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TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / MINKUS / SAINT-SAENS / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Ballet - Kirov at Coven Garden & Gala Performance in Red Square Kirov Ballet & Orchestra, conducted by Viktor Fedotv & Valery Gergiev [ Philips DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2003 ] Features the Kirov Orchestra and the Moscow radio Symphony Orchestra |
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CHOPIN / STRAVINSKY / BARBER / ADAM / BAYER / etc
Kirov Classics [incls 'Petrushka' & 'Chopiniana'] Kirov Ballet / Fiorenza Cedolins, José Cura, Carlo Guelfi, Cheyne Davidson, Paoletta Marrocu / Stefano Ranzani (cond) [ Arthaus Musik DVD plus CD / DVD/CD - released 22/Dec/2015 ] The history of dance in Russia goes back to 1738 and has brought forth uncounted generations of wonderful dancers. From 1977 onwards, the ballet was directed by Oleg Vinogradov, a graduate of the important Vaganova school of Leningrad and an active... |
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors / My Christmas Kirsten Gunlogson (soprano) Ike Hawkersmith (treble) Todd Thomas (baritone) / Chicago Symphony Chorus / Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Alastair Willis [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Naxos have done well to bring such a strong performance to the catalogue at budget price. It all adds up to a fine seasonal treat to be enjoyed with a cup of mulled wine and a mince pie." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |
WAGNER
Wagner Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) / Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] "though possessing an undoubted princely nobility and boyish enthusiasm well suited to the younger roles, Vogt sounds thin and strained in places...his performance seems most effective when allied to the foil of Camilla Nylund's soprano" (The... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera recorded in 1977 with libretto) Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber (conductor), Ileana Cotrubaș (soprano), Placido Domingo (tenor) etc... [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 21/Nov/1985 ] Recorded in 1977 NOTE: Slightly damaged outer cardboard cover |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Symphony No.4 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD ] "So, how does Herr. Kleiber compare? Brilliantly well, of course. Connect one of the greatest musicians of the 20th Century and one of the greatest orchestras, both on very top form, and magic happens." Audiophilia |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas Klára Würtz (piano) [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Mozart's piano sonatas date from 1773 until 1788 - a period in which his style matured at a truly remarkable rate. The earliest sonatas are very much in the galant style of W.F and CPE Bach, and in places Scarlatti's influence can be detected. |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Equivoco stravagante (Complete Opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Königliches Kurtheater, Bad Wildbad / Antonella Colaianni, Giulio Mastrototaro, Emmanuel Franco, Patrick Kabongo / José Miguel Pérez-Sierra (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Oct/2021 ] No opera has been performed at Rossini in Wildbad as often as L'equivoco stravagante, so it was the perfect choice for the festival's 30th anniversary in 2018. |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: String Quartets (complete) Kodaly Quartet [ Naxos / 24 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "This is fine, traditional (in a good sense) quartet-playing, and unlike other complete quartet cycles currently available (Tatrai, Angeles), this set is REALLY complete." (ClassicsToday) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Richard Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae (complete opera recorded at the Salzburger Festspiele 2016) Vienna State Opera / Krassimira Stoyanova, Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke / Franz Welser-Möst (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] "Krassimira Stoyanova rises to the challenge of Danae tirelessly, singing with luxurious, focused tone throughout." Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017 |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor / Concerto for Violin & Piano Gidon Kremer (violin) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] Original recording from 1989 |
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass (LP) [ Nonesuch / Warner / 2 LP - released 3/Nov/2023 ] Nonesuch releases Kronos Quartet's acclaimed album Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass on vinyl for the first time. |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: The Violin Sonatas Krysia Osostowicz (violin) / Susan Tomes (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Feb/2006 ] 'Two outstanding performances. A marvellous disc, both as a performance and as a recording' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works {LP) Krystian Zimerman (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 LP - released 28/Aug/2017 ] "Krystian Zimerman captures the poetry, fantasy and fire of these works with exquisite tone and unfailing sensitivity." BBC Music |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (LP) Krystian Zimerman (piano/conductor) / Polish Festival Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon Vinyl / 2 LP - released 11/Sep/2016 ] Original tapes remastered by EBS and pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas Nos.180-184 Kurt Equiluz, Jan Patrick O'Farrell, Alexander Raymann, Paul Esswood / Collegium Vocale, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Das Alte Werk / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/1989 ] Original recording from 1984 One of the first recordings using historical instruments, with boys' choirs and boy soloists for most soprano and some alto parts. Adult soloists include the tenor Kurt Equiluz. Booklet contains translations |
PURCELL / HANDEL / GLUCK / BACH / WAGNER / GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kristen Flagstad: Legendary Voices 3 Kristen Flagstad, with Elisabeth Höngen (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra - Warwick Braithwaite [ Preiser Legendary Voices \ / CD ] Called "the voice of the century", Kirsten ranks among the greatest singers of the 20th century. Desmond Shawe-Taylor wrote of her in the New Grove Dictionary of Opera: "No one within living memory surpassed her in sheer beauty and consistency of... |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 Kyoko Takezawa (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / CD - released 1/Jun/1993 ] Born in Ōbu, Aichi, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Piano trios Nos 1 & 3 Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) / Chung Trio [ Decca / CD - released 10/Oct/1989 ] Kyung-wha Chung's musical career began at the age of three. The Chung Trio is a piano trio consisting of Korean siblings. The trio consists of Myung-whun Chung, who plays the piano, Kyung-wha Chung (violin), and Myung-wha Chung (cello). |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Chung Trio plays Mendelssohn & Brahms Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Myung-Wha Chung (cello) & Myung-Whun Chung (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] Recording location: Schubertsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 30 April - 3 May 1987 |
