FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shura Cherkassky plays Liszt (with works by Liadov & Saint-Saens) Shura Cherkassky (piano) [ Testament / CD ] Shura Cherkassky (7 October 1909 - 27 December 1995) was a Ukrainian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterized by a virtuoso technique and singing piano tone. |
ANTIONO VIVALDI / MAURO GIULIANI / FERDINANDO CARULLI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Guitar Concertos Siegfried Behrend (guitar) / I Musici [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Oct/1994 ] Behrend was born in Berlin. He studied piano, harpsichord, conducting and composition at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin and taught himself classical guitar. He gave the first German performance of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel - Organ Concertos Nos.1-10 Simon Preston (organ) / Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 16/May/2002 ] "...there is no doubting that this set is at present the best to be had" Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: The Wind Concertos (Flute Clarinet Horn Oboe Bassoon) Charles Neidich (clarinet), Susan Palma (flute), Frank Morelli (bassoon) William Purvis (horn) / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon Trio / 3 CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) - "..a very persuasive collection, probably a 'best buy' for those wanting all the music in a digital format." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
EDVARD GREIG / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg/Schumann: Piano Concertos Stephen Bishop Kovacevich (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips / CD - released 5/May/1984 ] A highly regarded pianist, Stephen Kovacevich is particularly known for his original approach to the standard classical repertoire. Prominent in his repertoire is the music of such composers as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, and, Grieg. |
BARTOK / PROKOFIEV / GERSHWIN / de FALLA / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The 20th-century Piano Concertos, Vol 1 Stephen Kovacevich, Clara Haskil, Eugene List, Byron Janis, Zoltan Kocsis (piano) [ Philips Duo Century Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/1999 ] 'In each of the concertos it is Kovacevich's reading of the finale which crowns the performance...the recording represents the work of Philips engineers at its refined best " [Piano Concertos Gramophone] |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: The 3 Piano Concertos Stephen Kovacevich (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips / CD - released 1/Oct/1990 ] 'In each of the concertos it is Kovacevich's reading of the finale which crowns the performance...the recording represents the work of Philips engineers at its refined best [Concertos 1 & 3]' Gramophone |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: The 3 Piano Concertos / Violin Concerto / Concerto for Orchestra Stephen Kovacevich (piano) Henryk Szeryng (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/1993 ] 'In each of the concertos it is Kovacevich's reading of the finale which crowns the performance...the recording represents the work of Philips engineers at its refined best [Piano Concertos Gramophone] |
RACHMANINOV / SCHUMANN / SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Sviatoslav Richter III Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Warsw Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislaw Wislocki [ Meloydia / Philips / EMI / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (1915 -1997) was a Soviet classical pianist. He is frequently regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, and has been praised for the "depth of his interpretations, his virtuoso technique, and his vast... |
GRIEG / HANDEL / MOZART / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter [2 CDs] Sviatoslav Richter with varius orchestras [ EMI Very Best of / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of his interpretations. |
PETER SCULTHORPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sculthorpe: Piano Concerto / Music for Japan / Song of Tailitnama / Little Nourlangle Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart, with David Drury (organ), Mark Atkins (didjeridu), Tamara Anna Cislowska (piano) [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1996 ] "Australia's greatest composer" - Limelight magazine Peter Sculthorpe created an Australian classical music that for the first time spoke directly of the land, the people and the spirit of the country. |
EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: Violin Concerto / Viola Concerto Tasmin Little (violin), Rivka Golani (viola) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Conifer Classics / CD - released 3/Oct/1994 ] "The recording has presence and there is ideal balance between orchestra and soloists, a tribute to one of the great British conductors, Vernon Handley, and his engineers." Review |
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 |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Partitas Nos. 1-6 BWV 825-830 / Italian Concerto BWV 971 / French Overture BWV 831 / Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Trevor Pinnock (harpischord) [ Archiv Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 26/May/2003 ] "captures every sound (musical and otherwise) of the Ruckers instrument with the utmost fidelityis pure pleasure." Gramophone, 08/1995 reviewing the Goldberg Variations |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No 3 (with Bartok - Piano Concerto No 2) Tzimon Barto (piano) / London Philharmonic, Christoph Eschenbach [ EMI Redline / CD - released 29/Jun/2002 ] "...an exceptionally well-filled CD with an attractively unusual coupling." (Gramophone) |
EVGENI SVETLANOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Svetlanov: Piano Concerto / Red Guelder-rose / Preludes USSU Radio & television Large Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Shostakovich / USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov (cond/piano) [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1994 ] Classic recordings from the Russian archieves. |
GIUSEPPE TARTINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tartini: Violin Concertos Uto Ughi (violin) / I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone [ Erato Basic Edition / CD - released 7/May/2001 ] Original recording from 1985 |
ANTONIN DVOARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Romantic Pieces / Romance Uto Ughi (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 3/Jul/1991 ] Recorded March & April 1990, Abbey Road Studio No. 1 |
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 |
PERGOLESI / PICCINNI / BOCCHERINI / MERCADANTE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Italian Flute Concertos Peter-Lukas Graf (flute) / Venice and Padua Chamber Orchestra, Bruno Giuranna [ Claves / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] "Graf again plays very cleanly, with a well-focused tone and all due agility. Good, tidy orchestral playing, and a clear recording." Gramophone |