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EDWARD ELGAR / ANTHONY PAYNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar/Payne: Symphony No 3 - Sketches Robert Gibbs (violin) David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ NMC / CD - released 28/Jan/2002 ] Elgar's complete sketches for the 3rd Symphony, exactly as the composer left them, are brought to life by pianist David Owen Norris, Robert Gibbs playing Reed's own violin and the BBCSO with a commentary from Anthony Payne. |
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FERDE GROFE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite / Piano Concerto in D minor Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Ferde Grofe, with Jesus Sanroma (piano) [ Philips Legendary Classics / CD - released 11/Oct/1989 ] Recorded 1960 35 MM Magnetic Film Recording Originally recorded on Everest |
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FRANCIS POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Poulenc: Concertos / Choral Works / Orchestral Works Pascal Roge (piano/harpsichord) Sylviane Deferne (piano) Peter Hurford (organ) / Orchestre National de France, Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 14/May/2007 ] "The excellence of the performances is matched by first-rate and meticulously balanced Decca sound." Penguin Guide |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Scriabin: Piano Concerto / Works for solo piano Roger Woodward (piano) / Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart [ ABC Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Feb/2016 ] Recorded on 10, 11 & 16 April, 1999 (Opp. 2-16, 32-59) and 1 & 2 August, 1991 (Opp. 61-74) in the Eugene Goossens Hall. |
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BEETHOVEN/LISZT & BACH/BUSONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Amazing Mr Smith - Beethoven: Symphony No 7 / Bach: Chaconne Ronald Smith (piano) [ Nimbus / CD ] The two great piano transcriptions contrasted on this record demonstrate the unique range and adaptability of the modern concert-grand. While Busoni's piano arrangements of Bach's chaconne for solo violin may be described as a triumph of expression,... |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Szymanowski: Myth Rosanne Philippens (violin) Julien Quentin (piano) / NJO / Xian Zhang [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2015 ] "a significant talent whose varied tonal palette especially suits Szymanowski's music...Philippens connects wellwith Szymanowski's sensual muse." Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Pieces Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) [ Teldec Basic Edition Vol. 11 / CD - released 10/Sep/2001 ] Original recording from 1977 |
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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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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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HERBERT HOWELLS / EDMUND RUBBRA / HAMILTON HARTY / RUTLAND BOUGHTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sarah Francis - Music for oboe Sarah Francis (oboe), Peter Dickinson (piano), The Rasumovsky Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] A very attractive reissue' (Classic CD) |
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GERSHWIN / SCHOENBERG / COLE PORTER / KERN / NICHOLAS / FLANDERS AND SWANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Blah Blah Blah and other trifles ... (Recorded at a concert in Wigmore Hall, London, on 17 June 1988) Sarah Walker (mezzo soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] 'One of the happiest records you could wish to find, as well as one of the funniest' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Piano Quartets Op, 15 & Op. 45 Nos 1 - 3 Scheuerer Quartet [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] Originally recorded in February 1994 |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos / etc Ragna Schirmer (piano) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Günther Herbig [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2006 ] "Schirmer has an agile technique, a clean attack, a crisp tone, a sprightly sense of rhythm, and a winning way with phrasing a melody." AllMusic |
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SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / R. STRAUSS / WOLF / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Unpublished Lieder & Songs Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Gerald Moore, Walter Gieseking (piano) [ Testament / CD - released 20/Nov/2000 ] Testament is an artist-based label, not restricted to any particular period of recording history, and its releases are selected from the archives of some of the largest record companies and radio stations in the world. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Don Juan / Burleske / Serenade / Till Eulenspiegel Sergei Edelmann (piano) / The Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Oct/1991 ] Very rare and hard to find! |
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MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 1 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] "A thoroughly enjoyable 69 minutes in the company of Tanyel and Moszkowski" International Record Review |
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MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 2 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'Tanyel plays as if the pieces were written with her in mind on recordings of near-textbook perfection' (Gramophone) |
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MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 3 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] 'Once again [Tanyel's] performances are of the most engaging insouciance and dexterity' (Gramophone) |
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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... |