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BACH / HANDEL / PURCELL / PAISIELLO / GIORDANI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Let The Bright Seraphim Kiri te Kanawa, Luica Popp, Marjana Lipuvsek, Robert Holl, Roberta Alexander, Olaf Bar, Jose Carreras, Janet Baker, Elly Ameling, etc [ Philips Golden Baroque / CD - released 25/Jan/1996 ] Jesu joy of man's desiring, Bist du bei mir, When I am Laid in Earth, The Trumpet Tune, Let the Bright Seraphim, and more |
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CILEA / PUCCINI / CHARPENTIER / MASSENET / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri Te Kanawa: Diva Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Staatskapelle Dresden [ EMI Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/1996 ] The best of Kiri in one package! |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Sole Amore Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / Lyon Opera Orchestra, Kent Nagano [ Erato / CD - released 10/Oct/2019 ] Though she rarely sang opera later in her career, Te Kanawa frequently performed in concert and recital, gave masterclasses, and supported young opera singers in launching their careers. (Wiki) |
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IRVING BERLIN / RICHARD RODGERS / COLE PORTER / JEROME KERN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri: Blue Skies Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra [ Decca / CD - released 22/Sep/1985 ] Kiri Te Kanawa gained legendary status almost overnight after her sensational debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1971. From then, she moved rapidly into the front rank of international opera, and... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery (complete opera) Kirov Opera & Ballet / Anna Netrebko, Larissa Diadkova, Nikolai Gassiev, Aleksander Gergalov / Valery Gergiev (conductor) [ Philips DVD / DVD - released 5/Jan/2006 ] 'The lively Kirov production.is a delight. What is most remarkable is the overall quality and consistency of the cast. Anna Netrebko was splendid as Louisa, singing with limpid, agile tone.' New York Times |
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KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Icon: Kirsten Flagstad - The Supreme Wagnerian Soprano [5CDs special price] Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ EMI Icon / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2010 ] Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962) enjoyed a successful career singing opera and operetta in Scandanavia, and was considering retirement when she was catapulted to international fame in 1935 after a sensational appearance at the Metropolitan Opera in New... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Concertos for bassoon, strings and continuo Klaus Thunemann (bassoon) / I Musici [ Philips / CD - released 8/Sep/1991 ] "The recording is clear, the pacing and tempi perfect and the overall appeal higher than you might have thought if you didn't know the repertoire. It's worth getting to know!" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera recorded in 1977 with libretto) Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber (conductor), Ileana CotrubaČ™ (soprano), Placido Domingo (tenor) etc... [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 21/Nov/1985 ] Recorded in 1977 NOTE: Slightly damaged outer cardboard cover |
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LEOPOLD KOZELUH / FRANZ JOSEPH FROHLICHh
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kozeluh/Frohlich: Concertos For One Piano Four Hands And Orchestra Kölner Klavier-Duo Kalvelage/Krücker, Kölner Rundfunkorchester, Florian Merz [ Koch Schwann / CD - released 22/Sep/1998 ] Recorded: IV. 1997 |
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VINCENT D'INDY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: D'Indy: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 Kodaly Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Recorded: 20 June, 3, 28 and 29 October 1989, at the Italian Institute in Budapest. |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas Nos BWV179, BWV199 & BWV113 Magdalena Kozena, William Towers, Mark Padmore, Stephen Loges / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Archiv / Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Oct/2000 ] A live performance of Bach's Cantatas for the 11th Sunday after Trinity. Features Magdalena Kozena's stunning performance of BWV199 "Mein Herze schwimmt in Blut" |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor / Concerto for Violin & Piano Gidon Kremer (violin) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] Original recording from 1989 |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Sonatas K.533 & K.570 / Fantasia in C minor / Variation on "nser Dummer Pöbel Meint" Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Nov/2010 ] "These interpretations - excellent to outstanding - are interpretations of today." Gramophone Recommends, August 2010 |
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PHILIP GLASS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glass: String Quartets Nos 2 - 5 Kronos Quartet [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 9/Sep/2000 ] Since its inception in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has emerged as a leading voice for new work. Combining a unique musical vision with a fearless dedication to experimentation |
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MORTON FELDMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Feldman: Piano and String Quartet Kronos Quartet, with Aki Takahashi (Piano) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Sep/1993 ] "The Feldman experience par excellence." Gramophone Feb 1994 |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: The Violin Sonatas Krysia Osostowicz (violin) / Susan Tomes (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Feb/2006 ] 'Two outstanding performances. A marvellous disc, both as a performance and as a recording' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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TORU TAKEMITSU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Takemitsu : Solo Piano Works Kumi Ogano (piano) [ Philips / CD - released 19/Sep/1992 ] "These are extremely measured, difficult sound sculptures in which lyrical impulses are denied and cathartic moments avoided. Ogano plays them with all the reticence the composer, present at the sessions, could possibly want." Los Angeles Times |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas Nos.180-184 Kurt Equiluz, Jan Patrick O'Farrell, Alexander Raymann, Paul Esswood / Collegium Vocale, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Das Alte Werk / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/1989 ] Original recording from 1984 One of the first recordings using historical instruments, with boys' choirs and boy soloists for most soprano and some alto parts. Adult soloists include the tenor Kurt Equiluz. Booklet contains translations |
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KURT WEILL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weill: Dreigroschenoper [Threepenny Opera] with other songs by Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill Kurt Gerron, Lotte Lenya, Willi Trenk-Trebitsch, Erika Helmke, Erich Ponto [ The International Music Company / CD - released 9/Nov/2000 ] Die Dreigroschenoper - or Threepenny Opera - epitomises the heady, but turbulent years of the Weimar Republic. Bertolt Brecht's biting satire and Kurt Weill's insistent, insinuating melodies remain as compelling today as they were at the premiere... |
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PURCELL / HANDEL / GLUCK / BACH / WAGNER / GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kristen Flagstad: Legendary Voices 3 Kristen Flagstad, with Elisabeth Höngen (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra - Warwick Braithwaite [ Preiser Legendary Voices \ / CD ] Called "the voice of the century", Kirsten ranks among the greatest singers of the 20th century. Desmond Shawe-Taylor wrote of her in the New Grove Dictionary of Opera: "No one within living memory surpassed her in sheer beauty and consistency of... |