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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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - The Unpublished Recordings Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, with Philharmonia Orchestra, Thurston Dart & Alceo Galliera, Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von karajan, Walter Gieseking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) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert and the Countryside Elizabeth Connell (Soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE 'I have never heard Elizabeth Connell's voice more beautifully caught on disc than in this Schubert series' (The Guardian) |
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. |
BRAHMS / BLOCH / SCHUBERT / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / DOHNANYI / R. STRAUSS / etc
Emanuel Feuermann - The RCA Album Collection Emanuel Feuermann (cello), Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Jascha Heifetz (violin), William Primrose (violin), Franz Rupp (piano), Rudolf Serkin (piano) [ Sony Classical / 7 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2024 ] For the first time ever, Sony Classical is issuing a complete collection of the recordings made for RCA Victor by the fabled Austrian cellist Emanuel Feuermann with 11 works for the first time on CD transferred from the original master discs. |
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) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Emil Gilels (piano) Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Andre Watts (piano) New York Philhamonic, Thomas Schippers [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/1990 ] Originally released by CBS Records in 1967 |
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) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah (highlights) Emma Kirkby (sop) Margaret Cable (alto) James Bowman (countertenor) Joseph Cornwell (ten) David Thomas (bass) / Taverner Choir and Players / Parrott [ Virgin Virgo / CD - released 19/Oct/2004 ] Highlights from the classic recording including 'Behold the Lamb of God', 'He was despised' and 'I know that my Redeemer liveth' |
LAWES / BLOW / WILSON / CAMPION / ECCLES / etc
Classical Kirkby - Orpheus and Corinna Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (theorbo-lute) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] "These are delightful songs, superbly sung with delicate, tactful accompaniments played on the theorbo-lute by Anthony Rooley" Rod Bliss (Sunday Times) |
J. S. BACH / ANTONIO VIVALDI / GEORG HANDEL / WILLIAM HAYES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Emma Kirkby - Magnificat Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker. [ ABC Classics / CD - released 6/Jan/2006 ] Widely considered as one of the leading exponents in early music, Emma Kirkby is renowned for her purity of production, clarity of diction and extraordinary degree of vocal control. |
MOZART / VIVALDI / HANDEL / PERGOLESI / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Pure Voice Of Emma Kirkby Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Christopher Hogwood (organ/spinet), Anthony Rooley (lute) Richard Campbell (viola da gamba), etc [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] Special import - limited stocks available worldwide |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Water Music Suites 1-3, HWV348-350 [LP] English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Erato Classics LP / LP - released 7/Apr/2023 ] John Eliot Gardiner will celebrate his 80th birthday on April 20th 2023. Erato Recordings are celebrating this wonderful conductor with two of his most emblematic albums to be released on vinyl: Handel's Water Music and Purcell's King Arthur. When... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Music for the Fireworks Music / Orchestral Works English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Philips / CD - released 21/May/2001 ] "With first-class recording, this is an obvious first choice in its field" - Penguin Guide to CDs |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Beethoven English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, with Éva Marton (soprano) [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "Ormandy's reading generates excitement through exact accentuation as well as vibrant instrumental color and striking ensemble balances. You'd expect to hear the piano clearly at the start of the first-movement development section, but it makes a... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies No. 31 'Paris', 39 & 40 English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ EMI / CD - released 1/May/1990 ] "These are exceptionally lively performances: alertly phrased, and often with positively bouncing rhythm, executed at all times with very great skill." (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Symphonies English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ Warner Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2006 ] "Tate performs with style and excellence, and always gives the music a sense of life and elegant freshness." (MusicWeb) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: 6 Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock [ Archiv / Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/1984 ] Recorded London, 1982 |
