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AARON COPLAND / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI / CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland / Lutoslawski / Nielsen: Works for Clarinet & Orchestra Janet Hilton (clarinet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1989 ] "Janet Hilton's new record couples two of the best, and most attractively complementary, twentieth-century clarinet concertos with what at the moment seems to be every clarinettist's favourite fill-up." Gramophone |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem [German Requiem] Op. 45 Janet Williams, Thomas Hampson / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Apex / CD - released 7/Feb/2011 ] "Barenboim's Chicago reading is grippingly compulsive." Penguin Stereo Guide |
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM / LEONARD BERNSTEIN / JULE STYNE / RICHARD RODGERS / etc
Jerome Robbin's Broadway Jason Alexander, Michael Lynch, Robert LaFosse, Faith Prince, etc / Original Broadway Cast [ RCA Victor / 2 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/1989 ] Jerome Robbin's Broadway opened on Broadway on February 26, 1989 at the Imperial Theatre and closed on September 1, 1990 after 633 performances and 55 previews. Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins with Grover Dale as co-director, the cast... |
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HUGH MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Love From Judy [plus other selections by the stars] Jean Carson, Bill O'Connor & Adelaide Hall / Original London Cast [ Sepia Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] Love from Judy is a musical with music by Hugh Martin, lyrics by Martin and Jack Gray, and a book by Eric Maschwitz and Jean Webster. It is based on Webster's novel and play Daddy-Long-Legs. The original production opened in Coventry in 1951. |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY / IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Stravinsky: Three Dances from Petrouchka (trans. for organ) Jean Guillou (The Great Organ of the Tonhalle, Zurich) [ Dorian Recordings / CD - released 10/Aug/1989 ] Recorded at the Tonhalle, Zürich in July, 1988. Jean Guillou at the great organ of the Tonhalle, Zürich (Kleuker-Steinmeyer, 1988). |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Complete works for piano and orchestra Jean Louis Steuerman (piano) / Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian [ Philips Solo / CD - released 30/Mar/1996 ] Original recordings from 1995 |
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Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Mario Lanza, Tony Martin, Richard Crooks, Howard Keel, Tony Bennett, and more
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Deep in My Heart - The Songs of Sigmund Romberg [ ASV Living Era / CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] Romberg created a long string of musicals, the most memorable being his operettas of the 20s, The Student Prince, The Desert Song and The New Moon. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cello Concertos (with Monn - Concerto for cello, strings and harpsichord) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) / Freiburger Barockorchester / Petra Mallejans - director [ Harmonia Mundi Haydn Edition / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "Queyras benefits from the much more alert playing of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: and in their account of the D minor central episode, the piece suddenly springs to life. (This) can confidently be recommended as a period-instrument choice." (BBC) |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fauré: Barcarolles / Impromptus / Dolly Suite / etc Jean‐Philippe Collard (piano) [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] Gabriel Fauré, whose long and influential life spanned the eras of romanticism and early modernism, enriched a diversity of genres with music of proverbial subtlety. It tantalises and captivates the listener with its discreet beauty. |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fauré: Nocturnes / Preludes / etc Jean‐Philippe Collard (piano) [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] Gabriel Fauré, whose long and influential life spanned the eras of romanticism and early modernism, enriched a diversity of genres with music of proverbial subtlety. It tantalises and captivates the listener with its discreet beauty. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Piano Music (Incls 'Etudes Symphoniques', 'Carnaval' & 'Piano Sonata No 3') Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2002 ] "Collard's technical polish and subtle nuances of touch lend interest to the Symphonic Etudes. His tasteful rubato and variegated articulation strike an ideal balance between Variation II's Marcato and Canto directives." ClassicsToday |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 / Notturno / Sonata for violin & cello Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) Augustin Dumay (violin) Frederic Lodeon (cello) [ EMI / CD - released 20/Oct/1987 ] "The playing has plenty of give and take and no lack of resilience and charm." (Gramophone) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos 1-5 / Wedding Cake Valse / Africa Fantaisie Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 12/Nov/2004 ] Jean-Philippe Collard clearly thoroughly enjoys these concertos and his enthusiasm for them is matched by that of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn. |
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ERNEST CHAUSSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chausson: La Légende De Sainte Cécile / La Tempête Jean-Philippe Lafont, François Le Roux (bar.) Marie-Ange Todorovitch (mezzo) Raphäelle Farmann (sop) / Chœur de Radio France, Ensemble Orchestral de P [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/1995 ] "Chausson's settings are imaginative and the solo singing by Laurence Dale as Ariel and François Le Roux as Stephano is superb." BBC Music |
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LOEILLET / QUANTZ / FREDERICK THE GREAT / DEVIENNE / NAUDOT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Flute Concertos (Loeillet, Sammartini, Tartini, Quantz, Vivaldi) Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Orchestre Antiqua Musica, Jacques Roussel [ Philips Silver Line Classics / CD - released 26/May/2003 ] A great deal of the material Rampal performed and recorded he also published, supervising sheet music collections in both Europe and the US..he remarked that he had felt it part of his "duty" to expand as much as possible the repertoire for flautists |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord) [ Erato / CD - released 6/Aug/1988 ] Recordings made in 1965 |
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HENRY KRIEGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Krieger: Dreamgirls Jennifer Holliday,, Obba Babatunde, Cleavant Derricks / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ Decca Broadway / CD - released 1/Jan/1982 ] Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others. |
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GIOVANNI PACINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pacini Rediscovered Jennifer Larmore (mezzo), Majella Cullagh (soprano), Annick Massis (soprano), Bruce Ford (tenor), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry, etc [ Opera Rara / CD - released 30/May/2006 ] Pacini himself claimed to have composed over 100 operas and, although modern estimates would be more conservative (since several of the works he listed were revisions, and some of them more strictly oratorios and cantatas than operas), even the most... |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Cenerentola [Cinderella] (Highlights from the opera) Jennifer Larmore, Raul Gimenez, Gino Quilico, Alessandro Corbelli / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Carlo Rizzi [ Teldec / CD - released 14/Jun/2004 ] "What really makes a reading of Cenerentola stand out is the handling of the ensembles. In this respect Carlo Rizzi is outstanding." (MusicWeb July 2004) |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Amore per Rossini Jennifer Larmore (mezzo soprano) / London Voices / English Chamber Orchestra, Giuliano Carella [ Teldec / CD - released 14/Jul/1998 ] Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore lacks Cecilia Bartoli's expansive charm and personal magnetism, but she is more enterprising and versatile, as evidenced by this disc of little-known contralto arias. |