The following classical CD titles are thoroughly recommended by the team at Marbecks.
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POULENC / SAINT-SAENS Celebrating the organ Thomas Trotter at the Organ of Auckland Town Hall, with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra |
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[ Atoll / CD ] Release Date: Friday, 20 June, 2008
"Three cheers (and more) for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's new Celebrating the Organ CD." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
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DVORAK Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2 Goldner String Quartet / Piers Lane (piano) |
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[ Hyperion / CD ] Release Date: Wednesday, 10 March, 2010
'The performers offer an immensely satisfying and unmannered performance' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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ALLEGRI / BARBER / TAVENER & others A Year at King's College Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury |
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[ EMI Classics / CD ] Release Date: Monday, 21 June, 2010
The Choir of King's College Cambridge, arguably the world's most famous choral group, treats music lovers to a tour of the ecclesiastical year from Advent through to Ascension. |
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HANDEL / MARCELLO / VIVALDI / SCARLATTI / etc Rosso - Italian Baroque Arias Patricia Petibon (soprano) with Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon |
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[ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ] Release Date: Tuesday, 1 June, 2010
"Her voice is absolutely extraordinary. The higher her register, the stronger her tone, pouring out in a molten flow of shining beauty...And it's not just Petibon's voice. It's also the dramatic impulse running alongside, pulsing and throbbing in step with every expression of sorrow or revenge in the texts." The Times, 23rd April 2010 ***** |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / DELIBES / PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN Ballerina: The World’s Favourite Ballet Music [2 CD set] Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev / Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste / Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano |
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[ Warner Classics / 2 CD ] Release Date: Wednesday, 5 May, 2010 "For sheer enjoyment, though, I would definitely place it at the top of the pile. I would urge anyone who loves this music to make a point of hearing Nagano's outstanding reading." (Gramophone on Coppelia)... |
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J. S. BACH Arias Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bass-baritone) with Sara Macliver (soprano) / Orchestra of the Antipodes on period instruments |
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[ ABC Classics / CD ] Release Date: Thursday, 10 June, 2010 Acclaimed singer Teddy Tahu Rhodes brings his wonderful artistry and rich voice to these beautiful bass arias by the great master, JS Bach. The complete cantata No. 82 'Ich habe genug' is joined by joyous duets with soprano Sara Macliver, and highlights from St Matthew Passion and well-known cantatas such as 'Sleepers Wake' and 'Now Thank We All Our God'. Heartfelt... |
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