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Julie London
London By Night (LP) [ Waxtime / LP - released 11/Apr/2019 ] Limited edition orange vinyl LP. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat / Paganini Variations Op. 35 Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Janos Ferencsik [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 10/Feb/2006 ] 'Julius Katchen relishes their challenges like a meat-deprived lion jawboning a stack of raw, juicy steaks' ClassicsToday.com |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 2, 3, 5 & Rondo in B flat Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2004 ] "The performances are fresh and commanding … Tempi are often on the fast side, but Katchen keeps a classical firmness and provides the necessary contrast in relaxed, poetic accounts of slow movements and sparkling readings of finales." Penguin Guide... |
KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: The Peacemakers Lucy Crowe (soprano), Chloë Hanslip (violin), Davy Spillane (Uilleann pipes) / London Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Karl Jenkins [ Universal Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2019 ] "Just about everyone has been roped in...fans will find this 70-minute plea for peace immaculately performed and recorded." The Times, 24th March 2012 ** |
KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: Quirk (The Concertos) Marat Bisengaliev (violin) Catrin Finch (harp) Neil Mercy (marimba) / London Symphony Orchestra, Karl Jenkins [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "As a composer, he recognises no boundaries - musical, commercial, geographical or cultural. His is a way of thinking and composing that is perfectly in tune with the spirit of the times..." - Classic FM Magazine |
BELLINI / ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle: Bel Canto Kathleen Battle (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Campanella [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/1993 ] Kathleen Deanna Battle (born August 13, 1948) is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; 4 ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 / Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben (Rec 1947-1950) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with Phyllis Spurr (piano) Phyllis Spurr (piano) John Newark (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos Historic Great Singers / CD - released 24/Oct/2004 ] Kathleen Ferrier was the most significant British singer to emerge following the end of the Second World War in 1945. Although her professional singing career spanned only a single decade (1942-1953) she achieved international recognition in a... |
OLIVER DAVIS
Davs: Flight Kerenza Peacock (violin) Huw Watkins (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Bateman [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] Flight is the stunning new album of works from British composer Oliver Davis (b.1972), composed for and in collaboration with violinist Kerenza Peacock. Flight captures the spirit of movement and energy present in many of Davis's compositions, which... |
COLE PORTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Porter: Anything Goes Kim Criswell, Cris Groenendaal, Frederica von Stade, Jack Gilford / Ambrosian Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, John McGlinn [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/1989 ] Of all the great American song-writers of the time Cole Porter was, perhaps, the most sophisticated and 'European'. In 1917 Porter moved to Paris where he kept a luxury apartment and where he gave parties for his large group of friends of varying... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI / GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa sings Verdi and Puccini arias Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard [ Sony / CD - released 1/Mar/1983 ] "It is a pleasure to recommend this programme of Verdi and Puccini without reservation." (Gramophone) |
PUCCINI / CILEA / GIORDANO / LEONCAVALLO / BOITO / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa - Italian Opera Arias Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ EMI / CD - released 20/Jun/1990 ] Recorded: VI & X.1989, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London |
CILEA / PUCCINI / CHARPENTIER / MASSENET / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri Te Kanawa: Diva Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Staatskapelle Dresden [ EMI Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/1996 ] The best of Kiri in one package! |
GRIEG / SIBELIUS / EGGEN / ALNAES / LIE
The Flagstad Recitals Vol 2: Scandinavian Songs Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) Edwin McArthur (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Oivin Fjeldstad [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] "…what a marvellously fresh and original work Haugtussa is and how glorious is Flagstad's tone and characterisation! I do urge readers who do not know this song-cycle to invest in this record." Gramophone |
HENRYK GORECKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gorecki - Already It Is Dusk: String Quartet No. 1 / Lerchenmusik: Recitatives and Ariosos Kronos Quartet, London Sinfonietta Soloists [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Górecki's music was always deeply rooted in Polish ideals, however, and it carries a sense of the emotional impact of the atrocities of the Second World War. |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 Kyoko Takezawa (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / CD - released 1/Jun/1993 ] Born in Ōbu, Aichi, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera with libretto) Philip Langridge, Janice Watson, Alan Opies, Anne Collins / Opera London, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "The casting of Philip Langridge in the title-role is central to the set's success. As on stage, he is unrivalled at conveying the character's moutning hysteria, and the result is chilling. Janice Watson makes a most touching Ellen Orford." Penguin |
GIOVANNI BONONCINI
Griselda (highlights from the opera) Lauris Elms, Joan Sutherland, Monica Sinclair, Margreta Elkins / The Ambrosian Singers & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "Monica Sinclair rattles through three octaves with enough masculinity for the whole cast. In the title role Lauris Elms sings with charm, and makes much of her opportunities." (Gramophone) |
PUCCINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI / VERDI
Italian Opera Arias Linda Richardson (soprano), Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] The British soprano Linda Richardson has performed extensively across the UK and continental Europe under conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Edo de Waart, Sir Mark Elder, Daniele Rustioni, Libor Pešek, and Carlo Rizzi. Her extensive repertoire... |
FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Maria-Triptychon / Sechs Monologue aus Jedermann / Suite from Der Sturm Linda Russell (soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Duncan Riddell (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Recorded: 26-27 September 1994 |
