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WILLIAM ALWYN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Alwyn: Prelude / Blackdown / Peter Pan Suite / Ad Infinitum / etc (with music by Vaughan Williams, York Bowen & Hubert Parry) BBC Concert Orchestra, John Wilson [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] "This is a wonderful collection of little-known, long-forgotten British music. But what approachable, melodic, evocative, dramatic works they are." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Dec 2009) |
RICHARD ARNELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnell: Ballet Music: The Great Detective & The Angels BBC Concert Orchestra / Martin Yates (conductor) [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "... there's no lack of energy and swagger here ... Yates and his musicians have the full measure of both works and Dutton provides a fine, spacious, and colorful audio environment for the record, too. Highly recommended." Fanfare |
GEORGE LLOYD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lloyd: Symphony No.1 on A / Symphony No 12 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, George Lloyd [ Albany / CD - released 2/Jul/1990 ] This release, with engineering by the renowned Tony Faulkner, has been a favorite demo disc for years. |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Dawn / Symphony No. 12 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] "The disc is a welcome offshoot from the ongoing work on Shostakovich's symphonies by John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic, and displays the same high level of stylistic discernment and emotional commitment." Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023 |
ERICH KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Sursum Corda, Op. 13 / Sinfonietta, Op. 5 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1995 ] "…the Chandos recording is altogether superb in terms of definition and opulence. A ripely enjoyable disc of beautifully played performances, and a valuable addition to the catalogue, with the sumptuous sound-picture." The Penguin Guide, 3 stars |
PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grainer: Orchestra Works (Incls 'Shepherd's Hey' & 'In a Nutshell' Suite)') BBC Philharmonic. Richard Hickox [ Chandos Grainger Edition, Vol.1 / CD - released 10/Jul/1996 ] "Nothing here sounds, tired, routine or gap-filling dull. And certainly Grainger emerges as far more than pretty, cosy or genteel; more a case of romantic, folksy, dangerous, exultant, tumultuous and, yes, sentimental." MusicWeb |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos Gianandrea Noseda Rachmaninov series / CD - released 29/Oct/2007 ] "This is an excellent way of coming to know a flawed but interesting piece of Rachmaninov, and it is much helped by excellent presentation from Chandos" Gramophone |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: The Symphonies BBC Philharmonic, Vernon Handley [ Chandos / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2003 ] "Handley is in total sympathy with Bax's music and his direction is authoritative as well as idiomatic. Superb sound from the Chandos and BBC engineers. We would not be without this set." Penguin Guide |
ALBERIC MAGNARD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Magnard: Symphony No. 1 & No. 2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] 'Superb performances by Ossonce and his Scottish players' (American Record Guide) |
ALBERIC MAGNARD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Magnard: Symphony No. 3 & No. 4 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] 'Superb performances by Ossonce and his Scottish players' (American Record Guide) |
EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2, Pomp & Circumstance Marches, In The South Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Teldec Ultima / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/1997 ] "Andrew Davis in particular evinces a personal identification with Elgar's inspiration that is rather special." (Gramophone) |
ELGAR, elaborated by ANTHONY PAYNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Symphony No. 3 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ NMC / CD ] Elgar died in 1934, leaving behind the sketches for a 4-movement symphony; the Elgar family's decision to commission Anthony Payne to realise the sketches has produced an astonishing work of truly Elgarian nobility. |
Beautiful Music
Classical Music for the Wedding Dinner [ Telarc Records / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] Your wedding is the most important event of your life. That first time you break bread with your new spouse, cherished family members and beloved friends is a singular moment you'll remember forever. This CD comprises memorable classical music,... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Piano Trios Beaux Arts Trio [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 3/Jan/1996 ] Original recordings from 1969 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Piotr Beczala - Verdi Arias Piotr Beczala (tenor) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukas Borowicz, with Ewa Podles (contralto) & Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone) [ Orfeo / CD - released 20/Aug/2013 ] "The result is singing on a grand scale, impeccable in diction, tone and musicianship." (BBC Music Opera Choice July 2013) |
LEHAR / KALMAN / STOLZ / ROMBERG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Heart's Delight - The Songs Of Richard Tauber Piotr Beczala (tenor) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz, with Anna Netrebko, Richard Tauber & the Berlin Comedian Harmonists [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Jul/2013 ] "The surprise is the beautiful, rarely recorded Still wie die Nacht (As Still as Night) by the near-forgotten Carl Bohm. This disc will send Beczala's stock soaring, reaching a wider public than he has done so far." (Gramophone) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninoff in Lucerne - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Symphony No. 3 Behzod Abduraimov (piano) / Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] "Behzod Abduraimov is the ultra-commanding soloist in the Rhapsody...here is a comfortable sense that nothing can possibly go wrong. He is ideally partnered in a work alive with tricky ensemble challenges." International Piano |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Che Puro Ciel - The Rise of Classical Opera Bejun Mehta (counter-tenor) / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Dec/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
CONFORTO / PORPORA / HASSE / NEBRA / MARCOLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bejun Mehta - El Maestro: Farinelli Bejun Mehta (countertenor) / Concerto Köln, Pablo Heras-Casado [ Archiv / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "the disc's highlight is countertenor Bejun Mehta's poignant and beautifully controlled reading of Porpora's aria 'Alto Giove' from Polifemo" (BBC Music) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaques Bekova Sisters [ Chandos / CD - released 20/May/1994 ] Rachmaninov's two Piano Trios, both bearing the subtitle "Elegiaque" (elegiac), are dark, passionate works, composed under the influence of Tchaikovsky; the first is a short, one-movement piece rich in typically Slavic sentimentality, the second was... |
