These are the best-selling Classical titles this week at Marbecks and www.marbecks.co.nz.
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS & OTHERS
Saint-Saens: Carnival Of The Animals [plus 'Grandpa Christmas'] The Kanneh-Masons with Michael Morpurgo and Olivia Colman [ Decca / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Carnival is a very special collaboration between Academy Award-winning actor Olivia Colman, children's... |
Andrea Bocelli
Believe [ Sugar / Decca / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Believe follows Andrea Bocelli's record-breaking 'Music for Hope' performance at Easter from the historic... |
EDWARD ELGAR / GARETH FARR
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor op.85 / Farr: Cello Concerto 'Chemin des Dames' Sebastien Hurtaud (cello), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey (conductor) [ Rubicon / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] New Zealand composer Gareth Farr wrote his cello concerto after discovering some family history. His... |
JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: No longer mourn for me & other works for cello Steven Isserlis (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Trinity Boys Choir, Omer Meir Wellber [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Oct/2020 ] "Steven Isserlis has understood how to draw out the vocal quality in both those pieces and adapt it... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Variations Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "No qualifications are required for Angela Hewitt's new Beethoven album..Hewitt's touch is remarkably... |
HANDEL / BACH / TORELLI / HUMMEL / MARCELLO / etc
Magic Trumpet Alison Balsom (trumpet), with Alina Ibragimova (violin) / The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director, harpsichord and organ) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] "I realised from early on that it wasn't just a trumpet, it was a voice that could seemingly do anything... |
BRAHMS / DVORAK / HAHN / STRAUSS / etc
Morgen: Songs For Cello & Piano Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "The purpose of transcriptions has never been to "improve" the original, nor has it been to stimulate... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Original Three Tenors Concert in Rome (CD plus DVD): 30th Anniversary Edition Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras / Zubin Mehta [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD/DVD - released 21/Jul/2020 ] 30 years ago, on the starry evening of 7 July 1990, on the eve of the Italia '90 FIFA World Cup, an... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Jonas Kaufmann - It's Christmas! Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] With his new album It's Christmas! Jonas Kaufmann echoes his own holiday memories and joys, celebrating... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: The Cello Sonatas Viola De Hoog (cello), Marten Root (flute), Mikayel Balyan (piano) [ Vivat / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] Acclaimed Dutch cellist Viola de Hoog presents Mendelssohn's two great cello sonatas.With a lifetime... |