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BRAHMS / MOZART / SAINT-GEORGES / BRUCH / MENDELSSOHN / SARASATE / etc
Jaime Laredo - The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection Jaime Laredo (violin/viola) with Emanuel Ax (piano) Vladimir Sokoloff (piano), Yo Yo Ma (cello), Rudolf Serkin (piano), Isaac Stern (violin), etc [ Sony Classical / 22 CD Box Set - released 11/Jun/2021 ] The complete recordings by Grammy-winning violinist Jaime Laredo in a single 23-CD edition in celebration of his 80th birthday June 7, 2021. |
HENRYK CZYZ / TADEUSZ BAIRD / KAROL SZYMANOWSKI etc
Jakub Józef Orliński - Farewells (LP) Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano) [ Erato / LP - released 6/May/2022 ] With Farewells, Warsaw-born countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, partnered by pianist Michał Biel, offers a panorama of Polish song. Often nostalgic in spirit, the programme of the album spans 150 frequently turbulent years. |
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 |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hummel: Potpourri, Op. 94 / Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca / Variations, Op. 115 / Violin Concerto in G James Ehnes (violin & viola) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, piano & conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Aug/2004 ] "One of the most highly regarded composers during his life (1778-1837), Hummel's reputation has suffered neglect ever since...f you like Mendelssohn's concertos, the charm of this one should captivate you." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone 2004 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (Complete opera recorded in 1988) Metropolitan Opera / Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Tatiana Troyanos / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / DVD - released 29/Aug/2002 ] "This performance represents an above-average night at the Metropolitan in the late 1980s: three of its most popular stars, a generally distinguished cast, the house's musical director conducting its great orchestra in one of the works he does best." |
James Rhodes (piano)
Fuck Digital (LP) [ Signum / LP - released 16/Nov/2018 ] A special release showcasing James Rhodes's most popular performances on 180g vinyl for the very first time. |
J. S. BACH
In the Italian Style James Tibbles (harpsichord) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] This recording of eighteenth-century German harpsichord music, made in Auckland, New Zealand, is really about the relationship between an instrument and its music; to be brought to life it relies on a unique collaboration between instrument builder,... |
WHITLOCK / DAVIES / STANLEY / WESLEY / HOWELLS / BRIDGE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: English Organ Music from the Temple Church James Vivian (1926 harrison & harrison organ) [ Signum Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "[a] satisfying and diverse programme, tailor-made for this gloriously unabashed Romantic instrument...The recorded sound is absolutely first-rate. I loved this disc." (Gramophone) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Nocturnes (2 LP) Jan Lisiecki (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 24/Feb/2023 ] For his latest Deutsche Grammophon album, Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki has chosen to return to the music of Frédéric Chopin, featuring profoundly personal interpretations of some of the most beautiful and best-loved pieces ever written for... |
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 |
NICO MUHLY / SVEN HELBIG / ZHOU LONG / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Muhly/Helbig/Long: Cello Concerto 'Three Continents' & Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 Jan Vogler (cello), WDR Sinfonieorchester Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra, Cristian Macelaru, Valéry Gergiev [ Sony Classical / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] German Cellist Jan Vogler's new album features two modern cello concertos. The first is the world premiere recording of the cello concerto "Three Continents" by Nico Muhly (*1981), Sven Helbig (*1968) and Zhou Long (*1953). |
BEDRICH SMETANA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ma Vlast: complete orchestral works Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra / Theodore Kuchar [ Brilliant Clasics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "The performances are of a superfine brilliance, energy and affection, making it invidious to single out this or that special success or the individual triumphs of wind, brass or strings." (Gramophone) |
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CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Complete Symphonies [3 CD set] Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Half a bar of Carl Nielsen and you know it's him - a characteristic of great composers down the ages, to be sure, but one peculiarly concentrated around nationalist composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nationalist, not necessarily... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Strauss: Four Last Songs / Wagner: Wesendonk Lieder Janet Baker (contralto) / London Philharmonic Orchestra & John Alldis Choir, Sir Adrian Boult [ EMI / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "Dignified, unfussy performances, with Boult keeping his powder dry for the big moments." (BBC Music) |
MAHLER / ELGAR / BERLIOZ / CHAUSSON / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Icon: Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo (5 CD set) Janet Baker (contralto) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] A singer's career brings many challenges, not the least of them being the balancing act involved in a professional life divided between opera and song. "this is a treasurable set" Penguin Guide |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies 1, 5, 6, 9, Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Ruckert-Lieder Janet Baker (mezzo) / Halle & New Philharmonia Orchestras, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Aug/2021 ] "Barbirolli's famous 1969 version on any count is one of the greatest, most warmly affecting performances ever committed to disc, expansive, yet concentrated in feeling: the Adagietto is very moving … A classic version." Penguin Guide (5th Sym] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Kindertotenlieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Das Lied von der Erde / Das Hnaben Wunderhorn / etc Janet Baker, Lucia Popp, Murray Dickie, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Halle & New Philharmonia Orchestras, Sir John Barbirolli, and more [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 27/Aug/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) [Kindertotenlieder/Ruckert Lieder] "The spontaneous feeling of soloist and conductor of this music comes over as in a live performance and brings out the tenderness to a unique... |
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 |
HAMISH MacCUNN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: MacCunn: Land of the Mountain and the Flood / Excerpts from Jeanie Deans / The Lay of the Last Minstrel / etc Janice Watson (soprano) Lisa Milne (soprano) Jamie MacDougall (tenor) Peter Sidhom (bass) / BBC Scottish Orchestra & Chorus. Martyn Brabbins. [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/May/2005 ] 'Yet again Hyperion successfully rediscovers one of our neglected Victorian composers ... Admirers of Hyperion's earlier efforts need not hesitate to buy this' (Classic CD) |
