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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht / Pelleas und Melisande Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 16/Jan/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) "Love it or hate it - i love it - this is a staggering display of orchestral control and structural mastery." (Gramophone) |
ZBIGNIEW PREISNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Preisner: Requiem for my Friend Elzbieta Towarnicka / Varsov Chamber Choir / Sinfonia Varsovia / Jacek Kaspszyk [ Erato / CD - released 4/Sep/1998 ] "Play it loud and feel the hairs on the back of your neck stick up! Fantastic" (review) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 4 Emil Gilels (piano) / Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/1996 ] Gilels stands with Sviatoslav Richter as the two greatest Russian pianists of his generation. His virtuosity always placed at the service of the music whilst the lucidity and purity of his pianism captured the very essence of what he was performing. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Mass In C Minor K.427 Ileana Cotrubas, Kiri te Kanawa, Werner Krenn, Hans Sotin / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Raymond Leppard [ EMI / CD - released 15/Oct/1985 ] "Leppard's is the (Mass in C minor) to enjoy propped up on deep cushions and with a glass of your favourite liqueur." Gramophone |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (Complete opera) Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle, Claudio Desderi / English Chamber Orchestra, Ion Marin [ Deusche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jun/1993 ] "What a cast there is on DG - so expert and experienced they can't fail to bring the score wonderfully to life" (Gramophone) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphonies No. 1 & 4 Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Nov/1991 ] "Alexander Gibson's 1980s Sibelius cycle on Chandos, one of the first digital sets, was praised for its clean lines, propulsive phrasing, and bracing impact." MusicWeb |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: String Quartets 1 & 3 St Lawrence String Quartet [ EMI Music / CD - released 10/May/2001 ] "This is an excellent performance, and the recording is good too, an unqualified success after the qualified success of the First Quartet. This is altogether a splendid disc, although the recording by the Borodin Quartet is better still." MusicWeb |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love (Complete Opera) Stephen Varcoe (bass) Susan Gritton (soprano) / Northern Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2004 ] "Not a weaklink in the largely British cast. Donald Maxwell is a sympathetic Falstaff. And the Northern Sinfonia and Sinfonia chorus perform with exquisitely articulated verve. An absolute delight." ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) - BBC Music... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Andante Cantabile, Pezzo capriccioso / etc Steven Isserlis (cello) / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, John Eliot Gardiner [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] "Steven Isserlis's performance shires because he brings out the seriousness and beauty in Tchaikovsky's melodies as well as dazzling us with his throwaway virtuosity" 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (German Requiem arranged by the composer for two pianos and voices) Susan Gritton (soprano) Hanno Muller-Brachmann (baritone) / King's College Choir / Jose Gallardo and Evgenia Rubinova (pianos) / Stephen Cleobury [ EMI / CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "This is, in general, a well produced performance and an excellent recording which can safely be recommended to aficionados and curious newcomers alike." (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major Op.83 / Ouverture solennelle / Wedding March Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Neeme Järvi [ ORFEO / CD - released 8/Mar/1985 ] It is now time to rehabilitate Glazunov's symphonies. Whoever studies them intensively will discover some of the finest music of their time and particularly under the wonderful baton of the great Glazunov champion Neeme Järvi. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op 46 & 72 / Overtures / Symphonic Poems Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Rafael Kubelik [ Deutsche Grammophon Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2002 ] "polished, sparkling orchestral playing ... Kubelik has a very special feeling for Dvorák and the playing of the Bavarian orchestra brings a thrilling virtuosity and a special panache of its own." (Slavonic Dances) Penguin Guide to Compact Discs,... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: The Symphonies / Job / Lark Ascending / etc Tasmin Little (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 21/Apr/2004 ] "Outstanding generous measure" Gramophone Magazine Oct 2001 |
PACHELBEL / BEETHOVEN/ CHOPIN / BIZET / GRIEG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Best-Loved Classics Volume 6 Thomas Allen (baritone) Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) Maria Callas (soprano) Montserrat Caballe (soprano) & others [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Jun/1988 ] The perfect introduction to the world's most popular classics with recordings drawn from the vast EMI catalogue. |
MIKHAIL TARIVERDIEV / RODION SHCHEDRIN / VALERY GAVRILIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shchedrin/Gavrilin/Tariverdiev - Song Cycles Zara Dolukhanova (soprano) Nina Svetlanova (piano) [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1993 ] Rare recordings from Russia Recorded in Moscow in 1971 |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart At Midnight Various Artists (Mitsuko Uchida, Henryk Szeryng, Iona Brown & Neville Marriner) [ Philips Lifestyle / CD - released 5/Dec/2001 ] A Soothing Little Night Music |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven For Your Beloved Zoltan Kocis, Claudio Arrau, Colin Davis, Beaux Arts Trio, Kurt Masur, etc [ Philips Lifestyle / CD - released 5/May/2000 ] Romantic Love Letters For Intimate Times |
DAVID HAMILTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hamilton: Noises, Sounds and Sweet Airs Viva Voce conducted by John Rosser [ Viva Voce / CD - released 13/Mar/1993 ] A rich exotic collection of choral music by New Zealand composer Davis Hamilton |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 5/Aug/1988 ] "He is one of those pianists who so often seems to me to sound just right. No gimmicks, the music just speaks as it should . . . innate musicality, impeccable taste." Jed Distler, Gramophone (London) |
MIASKOVSKY / SCRIABIN / SCHNITTKE / RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Russian Music For Cello & Piano Wendy Warner (cello) Irina Nuzova (piano) [ Cedille Records / CD - released 30/Aug/2010 ] "Warner is a warm, confident and lyrical player who allows the narrative of the music to unfold like a well-told story - a skill that can only come from having real insight into the architecture and soul of this music." Classic FM |
