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GEORGE ROCHBERG
Rochberg: Symphony No 1 Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2007 ] MusicWeb - Recording of the Year 2008 |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Robert Dean Smith (tenor) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Voice & Ensemble |
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HENRY PURCELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: Sonatas in Three & Four Parts Slovak Radio Quartet [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] Current selling for $66 on Amazon (US) |
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XAVER SCHARWENKA
Scharwenka: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 Seta Tanyel (piano) / Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR, Tadeusz Strugala conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 33 / CD - released 21/Jul/2003 ] 'Seta Tanyel's outstanding performances are suffused with the very epitome of the romantic soul' (American Record Guide) |
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JOHANN STRAUSS
Strauss, (J): Der Zigeunerbaron [The Gipsy Baron] (complete operetta filmed in 1975) Siegfried Jerusalem, Ellen Shade, Ivan Rebroff, Martha Modl / Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Kurt Eichhorn [ Universal Classics / Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 7/Apr/2008 ] "Beautifully filmed on location in Hungary with a fine cast of singers, this production is a delight." (MusicWeb August 2008) |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Svatební Kosile, Op. 69 [The Spectre's Bride] Simona Šaturová (soprano), Pavol Breslik (tenor) & Adam Plachetka (bass-baritone) / Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cornelius Meister [ Capriccio / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "[Meister] tends to emphasise the lyrical aspects of Dvořák's score. But there are shapely solo contributions from the ORF orchestra, and certainly some very fine expressive singing from soprano Simona Šaturová as the girl and tenor Pavol Breslik as |
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BERG / R. STRAUSS / DUPARC / POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sine Bundgaard - Songs with Orchestra Sine Bundgaard (soprano) / Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Matthias Pintscher [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/2005 ] Sine Bundgaard is one of her generations leading scandinavias sopranos. She has an ongoing international carreer in leading european operahouses and is especially in demand as an excellent Mozart-singer. |
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ZOLTAN KODALY / BELA BARTOK / LEO WEINER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sir Georg Solti - The Last Recording (Limited Edition Souvenir Booklet) Sir Georg Solti, conducting the Budapest Festival Orchestra & Choir of Hungarian Radio & TV [ Decca / CD - released 20/Oct/1998 ] This disc was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Awards for "Best Classical Album" and "Best Choral Performance." A portion of the proceeds from sales of this disc will be given to the Solti Foundation.. |
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ROBERT FARNON
Farnon: The Westminster Waltz / Colditz March / State Occasion / Jumping Bean Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Jul/2022 ] Frank Sinatra dubbed Robert Farnon 'The Guv'nor' in 1962 when the two men first came together in London to work on an album. This summed up Farnon's reputation as being synonymous with the highest standards of craftsmanship across the widest spectrum... |
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JOSEF FOERSTER
Foerster: Symphony No. 4 / Festival Overture / My Youth Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lance Friedel (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] Josef Bohuslav Foerster was born in Prague in 1859. He studied at the Prague Organ School, and upon graduation he was appointed organist at St Vojtĕch Church, taking over the post from no less a figure than Antonín Dvořák. In these years Foerster... |
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ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Rubinstein: Symphony No. 3 / Eroica Fantasia Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] The Symphony No. 3 in A major Op. 56 (1855) makes a useful introduction to Anton Rubinstein's complete set of six. It's less inflated and rhetorical than its siblings, having a directness to its thematic material that's immediately appealing. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu [ Hyperion / 3 CD - released 1/May/2020 ] "The performances have been captured in lovely clean and clear sound with just the right amount of hall ambience. The balance between the Bösendorfer piano and the orchestra is excellent as, indeed, is the internal orchestral balance." MusicWeb |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Prokofiev / Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis (cello) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2016 Finalist - Concerto |
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BRAHMS
Mass & Motets Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2014 ] This programme features highlights of German Romanticism and one of the most familiar and frequently performed composers: Johannes Brahms. More particularly, Brahms's choral music 'in all its pureness', the genre that made him so well-known and... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 9/Feb/2019 ] "An impressive achievement...utterly coherent and never overwrought" The Guardian |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Swedish Radio Choir [ Linn / 2 CD - released 14/Oct/2016 ] Robin Ticciati's deserved reputation as one of the great Berliozian's of our age is evident on this, his second recording with the award-winning Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Ticciati has previously recorded Symphonie Fantastique, Les nuits... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-2 / Sonata for Solo Violin Tianwa Yang (violin) / ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, Jun Märkl [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] Prokofiev first became fascinated by the violin upon hearing the playing of his private teacher, Reinhold Glière. A dozen years later Prokofiev wrote his Violin Concerto No. 1 - a work of contrasting open-hearted lyricism and whimsical playfulness... |
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BORIS LYATOSHINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lyatoshinsky: Symphony No 3 in B minor / Romeo and Juliet Suite Ukrainian Radio and TV Symphony, Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Gnedash [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1994 ] Recorded in 1976 |
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BORIS LYATOSHINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lyatoshinsky: Symphony No 4 in B minor / On the Banks of the Vistula / Lyric Poem Ukrainian Radio and TV Symphony, Vladimir Gnedash / Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Igor Blazhkov [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1994 ] Recorded in 1989 & 1992 |
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SERGEI TANEYEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Taneyev: Symphony No. 2 & 4 USSR Radio And Television Large Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev • Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Arnold Katz [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1993 ] Taneyev graduated in 1875, the first student in the history of the Conservatory to win the gold medal both for composition and for performing (piano). He was also the first person ever to be awarded the Conservatory's Great Gold Medal. |