Charlotte Church
Prelude: the Very Best Of [ Sony Classical / CD ] |
Charlotte Church
Voice Of An Angel [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Mass in C major / Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Charlotte Margiono, Catherine Robbin, William Kendall, Alastair Miles / Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 10/Aug/2006 ] "As in the Missa solemnis, an outstanding contribution is made by the Monteverdi Choir. Splendidly athletic, for instance, are the leaps of a seventh in the fugal "Hosanna". Distinction is certainly a word to use of the record as a whole." (Gramophone) |
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
Classical Chinese Folk Music [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] A beautiful album by Chen Dacan's Chinese Ensemble with yangqin (hammered dulcimer), ruan (lute) and huqin (fiddle) laying down an iridescent carpet of sounds allowing soloist Li He's bawu and dizi flutes to soar and create the haunting and... |
CHEN GANG / XIAN XING-HI
The Yellow River Piano Concerto / The Butterfly Lovers Piano Concerto Chen Jie (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Carolyn Kuan [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] The Yellow River Concerto is one of the most popular of all Chinese works, a richly melodic exploration of scenic variety, and a forceful expression of patriotic pride. Written in 1958 by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao, The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: String Quartets (complete) Cherubini Quartet [ EMI Triples / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Oct/2007 ] 'The Cherubini Quartet respond to every expressive innuendo in a performance of great immediacy... They make the music enough their own to hold you captive thoughout.' Gramophone |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings / Percussion and Celesta / etc Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/2002 ] The great works from Béla Bartók at a special price |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Nov/1992 ] "This magnificent performance stresses above all the marvellously original scoring without losing a compelling overall grasp." (Gramophone) |
WALTER MARKS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Marks: Bajour Chita Rivera, Nancy Dussault & Herschel Bernardi / Original Broadway Cast [ Sony Broadway / CD - released 1/Jan/1992 ] Bajour is a musical with a book by Ernest Kinoy and music and lyrics by Walter Marks. The musical is based on the Joseph Mitchell short stories The Gypsy Women and The King of the Gypsies published in The New Yorker. The title is allegedly a Romani... |
GEOFFREY BURGON
Cathedral Music of Geoffrey Burgon (Incls Nunc dimittis) Choir of Chichester Cathedral, with Michael Laird (trumpet) & Jeremy Suter (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
BRYD / TALLIS / DESPREZ / WHYTE / LIGETI / WOOD / HILDEGARD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Illumina Choir of Clare College, Cambridge,Timothy Brown (director) [ Collegium / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "The choir sings with precise diction and radiant tone. This is a beautifully modulated journey" - Sunday Times |
TRADITIONAL / VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Carols From King's College, Cambridge Choir of King's College, Cambridge [ Warner Classics / CD - released 18/Nov/2022 ] A wonderful collection of 15 of the favourite and most popular carols for the Christmas season, performed by the world-famous Choir of King's College, Cambridge. |
WOOD / PARRY / BAINTON / STANFORD / NAYLOR / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Anthems From King's - English Choral Favourites Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Stephen Cleobury conducts the choir of King's College, Cambridge in this memorable recital of English Romantic choral music, exquisitely sung and superbly recorded in stereo and 5.1 surround sound in the college's famous chapel. |
TRADITIONAL / RUTTER / ADES / MENDELSSOHN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols [1999 recording] Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury |
HERBERT HOWELLS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Celebration of Herbert Howells Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ Argo / CD - released 21/Jun/1992 ] Recorded March, 1989 in the chapel of King's College, Cambridge. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / A Boy was Born / Songs from 'Friday Afternoons', Psalm 150 Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Stephen Cleobury. [ Decca / London / CD - released 25/May/2005 ] An ethereal collection of three of Benjamin Britten's most celebrated choral works. The recordings capture the full flavour of various Choristers and Choirs. |
HOWELLS / RADCLIFFE / PARRY / ELGAR / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Choral Evensong Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 21/Jun/2008 ] "It goes without saying that the singing is superb: Stephen Cleobury and the choir could probably sing Evensong in their sleep, but they are certainly wide awake here." MusicWeb |
WILLIAM BYRD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Byrd: The Great Service The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, with Richard Farnes (organ) [ EMI / CD - released 20/Dec/1987 ] Recorded: 13.-14 XII. 1985, King's College Chapel, Cambridge. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Chillout (LP) Choir of King's College Choir, Tasmin Little (violin) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Gautier Capuçon (cello) Thibaut Garcia (guitar), etc [ Warner Classics Vinyl / 2 LP - released 1/Jun/2020 ] Originally released in 2001 to popular success, Classical Chillout was as well-known for its iconic cover artwork as it was for its innovative selection of music. A skilful blend of traditional classical pieces - many known from film and television -... |
SHEPPARD / MASON / PRESTON / DAVY / APPLEBY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs Of Angels - Music from Magdalen College (1480-1560) Choir Of Magdalen College, Oxfor, Bill Ives [ Signum / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] Recorded in Magdalen College Chapel, March 2002 |