RACHMANINOV / PONCE / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Virtuoso Vengerov Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Virtuosi, Vag Papian, piano [ EMI Classics / CD ] "Here is a young virtuoso at the peak of his form enjoying himself from first to last in music undemanding on the ear if not the technique." Gramophone |
JOHN IRELAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat / A London Overture / Mai-Dun - Symphonic Rhapsody / etc Colin Horsley (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Basil Cameron with Daniel Adni, Desmond Wright and the composer on piano [ EMI Classics / CD - released 3/Mar/1993 ] This release restores a classic of the catalogue, the Piano Concerto with Colin Horsley from 1957. |
ANONYMOUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Canto Noel - Polyphonic Christmas hymns from the Middle Ages Coro de Monjes de la Abadía de Santo, Domingo de Silos [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] This album brings together a remarkable collection of Christmas chants which were recorded by the choir of monks from the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery. All of these chants belong to the sacred repertoire. Pilgrims to Santiago would hear and sing... |
HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 / Momoprecace / Fantasia for soprano saxophone / Guitar Concerto / etc Cristina Ortiz / John Harle / Angel Romero / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/1998 ] "A qualified recommendation then...if you want value for money you can't really go wrong with this set... the delectable Mômoprecóce on the first disc and much of the music on the second is well worth adding to your collection." MusicWeb |
CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: The Rio Grande; Concerto for piano & nine players (with Walton-Symphony No.2) Cristina Ortiz (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn / Sir Richard Rodney Bennett / Neville Dilkes [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "An effective display with the effervescence of Lambert's The Rio Grande and Piano Concerto leading to the high spirits of Walton's Second, and some captivating shorties too." (BBC Music Feb 2006) |
AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland: Symphony No 3 / Danzon Cubano / El Salon Mexico Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata [ EMI / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] It is probably true that the name of Aaron Copland (1900-1990) is known to most by just one work: Fanfare for the Common Man which was written in 1942 and intended as a spirit-raiser for American forces during the Second World War and its theme is a... |
WILLIAM CONGREVE / GEORGE FARQUHAR / RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: An 18th Century Comedy Album: The Way of the World; The Beaux' Stratagem; The School for Scandal Dame Edith Evans / Sir John Gielgud / Pauline Jameson / Ralph Truman / Miles Malleson / Anthony Quayle and others [ EMI Classic English Drama / CD - released 17/Sep/2006 ] A demonstartion of Edith Evan's matchless prowess in Restoration comedy. |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été / La mort de Cléopâtre / Les Troyens (excerpts) Dame Janet Baker / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ EMI Studio / CD - released 1/Jun/1988 ] "Dame Janet Baker and Sir John Barbirolli only made a handful of recordings together, but they all quite magical. This radiant, mellow account of (Le Nuits d'Ete) was made when Dame Janet's voice was at its peak." (Michael Heath) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: MASTERPIECE Chopin Daniel Adni, Maurizio Pollini, John Ogdon / Philhamonia Orchestra, Robert Irving [ EMI Studio / CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] This CD contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, performed by a galaxy of star pianists. |
CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 'Sinfonia semplice' Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt [ EMI Classics Matrix / CD - released 1/Feb/1996 ] "Splendid readings and Blomstedt's lively imagination and attention to mood and instrumental detail make these recordings endlessly rewarding. They sound better than ever" (MusicWeb Sept 2004) |
BEETHOVEN / SZYMANOWSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH / FRANCK / MOZART / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: les Introuvables de David Oistrakh David Oistrakh (violin), Lev Oborin (piano), Various orchestras, various conductors [ EMI Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2005 ] Oistrakh collaborated with major orchestras and musicians from many parts of the world and was the dedicatee of numerous violin works, including both of Dmitri Shostakovich's violin concerti and the violin concerto by Aram Khachaturian. He is... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5 / Rondos / Adagio David Oistrakh (violin/conductor) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/1993 ] Original recordings from 1970 &1971 |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Yeomen of the Guard (complete operetta recorded in 1958) Denis Dowling, Richard Lewis, Elsie Morison, Alexander Young, Marjorie Thomas / Glyndebourne Festival, Sir MalcolmSargent [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/1987 ] "This is a very operatic Yeomen which certainly suits the work and gives the soloists an opportunity to shine. Sir Geraint Evans makes a better Jack Point than a Ko-Ko and 'When a wooer goes a-wooing' is very moving." Mel (Marbecks) |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Horn Concertos / Quintet in E flat for Piano & Wind Dennis Brain (horn) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, with Colin Horsley (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/1994 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) Settle back to enjoy Brain's artistry and virtuosity..." (Gramophone) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: 21 Lieder [Incls 'The Earl King] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1988 ] "leaves one with the sense of the immortal and inexhaustible beauty" Gramophone Recorded 1958 - 1965 |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Harold en Italie / Overtures Donald McInnes (viola) / Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/1999 ] "This is excellent...The French orchestra plays beautifully for Bernstein...the most interesting performance of the symphony now on record" (Gramophone on Symphonie fantastique) |
ANTONIN DVOARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Symphonic Variations Natalia Gutman (cello) / The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Swallisch [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Recorded At - Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, February 1991 |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Kullervo, Op.7 Eeva-Lilsa Saarinen (mezzo-sop) Jorma Hynninen (bar) Ida Haendel (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ EMI Classics Matrix / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] "The 1971 performance is still a considerable one, and the analogue recording has plenty of atmosphere." (Gramophone) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann/Brahms: Lieder Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 - 23 April 1952) was a German soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She left a substantial legacy of recordings. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Requiem / Quattro Pezzi Sacri (4 Sacred Pieces) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Janet Baker / Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1997 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |