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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten Abroad: A collection of songs by Benjamin Britten set in Italian, Russian, French & German Susan Gritton (soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "What an inspired idea not only to bring together Britten's mature foreign-language songs, but also to have the programme shared by two of Britain's keenest and brightest singers. …delight and spiritual depths go hand in hand." BBC Music 5 STARS |
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HENRY PURCELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia (Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1692) Susan Hemington (sop) Timothy Wilson (counter-tenor) / Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh [ Archive / CD - released 20/Jul/1995 ] "the ensemble as a whole moves effortlessly from discretion and intimacy to the imposing timbral homogeneity of McCreesh's most extrovert Venetian exploits. His tempos are irrepressible and invigorating.' Gramophone 1995 |
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BILLY MAYERL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mayerl: Loose Elbows - Susan Tomes plays the music of Billy Mayerl Susan Tomes (piano) [ Vigin Classics / CD - released 3/Feb/1989 ] Billy Mayerl was an English pianist and composer, who performed in music hall, theatre and the BBC's "Music While You Work" between the two world wars. He wrote many syncopated piano solos. |
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BRUNO WALTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Walter: Lieder - Complete Recording Susanne Winter (soprano) Christian Hilz (baritone) & Katia Bouscarrut (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / BR Klassik / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] A first recording, and a most valuable one. Bruno Walter is far better known as a conductor, one of the most persuasive of the last century, whose personal knowledge of Mahler made him an instinctive interpreter of the composer's music. |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman [The Tales of Hoffmann] (highlights) Joan Sutherland, Placido Domingo, Gabriel Bacquier, Huguette Tourangeau / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 19/Jan/2004 ] Here are 70 minutes of the best music from Offenbach's wonderful opera performed by a stunning cast!! Joan Sutherland is at her best as the heroines, Placido Domingo is at his freshest, and Gabriel Bacquier sings richly as the villains. Huguette... |
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GABRIEL FAURE / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Franck/Debussy: Melodies Suzanne Danco (soprano) Guido Agosti (piano) [ Testament / CD - released 27/Jul/2006 ] A fine Mélisande, she is completely at home with Debussy's Villon and Bilitis; miraculously, she finds nine different shades of rapture for Fauré's La bonne chanson. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Sviatoslav Richter II Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling [ EMI / Philips / Deutsche Grammophon / BMG / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (1915 -1997) was a Soviet classical pianist. He is frequently regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, and has been praised for the "depth of his interpretations, his virtuoso technique, and repertoire" |
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GRIEG / HANDEL / MOZART / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter [2 CDs] Sviatoslav Richter with varius orchestras [ EMI Very Best of / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of his interpretations. |
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OLIVIER MESSIAEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Messiaen - Turangalila Symphony Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn [ ABC Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2016 ] Turanga (time) and lila (love) come together in this epic symphony by a modern master |
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DEBUSSY / BIZET / MESSIAEN / FAURE / POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sylvia McNair - Reveries Sylvia McNair (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Philips / CD - released 20/Sep/1997 ] Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, March 1996 |
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GLUCK / STRAVINSKY / PURCELL / PUCCINI / MOZART / ARLEN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sylvia McNair - A Portrait Sylvia McNair (soprano) with conductors, Claudio Abbado, John Eliot Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood, Neville Marriner, etc [ Philips / CD - released 20/Sep/1996 ] Recordings from 1991 to 1995 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: String Quintet in C major / Quartet movement (Quartettsatz) in C minor Takacs Quartet [ Decca / 10in - released 18/Aug/1993 ] '...one of the greatest ensembles of our age' San Francisco Chronicle |
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SERGEI TANEYEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Taneyev: String quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3 The Talan Quartet [ Olympia / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] Recorded in Moscow, July 1994 |
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THOMAS TALLIS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tallis - Latin Church Music Taverner Consort & Choir, Andrew Parrott [ Virgin Records / 2 CD - released 7/Sep/2003 ] 'Warmly recommendable, a superb collection.' Penguin Guide |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah (Complete Oratorio) Kiri te Kanawa, Anne Gjevang, Richard Lewis / Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/Nov/2000 ] *** (3 Stars) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Cenerentola (complete opera.recorded in 1981) Teatro alla Scala / Frederica von Stade, Margherita Guglielmi, Laura Zannini, Francisco Araiza, Claudio Desderi, Paolo Montarsolo / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel DVD / DVD - released 8/Nov/2005 ] Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's staging of this classic fairy tale, originally created for the San Francisco Opera in 1969, has been one of the most successful opera stagings of the 20th century |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Barber of Seville, The [Il barbiere di Siviglia] complete studio recording of the opera recorded in 1972 Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Hermann Prey, Enzo Dara / Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 21/Jun/2005 ] In the 1970s, the era from which this production emanates, the director Jean Pierre Ponnelle was reaching the height of his powers. In his 1972 production at Milan's La Scala, Ponnelle designed a realistic set that still feels fresh. |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Cenerentola [Cinderella] (complete opera recorded in 1972) Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Renato Capecchi, Paolo Montarsolo / Scottish Opera Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "One of the great classic opera recordings of a work that balances farce with touching romance." (BBC Music) |
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TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Carols from the Old and New Worlds Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 23/Oct/2004 ] On this volume of Carols from the Old and New Worlds, Paul Hillier and the Theatre Of Voices celebrate the festive season with a wide-ranging mixture of new and traditional carols. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera) Thomas Allen, Robert Lloyd, Sharon Sweet, Karita Mattila, Francisco Araiza / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Philips Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Jan/2008 ] "The playing of Sir Neville's Academy is exemplary, with perfect articulation in the string figures and spicy winds-and aside from a vocal moment or two, the solo singing is impressive." ClassicsToday |