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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: 8 Concerti The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv 3D Baroque / CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] Ever lively and spontaneous in their performance, exemplary in the clarity of the recordings, here is a selection from the complete collection of The English Concert's Vivaldi concertos on the Archiv label. |
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C.P.E. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (C.P.E.): Sinfonias for Strings [Hamburg Symphonies for Strings, Wq. 182 (H567-662)] The English Consort, Trevor Pinnock [ Archiv / CD - released 10/Apr/2016 ] "Seldom has a musical composition of a more exalted, saucy, and humorous character poured forth from such an ingenious soul." This is what the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung reported following a private performance of the works of C.P.E. Bach. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Rape of Lucretia (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY English National Opera / Sarah Connolly, Christopher Maltman, Catherine Wyn-Rogers / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "The main cast delivers a superlative response from start to finish, headed by baritone Christopher Maltman's bull-like Tarquinius and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly's harrowingly intense Lucretia." BBC Music |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Four Seasons, and other concertos Enrico Onofri (solo violin) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Teldec / CD - released 26/Aug/1994 ] We get some fine playing from the members of Il Giardino Armonico but especially from first violinist Enrico Onofri....These certainly come off as spirited realizations." Classical Candor |
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN / HERRAD van LANDBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: von Bingen / von Landberg: Hortus Deliciarum Ensemble Discantus, Brigitte Lesne (female voices) [ Naive / CD - released 9/Sep/2004 ] "The performance of this music by Discantus is as good as one could wish for. All voices are ideally suited for this kind of music. Both in regard to repertoire and performance this disc can be wholeheartedly recommended." MusicWeb |
MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch: Trio in C minor, Op. 5 / 8 Pieces, Op. 83 Ensemble Instrumental "Contrasts", with Freddy Arteel (clarinet) [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1996 ] Recorded in Belgium |
STEVE REICH
Reich: Reich / Richter (LP) Ensemble Intercontemporain [ Nonesuch / Warner / LP - released 5/Aug/2022 ] Nonesuch Records releases the first recording of Steve Reich's 'Reich/Richter', performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain and conducted by George Jackson. The composition was originally written to be performed with German visual artist Gerhard... |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Pierre Boulez conducts Arnold Schoenberg Ensemble Intercontemporain, BBC Symphony Orchestra [ Sony Classical / 13 CD Box Set - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Released via the 'Sony Classical' label - The collection "Pierre Boulez Conducts Arnold Schoenberg: The Complete Columbia and Sony Recordings" is a comprehensive box set featuring the renowned conductor Pierre Boulez interpreting the works of Arnold... |
ANTONIO SALIERI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Salieri: Music for Wind Ensemble Ensemble Italiano Di Fiati [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2008 ] Recorded in Montevarchi, Florence, Italy, 1996 |
ANONYMOUS
Ecole de Notre Dame: Mass for Christmas Day Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Marcel Peres and Ensemble Organum, relive Mass for Christmas Day as it was sung in the prestigious setting of the School of Notre Dame in paris, the cradle of western polyphony. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Kegelstatt-Trio Ensemble Wien-Berlin, with James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] Recorded in Vienna 1990 & 1991 |
WALTER BRAUNFELS
Braunfels: Ulenspiegel (complete opera recorded in 2014) EntArteOpera / Marc Horus, Christa Ratzenböck, Joachim Goltz, Hans Peter Scheidegger / Martin Sieghart (cond) [ Capriccio DVD / DVD - released 12/Jul/2017 ] Charles de Coster's novel Thyl Ulenspiegel provided the source for Braunfels' opera of the same name. It narrates one of the darkest chapters in human history - the Spanish Inquisition in 16th-century Flanders. |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Quintets with Piano Eric Le Sage (piano) / Quatuor Ébène [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Chamber |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Heavenly Harp: Best Loved Classical Harp Music Erica Goodman (harp), Elizabeth Hainen (harp), Judy Loman (harp), Claudia Antonelli (harp), Ellen Bødtker (harp), Elisa Netzer (harp), Cristina Bianch [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The 'Best Loved' series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual... |
GEORGE GERSHWIN / MARK O'CONNOR / LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: An American Journey Eroica Trio [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2009 ] "From the opening swoosh of the overture to 'Porgy', played with orchestral finesse and flurry by the Eroicans, this 15 minute fantasy is a wonder of superb taste and remarkably fluent arranging." AudAud.com |
GABRIEL PIERNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pierne: Sonata for Flute & Piano / Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano Istvan Matuz (flute) Norbert Szelecsenyi (piano) Béla Bánfalvi (violin) Katalin Vass (cello) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] "Both works are fluently played in a forthright way...in today's climate there are unlikely to be other performances of this Pierne chamber music on the way and for the time being these deserve investigation" Gramophone |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: String Quartets Op.33 1 - 3 / Op.1 No. 3 Weller Quartet [ Decca / CD - released 12/Apr/1992 ] "The Haydn quartets (are) most beautifully played... buoyant and colourful." ClassicalNet |
ARVO PART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Part: Da Pacem Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier (cond) with Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 22/Sep/2006 ] "Another excellent set from Paul Hillier and his remarkable Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Small wonder that Hillier is on the same wavelength as the Estonian composer - he wrote his biography." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Awards Issue |
PARRY / BYRD / HAYDN / MOZART / TOMKINS / FRANCK / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Eton College Chapel Choir, - Hear my words Eton College Chapel Choir, with David Goode-organ [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "..the chief impression one is left with after hearing this disc is the excellence and polish of the choir ... this is a fine and very enjoyable disc. The performance standard is uniformly very high" MusicWeb International |
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. |
