ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann - Fantasie & Études Symphoniques Naum Grubert (piano) [ Piano Classics / CD - released 3/Oct/2011 ] Two major piano works of Robert Schumann played by Russian pianist Naum Grubert. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: The Gadfly - Music for the Film USSR Cinema Symphony Orchestra, Emin Khachaturian [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / Melodiya / CD - released 1/Feb/1988 ] Original recording by Melodiya, USSR, in 1962 Digitally remastered at Abbey Rd Studios in 1988 |
HOLST / KHACHATURIAN / GLINKA / PROKOFIEV / ORFF / RACHMANINOV / etc
Classical Heat: music to warm you up [incls 'The Planets', 'Ride of the Valkyries', Carmina Burana & Ritual Fire Dance] Royal Scottish National Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine / Maggini String Qtet / Maria Kliegel / Royal Ballet Sinfonia / etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] Over two and a half hours of music to warm you up! |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 / Double Concerto in A minor Op 102 Vadim Repin (violin) with Truls Mork (cello) / Gewandhausorchester / Riccardo Chailly [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 3/Feb/2009 ] With this perfect set-up for the Brahms concertos, music lovers will again have a recording to cherish: an album that sets new technical standards and is at the same time a profound expression of great musicality. |
CRISTOFARO CARESANA / GAETANO VENEZIANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tenebrae: Music for Holy Week in Naples Valentina Varriale / I Turchini / Antonio Florio [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "It is a tribute to Antonio Florio's direction that one never notices his interference with the natural flow of these fine performances." Gramophone |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4 - 6 Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Valery Gergiev [ Philips / 3 CD Box Set - released 3/Oct/2005 ] "Opulent, dramatic and powerful performances. This well recorded Philips set would be a welcome addition to any collection" MusicWeb |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / 5 Intermezzi Van Cliburn (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Victor Van Cliburn Collectation / CD - released 20/May/1988 ] "Van Cliburn's triumph at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958 and his unprecedented ticker-tape welcome home was a story that made front pages worldwide. What other pianist has inspired that kind of coverage?" Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann/Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Van Cliburn (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz reiner & Walter Hendl [ RCA Victor / CD - released 25/Sep/1992 ] In the remastering process, sophisticated digital transfer technology was employed to reveal the full bandwidth and dynamic range of the original master tapes. What you hear is the pure performance, presented in the original splendor. |
Various Artists
Beethoven Lives Upstairs - A Tale of Genius and Childhood [ Classical Kids / CD - released 18/Dec/2004 ] An eccentric new boarder turns a young boy's life upside down. Ludwig van Beethoven has moved upstairs! |
ALLEGRI / BACH / BRAHMS / CHARPENTIER / HANDEL / MOZART / TALLIS / etc
Benedictus - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation Oxford Camerata, Hungarian Radio Choir, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/1999 ] The Benedictus of the Latin Mass forms part of the Sanctus. The latter marks the start of the Canon of the Mass, while the Benedictus itself may be separated from the preceding sentences, to follow the Consecration. |
COATES / KETELBEY / BINGE / MAYERL / TOMLINSON / LAMBERT / ELGAR / VAUGAN WILLIAMS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Best of British Composers Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleland, Richard Hickox / etc.obury / Pro Arte Orchestra, George Weldon / Northern Sinfonia of Eng [ EMI Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2011 ] The very best of British music, featuring contributions from the finest British artists, including: Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, the late Richard Hickox and of course, the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. |
Various Artists
The Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World Ever [ Denon / CD - released 31/Aug/2009 ] The Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World Ever |
Various Artists from the vast Naxos catalogue
Cinema Classics 2005 (Classical music used in 'Ocean's Twelve' 'Bad Santa' 'sideways' 'Ladies in Lavender' 'the Aviator' and others [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] The 2005 edition of this popular series of classics featured classic films. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age Of Light Music: Lightly Classical Various Artists incls Angela Morley, Frank de Vol, Stanley Black, Sidney Torch, David Rose, Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, etc [ Guild Light Music / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] This collection has been prepared with three main aims: firstly to prove that the so-called boundaries between light and classical music are not as insurmountable as some people seem to imagine; secondly to illustrate that many composers, who may... |
MASSENET / VERDI / PUCCINI / WAGNER / LEONCAVALLO / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Legendary Baritones Lucien Fugère, Victor Maurel, Antonio Magini-Coletti, Elsa Petri, Mattia Battistini, Mario Ancona, Maurice Renaud, Eugenio Giraldoni, Riccardo Stracci [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD ] "Prizes for all here ... a prize-giving here would have something for (almost) everybody, including those responsible for the transfers and booklet, for the choice of singers and their matching up with arias" Gramophone |
BEDRICH SMETANA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Smetana: Libuse (Festive Opera In 3 Acts) Eva Urbanová, Vratislav Kriz, Ludek Vele, Helena Kaupová / Prague National Theatre Chorus & Orchestra, Oliver Dohnanyi [ Supraphon / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2009 ] "The cast is splendid, reflecting that the extraordinary musical traditions of the Czech's (Europe's most musical nation?) are alive and well. The whole performance captures the sense of occasion." MusicWeb |
Various Artists / Original Broadway Cast
Fiddler On The Roof [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Apr/2012 ] |
BOUBLIL & SCHONBERG
Boublil/Schonberg: Martin Guerre Stephen Weller & Joanna Riding / 1999 English Cast [ First Night Records / CD - released 26/Apr/1999 ] Martin Guerre is a two-act musical with a book by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, lyrics by Alain Boublil, Edward Hardy and Stephen Clark, and music by Claude-Michel Schönberg. |
The Graduate Choir, Calico Jam, Nelson Ecumenical Congregation, Christchurch Community Choir, Musical Island Boys, Wellington Youth Choir, etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Praise Be [ Frequency Media Group / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] 30 tracks carefully chosen to best represent the outstanding choral standards in NZ and the broad styles of Christian music that 'Praise Be' has recorded over the years, for all seasons of the liturgical year. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Urecht Te Deum & Jubilate / Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne / etc Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, James Bowman, Paul Elliot, Martyn Hill / Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Christopher Hogwood [ Decca / 2 CD ] Recording locations: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, December 1977 (Anthem, Ode) St Jude's Church, Hampstead, London, July 1979 (Te Deum & Jubilate, Alceste) |