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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: German Requiem [Ein deutsches Requiem] Charlotte Margiono (soprano) / Rodney Gilfrey (baritone) / Monteverdi Choir / Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner [ Philips / Decca Originals / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] "Gardiner's 'revolutionary' account of the German Requiem brings a range of choral sound even more thrilling than in the concert hall." Rosette (Highest Award) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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MARTYNOV / RICHTER / GLASS / VASKS / ENO / JOHANNSSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mari Samuelsen Mari Samuelsen (violin) / Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Jonathan Stockhammer [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 28/Jul/2019 ] Mari has enjoyed a remarkable rise on the international concert stage through a characteristic mixture of artistry and enterprise. Her concerts combine breathtaking musical virtuosity and an imaginative and innovative approach to presentation. |
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PUCCINI / BIZET / DVORAK / OFFENBACH / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: 40 Most Beautiful Arias Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, José Cura, Angela Gheorghiu, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Nothing stirs the soul and tugs at the heartstrings more than an inspired operatic aria. Warner Classics CD set 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS collects forty of the most moving ones the world has known on this star-studded collection. |
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VINCENZO BELLINI / GAETANO DONIZETTI / AMBROISE THOMAS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mad Scenes (recorded in 1958) Maria Callas (soprano) / Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno, with Monica Sinclair, Joseph Rouleau, etc [ EMI Classivs / CD - released 10/Oct/1997 ] 'This is a most remarkable record, not only for its material … but for its astonishing vividness and dramatic poetry … It has been a thing of much wonder for me.' Gramophone |
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FRESCOBALDI / GRATIANI / ROSSI / BERNABEI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maria Cristina Kiehr - Canta La Maddalena Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) / Concerto Soave, Concerto Soave [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Sep/2000 ] "Kiehr has chosen works which skilfully blend dramatic scena with contemplative radiance, and with her significantly sensitive accompanists, Concerto Soave, has found a winning formula to project the best of the solo motet tradition." (Gramophone) |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Complete Opera with libretto) Maria Guleghina, José Cura, Lucio Gallo / Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Riccardo Muti [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2000 ] "Maria Guleghina turns in a Manon with range, capturing both the delicate side of the singing role and the more gripping and grim moments, especially in the last act. She has a powerful voice when she wants to project it, but she can also deliver... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Nocturnes (Complete) (2CD) Maria Joao Pires (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "one has no hesitation in declaring Maria João Pires among the most eloquent master-musicians of our time." - Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano sonata D784 / 6 Moments Musicaux D780 / etc Maria Pires (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] Born in 1944 in Lisbon, Maria João Pires gave her first public performance at the age of 4 and began her studies of music and piano with Campos Coelho and Francine Benoît, continuing later in Germany, with Rosl Schmid and Karl Engel. |
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BACH / HANDEL / HAYDN / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maria Stader - In Memoriam - Lieder and Arias Maria Stader (soprano) / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] Maria Stader first achieved fame for her interpretations of Mozart and her collaborations with conductor Ferenc Fricsay on works such as Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and much more |
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: SCARLATTI: 18 Sonatas Maria Tipo piano) [ EMI Classics Nipper Collection / CD - released 20/Jul/1998 ] A generous selection of sonatas from the 500 plus that Scarlatti wrote. |
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GIOVANNI PAISIELLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paisiello: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 5, 7 & 8 Mariaclara Monetti (piano) / English Chamber orchestra, Stephanie Gonley [ ASV / CD - released 20/Aug/1993 ] Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816) was a very successful and popular opera composer in his time. Mozart had great respect for him and took Paisiello's Opera buffa as a model for his own operas (notably Le Nozze di Figaro). |
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GIOVANNI PAISIELLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paisiello: Piano Concertos Nos 2, 3, 4, 6 Mariaclara Monetti (piano) / English Chamber orchestra, Stephanie Gonley [ ASV / CD - released 20/Aug/1993 ] Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816) was a very successful and popular opera composer in his time. Mozart had great respect for him and took Paisiello's Opera buffa as a model for his own operas (notably Le Nozze di Figaro). |
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FRANZ BERWALD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berwald: Piano Concerto, Violin concerto, Festival of the Bayaderes, etc Marian Migdal (piano) Arve Tellefsen (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Ulf Bjorlin [ EMI Classics Maxtrix 1 / CD - released 1/Mar/1994 ] Berwald was born in Stockholm and came from a family with four generations of musicians; his father, Christian Friedrich Georg Berwald a violinist in the Royal Opera Orchestra, taught Franz the violin from an early age; he soon appeared in concerts.... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms - Lieder Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Michael McMahon (piano), Nicolo Eugelmi (viola) [ Analekta / CD - released 9/May/2005 ] "A natural acoustic adds to the pleasure to be gained from this sensibly planned recital, which is highly recommended." Gramophone Magazine March 2005 Editor's Choice |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Romeo and Juliet Op.64 (Highlights) Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra, Valéry Gergiev [ Philips / CD - released 6/Nov/1992 ] "...this is a performance to enjoy for the lyric feeling of Prokofiev's score and for the marvellous orchestral playing" Gramophone |
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GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: Ruddigore (complete operetta - original version) Marilyn Hill Smith, Gordon Sandison, Joan Davies, Alexandra Hann / Chorus and Orchestra of the New Sadler's Wells Opera / Simon Phipps [ Jay Productions / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] The New Sadler's Wells Opera was formed in the mid-eighties, filling the void (or so it was thought) that was left by the closure of the original D'Oyly Carte. It has even been suggested that the Powers that Be pushed the old Company gently into the... |
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GIOVANNI PAISIELLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paisiello: Nina, O Sia la Pazza per Amore Marina Bolgan, Don Bernardini, Francesco Musinu, Fiorella Pediconi / Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo "Bellini" di Catania, Richard Bonynge [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2003 ] Giovanni Paisiello, is best known for composing the original Barbiere di Siviglia. He was a favorite of the crowned heads of Europe; Napoleon considered him "the greatest composer there is" - but, on the strength of Nina, it's easy to see why Rossini... |
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VERDI / PUCCINI / GIORDANO / HALEVY / BELLINI / WAGNER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mario Del Monaco Mario Del Monaco (tenor) [ Decca The Singers / CD - released 25/Feb/2001 ] Legendary Italian tenor Mario del Monaco was born in Florence on 27 July 1915 and died near Venice on 16 October 1982. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos Marion Verbruggen (recorder) / Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan (director) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Sep/1991 ] Recorded September 1990 at Skywalker Sound Studios, CA, USA |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder / 4 Orchestral Songs Marita Napier, Yvonne Minton, Jess Thomas / BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Recorded at West Ham Central Mission, London (26.X, 7-8.XI.1974) (Gurre-Lieder) |