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Count Basie (piano/organ), with Jimmy Rushing, Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Clark Terry, Buddy de Franco, Buddy Rich & others
Blues By Basie [ Original Columbia Jazz Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Possibly inspired by Count Basie's renewed activity at Verve Records in the mid-'50s, Columbia raided its vaults to assemble this thematic album, consisting of a dozen blues cuts dating between 1939 and 1950. (AllMusic) |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: The Rio Grande; Concerto for piano & nine players (with Walton-Symphony No.2) Cristina Ortiz (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn / Sir Richard Rodney Bennett / Neville Dilkes [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "An effective display with the effervescence of Lambert's The Rio Grande and Piano Concerto leading to the high spirits of Walton's Second, and some captivating shorties too." (BBC Music Feb 2006) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin - Polonaises Cyprien Katsaris (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/May/1994 ] In the mid 1990s Katsaris made some recordings for Sony including Chopin's complete Préludes Op. 28, piano sonatas, polonaises and some of his rarely-heard short works.(ref Jonathan Summers) |
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GELINEK / LISZT / CZERNY /BEETHOVEN /THALBERG / BIZET / FISCHER / KEMPFF / KATSARIS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozartiana - Piano Transcriptions Cyprien Katsaris (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/May/1992 ] Cyprien Katsaris is a French pianist and composer of Cypriot descend who was born in Marseilles on 5 May 1951. He first performed in public on 8 May 1966 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris as a "knight" of a young performer competition. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Waldszenen Op. 82 / Davidsbungler-tanze Op. 6 Christopher Czaja Sager (piano) [ Hanssler Classic / CD - released 1/Nov/1997 ] Recorded: 11-12 October 1996 De Rinkelbom, Muziekcentrum, Heerenveen, the Netherlands |
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GABRIEL PIERNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pierne: Ramuntcho Suites / Piano Concerto in C minor Dag Achatz (piano) / Philharmonie De Lorraine, Jacques Houtmann [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Gabriel Pierné was born in Metz. His family moved to Paris, after Metz and part of Lorraine were annexed to Germany in 1871 following the Franco-Prussian War. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, gaining first prizes for solfège, piano, organ,... |
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GERSHWIN / BARBER / SCHUBERT / WOOD / IRELAND / PORTER / RUTTER / etc
MARBEKS COLLECTABLE: Summertime (Songs through the centuries - Gershwin, Barber, Elgar, Rutter, Faure, Quilter, Arne, etc) Dame Felicity Lott, soprano, and Graham Johnson, piano [ Black Box Classics / CD - released 28/Oct/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Nov 2001) - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) (Nov 2001) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Goethe and Schiller settings Dame Janet Baker (mezzo soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 1 / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] 'A generous and revelatory recital of Goethe and Schiller settings. Janet Baker breaks the champagne bottle over one of the most important recording projects of the half century' (The Times) |
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REINHOLD GLIERE / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glière / Glazunov: Concertos Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Richard Bonynge (piano), Osian Ellis (harp), Josef Sivo (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse [ Decca Enterprise / CD - released 13/Aug/1990 ] Original recordings made in 1968 and 1971 |
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EDWARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Lyric Pieces Daniel Adni (piano) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2018 ] Nordic magic: Altogether Edvard Grieg wrote 66 Lyric Pieces, romantic miniatures for piano in the tradition of Robert Schumann. Partly virtuosic, partly playable even for amateurs, they have enjoyed an extraordinary popularity that occasionally drew... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Kinderszenen / Carnaval / Faschingsschwank aus Wien Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD - released 15/Mar/2001 ] Immerse yourself in some of the most popular piano.works of Robert Schumann |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Preludes (complete) and other piano works Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ EMI National Gallery Collection / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "Some listeners might find the tempo sluggish, but I consider the performance very sweet, loving, and luxurious." (ClassicalNet April 2006) |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / LISZT / MOZART / WAGNER/LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI / Philips / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Daniel Barenboim ( 1942 ) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Barenboim's output includes all of Beethoven and Mozart's Piano Sonatas and Piano Concertos. As a chamber musician he recorded frequently with Jacqueline du Pré and Itzhak Perlman. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos 1 - 3 & 6 'Archduke' / 14 Variations in E flat / etc Daniel Barenboim (piano) Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "There is some ravishing playing from Jacqueline du Pre, and Zukerman contributes in large measure. If you want to hear Beethoven's music sing, and you like Barenboim's highly spontaneous and cultivated personality then this is well worth buying." |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Works for Piano (4 Hands) Daniel Barenboim / Radu Lupu (pianos) [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "Excellently recorded, this disc can be warmly recommended." Gramophone |
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GUILLAUME LEKEU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lekeu: Unfinished Quartet / Sonata in F for cello and piano Daniel Blumenthal (piano) Thanos Adamopoulos (violin) Christophe Desjardins (viola) Gilbert Zanlonghi (cello) [ Koch Schwann / CD - released 16/May/1991 ] The Cello Sonata - that's where they shine. That second movement, the Largo, Zanlonghi just bleeds into the strings. Blumenthal's chords underneath are perfect - supportive but never smothering. (Bandcamp) |
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SHANKAR / RAVEL / de FALLA / BARTOK / SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Daniel Hope - East Meets West Daniel Hope (violin) with Sebastian Knauer (piano), Asok Chakraborty (tabla), Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar), Gilda Sebastian (tanbur) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2004 ] British violinist Daniel Hope has enjoyed a thriving international solo career for more than 35 years. Celebrated for his musical versatility and dedication to humanitarian causes, he has been recognized with a string of honors including the Order of... |
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MESSIAEN / DEBUSSY / GOLIJOV / FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Voices Of Light Dawn Upshaw (soprano) with Gilbert Kalish (piano) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 23/Aug/2004 ] "A typically adventurous exploration of purity and sensuality in French song." Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (Feb 2005) ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (Feb 05) |
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ROSS EDWARDS / MALCOLM WILLIAMSON / PETER SCULTHORPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Australian Piano Concertos Dennis Hennning, Malcolm Williamson, Simon Campion, Anthony Fogg (piano) / Various Orchestras [ ABC Classics Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] "Is there such a thing as an Australian Piano Concerto?, asks Dennis Hennig, one of the pianists featured in this anthology. Here are three attempts to provide an answer. In his three-movement concerto, Ross Edwards (born 1943) casts a sweet lyricism... |
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PIAZZOLLA / VITIER / ELIAS / VILLA-LOBOS / VALDES / GUASTAVINO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Denyce Graves - The Lost Days - Music in the Latin Style Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) / Pablo Ziegler (piano) Hector del Curto (bandoneon) Pablo Aslan (bass) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 28/Feb/1999 ] Denyce made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1995 and has appeared at many opera houses. Though her repertoire is extensive, her signature parts are the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. |