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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: The Young Lady and the Hooligan Op 124c (ballet) Russian Symphony Orchestra, Mark Gorenstein [ Harmonia Mundi Saison Russe / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] Shostakovich composed many ballet scores, which kept the income flowing in and also kept him in the good books of the increasingly brutal dictatorship of Josef Stalin as many of these ballets were little more than Soviet propaganda exercises. The... |
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WILLIAM SCHUMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schuman: Symphony No. 10 / New England Triptych / American Festival Overture Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 19/Sep/1992 ] William Schuman was born on 4 August 1910, in New York City. His first musical studies centered on the violin, though a passion for jazz and popular music led him to teach himself a variety of instruments. |
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ERWIN SCHULHOFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schulhoff: Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 5 Michael Riscjhe (piano) / Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Gunther Schuller [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1995 ] This is one of the most powerful symphonies written in clear connection to the approach of World War II in Europe. Its immediate suppression by Nazi authorities made it a virtually unknown work until its rediscover years after its composition. |
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FRANZ BERWALD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berwald: Symphony No. 1 / Symphony No. 4 San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt [ Decca / CD - released 20/Nov/1993 ] Franz Berwald was a one-off, who only achieved renown in his native Sweden near the end of his life but whose five symphonies (one early, then four numbered, mature works each with an evocative subtitle) absorb influences such as Mendelssohn and... |
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CECIL COLES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Coles: Music from Behind the Lines Sarah Fox (soprano) Paul Whelan (baritone) / BBC Scottish Symphony, Martyn Brabbin [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "His orchestral writing is highly accomplished; and the dramatic flair suggests a potential opera composer…excellent singing and committed playing." (BBC Music Magazine) |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Symphonies Nos. 35 'Haffner', 36 'Linz', & 32 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 10/Jul/1988 ] "The new reissue is most likely to appeal to Mozart novices, but seasoned collectors with some or all of these works already in their collections could benefit from adding this inexpensive CD." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb July 2011) |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 / Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1 Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (cond) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1985 ] "As a Prokofiev interpreter Neeme Järvi is among the best." Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphonies No. 9 'Choral' Sheila Armstrong, Anna Reynolds, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics La voix de son maitre / CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] "The expansive phrasing and ripe orchestral sonorites Giulini favors always are anchored by strong rhythmic underpinning and careful attention to accents and note values " ClassicsToday |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: Symphony No. 1, Op. 44, etc. Howard Shelley (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD ] It was not until 1937 that Rubbra's first symphony was completed. Symphonies 2, 3 and 4 followed in quick succession, the fourth being completed in March 1942. |
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SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tippett: Symphony No. 1 / Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Howard Shelley (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1985 ] Michael Tippett's Symphony No. 1, received positive reviews from Classics Today and the Penguin Guide, which awarded it a 3-star rating for general excellence. Critics praise the committed performance and Chandos' first-class production and recording... |
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AARON AVSHALOMOFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Avshalomoff: Orchestral Works Vol 3 - Piano Concerto / Symphony No.3 Larissa Shilovkaya (piano) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Avshalomov, David Avshalomov [ Marco Polo / CD ] Aaron Avshalomov was a Russian-born Jewish composer. His work included several ballets, two operas, a violin concerto, four symphonies and a flute concerto. |
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DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Soundtrack from Tony Palmer's film 'Testimony' London Philharmonic, David Nolan, Rudolf Barshai [ Tony Palmer / CD - released 2/Mar/2009 ] The soundtrack to Tony Palmer's remarkable film portrait of composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Rudolf Barshai. |
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JOHAN SVENDSEN
Svendsen: Norwegian Suites / Romeo and Juliet / Zorahayda South Jutland Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "The South Jutland Symphony Orchestra has had Carl Gararguly, Iona Brown and Niklas Willén among its past conductors and this shows in the excellence of their ensemble…deserves special praise." MusicWeb |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No 3 in D minor 'Wagner Symphony' Staatskapelle Dresden, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Hanssler Profil / CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2017 ] "[the Dresden Staatskapelle] bring a feeling for the special sound world of this version that beats all rivals" BBC Music Five Stars Orchestral Choice March 2017 |
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ANTON RUBINSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubinstein: Symphony No. 2 "Ocean" / Ballet Music from 'Feramors' State Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovchin [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1994 ] Recorded in October 1993 in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. |
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VINCENCO BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bellini: Beatrice Di Tenda (complete opera with libretto) Edita Gruberova, Vesselina Kasarova, Igor Morosow / ORF Symphony Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg [ Nightingale / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Gruberova is a more involved singer than Sutherland, a brilliant technician and a musician of considerable finesse" BBC Music (comparing versions) |
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LOWELL LIEBERMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liebermann: Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lowell Liebermann [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "...his playing is both rich in poetic insight and alive to the tonal allure of the score … an outstanding release that can be warmly recommended' (Hi-Fi News) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 Stephen Hough (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/1998 ] "Technical perfection and very good sound are certainly present in Virgin's new issue...Stephen Hough is a fine young artist." (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Complete concertos 2 (Incls Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" & Triple Concerto) Stephen Kovacevich (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, with Henryk Szeryng (violin) & Janos Starker (cello) [ Decca Duo / CD - released 27/Oct/1994 ] "..beautifully-judged textures-limpid, clean and with a wide range of sonority and very sensitive pedalling...both performances are worthy of the very highest comparisons, from the majority of which they will emerge unscathed." (Gramophone) |