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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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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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ANTONIO VIVALDI / BENEDETTO MARCELLO / GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Flute Concertos & Sonatas Severino Gazzelloni (flute) / RSI Orchestra, Donato Renzetti, with Brunoi Canino (clavicembalo & piano) [ Ermitage / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Jan/1993 ] This remarkable flutist and teacher was just as much at home with contemporary music as with the classics. He began his studies as a pupil at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn/Bruch: Violin Concertos Gil Shaham (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] Recordings: London, Watford Town Hall, 8/1988 & 12/1988 (Bruch) |
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JOUBERT / BRITTEN / LEIGHTON / McDOWALL / McCABE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Music for Oboe and Strings Jinny Shaw (oboe) / Orchestra Nova, George Vass, with Sarah Trickey (violin) [ Guild / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "The Orchestra Nova are exemplary and sensitive throughout to the disparate styles represented. Jinny Shaw proves herself to be a very fine soloist with a beautifully rich tone which balances perfectly with whatever combination is thrown at her" MW |
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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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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera recorded in 1976) Sherrill Milnes, Fiorenza Cossotto, José Carreras, Ruggero Raimondi / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ EMI / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/1986 ] "There is no weakness among the set's principals. Cossotto remains just about the most idiomatic of Ladies on disc and encompasses the role with full tone and biting diction. At mid-price the Muti represents very good value and the performance is in |
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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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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Macbeth (Complete Opera with libretto) Shirley Verrett, Piero Cappuccilli, Placido Domingo / Milan La Scala Chorus; Milan La Scala Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD Box Set - released 5/May/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "scrupulously prepared, executed and recorded." (Gramophone) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Ballet Suites 1, 2 & 3 Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jan/1989 ] Original recording: City Hall, Glasgow & The Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow. April 1988 |
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BERG / R. STRAUSS / DUPARC / POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sine Bundgaard - Songs with Orchestra Sine Bundgaard (soprano) / Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Matthias Pintscher [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/2005 ] Sine Bundgaard is one of her generations leading scandinavias sopranos. She has an ongoing international carreer in leading european operahouses and is especially in demand as an excellent Mozart-singer. |
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SCHUBERT / JOSEF & JOHANN STRAUSS / DVORAK / MOZART / BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Conductors of the 20th Century - Erich Kleiber Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI The Great Conductors / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2002 ] The greatest conductors the world has ever known |
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ZOLTAN KODALY / BELA BARTOK / LEO WEINER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sir Georg Solti - The Last Recording (Limited Edition Souvenir Booklet) Sir Georg Solti, conducting the Budapest Festival Orchestra & Choir of Hungarian Radio & TV [ Decca / CD - released 20/Oct/1998 ] This disc was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Awards for "Best Classical Album" and "Best Choral Performance." A portion of the proceeds from sales of this disc will be given to the Solti Foundation.. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals (with Bizet's Jeux d'enfants) Sir John Gielgud (narrator) Vivian Troon, Roderick Elms (pianos) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrea Licata (cond) [ Royal Philharmonic / CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] In line with the tradition begun by Sir Thomas Beecham, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues to be closely associated with some of the world's outstanding conductors and soloists. |
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FRANZ von SUPPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Suppe: Overtures, Vol. 2 (Incls Boccacio & Die Schone Galatea [The Beautiful Galatea] ) Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice, Alfred Walter [ Marco Polo / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Marco Polo is to be commended for this Suppe compilation. The sonics are fine and the program notes are more than adequate. Highly recommended - TW - High Performance Spring 1995 |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / GRIEG / MOZART / SCHUMANN / LISZT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Icon: Solomon - The Master Pianist Solomon (piano) with various orchestras & conductors [ EMI Icon / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2008 ] "Noble, characterful and poetic musicianship..a strong, solid conspectus of Solomon's art. Strong on Beethoven of course, with a representative concerto arsenal; good representative Mozart; a serious-minded collection in fact, befitting Solo's... |
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EDVARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Orchestral Music: Symphonic Dances Op.64; Six Songs for voice and orchestra, etc Solveig Kringelborn (soprano) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic / Gennady Rozhdestvensk [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Jul/2002 ] Rozhdestvensky's direction is adroit, affectionate and imaginative - Gramophone |
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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 |