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ALEXANDER BATTA / JACQUES OFFENBACH / GIOACHINO ROSSINI / ADRIEN-FRANCOIS SERVAIS
Sol Gabetta: Lise Cristiani Sol Gabetta (cello), Irina Zahharenkova (piano), Cappella Gabetta [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/2025 ] With her new album, Sol Gabetta shines a spotlight on Lise Cristiani (1825-1853), the first professional female cellist to perform publicly. To mark the 200th anniversary in December 2025 of Lise Cristiani's birth, Sol Gabetta pays tribute here to a... |
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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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JOHN PSATHAS
Psathas: Leviathan (LP) Somi Kim (piano) [ Atoll / 2 LP - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Four modern concertos, spectacularly recorded in a production supervised by the composer. Psathas presents four new compositions, for marimba, tenor sax and percussion, with an emphasis on rhythm and colour. This is genre defying modern music,... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Rinaldo (complete opera recorded in 2011) Glyndebourne Opera / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ottavio Dantone [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] "What is here is some exhilarating music-making, both vocal and instrumental. Ottavio Dantone leads an orchestral with a spring in its step and some fine playing" (BBC) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Rinaldo (Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes August 2011) Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ottavio Dantone, Robert Carsen (Stage director) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Directing from his tinkling harpsichord, Ottavio Dantone encourages the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to be light, bright and Italian. Listen wholeheartedly; watch with caution." (The Times) |
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JULES MASSENET / GIACOMO PUCCINI / CHARLES COUNOD / JACQUES OFFENBACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sonya Yoncheva - Paris, mon amour Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), with Etienne Dupuis (baritone), Celso Albelo (tenor) Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Frederic Chaslin [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jul/2018 ] "one of the most effortlessly and gorgeously sung accounts of [Sempre libera] I know...her sensual singing of unhackneyed arias by Massenet, Gounod, Messager and Lecocq announces one of the loveliest lyric sopranos before the public today." The Times |
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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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JOHAN SVENDSEN
Svendsen: Norwegian Suites / Romeo and Juliet / Zorahayda South Jutland Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "The South Jutland Symphony Orchestra has had Carl Gararguly, Iona Brown and Niklas Willén among its past conductors and this shows in the excellence of their ensemble…deserves special praise." MusicWeb |
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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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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony / Slavonic March St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Andrei Anikhanov [ Audiophile Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/1994 ] Recorded in St. Petersburg,1984 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (complete opera recorded in 2012) Staatskapelle Dresden / Renée Fleming, Robert Dean Smith, Sophie Koch / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 21/Jul/2013 ] "...Fleming's sense of the Straussian line cannot be faulted...Robert Dean Smith has a voice that lacks an individual stamp but his absolute security and tirelessly make his Bacchus...a success." (International Record Review) |
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CARLOS CHAVEZ / EDWARD MacDOWELL
Chavez: Piano Concerto / MacDowell: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, etc Eugene List, Vivian Rivkin (piano) / Vienna State Opera orchestra, Carlos Chavez [ MCA / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Originally released on Westminster. |
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HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Eichendorff-Lieder Stephan Genz (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Wolf's Eichendorff songs have never enjoyed the popularity of his more substantial collections: the Mörike-Lieder, the Italienisches Liederbuch, the Goethe-Lieder and the Spanisches Liederbuch. |
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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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JOHN CAGE
Cage: Concerto for Prepared Piano and Orchestra / Concert for Piano and Orchestra / Fourteen Stephen Drury & David Tudor (piano & Prepared piano) / Ensemble Modern, Ingo Metzmacher / Callithumpian Consort of New England Conservatory, Charles P [ Mode / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Concerto For Prepared Piano And Orchestra"(1951) recorded live at Festival Anarchic Harmonies, Frankfurt, Germany, 4 September 1992 by Hessischer Rundfunk |
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MOZART / LISZT / CHOPIN / BRITTEN / MacDOWELL / QUILTER / GODOWSKY / etc
Stephen Hough: The Erato Years 1987-1998 Stephen Hough (piano) [ Erato / 9 CD Box Set - released 19/Nov/2021 ] Some of Stephen Hough's most exquisite recordings come from his collaborations with EMI and Virgin Classics during this early period. |
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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) |