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WILLIAM ALWYN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chamber Works Vol 1 Haffner Wind Ensemble of London, with Nicholas Daniel - oboe & Kate Hill - flute [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] "The Haffner Wind Ensemble is very impressive indeed, both individually as personalities and as a team matching timbres expertly. Their playing is full of spontaneity and conveyed enjoyment" Gramophone |
ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Piano Quintet in G Minor & String Quartet No. 2 David Owen Norris (piano), Mistry String Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] Recorded: 29 March 1990 |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Symphonies 1 & 2 London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] "Above all, these are real performances without any of the inhibitions of 'studio' recording." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 / Waltz Suite, Op. 110: Nos. 1, 3 & 4 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] "Järvi celebrates [the symphony's] epic grandeur" International Record Review |
FRIEDRICH KUHLAU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kuhlau: Overtures Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schonwandt [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] Kuhlau was born on 11 September 1786 just south of Lüneburg in the Uelzen district of Lower Saxony (Germany). At the age of seven, he lost his right eye when he slipped on ice and fell. His father, grandfather, and uncle were military oboists. Even... |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leighton: Orchestral works Vol 3 (Incls 'Symphony No 1') Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Shelley proves a marvellously stylish, involving exponent and is backed to the hilt by Brabbins and the BBC NOW. Chandos's sound and balance, too, are beyond reproach." (Gramophone) |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Symphonies / The Fairy's Kiss / Ode Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson, Neeme Jarvi / Nash Ensemble [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] "A program that offers exceptional value for the money. A fine reissue." (ClassicsToday) |
CECILIA & BRYN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne - Arias & Duets Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Myung-Whun Chung [ BBC / Chandos DVD / DVD - released 29/Jul/2008 ] "Two well-loved singers captured for prosterity." - GRAMOPHONE |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg (Complete opera in English) Norman Bailey, Derek Hammond-Stroud, Noel Mangin, Sadler's Wells Chorus & Orchestra, Reginald Goodall [ Chandos Opera in English / 4 CD Box Set - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "An ensemble singing an ensemble opera: that is perhaps the performance's greatest strength, but there are many moments when it rises far above that… Whether you were around or not, do listen to this supremely humane account of a supremely humane... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Gianandrea Noseda Rachmaninov series / CD - released 29/Oct/2007 ] "This is an excellent way of coming to know a flawed but interesting piece of Rachmaninov, and it is much helped by excellent presentation from Chandos" Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt Op112 Inga Nielesn (sop) Deon van der Walt (tenor) Annemarie Moller (mezzo) / Danish National Radio Symphony & Choir, Gustav Kuhn [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "The chorus and orchestra are first rate and the recording sponsored by Danish Radio, is full-bodied and atmospheric. A valuable rarity." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
CHARLES IVES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "Järvi leads both works with his characteristic drive, transmitting his enthusiasm to a Detroit Symphony Orchestra that responds with nimble and highly energetic playing" ClassicsToday |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi Chamber Concertos Chandos Baroque Players [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] 'As refreshing a package of out-of-the-way Vivaldi as has recently come my way' (The Magic Flute, USA) |
HERBERT HOWELLS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Howells: Missa Sabrinensis Neill Archer (tenor) Janice Watson (soprano) Della Jones (contralto) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra., Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] 'Gratitude, then, for an essential contribution towards the re-evaluation of an original visionary…' Gramophone 'Editor's Choice' on Missa Sabrinensis |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: String Quartets D.87, D.112, D173 Sorrel Quartet [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] Originally recorded in 1997 at the Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk |
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... |
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rameau: Pieces de clavecin Volume 2 (Includes Suites in A & G) Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] 'Yates's strengths are clearly suited to those of Rameau: depth of characterisation, polarised moods and a delight in the instrument's sonorities.' - BBC Music Magazine |
ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Symphony No 7 / Four Songs for Tenor and Orchestra Martyn Hill (tenor) / Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "I found his interpretation of the Seventh fully acceptable...I found myself in his more leisurely company enjoying the scenery." MusicWeb |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba (orchestral suite) / Metamorphoseon Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "I shall be surprised and disappointed if the arrival of this disc does not popularize this work and I strongly recommend that you buy it and have a little game asking your friends to guess the composer." (Gramophone) |
ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Symphony No 4 / Tintagel Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] Winner - Engineering Gramophone Awards 1984 |
