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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: An 18th Century Comedy Album: The Way of the World; The Beaux' Stratagem; The School for Scandal cover
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The 20th Century Concerto Grosso cover
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SCHULHOFF / KRENEK / d'INDY
The 20th Century Concerto Grosso
Maria Prinz (piano); Karl-Heinz Schütz (flute) Christoph Koncz (violin); Robert Nagy (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marrine
[ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ]
.On this disc, we feature the works of three composers - Vincent d'Indy, Ernst Krenek, and Erwin Schulhoff - who all in the mid- to late-1920s adopted neoclassicism and chose to write works in the neo-baroque concerto grosso style, using a...
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: The 3 Piano Concertos cover
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BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: The 3 Piano Concertos
Stephen Kovacevich (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
[ Philips / CD - released 1/Oct/1990 ]
'In each of the concertos it is Kovacevich's reading of the finale which crowns the performance...the recording represents the work of Philips engineers at its refined best [Concertos 1 & 3]' Gramophone
4 Coronation Anthems / Foundling Hospital Anthem / Utrecht te Deum cover
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50 Favourite Christmas Carols cover
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TRADITIONAL
50 Favourite Christmas Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger, Stephen Cleobury
[ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 3/Dec/2007 ]
A collection of all the great carols performed by the world-famous King's college choir.
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Abschiedslieder / Symphony 3 cover
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ERICH KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Abschiedslieder / Symphony 3
Linda Finnie (contralto) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Edward Downes
[ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ]
"Korngold's lush orchestration needs sound with a full bloom, and the Chandos engineers provide that in spades" The Times
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Sir Jimmy Shand
The Accordian World of the Legendary Jimmy Shand
[ CD - released 21/Apr/2010 ]
Acis and Galatea (opera recorded in 1959) cover
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HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (opera recorded in 1959)
Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Owen Brannigan / Philomusica of London / Sir Adrian Boult
[ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ]
Originally released on LP by Decca in 1960, this vintage recording, representing a rare collaboration of Peter Pears and Joan Sutherland, has been out of the catalogue for many years and is sure to make a renewed impact in all its remastered glory.
Alceste (complete opera recorded in stereo in 1981) cover
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GLUCK
Alceste (complete opera recorded in stereo in 1981)
Philip Gelling, Maldwyn Davies, Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk / The Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
[ Royal Opera House / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ]
"A great evening at Covent Garden rescued for posterity." (Gramophone on a previous release)
Alicia de Larrocha Plays Mozart cover
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W. A. MOZART
Alicia de Larrocha Plays Mozart
Alicia de Larrocha (piano), André Previn (piano) / English Chamber Orchestra, The Orchestra of St. Luke's, Sir Colin Davis
[ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ]
"...this is a profound reading with many subtleties of touch and altogether a more weighty approach, especially evident in the slow movement. K491 is predictably dramatic. Marriner's orchestra is excellent." classical-music
Andrew Davis conducts Dvorak (incls Symphonies 1-9) [7 CD set] cover
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DVORAK
Andrew Davis conducts Dvorak (incls Symphonies 1-9) [7 CD set]
Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
[ Sony Classical Masters / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2012 ]
"This reissue of Andrew Davis's clean-cut, fresh performances has much in its favour. As a sample of Davis at his finest try the finale of the New World, an exhilarating reading of a movement which normally comes as a disappointment." (Gramophone)
Williams: Legendary Recordings (Incls 'On Wenlock Edge' & 'Serenade To Music') Recorded 1938-1955 cover
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Williams: Legendary Recordings (Incls 'On Wenlock Edge' & 'Serenade To Music') Recorded 1938-1955
George Maran (tenor) / London String Quartet / Ivor Newton (piano) / Isobel Baillie / Heddle Nash / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
[ ALTO / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ]
"1938 was Sir Henry Wood's jubilee and the magical Serenade to Music which Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote for it… this, with the original soloists RVW had in mind, has obvious uniqueness but it possesses a very special beauty and atmosphere." - Gramophone
Delius: Appalachia / The Song of the High Hills cover
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Appalachia / The Song of the High Hills
BBC Symphony Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
[ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2011 ]
"This is a magnificent, clear-edged recording of two challenging, problematic works, performed here with vibrancy and confidence...Davis's diligent control of this extraordinary material makes for compelling listening." (Gramophone Award Finalist...
The Arabian Nights - The book of a thousand nights and a night (Read by Philip Madoc) cover
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SIR RICHARD BURTON
The Arabian Nights - The book of a thousand nights and a night (Read by Philip Madoc)
[ Naxos Audio Books / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ]
Though The Arabian Nights are generally known as stories for children, they were originally tales for adults full of adventure, sexuality, violence and the supernatural. They certainly inspired the imagination of Sir Richard Burton, the...
Arie Antiche: songs and arias cover
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CARISSIMI / VIVALDI / GLUCK / CALDARA / HANDEL / etc
Arie Antiche: songs and arias
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Sir Neville Marriner
[ SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2005 ]
The sequence of Italian operas on this recording take us from the birth of opera at the end of the sixteenth century to the first flowerings of the Classical period nearly 200 years later. The extraordinary power and agility of Dmitri Hvorostovsky's...
Arne, CPE Bach & JC Bach: Harpsichord Concertos cover
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C. P. E. BACH / J. C. BACH / THOMAS ARNE
Arne, CPE Bach & JC Bach: Harpsichord Concertos
George Malcolm (harpsichord) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
[ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Sep/2017 ]
There were many worlds in George Malcolm's (1917-1997) universe - organist, harpsichordist, pianist, composer, choral director and conductor - and this one demonstrates his unique skill as a solo performer who, throughout his career, more than any...
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Art of Andreas Scholl cover
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The Art of Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano (Incls arias by Verdi, Gluck & Saint-Saens) cover
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Dolora Zajick, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles MacKerras
The Art of Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano (Incls arias by Verdi, Gluck & Saint-Saens)
[ Telarc Classics / CD - released 12/Aug/2000 ]
This collection, amazingly enough, is Zajick's first solo recording!
The Art of the Trumpet cover
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Art of the Trumpet
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner / with Roland Pontinen & Peter Solomon (piano)
[ Decca Collector's Edition / 5 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ]
This collection of three centuries of trumpet music ranges from Baroque concertos by Vivaldi and Albinoni and cornerstones of the trumpet repertory such as the concertos by Haydn and Hummel, to contemporary classics such as Luciano Berio's Sequenza...
Asrael Symphony, Op. 27 cover
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SUK
Asrael Symphony, Op. 27
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
[ Supraphon / CD - released 8/Sep/2011 ]
"this more recent Mackerras performance digs just that little bit deeper and for that reason edges nearest to the classics by Talich and Kubelík." (Gramophone Award Finalist 2011 - Orchestral)