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EDUARD LALO / JEAN SIBELIUS / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Sibelius: Concerto in D minor / Ravel: Tzigane Itzhak Perlman (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ RCA Papillon Collection / CD - released 20/Jun/1987 ] Perlman was introduced to the wider American public when he appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show twice in 1958. He made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1963 and won the Leventritt Competition in 1964. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto No. 1 (with Prokofiev-Piano Concerto No 3) Jon Kimura Parker (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ] Since winning the Leeds Piano Competition in 1984, Jon Kimura Parker has maintained an international career at the highest level throughout the world. |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphony 1 & 5 / Romeo & Juliet excerpts / Concerto No. 3 for Piano Jon Kimura Parker (piano) / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi / Royal Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Everybody's Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] "Marvelous!...Levi consistently displays extraordinary imagination both in terms of balancing the various musical strands and in his magical handling of dynamics and articulation." -CD Review |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / 2 Romances Joseph Swensen (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1988 ] Joseph Swensen was born in 1960 in Hoboken, New Jersey, and grew up in Spring Valley, New York, Pearl River, New York and Harlem, New York City. His mother was Japanese-American and his father Norwegian-American. |
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MOZART / CANTELOUBE / HANDEL / MAHLER / STRAUSS / BERNSTEIN / etc
Kiri Te Kanawa - Complete Philips & Decca Recordings Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), with Elizabeth Bainbridge, Roger Vignoles, André Previn, José Carreras, Georg Solti, etc [ Decca / 23 CD Box Set - released 7/Jun/2024 ] Released to celebrate Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 80th birthday, this set features her complete recital recordings for Decca and Philips, filled out with excerpts from the large number of complete recordings of sacred music and opera she made for these... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Sleeping Beauty (Complete ballet) London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 8/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "André Previn's new version is much the best there has ever been-the best played and the best recorded." (Gramophone) |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet (The Complete Ballet) (180g 3LP) London Sympony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Warner Classics / 3 LP - released 4/Apr/2019 ] The violent feud between the Montagues and Capulets is evoked by the swaggering Dance of the Knights, but Prokofiev's score brims with bittersweet lyricism in its depiction of the young lovers, proving him Russian ballet's heir to Tchaikovsky. First... |
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DVORAK
Symphony No. 9 New World / Carnival Overture Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] "Telarc's recording is warm and spacious, yet clear, transparent" |
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EDWARD GRIEG / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos in A min Radu Lupu (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Decca legends / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] "Lupu's clean boldness of approach to the first movement (of the Schumann) is appealingly fresh." Gramophone |
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RAVI SHANKAR
Ravi Shankar Edition Ravi Shankar, Yehudi Menuhin, Jean-Pierre Rampal / London Symphony & Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn, Zubin Mehta [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Including performances from Zubin Mehta, Yehudi Menhuin, Andre Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra, these pioneering, visionary works come together to form an inspiring whole. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Dicky Bird and the Owl: Victorian songs and ballads Robert Tear (tenor) Benjamin Luxon (baritone) Andre Previn (piano) [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] These songs are not just amusing museum relics, but living music full of lovely melody and grand sentiment, as pertinent to their age as Dowland and Monteverdi were to theirs. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 / The Lark Ascending Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] "A must for devotees of Vaughan Williams." -Audio |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No. 5 & Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 7/Mar/2004 ] "Previn in a noble view...and gives both satisfaction and pleasure...the recording capturing faithfully the contrasting layers of string sound." -Gramaphone |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 5 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn, conductor [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2003 ] Telarc Classics - Top quality recordings at mid-price. |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on Greensleeves / Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 / Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / The Lark Ascending St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn / Barry Griffiths [ Telarc Everybody's Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] "A must for devotees of Vaughan Williams." -Audio |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Trusted Guide to Classical Music [4 CDs at a special price] Various artists incl Alison Balsom, Stephen Hough, David Frey, Simon Rattle, Mstislav Rostropovich, Andre Previn, etc [ EMI / Virgin / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] EMI'S Trusted Guide to Classical Music is a great introduction for the novice to this exciting musical world. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Alpine Symphony Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "Andre Previn's Strauss disc with the Vienna Philharmonic are superlative on all counts, brilliantly recorded in the Musikverein by an orchestra that understands this music more intuitively than any oif its rivals." (BBC Music Magazine) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Also Sprach Zarathustra / Tod und Verklarung [Death & Transfiguration] Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "Previn draws magnificent playing fromthe Vienna Philharmonic in powerful, red-blooded readings of the symphonic poems, and the recording is among Telarc's finest. Strongly recommended for anyone wanting this particular coupling, and enjoying... |
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MOZART / BEETHOVEN
Piano & Wind Quintets Vienna Wind Soloists with Andre Previn, piano [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] "Previn proves himself a most adept chamber player. And Telarc has done a fine job of engineering so that sound is natural, nothing forced. Balance between piano and band is exemplary. This CD is highly recommended." -High Performance Review |