BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Death in Venice (Complete Opera recorded in 1974) John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, James Bowman / Members of the English Opera Group, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 2/Jan/2002 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
JEAN SIBELIUS / KARL GOLDMARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius/Goldmark: Violin Concertos Joshua Bell (violin) / Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Sony Classics / CD - released 17/Jan/2000 ] "the enormously talented Bell is an amazing player, confident and supple, and he infuses both works with a luminous energy. (If anything, I would have liked a bit less confidence in the first movement of the Sibelius; the work's desperate, desolate... |
MEYERBEER / VERDI / BIZET / MOZART / PUCCINI / MASCAGNO / GIORDANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jussi Bjoerling - 'O Paradiso' - Great Opera Arias Jussi Bjoerling (tenor), with Robert Merrill, Zinka Milanov, Anna Maria Rota, Roberta Peters & Margaret Roggero [ RCA Victor Gold Seal / CD - released 27/Sep/1996 ] Original recordings 1951-58. |
GLUCK / HANDEL / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN / BRAHMS / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with various orchestras and accompanists [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 13/Jul/2003 ] One of the most celebrated English singers, Kathleen Ferrier brought a unique level of musicianship and emotional commitment to everything she performed during her tragically short life. Born in Lancashire in the north of England on 22 April 1912 she... |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / WOLF / FAURE / DUPARC / WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa: Song Recital Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Richard Amner (piano) [ Sony Masterworks / CD - released 1/Mar/1980 ] |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 59, No. 2 & "Razumovsky" & String Quartet in E flat, Op 74 "Harp" Lindsay String Quartet [ ASV / CD - released 21/Apr/2003 ] The Lindsays' acclaimed new Beethoven series offers fresh interpretations of some of the composer's finest works for string quartet |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 131 & Op. 135 The Lindsays [ ASV / CD - released 21/Apr/2003 ] The Lindsays' acclaimed new Beethoven series offers fresh interpretations of some of the composer's finest works for string quartet |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 95 "Serioso" & Op.127 The Lindsays [ ASV / CD - released 21/Apr/2003 ] "....a shattering performance...." Five Stars The Independent |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: String Quartets Op.130 & Op.133 "Grosse Fuge" The Lindsays [ ASV / CD - released 21/Apr/2003 ] "....a shattering performance...." Five Stars The Independent |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: String Quartets Op.18 Nos.1, 2 & 3 The Lindsays [ ASV / CD - released 21/Apr/2003 ] "...like brushing the cobwebs from an old master...In short, the Lindsays Beethoven has come alive." The Independent |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: String Quartets Op.18 Nos.4 and 5 / Op. 14 (arr.of Piano Sonata in E) The Lindsays [ ASV / CD - released 21/Apr/2003 ] The Lindsays' acclaimed new Beethoven series offers fresh interpretations of some of the composer's finest works for string quartet |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/1986 ] "The performance is fresh and has a lively spontaneity. It is particularly good in the famous dances of Act 2, which have the orchestra on their toes.... excellent value." (Gramophone) |
PUCCINI / BIZET / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maria Callas at Covent Garden: London 1962 & 1964 Maria Callas (soprano) / Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden [ EMI Classics DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] These are the only professional video recordings of Callas in performance on stage. The DVD contains footage of Callas performing arias in concert. Even without staging and costumes, she demonstrates her mesmerising stage presence. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 5 [1994 recordings] Maurizio Pollini (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "...my principal choice is Maurizio Pollini, for his unfailing musicianship and level of drama, superbly accompanied by Berliner Philharmoniker under Claudio Abbado." MusicWeb |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: The Last Quartets Melos Quartett [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Jul/1995 ] |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: 7 Overtures National Philhamronic Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Mar/1983 ] riccardo Chailly was born 20 February 1953 in Milan, Italy. He was chief conductor of the Concertgebouworkest from 1988 to 2004, and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig from 2005 to 2016 |
MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Piano works (Inc Gaspard de la nuit, Miroirs, Le Tombeau de Couperin, Valses nobles et sentimentales) Pascal Roge (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] All the beautiful piano music of Ravel |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Rosalyn Tureck I Rosalyn Tureck (piano) [ Philips / EMI / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] This collection of Rosalyn Tureck's Bach partitas was, until now, a long-sought gem. The recordings, dating from the 1950s and recorded for EMI, have won praise from all corners for their mix of erudition and comfortable, at-ease command. Tureck, one... |
PAUL HINDEMITH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hindemith: Kammermusik [Chamber Music] Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, with Konstanty Kulka (violin), Kim Kashkashian (viola) Norbert Blume (va d'amore), Lynn Harrell (cell [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 7/Apr/2003 ] "Nearly two hours and twenty minutes of musicmaking and festively brilliant writing and playing." (MusicWeb) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / CD - released 25/Mar/1993 ] Recorded in Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, Amsterdam, June 1991 |