BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Canticles and Folksong Arrangements Ian Bostridge, David Daniels, Christopher Maltman, Julius Drake piano [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2002 ] "For sheer vocal character and interpretative intelligence on both their parts it is the equal of any of the others - yes, even that of Pears and Britten." - International Record Review |
HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: Lieder (Incls Eichendorff-Lieder) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Anthony Pappano (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "...this recording is an excellent and highly individual approach to Wolf by an interpreter who really understands Wolf's special sensibility and breathes life into the music." (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder Vol 1 Ian Bostridge (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI Music / CD - released 11/May/2001 ] "Bostridge's growing band of devoted admirers are sure to be satisfied by this selection from Schubert's most popular songs." Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24 / Dichterliebe, Op. 48 / 7 lieder Ian Bostridge (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "My choice is Ian Bostridge… his velveteen, youthful timbres and intense, subtle delivery suit Schumann's cycle to perfection." The Sunday Times, March 2001 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder / Piano sonata in A Major, D.959 (No 20) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ EMI Music / CD - released 2/Sep/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) "though the concept is intriguing what really matters is the superb quality of the performances." - New York Times |
MICHAEL FINNISSY
The History of Photography in Sound Ian Pace (piano) [ Metier / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "You might think a piano cycle lasting more than five hours is asking too much. But when the music is as endlessly fascinating, engaging, challenging, puzzling, beautiful, thought-provoking and charming as Finnissy's, it is not a hardship" BBC Music |
ALAN PAUL / GUY WOOLFENDEN / GEOFFREY BUSH / ALAN RIDOUT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Clarinet Concertos Ian Scott (clarinet) Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Barry Wordsworth [ ASV / CD - released 20/Nov/2003 ] "Ian Scott plays beautifully throughout; and all concerned seem to enjoy themselves enormously. I cannot but recommend this attractive collection of unfamiliar, but rewarding works that all deserve much more than the occasional hearing" (MusicWeb) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Paderewski: The American Recordings [Complete Victor Recordings, 1914-31] Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano) [ Appian APR / 5 CD Box Set - released 21/Nov/2016 ] IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI (1860-1941) must be counted as one of the most famous pianists who ever lived, and he was certainly the most financially successful, yet his recorded legacy has always been something of a puzzle. Paderewski was from a generation... |
CHOPIN / LISZT / SCHUBERT / PADEREWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano) [ Philips / EMI / RCA / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "Ingrid was always admired for the grace and shapeliness of her phrasing, her pellucid cantabile touch and her crystalline articulation, all of which can be heard in the Mozart items on these discs." Gramophone |
LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas Igor Levit (piano) [ Sony Classical / 9 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2019 ] Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Instrumental The Times Records of the Year 2019 Classical Album |
BUSONI / BRAHMS / REGER / FELDMAN
Igor Levit: Encounter Igor Levit (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] This is a very personal double album marked by a desire for encounter and togetherness. The programme includes rarely played arrangements of Bach and Brahms by Ferruccio Busoni and Max Reger, as well as Palais de Mari - Morton Feldman's final work... |
BACH / BUSONI / SCHUMANN / RZEWSKI / LISZT / WAGNER / etc
Igor Levit: The Life Album Igor Levit (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 TOP THREE - Instrumental |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op.87 [Igor Levit on DSCH] (LP) Igor Levit (piano) [ Sony Classical / 3 LP - released 12/Jun/2020 ] The new album "On DSCH" by Igor Levit is a tour de force by "one of the essential artists of our time" (The New York Times). |
VERDI / RACHMANINOV / BERNSTEIN / ELGAR / SIBELIUS / etc
Schoenbrunn 2021 - Summer Night Concert 2021 BLU-RAY Igor Levit (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 23/Jul/2021 ] The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is the world's biggest annual classical open-air concert and took place in the magical setting of the Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna on 18 June 2021. |
PIETRO ANTONIO LOCATELLI
Locatelli: Complete Edition Igor Ruhadze (violin), Jed Wentz (flute) / Ensemble Violini Capricciosi, Musica ad Rhenum [ Brilliant Classics / 21 CD Box Set - released 18/Sep/2015 ] Pietro Antonio Locatelli was one of the most important composers of the Baroque period, being a particularly celebrated composer of violin repertoire. |
Il Volo
Ad Astra [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Mar/2024 ] AD ASTRA is the title of the new IL VOLO album, the first composed entirely of unreleased songs. A sound journey with an international flavor through eleven tracks, which arrives after participation in the 74th Sanremo Festival with Capolavoro,... |
GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Les Pecheurs des Perles [The Pearl Fishers] (Complete Opera recorded in 1963) Ileana Cotrubas, Alain Vanzo, Guillermo Sarabia, Roger Soyer / Choeur & Orchestre du Theatre National de 'Opera de Paris / Georges Pretre [ EMI Classics For Pleasure / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die - "The well-recorded CfP set is valuable principally because it has Cotrubas at her best, a most appealing Leila and worth the bargain price of the discs on her own account." (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphonies 1 - 9 Ileana Cotrubas, Heather Harper, Hermann Prey, Hans Sotin & others / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Bernard Haitink [ Philips / 10 CD Box Set ] "Some have even said that the Concertgebouw Orchestra at the time managed to deliver a spectacular performance not with Haitink, but despite Haitink, and though I think that statement's much too extreme, I understand that sometimes the credit of a... |
J.S. BACH
Bach: Six Suites For Solo Cello Inbal Megiddo (cello) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] While much of Bach's music is deeply associated with the church, for six years Bach served as Kapellmeister at the little Calvinist court at Cothen, where sacred music did not hold much importance. Bach was in a unique position, having the resources... |
CHADWICK / BARBER / FOOTE / CARPENTER / CANNING / GERSHWIN / CARMICHAEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: American Dreams [featuring Barber's Adagio] Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Raymond Leppard [ Decca / CD - released 16/Mar/1999 ] "The outstanding items are John Alden Carpenter's lovely Sea Drift, and Thomas Canning's Fantasy on a Hymn Tune of Justin Morgan...the recorded sound is great. This is a lovely compilation." 10/10 ClassicsToday |