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TCHAIKOVSKY / DELIBES / PROKOFIEV / ADAM / MINKUS / DRIGO / etc
50 X Ballet London Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, etc [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2014 ] From the famous Swan theme in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake to the final moments of Stravinsky's Firebird immerse yourself in the wonderful world of ballet music. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: The Collector's Edition [30 CD set] Various performers incls Jonathan Small (oboe), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Piers Lane (piano), Larry Adler (harmonica), Music Group of London [ EMI Classics / 30 CD Box Set - released 28/Apr/2008 ] "A convincing and deeply moving showcase… exceptional value… it's scope breathtaking. This is the essential set, and if you're at all drawn to VW you might as well buy the whole damn show now - because sooner or later you're going to anyway." BBC... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Victoria De Los Angeles - On Wings Of Song Victoria De Los Angeles (Soprano) / Sinfonia of London, Spanish National Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ EMI Studio / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] Recordings from 1962, 1964 & 1965 mostly at the Abbey Road Studios, London |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Nigel Kennedy (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Classic 1991 recording of the Brahms from Kennedy |
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RACHMANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / CHOPIN / BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Art Of Ashkenazy Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Concertge Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra [ Decca / 2 CD - released 4/Mar/2013 ] Ashkenazy attended the Moscow Conservatory where he studied with Lev Oborin and Boris Zemliansky. He won second prize in the V International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955 and the first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos / Rondos Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Fou Ts'ong (pianos) / English Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Prchestra [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 17/Sep/1992 ] "I warmly recommend it for first-time Mozart listeners and well-learned Mozart scholars alike." |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Piano Concertos Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] "Ashkenazy is a commanding soloist in both the First and Second Concertos, and his virtuosity in the first is quite dazzling. Throughout, Previn and the LSO accompany sympathetically." Penguin Guide 3 Stars |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Vladimir Feltsman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Masterworks / CD - released 1/Jul/1989 ] Vladimir Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at the age of eleven and he went on to win numerous competitions including the prestigious Marguerite Long International Piano Competition. |
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ROXANNA PANUFNIK
Roxanna Panufnik: Love Abide Colla Voce Singers, London Mozart Players, Lee Ward [ Signum / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] "A rich offering on a theme of interfaith connectivity. The Japanese lullaby-inspired Zen Love Song and title work Love Abide are totally absorbing." BBC Music |
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JAMES MacMILLAN
Tenebrae Responsories & other works Westminster Cathedral Choir, London Brass, Martin Baker (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2013 ] Westminster Cathedral Choir returns to acclaimed Scottish composer James MacMillan, whose powerful, passionate and luminous music has made him one of the best-loved choral composers of today. Included on this recording is a dramatic setting of the... |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Te Deum / 9 Motets / Mass in E minor (with choral works by Richard Strauss) Wiener Staatsoper; Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta / Schutz Choir of London, Philip Jones Wind Ensemble, Roger Norrington / etc [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/May/1997 ] Featured soloists: Claes-Håkan Ahnsjo (tenor), Jean Temperley (mezzo-soprano), Jessica Cash (soprano), Josef Bock (organ) |
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AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland Conducts Copland [Includes 'Old American Songs'] William Warfield (baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland [ CBS Masterworks / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] "The composer directs with unrivalled insight throughout. The remastering is done most skilfully, retaining the ambience of the originals, while achieving more refined detiail." (Penguin Guide) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto / Symphony in 3 Movements / Petrouchka Woody Herman & his Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens [ Philips / CD - released 19/Aug/1989 ] "The Ebony Concerto is played by the same artist whom it originally was dedicated in 1945. This remarkable virtuoso ensemble performed it at carnegie hall on March 25, 1946, conducted by Walter Hendl." |
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RICHARD STRAUSS / CHRISTOPHER HEADINGTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss/Headington: Violin Concertos Xue-Wei (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jane Glover [ ASV / CD ] The Strauss Violin Concerto was first performed publicly on 5 December 1882, in the Bösendorfersaal of the Herrengasse in Vienna. The soloist was the dedicatee Benno Walter. Strauss himself played his own piano reduction of the orchestral parts.... |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY / BELA BARTOK
Stravinsky: Firebird (complete ballet) / Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin Suite, Piano Concerto No 3 Yefim Bronfman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live / 2 CD - released 14/Oct/2016 ] "...the combination of largeness of scale and extreme tonal refinement in Yefim Bronfman's solo Bartok playing is answered with wonderful specificity by conductor and orchestra. It's a concert well worth recreating at home" BBC Music |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 / Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town' / etc Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 23/Feb/2007 ] Recorded in All Saints', Tooting, 29 September 1970 and 19 February 1971 |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Orchesral Works (Incls Pastoral Rhapsody & King's Herald Suite) Yvonne Kenny (soprano) / Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / Moray Welsh (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] These recordings offer what are regarded by the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs as definitive interpretations of the repertoire. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony 9 'Choral' Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano) Patrick Power (tenor) / Petteri Salomaa (bass) / London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ Virgin Virgo / CD - released 19/Oct/2004 ] "For the Ninth, Norrington has a larger orchestra of some 65 players, with the 50-strong Schutz Choir in the finale. But the sonic mix is very much as it was on the earlier record, with glimmering, vibrato-free strings, plaintive woodwinds,... |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Pierre Boulez conducts Berlioz (Incls 'Symphonie fantastique & Les Nuits d'ete) Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Burrows (tenor) / New York Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Pierre Boulez [ Sony Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] Sony Classical is now making available all of their Berlioz recordings conducted by Pierre Boulez. All at a very attractive price. The recordings have all been remastered and remixed, and the box set is available at budget price. |
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ERNEST BLOCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bloch: Schelomo / Voice in the Wilderness (with works by Geiser & Oboussier) Zara Nelsova (cello) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "Her Schelomo has a surprising payload of richness of sound and certainly Nelsova has deep reserves of passion which flows tirelessly." MusicWeb |