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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (Incls 'The Four Seasons') Monica Huggett (violin) / Raglan Baroque Players, Nicholas Kraemer [ Virgin Veritas / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/May/1989 ] Original recording from 1988 & 1989 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tosca (Complete Opera recorded in 1976) Monserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Ingvar Wixell, Samuel Ramey / Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 4/Sep/1993 ] The great Caballé at the height of her career sings with her protégé Carreras, his voice still vibrant with the golden glow of youth. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, is led by Sir Colin Davis. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Choral Works (Incls Liebeslieder-Walzer, op.52) Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner [ Philips Originals / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "Gardiner captures the quintessentially Viennese flavour ... the choir produces some direct and richly expressive singing, with every individual phrase shaped with immense care and sensitivity." Gramophone |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Voices in the Night - Choral Works Monteverdi Choir, John Elliot Gardiner [ Philips / CD - released 14/Oct/1997 ] Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras is the registered charity of three leading international music ensembles: the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Mass in B minor (complete) Monteverdi Choir / The English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Archiv / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/Jul/2001 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
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GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet - Carmen & L'Arlesienne suites Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Decca The Full Works / CD - released 25/Jun/2018 ] This is a re-issue of an outstanding "demonstration" disc featuring colourful French orchestral music....playing that is both elegant and vivid in superb, demonstration-worthy sound. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Aida (Highlights from the opera) Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Fiorenza Cosottto, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Piero Cappuccilli, Luigi Roni / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Muti [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 1/Jul/1998 ] "Caballe's portrait of the heroine is superb, full of detailed insight into teh character and with countless examples of superlative singing." Penguin Guide |
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ENRIQUE GRANADOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Montserrat Caballé Sings Granados Montserrat Caballe (soprano) Miguel Zanetti (piano) / Orquesta De Camara, Rafael Ferrer [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 26/May/1997 ] "Perfect singing of this music" raved MusicWeb International |
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de CABEZON / de HEREDIA / de ARAUXO / CABANILLES / BACH / SOLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Montserrat Torrent - Organ Recital Montserrat Torrent (organ) [ Ermitage / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] Montserrat Torrent was appointed as organ teacher at Conservatorio Municipal de Barcelona. She started her career performing in Europe, United States of America and South America, focusing on the organ as a popular music instrument. |
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Monty Python
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album [ Virgin Records / CD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] With singing, talking and rude noise making |
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MORTON GOULD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gould: Fall River Legend / Interplay / etc Morton Gould and his Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra, Howard Mitchell [ RCA Victor Living Stereo / CD - released 1/Apr/1993 ] Gould's Fall River Legend is a warmly melodic ballet on the Lizzie Borden story. |
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IGNAZ JOSEPH PLEYEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pleyel: Quartet in B / Symphony in A / Sinfonia - Concertante Moscow Concertino, Evgueni Bushkov [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] "Pleyel had a strong and solid technique, a good command of form and considerable enterprise in his ideas" Gramophone |
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BORIS PARSADANIAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Parsadanian: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 Moscow Radio Symphony, USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov, with Klara Kadinskaya (soprano) [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1994 ] Rare recordings from Russia Recorded 1966 (Sym. 1) and 1969 |
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F G SCOTT / RONALD CENTER / RONALD STEVENSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Piano Music From Scotland Murray McLachlan (piano) [ Regis / CD - released 12/May/2006 ] "..all played with considerable bravura by Murray McLachlan who is clearly sympathetic.... rosette is awarded not just for enterprise but equally from admiration and pleasure" © Penguin Guide: rosette |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Impromptus Murray Perahia (piano) [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 13/Nov/1983 ] Recorded at Vanguard Studios, New York City on 22-23 November 1982 (tracks 1 to 4), and at 30th Street Studio, New York City on18 December 1980 (tracks 5 to 8). |
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MENDELSSOHN / LISZT / BACH-BUSONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs Without Words - piano music Murray Perahia (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] Rosette (Highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: 3 Piano Concertos K.107 (with Schrother: Concerto for piano and orchestra) Murray Perahia (piano and conductor) / English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masterworks / CD - released 1/May/1991 ] "...wonderfully refreshing and delicate, with diamond bright articulation, urgently youthful in its resilience... Faithful, well-balanced recording." - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 1 - 4 (K37, 39, 40, 41) Murray Perahia (piano and conductor) / English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/1991 ] "...wonderfully refreshing and delicate, with diamond bright articulation, urgently youthful in its resilience... Faithful, well-balanced recording." - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann; Piano Concerto. Op. 54 / Konzertstuck, Op. 92 & Op. 134 Murray perahia (piano / Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado [ Sony Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] Often described as "a musician's musician", Murray Perahia "has a magic touch and his electric spontaneity is naturally caught in the studio," wrote the Penguin Guide. "In the works of Schumann … this quality of concentration is enormously valuable,... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos / Andante and Variations for Piano Four Hands Murray Perahia, Radu Lupu (pianos) / English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu are in good form...the performances emanate from public concerts and have much more excitement and spontaneity of live music-making. The two pianists are beautifully matched...." - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |