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CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: The Rio Grande; Concerto for piano & nine players (with Walton-Symphony No.2) Cristina Ortiz (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn / Sir Richard Rodney Bennett / Neville Dilkes [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "An effective display with the effervescence of Lambert's The Rio Grande and Piano Concerto leading to the high spirits of Walton's Second, and some captivating shorties too." (BBC Music Feb 2006) |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: A Mass for Life / Songs of Sunset / Songs of Sunset / An Arabesque Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley Quirk, Heather Harper, Helen Watts / Royal Liverpool Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, etc [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Mar/2011 ] "Groves is very good indeed and richly enjoyable" MusicWeb |
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REINHOLD GLIERE / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glière / Glazunov: Concertos Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Richard Bonynge (piano), Osian Ellis (harp), Josef Sivo (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse [ Decca Enterprise / CD - released 13/Aug/1990 ] Original recordings made in 1968 and 1971 |
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DVORAK / WALTON / SHOR / BARTOK
Motherland David Aaron Carpenter (viola) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazushi Ono, Vladimir Jurowski and David Parry [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2018 ] For his second Warner Classics album, David Aaron Carpenter - "a star violist" in the words of the Los Angeles Times - brings together concertos by DvoĆák, Bartók, Walton and a dance cycle by contemporary composer Alexey Shor. |
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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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HENRYK GORECKI
Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' Dawn Upshaw (soprano) / London Symphony / David Zinman [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 26/Jun/1992 ] This is an outstanding rendition of Gorecki's Third, capturing the feeling of growing hope and joy that can ultimately break from the shackles of sorrow. Zinman and the London Sinfonietta really understand the mood and philosophy of this piece, and... |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 2 & 4 / Stabat Mater Denis Matsuev (piano) Sally Matthews (soprano), Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo) & Kostas Smoriginas (baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Valery [ Alto / LSO Live / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] [2nd] "a natural inheritor of Scriabinesque exoticism, Szymanowski brings out the best in Scriabin's most imaginative interpreters, which is why Gergiev proves such a convincing interpreter … excellent playing from the LSO" [4th] "Matsuev has his... |
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XAVER SCHARWENKA / ICNACE JAN PADEREWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schwarwenka/Paderwski: Piano Concertos Earl Wild (piano) / Boston Symphony, Erich Leinsdorf, London Symphony, Arthur Fielder [ Elan / CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] American pianist, composer and conductor. He was born 26 November 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and died 23 January 2010 in Palm Springs, California, USA. |
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LEONIN / PEROTIN de MACHAUT / de VITRY / ANONYMOUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music of the Gothic Era The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow [ Archiv / CD - released 12/Oct/2002 ] Singers include Charles Brett, David James, James Bowman, Geoffrey Shaw, Martyn Hill, John Potter and Rogers Covey-Crump. |
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HENRY PURCELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary Early Music Consort of London / David Munrow, with Norma Burrowes, James Bowman, Charles Brett & Robert Lloyd [ EMI Classics For Pleasure / CD - released 24/Sep/1990 ] Purcell's odes for Queen Mary show him at his best. A glorious succession of overtures, choruses, arias and delicious ritornelli display astonishing imagination and ingenuity: whilst overtly celebratory, never far beneath the surface lies the sense... |
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GRACE WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Williams: The Dancers / Two Choruses / Ave Maris Stella / Six Gerard Manley Hopkins Poems Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) Helen Watts (contralto) Caryl Thomas (harp) / Richard Hickox Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Mar/1999 ] "The recorded sound is excellent. .. I found this a fascinating disc. Anyone interested in fine choral writing and singing - or in exploring a new pathway in music - should seek it out. And I predict we will be hearing more of Grace Williams." A.R.G. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 8 'symphony of a Thousand' / Des Knaben Wunderhorn Elisabeth Connell, Edith Wiens, Felicity Lott, Hans Sotin, etc / Tiffin School Boys' Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2001 ] 'This Symphony of a Thousand is one of the superlative Mahler performances on record. It is very moving and the choral singing and orchestral playing are magnificent. As a rounded and convincing account of this... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2000 ] The folk songs and poems of the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn), first published in the early 19th century, played a crucial role in Mahler's development as a composer. Encompassing the vast range of expression in these 12... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Arias (Rec 1953, 1961 & 1969) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), with Alfred Brendel (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra. Carlo Maria Giulini, John Pritchard, London Symphiony, George Sze [ EMI / CD - released 1/Sep/1987 ] A top-class performer of Mozartian repertoire, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf recorded legendary versions of the major operas alongside the most excellent singers and conductors of her generation |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No 15 / From Jewish Folk Poetry Elisabeth Soderstrom (soprano) Ortun Wenkel (contralto) / London Philharmonic, Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 5/May/2001 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits / Benedicite / Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus' Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Carol Case, Heather harper / Bach Choir, New Philhamonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks [ EMI / CD - released 30/Sep/1987 ] Celebrated as the musical poet of the English landscape, Vaughan Williams was also a visionary composer of enormous range: from the pastoral lyricism of The Lark Ascending and the still melancholy of Silent Noon to the violence of the Fourth Symphony... |
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WAGNER / WEBER / SMETANA / TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elizabeth Schwarzkopf - Romantic Opera Arias Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) / Philharmonia & London Symphony Orchestras, various conductors. with Christa Ludwig (mezzo) [ EMI Studio / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/1986 ] Original recordings from 1956 - 1958 |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / ALBÉNIZ / CHABRIER / de FALLA / DVORAK / GRANADOS / etc
Enrique Jorda - Decca Recordings 1950-51 Enrique Jorda conducting L'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris & New Symphony Orchestra of London, with Clifford Curzon [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] A new collection of Decca's legendary 'ffrr' recordings from the early 1950s, made by an underrated Spanish master of orchestral colour in London and Paris. Includes several items new to CD. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (plus works by Wagner & Richard Strauss) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Mahler), London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Erich Leinsdorf [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] "the sound quality and recorded ambience are both remarkable and contribute to the full in making this Mahler issue a candidate for top recommendation, in a symphony which has fared remarkably well in its recorded history." MusicWeb |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony Felicity Lott (soprano) Jonathan Summers (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Bernard Haitink [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Jan/1989 ] "Through superb recording technique by EMI, the difficult balance between choir, soloists and orchestra is achieved in a way that is virtually impossible in a live performance" Gramophone |