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HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Les Francs-juges Overture Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Jul/1987 ] Recording location: Krannert Center, University of Illinois, May 1972 (Symphonie) and 1974 |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (with Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] Original recording made in Chicago 1980 & 1981 |
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Clark Terry, with Jeff Lindberg and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra
Clark Terry - George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess [ Americana Music / CD - released 19/Mar/1999 ] Gil Evans' historic arrangement of excerpts from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess folk opera became one of the most important records ever released by trumpeter Miles Davis. But no one else revisited this score until it was transcribed by Jeff... |
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SAMUEL BARBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Barber: The Lovers / Prayers of Kierkegaard Dale Duesing (baritone) Sarah Reese (soprano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra and chorus, Andrew Schenck [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 8/Jun/1991 ] "The Samuel Barber "The Lovers" by Koch is a well-regarded recording of Barber's cantata based on Pablo Neruda's poetry, alongside "Prayers of Kierkegaard". The recording is praised for its strong performances, particularly by Dale Duesing." |
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FRANZ SCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schmidt: The Four Symphonies Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Musical Heritage Society / 4 CD Box Set - released 3/Mar/1999 ] "The Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Jarvi play with a freshness and enthusiasm that are totally persuasive. They almost sound Viennese, and the recordings are very good indeed." Penguin Guide |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Moses und Aron (complete opera recorded in 1984) Franz Mazura, Philip Langridge, Barbara Bonney / Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2007 ] 'Solti gives Schoenberg's masterly score a dynamism and warmth which set it firmly - if perhaps surprisingly - in the grand romantic tradition...As Aaron, Philip Langridge is lighter and more lyrical." Penguin Guide |
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DUKAS / OFFENBACH / ROSSINI / TCHAIKOVSKY
Solti at the Ballet [Incls 'La Boutique fantasque' & 'Gaîté Parisienne'] Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "an absolutely splendid recording …This Solti performance [of La Boutique fantasque] is sheer delight, played as it is with a combination of style and gusto it needs; a most exhilarating performance …this is an excellent debut on Decca" Gramophone |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 8 'Symphony of a Thousand' Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger, Rene Kollo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Legends / CD - released 10/Apr/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D (with extra DVD of Beethoven Violin Concerto - 1st movement) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 20/Nov/1999 ] The classic 1977 recording reissued with an DVD bonus of the first movement of Beethoven's Violin Concerto live with the Berlin Philharmonic, filmed in 1992. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Double Concerto Op 102 (with Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Feb/1997 ] "Perlman's 1993 Chicago version, strong and volatile, was recorded live… It makes an excellent coupling… with the powerful Perlman / Ma version of the Brahms Double Concerto" The Penguin Guide *** |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem [German Requiem] Op. 45 Janet Williams, Thomas Hampson / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Apex / CD - released 7/Feb/2011 ] "Barenboim's Chicago reading is grippingly compulsive." Penguin Stereo Guide |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (J.S.) - St Matthew Passion (Arias and Choruses) Kiri te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Chicago Sym., Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records / 3 CD - released 11/Nov/1990 ] Classic recording with a top-line cast lead by our Kiri |
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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors / My Christmas Kirsten Gunlogson (soprano) Ike Hawkersmith (treble) Todd Thomas (baritone) / Chicago Symphony Chorus / Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Alastair Willis [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Naxos have done well to bring such a strong performance to the catalogue at budget price. It all adds up to a fine seasonal treat to be enjoyed with a cup of mulled wine and a mince pie." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |
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CHARLES IVES
Charles Ives Symphonies No.s 1 & 4 Michael Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus [ MUSIC ON CD / CD ] Charles Ives (1874-1954) was a late-Romantic composer with an important spiritual statement to make. His polyrhythms, "dissonance", etc, were only parts of the even more adventurous techniques he used in getting closer to the specific streams of... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 3 Michelle DeYoung (mezzo) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Bernard Haitink [ CSO Resound / 2 CD - released 15/Jun/2007 ] "this is an emotionally compelling rendition that holds its own with any version on the market, and it will satisfy any Mahlerian with its many passages of profound beauty, childlike playfulness, and spiritual ecstasy." ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide |
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CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Organ Symphonies (Complete), Vol. 2 - Nos. 3 and 4 Wolfgang Rubsam (organ of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Charles-Marie Widor was a hugely influential and venerated musician in his day, and his innovative organ symphonies are both a pinnacle of the repertoire and a testament to his creative and technical mastery of the instrument. |
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Cannon, Toronzo & The Chicago Way
The Preacher, The Politician & The Pimp [ Alligator / CD - released 20/Sep/2019 ] |
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Chicago
Chicago IX: Greatest Hits Expanded [ Rhino / CD - released 8/Aug/2025 ] Chicago's first greatest hits collection, Chicago IX, was originally released in 1975. The chart-topping album collected the hit singles and fan favorite album cuts from their first eight studio recordings. In celebration of the album's 50th... |
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Chicago
The Chicago Story [ Rhino Records / CD - released 2/Sep/2002 ] Digitally remastered single disc colleciton from one of the most successful American rock bands ever. Includes a 16 page booklet with liner notes and photos. |
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Smith, George & The Chicago Blues Band
Blues With Feeling - A Tribute To Little Walter [ Bgo / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] |