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FRANZ von SUPPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Suppe: Overtures, Vol. 2 (Incls Boccacio & Die Schone Galatea [The Beautiful Galatea] ) Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice, Alfred Walter [ Marco Polo / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Marco Polo is to be commended for this Suppe compilation. The sonics are fine and the program notes are more than adequate. Highly recommended - TW - High Performance Spring 1995 |
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GABRIEL FAURE / ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOGHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: La Chanson d'eve Sofie Christine Sussman (mezzo-soprano) Dalton Baldwin (piano) with Freddy Arteel (clarinet) [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] Accompanist Dalton Baldwin made over 100 recordings of song recitals and won numerous prizes for his work with Elly Ameling and Gérard Souzay. He was best known for his playing of the French repertoire and recorded the complete songs of Debussy,... |
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MIKHAIL KOLLONTAI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kollontai: Six Sacred Symphonies Op. 3 Soloists' Ensemble "Northern Crown", Igor Zaydenshnir [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1996 ] Rare recordings from Russia |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / GRIEG / MOZART / SCHUMANN / LISZT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Icon: Solomon - The Master Pianist Solomon (piano) with various orchestras & conductors [ EMI Icon / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2008 ] "Noble, characterful and poetic musicianship..a strong, solid conspectus of Solomon's art. Strong on Beethoven of course, with a representative concerto arsenal; good representative Mozart; a serious-minded collection in fact, befitting Solo's... |
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EDVARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: GriegL: Orchestral Music: Symphonic Dances Op.64; Six Songs for voice and orchestra, etc Solveig Kringelborn (soprano) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic / Gennady Rozhdestvensk [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Jul/2002 ] Rozhdestvensky's direction is adroit, affectionate and imaginative - Gramophone |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / SERGEI RACHMANINOV / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANCIS POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich/Rachmaninov: Works for 2 pianos Sonja & Shanti Sungkono (pianos) [ NCA / CD - released 21/Jun/2011 ] Twin sisters Sonja and Shanti Sungkono are a two piano team who grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
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JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rameau: Pieces de clavecin Volume 2 (Includes Suites in A & G) Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] 'Yates's strengths are clearly suited to those of Rameau: depth of characterisation, polarised moods and a delight in the instrument's sonorities.' - BBC Music Magazine |
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HUBERT PARRY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Parry: Cathedral Music: Incls 'songs of Farewell' & 'Jerusalem' St George's Chapel Choir, Windsor / Christopher Robinson (cond) with Roger Judd (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] "A stirring Jerusalem completes this enterprising recording, which brings the sound of a great building into our homes with absolute fidelity." Gramophone |
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JOHN TAVERNER / THOMAS TALLIS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Taverner: Western Wynde / Tallis: Missa Salve Intemerata Virgo St. John's College Choir Cambridge, George Guest [ EMI Eminence / CD - released 5/Nov/1989 ] "Listening in, the individual vocal strength of various singers, particularly in the back rows, came as no surprise - John's have long been a powerful crew... What did take me aback, though is just how much everyone seemed to be enjoying things ...... |
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PRAISE TO THE LORD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Praise to the Lord: Favourite Hymns from St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral Choir / John Scott, conductor (with the English Brass Ensemble) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] 'Exemplary' (Gramophone) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos 1, 2, & 4 St. Petersburg String Quartet [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jul/1995 ] Recorded at Melodia Studio, St. Petersburg, Russia April & December 1994. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Ein Heldenleben Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt [ Denon / CD - released 10/Apr/1995 ] Recorded 10-14 September, 1984, Lukaskirche, Dresden |
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TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Balalaika: Russia's Most Beautiful Tunes The Stars of St. Petersburg [ Musical Heritage Society / CD - released 1/Feb/1995 ] Accordion [Bayan] - Victor Moltchanov Balalaika - Mikhail Danilov Balalaika [Bass] - Mikhail Tarasov Guitar - Oleg Maksimov Zither [Gousli], Spoons [Lojki], Trumpet [Rojok], Horns [Jaleika] - Konstantin Chakhanov |
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ANTON RUBINSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubinstein: Symphony No. 2 "Ocean" / Ballet Music from 'Feramors' State Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovchin [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1994 ] Recorded in October 1993 in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. |
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VINCENCO BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bellini: Beatrice Di Tenda (complete opera with libretto) Edita Gruberova, Vesselina Kasarova, Igor Morosow / ORF Symphony Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg [ Nightingale / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Gruberova is a more involved singer than Sutherland, a brilliant technician and a musician of considerable finesse" BBC Music (comparing versions) |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Piano Music - Volume 1 Stephen Coombs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 'Coombs is clearly equipped to face the most prodigious demands. This is a most impressive and highly enjoyable release' - BBC Music Magazine |
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LOWELL LIEBERMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liebermann: Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lowell Liebermann [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "...his playing is both rich in poetic insight and alive to the tonal allure of the score … an outstanding release that can be warmly recommended' (Hi-Fi News) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 Stephen Hough (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/1998 ] "Technical perfection and very good sound are certainly present in Virgin's new issue...Stephen Hough is a fine young artist." (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: 33 Variations in C major on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, op.120 Stephen Kovacevich (piano) [ Philips Concert Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/1990 ] "Kovacevich's performance has a clarity, poise and vitality that has commended itself to more than one generation of collectors over the past 20 years ... you will find playing, that is sensitive and exciting, but quite unselfregarding;" Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Complete concertos 2 (Incls Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" & Triple Concerto) Stephen Kovacevich (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, with Henryk Szeryng (violin) & Janos Starker (cello) [ Decca Duo / CD - released 27/Oct/1994 ] "..beautifully-judged textures-limpid, clean and with a wide range of sonority and very sensitive pedalling...both performances are worthy of the very highest comparisons, from the majority of which they will emerge unscathed." (Gramophone) |