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ARTUR LEMBA / EDUARD TUBIN / LEPO SUMERA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Estonian Piano Concertos Lauri Vainmaa ([iano) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer [ Finlandia / CD - released 20/Oct/1997 ] Recorded at the Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn, Estonia, May-June 1997 |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeni Mravinsky [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1993 ] Recorded live in the Large Hall of the Leningrad Conservatoire November 3, 1957 |
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COPLAND / LISZT / MOZART / RAVEL / RACHMANINOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Leon Fleisher Leon Fleisher (piano) with the Cleveland Orchestra & Baltimore Symphony [ Sony / Philips / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] In the 1950s, Fleisher signed an exclusive recording contract with Columbia Masterworks. He is particularly well known for his interpretations of the piano concerti of Brahms and Beethoven, which he recorded with George Szell and the Cleveland... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Symphonies Nos 42, 45 "Farewell", 46, 47, 51 & 65 L'Estro Armonico, Derek Solomons [ Sony / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Nov/1985 ] "nearly all of these performances stand up well to comparison with a number of period-instrument recordings that succeeded them." Gramophone Magazine |
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ANDREW IMBRIE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Imbrie: Requiem / Piano Concerto No. 3 Lisa Saffer (soprano) Alan Feinber (piano) / The New York Virtuoso Singers, Riverside Symphony, George Rothman [ Bridge / CD - released 2/Feb/1999 ] 2000 Grammy Nominee: Best Contemporary Composition Fanfare: Critic's Choice, Best of Year |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Complete works for solo instrument & orchestra Peter Frankl (piano), Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Laszlo Varga (cello), Westphalian Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, etc [ Vox Box / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Oct/1991 ] Robert Schumann's ambitions as a pianist were thwarted by a weakness in the fingers of one hand, but the 1830s nevertheless brought a number of compositions for the instrument. (booklet notes by Richard Freed) |
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FRANZ SCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Symphony No.4 / Variations on a Hussar's Song London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most [ EMI Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/1996 ] Writing in The Symphony (ed. Robert Simpson, Penguin Books: 1967) the late Harold Truscott made out a strong case for Franz Schmidt. He robustly dismissed the notion that his music does not travel. "It 'travels' very well, when allowed to do so" |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Gortchakov) (with Prokofiev: 'Classical' Symphony) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur [ Teldec Basic Edition / CD - released 16/Aug/2001 ] "Masur conducts an often electrifying performance, while a spritely rendition of Prokofiev's Classical Symphony completes (the) disc." BBC Music |
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MOERAN / ROOTHAM / BAX / ALWYN / ARNOLD / WORDSWORTH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Symphonies London Philharmonic Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Lyrita / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2016 ] "this is a very significant release which really deserves to be snapped up by everyone, not least those who still cling to the discredited belief that when it comes to composing symphonies, Britain has always been in the second division." MusicWeb |
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SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Parry: Symphony No. 2 'The Cambridge' / Symphonic Variations London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Oct/1992 ] "Bamert proves a masterly interpreter and takes us convincingly through the symphonic terrain of a highly influential composer....The sound is rich and full to match the outstanding playing." Penguin Guide |
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ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moeran: Sinfonietta / Symphony in G minor / Overture for a Masque London Philharmonic Orchestra / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ Lyrita / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] "Classic versions still unmatched and now stealing with nonchalant confidence the poll place in the Moeran discography" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb March 2007) |
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ROBERT SAXTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saxton: Concerto for Orchestra / The Circles of Light / etc London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] Robert Saxton was born in London in 1953 and started composing at the age of six. Guidance in early years from Benjamin Britten and Elisabeth Lutyens was followed by periods of study at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Complete Ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/1987 ] "Now reissued at bargain price this must be now be one of the best bargains in town, although it must be emphasized that this remains a very strong contender even if it remained at full price." (Prokofiev official website) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor 'Scottish' / Symphony No.4 in A major 'Italian' London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Decca Originals / CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] 'Abbado's outstanding Scottish Symphony is beautifully played and the LSO responds to his direction with the greatest delicacy of feeling, while the Italian Symphony has a comparable lightness of touch, matched with lyrical warmth' Penguin Guide |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / Marche Slave London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) [ IMP Classics / CD - released 13/Dec/2005 ] "A first-class ...recording of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony...a very striking performance, Russian in feeling yet ..never going over the top." Gramophone |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky in America London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] Stravinsky spent over three decades in America, and the achievements of those years cannot be summarized in a single CD. This one, though, has been absorbingly programmed to chart the progress from his early years there, awkwardly coming to terms... |
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ZOLTAN KODALY / BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok/Kodaly: Concertos For Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/2010 ] These are excellent performances from the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by the great Spanish conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. |
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MASSENET / MEYERBEER / ADAM / THOMAS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ballet Gala: Le Cid, Hamlet & Les Patineurs London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] "the record enjoyably enough fills some gaps in the catalogue, and performance and recording are first class." (Gramophone) |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY / FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: The Tempest / Liszt: Symphonic Poem No.1 London Symphony Orchestra, Yondani Butt [ ASV / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Yondani Chak Cheung Butt (January 13, 1945 - August 28, 2014) was an orchestral conductor. He was born in Macao of Chinese parentage. He studied music at Indiana University and the University of Michigan. He also had a PhD in chemistry, on which... |
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CHARLES IVES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives: Symphonies 1-4 / Orchestral Sets 1 & 2 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta / The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2000 ] Orchestral works by this most significant and influential American composer! |