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ALBINONI / BRAHMS / MARTIN / BYRD / FAURE / BIZET / BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Agnus Dei II - Music to soothe the soul Choir of New College, Oxford, Edward Higginbottom [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 9/Sep/2000 ] "This is one of the most sublime choral records I have ever heard." - Organists' Review |
WILLIAM BYRD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mass for Four & Five Voices Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, George Guest [ EMI Eminence / 2 CD - released 23/Feb/1986 ] Recorded in St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, March 1986 |
ANONYMOUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: World of Gregorian Chant Choir of the Carmelite Priory, London, John McCarthy [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] Recorded at the Brompton Little Oratory, January 1961 |
PARRY / DAVIES / ALLEGRI / BRUCKNER / DURUFLE / POULENC / BARBER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Voices of Silence - The beauty, Peace & Mystery of Voices Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow / Choir of St. Hedwigs-Cathedral, Berlin / Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg [ RCA classics / CD - released 2/Dec/1994 ] Recorded 1987 to 1989 |
PARRY / BAIRSTOW / ELGAR / STANFORD / HADLEY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jerusalem - British Choral Classics Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. David Hill [ Decca / CD - released 12/May/1991 ] "This is a sumptuous programme. David Hill's by no means meagre forces present it with a fine sense of style and occasion, vividly recorded too. There is not only the splendour of sheer amplitude but also a spring in the rhythm and beauty of tone" |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich / Philharmonia & New Philharmonia, Otto Klemperer [ EMI Classics Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 22/Aug/1998 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) "....not likely to be outshone for a long time" (Gramophone) |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bernstein conducts Bernstein: Symphonies Nos 1. & 2 Christa Ludwig (mezzo) Lukas Foss (piano) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Feb/1982 ] Recorded in Tel Aviv. October 1978 |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Duke Bluebeard's Castle (Complete Opera) Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry / London Symphony Orchestra, Istavan Kertesz [ Decca The Classic Sound / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "In 1965 Kertesz set new standards in his version of Bluebeard's Castle with Christa Ludwig and Walter Berry, not only in the playing of the LSO at its peak, in the firm... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major / Kindertotenlieder / Rückert-Lieder Christa Ludwig (mezzo) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] "Certainly this is the finest live performance of a Mahler symphony to have appeared on any kind of record since Mengelberg's 1939 account of the Fourth Symphony." Gramophone Top Ten Mahler Symphonies of all time |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sacred Music [4 DVDs Special Price] Christian Elsner, Rene Pape, Midori Suzuki, Robin Blaze, Ruth Ziesak / Dresden State Opera, Musicale Fiorentino, Bach Collegium Japan, etc [ DV1 / Ovation Entertainment / 4 DVD Box Set - released 16/Sep/2010 ] The great sacred works Masses, oratorios and requiems are among the most moving and sublime creations of classical music. They provide solace and can lift you in ways that mere words can never achieve. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann - Myrthen Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] "Certainly a top choice for this wonderful cycle." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Solo Vocal |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Die schöne Magelone, Op. 33 Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Apr/2017 ] "(Gerhaher's) colouring is more precise and apt than I've ever heard from him. And that's saying a lot...Gerhaher and Huber make the piece something you can take to your heart" Gramophone Magazine, March 2017 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann - Frage Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2019 - Solo Vocal |
MICHAEL HAYDN / GEORG CHRISTOPH WAGENSEIL / JOHANN GEORG ALBRECHTSBERGER / LEOPOLD MOZART
Classical Trombone Concertos Christian Lindberg (alto trombone) / Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, artistic director and leader [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "Anyone who has ever played a trombone will be delighted at these recordings. Any lover of rarely recorded works will doubtlessly enjoy this album..It cannot be more highly recommended." (MusicWeb) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Complete Organ Concertos Christian Schmitt (organ) Charlotte Balzereit (harp) / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] The first complete recording of the Breitkopf Urtext Edition of the organ concertos of George Frideric Handel. Handel's organ concertos enjoy a wide popularity, they are brilliant concert pieces, in which the organ plays a joyous, "worldly" part. |
VARIOUS
Tonight: Welthits von Berlin bis Broadway Renée Fleming (soprano), Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 24/Jan/2014 ] The Staatskapelle Dresden's New Year's Eve concert has become a much-loved fixture in the musical calendar. This year's event stars Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming and Klaus Florian Vogt. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Chamber Music (Incls Piano Quintet, String Quartets, Piano Trios) Christian Zacharias, Mikhail Rudy, Martha Argerich, Nobuko Imai, Gerard Causse / Cherubini Quartet / Grieg Trio [ EMI Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 15/Oct/2010 ] Celebrating Robert Schumann's 200th Anniversary, this is one of four new CD sets from EMI's catalogue performed by many of the world's leading artists, orchestras and conductors. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 "Emperor" Christian Zacharias (piano) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk [ EMI Classics Nipper Collection / CD - released 1/May/2001 ] "This disc is a bargain! ... Piano Concerto no. 4 is the winner on this disc" Review |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, J. S.: Motets / Easter Oratorio BWV 249 Christine Brenk (soprano) Anne Greiling (alto) Frank Bossert (tenor) Thomas Pfeiffer (bass) / Kammerorchester Pforzheim / Ensemble vocal de Lausanne [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2007 ] It is uncertain how many motets Johann Sebastian Bach composed, because some have been lost, and there are some doubtful attributions among the surviving ones associated with him. There is a case for regarding the six motets catalogued BWV 225-230 as... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Complete Songs Volume 31 Christine Brewer (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Complete Schubert Edition Vol 31 / CD ] 'Some fascinating discoveries' (Classic CD) 'An amazing disc in this matchless series - Unmissable' (Classical Express) |
