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WOLF / SCHUBERT / BRAHMS / R. STRAISS / LOEWE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Art of Hans Hotter Hans Hotter (bass) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Australian Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Though recorded later in his career, when this great artist was 64, he is on magnificent form, and brings a lifetime's insights to some of the greatest songs in the Lied repertoire. Indispensable." (BBC Music) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 8 'Symphony of a Thousand' Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger, Rene Kollo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Legends / CD - released 10/Apr/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs for Courtiers and Cavaliers [recorded 1956 - 1958] Helen Watts (contralto), Thurston Dart (harpsichord) Philomusica of London [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2019 ] Three L'Oiseau-Lyre LPs celebrating the art of a much-loved contralto, newly remastered and compiled together for the first time, including material new to CD. |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Nuits D'été / Ravel: Shéhérazade Hildegard Behrens (soprano) / Wiener Symphoniker, Francis Travis [ Decca / CD - released 20/Sep/1984 ] Hildegard Behrens was a German operatic soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles. She performed at major opera houses around the world, and received several Grammy Awards. (Wiki) |
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VIVALDI / MONTEVERDI / FERRANDINI / CONTI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Virgin's Lament Bernarda Fink (mezzo) / Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini [ Decca L'Oiseau Lyre / CD - released 13/Aug/2009 ] "Bernarda Fink sings it with an affecting mixture of restraint and passion. The instrumental pieces are done well, and this well planned disc is very desirable." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - September 2009 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5 "Spring" Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 9/Feb/1976 ] "The recording boasts unusually truthful violin sound capturing all the colour of Perlman's playing." (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 9 "Kreutzer" & 10 Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 9/Feb/1994 ] "The recording boasts unusually truthful violin sound capturing all the colour of Perlman's playing." (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas [complete] Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Ovation / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "The recording boasts unusually truthful violin sound capturing all the colour of Perlman's playing." (Gramophoen Classical Music guide) |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet Jack Brymer (clarinet) / Allegri Quartet / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Solo / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Originally recorded in London in 1964 & 1969 |
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MAURICE RAVEL / ERNEST CHAUSSON / MAURICE DELAGE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janet Baker - French Songs Janet Baker (mezzo soprano) with Melos Ensemble of London [ Decca / CD - released 20/May/1991 ] 'The performances of French mélodies included on this record are very beautiful indeed. With superb, atmospheric playing by the Melos Group, this ravishing collection must be placed among Dame Janet's most outstanding recordings." Penguin Guide |
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HENRY KRIEGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Krieger: Dreamgirls Jennifer Holliday,, Obba Babatunde, Cleavant Derricks / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ Decca Broadway / CD - released 1/Jan/1982 ] Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Spring Symphony / Cantata Academica / Hymn to St Cecilia Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Peras / Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus, Benjamin Britten / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, George Malc [ Decca / CD - released 10/Apr/1995 ] A great introduction to the choral works of Benjamin Britten |
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LEO DELIBES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delibes: Lakme (Complete opera recorded in 1968 with libretto) Joan Sutherland, Alain Vanzo, Gabriel Bacquier / Orchestra and chorus of Monte Carlo National Opera, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/May/1989 ] "(Joan's) "Bell Song" is treasurable, with an ease of execution which is almost frightening and a sinuousness which reeks of oriental mystery. Bacquier's Nilakantha is magnificent." MusicWeb |
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PUCCINI / VERDI / DELIBES / OFFENBACH / BERLIOZ / BELLINI / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Opera Duets Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Mario del Monaco, Mirella Freni. Christa Ludwig, April Cantelo, Hugette Tourangeau, Jane Berbié [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 5/Apr/1994 ] Decca's recorded legacy is dominated by the huge number of complete opera recordings and vocal recitals. These extracts are taken from complete recordings. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: La Traviata (Highlights from the 1981 recording) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Matteo Manuguerra / National Philharmonic / Richard Bonynge [ Decca Records / CD - released 27/Sep/1982 ] "the star of this album is Pavarotti. Pav was the quintessential Alfredo. He sings his aria and cabaletta with verve to begin Act 2. He had a thorough comprehension of the dynamics within this score and delivered with each and every phrase"Operavivra |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Turandot (Complete Opera with complete libretto) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballe, Nicolai Ghiaurov / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/Feb/2015 ] "Sutherland gives an intensely appealing interpretation, while Pavarotti gives a performance equally imaginative. Mehta directs a gloriously rich and dramatic performance. Still the best-sounding Turandot on CD." Penguin Guide |
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VERDI / BELLINI / PUCCINI / PONCHIELLI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Live From The Lincoln Centre Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti / NYC Opera Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Decca / London / CD - released 30/Jun/1987 ] Three of operas greatest stars came together under the baton of Richard Bonynge for this sensational concert which took place in New York's Avery Fisher Hall in March 1981 and which first appeared as a 2-LP set later that year. |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Glories of Handel Opera Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Emma Kirkby, Marilyn Horne, Teresa Berganza [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 7/Aug/2000 ] Greatest moments from Opera sung by the world's finest singers! |
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PUCCINI / VERDI / HANDEL / DONIZETTI / MASCAGNI / DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Your Hundred best Opera Tunes II Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Marilyn Horne, Teresa Berganza, Franoo Corelli, Giuseppe di Stefano [ Decca / CD - released 7/Aug/1991 ] Greatest moments from Opera sung by the world's finest singers! |
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VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Joan Sutherland: Verdi / Bellini / Donizetti Joan Sutherland (soprano), Orchestre de la Societe des concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Nello Santi [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 10/Oct/1982 ] Original recordings from 1959 and 1960 |