J.S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Triple Concerto BWV1044; Harpsichord Cto. BWV 1052 Akademie far Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Oct/2002 ] "the gestures bold and the virtuosity glittering." - International Record Review |
BRUSSELMANS / SCHOEMAKER / De JONG / ABSIL / ROUSSEL / De BOECK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Flemish Rhapsodies BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra (Brussels), Alexander Rahbari [ Discover / CD - released 12/Jan/2009 ] There are some interesting similitudes in all these orchestral Rhapsodies - other than the fact that all of them were written in an 8-year span (from Absil 1928 to Roussel 1936), except for August de Boeck's Dahomeyan Rhapsody (1893): they are loud,... |
GERSHWIN / MOZART / POULENC / SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Andre Previn Andre Previn (piano) with David Finck (double bass) / Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburg Symphony [ Philips / Sony / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "It's remarkable how many pop and especially jazz musicians had classical training, but far rarer for a credible classical musician to have emerged from the ranks of pop. Andre Previn" |
GERSHWIN / DEBUSSY / LISZT / RACHMANINOFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Andre Watts Andre Watts (piano) / New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol 96 / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] A compilation of works performed by Andre Watts. There is some dazzling yet thoughtful Liszt, including Totentanz, and a spirited performance of the First Piano Concerto. |
COLE PORTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ben Bagley's Cole Porter Revisited Vol. III - show tunes -- many of them never before recorded. Georgia Engel, Helen Gallagher, Dolores Gray, Lynn Redgrave, Arthur Siegel, Elaine Stritch, etc [ Painted Smiles Records / CD - released 5/May/1994 ] Ben Bagley was an American musical producer and record producer. In 1971, Ben embarked on a new and impressive career. He produced 47 highly distinctive albums of show tunes -- many of them never before recorded. |
CHOPIN / GRIEG / TCHAIKOVSKY / SCHUMANN / SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Artur Rubinstein II Artur Rubinstein (piano) / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Symphony of the Air [ Philips / RCA / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Few soloists have owned composers as definitively as Artur Rubinstein could claim |
LUDWIG van BEEtHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Artur Schnabel Artur Schnabel (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Philips / EMI / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "All true Schnabelians will want to snap up this set, if only for the alternative recordings of the late sonatas" Gramophone |
DEBUSSY / GALUPPI / RAVEL / SCARLATTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli I Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) [ Philips / EMI / Decca /Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (5 January 1920 - 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. According to The New York Times, he was perhaps the most reclusive, enigmatic and... |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / CHOPIN / MOMPOU / SCUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli II Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) [ Philips / EMI / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (5 January 1920 - 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Sinfonia Domestica / Tod und Verklarung Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] Very rare and hard to find! |
BRUCKNER / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / HAYDN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY / MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Karajan Symphony Edition] Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 38 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2004 ] Available only as a limited edition! The definitive 38-CD set of eight great symphonic cycles from Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. At a super-budget price, this set is a perfect gift with which to begin or complete a library. |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert / Schumann / Brahms / Wagner: Les Filles Du Rhin / Rhinemaidens Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Anneke Scott, Joseph Walters, Olivier Picon, Chris Larkin (horns) Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] "The vocal ensemble Pygmalion, resident at the Opera de Bordeaux, are suitably seductive sirens - and even Bernarda Fink makes a cameo appearance in Schubert's D920 Grillparzer Ständchen, her serenading awash with fellow female songsters, and harp." |
Bonnie Prince Billy
MARBECKS RARE: Ease Down the Road [ Spunk / CD - released 3/Apr/2001 ] Fine songwriter with steady understated voice |
ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: Symphony No.9 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Hyperion / CD ] 'As hypnotic as the star-filled night sky … so utterly absorbing is this symphony that I have hardly given a thought to the performance or the recording … which is surely the best possible tribute to all concerned' (Gramophone) |
VINCENT YOUMANS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ben Bagley's Vincent Youmans Revisited - show tunes -- many of them never before recorded. Cab Calloway, Blosson Dearie, Gloria De Haven, Maureen Stapleton, Charles Rydell, Dorothy Loudon, etc [ Painted Smiles Records / CD - released 5/May/1993 ] Ben Bagley was an American musical producer and record producer. In 1971, Ben embarked on a new and impressive career. He produced 47 highly distinctive albums of show tunes -- many of them never before recorded. |
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) |
The Chemical Brothers
MARBECKS RARE: Surrender [ Virgin Records / CD - released 17/Jun/1999 ] Combining their rock, electronics and beats with new pop dimension. Vocalists include Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) |
The Chieftains
MARBECKS RARE: The Chieftains Collection [ Claddagh / CD - released 20/Nov/1989 ] The Chieftains are a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous with... |
ERNEST CHAUSSON
Chamber Music (Incls Poeme Op 25 & Piano Trio in G minor) MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chilingirian Quartet with Pascal Devoyon (piano), Philippe Graffin (violin) and Charles Neidich (clarinet) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] 'It is truly like hearing it for the first time, at least in this performance, which is far more than just technically superb' (American Record Guide) |