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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) |
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BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: The 3 Piano Concertos Stephen Kovacevich (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips / CD - released 1/Oct/1990 ] 'In each of the concertos it is Kovacevich's reading of the finale which crowns the performance...the recording represents the work of Philips engineers at its refined best [Concertos 1 & 3]' Gramophone |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 / Two Lieder, Op.91 Stephen Kovacevich (piano) with Ann Murray (soprano) & Nobuko Imai (viola) / London Philharmonic. Wolfgang Sawallisch [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1992 ] Rosette - Penguin Stereo Guide |
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SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stanford: Songs Vol 1 Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] 'No praise can be too high for Stephen Varcoe ... his warm, natural baritone, finely judged legato and sensitivity to words are a joy throughout.' (International Record Review) |
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JOHN TAVENER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tavener: The Protecting Veil (complete) / The Last Sleep of the Virgin) Steven Isserlis (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rhozdestvensky / Chilingirian Quartet [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "The Isserlis/Rozhdestvensky pioneering version of Tavener's Protecting Veil hardly needs any recommendation from me." (Gramophone) |
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ELGAR / BLOCH / KABALEVSKY / R. STRAUSS / TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar/Bloch/Kabalevsky/Tchaikovsky/R. Strauss: Concertos and works for cello and orchestra Steven Isserlis (cello) various orchestras and conductors [ Virgin de Virgin / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) "..a Virgin double covering concertante cello works by five differnet composers, this is an almost irresistible bargain." Penguin Guide.. |
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EDVARD GRIEG / FRANZ LISZT / ANTON RUBINSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Steven Isserlis: Forgotten Romance Steven Isserlis (cello) with Stephen Hough (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 18/Oct/1995 ] The English cellist Steven Isserlis has been a leading light on the international musical scene for more than three decades. "Steven Isserlis amazes in music whose tantalising combination of exquisite poetry and scintillating bravura he was born to... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Complete Concertos Vol 1 Steven Kovacevich (piano) Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/1994 ] "...the best of these performances are well worth Philips' modest asking price" ClassicsToday "Steven Kovacevich's performance for Philips (is) still the touchstone in these works." ClassicalCandor |
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PALESTRINA / GOMBERT / LASSUS / VICTORIA / GUERRERO / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Song of Songs Stile Antico [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2009 ] Gramophone Award WINNER 2009: Early Music - "You get a good feeling listening to this recording: good energy, good sound, good music, good sense of style and of the music's underlying emotional and spiritual context." (10/10 ClassicsToday.com) |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 / The Rock, Op. 7 Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/Feb/1988 ] Recorded June 1988 in the Philharmonic Hall, Stockholm. |
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EMILE WALDTEUFEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Waldteufel: Waltzes & Polkas Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodor Guschlbauer [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 7/Aug/2006 ] Recorded: 28th October 1993. Palais de Congrès, Strasbourg. |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust, Op.34 Stuart Burrows (tenor) Edith Mathis (soprano) Donald McIntyre (bass) Thomas Paul (bass) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon Galleria / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Aug/1988 ] "This is quite the most exciting Faust I have heard on record, putting even Solti at least a touch in the shade." MusicWeb |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Water Music (3 suites) / Royal Fireworks Music / Oboe Concerto No 2 in B flat Stuttgarter Kammerorchester [Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra], Karl Munchinger, with Lothar Koch (oboe) [ Decca Eclipse / CD - released 1/Nov/1986 ] The three Water Music Suites on one CD! Immaculate performances by the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and Karl Munchinger. |
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BELLINI / DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / VERDI / RICCI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sumi Jo - Bel Cantio Sumi Jo (soprano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Giuliano Carella [ Erato / CD - released 15/Sep/1997 ] A top recital recording from the beautiful Sumi! |
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OFFENBACH / DAVID / GRETRY / BALFE / MESSAGER / DELIBES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sumi Jo - Carnival! Sumi Jo (soprano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 15/Sep/1994 ] Jo was born Jo Su-gyeong in Changwon, South Korea. Her mother was an amateur singer and pianist who had been unable to pursue her own professional music studies because of politics in Korea during the 1950s. Determined to provide her daughter with... |
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BELLINI / ADAM / MOZART / OFFENBACH / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sumi Jo - Live at Carnegie Hall Sumi Jo (soprano) / LOrchestra of St. Luke's, Richard Bonynge [ Erato / CD - released 15/Sep/1997 ] recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, November 14th 1996 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Sumi Jo Collection Sumi Jo (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Nov/2011 ] Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her generations' most sought-after sopranos. |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Topsy-Turvy - soundtrack Sung by the original movie cast. Conducted and Arranged by Carl Davis [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Aug/1991 ] Winner of two Academy Awards |
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SIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: Sappho / Sapphic Poem Susan Bickley (mezzo) Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/1999 ] "No praise can be too high for Susan Bickley … [and] Tony Faulkner's stunningly natural engineering complements what is another triumphant addition to Hyperion's ongoing Bantock series" (Gramophone) |