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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Nigel Kennedy (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Classic 1991 recording of the Brahms from Kennedy |
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PIAZZOLLA / BEEASER / LEISNER / MACHADO / CORREA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music of the Americas - Tangos, Songs and Dances for flute and guitar Virginia Taylor (flute) Timothy Kain (guitar) [ ABC Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1999 ] Virginia Taylor has given recitals in all capital cities of Australia and performed as a soloist with almost all of the Symphony Australia Orchestras, as well as having been guest Principal Flute for many of these orchestras |
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VERDI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vittorio Grigolo - The Italian Tenor Vittorio Grigolo (tenor) with Danila Rigosa & Maria Cioppi / Coro e Orchestre del Teatro di Parma, Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Oct/2010 ] "Now and then there are hints of another great Italian-style tenor, the stylish Alfredo Kraus. It's there in the hushed tone Grigolo adopts for the 'Favorita del re!...Spirto gentil' from La Favorita and Manrico's elegant swagger in 'Di quella pira' |
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RACHMANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / CHOPIN / BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Art Of Ashkenazy Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Concertge Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra [ Decca / 2 CD - released 4/Mar/2013 ] Ashkenazy attended the Moscow Conservatory where he studied with Lev Oborin and Boris Zemliansky. He won second prize in the V International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955 and the first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos / Rondos Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Fou Ts'ong (pianos) / English Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Prchestra [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 17/Sep/1992 ] "I warmly recommend it for first-time Mozart listeners and well-learned Mozart scholars alike." |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8 "Pathétique", 14 "Moonlight" & 23 "Appassionata" Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] "All too rarely does one come across a record of popular, titled Beethoven sonatas which is as musically aware and as musically responsible as this" (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven Adagios: Over two and a half hours of the world's most relaxing music Vladimir Ashkenazy / Wilhelm Backhaus / Beaux Arts Trio / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / The Cleveland Orchestra / Arthur Grumiaux / etc [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 20/May/2005 ] Excellent value for money - 2 and a half hours of music on 2 CDs for less than the price of one. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Vladimir Feltsman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Masterworks / CD - released 1/Jul/1989 ] Vladimir Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at the age of eleven and he went on to win numerous competitions including the prestigious Marguerite Long International Piano Competition. |
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CHOPIN / MEDTNER / SCARLATTI / SCRIABIN / CLEMENTI / BACH / LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Horowitz - Discovered Treasures Vladimir Horowitz (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2011 ] Previously unreleased studio recordings 1962-1972 |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE / RODION SHCHEDRIN / SOFIYA GUBALDULINA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Modern Portraits II Vladimir Spivakov (director) / Moscow Virtuosi [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Dec/1993 ] "The performance is first-rate" Gramophone |
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KARL HARTMANN / IGOR STRAVINSKY / KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI / ALFRED SCHNITTKE / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Modern Portraits Vladimir Spivakov (violin & director) / Moscow Virtuosi [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Dec/1990 ] "Cleanly and brightly recorded...recommended.'" Gramophone |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 / Capriccio Italien / Francesa da Rimini Vladimir Spivakov (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Seiji Ozawa [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/1991 ] Tchaikovsky is one the pillars of classical music who cannot be ignored. Some of his works have become all time favourites. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninoff: Miserly Knight Vladislav Verestnikov, Mikhail Krutikov, Piotr Gluboky, Vladimir Kudriashov, Soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre, Audrey Chistiakov [ Harmonia Mundi Saison Russe / CD - released 7/Sep/1994 ] Recorded in Moscow, May 1993 |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: Choral Music Voces Sacrae, Judy Martin [ ASV / CD ] A beautiful disc of (mostly) World Premiere recordings, this first-ever CD to be devoted solely to the choral music of Edmund Rubbra. The earliest are the Five Motets of 1934, settings of 16th century metaphysical poems. |
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ALBAN BERG / GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berg: Lyric Suite / Verdi: String Quartet Vogler Quartett [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 24/Oct/2004 ] Originally released Feb 2007 |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler:: Das Lied Von Der Erde Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Kent Nagano [ Sony Classical / CD - released 22/Jun/2009 ] "Gerhaher is well worth hearing, and with his fabulous range of colour and immaculate diction he makes a better case for a male voice, rather than the usual mezzo, in this cycle than any baritone I've heard since Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau." Guardian |
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PALESTRINA / BRUCKNER / MENDELSSOHN / VICTORIA / FAURE / DURUFLE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mysteries Beyond - songs and chants in the praise of Mary Kathleen Bride (soprano), Mark Krucez (organ), Vinson Cole (tenor), Patrick Stephens (piano) / Voices Of Ascension, Dennis Keene [ Delos / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra, founded and directed by conductor Dennis Keene, is one of the world's premier professional choral ensembles. |
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BO LINDE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Linde: Volin Sonatas / Duos Ulf Wallin (violin) Love Derwinger (piano) Johan Silvmark (xylophone) [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Linde's music is often described as lyrical and expressive, characterized by richly contrasting passages and a fresh approach to traditional forms. (translated from Dutch) |
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BOB MERRILL
Merrill: Take Me Along Walter Pidgeon & Jackie Gleason / Original Broadway Cast [ RCA Legacy / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] Take Me Along is a 1959 musical based on the 1933 Eugene O'Neill play Ah, Wilderness, with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell |
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JOHANN STRAUSS JR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (J.): Orchestral Works Vol 2 CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Alfred Walter [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] The Marco Polo Strauss Edition is a milestone in recording history, presenting, for the first time ever, the entire orchestral output of the 'Waltz King'. |