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ABRAHAM / BENATSKY / KALMAN / LEHAR / STOTZ / etc
Jonas Kaufmann - You Mean the World to Me Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jochen Rieder, with Julia Kleiter (soprano) [ Sony / CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] 'It's been a while since a major tenor recorded operetta repertoire, and Jonas Kaufmann does not disappoint.' (BBC Music Vocal Pick of the Month Christmas 2014) |
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HANS WINTERBERG
Winterberg: Symphony No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 1 / Rhythmophonie Jonathan Powell (piano) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Johannes Kalitzke [ Capriccio / CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] "...It certainly receives persuasive advocacy from Johannes Kalitzke and the Berlin Radio Symphony, and Jonathan Powell does a terrific job in projecting the piano concerto's dynamic energy." -BBC Music Magazine |
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DVORAK / STRAVINSKY / RICHARD STRAUSS / BERNSTEIN / SHOSTAKOVICH
New Year's Eve Concert 2017 BLU-RAY Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2018 ] With her flexible, slender but dark-timbred mezzo-soprano, Joyce DiDonato is the star guest at Sir Simon Rattle's side during the New Year's Eve Concert, singing Richard Strauss's lavishly beautiful orchestral songs. The programme also includes works... |
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MAHLER / PACHELBEL / BRAHMS / VIVALDI / ALBINONI / GRIEG / MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Adagio / Karajan Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2019 ] Deutsche Grammophon's vaults are full of exceptional recordings of classical orchestral music, and the performances by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic are prominent in the label's catalog. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde [Song Of The Earth] Christa Ludwig, Rene Kollo / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Nov/2001 ] "perfectly drilled execution, refined instrumental balancing and superb solo work distinguish virtually every measurer." New York Times on the original release |
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KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: The Peacemakers Lucy Crowe (soprano), Chloë Hanslip (violin), Davy Spillane (Uilleann pipes) / London Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Karl Jenkins [ Universal Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2019 ] "Just about everyone has been roped in...fans will find this 70-minute plea for peace immaculately performed and recorded." The Times, 24th March 2012 ** |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Tchaikovsky/Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Kirill Gerstein (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, James Gaffigan [ Myrios SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] "Zimmermann and Hoppe capture the poetry of these works, in their hands free from sentiment and rich as short stories." (Observer) |
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JAROMIR WEINBERGER
Weinberger: Frühlingsstürme [complete operetta recorded in 2020] Komische Oper Berlin / Stefan Kurt, Alma Sade, Vera-Lotte Boecker / Jordan de Souza (cond) [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Czech-born composer Jaromír Weinberger, best known for his opera Schwanda the Bagpiper, was forced to flee to America in order to escape Nazi terror. Frühlingsstürme was first staged in 1933. |
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EDOUARD LALO / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Cello Concerto / Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 1 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal,Charles Dutoit / Lynn Harrell (cello) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 12/Oct/1993 ] Original recordings from 1981 and 1986 (Lalo Cello) |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / BELA BARTOK
Prokofiev / Bartok: Piano Concertos [CD plus DVD documentary] Lang Lang (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle [ Sony Classics / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "this is a performance [of the Prokofiev] that glides by, impeccably beautiful and fleet, yet a trifle short of character. Still, Lang Lang's easy virtuosity is delicious; so is the absence of keyboard thumping...[the Bartok] offers genuine bite, whe |
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VARIOUS ECM COMPOSERS
Sounds and Silence - Travels with Manfred Eicher BLURAY Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Truls Mork (cello) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Simon Rattle [ ECM Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Oct/2011 ] Over a period of five years, Swiss filmmakers Norbert Wiedmer and Peter Guyer followed producer Manfred Eicher and the artists of ECM around the world. |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: Der Zarewitsch (Highlights) Rudolf Schock, Pelz von Felinau, Renate Holm, Karl-Ernst Mercker / Berlin Symphony, Berlin Opera Choir, Robert Stolz [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/1994 ] Very rare recording |
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MARTYNOV / RICHTER / GLASS / VASKS / ENO / JOHANNSSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mari Samuelsen Mari Samuelsen (violin) / Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Jonathan Stockhammer [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 28/Jul/2019 ] Mari has enjoyed a remarkable rise on the international concert stage through a characteristic mixture of artistry and enterprise. Her concerts combine breathtaking musical virtuosity and an imaginative and innovative approach to presentation. |
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BACH / HANDEL / HAYDN / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maria Stader - In Memoriam - Lieder and Arias Maria Stader (soprano) / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] Maria Stader first achieved fame for her interpretations of Mozart and her collaborations with conductor Ferenc Fricsay on works such as Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and much more |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Symphony no 2 Marjana Lipovsek (alto) / Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "How pleasant it is to be able to welcome a new recording of a Brahms symphony. The sessions took place before the BPO elected Abbado as their Chief Conductor, but the orchestra responds with unmistakable enthusiasm to the Italian conductor" Gramopho |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 Martin Helmchen (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Dec/2019 ] As the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth approaches, and following a much admired version of the Diabelli Variations (Alpha 386 - Gramophone Editor's Choice), Martin Helmchen has decided to record his complete piano concertos... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Quintets Op 88 & Op 111 Members iof the Berlin Philharmonic Octet [ Philips Musica da Camera / CD - released 20/Sep/1990 ] Recorded Berlin: December 1970 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Septet Op. 20 / Sextet Op. 81b Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet, with Manfred Klier (horn) [ Philips Musica da Camera / CD - released 16/Dec/1989 ] Recorded in 1972 & 1968 |
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W. A. MOZART / CHOPIN / DEBUSSY / SCHUBERT / DVORAK / etc
Menahem Pressler: The Pianist (recorded live 2011-2014) Menahem Pressler (piano) / Orchestre de Paris, Berlin Philharmonic, Quatuor Ebene [ Euroarts DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 24/Sep/2016 ] "the playing is eloquent in its simplicity, and the final reprise of the melody, with the piano doubled by the first violins on their own, is infinitely touching. Pressler is sympathetically accompanied throughout by Paavo Järvi" |
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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Trios Mendelssohn Trio Berlin [ Cpo / CD - released 28/Mar/2005 ] Ferdinand Ries was a slightly younger contemporary of Beethoven and even studied piano with him for a time. Like Beethoven, Ries took composition with Johann Georg Albrechtsberger. The resemblance of Ries' music to Beethoven's own was so close that... |