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DOWLAND / PURCELL / MOZART / SCHUMANN / SIBELIUS / R. STRAUSS / LLOYD WEBBER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The radiant voice of Barbara Bonney Barbara Bonney (soprano) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Les Talens Lyriques, The English Concert & others [ Decca / CD - released 11/Jun/2001 ] "Barbara Bonney has a lovely voice and she knows how to use its relatively light but extremely agile qualities to fine effect. She's accurate in intonation and tasteful in expressive mannerisms...how pretty everything is-it's really a pleasant sound... |
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FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: The Merry Widow [Die Lustige Witwe] Barbara Bonney, Bo Skovhus, Bryn Terfel, Cheryl Studer / Monteverdi Choir / Vienna Philharmonic, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "A great reasonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics...Great Conducting by Gardiner, the singers in the main parts are enjoyable." Review |
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MOZART / SCHUBERT / WOLF / FAURE / BACH / HAYDN / J. STRAUSS
The Best Of Barbara Bonney Barbara Bonney (soprano), with Geoffrey Parsons (piano) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra [ Teldec / CD - released 10/Aug/1995 ] "Barbara Bonney (is) a charmingly provocative Susanna" (Penguin Guide on 'The Marriago of Figaro') |
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RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (Complete Opera with full libretto) Barbara Frittoli, Jose Cura, Carlos Alvarez, Simon Keenlyside / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca / CD - released 10/Mar/2000 ] 'The recording is rich, spacious and brilliant with glorious orchestral playing, making one marvel at the beauty and subtlety of Leoncavallo's orchestration.' A Key Recording, from The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. (I Pagliacci) |
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TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Negro Spirituals Barbara Hendricks (soprano) Dmitri Alexeev (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/1984 ] "Hendricks is accompanied by pianist Alexeev....she is radiant and unaffected." BBC Music |
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AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Barber: Quiet City / 8 Poems of Emily Dickinson (with music and songs of Barber) Barbara Hendricks (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra. Michael Tilson Thomas [ EMI Encore / CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] Encore - a specially priced reissued label |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bernstein: Candide Overture / On the Town / Facsimile / Prelude, Fugue and Riffs / etc Barbara Lieberman (piano) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin / City of Birmingham Symphony, Paavo Javi [ EMI American Classics / 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. |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Sonata in B minor / etc (with works by Webern & Berg) Barry Douglas (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Apr/1992 ] Originally recorded in June 1991 |
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KNECHTL / REINHARDT / QUANTZ / GRAUN / ROLLIG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Baroque Horn Concertos Barry Tuckwell (horn) with Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown [ Decca / CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] Tuckwell was born in Melbourne and studied in Sydney. His first appointments were when he was just fifteen and he played with the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras. Leaving Australia for England in 1950 he held various posts and in 1955 was... |
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W. A. MOZART
Rudolf Barshai Vol.1 (LP) The Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai [ Melodiya / LP - released 7/Oct/2014 ] Firma Melodiya revisits the art of the Rudolf Barshai, an outstanding domestic musician and founder of the first chamber orchestra in the USSR. Once the Moscow Chamber Orchestra founded by Barshai and a few other enthusiasts in the Thaw period... |
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LUDWIG AUGUST LEBRUN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lebrun: Oboe Concertos vol.1 Bart Schneemann (oboe) / Radio Chamber Orchestra / Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor [ Channel Classics / CD - released 12/Jun/2001 ] 'Stylish, sparkling concertos in performances and recording to match. A delightful disc.' Editor's Choice - Gramophone |
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VINCENZO BELLINI / GAETANO DONIZETTI / GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cecilia Bartoli - An Italian Songbook Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), James Levine (piano) [ Decca / CD ] Recorded August 1996, Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth |
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GIACOMO ANTONIO PERTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Perti: Grands Motets Basler Madrigalisten, Ensemble Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci [ Pan Classics / CD - released 11/Apr/2005 ] "Dolci directs her stylish forces in excellent performances of three large-scale sacred motets written for the prince: Perti's beautifully coloured music is made meltingly lyrical." Sunday Times |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Arias Kathleen Battle (soprano) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Orchestra of St. Lukes, John Nelson [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] Arias for soprano and violin |
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ARTHUR HONEGGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Honegger: Symphonies 1-5 / Pacific 231 / Rugby Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Charles Dutoit [ Erato Ultima / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/1998 ] "There's enough variety and invention here to convince anyone that Honegger is a grievously under-rated composer. The Bavarioan Radio Orchestra under Charles Dutoit plays with dedication." Five Stars BBC Music Mag (June 2006) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Sinfonia Domestica / Tod und Verklarung Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] Very rare and hard to find! |
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ALBERT LORTZING
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lortzing: Der Wildschutz (complete opera) Hermann Prey, Anneliese Rothenberger, Fritz Wunderlich /Bayerischen Staatsoper Munchen, Robert Heger [ EMI Classics The Opera Series / 2 CD Box Set - released 14/Jan/2007 ] Original 1964 recording |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (recorded 1992) Bayreuther Festspiele / John Tomlinson, Bodo Brinkmann, Kurt Schreibmayer, Graham Clark, Linda Finnie / Daniel Barenboim (con) [ Warner Music Vision / Unitel DVD / DVD Box Set - released 1/May/2010 ] "Barenboim manipulates his orchestra with Furtwänglerian virtuosity, huge rits, pauses and all, tailor-made to the stage drama." Gramophone 2007 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Lohengrin (highlights recorded in 1993) Bayreuther Festspiele / Paul Frey, Cheryl Studer, Gabriele Schnau, Ekkehard Wlaschiha / Peter Schneider(cond) [ Philips / - released 20/Sep/1995 ] "Schneider conducts effectively; Studer, Schnaut and Wlaschiha impress." BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Lohengrin (complete opera filmed in 1993) Bayreuther Festspiele / Paul Frey, Cheryl Studer, Gabriele Schnau / Peter Schneider(cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 DVD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] G - "Film director Herzog (Fitzcarraldo) creates an atmospheric staging amid glaciers and stone circles. Schneider conducts effectively; Studer, Schnaut and Wlaschiha impress." BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** |