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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (Complete Opera recorded in 1969) Gundula Janowitz, James King, Peter Schrier, Hermann Prey / Straatskapelle Dresden, Rudolf Kempe [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/1992 ] "Gundula Janowitz sings the role of Ariadne with incomparable line and style. Her knowledge of Strauss singing has never been bettered." (review) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (recorded live in 2004) The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts / DVD - released 12/Jan/2005 ] Quite simply one of the best performances of this great work I've ever come across: moving, intense and with Abbado's long experience of conducting this work fully apparent despite the youth of the players. Beautifully and accurately played... |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gyorgy Sandor Plays Bartok Gyorgy Sandor (piano) / Vienna Symphony, Symphony Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio, Baden-Baden, Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg [ Vox Legends / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1992 ] Sándor remained friends with Bartók throughout his life, and was one of only ten people who attended Bartók's funeral in 1945. Sándor played the premiere of Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 on 8 February 1946. |
BACH / CHOPIN / HAYDN / MOZART / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Ingrid Haebler Ingrid Haebler (piano) / Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra [ Philips / 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 |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 (Complete opera) Hakan Hagegard, Gilles Cachemaille, Arleen Auger, Della Jones / Drottningholm Court Theatre, Arnold Ostman [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "Even those who have never been to Drottningholm and experienced Arnold Ostman's Mozart in the flesh will know exactly what it is that makes his recorded performances live." (Gramophone) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A London Symphony (with John Ireland: A London Overture) Halle Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 10/Apr/1994 ] The very best of English music conducted by Sir John Barbirolli |
EDVARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Orchestral Works Halle Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli / Bournemouth Symphony, Paavo Berglund / Royal Philharmonic, Sir Thomas Beecham / Northern Sinfonia, Paul Torteli [ EMI Classics Gemini / CD - released 2/Feb/2005 ] Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London. 1969 & 1970 (Halle) Guildhall, Southampton 1981 (Bournemouth) Abbey Road Studios, London. 1973 & 1955 (Northern Sinfonia & Royal Philharmonic) |
COLE PORTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Thomas Hampson sings Cole Porter - Night & Day Thomas Hampson (baritone) with Ambrosian Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, John McClinn [ Emi Classics / CD - released 8/May/2006 ] "One suspects that Hampson dislikes being described as a "crossover" singer, as he sometimes is. To cross over something, there must first be a barrier to be crossed. Hampson's career has demonstrated that many divisions in music are false, and that,... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante / Cello Sonata Han-Na Chang (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] "The Korean, Han-Na Chang, joins Antonio Pappano for a superb recording." Editor's Choice: Gramophone Magazine (May 2003)- GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2003 - Concerto |
WOLF / SCHUBERT / BRAHMS / R. STRAISS / LOEWE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Art of Hans Hotter Hans Hotter (bass) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Australian Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Though recorded later in his career, when this great artist was 64, he is on magnificent form, and brings a lifetime's insights to some of the greatest songs in the Lied repertoire. Indispensable." (BBC Music) |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Tannhauser (Complete Opera with libretto) Hans Sotin, Christa Ludwig, Rena Kollo, Helga Demesch / Vienna Philharmonic, Solti [ Decca Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Aug/2002 ] "One of the most satisfying of Georg Solti's Wagner recordings. Christa Ludwig is a seductive Venus in this, the Paris version, Helga Dernesch a sweet-toned Elisabeth, though René Kollo isn't quite the singer we expect from Tannhäuser." BBC Music |
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ENNIO MORRICONE / BERNARD HERRMANN / SONNY BONO / NINO ROTO
The Morricone Duel - The most dangerous concert ever [Recorded live in Copenhagen, 2018] BLU-RAY Hans Ulrik (saxophone) Tuva Semmingsen (mezzo) Christine Nonbo Andersen (soprano) / Danish National Symphony, Sarah Hicks [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2018 ] The Wild West meets the soulful sound of Italy. Fearless New York gangsters meet cowboys from the dusty prairie. Godfather meets Taxi Driver. And the magic of cinema meets the rich sound of a first-class symphony orchestra. This exclusive live... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classic Hauser Deluxe [CD + DVD 'Alone, Together - From Croatia'] Hauser, London Symphony Orchestra [ Sony Classical / 2 CD/DVD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] Hauser, the dynamic young cellist who rocketed to fame as half of the genre-busting worldwide musical sensation 2Cellos, re-releases his first solo album, now with a DVD. |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Nelsonmesse (Nelson Mass) / Te Deum Felicity Lott, Carolyn Watkinson, Maldwyn Davies, David Wilson-Johnson / The English Concert & Choir / Trevor Pinnock [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) .. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 8 'Symphony of a Thousand' Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger, Rene Kollo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Legends / CD - released 10/Apr/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 8 'Symphony of a Thousand' Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger, Rene Kollo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / CD - released 10/Apr/1996 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) "Now at last Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand can be heard on record at something approaching its full, expansive stature. Here is a version from Solti which ... conveys the... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Works for Oboe and Piano Heinz Holliger (oboe) & Alfred Brendel (piano) [ Philips Musica da Camera / CD - released 1/Jun/1990 ] Late in the 1840s, Schumann entered a chamber music phase. It was, it is said, motivated partly by financial reasons - creating a body of chamber works that could be played by talented amateurs in their own homes. |
C. P. E. BACH / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL / GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN / ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Oboe Concertos Heinz Holliger (oboe) Christine Jaccottet (harpsichord) Thomas Demenga (cello) [ Philips / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] Recorded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, October 1987 |
MOZART / ROSSINI / CHOPIN / SCHUBERT / DONIZETTI / PASCULLI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Heinz Holliger at the Opera Heinz Holliger (oboe, cor anglais) Ursula Holliger (harp) Gabriel Burgin (piano) [ Philips / CD - released 5/May/1990 ] Recorded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, August, 1989 |
W. A. MOZART / J. C. BACH / J. M. HAYDN /
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chamber music for Oboe and Strings Heinz Holliger (oboe & English horn)) with Antonio Salvatore (violin) Massimo Paris (viola) Vito Paternoster (cello) & Lucio Buccarella (bass) [ Denon Recorded and Pressed in Japan / CD - released 12/Dec/1983 ] Recorded in november 1979, Nippon Columbia Studio 1, Tokyo (JAP). |
