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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... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL, arr BEECHAM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel arr. Beecham: The Gods Go A'Begging' / The Great Elopement / etc London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Dutton / CD - released 20/Aug/1996 ] Digitally remastered from the original 78rpm shellac pressings |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Lucia Popp, Bernd Weikl, London Philharmonic, Klaus Tennstedt / Thomas Allen, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 16/Jun/1987 ] Most of Mahler's vocal output was inspired by "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (The Boy's Magic Horn), an early 19th-Century anthology of folk poems from all over German-speaking Europe. The "Wunderhorn" had earlier inspired Weber, Mendelssohn and Schumann.... |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder / 4 Orchestral Songs Marita Napier, Yvonne Minton, Jess Thomas / BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Recorded at West Ham Central Mission, London (26.X, 7-8.XI.1974) (Gurre-Lieder) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: If I Loved You - Love Duets from the Musicals Valerie Masterson, Thomas Allen / Philharmonia Orchestra, John Owen Edwards [ TER VIP Series / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] To have Valerie Masterson and Thomas Allen perform this recital of musical theater songs in the original stage orchestrations is indicative of a trend which is long overdue for the dissolution of the barriers between opera and musical theater. |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: Brigg Fair, On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring, Summer night on the river, etc Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ EMI Classics Great Recordings of the Century / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "A record to treasure. The greatest recordings made in stereo by the greatest British conductor at the peak of his career." - Gramophone |
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CHARLES IVES
Charles Ives Symphonies No.s 1 & 4 Michael Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus [ MUSIC ON CD / CD ] Charles Ives (1874-1954) was a late-Romantic composer with an important spiritual statement to make. His polyrhythms, "dissonance", etc, were only parts of the even more adventurous techniques he used in getting closer to the specific streams of... |
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MOLTER / PLEYEL / MERCADANTE
MARBECKS COLELCTABLE: Molter, Pleyel & Mercandante: Clarinet Concertos Thomas Friedli (clarinet) / South-West German Chamber Orchestra, Paul Angerer [ Claves / CD ] Highly regarded recording by clarinetists and musicians interested in unusual repertoire. |
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Music by Thomas Newman
1917 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Feb/2020 ] This is the x19 song, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the highly anticipated British-American war film, composed by the six-time Grammy award-winning composer Thomas Newman. Newman has composed the music to Skyfall, Tolkien, Spectre, Finding... |
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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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NICCOLO PAGANINI
Hello Mr. Paganini: Violin Works Ning Feng (violin) Thomas Hoppe (piano) [ Channel SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "Performed with this degree of finesse, Paganini's music takes on a surreal quality… it's an enthralling, exciting recital." Gramophone.. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Lieder / Scnes from Goethe's Faust Olaf Bar, Dame Janet Baker, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Juliane Banse, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Thomas Hampson, etc [ EMI Budget Boxes / 6 CD Box Set - released 15/Oct/2010 ] Celebrating Robert Schumann's 200th Anniversary with four CD sets from EMI's catalogue performed by many of the world's leading artists, orchestras and conductors. |
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GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Savitri / 7 Part-Songs / Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda / etc Osian Ellis (harp) Janet Baker, Robert Tear & Thomas Helmsley / The Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Imogen Holst [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "This classic performance will be difficult to better...Janet Baker gives a radiant and most moving interpretation of the title role" (Gramophone Magazine Re-issue of the Month - July 2011) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT / EUGÈNE YSAŸE / IVAN WYSCHNEGRADSKY / ANDRZEY PANUFNIK
Exile Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Thomas Kaufmann, Camerata Bern [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/Jan/2025 ] This programme brings together composers who, for the most part, were compelled to flee their homeland. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Famous Concertos [Includes 'Brandenburg Concertos'] Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Amsterdam Bach Soloists / Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion / Erik Bosgraaf, Ensemble Cordevento [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] "This is a most rewarding reissue. Even those lovers of baroque music who usually avoid modern instrument performances, should consider this disc at budget price." (MusicWeb Sept 2013 Violin Concertos) |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos 2 & 4 / Serenade Melancolique / Melodie Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas / Israel Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta [ Sony Records Masterworks / CD - released 23/Oct/1990 ] Original recordings from 1981 & 1985 |
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EMMERICH KALMAN / FRANZ LEHAR / CARL ZELLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Tribute to Operetta Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Thomas Hampson, Eva Lind, Andrea Rose, Budapest Philharmonic, Marcello Viotti [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Jun/1999 ] Glorious voices singing just for you - Franz Lehar and the rebirth of Viennese operetta |
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VERDI / DONIZETTI / BIZET / BELLINI / ROSSINI / THOMAS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Opera Gala Placido Domingo, Thomas Hampson, Ruth Ann Swenson / Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Eugene Kohn [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/1996 ] 'An opera gala with a difference. Instead of cherry-picking the usual highlights, it gives us arias and duets in the context of complete scenes, which affords the added novelty of the stars taking on supporting roles they would never usually sing' |
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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras, etc Renee Fleming (soprano) / BBC Singers, New World Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Apr/1996 ] Originally recorded in January 1996 |
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Rob Thomas
Something To Be [ Atlantic / CD - released 30/May/2005 ] ''...Something to Be'' is the debut solo album from the Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas. The album was released in 2005, and it debuted at #1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, knocking out Mariah Carey's ''The Emancipation of Mimi''.... |