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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Roberto Alagna - Verdi Arias Roberto Alagna (tenor) / The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Dec/1998 ] "In answer to all those nay-sayers concerning Alagna's talents, the tenor here shows, in the most demanding programme imaginable, that there is little if anything wrong with his technique and a great deal right with his sense of Verdian style" Gramop |
ANTONIO CALDARA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Caldara - In dolce amore Robin Johannsen (soprano) / Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro De Marchi [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/May/2014 ] "Academia Montis Regalis and Alessandro De Marchi accompany with robust directness or lighter delicacy as required, and Johannsen's versatile singing helps to reveal an enriching glimpse of Caldara's virtues." Gramophone |
FERDE GROFE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite / Piano Concerto in D minor Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Ferde Grofe, with Jesus Sanroma (piano) [ Philips Legendary Classics / CD - released 11/Oct/1989 ] Recorded 1960 35 MM Magnetic Film Recording Originally recorded on Everest |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Concertos pour Violoncelle (for cello) Roel Dieltiens (cello) / Richte van der Meer (cello) / Ensemble Explorations / Roel Dieltiens [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] "An excellent soloist, a creative band playing one-to-a-part and a beautifully rounded recorded sound. This is an exceptional release." Early Music Review |
FRANCIS POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Poulenc: Concertos / Choral Works / Orchestral Works Pascal Roge (piano/harpsichord) Sylviane Deferne (piano) Peter Hurford (organ) / Orchestre National de France, Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 14/May/2007 ] "The excellence of the performances is matched by first-rate and meticulously balanced Decca sound." Penguin Guide |
THOMAS ARNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arne: The Six Organ Concertos Roger Bevan Williams (organ) / Cantilena, Adrian Shepherd [ Chandos Chaconne / 2 CD - released 22/Aug/1989 ] Recorded: 12-13 April 1987 |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Scriabin: Piano Concerto / Works for solo piano Roger Woodward (piano) / Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart [ ABC Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Feb/2016 ] Recorded on 10, 11 & 16 April, 1999 (Opp. 2-16, 32-59) and 1 & 2 August, 1991 (Opp. 61-74) in the Eugene Goossens Hall. |
MAURO GIULIANI / JOAQUIN RODRIGO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rodrigo/Giuliani: Guitar Concertos Angel Romero (guitar) / English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard, London Symphony, Andre Previn [ EMI Classics / CD - released 11/Feb/2013 ] The magnificent gardens of the Spanish royal palace of Aranjuez a place in music history thanks to the Rodrigo guitar concerto. This recording with Angel Romero is a highlight in the famous guitarist's large discography; here, he plays two concertos... |
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HARVEY SCHMIDT
Schmidt: 110 in the Shade [First complete recording] Ron Haines & Karen Ziemba / 1999 Studio Cast [ Jay Productions Masterworks Edition / 2 CD - released 17/May/1999 ] 110 in the Shade is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt. A 1992 New York City Opera production, directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Susan Stroman, starred Karen Ziemba as Lizzie. |
BEETHOVEN/LISZT & BACH/BUSONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Amazing Mr Smith - Beethoven: Symphony No 7 / Bach: Chaconne Ronald Smith (piano) [ Nimbus / CD ] The two great piano transcriptions contrasted on this record demonstrate the unique range and adaptability of the modern concert-grand. While Busoni's piano arrangements of Bach's chaconne for solo violin may be described as a triumph of expression,... |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bernstein: Wonderful Town Rosalind Russell & George Gaynes / 1953 Original Broadway Cast / plus 1945 cast [ Decca Broadway / CD - released 26/Feb/2001 ] Touched by tragedy, conceived in confusion and delivered with dissent, there's no possible reason that Wonderful Town should have lasted past opening night, yet alone become one of the classics of the musical theatre. Yet somehow it did and... |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Szymanowski: Myth Rosanne Philippens (violin) Julien Quentin (piano) / NJO / Xian Zhang [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2015 ] "a significant talent whose varied tonal palette especially suits Szymanowski's music...Philippens connects wellwith Szymanowski's sensual muse." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 2002 at the Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin) Dorothea Roschmann, Katharina Kammerloher, Hanno Muller-Brachmann, Werner Gura / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ TDK/Euroarts DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "It is very well performed. All the singers are on good form, and work well together in this most ensemble-based of Mozart operas. The picture quality and sound quality are both excellent, and there are loads of index points." (MusicWeb) |
JOHANN STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss (J.): Die Fledermaus (operetta in English) Rosemarie Arthars, Paul Barnhill, Lynton Black, David Fieldsend, Ade Grummet, Deborah Hawksley / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, John Owen Edwards [ Sony music / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/1995 ] "John Owen Edwards never forces the tempo but allows the melodies to unfold naturally, and eases gently into the big waltz tunes. " Gramophone |
Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington
Blue Rose [ Columbia Legacy All Time Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] This historic 1956 release is a magnificent recording and is now upgraded with digitally remastered sound, deluxe packaging and 2 bonus tracks. |
VERNON DUKE
Duke: Cabin in the Sky Rosetta le Noire, Ketty Lester / 1963 New York Revival Cast Recording [ Angel / Broadway Classics / CD - released 17/May/1993 ] Cabin in the Sky is a musical with music by Vernon Duke, book by Lynn Root, and lyrics by John Latouche. The musical opened on Broadway in 1940. The show is described as a "parable of Southern Negro Life. |
CHRIS ANDREWS
Andrews: Tom Brown's Schooldays Roy Dotrice & Judith Bruce / Original Cast Recording [ Must Close Saturday Records / CD - released 17/May/1991 ] A musical in 2 acts by Jack and Joan Maitland; based on the novel by Thomas Hughes: Music by Chris Andrews. Originally produced as an amateur musical at the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon 6 November, 1971 as Young Tom. |
JOHN ANSELL / DAVID GOW / PETER HOPE / WILLIAM ALWYN / GARETH GLYN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Light Overtures Vol 2 (Including 'The Moor Of Venice' & 'A Snowdon Overture' Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland [ ASV White Line / CD - released 15/Mar/2003 ] "This is the second disc in another excellent series devoted to the rich seam of British Light Overtures, an area in which the composers from this sceptred isle were extremely prolific." ClassicalNet |
ARNOLD / BENNETT / RUTTER / BLEZARD / HURD / FANSHAWE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Light Music Discoveries Vol 4 Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Gavin Sutherland [ ASV White Line / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "There is much to enjoy in this well-filled, spiritedly performed tray of musical canapes." - Gramophone Sept 2001 |
MALCOLM ARNOLD / WILLIAM ALWYN / MALCOLM SARGENT / RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT / GORDON JACOB / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Light Music - World Premieres Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Gavin Sutherland [ ASV White Line / CD - released 15/Mar/1999 ] ".... a digestible selection of the unfamiliar and the established. Well up to the now expected standard, it hardly need be said. I enjoyed this disc as much as the others in the series. These are lithe and insightful traversals." MusicWeb (on an... |
