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GRAUN / HASSE / HANDEL / LEGRENZI / VIVALDI / etc
Cleopatra - Baroque Arias Regula Mühlemann (soprano) / La Folia Barokorchester, Robin Peter Müller [ Sony Classical / CD - released 21/Sep/2017 ] "Mühlemann makes everything sound easy. But it's not just virtuosity, as the beauty of her voice also stops you in your tracks." BBC Music |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: The Complete Symphonies / Das Lied von der Erde [12 CD set] René Kollo (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) / New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "All performances are remastered from the original tapes with a plausible claim that they have never sounded better. Such vigour and transparence! Such joyous heartbreak! And 48 minutes of Mahler reminiscences to boot." The Sunday Times |
BACH / BEETHOVEN / DEBUSSY / FAURE / SCARLATTI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Robert Casadesus Robert Casadesus (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy [ Philips / Sony / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Besides Mozart and Bach, Casadesus was also particularly known for his recordings of French repertoire by composers such as Rameau, Chabrier, Fauré, Debussy, and Ravel. In 1951, Casadesus made the first integral recording of the complete solo piano... |
ERNEST BLOCH / LUKAS FOSS / PAUL BEN-HAIM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bloch: Sacred Service / Foss: The Song of Songs / Ben-Haim: Sweet Psalmist of Israel Robert Merrill (baritone) Jennie Tourel (mezzo) Sylvia Marlowe (harpsichord) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/1992 ] Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was perhaps the most influential figure in classical music in the last half of the twentieth century. Composer, conductor, author, lecturer and often controversial media personality. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini In Love Roberto Alagna (tenor) Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano) / Sinfonia Varsovia, Riccardo Frizza [ Sony Classical / CD - released 25/Oct/2018 ] "Puccini In Love" is the first album by the award winning operatic tenor superstar Roberto Alagna and his wife, soprano Aleksandra Kurzak. Together they are the golden couple of the opera world. |
Ronan Tynan
Ronan Tynan - My Life Belongs to You [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Apr/1998 ] It seems pretty clear that Ronan Tynan has no intention of resting on his laurels. Despite a stunning string of world-dominating, top-selling releases as a member of the much-loved Irish Tenors--the singer has now released his debut solo effort. |
JOHANN STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss (J.): Die Fledermaus (operetta in English) Rosemarie Arthars, Paul Barnhill, Lynton Black, David Fieldsend, Ade Grummet, Deborah Hawksley / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, John Owen Edwards [ Sony music / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/1995 ] "John Owen Edwards never forces the tempo but allows the melodies to unfold naturally, and eases gently into the big waltz tunes. " Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Arise, Shine Sebastian Blount (tenor), Sophia Membery (organ, harp), Molly Hord (organ), The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anna Lapwood (conductor) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] Anna Lapwood releases her brand-new choral album, Arise, Shine, conducting the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College and marking the conclusion of her tenure as Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge. The album is a deeply personal project,... |
ALEXANDER BATTA / JACQUES OFFENBACH / GIOACHINO ROSSINI / ADRIEN-FRANCOIS SERVAIS
Sol Gabetta: Lise Cristiani Sol Gabetta (cello), Irina Zahharenkova (piano), Cappella Gabetta [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/2025 ] With her new album, Sol Gabetta shines a spotlight on Lise Cristiani (1825-1853), the first professional female cellist to perform publicly. To mark the 200th anniversary in December 2025 of Lise Cristiani's birth, Sol Gabetta pays tribute here to a... |
JULES MASSENET / GIACOMO PUCCINI / CHARLES COUNOD / JACQUES OFFENBACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sonya Yoncheva - Paris, mon amour Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), with Etienne Dupuis (baritone), Celso Albelo (tenor) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Frederic Chaslin [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jul/2018 ] "one of the most effortlessly and gorgeously sung accounts of [Sempre libera] I know...her sensual singing of unhackneyed arias by Massenet, Gounod, Messager and Lecocq announces one of the loveliest lyric sopranos before the public today." The Times |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Topsy-Turvy - soundtrack Sung by the original movie cast. Conducted and Arranged by Carl Davis [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Aug/1991 ] Winner of two Academy Awards |
Susan Boyle
Home For Christmas [ Sony / CD - released 22/Nov/2013 ] A selection of traditional Christmas songs that her fans old & new will love. Includes duets with elvis Presley (Oh Come, All ye Faithful), and Johnny Mathis (When A Child Is Born). |
CHARLES IVES
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Ives Thomas Hampson (baritone) / San Francisco Symphony orchestra & Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas, Richard R. Webster (organ) [ Sony Classical ./ RCA / 4 CD Box Set - released 17/May/2002 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tokyo String Quartet plays Beethoven [9 CD set] Tokyo String Quartet [ Sony Classical Masters / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "I doubt whether quartet playing comes much better than in this Tokyo set of the Op. 18. Quite frankly I don't think that you can go far wrong with this set: the playing is unfailingly alive, sensitive and poised." (Gramophone) |
Ugo Farell
Ugo Farell - Preces Meae [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/1999 ] Ugo Farell (12 March 1974 - ) is a French singer with an unusually high tessitura. The nature of his voice has become a topic of speculation, enhanced by the singer's refusal to discuss the topic. |
Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Stanley Holloway & Cast
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: My Fair Lady (Original Broadway Cast Recording: Expanded Edition with bonus tracks) [ Sony Music / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] This edition of the original motion picture soundtrack to 'My Fair Lady' features Julie Andrews with Rex Harrison and includes two bonus tracks. |
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Various Artists
OST: My Week With Marilyn [ Sony Classical / CD - released 28/Nov/2011 ] Theme by Andre Desplat Score by Conrad Pope Featured Piano Soloist: Lang Lang. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Flute Concertos Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Members of the Orchestre National de France, I Soloisti Veneti, Lorin Maazel (violin/director), Claudio Scimone [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 4/Apr/2011 ] Vivaldi's most popular work is accompanied by three Flute Concertos performed by Jean-Pierre Rampal. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera recorded at the Salzburg Festival in 2015) BLU-RAY Vienna Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Adrianne Pieczonka, Tomasz Konieczny, Hans-Peter König, Olga Bezsmertna / Franz Welser-Möst (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Jonas Kaufmann's gorgeously sung Florestan"(Financial Times) and Leonora - "triumphantly sung by Adrianne Pieczonka" (The Guardian/Observer) |
THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2019 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 6/Feb/2019 ] The 2019 New Year's Concert will be conducted for the first time by Christian Thielemann. A native of Berlin, Thielemann has been a regular and welcome guest of the Vienna Philharmonic since 2000, with the result that his first New Year s Concert may... |
