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A Jan Schmidt-Garre Film featuring Roland Pöntinen, Vesselina Kasarova, Peter Feuchtwanger, Katerina Hebelkova, Christiane Libor
Chopin At The Opera [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 26/Oct/2010 ] The opera for Chopin was the highest form of art - even though he never entertained the thought of writing for the stage himself. His contemporaries Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini meant more to him than Beethoven, Liszt or Schumann. They influenced... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Officium Jan Garbarek (soprano and tenor saxophones) / The Hilliard Ensemble [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Jan/1994 ] A hauntingly beautiful combination of medieval unaccompanied choral music and jazz saxophone. |
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LUDWIG AUGUST LEBRUN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lebrun: Oboe Concertos vol.1 Bart Schneemann (oboe) / Radio Chamber Orchestra / Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor [ Channel Classics / CD - released 12/Jun/2001 ] 'Stylish, sparkling concertos in performances and recording to match. A delightful disc.' Editor's Choice - Gramophone |
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GOTTFRIED HEINRICH STOLZEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stölzel - Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas 6 - 10) Britta Schwarz (Mezzo Soprano), Henning Voss (Alto) Jan Kobow (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) / Weimarer Barockensemble, Ludger Rémy [ CPO / CD - released 1/Mar/2002 ] Recorded Weimar, Redoute, January, 2000 |
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Gary Burton (vibraphone), with Jan Garbarek, Ralph Towner, Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett, Eberhard Weber & Chick Corea
Works [ ECM / CD - released 29/Nov/2010 ] Original recording released in 1984 |
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VELI-MATTI PUUMALA
Anna Liisa Helena Juntunen, Jorma Hynninen, Tanja Kauppinen, Ville Rusanen / Tapiola Sinfonietta & Helsinki Chamber Choir, Jan Söderblom [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] Ondine releases the world premiere recording of Veli-Matti Puumala's (b. 1965) opera Anna Liisa. Puumala's opera features several well-known Finnish opera artists, including Helena Juntunen and Jorma Hynninen. |
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Jan Garbarek
I Took up the Runes [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 2/Feb/2001 ] Jan Garbarek, saxophones, with Nana Vasconcelos & Eberhard Weber, Recorded August 1990. |
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CHOPIN / BACH / RACHMANINOV / MESSIAEN / GORECKI
Jan Lisiecki: Preludes Jan Lisiecki (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Apr/2025 ] On his new album Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki brings the diverse sounds of the prelude to life, highlighting that it is far more than just a curtain-raiser to something else. Frédéric Chopin's extraordinary 24 Préludes, op.28, are inspiration... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21 Jan Lisiecki (piano) / Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Christian Zacharias [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "Throughout, Lisiecki's touch is exquisitely graded...this is a noteworthy disc from an exciting talent." Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 |
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Jan Preston
My Room of Pianos [ Jayrem Records / CD ] |
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EDOUARD LALO / ENRIQUE CASALS
Lalo / Casals: Cello Concertos Jan Vogler (cello) / Moritzburg Festival Orchester, Josep Caballé-Domenech [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "Well recorded in a superb acoustic, these fine performances of two richly Romantic works are well worth investigating." BBC Music |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
The Dvorak Album Jan Vogler (cello). Chad Hoopes (violin), Matthew Lipman (viola), Juho Pohjonen (Piano), Tiffany Poon (piano), Kevin Zhu (violin) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 23/Aug/2022 ] "The choice of pieces here gives us a nice array of Dvořák chamber repertoire...selections like the Dumky are well-worth the listen." TheClassicReview |
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WOLFGANG RIHM / JOHANNES BRAHMS / JOHN HARBISON
Brahms, Rihm, Harbison: Double Concertos Jan Vogler (violoncello). Mira Wang (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2018 ] The cellist Jan Vogler, who lives in New York and Dresden, has recorded three Double concertos for violin, cello and orchestra with his wife, the outstanding violinist Mira Wang, with the renowned Royal Scottish National Orchestra under direction of... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas Nos.180-184 Kurt Equiluz, Jan Patrick O'Farrell, Alexander Raymann, Paul Esswood / Collegium Vocale, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Das Alte Werk / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/1989 ] Original recording from 1984 One of the first recordings using historical instruments, with boys' choirs and boy soloists for most soprano and some alto parts. Adult soloists include the tenor Kurt Equiluz. Booklet contains translations |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: Girl Crazy Mary Martin & Jan Clayton / Members of the Original Broadway Cast [ Prism Leisure / CD - released 1/Jun/1998 ] Girl Crazy is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Ethel Merman made her stage debut in the first production and co-lead Ginger Rogers became an overnight star. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Lieder Matthias Goerne (baritone), Jan Lisiecki (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Acclaimed Lied singer Matthias Goerne is joined by pianist and DG exclusive artist Jan Lisiecki for a remarkable Beethoven recital. |
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CLARKE / BACH / MOZART / HAYDN / ALBINONI / MARCELLO
A Portrait Maurice Andre (trumpet) with Jan Parker-Smith, Alfred Mitterhofer (organ), the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Erato / Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] "(These recordings serve, not only,) as an index of the trumpeter's fabulous chops, but also his sense of fantasy and imagination, his concern for colour, and his spurning of velocity and virtuosity for their own sakes." (MusicWeb) |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Telemann: Der Tod Jesu (Passion Oratorio), TWV 5:6 Dorothee Mields (soprano), Britta Schwarz (alto), Jan Kobow (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass) / Telemann-Kammerorchester Michaelstein, Ludger Remy [ CPO / CD - released 5/Jun/2000 ] "The performance does the work full justice....The recorded sound, too, is restrained and sympathetic. Yet another pleasant Telemann surprise." Gramophone. |
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MASSENET / BERLIOZ / BIZET / ADAM / ROSSINI / MOZART / J. STRAUSS II / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Very Best Of Nicolai Gedda Nicolai Gedda (tenor) with Ernest Blanc (baritone), Mirella Freni (soprano), and Jan Eyron & Gerald Moore (piano) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 4/Feb/2013 ] "Hands down, Nicolai Gedda was the classiest lyric tenor of the 1950s and '60s (and very early '70s). These CDs offer two hours and 35 minutes of singing-and interpreting-that never tire the ear and never bore." ClassicsToday |
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CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (C.P.E.): Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber Pieter Jan Belder (fortepiano and clavichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the most famous son of the great Johann Sebastian, created his own individual style, in which freedom of expression was the keyword. |
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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord/virginal/organ)
Byrd: Complete Harpsichord and Organ Music [ Brilliant Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 3/Nov/2023 ] Byrd's vocal works would have assured him a place in history as the greatest English composer of his generation. Yet he was also the outstanding composer of his time in the realm of instrumental music - indeed, probably the first musician to achieve... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Famous Concertos [Includes 'Brandenburg Concertos'] Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Amsterdam Bach Soloists / Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion / Erik Bosgraaf, Ensemble Cordevento [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] "This is a most rewarding reissue. Even those lovers of baroque music who usually avoid modern instrument performances, should consider this disc at budget price." (MusicWeb Sept 2013 Violin Concertos) |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV95, BWV101, BWV124, & BWV127 Ruth Holton, Knut Schoch, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, etc / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV114, BWV57 & BWV155 Ruth Holton, Knut Schoch, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV146, BWV28 & BWV48 Ruth Holton, Marjon Strijk, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, etc / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV92, BWV54 & BWV44 Ruth Holton, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, Knut Schoch / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "Pieter Jan Leusink, artistic director of the Cantatas project, managed somehow, against all odds, to create a true best-seller out of what is arguably some of the finest music in the western world." MusicWeb |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV98, BWV188 & BWV23 Ruth Holton, Sytse Buwalda, Nico van der Meel, Kmut Schoch / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
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KOMITAS / HAMASYAN / HENRIKSEN / AARSET / BANG
Atmosphères Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang [ ECM / 2 CD - released 26/Aug/2016 ] This far-reaching double album, recorded and mixed in three days in Lugano, introduces a new group with Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang. The Norwegians had played in diverse configurations on ECM - Jan Bang on Eivind... |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 / Concert Overture / Study in B-flat minor Jan Krzysztof Broja (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "A splendid addition to what is now an indispensable cycle." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
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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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HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Morike-Lieder Werner Gura (tenor) Jan Schultsz (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Oct 2005 "This is Lieder-singing of a very special order with a native German speaker's totally idiomatic way with the poetry. Sheer delight" |
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Robert Fripp / Andrew Keeling / David Singleton / Metropole Orkest / Jan Stulen
The Wine of Silence [ Panegyric / Discipline Global Mobile / CD - released 30/Apr/2012 ] A sublime and often moving collection of contemporary orchestral music. Orchestral Soundscapes composed by Robert Fripp, arranged by Andrew Keeling, performed by the Metropole Orkest. |
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PETR EBEN
Organ Music Vol 5 Halgier Schiager (organ) with Eirik Raude (percussion) and Jan Frederik Christiansen (trumpet) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "Both the organ and the music on which it is played offer something a bit special. Anyone who has tried and enjoyed the other issues in this series will need little prompting to add this to their collection" (MUsicWeb June 2006) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Stabat Mater Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor) / Capella Cracoviensis, Jan Tomasz Adamus [ Erato Classics / 2 CD/DVD - released 18/Mar/2022 ] Jakub Józef Orliński in this magnificent work by Vivaldi, one of the absolute essentials of countertenor repertoire accompanied by Capella Cracoviensis. |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Etudes Jan Lisiecki (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] "Chopin's poetic essence, hidden beneath every thorny, relentlessly focused problem, emerges with an inimitable subtlety and elegance." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2013) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Nocturnes (2CD) Jan Lisiecki (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 18/Feb/2022 ] "As he showed in his two previous Chopin releases, the 26-year-old Lisiecki is a player of exceptional poise and refinement. Everything here conveys a sense of ease, the singing line always beautifully brought out in the right hand." BBC Music Five S |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Nocturnes (2 LP) Jan Lisiecki (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 24/Feb/2023 ] For his latest Deutsche Grammophon album, Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki has chosen to return to the music of Frédéric Chopin, featuring profoundly personal interpretations of some of the most beautiful and best-loved pieces ever written for... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Works for Piano & Orchestra Jan Lisiecki (piano) / NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Krzysztof Urbański [ Deutche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2017 ] "Time and time again [Lisiecki's] bouyant rhythms, spontaneity and crisp articulation married to a touching introspection leaves some distinguished competition trailing" Gramophone |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Works for piano and orchestra Jan Lisiecki (piano) / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "a sense of exploration permeates all the performances here, too; the first-movement cadenza is particularly imaginative in that regard" (Gramophone) |