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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Clara Wieck Variations / Humoreske / Carnival Vladimer Tropp (piano) [ Denon / CD - released 10/Apr/1996 ] Recorded in Tokyo, February1996 |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Scriabin: The Piano Sonatas Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] "My favorites, in terms of performance and discounting sound, are the 3rd, 6th, 8th and particularly the impulsive youthful 1st. I also like the 9th; here Ashkenazy manages a luminous pianissimo." (Amazon.com) |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 / Rhapsody on theme of Paganini Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] "The composer himself is far rougher with his music than Ashkenazy ever is. Those who like Rachmaninov concertos to sound forceful above all will no doubt have reservations, but rarely has this work sounded so magically poetic" Gramophone |
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BARTOK / BERG / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto / Pan & Syrinx / Amor & Digteren / Petite Suite Walter Boeykens (clarinet) Ensemble Walter Boeykens [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Aug/1994 ] Walter Boeykens was a Belgian conductor and a world-renowned clarinetist. Boeykens' impressive discography, including several critically acclaimed performances, are testimony to his status as one of the most notable clarinetists of the 20th century.... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Choral Fantasy / Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage / etc Walter Klein (piano) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Jerzy Semkow [ Vox Turnabout / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Original recordings from 1979 |
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JOHANN STRAUSS 11
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (Complete Operetta) (Rec 1960) Wilma Lipp, Gerda Scheyrer, Christa Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Ackermann [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2000 ] "The performance bubbles with affection and good spirits from start to finish. It has top-flight singers, out to enjoy themselves, aided and abetted by perhaps the best recording orchestra and chorus of its time." MusicWeb |
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MOZART / MASCAGNI / CHOPIN / VIVALDI / OFFENBACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Best-Loved Classics Volume 3 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Elizabeth Harwood (soprano) Dmitri Alexeev (piano) Placido Domingo (tenor) & others [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Jun/1988 ] The perfect introduction to the world's most popular classics with recordings drawn from the vast EMI catalogue. |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Silent Woods / Rondo (with Smetana - Bartered Bride Overture) Zara Nelsova (cello) / Saint-Louis Symphony Orchestra, walter Susskind [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Originally recorded in 1983 |
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ERNEST BLOCH / LUKAS FOSS / PAUL BEN-HAIM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bloch: Sacred Service / Foss: The Song of Songs / Ben-Haim: Sweet Psalmist of Israel Robert Merrill (baritone) Jennie Tourel (mezzo) Sylvia Marlowe (harpsichord) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/1992 ] Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was perhaps the most influential figure in classical music in the last half of the twentieth century. Composer, conductor, author, lecturer and often controversial media personality. |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantata BWV152 / Cantata BWV121 / Cantata BWV166 Ruth Holton, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, Knut Schoch / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene contemplation. |