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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Sonate a quattro Nos. 1 - 6 [Sonatas for Strings Nos. 1 - 6] I Musici [ Philips / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/1992 ] "... the performances can be safely recommended, and the recording does not fail to pay sufficient respect to the tone and agility of the double bass." (Gramophone) |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet Jack Brymer (clarinet) / Allegri Quartet / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Solo / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Originally recorded in London in 1964 & 1969 |
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JOHANN MICHAEL HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn, (J.M.): Six String Quartets Sonare Quartett [ Claves / CD - released 1/Jan/1988 ] "These quartets are more akin to those of Mozart than of his brother Joseph, although they lack a little of the imagination and panache of his great contemporary. Whether spurious or not, this is a highly enjoyable disc." MusicWeb |
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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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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / HENRI DUTILLEUX / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Debussy/Ravel/Dutilleaux: String Quartets Juilliard String Quartet [ Sony Classical / CD - released 3/Jul/2009 ] "All three works are superbly performed, and while the Dutilleux is difficult (but very good) music, most recordings of the Debussy and Ravel offer no coupling at all." --David Hurwitz |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden' / String Quartet No. 12 in C minor (fragment), D703 Juilliard String Quartet [ CBS Odyssey / CD - released 1/Nov/1983 ] Recorded 1979, 1978. |
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DVORAK / BARBER / SCHOENBERG / SCHUMANN / COPLAND / FRANCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Juilliard Quartet - 50 years Juilliard String Quartet, with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Leonard Berstein & Jorge Bolet (piano), Harold Wright (clarinet) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 18/Jun/1996 ] When William Schuman founded a string quartet at New York's Juilliard School in 1946, he envisaged an ensemble not only to teach the elite New York conservatory's students but also, in its own public performances, to "play the standard repertoire... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: String Quartets Nos. 3, 4 & 6 Julliard String Quartet [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jun/1996 ] The Juilliard String Quartet was founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York by William Schuman and Robert Mann. Since its inception, it has been the quartet-in-residence at the Juilliard School. It has received numerous awards, including... |
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MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / LUIGI BOCCHERINI / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Boccherini: Guitar Quintets: Piano Trios Kazuhito Yamashita (guitar) / Tokyo String Quartet [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1995 ] "A rich yet un-glitzy recording helps this intensely felt yet refined performance, and altogether the artists offer a memorable musical experience." Gramophone |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Borodin: Piano Quintet / String Quintet / Cello Sonata Otto Kertesz, Jr/ (cello), Ilona Pranyi (piano) / New Budapest Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Recorded in the Ceremonial Hall of Municipal Council Building, Budapest on 29th October, 1988 and on 7th November, 1989 |
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VINCENT D'INDY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: D'Indy: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 Kodaly Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Recorded: 20 June, 3, 28 and 29 October 1989, at the Italian Institute in Budapest. |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Szymanowski: Vol 4 - Works for violin and piano / String quartet No 3 Konstanty Andrzej Kulka (violin), Jerzy Marchwińska (piano), Wanda Wiłkomirska (violin), Tadeusz Chmielewski (piano), The Wilanów Quartet [ Polskie Nagrania / CD - released 1/Apr/1990 ] Recorded : 1978 ; 1980 ; 1975 , in the Concert Hall at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw |
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HENRYK GORECKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gorecki - Already It Is Dusk: String Quartet No. 1 / Lerchenmusik: Recitatives and Ariosos Kronos Quartet, London Sinfonietta Soloists [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Górecki's music was always deeply rooted in Polish ideals, however, and it carries a sense of the emotional impact of the atrocities of the Second World War. |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht / String Trio Lasalle Quartet [ Deutsche Grammophon 20th Century Classics / CD ] Recording: Hamburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, November 1982 (op. 4) / December 1982 (op. 45) |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms/Schumann: Piano Quintets Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) / Artemis Quartet [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 13/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - Chamber - "Those who desire the Schumann and Brahms on one disc cannot do better than this supremely accomplished and excellently engineered release." (ClassicsToday 9/9) |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: String Quartets No.17 "Hunt". No.19 "Dissonance" Lindsay Quartet [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "The performances are compelling: full of youthful zest...sensitive" Gramophone |
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BEDRICH SMETANA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Smetana: String Quartets {with works by Dvorak) Lindsay String Quartet [ ASV / CD - released 30/Jul/2012 ] The Lindsays' interpretation of Smetana's quartets, particularly the first, is known for its intensity and dramatic flair. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: String Quartets Op.130 & Op.133 "Grosse Fuge" The Lindsays [ ASV / CD - released 21/Apr/2003 ] "....a shattering performance...." Five Stars The Independent |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: String Quintet / String Quartet No. 12 "Quartettsatz' The Lindsays, with Douglas Cummings (cello) [ Classic FM / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] "The Lindsay version gives the impression that one is eavesdropping on music making in the intimacy of a private concert...very well recorded." Penguin Guide |
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JOHN HARBISON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Harbison: String Quartets 1 & 2 / 'November 19, 1828' for piano and string trio Lydian String Quartet, with Yehudi Wyner (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Jul/1992 ] Recorded At - Methuen Memorial Music Hall |