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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Violin Concertos I Musici, with Mariana Sirbu (violin) [ Philips / CD - released 1/Jun/1995 ] Recorded At - Salle De Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, July 1993 |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Canticles and Folksong Arrangements Ian Bostridge, David Daniels, Christopher Maltman, Julius Drake piano [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2002 ] "For sheer vocal character and interpretative intelligence on both their parts it is the equal of any of the others - yes, even that of Pears and Britten." - International Record Review |
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HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: Lieder (Incls Eichendorff-Lieder) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Anthony Pappano (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "...this recording is an excellent and highly individual approach to Wolf by an interpreter who really understands Wolf's special sensibility and breathes life into the music." (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Die Schone Mullerin Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (reader) [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder Vol 2 Ian Bostridge (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] 'A second volume of Schubert songs performed with sensitivity and poise by one of today's favourite tenors. Well accompanied by Julius Drake.' Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (August 2001) |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24 / Dichterliebe, Op. 48 / 7 lieder Ian Bostridge (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "My choice is Ian Bostridge… his velveteen, youthful timbres and intense, subtle delivery suit Schumann's cycle to perfection." The Sunday Times, March 2001 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder / Piano sonata in A Major, D.959 (No 20) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ EMI Music / CD - released 2/Sep/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) "though the concept is intriguing what really matters is the superb quality of the performances." - New York Times |
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ALAN PAUL / GUY WOOLFENDEN / GEOFFREY BUSH / ALAN RIDOUT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Clarinet Concertos Ian Scott (clarinet) Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Barry Wordsworth [ ASV / CD - released 20/Nov/2003 ] "Ian Scott plays beautifully throughout; and all concerned seem to enjoy themselves enormously. I cannot but recommend this attractive collection of unfamiliar, but rewarding works that all deserve much more than the occasional hearing" (MusicWeb) |
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JOHN ADAMS
John Adams - Collected Works San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, London Sinfonietta, Sanford Sylvan (baritone), Leila Josefowicz (violin), etc [ Nonesuch Records / 40 CD Box Set - released 17/May/2024 ] Nonesuch Records releases the forty-disc John Adams Collected Works, a box set featuring recordings spanning more than four decades of the composer's career with the label. |
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LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas Igor Levit (piano) [ Sony Classical / 9 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2019 ] Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Instrumental The Times Records of the Year 2019 Classical Album |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concertos & Solo Piano Op. 116-119 Igor Levit (piano), Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical / 3 CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] "..utterly compelling accounts of the late sets are the more impressive element in this collection. He does not put a foot wrong in any of them; each piece is perfectly shaped...It's hard to think of many better recordings of these 20 gems" Guardian |
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PIETRO ANTONIO LOCATELLI
Locatelli: Complete Edition Igor Ruhadze (violin), Jed Wentz (flute) / Ensemble Violini Capricciosi, Musica ad Rhenum [ Brilliant Classics / 21 CD Box Set - released 18/Sep/2015 ] Pietro Antonio Locatelli was one of the most important composers of the Baroque period, being a particularly celebrated composer of violin repertoire. |
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VIVALDI / MONTEVERDI / FERRANDINI / CONTI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Virgin's Lament Bernarda Fink (mezzo) / Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini [ Decca L'Oiseau Lyre / CD - released 13/Aug/2009 ] "Bernarda Fink sings it with an affecting mixture of restraint and passion. The instrumental pieces are done well, and this well planned disc is very desirable." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - September 2009 |
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GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Les Pecheurs des Perles [The Pearl Fishers] (Complete Opera recorded in 1963) Ileana Cotrubas, Alain Vanzo, Guillermo Sarabia, Roger Soyer / Choeur & Orchestre du Theatre National de 'Opera de Paris / Georges Pretre [ EMI Classics For Pleasure / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die - "The well-recorded CfP set is valuable principally because it has Cotrubas at her best, a most appealing Leila and worth the bargain price of the discs on her own account." (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Immortal Beloved Original Soundtrack featuring Emmanuel Ax (piano) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Gidon Kremer (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the film "Immortal Beloved" by Bernard Rose |
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BELLINI / VERDI / PUCCINI / MASSENET / MOZART / GOUNOD / CACCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inessa Galante - Debut Inessa Galante (soprano) / Latvian Opera Orchestra, Alexander Vilumanis [ Campion / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Galante's album "Debut" was awarded Gold (1999) and Platinum (2001) disc in the Netherlands after its sales exceeded 200,000; the disc (Wiki) |
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EMMERICH KALMAN
Kalman: Die Zirkusprinzessin [The Circus Princess] (complete Operetta Recorded 1969, sung in German) Ingeborg Hallstein, Rudolf Schock, Isy Orén, Peter Karner, Jane Tilden / Symphony Orchestra Kurt Graunke, Munich, Werner Schmidt-Boelcke [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 10/Mar/2017 ] With The Csardas Princess and Countess Mariza, Emmerich Kálmán created two operetta classics that remain popular to this day. His successes from the Viennese "Silver Operetta Era" include The Circus Princess (1926), which contains elements of modern... |
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EDVARD GREIG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Slåtter, Op. 72 [Norwegian Peasant Dances] Ingfrid Breie Nyhus (piano) & Åshild Breie Nyhus (hardanger fiddle) [ Simax / CD - released 22/May/2007 ] Recorded at Grieg's home Troldhaugen and on Grieg's own piano. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Don Giovanni (highlights from the opera recorded in 1991) Ingvar Wixell, Luigi Roni, Martina Arroyo, Stuart Burrows,Kiri te Kanawa / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips remastered / CD - released 20/Nov/1996 ] Originally recorded in London,1973 |
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FREDERIC NORTON / HAROLD FRASER-SIMSON
Norton: Chu Chin Chow (Highlights) / Fraser-Simson: Maid of the Mountains (Highlights) Inia Te Wiata, Marion Grimaldi, Barbara Leigh, Michael Collins (cond). Lynn Kennington, Gordon Clyde, Jimmy Edwards. Derek Taverner (cond) [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] The singers in this series include some of the biggest stars of their time. Among them are June Bronhill, Julie Bryan, Grace Bumbry, Veronica Dunn, Victoria Elliott Edwin Steffe and Inia Te Wiata |