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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: An 1822 Schubertiad John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Maarten Koningsberger (baritone) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 28 / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] 'There are unknown treasures here. Anyone who hasn't invested in this vast enterprise might well begin with this volume' (Classic CD) |
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RACHMANINOV / ARENSKY / DEBUSSY / BIZET / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Works for Two Pianos John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas (pianos) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/1996 ] "The music is wonderful, the performances exuberant and eye opening" James Raney |
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ALKAN / BUSONI / RACHMANINOV / SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - John Ogdon I John Ogdon (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniell Revenaugh [ Philips / EMI / Philips / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Recordings made between 1960 & 1971 |
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FERRUCCIO BUSONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Busoni: Concerto for piano, orchestra & male chorus, Op.39 John Ogdon (piano) / Men's Voices of the John Alldis Choir / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniell Revenaugh [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Feb/1989 ] Busoni's vast Piano Concerto lasts for nearly 70 minutes, and as well as the usual piano and orchestra combination requires, in the last of its five movements, a choir of men's voices. It was completed in 1904 and first performed in Berlin on 4... |
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JOHN STAINER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stainer: The Crucifixion Peter Auty (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone) Guildford Camerata, Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Rose [ Lammas / CD - released 14/Apr/2003 ] "This is a very good CD which I warmly commend to all lovers of the English choral tradition." MusicWeb |
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PTER SCULTHORPE / NIGEL WESTGATE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE - John Williams - From Australia John Williams (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Recorded Feb/March 1994 & December 1990 |
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BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Crusell: The 3 Clarinet Concertos Emma Johnson (clarinet) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Günther Herbig, Charles Groves, Gerard Schwarz [ ASV / CD ] Recorded: 1986 Now only available elsewhere as download |
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FINZI / BUTTERWORTH / BRITTEN / BOLCOM / IRELAND / QUILTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Love Blows as the Wind Blows-English and American Songs Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) / Belcea Quartet [ EMI Music / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] Gramophone Awards 2002 Winner - Debut Recording |
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BRAHMS / FAURE / FINZI / SCHUBERT / IRELAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jonathan Lemalu - Song Recital Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ EMI Encore / CD - released 7/Jul/2012 ] RECORDING OF THE MONTH (Gramophone Magazine August 2002) - "A major new singing talent destined for greatness." (Gramophone) |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jorge Bolet ReDiscovered - Liszt recital Jorge Bolet (piano) [ RCA / BMG / CD - released 20/Feb/2004 ] Even before he was famous, he was already a legend among piano aficionados. Not until he won a 1985 Gramophone award for a Liszt album did Jorge Bolet, then already 70, graduate from insider tip to household name. |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin - 24 Preludes Op 28 / 2 Ballades / Fantasie in F minor Jorge Bolet (piano) [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 25/May/1999 ] The Cuban-American pianist, Jorge Bolet (1914-1990), was a pupil of the great virtuoso, Leopold Godowsky. Bolet's career reached its peak during his later years (1970-1990) and it was during this period that he made a number of outstanding recordings... |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano Works - Années De Pèlerinage - Italie Jorge Bolet (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 26/May/1985 ] "Jorge Bolet's noble, somewhat restrained Liszt playing evokes a sound-world far removed from the pyrotechnicians who barnstorm their way through the etudes or opera transcriptions." ClassicsToday |
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Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Three Tenors - Paris 1998 [ Decca Records / CD - released 5/Jun/1998 ] This album was recorded at a Three Tenors concert on 10 July 1998 during celebrations for the FIFA World Cup. The concert took place in front of the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Orchestre de Paris accompanied the singers. |
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GIOCOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini Arias Jose Cura (tenor) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Placido Domingo [ Erato / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] Original Recording: Air Studios, London, June/July 1997 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Tannhauser (complete opera recorded in 1962) Josef Greindl, Wolfgang Windgassen, Anja Silja, Eberhard Warchter / Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wolfgang Sawallisch [ Philips / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/1992 ] "Windgassen gives a superb portrayal as Tannhäuser, bringing a sympathetic edge to what is otherwise an insufferable character." FlyinmgInkspot |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander [The Flying Dutchman] (complete opera recorded in 1953) Josef Metternich, Annelies Kupper, Wolfgang Windgassen, Josef Greindl / RIAS Kammerchor & RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, Ferenc Fricsay [ Australian Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] "By a fair margin [this set] remains my favourite, with Fricsay at his most electrifying and the team of men quite unbeatable." (Gramophone) |
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ANTON RIBINSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubinstein: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Joseph Banowetz (piano) / Czech-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Walter [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] Recorded at the House of Arts in Kosice from March 3rd to 7th, 1992 |
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NICHOLAS MAW
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maw: Violin Concerto Joshua Bell (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Norrington [ Sony Music / CD - released 16/May/2001 ] 2001 Grammy Award Winner - Best Instrumental soloist with orchestra |
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SAMUEL BARBER / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Barber / Walton: Violin Concertos (with Bloch's Baal Shem) Joshua Bell (violin) / Baltimore Symphony, David Zinman [ Decca / CD - released 20/Aug/1997 ] 1998 Gramophone Concerto Winner - "Bell's passionate playing in the Barber, full of tender poetry, is well matched by the excellent orchestra, ripely and brilliantly recorded." |
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MOZART / SCHUMANN / CHOPIN / RACHMANINOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Jozef & Rosina Lhevinne Jozef & Rosina Lhevinne (piano) with Juilliard Orchestra, Members of the National Orchestra Assiociation [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol. 64 / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "These discs celebrate both an incomparable partnership and two Moscow Gold Medallists who achieved a legendary status in their separate careers." Gramophone |