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JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Kullervo, Op.7 Eeva-Lilsa Saarinen (mezzo-sop) Jorma Hynninen (bar) Ida Haendel (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ EMI Classics Matrix / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] "The 1971 performance is still a considerable one, and the analogue recording has plenty of atmosphere." (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70/1 "Ghost" & Op. 97 "Archduke Eggner Trio [ Classics Live / CD - released 7/Jun/2006 ] The Eggner Trio is an acclaimed Austrian piano trio composed of three brothers: Georg Eggner (violin), Florian Eggner (cello), and Christoph Eggner (piano). They are known for their high-quality performances and extensive touring, particularly in... |
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GRACE WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Williams: The Dancers / Two Choruses / Ave Maris Stella / Six Gerard Manley Hopkins Poems Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) Helen Watts (contralto) Caryl Thomas (harp) / Richard Hickox Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Mar/1999 ] "The recorded sound is excellent. .. I found this a fascinating disc. Anyone interested in fine choral writing and singing - or in exploring a new pathway in music - should seek it out. And I predict we will be hearing more of Grace Williams." A.R.G. |
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Elaine Paige
Celebrating 40 Years on Stage / 2009 [ BlinkTV DVD / DVD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] Filmed in Sydney at The State Theatre a beautiful old Edwardian venue on 31st October. It s a Greatest Hits tour celebrating her 40th Anniversary in showbiz, and includes some new material (including a song written for her, when she was in Evita, by... |
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INGVAR LIDHOLM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lidholm: Greetings from an Old World / Toccata e Canto / Kontakion / Ritornell Elemer Lavotha (cello) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] Recording made in 1991, 1992 & 1993 |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI / GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Classic Recitals - Elena Souliotis sings Verdi and Donizetti Elena Souliotis (soprano) / Orchestra dell'Opera di Roma. Oliviero de Fabritiis [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 10/Oct/2004 ] Greek-born Elena Souliotis enjoyed a short but meteoric career in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She had first appeared as Santuzza in Naples in 1964 and this was followed by her American debut two years later when she sang Helen of Troy... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: The Orchestral Songs Vol 2 Elena Zaremba (contralto) Ilya Levinsky (tenor) Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Apr/1995 ] Recorded : Gothenburg, Gothenburg Concert Hall, 3/1994 |
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY / SAINT-SAENS / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elena Zaremba - Portrait Elena Zaremba (mezzo-soprano) / Berliner Symphomiker, Lior Shambadal [ Arte Nova Voices / CD - released 27/May/2004 ] "She is no less impressive as Lel in The Snow Maiden and as louring Marfa. All these parts exploit to the full her innate gifts to project drama and character." Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elina Garanca - Aria Cantilena Elina Garanca (mezzo) / Staatsopernchor Dresden / Staatskapelle Dresden / Fabio Luisi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jan/2007 ] 'Debuts like this are rare...a radiantly lovely voice, elegant phrasing...sheer vocal beauty.' Die Presse |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 8 'symphony of a Thousand' / Des Knaben Wunderhorn Elisabeth Connell, Edith Wiens, Felicity Lott, Hans Sotin, etc / Tiffin School Boys' Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2001 ] 'This Symphony of a Thousand is one of the superlative Mahler performances on record. It is very moving and the choral singing and orchestral playing are magnificent. As a rounded and convincing account of this... |
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BACH-GOUNOD / SCHUBERT / LISZT / PALESTRINA / MOZART / ROSSINI / VERDI / FLOTOW / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inspiration: Ave Maria Elisabeth Grummer, Monika Frimmer, Anneliese Rothenberger, Heperion XX, Kolner Kammerchor, etc [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 20/Jul/2011 ] Music with a sacred theme beautifully performed by some of the leading artists from the Warner catalogue. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann/Brahms: Lieder Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 - 23 April 1952) was a German soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She left a substantial legacy of recordings. |
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MOZART / SCHUBERT / GLUCK / R. STRAUSS / WOLF / SCHUMANN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Recital Carnegie Hall 25th November, 1956 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), George Reeves (piano) [ EMI References / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Jun/1988 ] Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (Complete Opera recorded in 1963 with libretto) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Hanny Steffek / Philharmonia Orchestra / Karl Bohm [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1988 ] "The two sisters are gloriously sung - Schwarzkopf and Ludwig bring their immeasurable talents as Lieder singers to this sparkling score and overlay them with a rare comic touch." RECOMMENDED RECORDING (Classical Good CD Guide 2004) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2000 ] The folk songs and poems of the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn), first published in the early 19th century, played a crucial role in Mahler's development as a composer. Encompassing the vast range of expression in these 12... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No 9 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Hongen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann / Bayreuther Festival, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 3/Jul/1997 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
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FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: Die lustige Witwe [Merry Widow] / Das Land des Lachelns [Land of Smiles] (operettas) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Erich Kunz, Nicolai Gedda / Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra / Otto Ackermann [ Warner Classics The Opera Series / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] The Record Guide described Schwarzkopf in Die lustige Witwe as 'enchanting from end to end' and said that in Das Land des Lächelns it is her 'radiant loveliness of tone that enchants us first, but also the consummate, irresistible artistry' |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Mass in B minor (recorded 1952-3) / Mass in B minor (excerpts recorded 1950) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Haffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Heinz Rehfuss & Kathleen Ferrier / Philharmonia Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker / von Karajan [ EMI Classics Historical / 2 CD - released 20/May/2006 ] Described in its first review in The Gramophone as 'a landmark in the history of the gramophone', this recording of the B minor Mass was made a couple of years after Herbert von Karajan had conducted Bach's masterpiece in Vienna at a festival in... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No 9 'Choral' Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop), Elisabeth Hongen (Mezzo), Julius Patzak (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass) / Wiener Singverain & Philharmoniiker, Herbert von Ka [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] Recorded November and December.1947, at Musikvereinsaal, Vienna. |
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MOZART / BEETHOVEN / WEBER / WAGNER / R. STRAUSS / HEUBERGER / J. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Diva Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) with Josef Metternich (baritone) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1999 ] Schwarzkopf later made her official debut at the Royal Opera House on 16 January 1948, as Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute, in performances sung in English, and at La Scala on 29 June 1950 singing Beethoven's Missa solemnis. |