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GABRIELI & GIOVANNI GABRIELI
Gabrieli: A New Venetian Coronation, 1595 Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh [ Virgin Records / CD - released 20/Aug/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 1990 |
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CRISTOBAL de MORALES / ALONSO LOBO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Morales: Requiem for Philip II Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 1/Aug/1998 ] Recorded At - Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland |
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LEOS JANACEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janacek: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 [with Smetana - String QuartetNo. 1] Gabrieli String Quartet [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/1991 ] "They have authority and imagination and they are as faithful to the score as I can judge … I admire the way they succeed in sustaining magic without inflating the rhetoric and over-emphasizing the bizarre." Gramophone |
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FERDINAND RIES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ries: Cello Sonatas Gaetona Nasillo (cello) Allessandro Commellato (fortepiano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Feb/2016 ] Best known now as a young friend and ever-patient amanuensis to the increasingly cantankerous Beethoven, Ferdinand Ries was himself the most talented member in a distinguished family of musicians. |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY / NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / RYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Galina Vishnevskaya - Songs and Dances of Death / Songs & Opera arias by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov (Recorded 1 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) / London Philharmonic orchestra. Mistislav Rostropovich [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 20/Dec/2003 ] "In this, the first ever recording of the Songs and Dances of Death in Shostakovich's orchestration, Vishnevskaya's art is quite exceptionally imaginative and magnetic." (Gramophone) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Octet Gaudier Ensemble [ ASV / CD - released 27/Feb/1990 ] First Choice - BBC 'Building a Library' |
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BIZET / BOULANGER / BERLIOZ / GOUNOD / RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2023 (DVD) Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 18/Aug/2023 ] 2023's 'Sommernachtskonzert' ('Summer Night Concert') was performed on June 8th, 2023. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2008. The park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna/Austria is the magical setting for the concert. |
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ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Geoffrey Tozer (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1995 ] Originally recorded in 1994 |
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ROBERTO GERHARD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gerhard: Symphony No.3 'Collages' / Concerto for Piano and Strings Geoffrey Tozer (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "Chandos have given the work a splendid recording which does full justice to the wide ranging colours of this score and Mathias Bamert and the BBC Symphony Orchestra are as impressive in this early example of Gerhard's symphonic writing as they are... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Complete Schumann Edition: Vol 6 Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) Stella Doufexis (alto) Adrian Thompson (tenor) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition Vol 6 / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] "Another winner in this profoundly satisfying series from Graham Johnson ." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (April 2002) |
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RAVEL / BASSANI / SCARLATTI / POULENC / LEGUERNEY / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gérard Souzay - BAM and Early Decca Recordings [1947 - 1951] Gerard Souzay [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 10/May/1999 ] Gérard Souzay's public appearances began in 1945 with recitals and concerts, including a performance of Fauré's Requiem in a centenary tribute to the composer at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He rapidly established an international career as a... |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 8 (with Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - prelude) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] "These performances are persuasive and superbly executed, with sound quality second to none. Balance and dynamic range can't be faulted, and documentation is respectable." MusicWeb recommended |
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VERDI / SAINT-SAENS / PUCCINI / GIORDANO / OFFENBACH / DVORAK / MOZART / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever! Roberto Alagna, Mirella freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Mady Mesple, Placido Domingo, Thomas Hampson, Nicolai Gedda, Victoria de los Angeles, etc [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2016 ] This CD set presents an extensive opera sampler of mostly arias, with some famous choruses as well, such as Va, Pensiero from Verdi's Nabucco. |
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ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pizzetti: Complete Piano Works Giancarlo Simonacci (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "The two discs are very well played by Giancarlo Simonacci, who proves a worthy exponent, and presents three premiere recordings." MusicWeb |
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SAMUEL BARBER / ANDRE PREVIN / AARON COPLAND / GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Barber/Previn/Copland/Gershwin: American Scenes Gil Shaham (violin) / Andre Previn (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 4/Nov/1998 ] "Previn, the pianist, is on excellent form these days and Gil Shaham is a totally responsive partner.." (Gramophone) |
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NICOLO PAGANINI / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paganini/Saint-Saens: Violin Concertos Gil Shaham (violin) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 5/May/1991 ] Gil Shaham gave his highly acclaimed debut at the age of ten as soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra under Alexander Schneider. Soon thereafter he performed with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS CCOLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Symphony No. 4 Emil Gilels (piano) / Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin [ Russian Revelation / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] Recorded Feburary 1968 (Op. 37) and 22 March 1945 (Op. 60) |
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DUPRÉ / FRANCK / COUPERIN / BRUHNS / BACH / MESSIAEN
Gillian Weir: A Celebration Gillian Weir (organ) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 22 CD Box Set - released 12/Feb/2021 ] 'Dame Gillian is one of the greatest of living artists; her playing shows a perfect mixture of hand and heart, a true musician with the technique to tackle anything.' - JOHN AMIS, WRITER AND CRITIC |
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CLERAMBAULT / BRUHNS / WIDOR / VIERNE / DUPRE / BACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: King of Instruments: The Art of Gillian Weir Gillian Weir (organ) [ Argo / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2005 ] 'There is an aristocratic poise and restraint which illuminate Weir's readings of Clerambault's two Suites' BBC Music Magazine |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos Giuliano Carmignola (violin from 1733) / il Quartettone, Carlo de Martini [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2008 ] Recorded at Pieve Di Palazzo Pignano, Cremona, Italy |