles) Christopher Parkening (guitar) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ EMI Classics / CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] Parkening has recorded over 20 albums for Angel and EMI Classics. He has been nominated twice for a Grammy Award. |
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CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands / Flute Concerto / Symphony No.1 Patrick Gallois (flute) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ BIS / CD ] Recording data: 1987-05-18 (Overture): 1989-06-14/16 (Concerto; Symphony) at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden |
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CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Symphony No.5 Op.50 / Violin Concerto, Op 33 Dong-Suk Kang (violin) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Now out of print and available as down load only |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C D.944 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Schippers [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Recorded in 1978 |
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ADRIAN WILLAERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Willaert: Missa Mente tota & Motets Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "It's a beautifully conceived and immaculately realised sequence, sung with simple directness by the six male voices of Cinquecento in a nicely churchy, but never overpowering, acoustic." (The Guardian) |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Bernstein (Incls 'Divertimento for Orchestra' & Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story') City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin etc [ EMI Classics Essential / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI / CD - released 30/Sep/1986 ] Shostakovich's triumphant Symphony No. 10 is a work of liberatory spirit, performed here by Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN / GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Planets / Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] Original recordings from 1981 & 1986 (Britten) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem / Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle [ EMI Studio Plus / CD - released 30/Sep/1993 ] The Sinfonia da Requiem, composed in 1940, was Britten's first major work for full orchestra without a soloist and is now regarded as the finest of all of Britten's orchestral works. |
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RACHMANINOV / PONCE / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Virtuoso Vengerov Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Virtuosi, Vag Papian, piano [ EMI Classics / CD ] "Here is a young virtuoso at the peak of his form enjoying himself from first to last in music undemanding on the ear if not the technique." Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas Claudio Arrau (piano) [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] "Everything about these performances exudes wisdom and empathy" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin-The Complete Nocturnes, The Complete Impromptus Claudio Arrau (piano) [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/May/1997 ] Chopin's magical Nocturnes are some of the most exquisite little gems ever written for the piano. The title "nocturne" was coined by the Irish composer John Field, but it was Chopin who developed the form and took it to new heights. |
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JACOB OBRECHT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Obrecht: Missa Malheur me bat / Motets by Obrecht & Martini The Clerk's Group, Edward Wickham [ Gaudeamus / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] Recorded At - St. Andrew's Church, West Wratting |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Orchestral Music from Der Ring des Nibelungen, Die Meistersinger, Tristan und Isolde Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/1992 ] Wagner: Ring Excerpts by Szell - The Greatest Recordings EVER! - Television reviewer Dave Hurwitz |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 / Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 Clifford Curzon (piano) / National Symphony Orchestra, Boyd Neel, Enrique Jorda [ Dutton Concert Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/1998 ] "I found myself listening spellbound to Curzon's playing. This is the Curzon who, at the age of 39, was only now emerging into the full light of an international career after a long and inspiring apprenticeship with such a teacher as Arthur Schnabel" |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 1/Sep/1993 ] "Haitink is never less than musical, and he's at or close to the top of his game a remarkable amount of the time" ClassicsToday |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 12 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 1/Sep/1993 ] *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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ORAZIO VECCHI & OTHERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vecchi: Selva Di Varia Ricreazione / etc Consort of Musicke with Emma Kirkby., Evelyn Tubb, Andrew King, etc / Anthony Rooley (Director & lute) [ Ermitage / CD - released 10/Mar/1996 ] Rare works performed by the Consort of Musicke with soloists including Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb & Andrew King. |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Six Quartets for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon Consortium Classicum [ MDG / CD - released 15/Feb/1986 ] Recording: September 1985 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / JOHANNES BRAHMS / MICHAEL GLINKA / EMIL HARTMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven/Glinka/Brahms/Hartmann: Trio in B major / Trio Pathetique, etc Copenhagen Clarinet Trio [ Scandinavian Classics / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] "Each of the players in the trio plays with ample technical ability and execute their respective parts without incident. As a group, they seem to have a shared vision of the music they are playing and perform with unified articulation and intonation" |