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UMBERTO GIORDANO
Giordano: Andrea Chénier Bayerische Staatsoper, Jonas Kaufmann (Andrea Chénier), George Petean (Carlo Gerard), Anja Harteros (Maddalena di Coigny) [ BSO Recordings / DVD - released 18/Aug/2023 ] First performed in 1896, Andrea Chénier is rightly regarded as one of the key works of verismo. With his melodrama about the historical poet André Chénier during the upheavals of the French Revolution, the composer Umberto Giordano created an... |
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WILLIAM SCHUMAN
Schuman - Symphony No. 6 / Prayer in a Time of War Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] "William Schuman is a major voice in American symphonic music, and no one investigating these works will be disappointed, as they are exceptionally well played and recorded." (Penguin Guide) |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG / RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: String Quartet Concerto / Strauss, (R.): Divertimento for Small Orchestra American String Quartet / New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Warner Classics Apex / CD - released 1/May/1987 ] Recordings: - Schoenberg at the Grand Lodge Room of the Masonic Hall, New York City in March 1987 - Strauss at the Manhattan Center in September 1986. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schubert/Schumann: Cello Works Antonio Meneses (cello) Gerard Wyss (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 9/Mar/2007 ] "Virtuoso and sensitive players who put themselves at the music's service." Editor's Choice Recording of the Month March 2007 |
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COMEDY CLASSICS
The Bricklayer:- 17 Comedy Classics Various Artists incls Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, Gerard Hoffnung, Peter Sellers, Bob Newhart, Shelley Berman & others [ ALTO / CD - released 18/Nov/2011 ] Featuring Gerard Hoffnung, Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren, Tony Hancock, Flanders & Swann, Tom Lehrer, Peter Cook & Bob Newhart. |
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HOWARD HANSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hanson: Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 / Piano Concerto In G Major, Op. 36 Carol Rosenberger (piano) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Gerard Schwarz [ DELOS / CD - released 11/Oct/1992 ] The Seattle Symphony and piano soloist Carol Rosenberger play music by Howard Hanson. |
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HOWARD HANSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hanson: Symphonies Nos 3 & 6 / Fantasy variations on a theme of Youth Carol Rosenberger (piano) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra, New York Chamber Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ DELOS / CD - released 11/Oct/1990 ] Hanson created another reflective tribute to a previous generation in his 1951 Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth. The work, written for piano and string orchestra, commemorated the 100th anniversary of the founding of Northwestern University,... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet (original versions) David Shifrin (clarinet) / Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Delos / CD - released 3/Sep/1987 ] Mozart's original versions - played on an extended range clarinet |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande (complete opera) Mireille Delunsch, Gerard Theruel, Armand Arapian, Gabriel Bacquier / Lille National Orchestra & Nord-Pas-de-Calais Chorus, Jean-Claude Casadesus [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "An outstanding bargain" Penguin Guide |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Melodies / Lieder Elly Ameling (soprano), Gerard Souzay (baritone) & Dalton Baldwin (piano) [ EMI Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Originally recorded in 1974 |