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DEBUSSY / BIZET / MESSIAEN / FAURE / POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sylvia McNair - Reveries Sylvia McNair (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Philips / CD - released 20/Sep/1997 ] Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, March 1996 |
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GLUCK / STRAVINSKY / PURCELL / PUCCINI / MOZART / ARLEN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sylvia McNair - A Portrait Sylvia McNair (soprano) with conductors, Claudio Abbado, John Eliot Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood, Neville Marriner, etc [ Philips / CD - released 20/Sep/1996 ] Recordings from 1991 to 1995 |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Symphonies No.1 & 5 Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Neeme Järvi [ ORFEO / CD - released 8/Mar/1985 ] Like Camille Saint-Saëns in France or Max Bruch in Germany, Alexander Glazunov was a truly progressive, but formally conservative-thinking composer who was not willing to sacrifice the traditional symphonic form to superficial Modernism. |
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VERNON DUKE / HAROLD ROME
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ben Bagley's Ballet on Broadway & Nantucket - show music -- many of them never before recorded. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lehmen Engel, with songs performed by The Patios [ Painted Smiles Records / CD - released 5/May/1993 ] Ben Bagley was an American musical producer and record producer. In 1971, Ben embarked on a new and impressive career. He produced 47 highly distinctive albums of show tunes -- many of them never before recorded. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: String Quintet in C major / Quartet movement (Quartettsatz) in C minor Takacs Quartet [ Decca / CD - released 18/Aug/1993 ] '...one of the greatest ensembles of our age' San Francisco Chronicle |
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SERGEI TANEYEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Taneyev: String quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3 The Talan Quartet [ Olympia / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] Recorded in Moscow, July 1994 |
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Tallinn Chamber Orchestra / Tonu Kaljuste
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Eller, Heino-LAAriline SAit / Neenia / Five Pieces for String Orchestra, etc [ ECM Records / CD - released 5/Jun/2001 ] Heino Eller-the composer many call-'the father of modern Estonian music' |
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ENESCO / JANACEK / BARTOK / BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Eastern European Piano Music Tamas Vesmas (piano) [ Manu / CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ] Tamas Vesmas was born in Romania. He began studying piano and composition under Professor Ella Philipp at the age of ten. His career as a soloist began at the age of fourteen with recitals and appearances with leading Symphony Orchestras throughout... |
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BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Piano Music Tamas Vesmas (piano) [ Ode Records / CD - released 23/Apr/2007 ] Tamas Vesmas was born in Romania and began studying piano and composition at the age of 10. His career as a soloist began at the age of 14 with recitals and appearances with leading symphony orchestras throughout Romania. |
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NIKOLAI MYASKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Myaskovsky: String Quartets Nos 9 & 11 Taneyev Quartet [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1996 ] From the St. Petersburg Musical Archive |
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VADIM SALMANOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Salmanov: String Quartets Nos 1, 3 & 4 Taneyev Quartet [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] From the St. Petersburg Musical Archive. Recorded in 1980 & 1966 |
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THOMAS TALLIS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tallis - Latin Church Music Taverner Consort & Choir, Andrew Parrott [ Virgin Records / 2 CD - released 7/Sep/2003 ] 'Warmly recommendable, a superb collection.' Penguin Guide |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah (Complete Oratorio) Kiri te Kanawa, Anne Gjevang, Richard Lewis / Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/Nov/2000 ] *** (3 Stars) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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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... |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |