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BELLINI / VERDI / PUCCINI / MASSENET / MOZART / GOUNOD / CACCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inessa Galante - Debut Inessa Galante (soprano) / Latvian Opera Orchestra, Alexander Vilumanis [ Campion / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Galante's album "Debut" was awarded Gold (1999) and Platinum (2001) disc in the Netherlands after its sales exceeded 200,000; the disc (Wiki) |
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SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto in D minor / Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110 Isabelle Faust (violin) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado, with Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) & Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] In the autumn of 1851 Schumann composed, in rapid succession, the two violin sonatas and, in the space of just seven days from 2 to 9 October, the Piano Trio no.3, Op.110. As always during his work, Schumann was oblivious to everything around him,... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto & Trio Op. 65 Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexander Melnikov (piano), Prague Philharmonia, Jiri Belohlavek [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] Almost twenty years ago, Isabelle Faust and Jiří Bělohlávek established a new milestone in the discography of Dvořák's Violin Concerto. The coupling, the tumultuous Trio in F minor, inaugurated the violinist's long and fruitful collaboration with... |
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BRITTEN / SHOSTAKOVICH
Cello Concertos Jamie Walton (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Alexander Briger [ Signum / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "Walton's performance of the Shostakovich 2nd Concerto is wholly satisfying. He hits exactly the right melancholic tone for the majority of the first movement." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM / LEONARD BERNSTEIN / JULE STYNE / RICHARD RODGERS / etc
Jerome Robbin's Broadway Jason Alexander, Michael Lynch, Robert LaFosse, Faith Prince, etc / Original Broadway Cast [ RCA Victor / 2 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/1989 ] Jerome Robbin's Broadway opened on Broadway on February 26, 1989 at the Imperial Theatre and closed on September 1, 1990 after 633 performances and 55 previews. Directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins with Grover Dale as co-director, the cast... |
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CHOPIN / RACHMANINOFF
Chopin, Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] "Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov somehow manage to contain the overgrowth and shape the profusion of ideas into a cultivated and warmly lit musical garden." Gramophone |
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DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / GOUNOD / BELLINI / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Joan Sutherland - Live in Australia(recorded live in 1989) Joan Sutherland (Soprano) with John Alexander, Richard Cross, Elizabeth Harwood, Lucian Pavarotti & others [ Desiree Records / 2 CD - released 4/Jul/2003 ] These recordings come direct from the personal library of Joan Sutherland and various sources and were released with Joan's 'blessing'. |
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BACH / HANDEL / PURCELL / PAISIELLO / GIORDANI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Let The Bright Seraphim Kiri te Kanawa, Luica Popp, Marjana Lipuvsek, Robert Holl, Roberta Alexander, Olaf Bar, Jose Carreras, Janet Baker, Elly Ameling, etc [ Philips Golden Baroque / CD - released 25/Jan/1996 ] Jesu joy of man's desiring, Bist du bei mir, When I am Laid in Earth, The Trumpet Tune, Let the Bright Seraphim, and more |
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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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MOZART / SCHUBERT / RAVEL / MENDELSSOHN / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Australian Festival of Chamber Music [3 CD set] Mark Lindsay (violin) Theodore Kuchar (viola) Alexander Ivashkin (cello) Boris Berman (piano) Dong-Suk Kang (violin) [ ABC Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2000 ] A star-studded line-up of international performers and some of Australia's favourite soloists and ensembles. |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphonies Nos. 8, 21 & 26 New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] Each of the three symphonies on this recording represents a significant milestone in Havergal Brian's long musical journey, and each demonstrates the breadth of his symphonic approach. No. 8 was the first of Brian's symphonies to be performed and is... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St. John Passion (complete oratorio recorded in 2021) [CD + Blu-ray video in Dolby Atmos] Nick Pritchard, William Thomas, Alex Ashworth, Julia Doyle, Alexander Chance / The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon CDs + Blu-ray audio/Dolby Atmos / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Don't expect polish at every corner as one would a studio recording; both the deliberate and undeliberate rough edges are part of possibly the most incandescently full-blooded interpretation to date." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2022 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Egmont Op. 84 [Complete incidental music] / Leonora Overture No 3 Miriam Gauci (soprano) Dirk Schortemeier (speaker) / Belgium Radio & Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] "His performance of the complete Egmont music is what one would expect from a Swarowsky pupil: complete command over his forces, a sweeping style and good attention to detail." |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concerto No.10 for two Pianos K.365 / etc Peter Serkin (piano) with Rudolf Serkin (piano), Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, with Jamie Laredo (violin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Jun/1990 ] High Fidelity called it exceptional Serkin plays every note as if his life depended on it, and a more recent reviewer in ClassicsToday described it as sounding as fresh and individually compelling as it did four decades ago. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 1 (1925-1947) Walter Gieseking, Byron Janis, Alexander Kelberine, Wilheim Backhaus, Sergey Rachmaninov, Rae Robertson, Arthur Rubinstein, Olga Samaroff, etc [ Naxos Historial Great Pianists / CD - released 29/Jan/2001 ] "Naxos has produced here a most enjoyable record which can be fully recommended not only to piano specialists but also to the general music lover and to people who are only just beginning to enjoy Bach's music." MusicWeb |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Lauren Cuthbertson, Federico Bonelli, Francesca Hayward, Alexander Campbell / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 28/Nov/2017 ] The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker is the quintessential Christmas ballet. When her nutcracker toy comes to life, young Clara is transported by the magician Drosselmeyer to a magical world of excitement and delight. Lauren Cuthbertson and Federico... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mariusz Kwiecien, Alex Esposito, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Véronique Gens , Antonio Poli / Nicola Luisotti (cond [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2014 ] Mozart's sublime tragic comedy offers boundless scope for directors, and Kasper Holten has chosen it to follow his directorial debut of Eugene Onegin. He wanted to shift the emphasis from Don Giovanni's sex life into a darker place, showing... |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Symphonies / The Fairy's Kiss / Ode Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson, Neeme Jarvi / Nash Ensemble [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] "A program that offers exceptional value for the money. A fine reissue." (ClassicsToday) |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well (recorded live in 2022) Royal Shakespeare Company / Claire Benedict, Benjamin Westerby, Rosie Sheehy, Jamie Wilkes, Will Edgerton, Bruce Alexander [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Sep/2023 ] Bruce Alexander [The King of France] is best known as Superintendent Mullett in A Touch of Frost and has appeared in many other TV shows such as Berkeley Square, Casualty and Peak Practice. He has also played major roles in the theatre. |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Love's Labour's Lost & Love's Labour's Won [Much Ado About Nothing] (recorded live at Stratford-Upon-Avon in March 2015) BLU-RAY Royal Shakespeare Company / Sam Alexander, Peter Basham, William Belchambers, Edward Bennett, David Horovitch, Chris Nayak [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray Box Set - released 25/Nov/2015 ] Containing Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost and Love's Labours Won, this double set features outstanding Royal Shakespeare Company productions available for the very first time. Running time: 4 hours 48 minutes (plus extras) Subtitles:... |