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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Organ Music from Guildford Cathedral, The Albert Hall, Nottingham, Coventry Cathedral and Kidderminster Town Hall Philip Moore, Michael Overbury, Christopher Bowers Broadbent and Andrew Millington (organists) [ Priory LP Archive Series Vol 4 / CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] "...Priory contines to admirable project of remastering the best of its LP recordings from the 1980s and making them available as CDs...all played brilliantly by Christopher Bowers Broadbent...all brilliantly captured by Priory's very capable... |
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MICHEL LEGRAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Magic - Kiri sings Michel Legrand Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / London Studio Orchestra, Michel Legrand [ Teldec / CD - released 17/Aug/1992 ] "The result is a wonderful kaleidoscope of vocal sounds which could never be applied to classical music but which could only have come from a classically trained singer." MusicWeb |
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GABRIEL FAURE / MAURICE DURUFLE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Requiem / Durufle: Requiem Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) Lucia Popp (soprano) Siegmund Numsgern (baritone) / Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/1997 ] Recorded at All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London: January & July, 1977 |
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PURCELL / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / GRANADOS / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri in Recital Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/May/1990 ] "..it should immediately be added that the soprano's tone is fresh, her responsiveness to words keen, the pianist's touch very evidently guided by a refined, lively intelligence, and the programme a delight in the variety." Gramophone |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Concertos for bassoon, strings and continuo Klaus Thunemann (bassoon) / I Musici [ Philips / CD - released 8/Sep/1985 ] A generously-filled programme featuring 6 of Vivaldi's 39 Bassoon Concertos in which the distinguished bassoonist Klaus Thunemann is partnered with one of the great baroque music ensembles, I Musici. Vivaldi's 39 bassoon concertos (two are... |
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MORTON FELDMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Feldman: Piano and String Quartet Kronos Quartet, with Aki Takahashi (Piano) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Sep/1993 ] "The Feldman experience par excellence." Gramophone Feb 1994 |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: 4 Ballades / Barcarolle / Fantasie Krystian Zimerman (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/May/1988 ] Born in 1956 in Zabrze, Poland, Krystian Zimerman began playing the piano at the age of five; he later studied with Andrei Jasinski at the Music Conservatory in Katowice. He embarked upon his international career after winning the 1975 Warsaw Chopin... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas Nos.128 - 131 Kurt Equiluz, Paul Esswood, Alan Bergius, Max van Egmond / Collegium Vocale, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Das Alte Werk / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/1989 ] Original recording from 1983 One of the first recordings using historical instruments, with boys' choirs and boy soloists for most soprano and some alto parts. Adult soloists include the tenor Kurt Equiluz. |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Romance (with Bartok-Rhapsodies 1 & 2) Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccado Muti [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 20/Jun/1997 ] In a career that has already spanned more than twenty-five years, Kyung-Wha Chung has been one of the most sought-after musicians on the international stage. |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata (with Bach: Cantatas BWV131 & BWV198) Gloria Prosper, Adrienne Albert, Richard Levitt, Melvin Brown, Marni Nixon / Gregg Smith Singers, Texas Boys Choir, Columbia Baroque Ensemble, Robert [ Sony Essential Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/Mar/1996 ] Monteverdi recorded at the American Legion Hall, Hollywood, January 1967. Digitally remastered in 1996 |
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FRANCESCO GEMINIANI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Geminiani: Concerti Grossi La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Originally recorded in September 1984 |
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VINCENCO BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: I Capuleti E I Monteccchi (complete opera recorded in 1999 with libretto) Jennifer Larmore, Hei-Kyung Hong, Paul Groves, Robert Lloyd / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Donald Runnicles [ Teldec Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/1999 ] "Donald Runnicles offers a fresh and sympathetic reading of Bellini's 'Romeo and Juliet' opera with an outstanding cast…Though the competition is strong, the Teldec set scores both in its casting and in its fullness of sound." (Penguin Guide *** Key |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 11 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano & director) / Norwegian Chamber Orchestra [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] Winner Gramophone Awards 2000 - Concerto |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 "Leningrad" Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] Recorded at the Konserthus, Oslo, in April 1988. |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV47 (complete oratorio recorded in 1989) Lisa Saffer, Judith Nelson, Patricia Spence, Jeffrey Thomas, Michael George Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD Box Set - released 16/Jan/1997 ] Recorded at the Berkeley Festival, University of California at Berkeley, June 15 & 17, 1989 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 8 London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ EMI / CD - released 2/Aug/1987 ] Recorded At - No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, July 1986 |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Serenade No.10 in B flat for 13 Wind Instruments K.361 London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble [ EMI Eminence / CD - released 5/Feb/1985 ] Recorded in St Barnabas Church,London - August 1984 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Symphony No.1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Tragic Overture London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 1/Oct/1991 ] "Sawallisch's is taut and thrilling, lean and powerful" (Gramophone) |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/1986 ] "The performance is fresh and has a lively spontaneity. It is particularly good in the famous dances of Act 2, which have the orchestra on their toes.... excellent value." (Gramophone) |
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LEO DELIBES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delibes: Coppelia [Complete Ballet] (with Massenet - Le Carillon) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Ballet Edition / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Aug/2014 ] This recording of Coppelia with the L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the earlier of two made by Richard Bonynge, was the top recommendation when BBC Radio 3 compared different recordings in its programme Building a Library in 2010. |