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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Music for Piano Duet (Volume One) Christoph Eschenbach, Justus Frantz (pianos) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "Christoph Eschenbach and Justus Frantz give no quarter in terms of performance or recorded sound - still highly recommended" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.29-32 Christoph Eschenbach (piano) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "(These) are performances of stature and should be snapped up without delay at this bargain price." Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Christoph Escenbach Christoph Eschenbach (piano) with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol. 24 / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "Christoph Eschenbach is perhaps fortunate to have secured a niche in this particular pantheon. His career as a solo pianist featured a brilliant exposition but little in the way of a development or recapitulation." Gramophone |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Schöpfungmesse / Harmoniemesse Christoph Prégardien, Ruth Ziesak, Susanna Spicer, Bernarda Fink / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Philips / 2 CD - released 7/Oct/2002 ] Gramophone Magazine July 2002 - Editor's Choice |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Te Deum Op.22 (with Mozart: Kyrie in D minor K341) Christopher Czaja Sager (piano) [ Hanssler Classic / CD - released 1/Nov/1998 ] Live recording from the Semperoper in 1998, of the concert celebrating the 450th anniversary of the Edition Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden |
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FRANCIS POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 2 Christopher Maltman (baritone) Felicity Lott (soprano) Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Lorna Anderson (soprano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "Jonathan Lemalu has two cameos, embodying solemnity and wry fun...Martineau is the binding presence as he responds to both songs and singers with a transparent understanding of character." BBC Music |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un gentilhombre (with Walton: Bagatelles) Christopher Parkening (guitar) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ EMI Classics / CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] Parkening has recorded over 20 albums for Angel and EMI Classics. He has been nominated twice for a Grammy Award. |
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CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands / Flute Concerto / Symphony No.1 Patrick Gallois (flute) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ BIS / CD ] Recording data: 1987-05-18 (Overture): 1989-06-14/16 (Concerto; Symphony) at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden |
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CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Symphony No.5 Op.50 / Violin Concerto, Op 33 Dong-Suk Kang (violin) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Now out of print and available as down load only |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C D.944 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Schippers [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Recorded in 1978 |
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ADRIAN WILLAERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Willaert: Missa Mente tota & Motets Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "It's a beautifully conceived and immaculately realised sequence, sung with simple directness by the six male voices of Cinquecento in a nicely churchy, but never overpowering, acoustic." (The Guardian) |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Bernstein (Incls 'Divertimento for Orchestra' & Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story') City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin etc [ EMI Classics Essential / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI / CD - released 30/Sep/1986 ] Shostakovich's triumphant Symphony No. 10 is a work of liberatory spirit, performed here by Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN / GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Planets / Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] Original recordings from 1981 & 1986 (Britten) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem / Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle [ EMI Studio Plus / CD - released 30/Sep/1993 ] The Sinfonia da Requiem, composed in 1940, was Britten's first major work for full orchestra without a soloist and is now regarded as the finest of all of Britten's orchestral works. |
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RACHMANINOV / PONCE / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Virtuoso Vengerov Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Virtuosi, Vag Papian, piano [ EMI Classics / CD ] "Here is a young virtuoso at the peak of his form enjoying himself from first to last in music undemanding on the ear if not the technique." Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas Claudio Arrau (piano) [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] "Everything about these performances exudes wisdom and empathy" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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JACOB OBRECHT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Obrecht: Missa Malheur me bat / Motets by Obrecht & Martini The Clerk's Group, Edward Wickham [ Gaudeamus / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] Recorded At - St. Andrew's Church, West Wratting |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Orchestral Music from Der Ring des Nibelungen, Die Meistersinger, Tristan und Isolde Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/1992 ] Wagner: Ring Excerpts by Szell - The Greatest Recordings EVER! - Television reviewer Dave Hurwitz |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 / Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 Clifford Curzon (piano) / National Symphony Orchestra, Boyd Neel, Enrique Jorda [ Dutton Concert Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/1998 ] "I found myself listening spellbound to Curzon's playing. This is the Curzon who, at the age of 39, was only now emerging into the full light of an international career after a long and inspiring apprenticeship with such a teacher as Arthur Schnabel" |