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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini recital Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) / Charles Spencer (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Some of the music is intensely attractive. There is the touching and reflective early Belta crudele and a song Rossini wrote in 1844 at the height of his illnesses and depressions, L'ame delaissee...decent sound and reliable accompaniments-Gramophone |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mazurkas (selection) / Polonaise-fantaisie / Scherzo No. 1 / Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 Cedric Tiberghien (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "Tiberghien seems to have the poise and poetry of Chopin in his blood. He makes the piano sing...This is an imaginative disc of shifting moods that are readily within Tiberghien's expressive orbit and which he interprets with sublime inspiration."... |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 / 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 / 6 kleine Klavierstücke Op. 19 / etc Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) [ Teldec / Warner / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "...the Five Orchestral Pieces have welcome vitality and insight, Schoenberg's piquant sonorities delivered with unexpected verve. Now that's more like it, the music-making - and recording - very satisfying indeed." MusicWeb Radio 3 Building a... |
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ERNEST CHAUSSON
Chamber Music (Incls Poeme Op 25 & Piano Trio in G minor) MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chilingirian Quartet with Pascal Devoyon (piano), Philippe Graffin (violin) and Charles Neidich (clarinet) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] 'It is truly like hearing it for the first time, at least in this performance, which is far more than just technically superb' (American Record Guide) |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bernstein conducts Bernstein: Symphonies Nos 1. & 2 Christa Ludwig (mezzo) Lukas Foss (piano) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Feb/1982 ] Recorded in Tel Aviv. October 1978 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Kramerspiegel / Das Schloss am Meere / Enoch Arden Christian Ivaldi (piano) Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor) Rene Schirrer (speaker) [ Ades / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Christian Ivaldi was born in Paris. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jacques Février and took a Premier Prix in piano performance, as well as in chamber music, counterpoint, and accompaniment. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann - Myrthen Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] "Certainly a top choice for this wonderful cycle." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Solo Vocal |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann - Frage Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2019 - Solo Vocal |
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MOZART / GLUCK / GRETRY / C. SCHUMANN / R. STRAUSS / SCHUBERT / SCHREKER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Christiane Karg - Portrait - Arien & Lieder Christiane Karg (soprano) / Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen / Burkhard Kehring (piano) / Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] "The Gluck items are all done with style but it's the airs by Gretry that make the disc so desirable. Listen to the excerpt from Silvain, a complete scena only five minutes long, and you will be hooked." [Gramophone] |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Music for Piano Duet (Volume One) Christoph Eschenbach, Justus Frantz (pianos) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "Christoph Eschenbach and Justus Frantz give no quarter in terms of performance or recorded sound - still highly recommended" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.29-32 Christoph Eschenbach (piano) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "(These) are performances of stature and should be snapped up without delay at this bargain price." Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Christoph Escenbach Christoph Eschenbach (piano) with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol. 24 / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "Christoph Eschenbach is perhaps fortunate to have secured a niche in this particular pantheon. His career as a solo pianist featured a brilliant exposition but little in the way of a development or recapitulation." Gramophone |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Te Deum Op.22 (with Mozart: Kyrie in D minor K341) Christopher Czaja Sager (piano) [ Hanssler Classic / CD - released 1/Nov/1998 ] Live recording from the Semperoper in 1998, of the concert celebrating the 450th anniversary of the Edition Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden |
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RACHMANINOV / PONCE / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Virtuoso Vengerov Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Virtuosi, Vag Papian, piano [ EMI Classics / CD ] "Here is a young virtuoso at the peak of his form enjoying himself from first to last in music undemanding on the ear if not the technique." Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas Claudio Arrau (piano) [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] "Everything about these performances exudes wisdom and empathy" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 / Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 Clifford Curzon (piano) / National Symphony Orchestra, Boyd Neel, Enrique Jorda [ Dutton Concert Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/1998 ] "I found myself listening spellbound to Curzon's playing. This is the Curzon who, at the age of 39, was only now emerging into the full light of an international career after a long and inspiring apprenticeship with such a teacher as Arthur Schnabel" |
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HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 / Momoprecace / Fantasia for soprano saxophone / Guitar Concerto / etc Cristina Ortiz / John Harle / Angel Romero / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/1998 ] "A qualified recommendation then...if you want value for money you can't really go wrong with this set... the delectable Mômoprecóce on the first disc and much of the music on the second is well worth adding to your collection." MusicWeb |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: The Rio Grande; Concerto for piano & nine players (with Walton-Symphony No.2) Cristina Ortiz (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn / Sir Richard Rodney Bennett / Neville Dilkes [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "An effective display with the effervescence of Lambert's The Rio Grande and Piano Concerto leading to the high spirits of Walton's Second, and some captivating shorties too." (BBC Music Feb 2006) |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Waldszenen Op. 82 / Davidsbungler-tanze Op. 6 Christopher Czaja Sager (piano) [ Hanssler Classic / CD - released 1/Nov/1997 ] Recorded: 11-12 October 1996 De Rinkelbom, Muziekcentrum, Heerenveen, the Netherlands |
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GABRIEL PIERNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pierne: Ramuntcho Suites / Piano Concerto in C minor Dag Achatz (piano) / Philharmonie De Lorraine, Jacques Houtmann [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Gabriel Pierné was born in Metz. His family moved to Paris, after Metz and part of Lorraine were annexed to Germany in 1871 following the Franco-Prussian War. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, gaining first prizes for solfège, piano, organ,... |