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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Complete Waltzes Zoltan Kocsis (piano) [ Philips Insignia / CD - released 1/Jan/1994 ] Zoltan Kocsis won the Hungarian Radio Beethoven Competition in 1970, and made his first concert tour of the United States in the following year. He received the Liszt Prize in 1973, and the Kossuth Prize in 1978 |
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C.P.E. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach (C.P.E.): Cello Concertos, Symphonies Anner Bylsma (cello) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Gustav Leonhardt [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 5/Jul/2000 ] [Cello Concertos Wq.170-2] 'It is difficult to imagine a better partnership to provide authentic versions of these three fine works.' Penguin Guide |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Tannhauser (Complete opera at a special price) Brigitte Nilsson, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Theo Adam / Berlin Opera, Otto Gerdes [ Deutsche Grammophon Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Sep/2002 ] "...a fine chorus and orchestra, and Windgassen offers an experienced, sincere, and intensely sung account of the title role, Fischer-Dieskau, in peak form, a wonderful Wolfram ...one has to admire [Nilsson's] vocal security throughout." Gramophone,... |
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GABRIEL FAURE / MAURICE DURUFLE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure/Durufle: Requiems Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) / Bryn Terfel (baritone) / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia, Myung-Whun Chung [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jun/2000 ] "Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfel sing with fervour, bringing out the word-meaning dramatically to defy any idea that these are just sweetly reflective pieces." Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Psalms From St.Paul's Vol.8 Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral, John Scott, with Andrew Lucas (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Hyperion is to be congratulated a gem; beautiful language, wonderful music, superb accompaniments, magnificent singing. Buy this and relish in its freshness (Cathedral Music). |
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DARIUS MILHAUD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Milhaud: Le Carnaval d'Aix / Le boeuf sur le toit / la creation du monde / Concertos Claude Helffer (piano) Frederique Cambreling (harp) / Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de l'Opera de Lyon [ Warner Classics Erato / 2 CD - released 16/Nov/1998 ] Distinctively French, yet cosmopolitan in his personal and artistic horizons, Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was adventurous, prominent, and prolific. A pupil of Dukas and d'Indy, he became a member of Les Six and a distinguished teacher in the USA and... |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Telemann: Darmstadter Ouverturn & Tafelmusik (Overtures & Concertos) [3 CD set] Concerto Amsterdam, Frans Bruggen / Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / 3 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/1989 ] "Telemann's Table Music is a wonderful, compendious work in three "productions", each of which consists of an overture, a quartet, a concerto, a trio, a sonata, and an orchestral conclusion. The music is amazingly varied and consistently delightful"... |
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli Live [ Nagel Heyer / CD - released 14/Oct/2002 ] Recorded live at Birdland, Neuburg on May 26, 2000. Mixed at Blue Noise Studio, Hamburg July 3-5, 2002 |
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Duke Ellington
Ellington At Newport [ CBS / Sony Jazz / CD - released 4/Nov/1996 ] Recorded in performance at the American Jazz Festival at Newport, Rhode Island on July 7, 1956 |
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HOWARD HANSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hanson: Symphonies No. 3 / Elegy / The Lament For Beowulf Eastman-Rochester Orchestra / Eastman School of Music Chorus. Howard Hanson [ Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 11/Oct/1991 ] Recorded 1957 - 1963 The original Three Track original recording |
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Jimmie Shavers (trumpet), with John Kirby And His Orchestra, Herbie Haymer Quintet, and others
Young Shavers [ Topaz Jazz / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] From early small group jazz to later recordings with the great Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Shavers' trumpet could be both hot and cool. He had wonderful technique and control, as well as fire in his belly. Sometimes he could be bad. Here only the very,... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: La stravaganza - 12 concerti, Op. 4 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] Original recordings 1973-74 |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (Complete operetta) Kiri Te Kanawa, Edita Gruberova, Brigitte Fassbaender, Olaf Bar, Tom Krause / Vienna Philharmonic, Andre Previn [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/1999 ] "Dame Kiri te Kanawa's portrait of Rosalinde brings not only gloriously firm, golden sound but also vocal acting with star quality..this goes to the top of the list of latterday Fledermaus recordings..recorded sound is superb." *** 3 stars Penguin |
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EDWARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Lyric Pieces Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ EMI / Warner Classics / CD - released 3/Mar/2002 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2002 - Instrumental |
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JACOB / GIBBS / ROOTHAM / MILFORD / GIBBS / DRING
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Peacock Pie - Six attractive and unjustly neglected English compositions Martin Roscoe (piano) / Guildhall Strings, with Robert Salter (violin) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "This is a delightful disc for all lovers of British music with a lighter touch." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2002) |
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MOZART / WAGNER / SCHUMANN / HUMPERDINCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Matthias Goerne - Arias Matthias Goerne (baritone) Dorothea Raschmann (soprano) Swedish Radio Symphony [ Decca Records / CD - released 20/Dec/2000 ] This is Matthias Goerne's first recording of opera arias |
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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces Op 72 Mikhail Pletnev (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Jun/2005 ] "Lesser pianists may see 'salon' music; from Pletnev, Tchaikovsky is a revelation" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine July 2005 |
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RAVEL / KODALY / BACH / HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Duos for Violin and Cello Nigel Kennedy (violin) Lynn Harrell (cello) [ EMI Music / CD - released 30/May/2000 ] "..the closing performance of the Bach E major two-part Invention is something to treasure for its own sake - if you want a quick definition of chamber-music-making, this tiny gem will do." BBC Music |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Stabat Mater Pilar Lorengar, Yvonne Minton, Luciano Pavarotti, Hans Sotin / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, István Kertész [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] Original recording from 1971 |
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CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Symphonies Nos 2 "Four Temperaments" & 3 "Espansive" San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt [ Decca / CD - released 12/Jul/1990 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |