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Yussef Dayes
Black Classical Music [ Brownswood / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] Dayes introduces Black Classical Music in his own words: "What is jazz? Where did the word derive from? Birthed in New Orleans, born in the belly of the Mississippi River, rooted in the gumbo pot of the Caribbean, South American culture & African... |
HANDEL / CARULLI / KRANTZ / GIULIANI / DEBUSSY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Summer Music Deborah Carter (flute) Allen Krantz (guitar) [ Direct-To-Tape Recording Company / CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] "Summer Music" is a flute and guitar recital spanning three centuries of music performed by flutist Deborah Carter and composer/guitarist Allen Krantz. |
BALFE / WALLACE / SULLIVAN / FARADAY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Power of Love - British Opera Arias Deborah Riedel (soprano) / Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings SACD / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] A beautiful recording of neglected British Opera arias... "Obviously this album is a work of great love and every attempt has been to do it right." |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Cloud Messenger & The Hymn of Jesus Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/1990 ] Recorded in St. Jude's Church, London on 4, 5 & 9 June 1990. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: R. Strauss: String Quartet / Verdi: String Quartet in E minor The Delme Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 22/Jan/2004 ] 'An eminently recommendable issue' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: String Quartet No 9 (32 variations and fugue on a theme of Haydn) Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] 'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 / Symphony No 3 / etc Denis Matsuev (piano) / Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) [ Accentus DVD / DVD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] "Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30 Études-Tableaux, op. 39/2 in A minor Vocalise op. 34, No. 14 (orchestral version) Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 44 Denis Matsuev, piano Riccardo Chailly, conductor Lucerne... |
FRANCIS POULENC
Georges Pretre plays Francois Poulenc Denise Duval, Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Maurice Durufle (organ), Gabriel Tacchino (piano) / Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre [ Erato / 7 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Composer Francis Poulenc, who celebrated the 125th anniversary of his birth in 2024, placed his deepest trust in conductor Georges Prêtre. |
RAVEL / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / WAGNER / FRANCK / FAURE / BEETHOVEN / etc
Paul Paray - The Mercury Masters: Volume 1 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray, with Marcel Dupré (organ) [ Mercury Living Presence Eloquence / 23 CD Box Set - released 17/Jun/2022 ] Covering the first five years of their partnership on Mercury, this edition celebrates the legacy of French conductor, Paul Paray and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Recorded from 1953 to 1957, during the golden era of the orchestra. |
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Deutsche Oper Berlin / Sara Jakubiak, Brian Jagde, Josef Wagner, Okka von der Damerau, Derek Welton / Christof Loy [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 7/Jun/2019 ] "Marc Albrecht and his orchestra are familiar, so their excellence is no surprise. But the three lead singers are relative unknowns-and their stupendous performances leave you wondering why." Fanfare |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (opera recorded 1962/63) Deutsche Oper Berlin / Walter Berry, James King, Christa Ludwig, Lisa Otto / Artur Rother (cond) [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 7/Aug/2011 ] For the four main roles, singers were chosen who already had international experience but were still fresh and vigorous. Christa Ludwig, James King and Walter Berry. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Bedbug / Love and Hate Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Mark Fitz-Gerald [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Shostakovich was still a young composer when he was hired to provide incidental music for The Bedbug, a surreal and farcical satire on Communist utopian dreams and bourgeois corruption and vulgarity. He produced a terrifically knockabout score that... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Deutsches Nationaltheater, Weimar / Tomas Mowes / Catherine Foster/ Frieder Aurich / Carl St. Clair (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2009 ] BLU-RAY - Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung refl ects the composer's autobiography as much as the political turmoil of his times. As work progressed, another figure grew to be as important as the hero Siegfried, the god Wotan, the mouthpiece for... |
HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch Diana Damrau (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 11/Jan/2019 ] "We're presented with a welcome alternation of moods which beautifully showcase these musicians' enormous expressive versatility." BBC Music Choral & Song Choice April 2019 |
AGRELL / SCHNYDER / JOLIVET / EDWARDS / DORATI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Blues for D.D. Diana Doherty (oboe) David Korevaar (piano) [ ABC / CD - released 1/Jul/2000 ] 1999 recording from the principal oboist of the Sydney Symphony! |
PIAZZOLLA / MARCELLO / RACHMANINOV / MOZART / BACH / KALLIWODA / RIETZ / BELLINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Souvenirs: Sublime music for the oboe / Romantic Oboe Concertos Diana Doherty (oboe) / Sinfonia Australis, Mark Summerbell, Queensland Symphony, Werner Andreas Albert [ ABC Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Dec/2008 ] The pure, rich tones of the oboe have inspired some of the greatest tunes from composers across the ages. With music spanning four centuries of gorgeous melodies, this album features the oboe in its most soulful moods. |
GABRIEL PIERNE
Pierne: Complete Piano Works / Chamber, Orchestral & Vocal Music Diane Anderson, Jean Hubeau (piano) Lily Laskine (harp) Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Jean-Baptiste Mari, Andre Cluytens, etc [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 17/Mar/2023 ] Gabriel Pierné - composer, pianist, organist, and conductor - This edition presents his compositions in dazzlingly diverse performances, with the composer himself at the piano and baton, inviting the listener on an exciting exploration of his career |
PHILIP GLASS / JOHN TAVENER / MICHAEL NYMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Amy Dickson - Glass + Tavener + Nyman Amy Dickson (soprano saxophone) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms [ Sony / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "With Australian Amy Dickson we discover a female soprano saxophonist who is offering something far different from either of these mixed options; her main focus is with classical literature, and Dickson has a luscious, creamy tone" AllMusic |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / etc Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Gerald Moore (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Schubert Masterworks / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] The partnership of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore produced some of the greatest recordings of the 20th century. Their traversal of the Schubert Lieder for male voice is a monument to the art of recording; their interpretations of the three... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: 21 Lieder [Incls 'The Earl King] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1988 ] "leaves one with the sense of the immortal and inexhaustible beauty" Gramophone Recorded 1958 - 1965 |
