EMIL NIKOLAUS von REZNICEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Reznicek: Ritter Blaubart [Knight Bluebeard] (complete opera recorded in 2002) David Pittman-Jennings, Arutjun Kotchinian, Robert Wörle, Celina Lindsley / Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Michail Jurowski [ CPO / 2 CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] "..the musical result is impressive, and the performance here under Michail Jurowski utterly convincing. All the soloists are more than equal to the task, some of it as demanding as anything Wagner ever made of his singers." MusicWeb |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Die Zauberflote [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded the Salzburg Festival in 2006) Salzburg Festival / Rene Pape, Genia Kuhmeier, Paul Groves, Diana Damrau / Vienna Philharmonic / Riccardo Muti (cond) [ Decca Classics / Mozart 22 DVD / 2 DVD - released 9/Nov/2006 ] Unsurpassed Mozartian Riccardo Muti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic and a superb cast in an outstanding performance of Pierre Audi's fantastic, colourful production of Mozart's sublime 'singspiel'. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Opera arias and sacred music Sandrine Piau (soprano) / Ensemble Matheus / Modo Antiquo / Accademia Bizantina [ Naive Vivaldi Edition / CD - released 16/Sep/2010 ] This special project gathers together the most beautiful Vivaldi arias recorded by Sandrine Piau since 2005, and features highlights from La fida ninfa, Atenaide, In furore, Laudate Pueri and La Candace. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivalidi: L'Olimpiade (Highlights from the complete opera) Sara Mingardo, Roberta Invernizzi / Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini [ Opus 111 Naive Vivaldi Edition / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "A marvellous selection of some of the very best music from one of Vivaldi's best operas, in an already classic modern performance." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Feb 2008) |
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 1 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] "A thoroughly enjoyable 69 minutes in the company of Tanyel and Moszkowski" International Record Review |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: The Magic Flute (highlights from the complete opera) Siegfried Jerusalem, Lucia Popp, Wolfgang Brendel, Roland Bracht, Edita Gruberova / Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 1/Jul/2001 ] "Haitink directs a rich and spacious account of Zauberflote, superbly recorded in spectacularly wide-ranging digital sound... a presentation that has been carefully thought through." (Penguin Guide 3 Stars) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Nabucco (complete opera with libretto) Piero Cappuccilli, Placido Domingo, Evgeny Nesterenko / Berlin Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Giuseppe Sinopoli remains, twenty years after his death an enigmatic figure. Recognised for his keen ear for orchestral colour, his powerful intellect and emotional engagement, his performances and recordings offer luminous textures and deep insight... |
LEON MINKUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Minkus: Paquita / La Bayadere (ballets) Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Boris Spassov [ Capriccio / CD - released 12/Dec/1995 ] "This is a wonderful recording of music of the under-rated Minkus (and a few others), a way to often neglected composer of some of the most famous works of ballet." (Amazon.com) |
JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Massenet: Werther (complete opera recorded in 1979) Alfredo Kraus, Tatiana Troyanos, Matteo Manuguerra, Christine Barbaux, Jules Bastin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Michel Plasson [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 18/Jan/1997 ] "Few exponents of the title-role can match the refinement and delicacy of Alfredo Kraus's realisation - a true masterclass in operatic characterisation. Full of feeling, Tatiana Troyanos's Charlotte is never overdone." BBC Music |
VINCENCO BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bellini: Beatrice Di Tenda (complete opera with libretto) Edita Gruberova, Vesselina Kasarova, Igor Morosow / ORF Symphony Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg [ Nightingale / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Gruberova is a more involved singer than Sutherland, a brilliant technician and a musician of considerable finesse" BBC Music (comparing versions) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Damnation De Faust, Le (Complete) Susan Graham, Thomas Moser, Josa van Dam, Choeurs de l Opara de Lyon / Lyon Opera / Kent Nagano [ Erato / 2 CD Box Set - released 6/Jun/2000 ] Magical performance of this major Berlioz work! |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (complete opera with libretto) Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Giacomo Aragall, Ingvar Wixell / National Philharmonic, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set ] "Sutherland is in her element here - and what a wonderful score it is too...Horne has the odd moment of unsteadiness in the early parts of the opera, but she is impressive in the brilliant Brindisi of the last Act" Penguin Guide |
FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: Violin Concerto / Two Aquarelles / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / etc Tasmin Little (violin) / Welsh National Opera rchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Argo / CD - released 1/Oct/1992 ] Recorded: 1991 Recording Venue: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea |
JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Massenet: Thais (complete opera recorded in 2004) Teatri La Fenice / Eva Mei (soprano), Michele Perusi (bass-baritone), William Joyner (tenor) & Christophe Fel (bass) / Marcello Viotti (cond) [ Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 28/Oct/2004 ] Venice's prestigious Teatro La Fenice's production of this enthralling opera, full of captivating music and dramatic development. The title role, in this excellent production, is sung by an Eva Mei in great vocal form, who gives an interpretation... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Tosca (complete opera recorded in 2000) Teatro alla Scala / Maria Guleghina, Salvatore Licitra, Leo Nucci / Riccardo Muti (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 23/Jun/2011 ] "As Tosca, Maria Guleghina is in fine voice, and Muti supports her at every turn. Her great Act Two lament 'Vissi d'arte' is beautifully shaped, with phrases carefully structured so as not to peak too soon." MusicWeb |
UMBERTO GIORDANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Giordano: Andrea Chenier (complete opera) Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Ettore Bastianini / Orchestra e cora dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Gianandrea Gavazzeni [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Originally recorded 1957 |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Cenerentola [Cinderella] (complete opera recorded in 1972) Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Renato Capecchi, Paolo Montarsolo / Scottish Opera Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "One of the great classic opera recordings of a work that balances farce with touching romance." (BBC Music) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Falstaff (complete opera with libretto) Bryn Terfel, Thomas Hampson, Daniil Shtoda, Enrico Facini, Dorothea Roschmann / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] Recording: Berlin, Philarmonie, Grosser Saal, 4/2001. The booklet includes the libretto and texts by Andrew Porter and Claudio Abbado |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera with full libretto) Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming, Ann Murray, Michele Pertusi / London Philhmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "It is as finely disciplined as any other Solti performance, the orchestral playing is excellent, and the rhythms are crisp, strong and tautly held. There is a sense of spaciousness to the direction that is unusual these days...But there is certainly... |
MOZART / WAGNER / BORODIN / DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bryn Terfel: Opera Arias Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Bryn Terfel is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly Figaro, Leporello and Don Giovanni, but has subsequently shifted his attention to heavier roles. |