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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... |
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LUDWIG ABEILLE / CARL CZERNY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Abeille/Czerny: Concertos for Piano Duet and Orchestra Kölner Klavier-Duo Kalvelage/Krücker, Kölner Rundfunkorchester, Florian Merz [ Koch Schwann / CD - released 22/Sep/1998 ] Recorded: IV. 1997 |
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LEOPOLD KOZELUH / FRANZ JOSEPH FROHLICHh
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kozeluh/Frohlich: Concertos For One Piano Four Hands And Orchestra Kölner Klavier-Duo Kalvelage/Krücker, Kölner Rundfunkorchester, Florian Merz [ Koch Schwann / CD - released 22/Sep/1998 ] Recorded: IV. 1997 |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Szymanowski: Vol 4 - Works for violin and piano / String quartet No 3 Konstanty Andrzej Kulka (violin), Jerzy Marchwińska (piano), Wanda Wiłkomirska (violin), Tadeusz Chmielewski (piano), The Wilanów Quartet [ Polskie Nagrania / CD - released 1/Apr/1990 ] Recorded : 1978 ; 1980 ; 1975 , in the Concert Hall at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor / Concerto for Violin & Piano Gidon Kremer (violin) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] Original recording from 1989 |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Sonatas K.533 & K.570 / Fantasia in C minor / Variation on "nser Dummer Pöbel Meint" Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Nov/2010 ] "These interpretations - excellent to outstanding - are interpretations of today." Gramophone Recommends, August 2010 |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: The Violin Sonatas Krysia Osostowicz (violin) / Susan Tomes (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Feb/2006 ] 'Two outstanding performances. A marvellous disc, both as a performance and as a recording' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Hungarian Phapsody Kun Woo Paik (piano) [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/1991 ] Originally recorded at the Blackheath Concert Halls, London, June 1990 |
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CAMILE SAINT-SAENS / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: French Violin Sonatas Kyoto Takezawa (violin) Rohan de Silva (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1993 ] Recorded May 12-14, 1992 |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Piano trios Nos 1 & 3 Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) / Chung Trio [ Decca / CD - released 10/Oct/1989 ] Kyung-wha Chung's musical career began at the age of three. The Chung Trio is a piano trio consisting of Korean siblings. The trio consists of Myung-whun Chung, who plays the piano, Kyung-wha Chung (violin), and Myung-wha Chung (cello). |
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ARAM KHACHATURIAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Khachaturian: Piano & Violin Concertos / Symphony No 2 / Maskerade Alicia de Larrocha (piano) Ruggiero Ricci (Violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos & Anatole Fistoulari [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "As befits Ricci's imperturbable individuality this is an individual reading and unusually relaxed. Maybe that quality was at least partially dictated by Fistoulari.." MusicWeb (Violin Concerto) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Laurent Korcia: Double Jeux Laurent Korcia (violin) with Michael Wendeberg (piano) and Christophe Lartilleux (guitar) [ Naive / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] "A fine violinist demonstrates the knack of imaginative programme planning. Laurent Korcia is not only an uncommonly accomplished violinist but also an uncommonly original programmer." Gramophone |
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ARTUR LEMBA / EDUARD TUBIN / LEPO SUMERA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Estonian Piano Concertos Lauri Vainmaa ([iano) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer [ Finlandia / CD - released 20/Oct/1997 ] Recorded at the Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn, Estonia, May-June 1997 |
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Lee Morgan (trumpet), with Jackie McLean (alto sax), Curtis Fuller (trombone), McCoy Tyler (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Tom Cat [ Blue Note / CD - released 16/Aug/1990 ] "It seems strange that the music on this CD was not released initially until 1980. Trumpeter Lee Morgan had had an unexpected hit with "The Sidewinder," so his more challenging recordings were temporarily put aside. As it turns out, this was one of... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms/Schumann: Piano Quintets Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) / Artemis Quartet [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 13/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - Chamber - "Those who desire the Schumann and Brahms on one disc cannot do better than this supremely accomplished and excellently engineered release." (ClassicsToday 9/9) |
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PAUL JUON / ALEXEI GANTSHER / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Russian Viola Svetlana Stepchenko (viola) Zoya Abolitz (piano) [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1996 ] Recorded at the Glinka State Museum of Musical Culture, July 1996 |
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COPLAND / LISZT / MOZART / RAVEL / RACHMANINOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Leon Fleisher Leon Fleisher (piano) with the Cleveland Orchestra & Baltimore Symphony [ Sony / Philips / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] In the 1950s, Fleisher signed an exclusive recording contract with Columbia Masterworks. He is particularly well known for his interpretations of the piano concerti of Brahms and Beethoven, which he recorded with George Szell and the Cleveland... |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Complete Piano Music: Rapsodie Espagnole and other pieces on Spanish themes Leslie Howard (piano) [ Hyperion Complete Liszt Edition Vol 45 / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] 'Howard is chef, artist, minstrel and matador in this Spanish spectacle. You will be delighted by the sense of spaciousness and clarity in the recorded sound, and your paella is guaranteed to be more flavoursome with this exotic accompaniment'... |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano Music: An introduction Leslie Howard (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for the world's largest recording series by a solo artist. Leslie Howard took 14 years to complete the series, starting in 1985 and releasing the final volume in September 1999.. |
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PYOTR IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: The Three Piano Sonatas Leslie Howard (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] 'Much stirring music, some unexpected delicacies, and generally walloping performances' (The Observer) |