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JOHANNES BRAHMS / RICHARD STRAYSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms / R. Strauss: Violin Concertos Boris Belkin (violin) / London Symphony Orxchestra, Ivan Fischer / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca Eclipse / CD - released 24/Mar/1996 ] Boris Belkin was hailed as a wonderful violinist after he won the 1976 Tchaikovsky Competition. He was quickly snapped up under contract to Decca. He then recorded a few discs, notable among these being the Brahms Concerto with Fischer and the LSO. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2, Vocalise, Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 3 Boris Berezovsky, Alexei Sultanov (piano) / Bolshoi Symphony, Alexander Lazarev, London Symphony, Maxim Shostakovich, Philharmonia Orchestra, Eliahu I [ Warner Ultima / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/1997 ] In October 1995, Sultanov won second prize at the XIII International Chopin Piano Competition; the first prize was not awarded. Sultanov, considered the favorite by the public, boycotted the winners' concert. (Wiki) |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: The Nursery, Sunless & Songs and Dances of Death plus eight other songs (recorded 1955-7) Boris Christoff (bass) Alexandre Labinsky, piano, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise / Georges Tzipine [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] "The Mussorgsky songs constitute a complete world in themselves, and they cast a strong spell: their range is enormous and their insight into the human condition deep. Christoff was at the height of his vocal powers when he made this set" Rosette:... |
BORODIN / VERDI / MUSSORGSKY / GLUCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Boris Christoff: Opera Arias Boris Christoff (bass) with Ana Alexieva (mezzo) / Various orchestras & conductors [ EMI Studio / CD - released 14/Oct/1988 ] "...should on no account be missed by lovers of great singing." (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
MUSSORGSKY / BORODIN / BOITO / GOUNOD / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / VERDI / GLUCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Boris Christoff - The Very Best Of Boris Christoff (bass) with various orchestras and accompanists [ EMI Very Best of Singers / 2 CD - released 7/Feb/2005 ] Bass Boris Christoff was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on 18 May 1914 of a Bulgarian father and a Russian mother. The family was very well to do and Boris received the best education available, including a period of study at the University of Sofia. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos 10, 13 & 14 Borodin Quartet [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/1987 ] Original recordings from 1982 made by Melodiya |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: String Quartets no 2, 3, 7, 8 & 12 Borodin Quartet [ Virgin de Virgin / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "this set provides an inexpensive way of acquiring a nice cross-section of Shostakovich's quartets without having to buy a whole cycle." (Classics Today) |
MOZART / BRAHMS / PISTON / SCHUBERT / MILHAUD / HINDEMITH / etc
The Boston Symphony Chamber Players - The complete RCA album collection 1964-68 Boston Symphony Chamber Players [ Sony / RCA Red Seal / 10 CD Box Set - released 26/Aug/2023 ] Sony Classical are pleased to present a stunning new 10 CD boxset - the complete RCA Victor Recordings of The Boston Symphony Chamber Players, presented for the first time on CD. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTAKLE: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Erato Exhibition / CD - released 10/Apr/1994 ] Originally recorded at the Symphony Hall, Boston, on April 26th, 1986 |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Shaker Loops / Wound Dresser / Short Ride in a Fast Machine Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Nov/2004 ] "Bristling energy to aching desolation: a bargain survey that has real impact" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine November 2004 |
FRANCK / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / IRELAND / HADLEY / FRANCK / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Heavenly Voices Boy of Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Jun/2010 ] Gramophone Magazine November 2004 Editor's Choice |
BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT
Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Bregenz Festival / Christoph Pohl, Gal James, Dshamilja Kaiser, Christina Bock / Johannes Debus (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Jul/2019 ] "There is never a dull moment…Pohl takes the brave route with Cenci…With his baritone in lustrous form, this is a performance to savour" Opera - October 2019 - Disc of the Month |
UMBERTO GIORDANO
Giordano: Andrea Chénier (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Bregenz Festival / Hector Sandoval, Norma Fantini, Scott Hendricks / Ulf Schirmer (cond) [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Girodano Umberto's Andrea Chénier is set against the backdrop of the horrors of the French Revolution and tells the tragic tale of a doomed love affair involving the historical figure of the poet Andrea Chénier, who initially champions the Revolution |
HARRIS / ELMSLEY / WHITEHEAD / BLAKE / RITCHIE / etc
Taurangi - New Zealand Music for Flute and Piano Bridget Douglas (flute) / Rachel Thomson (piano) [ Trust / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2007 ] "Trust Records welcomes the year with Taurangi, a generous collection of New Zealand music for flute and piano expertly played by Bridget Douglas and Rachel Thomson." (William Dart) |
TCHAIKOVSKY / MOUSSORGSKY / LIADOV / GLINKA / ALABIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH / RACHMANINOV / RUBINSTEIN / SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Souvenirs d'enfance - Memories Of Childhood - Russian music Brigitte Engerer (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 2/Apr/2007 ] Between 1969 and 1979 Brigitte Engerer won first prizes in perhaps the world's three most important competitions: the Marguerite Long Competition in Paris, the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the Queen Elisabeth in Brussels. A turning point in... |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / MAHLER / MUSSORGSKY / LOEWE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Brigitte Fassbaender Edition Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) with Karl Engel, Irwin Cage, Cord Garben, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2019 ] Besides recording several operas Brigitte Fassbaender is also a successful lieder singer. In 1987, she won a Gramophone Award for her Deutsche Gramophon disc of songs by Franz Liszt and Richard Strauss. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER / W. A. MOZART
Inbrunst im Herzen: Famous German Arias and Scenes Brigitte Fassbaender, Franz Hawlata, Kiri te Kanawa, Rene Kollo, Waltraud Meier, Christine Schafer, Bryn Terfel and others [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2019 ] This collection of Famous Arias and Scenes, opera's finest, most exciting moments, will dazzle opera lovers and newcomers alike. The Arias and Scenes are each presented and performed by the most renowned and acclaimed artists of the opera stage. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Schwanengesang / 5 Lieder Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) Aribert Reimann (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Sep/1992 ] " Fassbaender's daring, all-in style precisely matched, indeed encouraged by Reimann's challenging, bold piano find their ideal vehicle in the searing, searching, innovative world of Schwanengesang." Gramophone |
FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Lieder Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 20/Jun/1992 ] In addition to her operatic work, Fassbaender has performed in the concert hall as a Lieder singer and in movies, singing the role of Prince Orlofsky in the 1984 film production of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus. (Wiki) |
ETIENNE-NICOLAS MEHUL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mehul: Integral of Pianoforte Sonatas Brigitte Haudebourg (pianoforte) [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] Pianoforte: Chris Maene, Ruiselede 1989 (Model Jan Lodewijk Dulcken 1794 - Den Daag |
