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ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moeran: Sinfonietta / Symphony in G minor / Overture for a Masque London Philharmonic Orchestra / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ Lyrita / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] "Classic versions still unmatched and now stealing with nonchalant confidence the poll place in the Moeran discography" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb March 2007) |
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ROBERT SAXTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saxton: Concerto for Orchestra / The Circles of Light / etc London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] Robert Saxton was born in London in 1953 and started composing at the age of six. Guidance in early years from Benjamin Britten and Elisabeth Lutyens was followed by periods of study at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: A Boy was Born / Hymn to St Cecilia / A.M.D.G. London Sinfonietta Chorus, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, John Scott [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/1988 ] Recording: St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, October 1987 & April 1988 |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la fee [Divertimento] / Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Octet London Sinfonietta, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca / CD - released 12/Sep/1986 ] Featuring Anthony Pay on the clarinet |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Complete Ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/1987 ] "Now reissued at bargain price this must be now be one of the best bargains in town, although it must be emphasized that this remains a very strong contender even if it remained at full price." (Prokofiev official website) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor 'Scottish' / Symphony No.4 in A major 'Italian' London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Decca Originals / CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] 'Abbado's outstanding Scottish Symphony is beautifully played and the LSO responds to his direction with the greatest delicacy of feeling, while the Italian Symphony has a comparable lightness of touch, matched with lyrical warmth' Penguin Guide |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / Marche Slave London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) [ IMP Classics / CD - released 13/Dec/2005 ] "A first-class ...recording of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony...a very striking performance, Russian in feeling yet ..never going over the top." Gramophone |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky in America London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] Stravinsky spent over three decades in America, and the achievements of those years cannot be summarized in a single CD. This one, though, has been absorbingly programmed to chart the progress from his early years there, awkwardly coming to terms... |
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ZOLTAN KODALY / BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok/Kodaly: Concertos For Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/2010 ] These are excellent performances from the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the great Spanish conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. |
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MASSENET / MEYERBEER / ADAM / THOMAS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ballet Gala: Le Cid, Hamlet & Les Patineurs London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] "the record enjoyably enough fills some gaps in the catalogue, and performance and recording are first class." (Gramophone) |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY / FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: The Tempest / Liszt: Symphonic Poem No.1 London Symphony Orchestra, Yondani Butt [ ASV / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Yondani Chak Cheung Butt (January 13, 1945 - August 28, 2014) was an orchestral conductor. He was born in Macao of Chinese parentage. He studied music at Indiana University and the University of Michigan. He also had a PhD in chemistry, on which... |
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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors (Complete opera) Lora Haywood, John Dobson, Donald Maxwell, with James Rainbird as Amahl. Royal Opera House Covent Garden. David Syrus [ That's Entertainment / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "Recorded under the supervision of the composer himself, this is a fresh and highly dramatic performance, very well sung and marked by atmospheric digital sound of striking realism." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Arias from Operas & Oratorios Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (soprano) / Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra / Nicholas McGegan [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Lorraine Hunt has all the light and color of the best burgundy. This CD...is an economical way to re-create the intense pleasure provided by this singer's stratospheric talents. Glorious melodies, gloriously sung. Highly recommended." Classical CD... |
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CHARLES IVES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives: Symphonies 1-4 / Orchestral Sets 1 & 2 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta / The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2000 ] Orchestral works by this most significant and influential American composer! |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 / Chamber Symphony / Variations for Orchestra / Erwartung, Op. 17 / etc Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta / The Cleveland Orchestra, VIenna Philharmonic, Christoph von Dohnanyi / Anja Silja (soprano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 7/Apr/1996 ] "I find myself swept along by their ecstatic playing over those last ten minutes, where suddenly the orchestra seems galvanised into recapturing the spirit of Stokie for Mehta." MusicWeb on Verklarte Nacht |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Requiem Lotte Hovman, Stephen Milling, Nina Pavlovski, Thomas Poulsen Kragh / Akademisk Kor, Akademisk Orkester, Morten Topp [ Scandinavian Classics / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/2002 ] Morten Topp was educated as a conductor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and studied music at the University of Copenhagen. He also trained with Arvid Janssons at the Music Academy in St. Petersburg. Topp currently lectures at the University of... |
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ERNEST BLOCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bloch: Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh) Louis Berkman (baritone) / The Zemel Choir / Members of the London Chorale and the London Concord Singers / London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/1988 ] "Apart from the language of its ritual, the Sacred Service often sounds like Vaughan Williams. The music is four-square and at times obsessively contrapuntal, yet the scoring has a deftness and luminosity that may come as a surprise." Gramophone |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: War Requiem (complete with libretto) Luba Orgonasova, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boje Skovhus / The Monteverdi Choir, NDR-Sinfonieorchester, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/1993 ] "Gardiner seems intent above all to lay before us the work's musical attributes, so we marvel anew at its taut construction...It is a unique achievement here made manifest by one of the most perceptive interpreters of the day." Gramophone |
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ALEXANDER von ZEMLINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Zemlinsky - Lyric Symphony in seven songs to poems by Rabindranath Tagore, Op. 1 / 6 Lieder Luba Orgonasova (soprano) Bo Skovhus (tenor) Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Claus Peter Flor [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 26/May/1996 ] The Lyric Symphony was begun in April 1922. In a letter to his publishers of 19 September 1922, Zemlinsky described the work-in-progress as "...something along the lines of [Mahler's] Das Lied von der Erde". The orchestration was completed in August... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Lucia Popp, Bernd Weikl / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ EMI / CD - released 16/Jun/1987 ] Most of Mahler's vocal output was inspired by "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (The Boy's Magic Horn), an early 19th-Century anthology of folk poems from all over German-speaking Europe. |