Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar/Bloch/Kabalevsky/Tchaikovsky/R. Strauss: Concertos and works for cello and orchestra, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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PUCCINI / BIZET / DVORAK / OFFENBACH / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: 40 Most Beautiful Arias Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, José Cura, Angela Gheorghiu, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Nothing stirs the soul and tugs at the heartstrings more than an inspired operatic aria. Warner Classics CD set 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS collects forty of the most moving ones the world has known on this star-studded collection. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Sumi Jo Collection Sumi Jo (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Nov/2011 ] Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her generations' most sought-after sopranos. |
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HENRY PURCELL / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Sound the Trumpet - Royal Music Of Purcell And Handel Alison Balsom (natural trumpets) / The English Consort, Trevor Pinnock [ Warner Classics / CD - released 19/Oct/2012 ] "For historical accuracy, she plays the valve-less "natural" trumpet: it really does appear to offer a more direct access to the human voice, a quality confirmed when she duets with countertenor Iestyn Davies" (The Independent) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Cello Suites Steven Isserlis (cello) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 26/May/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2007 'Isserlis asserts the music's dance roots, whether through his thrusting accents or by sweeping through with a winning lilt … Just listen to Isserlis, Bach and your heart, and the music that never dies' (Times) |
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Kathleen Ferrier
Kathleen Ferrier (A Film by Diane Perelsztejn) [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD/DVD - released 3/May/2012 ] Marking the centenary of Kathleen Ferrier's birth, Diane Perelsztejn's specially-extended feature-length film traces the remarkable life - and tragically brief career - of one of the greatest singers of all time. Drawing on recently-discovered... |
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KABALEVSKY
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 50 (with Rimsky-Korsakov-Piano Concerto) Hsin-ni Liu (piano) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Kabalevsky's most lasting achievement was in the field of music education, notably his development in later years of a programme for music in schools. His Third Piano Concerto, 'Dedicated to Soviet Youth', completes the trilogy of instrumental... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
1612: Italian Vespers I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 14/Jun/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Early Music |
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BRAHMS
Cello Sonatas Torleif Thedeen (cello) Roland Pontinen (piano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Torleif Thedéen and Roland Pöntinen's performances here are on a grand scale, with opulent tone highlighted by a splendid recording...There's refinement and delicacy aplenty, too" (Gramophone) |