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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). |
ARTHUR BLISS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bliss: Checkmate / Adam Zero / Meditations on a theme of John Blow Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birminham Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ EMI / CD - released 1/Mar/1980 ] "...lively, committed performers who appear to believe in every note of these works." (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 |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV114, BWV57 & BWV155 Ruth Holton, Knut Schoch, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar / 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... |
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 |
SARASATE / ELGAR / KREISLER / CHOPIN / SHOSTAKOVICH / LISZT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sarah Chang - The Debut Recital Sarah Chang (violin) Sandra Rivers (piano) [ EMI American Artistry / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] Gramophone Magazine proclaimed, "This is an astonishing disc. Sarah Chang's playing will enthrall and captivate in equal measure." |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works and Concertos (Deluxe Edition) Seong-Jin Cho (piano) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/May/2025 ] Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho releases the deluxe version of his two recently released albums Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works and Ravel: The Piano Concertos, created to celebrate Ravel's 150th birthday anniversary. This edition further presents... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Rudolf Serkin Rudolf Serkin (piano) / Adolf Busch Chmaber Players / London Symphony Orchestra / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ Deutsche Grammophon / EMI / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Rudolf Serkin (28 March 1903 - 8 May 1991) was a Bohemian-born pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas Volume 1 K. 281 in B flat and K. 576 in D Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] In 1989, Sharon Joy Vogan embarked on a project with RNZ Concert to record all eighteen of Mozart's piano sonatas, and his Fantasias. Sharon completed 14 recordings and those presented here are drawn from that historical collection made available... |
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FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: Das Land des Lachelns [The Land of Smiles] Siegfried Jerusalem, Helen Donath, Martin Finke / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Willi Boskovsky [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 18/Oct/1982 ] "This set comes with obvious pedigree. Siegfried Jerusalem is a first-rate, intelligent singer with an easy tenor voice that imparts to "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" a natural passion and fluency." Gramophone |
