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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Turandot (highlights from the complete opera) Inge Borkh, Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Fernando Corena / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Alberto Erede [ Decca Belart / CD - released 1/Apr/1996 ] "The recording has a glitter and brilliance to match even the fabulous court of the emperor of China" (Penguin Guide) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5 "Spring" Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 9/Feb/1976 ] "The recording boasts unusually truthful violin sound capturing all the colour of Perlman's playing." (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Il Trovatore (highlights) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Horne, Ingvar Wixell, Nicolai Ghiaurov / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 10/Apr/1988 ] Highlights from the original recording from 1977 |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (Highlights from the complete 1972 recording)) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov / Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 24/Oct/1992 ] "Though some of the girlish freshness of voice which marked the 1961 recording had disappeared by the 1971 set, Sutherland's detailed understanding was intensified. Power is there as well as delicacy, and the rest of the cast is first-rate." Penguin |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Complete Opera with libretto) Joan Sutherland, Renato Cioni, Robert Merrill / Santa Cecilia, Roma / John Pritchard [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/1989 ] "There remains something special about this early Lucia" Gramophone |
SHIELD / HANDEL / LEHAR / J. STRAUSS / DONIZETTI / OFFENBACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: La Stupenda! - the essential Joan Sutherland Joan Sutherland with various artists and accompanists [ Decca / CD - released 13/Aug/1996 ] A limited edition of essential Joan Sutherland recordings produced for the Australian market. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jonas Kaufmann - Verismo Arias Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 2/Oct/2010 ] "Kaufmann has entered this world most completely. His Italian is good, as are his desire and ability to project clearly differentiated characters. He is never afraid to sing softly...and there is plenty of power when needed." Gramophone Award WINNER... |
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. |
BEETHOVEN / DOHNANYI / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Julius Katchen II Julius Katchen (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Julius Katchen's career ended prematurely when cancer claimed him at age 42. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto; Fantasie in C Op 17 Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux & Janos Ferencsis. Israel Philharmonic. Istvan Kertesz [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2004 ] "An exciting account of the solo piano part [of Brahms' Piano Concerto No.2], here combining tremendous drive with the kind of ruminating delicacy Brahms so often calls for." Penguin Guide To Compact Discs |
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PUCCINI / PONCHIELLI / VERDI / MASCAGNI / GIORDANO / LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jussi Bjorling [recorded 1959 & 1960] Jussi Bjorling (tenor) [ Decca Records / CD - released 3/Feb/1995 ] The arias and Cavalleria excerpts were recorded in Florence in 1957. The Ingemisco and Lehar aria were recorded in Vienna in 1960. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: La stravaganza - 12 concerti, Op. 4 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] Original recordings 1973-74 |
CESAR FRANCK / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Franck/Debussy: Sonatas for violin and piano (with Ravel-Introduction & Allegro for flute, viola and harp / Ravel: Introduction Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Radu Lupu (piano) Osain Ellis (harp) / Melos Ensemble [ DECCA / CD - released 12/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Osian ellis and the melos Ensemble provide all those qualities in spades, and Decca's recording captures their interpretation in warm, clear sound." (AFC 1001 Classical) |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / May Night / The Tale of Tsar Saltan / The Flight of the Bumblebee / Russian Easter Festival Over L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] 'Scherazade must be counted as an historical recording' Penguin - Penguin Guide 1996 2/3 star |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) with various orchestras & conductors [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD - released 14/Apr/2009 ] Celeste Aida is a special collection of the great Verdi tenor arias taken from Luciano Pavarotti's classic recordings, made at the height of his prime. The collection is packed with famous melodies known and loved the world over. |
VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Operatic Duets Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbie, Huguette Tourangeau, Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig, Marilyn Horne, Carlo Bergonzi, etc [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 10/Oct/1982 ] Original recordings from 1959 to 1974 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: My Favorite Moments From Rigoletto Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Sherrill Milnes, Roberto Scaltriti, Leo Nucci, Huguette Tourangeau, etc [ Decca / London Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] 15 famous arias, duets, and ensembles from Verdi's famous tragic opera 'Rigoletto' |
NICOLA PORPORA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Porpora: Opera Arias Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor) / Armonia Atenea, George Petrou [ Decca Records / CD - released 15/Aug/2018 ] "Porpora's gift for characterisation pales beside Handel's, but his vocal fireworks bring modest delight, especially when backed by the bustling musicians of George Petrou's Armonia Atenea" The Times |
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY / JACQUES OFFENBACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker / Offenbach: Le Papillon (Complete Ballets) National Philharmonic Orchestra / London SymphonyOrchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "Richard Bonynge has the feel of this music (Nutcracker) in his bones, and gives a warmly expressive performance...he plays the 'Divertissement' with splendid panache, and he is very good indeed in the Valse des Fleurs" Gramophone |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / GRIEG / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Radu Lupu Radu Lupu (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "for piano collectors and fans of Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Schumann, this (set) is a must, and I envy those who have the opportunity to discover these recordings for the first time." Musicweb |
