Search Results: Symphony collectable
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony 9 'Choral' Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano) Patrick Power (tenor) / Petteri Salomaa (bass) / London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ Virgin Virgo / CD - released 19/Oct/2004 ] "For the Ninth, Norrington has a larger orchestra of some 65 players, with the 50-strong Schutz Choir in the finale. But the sonic mix is very much as it was on the earlier record, with glimmering, vibrato-free strings, plaintive woodwinds,... |
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GUSTAV: MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 9 / Des Knaben Wunderhorn [Four Songs] / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Classics / CD - released 28/Sep/2003 ] "Solti's recordings for Decca were valued in their day for their electric energy, clarity, and precision; many were widely praised as vital contributions to the slender catalog and necessary antidotes to the faulty, idiosyncratic interpretations by... |
ERNEST BLOCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bloch: Schelomo / Voice in the Wilderness (with works by Geiser & Oboussier) Zara Nelsova (cello) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "Her Schelomo has a surprising payload of richness of sound and certainly Nelsova has deep reserves of passion which flows tirelessly." MusicWeb |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No.5, Op.47 The Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Originally recording made at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, November 1986 |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms / Symphony in C / Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments Boris Berman (piano) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Jarvi, Choeur de Chambre Romand, Choeur pro Arte de Lausanne [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/1993 ] "(This recording) contains some superb performances by an orchestra with a long Stravinsky tradition, and Järvi's dedication to this composer has produced some of his finest efforts." ClassicsToday |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 6 (Blu-ray) Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly [ Accentus Music Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 29/Sep/2014 ] "The playing of Chailly's Gewandhaus Orchestra is unarguably superb and it is fair to say that not even Abbado or Boulez reveal more in the way of instrumental substrata...Mahler's rural interludes glisten in decidedly novel fashion, sounding as much... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Symphonies 1 & 2 London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] "Above all, these are real performances without any of the inhibitions of 'studio' recording." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Historical Scenes, Op. 25 & 66 / En Saga, Op. 9 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] Recording data: 1985-02-04/05 at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden |
EDUARD TUBIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tubin: Symphonies Nos 3 & 8 Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Recorded September 16-19, 1986 at the Berwald Hall, Stockholm, Sweden |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Antigone, Op. 55 Rene Pape (baritone) / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin), Stefan Soltesz [ Capriccio / CD - released 10/Nov/1993 ] Incidental Music to the Tragedy of Sophocles for speakers, solo bass, two male choruses and orchestra. |
ALAN HOVHANESS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hovhaness: Symphony No 50 "Mount St. Helens" / Symphony No 22 "City Of Light" Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz & Alan Hovhaness [ Delos / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer, his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism." Boston Globe |
HANS ROTT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rott: Symphony In E major Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam [ BIS / CD ] Original recording: Linkoping Concert Hall, Sweden, March 1992 |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schnittke: Concerto for viola / Trio Sonata Yuri Bashmet (viola) / Moscow Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rozhdestvensky (conductor) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 10/Aug/1991 ] "works were composed specifically for these star players whose recordings have generally been accepted as definitive" |
ALAN HOVHANESS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain (with works by Prokofiev & Stravinsky) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Living Stereo / CD - released 20/Jan/1995 ] "In a past review, I referred to Reiner's 'clarity, precision and flexible phrasing', and all are conspicuous on this disc, as is his perfect control of balance and colour." Classical-Music.com |
MAX BRUCH / FELIX MENDELSSOHN / HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto Cho-Liang Lin (violin) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Feb/1994 ] "Cho-Liang Lin is accompanied most sensitively by Slatkin and the Chicago orchestra, and this reading is totally compelling in its combination of passion and purity, strength and dark, hushed intensity. The recording is excellent." *** Penguin Guide |
MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet) / Bolero City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI Encore / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Rattle's reading is most enjoyable; it is atmospheric - sample the gorgeous 'Daybreak' opening of Part III, for instance - and often voluptuous and intoxicating, especially in the case of the final Danse générale and the dynamic Dance guerrière. MW |
JOAN TOWER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1999 ] The title of this extraordinary collection of orchestral gems suggests both parody of and homage to Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. |
MAHLER / BRUCKNER / WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruno Walter: The Original Jacket Collection Columbia Symphony Orchestra, New York philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter, with Mildred Miller (sop) Ernst Haefliger (ten) Maureen Forrester (contral [ Sony Classical / 13 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] To those reared on his recordings, Bruno Walter was a living link to a bygone age. Born in 1876, when Wagner was still alive and Bruckner had yet to write his last and greatest symphonies, Walter was arguably the most old-world of the many long-lived... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No.4 & Symphony No.6 'Pastorale' Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter [ Sony Bruno Walter The Edition / CD - released 19/May/1995 ] "The Sixth is a lovely, expansive, relaxed affair..with Walter's unerring command of rhythm coming to the fore." MusicWeb |
CARL NIELSEN / JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Symphony No 1 / Sibelius: Symphony No 7 Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] "Okko Kamu leads a refreshingly vibrant account of Nielsen's Symphony No. 1. The first movement surges with youthful vigor, aided by Kamu's light touch-crisp orchestral articulation and clear ensemble textures...a winner." ClassicsToday 10/10 |
