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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) |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: Orchestral Works [Incls. 'The Walk to the Paradise Garden' & 'A Song Before Sunrise'] Academy St Martins in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca the British Collection / CD - released 26/Mar/1989 ] Original recording from 1979 |
EDWARD ELGAR / ARTHUR BLISS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Violin Concerto / Bliss: Theme and Cadenza / Introduction & Allegro Alfredo Campoli (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adian Boult, Arthur Bliss [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Feb/2000 ] One of the most significant violinists in gramophone history, Alfredo Campoli enjoyed tremendous success in the 1930s as a purveyor of light music, both in concerts with his own salon orchestra and on Decca. Edward Elgar dedicated his Violin... |
ALBENIZ / TURINA / GRANADOS / FALLA / MOMPOU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Spanish Fireworks Alicia de Larrocha (piano) [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Jul/1990 ] "This music is mainly an evocation of dance and song, and the vividness and clarity, light and warmth are everywhere apparent' Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos. 3 & 4 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Eclipse / CD - released 27/Jan/1995 ] Recorded: June 1983 (No. 3); September 1984 (No. 4) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Rondo in G minor for cello & orchestra / etc Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek [ Decca / CD - released 21/Apr/2014 ] "Hers is an interpretation of passion. It is by no means heart-on-sleeve but, rather, it is distinguished by well-harnessed vigour and attack, susceptibility to the music's lyrical heart." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Concerto) |
MEYERBEER / GOUNOD / J. STRAUSS JR / AUBER / OUCCINI /MASSENET / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Amelia Farrugia - Joie De Vivre! Amelia Farrugia (soprano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Briger [ Decca Records / CD - released 2/Feb/2005 ] "...a coloratura with fine agility, a real trill, a very high extension, and an intelligent way with the texts. She also has an innate sense of rubato that can make even a chestnut-showpiece like Auber's "Laughing Song" seem like a new experience." |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Impromptus D899 / Moments Musicaux / etc Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] "Schubert's music, along with that of Bach and Mozart, is one of the cornerstones upon which Schiff built his reputation as a thoughtful and intelligent performer." AllMusic |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Well Tempered Clavier (Das Wohltemperierte) Book II Andras Schiff (piano) / Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg. Sandor Vegh [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/1987 ] "Consistently he translates this music into pianistic terms, and his voyage of discovery through this supreme keyboard collection is the more riveting as the piano is an easier instrument to listen to over long periods. First-rate sound." Penguin |
FRANJZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Trout Quintet Andras Schiff (piano) / Members of the Hagen Quartet, with Alois Posch, double bass [ Decca / CD - released 25/May/1984 ] Recorded: Vienna 1983 |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 Andras Schiff (piano) / Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Charles Dutoit [ Decca / CD - released 25/May/1985 ] "András Schiff plays the concertos marvellously, with poetry, great delicacy and fluency, while his virtuosity is effortless. He is given excellent accompaniments by Dutoit and the Bavarian players, and the Decca recording is first class" Penguin CD |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Variations / Rondo / Adagios / etc Andreas Schiff (piano) [ Decca Records / CD - released 16/Jan/1988 ] "The Mozart were immaculate performances, played with consummate musicality, using a palette of wonderfully translucent colours." The Guardian on a live performance |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: 3 Piano Sonatas Andreas Schiff (piano) [ Decca Records / CD - released 16/Jan/1995 ] "We live in a golden age of Schubert pianists, but none surpass András Schiff in this ever-astonishing repertoire...it is a marvel...His range of colour and tone and dynamic, matching the music's, is huge, from the thunderous to the exquisitely... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 17 & 18 Andreas Schiff (piano) Camerata Academica des Mozarteums, Salzburg, Sandor Vagh [ Decca Records / CD - released 16/Jan/2001 ] "The Mozart were immaculate performances, played with consummate musicality, using a palette of wonderfully translucent colours." The Guardian on a live performance |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Piano Concertos Nos 9 & 13 Andreas Schiff (piano) Camerata Academica des Mozarteums, Salzburg, Sandor Vagh [ Decca Records / CD - released 16/Jan/1990 ] "The Mozart were immaculate performances, played with consummate musicality, using a palette of wonderfully translucent colours." The Guardian on a live performance |
HANDEL / LOTTI / PORPORA / SCARLATTI / ALBINONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Andreas Scholl: Arias for Senesino Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor) / Accademia Bizantina. Ottavio Dantone [ Decca Records / CD - released 20/Sep/2005 ] "An enterprising programme of music composed for the 18th century's star castrato" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Awards 20005 |
GLUCK / PERGOLESI / HANDEL / HASSE / VIVALDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Art of Andreas Scholl Andreas Scholl (countertenor) orchestras conducted by Paul Dyer, Paul McCreesh, Sir Roger Norrington and Christophe Rousset [ Decca Records / CD - released 19/May/2003 ] Andreas Scholl has been heralded as the greatest countertenor performing today. |
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 |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSK / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE:Szymanowski: Symphonies 2 & 3 / Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra, Paroles tisées Antal Dorati, Chantal Juillet, Charles Dutoit, Paul Kletzki, Peter Pears, Witold Lutoslawski, Peter Jablonski, etc [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2006 ] "Chantal Juillet plays marvelously, and Charles Dutoit and his Montréal forces are happily on top form here. A really rewarding disc, especially if you have been waiting (like me) for these fine readings to return to circulation." ClassicalNet |
