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FRANCIS POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Poulenc: Concerto for Piano,, 2 Pianos & Aubade Francois-Rene Duchable, Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) / Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, James Conlon [ Erato / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/1986 ] Francis Poulenc (January 7, 1899 - January 30, 1963) had his first major successes as an 18-year-old composer without a single composition lesson. Despite some study, he remained largely self-taught. In fact, his music is so individual, it's remained... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Romances Nos 1 & 2 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI Encore / CD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] "Above all, it is the scale of this performance that I admire.." - Gramophone |
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MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Piano Concerti (with Debussy: Fantaisie pour piano & orchestre François-René Duchâble (piano) / Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, MIchel Plasson [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/May/1996 ] "Duchâble's recordings are considered a "splendid collaboration" with the conductor." Gramophone |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Hungarian Fantasy Gerhard Oppitz (piano) / Bamberger Symphoniker, Roberto Abbado [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/1992 ] "Mr. Oppitz plays with the same virtuosity that I imagine Liszt did while never losing sight of Liszt's macabre sensibility." Review |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete / Concerto in D / etc Guildhall String Ensemble [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Jun/1990 ] Recorded June, 1988, at Forde Abbey, Dorset |
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ROBIN MILFORD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Milford: Fishing by Moonlight Guildhall Strings, with Julian Sperry (flute) Julian Milford (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Aug/2004 ] 'This is music for an English summer evening, rewarding in its unpretentious, melodious, nicely crafted way; especially when played with sympathy and elegance by Robert Salter and the excellent Guildhall Strings' Gramophone |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky & Brahms: Violin Concertos Hilary Hahn (violin) / Academy of St Martins in the fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Nov/2001 ] 45th Grammy Awards (2002) Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording |
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FERRUCCIO BUSONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica and transcriptions of works by Liszt and Mozart Hamish Milne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'Milne, who through his studies with Guido Agosti is a 'grand-pupil' of Busoni himself, tackles this repertoire with a full appreciation of the Classicism that lies behing its Romantic surface, and is especially effective at clarifying the fugal... |
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SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stanford: Symphony No.2 in D minor 'Elegiac' / Clarinet Concerto Ulster Orchestra Vernon Handley [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] "For all its debt to Mendelssohn, Schumann and others, it has plenty of charm and is scored with all Stanford's customary adroitness." Gramophone |
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TOMASO ALBINONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Albinoni: 12 Concertos Op. 7 / Sonatas, Op.2 Nos.6 & 5 Heinz Holliger, Maurice Bourgue (oboes) / I Musici [ Philips / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/1992 ] "This recording by Heinz Holliger and Maurice Bourgue and I Musici is comparatively robust in using modern instruments, but it is eminently stylish, the effect sunny and lively by turns. The digital recording is fresh and naturally balanced (Penguin) |
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J. S. BACH / C. P. E. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Oboe Concertos Heinz Holliger (oboe & oboe d'amore) / Camerata Bern [ Philips / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Heinz Robert Holliger (born 21 May 1939) is a Swiss virtuoso oboist, composer and conductor. Celebrated for his versatility and technique, Holliger is among the most prominent oboists of his generation. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Horn Concertos Hermann Baumann (horn) / St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman [ Philips Laser Line Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/1990 ] "(Baumann) produces a broad stream of richly lyrical tone on his wide-bore German instrument... The new performances are warmly expressive and always musical" Gramophone |
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LEOPOLD MOZART / JEAN-JOSEPH MOURET / JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart (L.),Fasch,Mouret: Concerti da caccia Hermann Baumann, Radovan Vlatkovic (horns) / Les Trompes de France, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields [ Philips / CD - released 11/Jan/1986 ] After starting his musical career as a singer and jazz drummer Hermann Baumann switched to horn at the age of 17. He studied with Fritz Huth at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg and then played principal horn in various orchestras for 12 years,... |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Violin Concerto And Other Works Hideko Udagawa (violin) / The London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Klein [ IMP Classics / CD - released 28/Sep/1991 ] Originally recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, October, 1989 |
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MAX BRUCH / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch/Brahms: Violin Concertos Hideko Udagawa (violin) / The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Originally recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, May, 1989 |
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TOMASO ALBINONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Albinoni: Oboe Concerti Heinz Holliger (oboe) / Camerata Bern, with Hans Elhorst (oboe II) [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Galleria / CD - released 2/Feb/1979 ] The perfect introduction to Albinoni's Oboe Concertos |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Alwyn: Symphony No.1 / Piano Concerto No 1 Howard Shelley (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] "Its unashamed flamboyance and energy, helped by Chandos's spectacular recording, brings great vitality to the music, while the opulent textures make the very most of the composer's spacious tapestries -of sound" Penguin Guide |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto [with John Foulds-Dynamic Triptych] Howard Shelley (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "In sum, a work that definitely deserves more frequent hearings. As in the concerto Shelly plays like a demon and an angel with Vernon Handley and the RPO providing superb support. Excelletn CD transfers. An altogether outstanding reissue" Gramophone |
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ALBERTO GINASTERA / HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS / JOSE EVANGELISTA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ginastera/Villa-Lobos/Evangelista - Music for Strings I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] '…splendidly performed… an absolute knockout. Recommended with enthusiasm.' Gramophone |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Violin Concertos I Musici, with Mariana Sirbu (violin) [ Philips / CD - released 1/Jun/1995 ] Recorded At - Salle De Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, July 1993 |