ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann/Brahms: Lieder Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 - 23 April 1952) was a German soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She left a substantial legacy of recordings. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (Complete Opera recorded in 1963 with libretto) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Hanny Steffek / Philharmonia Orchestra / Karl Bohm [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1988 ] "The two sisters are gloriously sung - Schwarzkopf and Ludwig bring their immeasurable talents as Lieder singers to this sparkling score and overlay them with a rare comic touch." RECOMMENDED RECORDING (Classical Good CD Guide 2004) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Requiem / Quattro Pezzi Sacri (4 Sacred Pieces) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Janet Baker / Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1991 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Requiem / Quattro Pezzi Sacri (4 Sacred Pieces) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Janet Baker / Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1997 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Mass in B minor (recorded 1952-3) / Mass in B minor (excerpts recorded 1950) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Haffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Heinz Rehfuss & Kathleen Ferrier / Philharmonia Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker / von Karajan [ EMI Classics Historical / 2 CD - released 20/May/2006 ] Described in its first review in The Gramophone as 'a landmark in the history of the gramophone', this recording of the B minor Mass was made a couple of years after Herbert von Karajan had conducted Bach's masterpiece in Vienna. |
HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: Spanisches Liederbuch (Spanish Songbook) (Recorded 1967) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Gerald Moore (piano) [ Deutsche Gramophon Originals / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/1994 ] "In this superb DG reissue, the sacred songs provide a dark, intense prelude, with Fischer-Dieskau at his very finest, sustaining slow tempi impeccably." Penguin Guide |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: 12 Lieder / 6 Moment musicaux Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Edwin Fischer (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 13/Feb/2000 ] This is a wonderful and most welcome release of Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's Schubert recordings. They were recorded in London in 1950 and 1952 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' [LP] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Hilde Rössl-Majdan (mezzo-soprano) / Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics LP / 2 LP - released 28/Apr/2023 ] he German-born conductor Otto Klemperer, a towering figure in the musical history of the 20th century, died at the age of 88 on July 8th 1973, so 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of his death. |
LEHAR / HEUBERGER / ZELLER / MILLOCKER / SUPPE / J STRAUSS II
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Operetta [Incls 'The Nuns' Chorus'] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Ackermann [ EMI / CD - released 20/Nov/1995 ] 1959 recording from original EMI master tapes |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: The Complete 78 RPM Recordings Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) with Gerald Moore, Peter Gelhorn, Herbert von Karajan, Josef Krips, etc [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 17/Nov/2016 ] In 1946, the young Elisabeth Schwarzkopf made her first recording with the British producer Walter Legge in Vienna. He became her husband in 1953. The recordings in this set date from the first years of their professional and personal relationship. |
W. A. MOZART / VERDI / LEHAR / J. STRAUSS II / RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Opera arias Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop), with Karl Schmitt-Walter (bar) / Philharmonia Orchestra. Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ EMI / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Recordings from 1950, Le Nozze di Figaro, to, 1959, Capriccio. |
BACH / MOZART / GIESEKING / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - The Unpublished Recordings Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, with Philharmonia Orchestra, Thurston Dart & Alceo Galliera, Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von karajan, Walter Gieseking (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/1990 ] Recorded : London, n°1 Studio Abbey Road 26/05/1958 (1-3) - 10/04/1955 (7) ; n°3 Studio Abbey Road 16/04/1955 (8-14) Wien, Musikvereinssaal 06/1950 (4-6) ; Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 20/06/1956 (15-18) |
Sir GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: The Song of Songs Elizabeth Connell (soprano) Kim Begley (tenor) with William Prideaux (baritone) / Royal Philaharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2003 ] This disc marks the sixth issue in Hyperion's trail-blazing belief in the robust romanticism and musical energies of Bantock. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah (complete) Elizabeth Gale, Marjana Lipovsek, Werner Hollweg, Roderick Kennedy / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Ultima / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/1997 ] Conducting a dazzling array of soloists and Concentus Musicus Wien, the groundbreaking ensemble he established in the early 1950s, Nikolaus Harnoncourt unfolds this narrative with his customary flair, precision and immediacy. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Elias [Elijah], Op. 70 (sung in German) Elly Ameling, Renate Krahmer, Annelies Burmeister, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, etc / Rundfunkchor und Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Wolfgang Sawallisch [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 3/Mar/1993 ] "Among the German versions, Sawallisch's (with Theo Adam, Elly Ameling, and Peter Schreier; Philips) is probably the most convincing." MusicWeb |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 5, 19, 20 & 10 Emil Gilels (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] "One can listen to Gilels's Beethoven for hours on end without wishing a single passage to be differently phrased or moulded." (Sunday Times) |
EDWARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Lyric Pieces (selection) Emil Gilels (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 5/Sep/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 'Pathetique', 23 'Appassionata' & 31 Emil Gilels (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Classikon / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] "One can listen to Gilels's Beethoven for hours on end without wishing a single passage to be differently phrased or moulded." (Sunday Times) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Johnn Sebastian Bach II Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rolf Johnson, Alfred Brendel, Trevor Pinnock, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Simon Preston, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Panorama / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2000 ] "Gardiner's version of the St Matthew Passion brings an intense, dramatic reading which now makes a clear first choice, not just for period-performance devotees but for anyone not firmly set against the new authenticity." Penguin Guide |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sacred vocal music of Claudio Monteverdi Emma Kirkby, Ian Partridge, David Thomas / Parley of Instruments / Roy Goodman & Peter Holman [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide 'One of the most beautiful records I have heard this year' (The Guardian) |