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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: The Canticles / A Birthday Hansel Peter Pears, John Hahessy, James Bowman, John Shirley-Quirk, with Bary Tuckwell (horn), Osian Ellis (harp) & Benjamin Britten (piano) [ Decca / London / CD - released 21/Oct/1990 ] Written at intervals between 1947 and 1974 Britten's five Canticles are miniature cantatas sharing a spiritual intensity that derives from Britten's own religious belief. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Curlew River Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Harold Blackburn, Bryan Drake, English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten [ Decca Records / CD - released 2/Jan/1989 ] "Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is an English music drama, with music by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by William Plomer. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Tthe Burning Fiery Furnace Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, Stafford Dean / English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten [ Decca / London / CD - released 18/Nov/1990 ] This recording remains unique and carries that special authority only the composer himself can bring to his recordings. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Saint Nicolas / Rejoice in the Lamb Peter Pears (tenor) David Hemmings (boy soprano) Ralph Downes (organ) / Aldeburgh Festival Choir & Orchestra. Benjamin Britten / The Purcell Singers [ Decca / London / CD - released 25/Aug/1990 ] "The recording...is well engineered and fully captures the spirit of an inspired performance." Gramophone July 1955 |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Folk Songs (with harp) / A Birthday Hansel / Suite for Harp / Canticle V / Part Songs Peter Pears (tenor) Osian Ellis (harp) / Wilbye Consort [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 'This is a very important release at a budget price and is a "must have" for the pleasure of genius' MusicWeb |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Winterreise Peter Schreier (tenor), Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 16/Nov/2009 ] "I need hardly say that, among tenor versions, this is now my preferred choice, benefiting from the warm yet clear acoustic of the recording." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLELCTABLE: Mozart: Lieder & Masonic Cantata Peter Schreier (tenor), Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 8/May/2005 ] "There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about the way Schreier delivers these songs, revealing an attitude to Mozart interpretation that seems far more romantic than anything we are used to today." The Guardian |
ZOLTAN KODALY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kodaly: Hary Janos (complete singspiel) / Peacock Variations / Psalmus hungaricus Peter Ustinov, Erzsébet Komlóssy, László Palócz / Edinburgh Festival Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Istvan Kertesz [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 16/Oct/1994 ] During the ten years that Hungarian conductor István Kertész made recordings for Decca he produced a body of recordings which quickly established themselves as top choices for the record buying public. |
ZOLTAN KODALY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kodaly: Háry János Suite / Dances of Galánta / 'The Peacock' Variations / etc Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 10/Apr/1991 ] "When it comes to Kodály's orchestral music you could not ask for a better selection from Decca." MusicWeb |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Symphonies Nos 84 - 95 Philharmonia Hungarica , Antal Dorati [ Decca / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/May/1991 ] The Antal Dorati cycle remains one of the greatest recording achievements of the gramophone. |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Symphonies Nos 94 "Surprise", 100 "Military", 96 "The Miracle" Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati [ Decca Mega Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/1997 ] Penguin Guide 3 star |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 "Pastoral" Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca / CD - released 20/Mar/1983 ] "These early digital recordings are actually quite fine...sounding nicely detailed and transparent...there is a sense of pleasant nostalgia." Gramophone |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 / Finlandia / Karelia Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 9/Jan/1992 ] "Ashkenazy by temperament brings out the expressive warmth, colour anbd drama of the composer rather than his Scandinavian chill, reflecting perhaps his Slavonic background." (*** Three stars penguin Stereo Guide) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 9/Jan/1992 ] "Ashkenazy by temperament brings out the expressive warmth, colour anbd drama of the composer rather than his Scandinavian chill, reflecting perhaps his Slavonic background." (*** Three stars penguin Stereo Guide) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Mandolins / Concerto in D for lute / Concerto in C for 2 trumpets / etc New London Consort, Philip Pickett / The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ L'Oiseau-Lyre / Double Decca / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2008 ] The celebrated Concerto for 2 mandolins heads this richly varied programme of fourteen Vivaldi concertos. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Requiem / Mass in D Pilar Lorengar, Tom Krause, Ersebet Komlossy, Robert Ilosfalvy / London Symphony Orchestra / Istvan Kertesz [ Double Decca / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "Kertesz's fine account of Dvorak's Requiem acted as a distinguished pendant to his pioneering set of the symphonies, and it has comparable freshness." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Stabat Mater Pilar Lorengar, Yvonne Minton, Luciano Pavarotti, Hans Sotin / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, István Kertész [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] Original recording from 1971 |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: La Boheme (Highlights from the opera) Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Gianni d'Angelo / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Tullio Serafin [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 28/May/1988 ] "it still sounds astonishingly vivid,with a very convincing theatrical atmosphere. Vocally the performance achieves a consistently high standard, with Tebaldi as Mim the most affecting." Penguin Guide |
GIACOMO PUCCINI / GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Love Duets Renata Tebaldi, Franco Corelli, Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Leontyne Price, Frano Corelli, Carlo Cossutta. Margaret Price [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 5/Apr/1988 ] Decca's recorded legacy is dominated by the huge number of complete opera recordings and vocal recitals. These extracts are taken from complete recordings. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: La Forza del Destino (highlights recorded in 1955) Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Ettore Bastianini / Orchestra e coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli [ Decca / CD - released 1/Oct/1997 ] 'Tebaldi, as always, makes some lovely sounds, and the mezza voce in the soaring theme (first heard in the overture) in 'madre, madre, pietosa Vergine' is exquisite...the brilliance and atmosphere of the recording add much to the listener's pleasure" |
