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JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Massenet: Thais (complete opera recorded in 2004) Teatri La Fenice / Eva Mei (soprano), Michele Perusi (bass-baritone), William Joyner (tenor) & Christophe Fel (bass) / Marcello Viotti (cond) [ Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 28/Oct/2004 ] Venice's prestigious Teatro La Fenice's production of this enthralling opera, full of captivating music and dramatic development. The title role, in this excellent production, is sung by an Eva Mei in great vocal form, who gives an interpretation... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Cenerentola (complete opera.recorded in 1981) Teatro alla Scala / Frederica von Stade, Margherita Guglielmi, Laura Zannini, Francisco Araiza, Claudio Desderi, Paolo Montarsolo / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel DVD / DVD - released 8/Nov/2005 ] Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's staging of this classic fairy tale, originally created for the San Francisco Opera in 1969, has been one of the most successful opera stagings of the 20th century |
ROGER QUILTER / JOHN IRELAND / GERALD FINZI / RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Teddy Tahu Rhodes - Vagabond Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bass-baritone) with Sharolyn Kimmorley (piano) [ ABC Classics / CD - released 8/Jun/2005 ] ARIA award-winning singing sensation Teddy Tahu Rhodes is back with another sublime album featuring a collection of classic songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Quilter, John Ireland and Gerald Finzi. |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Barber of Seville, The [Il barbiere di Siviglia] complete studio recording of the opera recorded in 1972 cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10109/10109087.jpg)
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Barber of Seville, The [Il barbiere di Siviglia] complete studio recording of the opera recorded in 1972 Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Hermann Prey, Enzo Dara / Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 21/Jun/2005 ] In the 1970s, the era from which this production emanates, the director Jean Pierre Ponnelle was reaching the height of his powers. In his 1972 production at Milan's La Scala, Ponnelle designed a realistic set that still feels fresh. |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Cenerentola [Cinderella] (complete opera recorded in 1972) cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10106/10106216.jpg)
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Cenerentola [Cinderella] (complete opera recorded in 1972) Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Renato Capecchi, Paolo Montarsolo / Scottish Opera Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "One of the great classic opera recordings of a work that balances farce with touching romance." (BBC Music) |
JEROME KERN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kern: Show Boat (Highlights from the musical) Teresa Stratas, Frederica von Stade, Jerry Hadley / Ambrosian Chorus / London Sinfonietta / John McGlinn [ EMI / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] This lavish studio reconstruction of the original score was lovingly and thoroughly put together by John McGlinn, who brought in such opera singers as Frederica von Stade and Jerry Hadley, backed by The London Sinfonietta. |
COLE PORTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Porter: Anything Goes Kim Criswell, Cris Groenendaal, Frederica von Stade, Jack Gilford / Ambrosian Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, John McGlinn [ EMI / CD - released 1/Jul/1989 ] Anything Goes, from 1934, was one of Porter's few notable Broadway successes and was the first of his musicals to star Ethel Merman, who went on to star in several other Porter shows. |
TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Carols from the Old and New Worlds Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 23/Oct/2004 ] On this volume of Carols from the Old and New Worlds, Paul Hillier and the Theatre Of Voices celebrate the festive season with a wide-ranging mixture of new and traditional carols. |
GIBBONS / DERING / EAST / RAVENSCROFT / WEELKES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Cries Of London Theatre Of Voices, Fretwork [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Jul/2006 ] Theatre of Voices and Fretwork are heard in a selection of the Cries of London, in which music for viol consort is overlaid - sometimes comically, sometimes poignantly - with the raucous voices of 16th-century London's street-vendors, mendicants,... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Thomas Allen (baritone) Ann Murray (soprano) / The London Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Virgin Ultraviolet / CD - released 5/Nov/1995 ] Recorded At - No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 1991 |
HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: Lieder Thomas Allen (baritone) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Virgin Records / CD - released 21/Mar/1992 ] Recording: Studio N°. 1 Abbey Road, London |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms/Wolf: Lieder Thomas Allen (baritone) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Virgin Records / 2 CD - released 21/Mar/1992 ] Classic recordings now reissued at a special price |
BRIDGE . STANFORD / IVES / ROREM / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: To The Soul: Thomas Hampson Sings The Poetry Of Walt Whitman Thomas Hampson (baritone) Craig Rutenbery (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/1996 ] "The performances throughout are exceptionally fine, intimately and subtly expressive but opening out nobly to expressions of passionate idealism." Gramophone |
BRIDGE / STANFORD / IVES / ROREM / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: To The Soul: Thomas Hampson Sings The Poetry Of Walt Whitman Thomas Hampson (baritone) Craig Rutenbery (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/1997 ] TO THE SOUL is a collection centered on a poet rather than a composer. Walt Whitman's words have inspired over a thousand song settings, whose range is suggested here. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Kerner Lieder, Andersen Lieder & Early Songs Thomas Hampson (baritone) / Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Teldec / CD - released 11/Mar/2006 ] "I liked this recital very much and I have no qualms about recommending it with enthusiasm." (MusicWeb April 2006 Bargain of the Month) |
WAGNER / BERLIOZ / LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Romantic Songs Thomas Hampson (baritone) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/1994 ] "The singing is of deluxe quality, a warm and romantic baritone voice shaping luxurious phrases, enhanced by Geoffrey Parson's rich piano sound." Gramophone |
BEETHOVEN / WAGNER / BERLIOZ / GRIEG / SCHUMANN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs and Lieder by Beethoven, Berlioz, Franz, Grieg, Liszt, Schumann, Wagner +) Thomas Hampson (baritone) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2002 ] "The singing is of deluxe quality, a warm and romantic baritone voice shaping luxurious phrases, enhanced by Geoffrey Parson's rich piano sound." Gramophone |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert and the Classics Thomas Hampson (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 14 / CD - released 31/Jan/2008 ] 'The readings, with Johnson's piano at its probing best, are constantly enlightening and carry the absorbed listener into a rarefied world of word and music. The disc lasts an incredible 80 minutes, but the time flies by in such perceptive company'... |
BIZET / PUCCINI / DONIZETTI / VERDI / MEYERBEER / J. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Opera Duets (Includes the Pearl Fischers Duet) Thomas Hampson (baritone), Jerry Hadley (tenor) / Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] "Two of the finest voices of our time sing some of the finest ensemble music of all time; how much better can it get?" - MusicWeb Jan 2005 |
KORNGOLD / LORTZING / MARSCHNER / von WEBER / HUMPERDINCK / WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Thomas Hampson - German Opera Arias Thomas Hampson (baritone) / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Fabio Luisi [ EMI Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/1995 ] Originally recorded in 1994 |
