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SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / SIBELIUS / SCHUBERT / J. STRAUSS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Excellence: The Artistry of Karita Mattila Karita Mattila (soprano) with Ilmo Ranta (piano) / Turku Philharmonic Orchestra / Finnish Radio Symphony [ Ondine / CD - released 29/Jan/2005 ] "Mattila's singing is spectacular" - Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com |
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DEBUSSY / DELIBES / CANTELOUBE / ORFF / R. STRAUSS / RODRIGO / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kate Royal Kate Royal (soprano) / The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Edward Gardner [ EMI Classical / CD - released 3/Sep/2007 ] Kate Royal was born in London and attended Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth, Dorset. Her teachers as a youth included Jon Andrew.[citation needed] She later studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then the National Opera Studio. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kate Royal - A Lesson in Love Kate Royal (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Feb/2011 ] "Kate Royal's beautifully sung new album, with finely characterised piano-playing from Malcolm Martineau, ranges imaginatively across a spectrum of composers who have captured the first pangs, the heartaches and the dashed hopes." Gramophone... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 10 (Incls Liederkreis Op 39) Kate Royal, with Felicity Lott, Lydia Teuscher (sopranos) Ann Murray, Daniela Lehner (mezzos) Stephan Loges (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD Box Set - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "...So it is good now to hear how Royal shapes up in miniatures by Schumann, again with Johnson. You can hear why the master accompanist is a fan." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Jan 2008 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 [German Requiem] (with works by Schutz) Katharine Fuge (soprano), Matthew Brook (bass) / Monteverdi Choir / Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] "You know you're in safe hands with the Monteverdis and the pitch-perfect top A at 2'04''...absolutely confirms it...a minutely considered, dramatic and, in places, aptly disturbing performance." (Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2012) |
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TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert Kathleen Battle (soprano) Christopher Parkening (guitar) [ Sony / CD - released 10/Aug/1996 ] Soprano Kathleen Battle's luminous voice has been called "…without qualification, one of the very few most beautiful in the world" (The Washington Post). |
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PUCCINI / GOUNOD / BIZET / J. STRAUSS / LEHAR / OFFENBACH / ROMBERG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Three Sopranos Kathleen Cassello, Kallen Esperian, Cynthia Lawrence (sopranos) [ Atlantic / Tibor Records / CD - released 20/Nov/2000 ] Arranged and, orchestrated by Giancarlo Chiaramello and Peter Matz |
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BRAHMS / CHAUSSON / RUBBRA / FERGUSON / WORDSWORTH
Kathleen Ferrier Edition Volume 5 Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent / Halle Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli / Ernest Lush (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 9/Aug/1992 ] Kathleen Ferrier was an artist held in awe and affection by numerous colleagues and countless fans worldwide and her reputation is undiminished to this day. A true contralto, whose repertory encompassed English song as well as German Lieder. |
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GLUCK / HANDEL / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN / BRAHMS / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with various orchestras and accompanists [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 13/Jul/2003 ] One of the most celebrated English singers, Kathleen Ferrier brought a unique level of musicianship and emotional commitment to everything she performed during her tragically short life. Born in Lancashire in the north of England on 22 April 1912 she... |
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JOHN IRELAND / FRANK BRIDGE / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ireland/Bridge/Walton - Works for Piano and Orchestra Kathryn Stott (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Conifer / CD ] "The recording is powerful - listen to the RPO horns at 24:30 and to Stott's obsidian verve at 24:03. Every detail emerges unmistakably. This is music that is both angry and grimly atmospheric" MusicWeb on the Frank Bridge |
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MANUEL de FALLA / ERNESTO LECUONA / ISSAC ALBENIZ / MANUEL INFANTE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Katia and Marielle Labeque - ¡España! Katia and Marielle Labeque (duo pianos) [ Philips / CD - released 24/Mar/1994 ] Recorded: Henry Wood Hall, London, February 1993 |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN / PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Grainger: "Porgy and Bess": Fantasy Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) [ EMI Classics Nipper Collectaion / CD - released 10/May/2002 ] Recorded in May and June of 1984. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn / Bruch: Concertos for 2 Pianos Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov [ Philips / CD - released 24/Mar/1993 ] This CD contains the Labèques' Philips recording of Mendelssohn & Bruch's concertos for two pianos. Over one hour of sheer musical exuberance. |
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BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Two Pianos / Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos) Silvio Gualda, Jean-Pierre Drouet (percussion) / City of Birmingham Symphony, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Jul/1987 ] "the playing by the Labeques, with Rattle and the CBSO in the Concerto, and the recording, made in 1985, are all exemplary." Classical Candor |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Seiji Ozawa Kazuyoshi Akiyama / Saito Kinen Orchestra / Berliner Philharmoniker / Marcus Roberts Trio / Anne-Sophie Mutter / Martha Argerich [ EuroArts DVD / 5 DVD Box Set ] Seiji Ozawa has dedicated most of his life to the service of music. He is not only one of Japan's best-known conductors but also the founder of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, better known as the Seiji Ozawa Festival. This Seiji Ozawa edition... |
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LISZT
Songs (Includes Three songs from Wilhelm Tell & Three Sonnets of Petrarch) Keith Lewis (tenor) David Harper (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] Although a prolific songwriter Liszt is not commonly regarded as a lyricist in the same way as are his contemporaries Wolf or Brahms. In this recital Keith Lewis aims to offer support for the contention that Liszt's songs are deserving of a more... |
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LEFEBRE-WELLS / BACH / RAWSTHORNE / TCHAIKOVSKY / WIDOR / etc
Stormin' Norma 1 Kemp English (at the organ of the Dunedin Town Hall) [ Ode Records / CD - released 10/Mar/2004 ] "More lollipops that you could shake a stick at: Stormin Norma (the nickname of the instrument not the performer) will make purists shudder, but both she and Kemp English have a crispness of delivery and panache in performance that recall a day at... |
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THE DOORS CONCERTO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Riders On The Storm - The Doors Concerto Nigel Kennedy (violin) / Prague Symphony Orchestra, Peter Scholes, conductor [ Decca Records / CD - released 20/Oct/2000 ] Latest album from composer/arranger Jaz Coleman featuring violinist, Nigel Kennedy. |
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TOSHIO HOSOKAWA
Toshio Hosokawa: Stilles Meer (Silent Sea) [Complete opera recorded in 2016] Hamburg State Opera / Susanne Elmar, Mihoko Fujimura, Bejun Mehta, Viktor Rud, Marek Gasztecki / Kent Nagano (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2017 ] Statement by Toshio Hosokawa: My fourth opera, Stilles Meer, was commissioned by the Hamburg State Opera. The text on which the work is based was written by Oriza Hirata, and the resulting libretto by Hannah Dübgen - who was also the librettist for... |
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ALEXANDER BORODIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Borodin: Piano Quintet / String Quintet / Cello Sonata Otto Kertesz, Jr/ (cello), Ilona Pranyi (piano) / New Budapest Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Recorded in the Ceremonial Hall of Municipal Council Building, Budapest on 29th October, 1988 and on 7th November, 1989 |