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KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: Quirk (The Concertos) Marat Bisengaliev (violin) Catrin Finch (harp) Neil Mercy (marimba) / London Symphony Orchestra, Karl Jenkins [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "As a composer, he recognises no boundaries - musical, commercial, geographical or cultural. His is a way of thinking and composing that is perfectly in tune with the spirit of the times..." - Classic FM Magazine |
BELLINI / ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle: Bel Canto Kathleen Battle (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Campanella [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/1993 ] Kathleen Deanna Battle (born August 13, 1948) is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with... |
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OLIVER DAVIS
Davs: Flight Kerenza Peacock (violin) Huw Watkins (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Bateman [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] Flight is the stunning new album of works from British composer Oliver Davis (b.1972), composed for and in collaboration with violinist Kerenza Peacock. Flight captures the spirit of movement and energy present in many of Davis's compositions, which... |
COLE PORTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Porter: Anything Goes Kim Criswell, Cris Groenendaal, Frederica von Stade, Jack Gilford / Ambrosian Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, John McGlinn [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/1989 ] Of all the great American song-writers of the time Cole Porter was, perhaps, the most sophisticated and 'European'. In 1917 Porter moved to Paris where he kept a luxury apartment and where he gave parties for his large group of friends of varying... |
PUCCINI / CILEA / GIORDANO / LEONCAVALLO / BOITO / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa - Italian Opera Arias Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ EMI / CD - released 20/Jun/1990 ] Recorded: VI & X.1989, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London |
CILEA / PUCCINI / CHARPENTIER / MASSENET / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri Te Kanawa: Diva Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Staatskapelle Dresden [ EMI Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/1996 ] The best of Kiri in one package! |
GRIEG / SIBELIUS / EGGEN / ALNAES / LIE
The Flagstad Recitals Vol 2: Scandinavian Songs Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) Edwin McArthur (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Oivin Fjeldstad [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] "…what a marvellously fresh and original work Haugtussa is and how glorious is Flagstad's tone and characterisation! I do urge readers who do not know this song-cycle to invest in this record." Gramophone |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 Kyoko Takezawa (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / CD - released 1/Jun/1993 ] Born in Ōbu, Aichi, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera with libretto) Philip Langridge, Janice Watson, Alan Opies, Anne Collins / Opera London, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "The casting of Philip Langridge in the title-role is central to the set's success. As on stage, he is unrivalled at conveying the character's moutning hysteria, and the result is chilling. Janice Watson makes a most touching Ellen Orford." Penguin |
GIOVANNI BONONCINI
Griselda (highlights from the opera) Lauris Elms, Joan Sutherland, Monica Sinclair, Margreta Elkins / The Ambrosian Singers & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "Monica Sinclair rattles through three octaves with enough masculinity for the whole cast. In the title role Lauris Elms sings with charm, and makes much of her opportunities." (Gramophone) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leontyne Price - Puccini Heroines Leontyne Price (soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes & Nello Santi, with Placido Domingo, Elizabeth Bainbri [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "Leontyne Price's 'Vissi d'arte' s artistry incarnate… " BBC Music Magazine |
PUCCINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI / VERDI
Italian Opera Arias Linda Richardson (soprano), Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] The British soprano Linda Richardson has performed extensively across the UK and continental Europe under conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Edo de Waart, Sir Mark Elder, Daniele Rustioni, Libor Pešek, and Carlo Rizzi. Her extensive repertoire... |
FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Maria-Triptychon / Sechs Monologue aus Jedermann / Suite from Der Sturm Linda Russell (soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Duncan Riddell (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Recorded: 26-27 September 1994 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Vier letzte Lieder (4 Last Songs) / Scenes from 'Arabella' & 'Ariadne auf Naxos' Lisa della Casa, with Rudolf Schock & George London [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] Neewly reissued. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, Hob XX/2 (Choral version) Lisa Milne / Ruxandra Donose / Andrew Kennedy/ Christopher Maltman / London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 11/May/2011 ] "[Jurowski shows] a vital sense of motion in presenting this music - an essential challenge, given its predominant slowness - as well as pointing up the work's intensity and revealing its inner parts." (BBC Music) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tea For Two - Dances London Brass [ Teldec Warners Classics / CD - released 11/Jan/2010 ] |
JOHN ADAMS / PHILIP GLASS / STEVE REICH / DAVE HEATH
Adams/Glass/Reich/Heath - Minimalist London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 7/Aug/2006 ] Minimalism was originally the word used to describe certain movements in the visual arts and design of the immediate post World War II period. |
London Grammar
Truth Is A Beautiful Thing [ Dew Process CD / CD - released 14/Jul/2017 ] BRIT Award-nominated trio London Grammar emerged in 2013 after having met at University. Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dot Major bonded over a desire to make music, and now, as Dan puts it, "Fight tooth and nail over only one thing, which is how to do... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Total Eclipse - Handel at Home Vol 2 London Handel Players [ Somm Recordings / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] …"full of the most delicious music you could ask to hear, and the players give every indication of loving every note they play" was how one enthusiastic reviewer described the first volume of aria arrangements on SOMM, of "Handel at Home" (SOMMCD... |
