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ANTON BRUCKNER / FRANZ SCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: String Quintet in F major / Schmidt: Piano Quintet in G major Vienna Philharmonia Quintet with Eduard Mrazek (piano) [ Decca / London / CD - released 27/Jan/1991 ] "...Hidden gems of the late-Romantic chamber repertoire, marvellously performed and recorded. A thoroughly enjoyable release." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
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JOHAN STRAUSS 11
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss: The Blue Danube & other works Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon Musikfest / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] Who could have a better orchestra for this music than the VPO? Solid performances of famous Strauss works |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2019 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 6/Feb/2019 ] The 2019 New Year's Concert will be conducted for the first time by Christian Thielemann. A native of Berlin, Thielemann has been a regular and welcome guest of the Vienna Philharmonic since 2000, with the result that his first New Year s Concert may... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2019 BLU-RAY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 6/Feb/2019 ] The 2019 New Year's Concert will be conducted for the first time by Christian Thielemann. A native of Berlin, Thielemann has been a regular and welcome guest of the Vienna Philharmonic since 2000, with the result that his first New Year s Concert may... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2017 BLU-RAY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 9/Feb/2017 ] As a brand name, the Vienna New Year's Concert can trace back its origins to 31 December 1939. In other words, the concert initially took place on the last day of the year. By 1941, however, it was being held on 1 January, when the Vienna... |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Adam: Giselle Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 15/May/1987 ] "While superbly conducted, superlatively played, and sumptuously recorded, this Giselle is no will-o'-the-wisps, but rather is full-bodied and hot-blooded with charms that are hardly ephemeral and thoroughly palpable. From the lush winds to the plush... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY & OTHERS
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2018 BLU-RAY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 8/Mar/2018 ] The New Year's Concert live from Vienna is one of the world's most famous and spectacular classical music events. It was be broadcast on TV and radio and reaches over 90 countries around the world with more than 40 million viewers. Broadcast on BBC2,... |
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CONSTANZE GEIGER / JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER II / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2025 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Few concerts in the world are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Riccardo Muti, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna... |
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CONSTANZE GEIGER / JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER II / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2025 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Few concerts in the world are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Riccardo Muti, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna... |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: New Year's Concert 1990 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Jan/1990 ] Thanks to this illustrious succession of great conductors that the Vienna New Year's Concert remains unique, ushering in the New Year in a way that has often been imitated but never equalled. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies Nos 1 & 8 'Unfinished' Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ EMI Inspiration / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] Schubert would be amazed to learn that he has come to be regarded as a great symphonist. Of all the genres in which he excelled, these fared the worst during his lifetime. |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Leo Nucci, Ildebrando D´Arcangelo / Alfred Eschwé (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2015 ] Theatrical magic between Rolando Villazón and Anna Netrebko in Donizetti's delightful and ever-popular comedy L'elisir d'amore |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Tales of Hoffmann] (compete opera recorded in 2016) Vienna State Opera / Benjamin Bernheim, Kathryn Lewek, Kate Lindsey, Christian van Horna / Marc Minkowski (cond) [ Sony Classical DVD / 2 DVD - released 15/Aug/2025 ] The final revival of this well-loved production by John Schlesinger provided the perfect vehicle for Vittorio Grigòlo as Hoffmann to display his wonderful voice and masterful acting, surrounded by an exemplary supporting cast, including Sonya... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2006) Vienna State Opera / Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Dorothea Roschmann / Anna Netrebko / Christine Schafer / Nikolaus Harnoncourt (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 DVD - released 18/Jun/2007 ] "The opera has probably never sounded as magnificent... It's shattering, unforgettable music theatre." - The Gardian, London |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Capriccio (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Renee Fleming, Bo Skovhus, Michael Schade, Angelika Kirchschlager / Christoph Eschenbach (cond) [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Apr/2014 ] "Kurt Rydl crowns a fine stage career with a gloriously eccentric impersonation of La Roche...The singing honours belong entirely to Angelika Kirchschlager as Clairon." BBC Music |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Songs Viktoriya Dodoka (soprano) / Iola Shelley (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 20/Apr/2006 ] NZ-based Russian soprano Viktoriya Dodoka has established a remarkable reputation in New Zealand and Australia with dynamic performances for Canterbury Opera and at the Sydney Opera House. Here she is superbly accompanied by Iola Shelley in a... |
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CARL NIELSEN / PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos Vilde Frang (violin) / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Gullberg Jensen [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Concerto |
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BELA BARTOK / EDVARD GRIEG / RICHARD STRAUSS
Bartok/Grieg/R. Strauss: Violin sonatas Vilde Frang (violin) Michail Lifits (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] "..overall it's a top-class performance and, indeed, the whole programme is clearly a winner." (Gramophone award finalist 2011 - chamber) |
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HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: String Quartets Nos. 4, 6 & 14 Danubius Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] "I love to write quartets. One could say that it is a mania." Villa-Lobos made this confession...in Paris in the spring of 1958. He had completed his seventeenth and final quartet the year before. |
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VINCENT D'INDY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: D'Indy: Musique de Chambre [Incls Sextet, Op. 92] Marietta Kratz, Stefan Pintev (violins) Bernhard Gmelin, Sebastian Gaede (cellos), Susanne Kellermann, Thomas Oepen (violas), Caroline Weichert (piano [ Koch Schwann / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Recorded on 7./11./12. 10. 1993 at NDR-Studio, Hamburg. |