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RICHARD STRAUSS / ANTON BRUCKNER / HUGO WOLF
Renee Fleming in Concert (recorded live in 2011 & 2012) Renee Fleming (soprano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 5/Mar/2018 ] Two unforgettable evenings showcase the artistry of Renée Fleming alongside Christian Thielemann's mastery of the Austro-German Romantic idiom...."Beautifully filmed and recorded … worthy of special praise." (MusicWeb Nov 2013) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Renee Fleming: Sacred Songs - Live from the Mainz Cathedral Renee Fleming (soprano) with the Mainzer Domchor & the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen conducted by Trevor Pinnock [ Decca Music Group Limited DVD / DVD - released 30/May/2006 ] On Sunday, 13 November 2005, the renowned American soprano, Renée Fleming, performed a selection of the world's best-loved sacred songs and arias in front of a packed audience in Mainz's beautiful Romanesque Cathedral. |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Telemann: Italian Opera Arias Nuria Rial (soprano) / Kammerorchester Basel, Julia Schroder [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 14/Nov/2011 ] "Rial's enchanting recital with the Basel Chamber Orchestra comprises high-quality arias...the orchestral performance is beautifully poised to support Rial's serene soprano?" BBC |
RICHARD NUNNS
Tuhonohono: The Weaving Richard Nunns / Judy Bailey / Steve Garden [ Rattle Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] Tühonohono, marries European (read ECM) form with Pacific texture. This is an unashamedly lush, ambient, spacious album, evoking a sense of mystery as it weaves together the strands of two apparently distant musical tonalities. |
JOHN CORIGLIANO / AARON COPLAND / LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland/Corigliano: Clarinet Concertos Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) / London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 30/Sep/1988 ] "Corigliano's clarinet concerto is the first by an American composer to have entered the standard repertoire since Aaron Copland's clarinet concerto." Wiki |
JACOB WEINBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weinberg: Piano Concerto 2 / String Quartet Op. 55 / etc Jorge Federico Osorio (piano), Patrick Mason (baritone) / Bingham String Quartet, Barcelona Symphony, National Orchestra of Catalonia [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 3/Apr/2006 ] This compact disc features world premiere recordings of three works by JACOB WEINBERG (1879-1956), who was born in the Ukraine to a cultured, assimilated family and studied first at the Moscow conservatory and then in Vienna. |
CLARKE / GIBBONS / BLOW / PURCELL / CROFT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Excellent Art of Voluntary Robert Costin (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "The clean lines and fresh-faced feel to Costin's performances makes for an absolutely charming listening experience" (International Record Review Septermber 2011) |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Herbert Howells Organ Music Robert Costin (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 4/Aug/2006 ] "The recording is very good, at times outstandingly so...this is an excellent disc which would make a very good introduction to Howells's organ music." International Record Review, March 2007 |
BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci (complete opera with libretto) Roberta Alexander, Stefan Stoll, Simon Estes, Della Jones / Berlin Radio Chorus, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/1995 ] "The cast is a strong one, dominated by the burnished tone of Roberta Alexander in the title role of the abused daughter. Della Jones as her stepmother Lucrezia is equally fine" BBC Music |
Various Composers
Caruso (1873) Roberto Alagna [ Sony Classical / CD ] Superstar tenor, Roberto Alagna, returns with his sensational new album Caruso. Caruso 1873 is Alagna's tribute to the Neapolitan singer who Alagna considers to be the greatest tenor of all time. Alagna honours his legendary predecessor with a... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (Complete opera recorded in 1996) Lyon Opera / Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Scaltriti, Simone Alaimo, Elena Dan / Evelino Pido (cond) [ Decca / RM Associates DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2003 ] "Frank Dunlop's witty, unvarnished view of Donizetti's country comedy, updated to the 1930s, is delightful to see, wondrous to hear." Gramophone |
DONIZETTI / BELLINI / MOZART / PONCHIELLI / VERDI / PUCCINI / ROSSINI
Casta Diva: Famous Italian Arias and Scenes BLU-RAY Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, Yvonne Kenny, Eva Marton, Ann Murray, Dame Joan Sutherlan and others [ Arthaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Feb/2019 ] This collection of Famous Arias and Scenes, opera's finest, most exciting moments, will dazzle opera lovers and newcomers alike. |
GOUNOD / MASSENET / DONIZETTI / RABAUD / ROSSINI / CILEA / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Roberto Alagna Roberto Alagna (tenor) / The London Philharmonic, Richard Armstrong [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Dec/1995 ] Very rare - Now currently unavailable |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Four Violin Concertos Roberto Michelucci (violin) Felix Ayo (violin) Leo Driehuys (oboe) / I Musici [ Philips Eloquence / CD - released 22/Nov/2003 ] "A pleasing conspectus of I Musici's evolving approach to Bach playing at the dawn of the 1960s." (MusicWeb July 2002) |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Musicians / Roger Waters (narrator) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] Rock legend Roger Waters has adapted the narration and recorded Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale where he narrates the whole of this harrowing modern fairy tale himself. |
BO HANSSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hanson: Endless Border & other choral works Royal Holloway Choir, Rupert Gough [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "The three dozen voices of the Royal Holloway Choir bring impressive reserves of stamina and concentration to bear on these sometimes difficult pieces." (BBC Music). |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Gloriana (complete opera recorded in June 2013) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Susan Bullock, Toby Spence, Patricia Bardon, Mark Stone, Kate Royal / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "At its moments of greatest drama and pathos this 2013 production is undeniably effective." (MusicWeb) |
BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: Ma vlast (Includes Vltava) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Classics For Pleasure / CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] Recorded at Abbey Rd Studio, London, 1964 |
SAINT-SAENS / FAURE / BERLIOZ / MASSENET etc
Sandrine Piau - Si j'ai aimé Sandrine Piau (soprano) / Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/May/2019 ] Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Recital BBC Music Award Finalist 2020 |
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