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JOHN ADAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Adams: Violin Concerto / Shaker Loops Gidon Kremer (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano, Orchestra of St. Luke's, John Adams [ Nonesuch / CD - released 1/Oct/2019 ] "Kremer plays the concerto like he can't wait to get to the next phrase. "Committed" just begins to describe his playing. His tone - which in the past I've found nervous and a bit steely - warms up considerably for Adams." ClassicalNet |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Alagna Roberto - Serenades Roberto Alagna (tenor) David Alagna, Federico Alagna (guitars) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] '...sung by a voice which is excitingly within the tradition and with temperament to match. There is not a moment when you don't listen to hear what he is going to do next' Gramophone Awards Issue 1997 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Angela Gheorghiu: Verdi Heroines Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) / Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti [ Decca / CD - released 8/Aug/2000 ] "Not only is Angela Gheorghiu in resplendent voice, the tone richer than for some time, but the beauty of her high notes is floated with Elysian, transcendental beauty." MusicWeb |
GOUNOD / MOZART / BACH / GOUNOD / MENDELSSOHN / FRANCK / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa: Ave Maria Kiri te Kanawa with the choir of St Paul's Cathedral, English Chamber Orchestra [ Philips / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] Ave Maria, Jesu joy of man's desiring, Panis Angelicus, Ave verum, On wings of song and more |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1 - 3 / Orchestral Suite BWV 1066 Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 15/Jun/1986 ] These uncompromising performances of the Brandenburg Concertos and the Orchestral Suites set new standards in the 1980s and remain a monument to the keen spirit of enquiry that Reinhard Goebel has always applied to his performances and recordings. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: The Cello Suites (Nos. 4, 5 & 6) Anner Bylsma (Violoncello Stradivarius) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/1999 ] Anner Bylsma plays the Servais Stradivarius from the collection of Smithsonian instruments |
HANDEL / SCARLATTI / STRADELLA / BACH / PREDIERI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Baroque Duet Kathleen Battle (soprano) Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] "one of the very few most beautiful in the world" (The Washington Post) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: War Requiem (complete with libretto) Luba Orgonasova, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boje Skovhus / The Monteverdi Choir, NDR-Sinfonieorchester, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/1993 ] "Gardiner seems intent above all to lay before us the work's musical attributes, so we marvel anew at its taut construction...It is a unique achievement here made manifest by one of the most perceptive interpreters of the day." Gramophone |
GRANDOS / RODRIGO / NIN / GUASTAVINO / GINASTERA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Canciones amatorias Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] 'Enthusiasts for song recitals should certainly investigate this disc, which offers one beautiful song after the other, running the gamut from elegant art songs to simple, folk-like tunes' (Fanfare) |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta / Hungarian Sketches Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Living Stereo / CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 45) - BBC MUSIC |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Don Giovanni... The definitive film edition of Mozart's classic opera! (filmed in 1979 and now remastered & restored) Kiri te Kanawa, Edda Moser, Teresa Berganza, Jose van Dam, Ruggero Raimondi, Lorin Maazel (conductor) [ Second Sight /Gammont DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Filmed on location in picturesque Vincenza, Italy, the operatic masterpiece Don Giovanni is beautifully translated to film by director Joseph Losey. Now restored and remastered. |
RAVEL / KODALY / BACH / HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Duos for Violin and Cello Nigel Kennedy (violin) Lynn Harrell (cello) [ EMI Music / CD - released 30/May/2000 ] "..the closing performance of the Bach E major two-part Invention is something to treasure for its own sake - if you want a quick definition of chamber-music-making, this tiny gem will do." BBC Music |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Emanuel Ax (piano) Isaac Stern (violin) Jaime Laredo (viola) [ Sony Music Expanded Edition / CD - released 1/Nov/1992 ] "The playing of Emanuel Ax and his distinguished colleagues does the music proud: it has stature and nobility, but also delicacy and reticence where appropriate" - Gramophone |
RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Four Last Songs / Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder / Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde Cheryl Studer (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/May/2000 ] The magic of Strauss's four last songs |
LLOYD WEBBER / GUILMANT / SUMSION / MATHIAS / BUCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Australasian Organs Vol. VI Jane Watts (the organ of Wellington Cathedral) [ Priory / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] Recorded in Wellington Cathedral, New Zealand, on 18/19 April 2001. |
HOWARD HANSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Music of Howard Hanson (Incls Symphonies 2 "Romantic", 4 "Requiem", 6 & 7) Carol Rosenberger (piano) Judith Mendenhall (flute) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz [ Delos / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] Composer, teacher, and one of the most influential musical figures in the United States between the world wars, Howard Hanson studied in New York with conservative composer Percy Goetschius and at Northwestern University, outside Chicago. Somewhat of... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE - Heroines: Mozart Operatic Arias Natalie Dessay (soprano) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Louis LangrACe [ Virgin Records / CD - released 5/Mar/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Recital |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BRAHMS / McIVOR / MOZART / BRITTEN / LALLOUTTE / etc
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings The Choir of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, Mark Shepherd [ Guild / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] A choir founded in 1123 at the England parish church St. Mary in the town of Warwick. |
HERBERT HOWELLS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Howells: Complete Morning and Evening Canticles (Vol 3) The Collegiate Singers, Andrew Millinger [ Priory / CD - released 9/Sep/2002 ] Recorded 16-17 February 2002. |
BERNSTEIN / FLOTOW / DONIZETTI / OFFENBACH / DELIBES / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo Emma Matthews (soprano) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo / Brad Cohen, conductor [ Deutsche Grammophon / ABC Music / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "Emma Matthews is without doubt the hottest opera star in Australia" Opera Now "A dazzling artist" The Australian "A national treasure" Richard Mills |
