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VERDI / BIZET / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / GOUNOD / HANDEL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dies Irae - The Essential Choral Collection The Monteverdi Choir. Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Münchener Bach-Chor, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Choir Of Westminster Abbey, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1997 ] 30 of the greatest classical choral works ever written. From Monteverdi to Orff, here are the choral bangers absolutely guaranteed to make your heart sing. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Voices in the Night - Choral Works Monteverdi Choir, John Elliot Gardiner [ Philips / CD - released 14/Oct/1997 ] Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras is the registered charity of three leading international music ensembles: the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Requiem Montserrat Caballé, Bianca Berini, Placido Domingo, Paul Plishka / Musica Sacra Chorus & New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] Never before reissued on commercial CD: a live 1980 performance of the Verdi Requiem with Zubin Mehta conducting the New York Philharmonic and soloists including Plácido Domingo and Montserrat Caballé, who "surpasses even her studio recording of 12... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Aida (Highlights from the opera) Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Fiorenza Cosottto, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Piero Cappuccilli, Luigi Roni / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Muti [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 1/Jul/1998 ] "Caballe's portrait of the heroine is superb, full of detailed insight into teh character and with countless examples of superlative singing." Penguin Guide |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Zubin Mehta conducts Richard Strauss New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, with Éva Marton, Bernd Weikl & Jane Eaglen [ Sony Classical Masters / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] This orchestral release here features the Richard Strauss recordings conducted for Sony Classical by Zubin Mehta. ClassicsToday.com's reviewer observed that "Mehta always has been an excellent Straussian". |
VERDI / BELLINI / PUCCINI / BIZET / MASSENET / etc
Montserrat Caballe: Diva Eterna Montserrat Caballe (soprano) / Various orchestra & conductors [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] Sony Classical is pleased to release Diva Eterna-a tribute to the late, great Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé. Diva Eterna features some of Caballé's most significant and versatile works, including works by Rossini, Puccini and Verdi. Popular... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Il Sogno di Scipione (complete opera) The Choir and Orchestra of Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2017 ] Classical Opera continue their continuing complete Mozart opera recording series with the one-act dramatic serenade 'Il sogno di Scipione', K126. Composed in 1771 as a celebratory homage to Prince Archbishop Sigismund Schrattenbach of Salzburg,... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Cello Concertos in D & C (LP) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Academy St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown [ Warner Classics / LP - released 22/Mar/2024 ] "A quite extraordinary achievement. Marvellously expressive cello playing. The orchestra gives splendid support and the sound is warm and ingratiating" (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St.Matthew Passion Jozef Mukk, Istvan Gati, Judit Nemeth, Ibolya Verebits / Hungarian Festival Choir, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Gerza Oberfrank [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set ] "A refreshingly lithe and young sounding Evangelist, Jósef Mukk, leads a team of Hungarian soloists with fresh clear voices" Penguin Guide |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: The Last Three Piano Sonatas D958, 959, 960 Murray Perahia (piano) [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 18/Jun/2003 ] "I find when I listen to this recording, you have to believe that Schubert was really one of the outstanding composers of the 19th century. [Murray] Perahia's playing is just really that persuasive." -- Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta Journal Constitution |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / ROBERT SCHUMANN / FRANZ LISZT / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Murray Perahia - The Aldeburgh Recital Murray Perahia (piano) [ SONY CLASSICAL / CD - released 1/Feb/1990 ] One of the piano's most lyrical contemporary proponents, Murray Perahia was born in New York City. After first sitting down at the piano at the age of four, he entered Mannes College at 17, later graduating with degrees in conducting and composition. |
MENDELSSOHN / LISZT / BACH-BUSONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs Without Words - piano music Murray Perahia (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] Rosette (Highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: 3 Piano Concertos K.107 (with Schrother: Concerto for piano and orchestra) Murray Perahia (piano and conductor) / English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masterworks / CD - released 1/May/1991 ] "...wonderfully refreshing and delicate, with diamond bright articulation, urgently youthful in its resilience... Faithful, well-balanced recording." - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 1 - 4 (K37, 39, 40, 41) Murray Perahia (piano and conductor) / English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/1991 ] "...wonderfully refreshing and delicate, with diamond bright articulation, urgently youthful in its resilience... Faithful, well-balanced recording." - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos (Complete) / Rondos K382 & K 386 [12 CD set] Murray Perahia (piano & conductor) / English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / 12 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2012 ] "An indispensible set in every respect." Penguin Guide Rosette Recording / GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / CHOPIN / MOZART / MENDELSSOHN
Murray Perahia: The Complete Analogue Recordings 1972 - 1979 Murray Perahia (piano) with Peter Pears (tenor), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical / 15 CD Box Set - released 6/Oct/2017 ] Perahia's complete analogue recordings have now been brought together for the first time in this exclusive collection of 15 remastered CDs. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos / Andante and Variations for Piano Four Hands Murray Perahia, Radu Lupu (pianos) / English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu are in good form...the performances emanate from public concerts and have much more excitement and spontaneity of live music-making. The two pianists are beautifully matched...." - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Christmas a Cappella Musica Sacra conducted by Indra Hughes [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 27/Oct/2001 ] "Christmas carol CDs don't come better than this" -Christchurch Press |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem (LP) Simone Kermes, Stephanie Houtzeel, Markus Brutscher / MusicAeterna / New Siberian Singers, Teodor Currentzis [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 23/Aug/2019 ] Mozart's Requiem is a supreme masterpiece of the history of music and a work inextricably bound up with the Mozartian legend. Now Alpha's recording of it under the direction of Teodor Currentzis is given a new lease of life in a vinyl reissue. A... |
MASCAGNI / BOITO / DELIBES / PUCCINI / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Muzio: Operatic Arias Cludia Muzio (soprano) [ Nimbus / CD ] Recorded: 1934 (Tracks 1-2); 1935 (Tracks 3-19) & 1911 (Track 20) |
