DOMENICO CIMAROSA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto (Complete opera recorded in 1957) Eugenia Ratti, Graziella Sciutti, Ebe Stignati, Luigi Alva, Franco Calabrese / Teatro alla Scala, Nino Sanzogno [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/1997 ] Note: This is extremely rare. American websites are asking $43US. |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: Savitri / The Dream-City Felicity Palmer (soprano) Patrizia Kwella (soprano) Philip Landridge (tenor) / City of London Sinfonietta / Richard Hickox [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 16/Feb/2006 ] 'If you have not come across Holst's Savitri, then I envy you the prospect of hearing this small miracle of a one-act opera for the first time. Fine performances make this a budget-price bargain' (Classic FM Magazine) |
CHARLES KOECHLIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Koechlin: Music for Flute Fenwick Smith (flute) Martin Amlin (piano) with Jayne West (soprano in L'Album de Lilian) Leone Buyse (first flute in Sonata for two flutes) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] 'An absolute classic, not only for Koechlin enthusiasts but for lovers of the flute and deft artistry' - Fanfare, USA |
Flip Grater
MARBECKS RARE: While I'm Awake I'm at War [ Maiden / CD - released 12/Jul/2010 ] One of NZ's beloved indie-folk artists, the third studio album from Flip Grater features the single "Careful", a meandering alt country ditty with a Fleetwood Mac feel. |
Franz Ferdinand
MARBECKS RARE: Franz Ferdinand [ Domino / 2 CD - released 16/Feb/2004 ] Limited edition, includes three extra tracks |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Friedrich Gulda I Friedrich Gulda (piano) [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Born in Vienna as the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano from Felix Pazofsky at the Wiener Volkskonservatorium, aged 7. In 1942, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied piano and musical theory under Bruno... |
CARL MARIA VON WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber: Complete Piano Sonatas [2 CD set] Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] 'These are distinguished performances, by a pianist of true romantic temper, of four works that have had more than their share of misunderstanding from performers and critics alike' (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Oboe Quartet / Horn Quintet / etc The Gaudier Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] "Anyone interested in this particular program is unlikely to be anything but delighted with this disc" (Fanfare) |
Gilles Peterson
MARBECKS RARE: Worldwide - Programme 1 [ Talkin Loud / CD - released 22/Jul/2002 ] Internatiionally acclaimed DJ Giles Peterson famous radio show has been brought to album format. WORLDWIDE V.1 is an eclectic array of rare tracks assembled by Peterson's knowing hand. Amidst the heaviest of competition, Gilles Peterson's Worldwide... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 2006) Glyndebourne Opera / Topi Lehtipuu, Luca Pisaroni, Miah Persson, Anke Vondung / Ivan Fischer (conductor) [ Opus Arte / Rai Trade DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/May/2007 ] 'I had to search long and hard down memory lane to recall a Così that so vividly revealed both the pleasure and the overwhelming pain of this evermore disturbing masterpiece, and I failed.' Opera |
GUILLAUME DUFAY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dufay: Music for St James the Greater Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE GRAMOPHONE AWARDS WINNER |
Guided By Voices
MARBECKS RARE: Universal Truths & Cycles [ Matador Records / Spunk / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] |
Gwen Stefani
MARBECKS RARE: Love.Angel..Music..Baby. [ Interscope Records / CD - released 13/Oct/2005 ] The No Doubt singer will again turn heads with this debut record that is as fresh as it is retro and as progressive as it is feel-good familiar. |
Henri Salvador
Marbecks Rare: Room With a View [ Source / Virgin / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Evening Watch The Holst Singers and Orchestra / Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] 'The performances here are wonderfully responsive. The individual voices seem perfectly attuned to the special colouring of Holst's music' - Gramophone |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / CESAR FRANCK / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Ivan Moravec Ivan Moravec (piano) [ Philips / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] A native of Prague, Moravec has eschewed the spotlight, mostly because of his emphasis on teaching and assiduous practice. He's famous for insisting that every aspect of his performance be near-perfect. |
Jack Rose
MARBECKS RARE: Dr Ragtime & Pals / Self Titled [ Happy / 2 CD - released 19/Apr/2010 ] The final album, along with his highly acclaimed and out-of-print self-titled album (which was originally a limited release on the Archive Recordings label), from Philadelphia guitarist, the late Jack Rose. |
James Blake
MARBECKS RARE: James Blake (Repackage With Bonus Disc) [ Polydor Records U.K. / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2011 ] Repackage of the original album plus a 6-track EP 'Enough Thunder', featuring a Bon Iver collaboration and Joni Mitchell cover. |
HUGH MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Love From Judy [plus other selections by the stars] Jean Carson, Bill O'Connor & Adelaide Hall / Original London Cast [ Sepia Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] Love from Judy is a musical with music by Hugh Martin, lyrics by Martin and Jack Gray, and a book by Eric Maschwitz and Jean Webster. It is based on Webster's novel and play Daddy-Long-Legs. The original production opened in Coventry in 1951. |
Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu
MARBECKS RARE: Joystone [ Ubiquity Records / CD - released 14/Jul/2008 ] Ever-inventive Finnish arranger/composer/musician Jimi Tenor teams up with a trio of West-African musicians & ex-Fela Kuti sidemen to create an exceptionally unique and inspired album that joins the dots between dance, Afro-beat, funk, & pop. |