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BIZET / FAURE / BACH & OTHER COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Duetto Marcelo Alvarez, Salvatore Licitra / The Kuhn's Choir, The City of Prague Philharmonic [ Sony Classics / CD - released 4/Jul/2003 ] "If you love Opera then these cross over singers are simply wonderful. These two singers harmonise like few duets can, a collection of superb tracks." Review |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky/Schumann: Piano Concertos Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel & Uri Segal [ Decca / CD - released 9/Apr/1986 ] "...the Tchaikovsky gets sonic and interpretive first prize. Its famous opening alone encapsulates everything that's good here: a razor-sharp orchestra...a pianist whose controlled bravura never turns the music into a stunt." ClassicsToday |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 / Variations & Fugue on the Theme by Handel, Op.24 Bruno Leonardo Gelber (piano) / Manchen Philharmoniker, Franz-Paul Decker [ EMI Encore / CD - released 30/Sep/2005 ] Brahms' first piano concerto is the crowning accomplishment of his early years. Its only close rivals are the Serenade in D, Op. 11 and the B major trio, Op. 8. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos.3 & 4 Cherubini Quartet [ EMI Encore / CD - released 12/Feb/2007 ] "The Cherubini Quartet consistently play with both warmth and intensity...with a light touch they bring out the mercurial charm of Mendelssohn." (*** Penguin Guide) |
GRAINGER / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Early One Morning - Music from past times, for our time Choir Of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (direction) [ Erato / CD - released 21/Mar/1998 ] Edward Higginbottom is a music scholar, organist, choirmaster and conductor. Most of his career has been as organist at New College, Oxford, where he led their choir for more than 35 years and produced a large number of choral recordings. |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Bernstein (Incls 'Divertimento for Orchestra' & Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story') City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin etc [ EMI Classics Essential / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Planets / Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] Original recordings from 1981 & 1986 (Britten) |
BACH-GOUNOD / SCHUBERT / LISZT / PALESTRINA / MOZART / ROSSINI / VERDI / FLOTOW / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inspiration: Ave Maria Elisabeth Grummer, Monika Frimmer, Anneliese Rothenberger, Heperion XX, Kolner Kammerchor, etc [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 20/Jul/2011 ] Music with a sacred theme beautifully performed by some of the leading artists from the Warner catalogue. |
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... |
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 |
ANTONIN DVOARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Cello Concerto (with Bloch: Schelomo) Mischa Maisky (cello) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Jan/1989 ] The Dvorák Concerto is a work that has accompanied Mischa all over the world in the course of his career. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Trio No 1 D.898 / Notturno in E flat D.897 / Allegro in B flat D.28 Mozartean Players [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/May/2001 ] "This is one of the most distinguished period-instrument recordings of Schubert's B flat Piano Trio, well worth snapping up." International Record Review April 2001 |
CESAR FRANCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Franck: Symphony in D minor / Les Eolides New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur [ Teldec Basic Edition / CD - released 20/Apr/2001 ] "Kurt Masur's exciting live performance of Franck's D Minor Symphony with the New York Philharmonic is another impressive scoop. (A) believably balanced, pin-sharp recording." BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE January 2002 |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Debussy: La Mer / Prélude À L'après-Midi D'un Faune / Nocturnes / Printemps Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, MIchel Plasson, with Francois Laurent (flute) [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 1/May/1989 ] "Duchâble's recordings are considered a "splendid collaboration" with the conductor." Gramophone |
GERALD FINZI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Finzi: Intimations Of Imortality / Grand Fantasia & Toccata Philip Langridge (tenor) Philip Fowke (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ EMI Classics / CD - released 28/Mar/1993 ] "this new recording, sensitively conducted by Richard Hickox, can be urgently recommended. The music is interpreted and performed with conviction, and Philip Langridge, apart from a tendency to 'bleat' above the stave, is a fine soloist." Gramophone |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons & other concertos Piero Toso (violin) / I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone [ Erato / CD - released 7/Mar/1973 ] "I have several other recordings that feature the ensemble I Solisti Veneti under the skilled direction of Claudio Scimone. They are consistently impressive in this late-baroque repertoire in which they specialise." MusicWeb |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande / Variatione for Orchestra / Violin & Piano Concertos Pierre Amoyal (violin) Peter Serkin (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Warner Ultima / 2 CD - released 19/Mar/1998 ] "Boulez keeps the music moving, and brings welcome clarity to Pelleas's potentially murky orchestration. The more angular Variations and concertos aren't as comfortable, though both soloists are persuasive." (BBC Music) |
MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch: Complete String Quartets Quartetto Academica [ Dynamic / CD - released 28/Nov/1993 ] "(The Academica Quartet) are/were a fine quartet and they made a good case for what remains understandably neglected music." MusicWeb |
JONI MITCHELL / STEVIE WONDER / GUSTAV MAHLER / ALBAN BERG / JOHN LENNON & PAUL McCARTNEY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Renee Fleming - Haunted Heart Renee Fleming (soprano) with Fred Hersch (piano), Bill Frisell (guitar) [ Decca Records / CD - released 22/Jul/2005 ] Renée Fleming explores terrain that will be unfamiliar to many of her listeners, but is actually an integral part of what makes her the singer she is today. |
AARON COPLAND / LEONARD BERNSTEIN / GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland: Clarinet Concerto / Bernstein: Sonata / Gershwin: Three Preludes Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, Eric Stern [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 30/Sep/1993 ] "Richard Stoltzman could be claimed as the James Galway of the clarinet. He has developed the personality of the instrument in new ways, often drawing on jazz" Gramophone |
