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SAINT-SAENS / GOUNOD / BERLIOZ / MASSENET / THOMAS / LALO / BIZET / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Denyce Graves - French Opera Arias Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) / Orchestre Philhamonique de Monte Carlo, Marc Soustrot [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 28/Feb/2004 ] ""Connais-tu le pays" from Mignon, taken very slowly, is sung with a ravishing legato and beautifully shaded tone. Dalila is one of Graves' signature roles and she delivers both arias impressively...Sound is excellent" ClassicsToday |
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PIAZZOLLA / VITIER / ELIAS / VILLA-LOBOS / VALDES / GUASTAVINO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Denyce Graves - The Lost Days - Music in the Latin Style Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) / Pablo Ziegler (piano) Hector del Curto (bandoneon) Pablo Aslan (bass) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 28/Feb/1999 ] Denyce made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1995 and has appeared at many opera houses. Though her repertoire is extensive, her signature parts are the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: By George, It's Gershwin Derek Metzger & Tina Cross / Auckland 'Pops' Philharmonia Orchestra, Tommy Tycho [ Atoll Records Stage and Screen Series / CD - released 2/Aug/1996 ] Recorded live at the Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. May 4th, 1996 |
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ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: Energy / Four Temperaments / Volcano / etc Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band, James Watson [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] 'Marvellously played … superlative … performances of a calibre I do not recall ever hearing before. Strongly to be recommended to serious listeners of any persuasion' (Gramophone) |
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FRANZ SCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schmidt: The Four Symphonies Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Musical Heritage Society / 4 CD Box Set - released 3/Mar/1999 ] "The Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Jarvi play with a freshness and enthusiasm that are totally persuasive. They almost sound Viennese, and the recordings are very good indeed." Penguin Guide |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: 1812 Overture / Capriccio italien / Romeo and Juliet / Marche Slave Detroit Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington D.C.,Antal Dorati [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 3/Feb/1987 ] Features the classic recording of the 1812 Overture with the real bells and cannons! |
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SAMUEL BARBER / CHARLES IVES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives: Symphony No 1 / Barber: Three Essays for Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1992 ] "when you throw in Chandos' richly reverberant and solidly impactful sound, Järvi's coupling is pretty hard to beat." ClassicsToday.com |
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FRANZ SCHMIDT / RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schmidt: Symphony No. 1 in E major / R. Strauss: Four Symphonic Interludes from 'Intermezzo' Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] "The Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Jarvi play with a freshness and enthusiasm that are totally persuasive. They almost sound Viennese, and the recordings are very good indeed." Penguin Guide |
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CHARLES IVES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "Järvi leads both works with his characteristic drive, transmitting his enthusiasm to a Detroit Symphony Orchestra that responds with nimble and highly energetic playing" ClassicsToday |
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MEYERBEER / OFFENBACH / SAINT-SAENS / GOUNOD / ROSSINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Marches and Overtures a la Francaise Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray [ Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 11/Oct/1993 ] The original Three Track original recording Recorded in 1959 - 1960 |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Kammersymphonie No 2 / Verklarte Nacht Op. 4 / Suite in G for Strings Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Mario Venzago [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/1991 ] Recorded in Frankfurt, 1987 & 1989 |
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GERSHWIN / RODGERS / BERLIN / HERRMANN / SCHOENBERG / WAXMAN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg in Hollywood Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, John Mauceri [ Decca / CD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] "Enormously exhilarating. Mauceri certainly has his own ideas about Schoenberg's music, and they are excellently presented by the two Berlin orchestras and by Decca's lean sound." Fanfare, November 1997 (Schoenberg in Hollywood) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Ruckert-Lieder Dietrich Fischer Dieskau (baritone) / Berlin Philharmonic, Karl Bohm / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/1990 ] "Ozawa's 1977 Boston recording of Mahler's First Symphony is alert and clear-sighted with a fine youthful sheen to it. It was also very vividly recorded." |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / etc Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Gerald Moore (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Schubert Masterworks / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] The partnership of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore produced some of the greatest recordings of the 20th century. Their traversal of the Schubert Lieder for male voice is a monument to the art of recording; their interpretations of the three... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Gerald Moore (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1997 ] "This is the young Fischer-Dieskau, unfettered and open-hearted, the voice buoyant over that unmistakable rhythmic pulse." (The Times) |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (complete opera recorded in 1978) Dimiter Petrov, Todor Kostov, Nicola Ghiuselev / Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Atanas Margaritov [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Sep/2011 ] Khovanschina occupied the composer during 1872, as Boris was being 'adjusted' to suit the theatre authorities ahead of the premier. |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Scriabin: Symphonies Nos 3 & 5 / Reverie Vladimir Krainiev (piano) / Chor des Baterischen Rundfunks, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester, Frankfurt, Dmitry Kitaenko [ RCA Classics / CD - released 2/Sep/1994 ] Recorded October 1993 (Sym 5) & January 1994 (Sym 3) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Golden Mountains / Trilogy About Maxim Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Michail Jurowski [ Capriccio / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Original recordings from 1994 |
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BORIS TISHCHENKO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tishchenko: Symphony No. 7, Op. 119 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] Often considered the direct heir to the legacy of Shostakovich, Tishchenko studied with both Galina Ustvolskaya, a one-time pupil of Shostakovich, and the great man himself. A professor at the St Petersburg Conservatory since 1986, Tishchenko is a... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Piano Quartets Nos 1 & 2 Domus [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER "Domus have the requisite lightness of touch and subtlety, and just the right sense of scale and tempo." Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide |