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JANACEK / HINDEMITH / PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janacek:Suite for Strings / On An Overgrown Path / Idyll For String Orchestra London Jupiter Orchestra, Gregory Rose [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Feb/1993 ] "The sound quality is impeccable... enjoyable. Recommended." MusicWeb |
EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: The Wand of Youth Suites / Three Bavarian Dances / etc London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult. [ EMI Studio / CD - released 20/Mar/2006 ] Original recordings from 1968 & 1975 |
AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man / Appalachian Spring / Rodeo (with Barber: Adagio) Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 25/Jun/2018 ] "Mehta's performance of Appalachian Spring is one of the most distinguished of several fine recordings he made for Decca in the late 1970s, which also included the spectacular Fanfare for a Common Man" (Penguin Guide) |
ERNEST BLOCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bloch: Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh) Louis Berkman (baritone) / The Zemel Choir / Members of the London Chorale and the London Concord Singers / London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/1988 ] "Apart from the language of its ritual, the Sacred Service often sounds like Vaughan Williams. The music is four-square and at times obsessively contrapuntal, yet the scoring has a deftness and luminosity that may come as a surprise." Gramophone |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: War Requiem (complete with libretto) Luba Orgonasova, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boje Skovhus / The Monteverdi Choir, NDR-Sinfonieorchester, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/1993 ] "Gardiner seems intent above all to lay before us the work's musical attributes, so we marvel anew at its taut construction...It is a unique achievement here made manifest by one of the most perceptive interpreters of the day." Gramophone |
VICTOR HERBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Herbert: Cello Concertos / 5 Pieces for cello and strings Lynn Harrell (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca / CD - released 25/Mar/1988 ] "One of Lynn Harrell's finest discs (Herbert cello concertos with ASMF/Neville Marriner)" Five Stars BBC Music |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: Choral Symphony / Choral Fantasia Lynne Dawson (soprano) / Guildford Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic, Wetton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] "Lynne Dawson colours her deliciously pure-toned soprano according to the text's different moods, while Wetton directs both chorus and orchestra with persuasive style and eloquence." ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (June 2002) |
FRANK BRIDGE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bridge: String Quartets Nos 1 & 3 Maggini Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Oct/2003 ] "The flowering of English expressionism receives deservedly superb performances." Gramophone Magazine (Editor's Choice. October 2003) |
STRAUSS FAMILY / JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER JR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: New Year's Concert 2007 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 15/Jan/2007 ] Metha performs his 4th New Year's Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic. Included are works by Johann Strauss II, Josef Strass, Joseph Hellmesberger, Johann Strauss I, and Eduard Strauss. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Quintets Op 88 & Op 111 Members iof the Berlin Philharmonic Octet [ Philips Musica da Camera / CD - released 20/Sep/1990 ] Recorded Berlin: December 1970 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Septet Op. 20 / Sextet Op. 81b Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet, with Manfred Klier (horn) [ Philips Musica da Camera / CD - released 16/Dec/1989 ] Recorded in 1972 & 1968 |
W.A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos, Vol.1 (Nos 19, 20, 21, 22, 23) Mitsuko Uchida (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 18/Jun/2001 ] Mitsuko Uchida's acclaimed cycle was recorded following extensive public performances and Mozart has remained central to her repertory throughout her career. |
PRECY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grainger: The Music of Percy Grainger Monteverdi Choir, English Country Gardiner Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Mar/1996 ] One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance Gardiner has received more Gramophone awards than any other living artist. |
RONALD STEVENSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stevenson: Piano Concertos Nos 1 "Faust Triptych" & 2 "The Continents" Murray Mclachlan (piano) / Chetham's Symphony Orchestra, Julian Clayton [ Olympia / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] "In Murray McLachlan, Stevenson's music has found a committed advocate and he projects the highly virtuosic yet never over-dominant solo parts with something of the panache of the composer's own keyboard style." Hi-Fi News |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leighton: Cello Concerto / Symphony No. 3 'Laudes musicae' Neil Mackie (tenor) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos / CD - released 3/May/1989 ] 'Raphael Wallfisch plays the Concerto as if his life depended on it, and the Symphony draws every bit as much dedication from its performers. The recording is very immediate, and has stunning clarity and detail.'- The Penguin Guide |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Great Orchestral Works (Incls Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 & Harold en Italie, Op. 16) Nobuko Imai (viola) / John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "(Harold is) a fine performance, as is that of the Symphonie funebre et triomphale. The two overtures make up a full pair of discs in a highly recommendable package." (Gramophone) |
TORU TAKEMITSU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Takemitsu: Viola Concerto / November Steps / Eclipse Nobuko Imai (viola) Katsuya Yokoyama (shakuhachi) KInshi Tsuruta (biwa) / Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Philips / CD - released 19/Sep/1992 ] "the musical texture of Takemitsu's Viola Concerto ("A String Around Autumn") is considerably more active than that of the other two works, but still suggests the static perfection of a Japanese landscape. Great sound." ClassicsToday |
SIR JOHN BLACKWOOD McEWEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: McEwen: Violin Sonatas & Prince Charlie Rhapsody Olivier Charlier (violin) Geoffrey Tozer (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 12/Feb/2001 ] 'This attractive program, easy on the ear, will please all British music lovers.' The Delian (Delius Society) |
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GUILLAUME LEKEU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lekeu: Orchestral Works [Æuvres Orchestrales] Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege, Pierre Bartholomee [ Ricercar / CD - released 14/Aug/2015 ] Admirer of Beethoven and Wagner, disciple of Franck, and protégé of Ysaÿe, Lekeu had, in his last compositions, opened a new way that was neither French nor Germanic. |
CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: String Quartets Vol.2 (Nos.1 & 2) Oslo String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Oct/2002 ] "Contains powerful, original, and invigorating musical thought..With fine sound and reliable notes, the Naxos discs are a wonderful bargain... " Fanfare |
