ROGER QUILTER / JOHN IRELAND / GERALD FINZI / RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Teddy Tahu Rhodes - Vagabond Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bass-baritone) with Sharolyn Kimmorley (piano) [ ABC Classics / CD - released 8/Jun/2005 ] ARIA award-winning singing sensation Teddy Tahu Rhodes is back with another sublime album featuring a collection of classic songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Quilter, John Ireland and Gerald Finzi. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 "Pastoral" Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, David Zinman [ Arte Nova / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] Rosette Recording (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
MASSENET / BRAHMS / BOYD / GODARD / BONONCINI / KORNGOLD / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Swoon Collection II Various Artists incls Luciano Pavarotti, Kenneth McKellar, Roger Woodward, Nigel Kennedy, St Petersburg Chamber Choir, Huelgas Ensemble, London Sympho [ ABC Classics / CD - released 9/Dec/1995 ] Showcasing some of the most stunning music ever written, this collection is a must-have for Swoon devotees new and old. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): An Alpine Symphony / Der Rosenkavalier (Suite) Vienna Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Apr/2001 ] RECORDING OF THE MONTH-Gramophone Magazine June 2001 |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / CHOPIN / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Wilhelm Backhaus I Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Backhaus made his first concert tour at the age of sixteen. In 1900 he went to England and in 1901 played for the first time in Manchester at the Gentleman's Concerts. In 1902 he performed at the Hallé Concerts, and thereafter in 12 concerts at the... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 "Romantic" Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Emi Classics / CD - released 11/Jul/1997 ] "This is, above all, Bruckner dramatized." Gramophone |