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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Songs of Robert Schumann:Vol 3 Juliane Banse (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD ] "The care that has gone into the literary and musicological side of the project is perfectly matched by the musical results. Banse proves to be a wonderfully perceptive interpreter. In every respect this is a wonderful Lieder disc" The Guardian |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 23 "Appassionata" & 32 / Diabelli Variations, etc / Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 13 & 16 Julius Katchen (piano) [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2000 ] "His Beethoven Sonatas are commanding edifices but the towering achievement here is his 46-minute Diabelli Variations." MusicWebute... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / LISZT / RACHMANINOV / DOHNANYI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: :Piano Concerto No. 1 i / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / etc Julius Katchen (piano) [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen Vol 5 / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2000 ] "Katchen's awesome fingerwork cuts through the Rachmaninov Concerto's notey labyrinths like Drano tearing through a clogged sink. Solti's scorching, whiplash accompaniment has a galvanizing effect on the L.S.O., who play their collective tuchus off." |
CHOPIN / BALAKIREV / BRAHMS / MENDELSSOHN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Julius Katchen I Julius Katchen (piano) [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Julius Katchen (August 15, 1926 - April 29, 1969) was an American concert pianist, possibly best known for his recordings of Johannes Brahms's solo piano works. |
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... |
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 |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 2 [Nos. 23 & 26 'Coronation'] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10595/10595637.jpg)
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 2 [Nos. 23 & 26 'Coronation'] Karl Engel (piano) / Das Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Leopold Hager [ Teldec / CD - released 18/Mar/1988 ] "These are on the whole well-prepared and sympathetic performances. And the recorded sound is clean and nicely balanced, with a warm ambience." MusicWeb |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kate Royal - A Lesson in Love Kate Royal (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Feb/2011 ] "Kate Royal's beautifully sung new album, with finely characterised piano-playing from Malcolm Martineau, ranges imaginatively across a spectrum of composers who have captured the first pangs, the heartaches and the dashed hopes." Gramophone... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 10 (Incls Liederkreis Op 39) Kate Royal, with Felicity Lott, Lydia Teuscher (sopranos) Ann Murray, Daniela Lehner (mezzos) Stephan Loges (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD Box Set - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "...So it is good now to hear how Royal shapes up in miniatures by Schumann, again with Johnson. You can hear why the master accompanist is a fan." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Jan 2008 |
PURCELL / HANDEL:/ MOZART / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / STRAUSS / SPIRITUALS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle In Concert Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Feb/1991 ] Recorded in concert at the Salzburg Festival, 1984 |
FAURE / HANDEL / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle & James Levine Salzburg Recital Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/1986 ] Grammy Awards 30th Awards (1987) Best Classical Solo Vocal Album |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levinem (piano) with Karl Lister (Clarinet) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/2002 ] Beautiful Schubert Lieder from the wonderful Kathleen |
HANDEL / LISZT / RACHMANINOV / GERSHWIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall Kathleen Battle (soprano) Margo Garrett (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/2002 ] In recital, she has mesmerized audiences around the globe with her unique artistry and vocal beauty. |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Piano Music [incls 'Le Tombeau de Couperin'] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10594/10594334.jpg)
MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Piano Music [incls 'Le Tombeau de Couperin'] Kathryn Stott (piano) [ Conifer / CD - released 20/Sep/1991 ] A natural collaborator, she is greatly in demand for chamber music alliances, playing with some of the world's leading instrumentalists, as well as appearing on major international concert platforms in recitals and concerto performances. She has also... |
GEORGE GERSHWIN / PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Grainger: "Porgy and Bess": Fantasy Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) [ EMI Classics Nipper Collectaion / CD - released 10/May/2002 ] Recorded in May and June of 1984. |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / LUIGI BOCCHERINI / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Boccherini: Guitar Quintets: Piano Trios Kazuhito Yamashita (guitar) / Tokyo String Quartet [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1995 ] "A rich yet un-glitzy recording helps this intensely felt yet refined performance, and altogether the artists offer a memorable musical experience." Gramophone |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Borodin: Piano Quintet / String Quintet / Cello Sonata Otto Kertesz, Jr/ (cello), Ilona Pranyi (piano) / New Budapest Quartet [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Recorded in the Ceremonial Hall of Municipal Council Building, Budapest on 29th October, 1988 and on 7th November, 1989 |
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) with Andre previn (piano), Mundell Lowe (guitar) Ray Brown (bass)
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri Sidetracks [ Philips / CD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] |
WAGNER / GLUCK / PURCELL / GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Very Best of Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) with Gerald Moore (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Warwick Braithwaite [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962) enjoyed a successful career singing opera and operetta in Scandanavia, and was considering retirement when she was catapulted to international fame in 1935 after a sensational appearance at the Metropolitan Opera |
