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JOHN CORIGLIANO / AARON COPLAND / LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland/Corigliano: Clarinet Concertos Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) / London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 30/Sep/1988 ] "Corigliano's clarinet concerto is the first by an American composer to have entered the standard repertoire since Aaron Copland's clarinet concerto." Wiki |
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GOUNOD / MASSENET / DONIZETTI / RABAUD / ROSSINI / CILEA / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Roberto Alagna Roberto Alagna (tenor) / The London Philharmonic, Richard Armstrong [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Dec/1995 ] Very rare - Now currently unavailable |
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Ronnie Aldrich (piano) / Strings of the London Festival Orchestra
The Romantic Pianos of Ronnie Aldrich / Magnificent Pianos of Ronnie Aldrich [2 albums on 1 CD] [ Dutton Vocalion / CD ] Two original LP recordings remastered onto one CD. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Rudolf Serkin Rudolf Serkin (piano) / Adolf Busch Chmaber Players / London Symphony Orchestra / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ Deutsche Grammophon / EMI / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Rudolf Serkin (28 March 1903 - 8 May 1991) was a Bohemian-born pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century. |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, M57 Sinfonia of London Chorus & Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] "...this is the finest recorded Daphnis for a generation." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Orchestral |
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MAURICE RAVEL / LENNOX BERKELEY / ADAM POUNDS
Ravel / Berkeley / Pounds: Orchestral Works Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] "...perfect interpreters in Wilson and the Sinfonia of London, who luxuriate in Ravel's wondrous Le Tombeau de Couperin and make a persuasive case for Pounds's third symphony in this world premiere recording." Sunday Times |
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ERICH KORNGOLD / FREDERICK LOEWE / JOHNNY MANDEL / DAVID RASKIN etc
Hollywood Soundstage Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] "..it has never sounded so good thanks to Chandos's super high quality recording. A dazzlingly rich and ravishing treat." Five Stars BBC Music - Screen Choice Dec 2022 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS / FRANZ SCHREKER / ERICH KORNGOLD
Orchestral Works: Metamorphosen Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] "These militant, tightly controlled, sometimes breathtaking performances demand to be heard and may divide opinion." Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Orchestral |
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JOHN IRELAND
Ireland: Orchestral Works Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] "An absolutely outstanding disc in superb sound...The presentation is up to Chandos's normal high standards, with a very detailed analysis of each work and a history of the orchestra." MusicWeb recommended June 2022 |
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GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Carmen (Highlights from the opera recorded in 1976) Tatiana Troyanos, Placido Domingo, Norma Burrowes, Kiri Te Kanawa / London Philharmonic / Georg Solti [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 20/May/1998 ] "The remastered recordings sounds both brilliant, full-bodied and atmospheric, ... Troyanos's singing is delicately seductive." *** Penguin Guide to Compact Discs & DVDs. |
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MOZART / GLUCK / CHERUBINI / HAYDN / PERGOLESI
Teresa Berganza - Eighteenth-Century Portraits Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Félix Lavilla (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Kammerorchester, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent [ Australian Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2018 ] 'This has always been one of Teresa Berganza's most attractive records.' Opera, September 1968 (Mozart arias) |
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LEHAR / STOLZ / J. STRAUSS / MILLOCKER / ZELLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Thomas Hampson - Operetta Arias Thomas Hampson (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most [ EMI / Virgin / Warner Classics / 10in - released 9/Feb/1999 ] Recorded X.1994 & XI.1998, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten / Walton: Violin & Viola Concertos Maxim Vengerov (violin & viola) / London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] ""The result is a superlative performance of a concerto that hasn't really been taken up by top-flight violinists a work of contrasts: technically, it is ruthlessly difficult." MusicWeb |
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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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LEOS JANACEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janacek: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba (with Shostakovich: 'The Age of Gold' Suite Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Sir Charles Mackerras / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 29/Apr/1991 ] Much as the name Charles Mackerras is rightly associated with Janácek's music, when it comes to the pairing of his two greatest orchestral works, Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba, this recording remains a favourite. |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (highlights from the complete Opera) Willard White / Cynthia Haymon / Cynthia Clarey / London Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI Music / CD - released 15/Jun/1997 ] "A performance that entranced audiences at Glyndebourne and which crosses over to CD virtually intact, revealing what a great dramatic world Gershwin conjured up." (Gramophone) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Score 2Cellos (Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser), London Symphony Orchestra [ Sony / CD - released 17/Mar/2017 ] 2CELLOS, music's most electric and dynamic instrumental duo, go to the movies for their new album Score. Bringing 2CELLOS' game-changing sound and style to the most popular melodies ever written for classic and contemporary movies and television,... |
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BEE GEES & OTHERS
Bee Gees: Saturday Night Fever - The Musical Adam Garcia, Richard Colkin, Tara Wilkinson / Original London Cast [ Polydor / CD - released 28/Jan/1998 ] Saturday Night Fever is a 1998 jukebox musical based on the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Its book is by Nan Knighton (in collaboration with Arlene Phillips, Paul Nicholas, and Robert Stigwood). |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / SARASATE / LALO / WIENIAWSKI / etc
The Bel Canto Violin Vol 4 Alfredo Campoli (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2018 ] One of the most significant violinists in gramophone history, Alfredo Campoli enjoyed tremendous success in the 1930s as a purveyor of light music, both in concerts with his own salon orchestra and on Decca. A series of six 2CD reissues from... |
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EDWARD ELGAR / MAX BRUCH / ARTHUR BLISS
The Bel Canto Violin Vol 5 Alfredo Campoli (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adian Boult, Arthur Bliss [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2018 ] One of the most significant violinists in gramophone history, Alfredo Campoli enjoyed tremendous success in the 1930s as a purveyor of light music, both in concerts with his own salon orchestra and on Decca. A series of six 2CD reissues from... |