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BRAHMS / FAURE / FINZI / SCHUBERT / IRELAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jonathan Lemalu - Song Recital Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ EMI Encore / CD - released 7/Jul/2012 ] RECORDING OF THE MONTH (Gramophone Magazine August 2002) - "A major new singing talent destined for greatness." (Gramophone) |
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BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / FINZI / FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ EMI Debut / CD - released 21/May/2002 ] RECORDING OF THE MONTH (Gramophone Magazine August 2002) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Sonata in G, D.894 / Sonata in B flat, D.960 (Op.post.) Jorg Demus (fortepiano) [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 28/Sep/1995 ] Recorded At - Museum Of Musical History, Stockholm |
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MASSENET / TOSELLI / ALBENIZ / DENZA / TCHAIKOVSKY / MORERA / COSTA / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jose Carreras - malinconia d'amore - songs of longing and love Jose Carreras (tenor), with Lorenzo Bavaj (piano) / Ensemble Wien [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Jun/1999 ] In the 2000s Carreras's recording and live concert repertoire had moved largely to art song, Neapolitan songs, the light classical genre, and 'easy-listening'. He has also increasingly performed and recorded with artists from outside the classical... |
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PIETRO MASCAGNI / RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO / FRANCESCA CILEA / UMBERTO GIORDANO / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jose Cura: Verismo Jose Cura (tenor/conductor) / The Philarmonia Orchestra, with Anne Marie Owens (mezzo) [ Erato / CD - released 17/Feb/1999 ] "José Cura, the new star in the Tenor sky," wrote the Berliner Morgenpost recently. |
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VERDI / DONIZETTI / CILEA / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Joseph Calleja - Tenor arias Joseph Calleja (tenor) with the orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Riccardo Chailly (conductor) [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (July 2004)- Editor's Choice: Gramophone Magazine (May 2004) |
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Jud Arthur with The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Legends [ JA / CD - released 5/Nov/2010 ] New Zealand opera singer performs world's most memorable show tunes |
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BEETHOVEN / DOHNANYI / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Julius Katchen II Julius Katchen (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Julius Katchen's career ended prematurely when cancer claimed him at age 42. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto; Fantasie in C Op 17 Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux & Janos Ferencsis. Israel Philharmonic. Istvan Kertesz [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2004 ] "An exciting account of the solo piano part [of Brahms' Piano Concerto No.2], here combining tremendous drive with the kind of ruminating delicacy Brahms so often calls for." Penguin Guide To Compact Discs |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] "Played on modern instruments but with a strong awareness of historical performance, the Fifth and Sixth show off the orchestra's taut ensemble playing, rhythmic discipline and sense of drama." BBC Music |
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ELMSLY / BODY / LIN / HOLLOWAY / DE CASTRO-ROBINSON / RIMMER
Ritual Auras Karlheinz Company [ Atoll Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] This CD typifies the Karlheinz ensemble's constant search for personality and character in its presentations, over thirty years. "Ritual Auras" includes signature works that were premiered by the Karlheinz Company. |
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KURT WEILL
The Kurt Weill Album Katharine Mehrling (singr/actress), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Joana Mallwitz [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Aug/2024 ] "Die sieben Todsünden ('The Seven Deadly Sins') is brought off with comparable deftness and élan...This Weill collection, polished but never slick, merits the very strongest recommendation." Gramophone September 2024 Recording of the Month |
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JOHN IRELAND / FRANK BRIDGE / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ireland/Bridge/Walton - Works for Piano and Orchestra Kathryn Stott (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Conifer / CD ] "The recording is powerful - listen to the RPO horns at 24:30 and to Stott's obsidian verve at 24:03. Every detail emerges unmistakably. This is music that is both angry and grimly atmospheric" MusicWeb on the Frank Bridge |
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MOZART / SCHUBERT / PROKOFIEV / de FALLA / FAURE
Keith Lewis - In recital Keith Lewis (tenor) / Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] New Zealand-born Keith Lewis is one of the world's busiest tenors. He appears regularly throughout the UK, Europe and North America with various orchestras and conductors |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Schwammerl Kemp English (replica of an 1826 Viennese fortepiano) [ Ode Records / CD - released 2/Nov/2009 ] "Recorded in Christchurch's St John of God Chapel, it's an absorbing performance. Playing a replica of an 1826 Viennese fortepiano made by instrument maker Paul Downie and owned by the University of Canterbury, Kemp doesn't miss a beat." The Press,... |
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Kemp English (at the organ of the Dunedin Town Hall)
Stormin' Norma 3 [ Ode Records / CD - released 6/Nov/2008 ] "Volume Three of "Stormin' Norma" and a worthy successor to the previous two it assuredly is, with the redoubtable Kemp English in command of this incredible instrument, and a varied and imaginative selection of favourites old and new." (Organ News) |
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JOPLIN / LEFEBURE-WELY / BACH / BOELLMANN / ROSSINI / FAULKES / J. STRAUSS / etc
Stormin' Norma 2 Kemp English (at the organ of the Dunedin Town Hall) [ Ode Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "Once again the mighty 'Norma', under the masterful hands and feet of Kemp English peals forth its glorious sounds to delight your ear and put a smile on your face - and also test the limits of your stereo system!!" (Barry Brinson) |
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GARY DAVERNE
The Journey Kevin Friedrich (accordion), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra [ Viscount / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Accordionist Kevin Friedrich plays the music of New Zealand composer Gary Daverne, with the NZSO, the Moravian Philharmonic and guests. Features the Anzac trilogy. |
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LIVE AT THE BBC PROMS
The King's Singers Live at the BBC Proms The King's Singers [ Signum Vision DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] A live and televised recording from this year's BBC Proms performance on 5th August by the most famous a cappella group ever: the King's Singers. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Opera Arias (Zaide, La Clemenza di Tito, Idomeneo, Zauberflote, Idomeneo, etc) Kiri te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis [ Philips / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] "Kiri te Kanawa's is one of the loveliest collections of Mozart arias on record, with the voice at its most ravishing." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |