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W. A. MOZART / FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Clifford Curzon Clifford Curzon (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz [ Decca / Philips / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "When you hear Mozart playing like this, you realize how superficial most other performances are." Gramophone |
SAMUEL BARBER / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Barber / Walton: Violin Concertos (with Bloch's Baal Shem) Joshua Bell (violin) / Baltimore Symphony, David Zinman [ Decca / CD - released 20/Aug/1997 ] 1998 Gramophone Concerto Winner - "Bell's passionate playing in the Barber, full of tender poetry, is well matched by the excellent orchestra, ripely and brilliantly recorded." |
HOWARD HANSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hanson: Symphonies Nos 4 "Requiem" / Suite from "Merry Mount" / etc Judith Mendenhall (flute) Randall Ellis (oboe) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Gerard Schwarz [ DELOS / CD - released 11/Oct/1991 ] Composer, teacher, and one of the most influential musical figures in the United States between the world wars, Howard Hanson studied in New York with conservative composer Percy Goetschius and at Northwestern University, outside Chicago. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Songs of a Wayfarer Judith Raskin (soprano), Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell / Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ Sony Essentail Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] Penguin Guide Rosette Winner |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat / Paganini Variations Op. 35 Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Janos Ferencsik [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 10/Feb/2006 ] 'Julius Katchen relishes their challenges like a meat-deprived lion jawboning a stack of raw, juicy steaks' ClassicsToday.com |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 2, 3, 5 & Rondo in B flat Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2004 ] "The performances are fresh and commanding … Tempi are often on the fast side, but Katchen keeps a classical firmness and provides the necessary contrast in relaxed, poetic accounts of slow movements and sparkling readings of finales." Penguin Guide... |
MAHLER / PACHELBEL / BRAHMS / VIVALDI / ALBINONI / GRIEG / MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Adagio / Karajan Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2019 ] Deutsche Grammophon's vaults are full of exceptional recordings of classical orchestral music, and the performances by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic are prominent in the label's catalog. |
SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / SIBELIUS / SCHUBERT / J. STRAUSS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Excellence: The Artistry of Karita Mattila Karita Mattila (soprano) with Ilmo Ranta (piano) / Turku Philharmonic Orchestra / Finnish Radio Symphony [ Ondine / CD - released 29/Jan/2005 ] "Mattila's singing is spectacular" - Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Two Pianos / Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos) Silvio Gualda, Jean-Pierre Drouet (percussion) / City of Birmingham Symphony, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Jul/1987 ] "the playing by the Labeques, with Rattle and the CBSO in the Concerto, and the recording, made in 1985, are all exemplary." Classical Candor |
THE DOORS CONCERTO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Riders On The Storm - The Doors Concerto Nigel Kennedy (violin) / Prague Symphony Orchestra, Peter Scholes, conductor [ Decca Records / CD - released 20/Oct/2000 ] Latest album from composer/arranger Jaz Coleman featuring violinist, Nigel Kennedy. |
COLE PORTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Porter: Anything Goes Kim Criswell, Cris Groenendaal, Frederica von Stade, Jack Gilford / Ambrosian Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, John McGlinn [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/1989 ] Of all the great American song-writers of the time Cole Porter was, perhaps, the most sophisticated and 'European'. In 1917 Porter moved to Paris where he kept a luxury apartment and where he gave parties for his large group of friends of varying... |
PUCCINI / GERSHWIN / VERDI / CILEA / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri's Homecoming - recorded live in New Zealand Kiri te Kanawa (coprano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins [ Kiwi Pacific / CD - released 17/Jun/1990 ] Recorded at "Kiri's Homecoming" concert at Trentham Memorial Park, Upper Hutt, 28 January 1990 |
PUCCINI / CILEA / GIORDANO / LEONCAVALLO / BOITO / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa - Italian Opera Arias Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ EMI / CD - released 20/Jun/1990 ] Recorded: VI & X.1989, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London |
CILEA / PUCCINI / CHARPENTIER / MASSENET / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri Te Kanawa: Diva Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Staatskapelle Dresden [ EMI Classics / CD - released 17/Oct/1996 ] The best of Kiri in one package! |
RACHMANINOV / SCHUMANN / LISZT / SCHUBERT / CHOPIN / DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Klara Wuertz Plays Romantic Piano Klara Wuertz (piano) / National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Through her many recordings for Brilliant Classics Hungarian/Dutch pianist Klára Würtz established herself firmly as one of the more exciting pianists of the younger generation. Her playing radiates with energy, brilliance and warmth, not only laying... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Gunter Wand [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / EMI / CD - released 4/Apr/1981 ] "For Gunter Wand was a master Brucknerian and his performances set a standard by which other must be judged." MusicWeb |
ERICH KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Abschiedslieder / Symphony 3 Linda Finnie (contralto) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Edward Downes [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] "Korngold's lush orchestration needs sound with a full bloom, and the Chandos engineers provide that in spades" The Times |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 Kyoko Takezawa (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / CD - released 1/Jun/1993 ] Born in Ōbu, Aichi, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. |
EDOUARD LALO / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Cello Concerto / Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 1 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal,Charles Dutoit / Lynn Harrell (cello) Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 12/Oct/1993 ] Original recordings from 1981 and 1986 (Lalo Cello) |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Symphonies Nos 90 & 91 La Petite Bande, Sigiswald kuijken [ Virgin Veritas / CD - released 22/Mar/1995 ] "The performances of both symphonies are energetic, and thoughtful; the sound is outstanding." Review |
