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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Schwanengesang & String Quintet Julian Prégardien; Martin Helmchen; Christian Tetzlaff; Florian Donderer; Rachel Roberts; Tanja Tetzlaff; Marie-Elisabeth Hecker [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2021 ] "Julian Prégardien, his tone lighter and brighter than that of his father Christoph, is a sentient, involving interpreter who always compels you to listen. His diction, like his father's, is invariably clear and expressive." Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Seiji Ozawa Kazuyoshi Akiyama / Saito Kinen Orchestra / Berliner Philharmoniker / Marcus Roberts Trio / Anne-Sophie Mutter / Martha Argerich [ EuroArts DVD / 5 DVD Box Set ] Seiji Ozawa has dedicated most of his life to the service of music. He is not only one of Japan's best-known conductors but also the founder of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, better known as the Seiji Ozawa Festival. This Seiji Ozawa edition... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Owen Wingrave (complete opera recorded in 2001) Kent Nagano / Gerald Finley / Peter Savidge / Hilton Marlton / Josephine Barstow / Anne Dawson / Elizabeth Gale / Charlotte Hellekant / Martyn Hill / [ Arthaus Musik / Kultur / DVD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] G - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE RECORDING OF THE YEAR FINALIST 2004: DVD |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (J.S.) - St Matthew Passion (Arias and Choruses) Kiri te Kanawa, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Chicago Sym., Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records / 3 CD - released 11/Nov/1990 ] Classic recording with a top-line cast lead by our Kiri |
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 |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Candide Leonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunegonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (Old Lady), Thomas Allen (Dr Pangloss/Narrator) LSO, Marin Alsop [ LSO / 2 CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] Marin Alsop conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in a new recording of Leonard Bernstein's comic operetta based on Voltaire's satirical novella, in a performance that is full of dry wit, absurd humour, and stirring optimism. Marin Alsop leads... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande Julien Behr, Vannina Santoni, Alexandre Duhamel, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, etc / Les Siècles, Chœur de l'Opéra de Lille François-Xavier Roth [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] 'I enjoyed the orchestral contributions of Les Siècles and the lucidity that period instruments bring to Debussy's score...there's an almost clinical clarity to their playing.' Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Opera |
JOSEPH GABRIEL RHEINBERGER
Rheinberger: Six pieces for violin and organ / Suite for violin and organ Line Most (violin) & Marie Ziener (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Nov/2004 ] "They seek a rather larger scale, with a more resonant Danish organ. Yet again the balance is adroitly managed and the performances are just as persuasive as those on Hyperion." Penguin Guide Key Recording |
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LILI & NADIA BOULANGER
Nadia & Lili Boulanger: Les Heures Claires [Mélodies] Lucile Richardot (mezzo soprano), Anne de Fornel (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 24/Feb/2023 ] Nadia and Lili Boulanger, each in her own way, made a lasting impact on the musical world of the twentieth century. Sometimes luminous and full of hope, sometimes more sombre, all their works testify to a poignant humanity. Going beyond the mélodies,... |
EDWARD ELGAR / ERNEST CHAUSSON / VICTORIN JONCIERES
Mer(s): Songs by Elgar, Chausson & Joncieres Marie Nicole-Lemieux (contralto) / Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Paul Daniel [ Erato Classics / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "Lemieux is on imperious form in Sea Pictures. Her rich contralto sits easily in Elgar's writing…She is magnificent [in the Chausson], completely at home in the fleshy vocal lines of Maurice Bouchor's poetry to crown a really impressive disc" Gramoph |
HECTOR BERLIOZ /, MAURICE RAVEL / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Berlioz: Les Nuits D'ete / Ravel: Shéhérazade / Saint-Saens: Mélodies Persanes Marie Nicole-Lemieux (contralto) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Kazuki Yamada [ Erato / CD - released 29/Sep/2023 ] "Lemieux is an inimitable performer, a real personality who delivers with an engaging commitment to text. These qualities come across vividly in this new recording of French song-cycles that are not really song-cycles." - Gramophone |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 & Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 Marie Ross (clarinet), Petra Somlai (piano), Claire-Lise Démettre (cello) [ Centaur / CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] A ground-breaking recording of Brahms' Chamber Works for the Clarinet and Piano, this is the new disc from University of Auckland Lecturer, Marie Ross. Performed with original instruments from the period in the rarely-heard historically informed... |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Marie-Josephe Jude, Jean-Francois Heisser (pianos) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] A double dose of fantastic! A composition that marked the birth of the modern symphony orchestra, it was instead through the medium of the piano that Symphonie fantastique became generally known to the public when Franz Liszt - a prime champion of... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms - Lieder Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Michael McMahon (piano), Nicolo Eugelmi (viola) [ Analekta / CD - released 9/May/2005 ] "A natural acoustic adds to the pleasure to be gained from this sensibly planned recital, which is highly recommended." Gramophone Magazine March 2005 Editor's Choice |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: The 3 Symphonies [Deluxe Edition] Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo), Beatrice Rana (piano), Nadine Sierra (soprano), etc / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accadmia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 TOP THREE - Orchestral |
VARIOUS POETS
Classic Poems For Girls Roy McMillan, Laura Paton, Anne-Marie Piazza [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 2/Jul/2012 ] Classic Poems for Girls is a collection of over 25 funny, whimsical and moving poems for 5-10-year olds, designed to fuel the imagination. From the adventures of the Jumblies, who sail away in a sieve, to the sticky end of a girl named Matilda, to... |
SCARLATTI / CAVALLI / PAISIELLO / CALDARA / MARCELLO / HANDEL
Quella Fiamma - Arie Antiche Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto/musical direction), Shai Kribus (oboe), Patrick Langot (cello), Marie-Domitille Murez (harp) & Miguel Rincòn (theorbo) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2017 ] "One has to admire Parisotti's taste, as well as (not for the first time) Stutzmann's rich, win-dark voice, noble emotional articulation and, when required, flashing virtuosity. Some of these arias are simply ravishing in her hands" Gramophone |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ / La Mort de Cleopatre / etc Peter Pears, Elsie Morison, John Cameron, Joseph Rouleau, Anne Pashley / The Goldbrough Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca / 2 CD - released 25/May/1989 ] Originally recorded October 8-10 1960 (L'enfance) & 1968 |
JOHNNY MERCER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mercer: Top Banana Phil Silvers & Rose Marie / 1951 Original Broadway Cast [ DRG Theater / CD - released 1/Aug/1999 ] Top Banana is a musical with music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and book by Hy Kraft which premiered on Broadway in 1951. The show was written as a star vehicle for comedian Phil Silvers. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2 Renaud Capuçon, Christoph Koncz (violins), Gérard Caussé, Marie Chilemme (violas) & Gautier Capuçon, Clemens Hagen (cellos) [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Jun/2017 ] "Best of all, the musicians find a near-ideal balance of urgency and patience - the hallmark of a great Brahms interpretation." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - June 2017 |
