GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah [Highlights] Thomas Drew (treble) Patrizia Kwella (soprano) Margaret Cable (alto) William Kendall (tenor) / Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary [ ASV Quicksilver / CD - released 1/Jul/1987 ] Before the first performance Handel made numerous revisions to his manuscript score, in part to match the forces available for the 1742 Dublin premiere; it is probable that his work was not performed as originally conceived in his lifetime. Between... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" Heather Harper, Alfreda Hodgson, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell / Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox [ ASV / CD - released 21/Apr/1988 ] Performed by an orchestra of the same size as that used by Beethoven |
VARIOUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Richard Tauber - My Heart's Delight Richard Tauber (tenor) [ ASV Living Era / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] During the War years especially, England's favourite tenor - having starred in Opera roles in Germany, he moved most successfully into Operetta and popular song and captured the hearts of Londoners during the Blitz. 78 minutes playing time |
MAURICE DURUFLE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Durufle: The Complete Organ Music (with Vierne: Trois Improvisations) David M Patrick (Organ of Coventry Cathedral) [ ASV / CD - released 1/Feb/1997 ] "Stunning virtuosity - Gramophone "Patrick's playing is immaculate.." (Choir & Organ) |
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 Flesch Quartet [ ASV / CD - released 5/Jun/1996 ] "..here is an accessible and inspired CD of the first two (quartets) and a strong pair of performances satisfying in themselves...If you enjoy chamber music you will relish these recordings and should snap them up without delay." MusicWeb |
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Sextet / String Quartet No. 3 Flesch Quartet, with Ian Humphries (viola) & David Bucknall (cello) [ ASV / CD - released 5/Jun/1999 ] "...If you enjoy chamber music you will relish these recordings and should snap them up without delay." MusicWeb |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Octet Gaudier Ensemble [ ASV / CD - released 27/Feb/1990 ] First Choice - BBC 'Building a Library' |
KURT WEILL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weill: Der Neue Orpheus / Violin Concerto Carole Farley (soprano) Michael Guttman (violin) / Rheinische Philharmonie, Jose Serebrier [ ASV / CD - released 1/May/1998 ] Recorded in May 1996 |
EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: The Complete Chamber Music & Songs with Harp (with works by Berkeley & Howells) Danielle Perrett (harp) Tracey Chadwell (soprano) Timothy Gill (celllo) [ ASV / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Recorded: Wadham College Chapel, Oxford & St Andrew's, Toddington. April 1995 and May 1997 |
CRUSELL / WEBER / BAERMANN / ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Crusell/Weber/Baermann/Rossini: Clarinet Works Emma Johnson (clarinet) / English Chamber orchestra, Sir Charles Groves [ ASV / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] Recorded: 1986 Now only available elsewhere as download |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: The Complete Works For Clarinet Emma Johnson (clarinet) / English Chamber Orchestra, with Maklcolm Martineau (piano), Ivor Bolton [ ASV / CD - released 1/Jul/1995 ] Both concertos were recorded in the presence of the composer. |
KAROLY GOLDMARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Goldmark: String Quartet in B-flat major Op. 8 / String Quintet in A minor Op. 9 Fourth Dimension String Quartet [ ASV / CD - released 1/Sep/1999 ] "What an amazingly responsive, fine-tuned, and utterly flexible ensemble they are. A major addition to the chamber catalog." ClassicsToday 10/10 |
BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Crusell: The 3 Clarinet Concertos Emma Johnson (clarinet) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Günther Herbig, Charles Groves, Gerard Schwarz [ ASV / CD ] Recorded: 1986 Now only available elsewhere as download |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY / FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: The Tempest / Liszt: Symphonic Poem No.1 London Symphony Orchestra, Yondani Butt [ ASV / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Yondani Chak Cheung Butt (January 13, 1945 - August 28, 2014) was an orchestral conductor. He was born in Macao of Chinese parentage. He studied music at Indiana University and the University of Michigan. He also had a PhD in chemistry, on which... |
JOHN DUFFY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Duffy: Heritage Symphonic Dances / Heritage Suite For Orchestra (with Bernstein: Dance Episodes from 'On the Town') Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Williams [ ASV / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] John Duffy has composed more than 300 works for symphony Orchestra, theater, television and film. |
EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: Choral Music Voces Sacrae, Judy Martin [ ASV / CD ] A beautiful disc of (mostly) World Premiere recordings, this first-ever CD to be devoted solely to the choral music of Edmund Rubbra. The earliest are the Five Motets of 1934, settings of 16th century metaphysical poems. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / CHRISTOPHER HEADINGTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss/Headington: Violin Concertos Xue-Wei (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jane Glover [ ASV / CD ] The Strauss Violin Concerto was first performed publicly on 5 December 1882, in the Bösendorfersaal of the Herrengasse in Vienna. The soloist was the dedicatee Benno Walter. Strauss himself played his own piano reduction of the orchestral parts.... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Arnold on Brass Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Elgar Howarth & Sir Malcolm Arnold [ ASV / CD - released 1/Jul/1993 ] Recorded in the Dewsbury Town Hall, April 1993 |
ALAN PAUL / GUY WOOLFENDEN / GEOFFREY BUSH / ALAN RIDOUT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Clarinet Concertos Ian Scott (clarinet) Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Barry Wordsworth [ ASV / CD - released 20/Nov/2003 ] "Ian Scott plays beautifully throughout; and all concerned seem to enjoy themselves enormously. I cannot but recommend this attractive collection of unfamiliar, but rewarding works that all deserve much more than the occasional hearing" (MusicWeb) |
EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: A Self Portrait: The Music Makers / Dream Children / Froissart / etc Jane Irwin (Mezzo) / Halle Orchestra / Mark Elder [ ASV Halle / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] This is the first time in a decade that this music has been recorded, and the different works perfectly illustrate the different aspects of Elgar's personality. |