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RICHARD STRAUSS / CHRISTOPHER HEADINGTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss/Headington: Violin Concertos Xue-Wei (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jane Glover [ ASV / CD ] The Strauss Violin Concerto was first performed publicly on 5 December 1882, in the Bösendorfersaal of the Herrengasse in Vienna. The soloist was the dedicatee Benno Walter. Strauss himself played his own piano reduction of the orchestral parts.... |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY / BELA BARTOK
Stravinsky: Firebird (complete ballet) / Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin Suite, Piano Concerto No 3 Yefim Bronfman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live / 2 CD - released 14/Oct/2016 ] "...the combination of largeness of scale and extreme tonal refinement in Yefim Bronfman's solo Bartok playing is answered with wonderful specificity by conductor and orchestra. It's a concert well worth recreating at home" BBC Music |
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Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli (violins), Alan Claire Trio, etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jealousy [ EMI Music / CD - released 26/Jul/2005 ] A classic album from these two masters of their art. Full of fun and infectious music-making, the recording is supplemented here with tracks from the 1975 LP 'Fascinatin' Rhythm'. |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
Play Gershwin Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli (violins) [ EMI / CD - released 12/Nov/1988 ] Today it does not look in the least absurd, but in the early 1970s it seemed strange to match a self-taught, somewhat unorthodox jazz violinist who came to prominence with the guitarist Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France with a... |
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J. S. BACH / GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Sonatas and Partitas Vol 1 Alberto Lysy (violin) / Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Sir Yehudi Menuhin [ Discover International / CD - released 2/Apr/2001 ] Alberto Lysy (1935-2009) was a critically acclaimed Argentinian violinist celebrated for his rich, warm tone, intense musicality, and strong technical ability |
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BACH / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / DVORAK / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / BLOCH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Yehudi Menuhin plays favourite encores Yehudi Menuhin (violin) [ Biddulph / CD - released 21/Jun/1996 ] These discs feature a collection of shorter, virtuosic pieces that Menuhin often performed at the end of concerts, with Biddulph Recordings releasing a series of these remastered recordings Piano - Ferguson Webster (tracks: 4, 9, 10, 17), Hendrik... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 / Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town' / etc Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 23/Feb/2007 ] Recorded in All Saints', Tooting, 29 September 1970 and 19 February 1971 |
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ALEXANDRE MOSSOLOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mossolov: Works for piano Russudan Khuntsaria (piano) / Orchestre Symphonique D'Etat D'URSS, Vladimir Kojoukhar [ Harmonia Muindi Russian Season / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] "Under Stalinism, Mosolov adhered to Soviet realism, composing with Kyrgyz and Turkmen folk music. Conflicts with authorities led to his expulsion from the Union of Soviet Composers (1936), a Gulag term (1937) reduced by professors' intervention." |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (with works by Scriabin) (LP) Yevgeny Kissin (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 25/Feb/2022 ] In 1988 pianist Evgeny Kissin, then 17 years old, started his world career with an electrifying interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 at the Berliner Philharmoniker's New Year's Eve Concert. |
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AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland: Third Symphony & Music for Theatre Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "Well-played and expertly recorded." - Billboard |
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J. S. BACH
Yo-Yo Ma: The Bach Project: Cello Suites - Live from Athens BLU-RAY Yo-Yo Ma (cello) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/May/2020 ] In 2018, Yo-Yo Ma began a two-year journey, setting out to perform Johann Sebastian Bach's six suites for solo cello in one sitting, across 36 locations on 6 continents. |
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EDGAR MEYER / TRADITIONAL
Appalachia Waltz Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Edgar Meyer (bass) Mark O'Connor (violin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Yo-Yo Ma joins double-bassist Edgar Meyer and fiddler/violinist Mark O'Connor |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Sonatas for Cello and Piano Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Emanuel Ax (piano) [ Sony Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 25/Jun/1987 ] Grammy Awards 29th Awards (1986) Best Chamber Music Recording [for sonata no 4 & variation] |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Cello Concerto / Adagio & Allegro for cello & piano in A flat major, Op. 70 / etc Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Emmanuel Ax (piano) / Bayerischen Rundfunks Sinfonie-orchester / Sir Colin Davis [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Mar/1988 ] "Yo-Yo Ma's playing is always distinguished by great expressive refinement and tonal sophistication. His account of the concerto is keenly affectionate...those wanting the present coupling need not hesitate." (Gramophone) |
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YO-YO MA / STUART DUNCAN / EDGAR MEYER / CHRIS THILE
Not Our First Goat Rodeo Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Stuart Duncan (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), Chris Thile (mandolin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] The music featured in this stunning album is so complex to pull off that the group likens it to a goat rodeo - an aviation term for a situation in which 100 things need to go right to avoid disaster |
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BACH / MEYER / SAINT-SAENS / MORRICONE / VIVALDI / TAN DUN / etc
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Gold Series) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) with various guests & accompaniments [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] "Discs with snippets like this have to be taken for what they are: appetizers for further exploration or just agreeable easy listening. What is never in doubt is the high quality of the playing and recording." (MusicWeb) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (with Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3) [recorded in 2009] Yuja Wang (piano) / Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Euroarts DVD / DVD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] "Every visual detail caught by the eye becomes woven into the aural tapestry of Mahler's First Symphony. The tension is high from the beginning as spring rustles into life. Abbado carefully paces each surge in energy, each mood transformation. Every... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Yuri Bashmet Volume 1 Yuri Bashmet (viola) & Mikhail Muntian (piano) [ Melodiya / LP - released 18/Aug/2014 ] Firma Melodiya presents chamber music by Johannes Brahms performed by Yuri Bashmet and Mikhail Muntian. Two Viola Sonatas, Op. 120, by Johannes Brahms composed in 1894, signify an actual completion of the composer's creative life and the epoch of... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT / ROBERT SCHUMANN / MAX BRUCH / GEORGES ENESCO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert / Schumann / Bruch ./ Enesco Yuri Bashmet (viola) & Mikhail Muntian (piano) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 10/Aug/1991 ] "Yuri Bashmet (viola) and Mikhail Muntian (piano) are highly praised for their RCA recordings....MusicWeb International praises their collaborative performance style, describing them as a "true duo" with "strong readings". |
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STRAUSS / LEHAR / HEUBERGER / KALMAN / MOZART / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / HANDEL / etc
Richard Bonynge: The Opera Collection Yvonne Kenny, Isabel Buchanan, Joan Sutherland, Deborah Riedel, Heather Begg, Angela Denning, etc / Richard Bonynge, conductor [ ABC Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 9/May/2025 ] Richard Bonynge is renowned as one of the finest opera conductors of his generation. His musicianship has been acclaimed around the globe - but it is at home in Australia that many of his closest musical collaborations have developed. |