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JOHANNES BRAHMS / ALBAN BERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102 / Berg: Chamber Concerto for piano & violin with 13 Wind In Isaac Stern (violin) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Peter Serkin (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony orchestra. Claudio Abbado [ Sony Music / CD - released 20/Oct/1988 ] "A striking feature of the performance is the quite ouitstanding playing of Yo-Yo Ma. the way he shapes the music is masterly, and his tone has a wonderfully unforced, golden quality." (Gramophone) |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Violin sonata & sonatina Jack Liebeck (violin) Katya Apekisheva (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Garry Walker [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/Aug/2009 ] "He shines most with the pianist Katya Apekisheva in Dvorák's Violin Sonata, winningly dispatched with plenty of depth and colour... Sweetness of tone and a prancing gait enliven the Violin Concerto." The Times, 30th May 2009 |
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JOHN TAVENER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tavener: Akathist of Thanksgiving James Bowman & Timothy Wilson (counter-tenors) / Westminster Abbey Choir & BBC Singers, Martin Neary [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/1994 ] "the score is a catalogue of riches. The dark-hued, quasi Bulgarian male-voice sections, the sparkling countertenor duets, the variety of the scoring and the deeply moving recurring ''Amin'', and the unexpected quiet climax." Gramophone |
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EDOUARD LALO / ENRIQUE CASALS
Lalo / Casals: Cello Concertos Jan Vogler (cello) / Moritzburg Festival Orchester, Josep Caballé-Domenech [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "Well recorded in a superb acoustic, these fine performances of two richly Romantic works are well worth investigating." BBC Music |
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CHOPIN / PRICE / BONDS / GRANT STILL / DEBUSSY / SCRIABIN
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason - Fantasie Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Mar/2025 ] Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has a passion for curating programmes that cross diverse musical landscapes, and on her debut solo album Fantasie, she takes listeners on a journey that explores connections across different composers' sound worlds - whether they... |
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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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VARIOUS OPERETTA COMPOSERS
Jonas Kaufmann Wien Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Ádám Fischer, with Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "There is enough cream and sugar in his selection of golden and silver-age serenades by Johann Strauss II and Franz Lehár to satisfy the sweetest tooth....The orchestral sound glistens like Cellophane" The Times |
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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Jonas Kaufmann: Mein Wien [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Following the success of the album 'Wien', esteemed tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, returns with a DVD and BluRay release of 'Mein Wein'. This is Jonas Kaufmann's deeply personal tribute to the world-famous melodies from Vienna. |
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VANGELIS / MORRICONE / PORTMAN / ROTA / RODGERS / etc
The Sound of Movies [Limited Deluxe Edition] Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Great songs from classic movies have been a passion of Jonas Kaufmann throughout his life, and his new album celebrates that with almost a century of unforgettable movie songs that have thrilled global audiences. |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening With Puccini (recorded in 2015) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Filarmonica della Scala, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] On the 14th June 2015, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann walked onto the stage of La Scala Milan, the home of Italian opera, for one of the most highly anticipated performances of last year. The concert of Puccini arias made national news in Italy, and... |
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GIOCOMO PUCCINI
Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening With Puccini (recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Filarmonica della Scala, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Apr/2016 ] On the 14th June 2015, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann walked onto the stage of La Scala Milan, the home of Italian opera, for one of the most highly anticipated performances of last year. The concert of Puccini arias made national news in Italy, and... |
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TRADITIONAL
Jonas Kaufmann - Dolce Vita Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Asher Fisch [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] "Kaufmann does everything with the care and intelligence one expects, and no shortage of open-throated ardour." Gramophone |
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ABRAHAM / BENATSKY / KALMAN / LEHAR / STOTZ / etc
Jonas Kaufmann - You Mean the World to Me Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jochen Rieder, with Julia Kleiter (soprano) [ Sony / CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] 'It's been a while since a major tenor recorded operetta repertoire, and Jonas Kaufmann does not disappoint.' (BBC Music Vocal Pick of the Month Christmas 2014) |
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VARIOUS OPERETTA COMPOSERS
Jonas Kaufmann Wien [Deluxe Edition] Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Ádám Fischer, with Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "There is so much to savour here - but above all it's the stylistic understanding (and in this experience and hindsight are invaluable) that carries all before it. There is a oneness, too, with his collaborators." Gramophone |
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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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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / BELA BARTOK / ANTONIN DVORAK
Beethoven/Bartok/Dvorak: String Quartets Juilliard String Quartet [ Sony Classical / CD - released 21/May/2021 ] The Grammy Award-winning Juilliard String Quartet celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding with a new recording from the heart of the quartet repertoire, featuring works by Beethoven, Bartók and DvoĆák. |
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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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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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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphony No. 7 'Unfinished' / Franz Schuberts Begräbniß-Feyer / Roland Moser: Echoraum Kammerorchester Basel, Heinz Holliger [ Sony Classical / CD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] This is an entirely unorthodox Schubert release that will hold the listeners attention from beginning to end. |