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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 Organ / Le Deluge op.45 / Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila / Danse Macabre Gaston Litaize (organ) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Orchestre de Paris / Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon Galleria / CD - released 6/Oct/1985 ] "I certainly do not know a rival version to match this in its warmth, its power and its sumptuous sound" (Gramophone) |
BEETHOVEN / RACHMANINOV / CHOPIN / LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Valentina Lisitsa - Live at the Royal Albert Hall Valentina Lisitsa (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 26/Jul/2012 ] "This recital disc of short piano pops proves Lisitsa's technical skill rather than the potential depth or reach of her musicality. She opens, in reckless mood, with Rachmaninov's Prelude in G Minor, then settles into an elegant Für Elise" Observer... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphonies No. 1 & 4 Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Nov/1991 ] "Alexander Gibson's 1980s Sibelius cycle on Chandos, one of the first digital sets, was praised for its clean lines, propulsive phrasing, and bracing impact." MusicWeb |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: String Quartets 1 & 3 St Lawrence String Quartet [ EMI Music / CD - released 10/May/2001 ] "This is an excellent performance, and the recording is good too, an unqualified success after the qualified success of the First Quartet. This is altogether a splendid disc, although the recording by the Borodin Quartet is better still." MusicWeb |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love (Complete Opera) Stephen Varcoe (bass) Susan Gritton (soprano) / Northern Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2004 ] "Not a weaklink in the largely British cast. Donald Maxwell is a sympathetic Falstaff. And the Northern Sinfonia and Sinfonia chorus perform with exquisitely articulated verve. An absolute delight." ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) - BBC Music... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Andante Cantabile, Pezzo capriccioso / etc Steven Isserlis (cello) / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, John Eliot Gardiner [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] "Steven Isserlis's performance shires because he brings out the seriousness and beauty in Tchaikovsky's melodies as well as dazzling us with his throwaway virtuosity" 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (German Requiem arranged by the composer for two pianos and voices) Susan Gritton (soprano) Hanno Muller-Brachmann (baritone) / King's College Choir / Jose Gallardo and Evgenia Rubinova (pianos) / Stephen Cleobury [ EMI / CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "This is, in general, a well produced performance and an excellent recording which can safely be recommended to aficionados and curious newcomers alike." (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major Op.83 / Ouverture solennelle / Wedding March Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Neeme Järvi [ ORFEO / CD - released 8/Mar/1985 ] It is now time to rehabilitate Glazunov's symphonies. Whoever studies them intensively will discover some of the finest music of their time and particularly under the wonderful baton of the great Glazunov champion Neeme Järvi. |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: The Symphonies / Job / Lark Ascending / etc Tasmin Little (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 21/Apr/2004 ] "Outstanding generous measure" Gramophone Magazine Oct 2001 |
PETER ALLEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Allen: The Boy from OZ Todd McKenney & Jill Perryman / Original Cast Recording [ EMI Australia / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] The Boy from Oz is an Australian jukebox musical based on the life of singer and songwriter Peter Allen, featuring songs written by him. The book commissioned for the musical is by Nick Enright. |
MIKHAIL TARIVERDIEV / RODION SHCHEDRIN / VALERY GAVRILIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shchedrin/Gavrilin/Tariverdiev - Song Cycles Zara Dolukhanova (soprano) Nina Svetlanova (piano) [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1993 ] Rare recordings from Russia Recorded in Moscow in 1971 |
FRANCISCO GUERAU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Guerau: Poema Harmonico Hopkinson Smith (baroque guitar) [ Naive / CD ] In the mid-1970s, Hopkinson Smith was involved in the founding of the ensemble Hespèrion XX, which led to his ten-year collaboration with Jordi Savall. |
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) Bidu Sayao (soprano) Oscar Ghiglia (guitar) Magda Tagliaferro (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Villa-Lobos played with many local Brazilian street-music bands; he was also influenced by the cinema and Ernesto Nazareth's improvised tangos and polkas. For a time Villa-Lobos became a cellist in a Rio opera company. |
DAVID HAMILTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hamilton: Noises, Sounds and Sweet Airs Viva Voce conducted by John Rosser [ Viva Voce / CD - released 13/Mar/1993 ] A rich exotic collection of choral music by New Zealand composer Davis Hamilton |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 5/Aug/1988 ] "He is one of those pianists who so often seems to me to sound just right. No gimmicks, the music just speaks as it should . . . innate musicality, impeccable taste." Jed Distler, Gramophone (London) |
MIASKOVSKY / SCRIABIN / SCHNITTKE / RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Russian Music For Cello & Piano Wendy Warner (cello) Irina Nuzova (piano) [ Cedille Records / CD - released 30/Aug/2010 ] "Warner is a warm, confident and lyrical player who allows the narrative of the music to unfold like a well-told story - a skill that can only come from having real insight into the architecture and soul of this music." Classic FM |
Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli (violins), Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strictly For The Birds [ EMI Classics For Pleasure / CD - released 17/Dec/1980 ] Original recording made at Abbey Road Studios, London, November 1979 |
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Blu-ray)
[ 20th Century Fox Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 24/Aug/2012 ] British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways. |
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Cinderella [Disney] (Blu-ray)
[ Disney Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 3/Oct/2012 ] Cinderella is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Productions' 12th animated feature film Cinderella (1950). In the original film, Cinderella is voiced by American singer and actress Ilene Woods. |
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Mary Poppins [50th Anniversary Edition] (Blu-ray)
[ Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 4/Oct/2006 ] It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Embraced by millions around the world, Mary Poppins is one of Disney's most enchanting fantasies and the motion-picture hit that made "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" a household word! |
