JOHANN STRAUSS II
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Tribute to Johann Strauss: Echoes from Vienna Sumi Jo (soprano) / Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Rudolf Bibl (Conductor) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 16/Feb/1998 ] "No mere technician of the vocal chords, she sings intelligently with both heart and head in gear." MusicWeb on the Tribute to Johann Strauss |
NIKOLAI MYASKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Myaskovsky: String Quartets Nos 12 & 13 Taneyev Quartet [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] From the St. Petersburg Musical Archive |
NIKOLAI MYASKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Myaskovsky: String Quartets Nos 2, 6 & 10 Taneyev Quartet [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] From the St. Petersburg Musical Archive |
NIKOLAI MYASKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Myaskovsky: String Quartets Nos 3 & 5 Taneyev Quartet [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] From the St. Petersburg Musical Archive |
PAUL McCARTNEY / CARL DAVIS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Kiri Te Kanawa, Sally Burgess, Jerry Hadley, Willard White / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Carl Davis [ EMI / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio conducted by Carl Davis. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart Arias & Orchestral Music Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bass-baritone) / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner [ ABC Classics / CD - released 4/Oct/2003 ] Teddy Tahu Rhodes singing career is going from strength to strength. Hugely popular in New Zealand where he was born, and Australia, where opera aficionados adore him. |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Barber of Seville, The [Il barbiere di Siviglia] complete studio recording of the opera recorded in 1972 Teresa Berganza / Luigi Alva / Hermann Prey / Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / DVD - released 21/Jun/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround - Colour - 142 Minutes - NTSC In the 1970s, the era from which this production emanates, the director Jean Pierre Ponnelle was reaching the height of his powers. In his... |
COLE PORTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Porter: Anything Goes Kim Criswell, Cris Groenendaal, Frederica von Stade, Jack Gilford / Ambrosian Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, John McGlinn [ EMI / CD - released 1/Jul/1989 ] Anything Goes, from 1934, was one of Porter's few notable Broadway successes and was the first of his musicals to star Ethel Merman, who went on to star in several other Porter shows. |
LEHAR / STOLZ / J. STRAUSS / MILLOCKER / ZELLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Thomas Hampson - Operetta Arias Thomas Hampson (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most [ EMI / Virgin / Warner Classics / 10in - released 9/Feb/1999 ] Recorded X.1994 & XI.1998, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London |
ANTONIO SOLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Soler, A: Concertos (6) for two organs / Sonatas for harpsichord Tini Mathot, Ton Koopman (organs), Scott Ross (harpsichord) [ Erato Ultima / 2 CD - released 23/Sep/1999 ] Antonio Soler (1729-1783) was a scholar, musicologist (he wrote about the history of Spanish music), composer and virtuoso keyboard player. |
TAN DUN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tan Dun - Tea, A Mirror of Soul (complete opera recorded in 2002) Tokyo Opera / Haijing Fu, Nancy Allen Lundy, Christopher Gillett, Ning Liang / Tan Dun (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2005 ] "Tea's real accomplishment, however, comes in the music...the vocal writing is in another league entirely, relying on neither Peking Opera references nor extended Western techniques but instead harking back to almost bel canto-like lyricism" Gramopho |
IVAR HALLSTROM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hallstrom: Duke Magnus & the Mermaid (complete opera) Lars Johansson, Robin Svanvik, Marco Stella, Jonas Olofsson, Emelie Sigelius, Ingela Bohlin, Eva Marklund / Vadstena Academy Choir, Niklas Willen [ Marco Polo / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/Feb/2003 ] Although he learnt the piano, Hallström was self-taught as a composer. He studied law in Uppsala and in 1853 was appointed librarian to Prince Oscar which assisted him in advancing his career as a composer. His operas in collaboration with the... |
BACH / MOZART / TARREGA / GRAINGER / BACH / RACHMANINOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Swoon Collection Various Artists incls Sylvia McNair, Emma Kirkby, Vladimir Ashkenazy, St Petersburg Chamber Choir, Yvonne Kenny, etc [ ABC Classics / CD - released 9/Dec/1995 ] Showcasing some of the most stunning music ever written, this collection is a must-have for Swoon devotees new and old. |
JOHN TAVENER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Part - Tavener - Gorecki Various artists including Steven Isserlis, Vasari Singers conducted by Jeremy Backhouse, Winchester Cathedral Choir conducted by David Hill. etc [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / Warner Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2000 ] The perfect introduction to the choral music of these 20th Century composers. |
MANUEL de FALLA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Falla - El amor brujo / 7 Chansons populaires espagnoles / Nuits dans les jardins d'Espagne Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) Gonzalo Soriano (piano) / Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, etc [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2003 ] "Make shelf space for this...the French EMI vaults yielded a rich trove of Gonzalo Soriano's (neglected) Falla keyboard specialties, plus very collectable orchestral fireworks by Artur Rodzinski and André Vandernoot." (Cody Robert) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Trio Op 1, No. 1 & Piano trio Op. 11 'Gassenhauer' Vienna Piano Trio [ Nimbus / CD ] "these performances meet every criterion of excellence in regard to sound and execution; the Vienna Piano Trio is among the most celebrated of its kind" MusicWeb |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Vladimir Horowitz I Vladimir Horowitz (piano) [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol. 47 / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] On December 18, 1925, Horowitz made his first appearance outside his home country, in Berlin. He later played in Paris, London, and New York City. In 1926, the Soviet Union selected Horowitz to join the delegation of pianists that were to represent... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Quartet, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky" / Bartok: Quartet No. 2 Vogler Quartett [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 30/Jul/1992 ] "..these players' Bartók is among the most musical and lucid I have heard. With a fine recording, the disc is recommended to anyone attracted by this pairing of works." Classical-music.com |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / W. A. MOZART / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Walter Giesking II Walter Giesking (piano) [ EMI / Philips / Sony / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Walter Wilhelm Gieseking (5 November 1895 - 26 October 1956) was a French-born German pianist and composer. Gieseking was renowned for his subtle touch, pedaling, and dynamic control-particularly in the music of Debussy and Ravel; he made integral... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Walzer / Liebeslieder / Walzer Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) with Irmgard Seefried, Elisabeth Hongen, Hans Hotter, Dinu Lipatti, & others [ EMI Classics / CD - released 29/May/1987 ] Recorded in London, Paris & Vienna 1936 - 1947 |