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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler:: Das Lied Von Der Erde Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Kent Nagano [ Sony Classical / CD - released 22/Jun/2009 ] "Gerhaher is well worth hearing, and with his fabulous range of colour and immaculate diction he makes a better case for a male voice, rather than the usual mezzo, in this cycle than any baritone I've heard since Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau." Guardian |
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PALESTRINA / BRUCKNER / MENDELSSOHN / VICTORIA / FAURE / DURUFLE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mysteries Beyond - songs and chants in the praise of Mary Kathleen Bride (soprano), Mark Krucez (organ), Vinson Cole (tenor), Patrick Stephens (piano) / Voices Of Ascension, Dennis Keene [ Delos / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra, founded and directed by conductor Dennis Keene, is one of the world's premier professional choral ensembles. |
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BO LINDE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Linde: Volin Sonatas / Duos Ulf Wallin (violin) Love Derwinger (piano) Johan Silvmark (xylophone) [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Linde's music is often described as lyrical and expressive, characterized by richly contrasting passages and a fresh approach to traditional forms. (translated from Dutch) |
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JOHANN STRAUSS JR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (J.): Orchestral Works Vol 2 CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Alfred Walter [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] The Marco Polo Strauss Edition is a milestone in recording history, presenting, for the first time ever, the entire orchestral output of the 'Waltz King'. |
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WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue / Sinfonia Concertante / Hindemith Variations Peter Donohoe (piano) / English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] William Walton occupies his own position in English music of the twentieth century, chronologically between the generation of Gustav Hoist and Vaughan Williams and that of Benjamin Britten. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Waltraud Meier sings Wagner Waltraud Meier (mezzo soprano) with Bayerischen Rundfunks, Lorin Maazel [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Mar/1997 ] Song masterpieces performed with magnificent drama by major Wagnerians of our time |
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LARSSON / ROMAN / ATTERBERG / ROSENBERG / ALFVEN / BLOMDAHL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Swedish Pastorale The Stockholm Sinfonietta, Jan-Olav Wedin, with Elemér Lavotha (Cello) Alf Nilsson (Oboe d'Amore) [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1980 ] Recorded 1980-05-15/17 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: String Quartets Op.33 4 - 6 / Fragment Op.103 Weller Quartet [ Decca / CD - released 12/Apr/1992 ] "The Haydn quartets (are) most beautifully played... buoyant and colourful." ClassicalNet |
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GEOFFREY BURGON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Burgon: Choral Music (Incls Short Mass & Nunc dimittis) Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens, with David Bednall (organ) & Alan Thomas (trumpet) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] 'The national soundtrack for the past three decades...[Burgon] shows what can be done with some simple ideas and a top-flight cathedral choir' (Album of the Week - The Independent) |
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JOHANN STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (complete operetta) Werner Hollweg, Edita Gruberova, Christian Boesch, Barbara Bonney / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / 2 CD Box Set - released 4/May/2009 ] "..the cast is strong too, with Marjana Lipovtek's Orlovsky particularly impressive...he men, including Josef Protschka as Alfred, are very good and so are the lively Netherlands Opera Chorus and the Concertgebouw Orchestra." (Gramophone) |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Great is the Lord Westminster Abbey Choir / James O'Donnell (cond) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] From the regal opulence of Great is the Lord to the quiet devotion of Ave verum and Ave Maria, this varied programme is the perfect guide through Elgar's rich choral output. James O'Donnell transports the men and boys of Westminster Abbey through the... |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Op 14 / Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9 / Symphony No. 3 / Carnival of the Animals Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe / John Ogdon & Brenda Lucas (pianos), City of Birmingham, Louis Fremaux [ EMI Seraphim / 2 CD - released 19/Sep/1995 ] Original recordings from 1959 to 1971 |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 9 (recorded 1938) Wiener Philharmoniker / Bruno Walter [ EMI Great Artists of the Century / CD - released 24/Sep/2004 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 49) BBC MUSIC |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Complete incidental music to Egmont, Op. 84 Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], George Szell, with Pilar Lorengar (soprano) & Klaus-Jurgen Wussow (narrator) [ Decca The Classic Sound / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] Original 1970 recording recording remastered in 1996 |
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LEOS JANACEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janacek: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Sir Charles Mackerras [ Decca / CD - released 29/Apr/1983 ] Much as the name Charles Mackerras is rightly associated with Janácek's music, when it comes to the pairing of his two greatest orchestral works, Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba, this recording remains a favourite. |
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ALBAN BERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berg: Wozzeck (complete opera with libretto) (with Schoenberg: Erwartung) Eberhard Waechter, Anja Silja, Hermann Winkler / Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/1988 ] "Christoph von Dohnanyi (Decca) has the best of all Maries in Anja Silja and obtains warm playing from the Vienna Philharmonic." The Guardian |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / CHOPIN / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Wilhelm Backhaus I Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Backhaus made his first concert tour at the age of sixteen. In 1900 he went to England and in 1901 played for the first time in Manchester at the Gentleman's Concerts. In 1902 he performed at the Hallé Concerts, and thereafter in 12 concerts at the... |
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EDVARD GRIEG / FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor / Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera / Tonhalle Orchester, Otto Ackermann [ EMI Classics / CD - released 29/May/1987 ] Recorded in London & Zurich 1947 & 1950 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Walzer / Liebeslieder / Walzer Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) with Irmgard Seefried, Elisabeth Hongen, Hans Hotter, Dinu Lipatti, & others [ EMI Classics / CD - released 29/May/1987 ] Recorded in London, Paris & Vienna 1936 - 1947 |
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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music for Flute (Incls Bachianas Brasileiras No 6) William Bennett (flute) with Thea King (clarinet) Neil Black (oboe) and others [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] 'A disc of pure delight from beginning to end. Another example of why Hyperion gets my vote as the most innovative record label. Full marks!' (Which CD) |