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ARAM KHACHATURIAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Khachaturian: Piano & Violin Concertos / Symphony No 2 / Maskerade Alicia de Larrocha (piano) Ruggiero Ricci (Violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos & Anatole Fistoulari [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "As befits Ricci's imperturbable individuality this is an individual reading and unusually relaxed. Maybe that quality was at least partially dictated by Fistoulari.." MusicWeb (Violin Concerto) |
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JONANN BAPTIST CRAMER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 7 & 8 London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley (piano/director) [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2002 ] 'Howard Shelley plays with dazzling brilliance throughout...' The Guardian |
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ROBERT SAXTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saxton: Concerto for Orchestra / The Circles of Light / etc London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] Robert Saxton was born in London in 1953 and started composing at the age of six. Guidance in early years from Benjamin Britten and Elisabeth Lutyens was followed by periods of study at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities. |
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GEORGE DYSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dyson: Violin Concerto / Children's Suite Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, etc [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/1995 ] ..a 'rarity to treasure' (The Penguin Guide) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Symphony in E flat / Violin Concerto Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/1993 ] |
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ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moeran: Violin Concerto & 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: SchumannSaint-Saens: Cello Concertos Lynn Harrell (cello) / Cleveland Orchestra, Neville Marriner [ Decca / CD - released 8/Sep/1983 ] Recorded: Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, November 1981. |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Cello Concerto & Violin Concerto Lynn Harrell (cello) Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Kyung Wha Chung (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca The World of British Classics / CD - released 14/Apr/1994 ] Two classic performances on one budget CD |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2 (with Shchedrin: Piano Concerto No 2) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Dec/2003 ] - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) January 2004 - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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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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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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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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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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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit [ EMI Recommends / Warner Classics / CD - released 24/Sep/2007 ] "Rarely in their entire history have the Chopin concertos received performances of a more teasing allure, brilliance and idiosyncrasy." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 |
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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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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 |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANZ LISZT / ROBERT SCHUMANN / IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Stephen Kovacevich II Stephen Kovacevich (piano) with BBC Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol 61 / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Stephen Kovacevich made his concert debut as a pianist at the age of 11; then, at the age of 18 he moved to London to study under Dame Myra Hess on a scholarship and has been a London resident ever since, currently living in Hampstead. In 1961 he... |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold - Concertos Michael Collins (clarinet) Richard Watkins (horn) Kenneth Sillito, Lyn Fletcher (violins) / London Musici, Mark Stephenson [ Conifer / CD - released 20/May/1990 ] "One of the most prolific British composers of the 20th century, Sir Malcolm Arnold remains best known for his phenomenal success in film and light music, as well as Concertos and Symphonies. |