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FREDERIC CHOPIN / FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 / Liszt: Piano Concerto No 1 Martha Argerich (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 5/May/2000 ] "This is early vintage Argerich but the sound has transferred well to CD. She is balanced rather noticeably forward...Much of the outer Chopin movements is taken remarkably fast, yet a crystalline clarity is maintained." Gramophone |
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FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Ballades The London Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/1995 ] Originally recorded in 1994 |
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PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grainger: The Complete Piano Music, and transcriptions Martin Jones (piano) [ Nimbus / 5 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "..He handles Grainger's complex counterpoints and voicing with superb clarity, achieving quasi-orchestral textures and colouring" BBC Music |
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DVORAK / STRAUSS / MUSSORGSKY / SCHOECK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martina Janková - Voyage Martina Janková (soprano) & Gérard Wyss (piano) [ Supraphon / CD - released 16/May/2011 ] "In short, her vocal colouring is incredibly fresh and young-sounding...Those top notes are really something never to forget. A disc to treasure." (Gramophone, September 2011) |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Recollection - Haydn Songs Martina Jankova (soprano), Gerard Wyss (piano) [ Supraphon / CD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] "Martina Janková is an accomplished singer with beautiful voice, lyrical and warm in tone...Martina already has an impressive discography and I hope to hear more from her in the future." (MusicWeb) |
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HOWARD FERGUSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ferguson: Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra / Amore langueo (with Finzi: Eclogue) Martyn Hill (tenor) Howard Shelley (piano) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/1987 ] Belfast-born Ferguson's reputation as a composer rests on the nineteen published works that he wrote between 1928 and 1959. Rhythmic energy endows his music with its exciting sense of momentum, underpinned by his command of Baroque and Classical... |
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JOHN STAINER
Stainer: The Crucifixion Martyn Hill (tenor) / Michael George (bass) / Margaret Philips (organ) / BBC Singers / Leith Hill Festival Singers / Brian Kay [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2005 ] Recorded in: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London 13,14 January 1997 |
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ERNEST CHAUSSON / JACQUES IBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chausson: Symphony in B flat / Ibert: Escales & Divertissement Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata [ Dorian / CD - released 6/Nov/2000 ] "Mata's performances of these highly contrasted pieces are all very fine and he gets a fine response from his orchestra...if this coupling appeals to you, you need not worry for each piece is given a highly idiomatic reading and a warm recorded sound |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No.4 Edith Mathis (soprano) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] Recording: Berlin, Philharmonie, February 1979 |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Nabucco (highlights from the complete opera) Matteo Manuguerra (baritone) Renata Scotto (soprano) Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano) Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "The excerpts chosen give a fair picture of the opera, even though there are important scenes that could have been included in full. No texts but a fairly detailed cue synopsis. The sound is impressive" (MusicWeb Jan 2008) |
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MATTHIAS WECKMANN
Weckmann: Complete Organ Music Matteo Venturini (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Feb/2020 ] "On all three CDs, Matteo Venturini proves himself to be an assured and perceptive guide through this enriching and deeply satisfying music. ...I don't believe that any organ lover who invests in this fine issue will be disappointed by it." MusicWeb |
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J.S. BACH / J. C, BACH / von BIBER / J. SCHMELZER / J. BLOW / H. PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Matthew White - Elegeia Matthew White (countertenors) / Les Voix Baroques [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] Recorded At - Église Saint-Augustin De Mirabel, Québec |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Matthias Goerne (Baritone), Barbara Bonney (Soprano), Sara Fulgoni (Mezzo-Soprano), Gosta Winbergh, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / CD - released 25/Mar/2003 ] "Riccardo Chailly's credentials as a Mahlerian cannot be faulted...Once more, where his own admirable orchestra is concerned, he gives a performance that is finely balanced, attentive to all-important detail and convincing as a whole." Gramophone |
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HANNS EISLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie Op. 50 Matthias Goerne (baritone), Hendrikje Wangemann (soprano), Annette Markert (contralto), Peter Lika (bass) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Lothar Zagros [ Decca Records Entartete Musik / CD - released 22/Oct/1995 ] "The performance is very, very good indeed. It's not a "star turn" by any means. Zagrosek and his players direct all their energies to illuminate the work. Singers' diction is crisp." ClassicalNet |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition 4: Heliopolis Matthias Goerne (baritone) Ingo Metzmacher (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "This is a simply unmissable recital, and for two prime reasons - the grave beauty of its programme and the corresponding beauty of the singer's voice." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Solo Vocal |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Der fliegende Hollender [The Flying Dutchman] (highlights) Matti Salminen, Lisbeth Balslev, Robert Schunk, Anny Schlemm / Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele / Woldemar Nelsson [ Decca Laser line Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] "The cast is more consistent than any, with Lisbeth Balslev as Senta firmer, sweeter and more secure than any current rival" Penguin Guide |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: Brigg Fair, On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring, Summer night on the river, etc Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ EMI Classics Great Recordings of the Century / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "A record to treasure. The greatest recordings made in stereo by the greatest British conductor at the peak of his career." - Gramophone |
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HAYDN / TELEMANN / ALBINONI / HUMMEL / HANDEL / HERTEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Trumpet Concertos Maurice Andre (trumpet) / English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles MacKerras, etc [ EMI Classics Great Artists of the Century / CD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] "Maurice Andre is a superlative trumpet player...I don't remember the instrument as being anything like so docile and amenable as he makes it sound." (Gramophone) |
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Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier - Louise: 24 Hits [ ASV Living Era - The Great French Stars / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age before working in menial jobs as a teenager. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France at... |
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL & FRIENDS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mr Handel's Dinner: Music for the Handel opera intermissions Maurice Steger (recorder) and Ensemble La Cetra [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] "Steger is brilliant when the music is lively. Into his fleetness he mixes zest, charm and impish humour, making you wonder how such artfulness, at such speed and with such nutty dexterity, is humanly possible." BBC Music |