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KARG-ELERT / REED / GIGOUT / WILLS / DUPRE / WIDOR / WEINBERGER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pomp & Pipes - Powerful music for organ, winds, brass & percussion Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennel, with Paul Riedo (organ) [ Reference / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] Recorded at the Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, July 1993 |
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RAMALLAH CONCERT
The Ramallah Concert / Knowledge is the Beginning Daniel Barenboim / The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (Mohamed Seleh / Kinan Azmeh / Mor Biron / Sharon Polyak) / Paul Smaczny [ Warner Music Vision / EuroArts DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] Revised Documentary & Live Recording. This DVD documents the orchestra's August 2005 concert in the Palestinian Territory in the city of Ramallah, and includes repertoire for which Barenboim is celebrated - Beethoven, Mozart and Elgar. |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hindemith: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes of Carl Maria von Weber / Mathis Der Maler David Oistrakh (violin) London Symphony Orchestra / Paul Hindemith, Claudio Abbado, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Paul Kletzki [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 13/Jan/2003 ] Classic recordings now available at a budget price |
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MEYERBEER / OFFENBACH / SAINT-SAENS / GOUNOD / ROSSINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Marches and Overtures a la Francaise Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray [ Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 11/Oct/1993 ] The original Three Track original recording Recorded in 1959 - 1960 |
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RAVEL / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / WAGNER / FRANCK / FAURE / BEETHOVEN / etc
Paul Paray - The Mercury Masters: Volume 1 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray, with Marcel Dupré (organ) [ Mercury Living Presence Eloquence / 23 CD Box Set - released 17/Jun/2022 ] Covering the first five years of their partnership on Mercury, this edition celebrates the legacy of French conductor, Paul Paray and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Recorded from 1953 to 1957, during the golden era of the orchestra. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Delicate Delights: Best Loved Classical Mandolin & Lute Music Dorina Frati (mandolin), Piera Dadomo (guitar), Paul O'Dette (mandolin), Elfriede Kunschak (mandolin), Maria Hinterleitner (harpsichord), Konrad Ragos [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The 'Best Loved' series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Rape of Lucretia (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY English National Opera / Sarah Connolly, Christopher Maltman, Catherine Wyn-Rogers / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "The main cast delivers a superlative response from start to finish, headed by baritone Christopher Maltman's bull-like Tarquinius and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly's harrowingly intense Lucretia." BBC Music |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Harmonia Sacra Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] Gramophone magazine 'Editor's Choice' in July 1995. |
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GABRIELI & GIOVANNI GABRIELI
Gabrieli: A New Venetian Coronation, 1595 Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh [ Virgin Records / CD - released 20/Aug/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 1990 |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem) Robert Murray (tenor) / Gabrieli Consort and Players. Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "McCreesh provides pretty much the enormous forces Berlioz demands...But he recognises that Berlioz sought more than mere noisy grandeur, and the results are fascinating." (BBC Music Magazine Awards 2012 Award for Technical Excellence) |
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CRISTOBAL de MORALES / ALONSO LOBO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Morales: Requiem for Philip II Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 1/Aug/1998 ] Recorded At - Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland |
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BRITTEN / HOWELLS / DOVE / etc.
Incarnation Gabrieli Consort & Trebles of Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Paul McCreesh (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] An inspiring sequence of Christmas music ancient and modern |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Horn Concertos Hermann Baumann (horn) / St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman [ Philips Laser Line Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/1990 ] "(Baumann) produces a broad stream of richly lyrical tone on his wide-bore German instrument... The new performances are warmly expressive and always musical" Gramophone |
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GUILLAUME de MACHAUT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Guillaume de Machaut-Masse de Notre Dame The Hilliard Ensemble / Paul Hillier, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'Superbly recorded ... very impressive indeed' - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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COSTANZO FESTA
La Spagna: 32 Variations sur 'La Spagna' Huelgas-Ensemble / Paul Van Nevel (conductor) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Feb/2015 ] "a remarkable testament to the man's [Festa's] intellectual and imaginative powers." Early Music Review, February 2015 |
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JAKE HEGGIE
Passing By: Songs by Jake Heggie Isabel Bayrakdarian / Zheng Gao / Susan Graham / Joyce diDonato / Frederica von Stade / Paul Groves / Keith Phares / etc. [ Avie Records / CD - released 12/Oct/2010 ] "...the composer's own fluent piano-playing, an expert string group and a good if sometimes over-glossy recording provide support for some world-class singers...who are clearly revelling in the opportunities that Heggie has offered them here." BBC... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Serenade Op 25 / Sonata in B flat / Serenade Op 8 James Galway (flute) with Joseph Swensen (violin) Paul Newbauer (viola) Phillip Moll (piano) (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1990 ] The living legend of the flute, Sir James Galway, is widely considered the supreme interpreter of classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal transcends musical boundaries. His virtuosity on the flute is equalled only by his... |
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BRAHMS
Lieder (recorded 1960-1968) Janet Baker (mezzo) with Ernest Lush & Paul Hamburger (pianos) [ BBC Legends / CD - released 20/Dec/2006 ] Recorded: BBC Studios, London, 16 September 1960 / 4 January 1968 / 7 February 1961 |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: The Complete Songs-volume 4 Jennifer Smith, Felicity Lott, Geraldine McGreevy, Jean-Paul Fouchecort, Stephen Varoce / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "This final volume is the jewel in the series' crown" - Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice Dec 2005 |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently" (MusicWeb April 2005) |