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DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / GOUNOD / BELLINI / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Joan Sutherland - Live in Australia(recorded live in 1989) Joan Sutherland (Soprano) with John Alexander, Richard Cross, Elizabeth Harwood, Lucian Pavarotti & others [ Desiree Records / 2 CD - released 4/Jul/2003 ] These recordings come direct from the personal library of Joan Sutherland and various sources and were released with Joan's 'blessing'. |
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CHARLES IVES / SAMUEL BARBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives / Barber: Piano Sonatas Joanna MacGregor (piano) [ Collins Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Joanna Clare MacGregor CBE (born 16 July 1959) is a British concert pianist, conductor, composer, and festival curator. She is Head of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and a professor of the University of London. |
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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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W. A. MOZARt
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Six Violin Sonatas K. 301-6 Johannes Leertouwer (violin) Rumiko Harada (fortepiano) [ Globe / CD - released 1/Feb/1992 ] All arrangements on this recording |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: John Chen - Fountains: Piano impressions John Chen (piano) [ ABC Classics / CD - released 28/Jul/2008 ] "Chen is a fine musician who uses his technique fully at the service of the composer...well worth having purely for the marvellous playing if nothing else!" (Music Web Nov 2008) |
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DOMINIC MULDOWNEY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Muldowney: Piano Concerto / Saxophone Concerto John Harle (saxophone) Peter Donohoe (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Elder, London Sinfonietta, Diego Masson [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Dec/1997 ] Not currently available |
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MICHAEL KEMP TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tippett: Concerto For Double String Orchestra and other Orchestral Works John Mark Ainsley (tenor) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ CHANDOS / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] Recorded at St Jude's Church, London NW11; 7-8 March 1995 |
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GERALD FINZI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Finzie: Dies Natalis / Intimations of Immortality John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / Corydon Singers / Corydon Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] Gerald Finzi likened the creative artist to a 'coral reef insect, building his reef out of the transitory world around him and making a solid structure to last long after his own fragile and uncertain life'. 'Fragile' and 'uncertain' are the key... |
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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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WILLIAM ALWYN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Alwyn: Fantasy-Waltzes / Twelve Preludes John Ogdon (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1985 ] Recorded in Snape Maltings in October 1984 |
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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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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: MASTERPIECE Rachmaninov John Ogdon (piano) Roger Woodward (piano) Garrick Ohlsson (piano) Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Nicolai Gedda (tenor), etc [ EMI Studio / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/1990 ] Original recordings from 1962 - 1977 |
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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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IAIN HAMILTON / JOHN CARMICHAEL / RUTLAND BOUGHTON / TONY HEWITT-JONES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Trumpet Concertos John Wallace (trumpet) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Simon Wright [ ASV White Line / CD - released 15/Mar/2006 ] "Fine performances all round - Wallace, needless to say, can get around these works with silken ease and has the stylistic chops to do a Harry James as much as to burnish the Boughton." MusicWeb |
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PAUL HINDEMITH / LEOS JANACEK / DALIBOR VACKAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music for Brass, Piano and Percussion John Wallace (trumpet) / Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Wright, with Radoslav Kvapil (piano) & Evelyn Gennie (Xylophone) [ Nimbus The Wallace Collection / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] Scottish trumpeter John Wallace studied at King's College, Cambridge (1967-70), the Royal Academy of Music (1970-72), and York University (1972-74). His principal teachers included Alan Bush and David Blake. From 1976 until 1995, Wallace was... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Lute Suites John Williams (guitar) [ CBS Masterworks / CD - released 1/May/1986 ] The Australian guitarist John Williams has long been universally recognized as a true master of the instrument. |
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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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JOHN WILLIAMS / JOHN ETHERIDGE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Places Between - Live in Dublin John Williams (guitar), with John Etheridge (guitar) [ Sony Music / CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/2016 ] John Williams, classical guitar virtuoso, is known for his wide-ranging approach to repertory, which includes appearances playing electric rock guitar and international music. |