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MANUEL de FALLA / ERNESTO LECUONA / ISSAC ALBENIZ / MANUEL INFANTE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Katia and Marielle Labeque - ¡España! Katia and Marielle Labeque (duo pianos) [ Philips / CD - released 24/Mar/1994 ] Recorded: Henry Wood Hall, London, February 1993 |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN / PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Grainger: "Porgy and Bess": Fantasy Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) [ EMI Classics Nipper Collectaion / CD - released 10/May/2002 ] Recorded in May and June of 1984. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn / Bruch: Concertos for 2 Pianos Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov [ Philips / CD - released 24/Mar/1993 ] This CD contains the Labèques' Philips recording of Mendelssohn & Bruch's concertos for two pianos. Over one hour of sheer musical exuberance. |
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BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Two Pianos / Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos) Silvio Gualda, Jean-Pierre Drouet (percussion) / City of Birmingham Symphony, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Jul/1987 ] "the playing by the Labeques, with Rattle and the CBSO in the Concerto, and the recording, made in 1985, are all exemplary." Classical Candor |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Seiji Ozawa Kazuyoshi Akiyama / Saito Kinen Orchestra / Berliner Philharmoniker / Marcus Roberts Trio / Anne-Sophie Mutter / Martha Argerich [ EuroArts DVD / 5 DVD Box Set ] Seiji Ozawa has dedicated most of his life to the service of music. He is not only one of Japan's best-known conductors but also the founder of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, better known as the Seiji Ozawa Festival. This Seiji Ozawa edition... |
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LISZT
Songs (Includes Three songs from Wilhelm Tell & Three Sonnets of Petrarch) Keith Lewis (tenor) David Harper (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] Although a prolific songwriter Liszt is not commonly regarded as a lyricist in the same way as are his contemporaries Wolf or Brahms. In this recital Keith Lewis aims to offer support for the contention that Liszt's songs are deserving of a more... |
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LEFEBRE-WELLS / BACH / RAWSTHORNE / TCHAIKOVSKY / WIDOR / etc
Stormin' Norma 1 Kemp English (at the organ of the Dunedin Town Hall) [ Ode Records / CD - released 10/Mar/2004 ] "More lollipops that you could shake a stick at: Stormin Norma (the nickname of the instrument not the performer) will make purists shudder, but both she and Kemp English have a crispness of delivery and panache in performance that recall a day at... |
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THE DOORS CONCERTO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Riders On The Storm - The Doors Concerto Nigel Kennedy (violin) / Prague Symphony Orchestra, Peter Scholes, conductor [ Decca Records / CD - released 20/Oct/2000 ] Latest album from composer/arranger Jaz Coleman featuring violinist, Nigel Kennedy. |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL / BENJAMIN GODARD / HUBERT PARRY / CHARLES GOUNOD / J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Where'er You Walk - Music of Inspiration Kenneth McKellar, Marilyn Horne, Kirsten Flagstad, Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Tebaldi, Gillian Weir, Owen Brannigan, Sir Neville Marriner, etc [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] From 1959-60, Kenneth McKellar recorded a series of Handel arias for Decca, with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. Seven of these are featured in this collection. Later he recorded the tenor part in... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Owen Wingrave (complete opera recorded in 2001) Kent Nagano / Gerald Finley / Peter Savidge / Hilton Marlton / Josephine Barstow / Anne Dawson / Elizabeth Gale / Charlotte Hellekant / Martyn Hill / [ Arthaus Musik / Kultur / DVD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] G - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE RECORDING OF THE YEAR FINALIST 2004: DVD |
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TOSHIO HOSOKAWA
Toshio Hosokawa: Stilles Meer (Silent Sea) [Complete opera recorded in 2016] Hamburg State Opera / Susanne Elmar, Mihoko Fujimura, Bejun Mehta, Viktor Rud, Marek Gasztecki / Kent Nagano (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2017 ] Statement by Toshio Hosokawa: My fourth opera, Stilles Meer, was commissioned by the Hamburg State Opera. The text on which the work is based was written by Oriza Hirata, and the resulting libretto by Hannah Dübgen - who was also the librettist for... |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Borodin: Piano Quintet / String Quintet / Cello Sonata Otto Kertesz, Jr/ (cello), Ilona Pranyi (piano) / New Budapest Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Recorded in the Ceremonial Hall of Municipal Council Building, Budapest on 29th October, 1988 and on 7th November, 1989 |
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MORRICONE / SATIE / CHOPIN / LIGETI / RACHMANINOV / etc
Khatia Buniatishvili: Labyrinth Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) with Gvantsa Buniatishvili (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] 'Labyrinth' includes diverse and easy listening tracks with an appeal to a broader audience. With favourites ranging from Bach, Vivaldi and Scarlatti, to Chopin, Brahms and Satie to Glass and Gainsbourg. |
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ANDREA & GIOVANNI GABRIELI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Glory of Venice King's College Choir, Cambridge, Stepen Cleobury / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Philip Jones [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] With Charles Brett (countertenor), Ian Caddy (bass), Thomas Elias (treble), Richard Farnes (organ), Peter Hall (tenor), William Kendall (tenor), Stephen Layton (organ), John Scott (organ) |
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TRADITIONAL
Carols from King's The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] 'Carols from King's' is a cornerstone of the BBC's Christmas programming output, traditionally shown on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Along with the live radio broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, this pre-recorded special... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Vespers King's College Choir, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Music / CD - released 2/Feb/2001 ] The acoustic of the King's College Chapel is considered ideal, resembling a Russian Orthodox cathedral. |
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TORU TAKEMITSU
Takemitsu: Requiem for Strings / November Steps / Visions Kinshi Tsuruta (biwa) Katsuya Yokoyama (shakuhachi) Yuzuko Horigome (violin) / Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Hiroshi Wakasugi [ Denon / CD - released 15/Mar/1992 ] Takemitsu composed several hundred independent works of music, scored more than ninety films and published twenty books. (Wiki) |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (J.S.) - St Matthew Passion (Arias and Choruses) Kiri te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Chicago Sym., Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records / 3 CD - released 11/Nov/1990 ] Classic recording with a top-line cast lead by our Kiri |
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PUCCINI / GERSHWIN / VERDI / CILEA / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri's Homecoming - recorded live in New Zealand Kiri te Kanawa (coprano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins [ Kiwi Pacific / CD - released 17/Jun/1990 ] Recorded at "Kiri's Homecoming" concert at Trentham Memorial Park, Upper Hutt, 28 January 1990 |
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BACH / HANDEL / PURCELL / PAISIELLO / GIORDANI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Let The Bright Seraphim Kiri te Kanawa, Luica Popp, Marjana Lipuvsek, Robert Holl, Roberta Alexander, Olaf Bar, Jose Carreras, Janet Baker, Elly Ameling, etc [ Philips Golden Baroque / CD - released 25/Jan/1996 ] Jesu joy of man's desiring, Bist du bei mir, When I am Laid in Earth, The Trumpet Tune, Let the Bright Seraphim, and more |