FREDERIC CHOPIN / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANZ LISZT / ROBERT SCHUMANN / IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Maurizio Pollini I Maurizio Pollini (piano) [ Philips / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Maurizio Pollini (born 5 January 1942) is an Italian pianist. He is known for performances of compositions by Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy, among others. He has also championed and performed works by contemporary composers such as Pierre Boulez,... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANZ LISZT / ROBERT SCHUMANN / IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Stephen Kovacevich II Stephen Kovacevich (piano) with BBC Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol 61 / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Stephen Kovacevich made his concert debut as a pianist at the age of 11; then, at the age of 18 he moved to London to study under Dame Myra Hess on a scholarship and has been a London resident ever since, currently living in Hampstead. In 1961 he... |
Micah P. Hinson
MARBECKS RARE: Micah P. Hinson and The Red Empire Orchestra [ Inertia Music / CD - released 14/Jul/2008 ] "Against such rich, variegated moods, this could well be his best yet."-UNCUT (4 stars). "Contemplative country reveries to ease you gently into that good night."-MOJO. |
FINZI / GURNEY / FARRAR / BROWNE / KELLY / BUTTERWORTH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: War's Embers: a legacy of songs by composers who perished or suffered in World War 1 Michael George (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'If you enjoy English song, this set is a must ... The singers are Britain's best, and their excellence is matched by the accompaniments of Clifford Benson' (BBC Music Magazine) |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rare Mozart Arias Nathalie Stutzmann (soprano) / Moscow Virtuosi, Vladimir Spivakov [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/Jan/1999 ] Recorded July 1994 at the Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Orchestral Music NDR-Sinfonieorchester, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2004 ] Schmidt-Isserstedt and the NDRSO undertook the first postwar tour of the UK by a German orchestra in politically sensitive conditions during 1951. |
MARBECKS RARE: Nightmares on Wax
In a Space Outta Sound [ Warp Records / CD - released 14/Mar/2006 ] This is a contemporary and varied album of many textures, tempos and tones, with harmonic inflections from cultures beyond these shores. A personal retrospective journey that also unwittingly reflects the urban multi-cultural landscape we live in... |
NIKOLAI MEDTNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Medtner: Piano works (Incls Sonaten-Triade, Op 11 & Theme and variations in C sharp minor, Op 55) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "I must be careful not to make this sound like an indiscriminate rave review, but what do you do when a disc of this calibre drops through your letterbox? An exceptionally fine disc indeed" Gramophone Magazine |
Of Montreal
MARBECKS RARE: Skeletal Lamping [ Pop Frenzy / CD - released 8/Dec/2008 ] The ninth studio album by Athens, Georgia-based group Of Montreal may be bizarre, complicated, and dense, but it's also packed with slinky grooves that demand a physical response. |
GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: L'Arlesienne (complete incidental music Op 23) (Rec 1985) Orfeon Donostiarra, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson [ EMI Encore / CD - released 9/Jun/2006 ] L'Arlésienne - the girl from Arles (in Provence) was composed as incidental music to a play by Daudet. Nowadays the play is little-known but Bizet's music has become very familiar from the two orchestral suites. |
Various Artists / Howard Shore
MARBECKS RARE: The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring (Original Soundtrack) [ Reprise Records / CD - released 19/Nov/2001 ] Academy Award Winner. Features Enya, Elizabeth Fraser. Composer Howard Shore |
Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra
MARBECKS RARE: Rumba Collection 1992-1997 [ Sony / Epic / CD - released 15/Oct/1997 ] The first compilation appeared in 1997, released by Epic Records. It featured two previously not released tracks: an edit of Tremulo (from the album Opium) and a "speed merengue" version of Barcelona Nights from 1997. |
Pernice Brothers
MARBECKS RARE: Overcome By Happiness [ Cortex / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] |
Pernice Brothers
MARBECKS RARE: Yours, Mine and Ours [ Spunk / CD - released 12/Sep/2003 ] This is the third album from the much-loved Boston act - a sunny, breezy affair, with elegant melodies that are built for harmonies, superbly sung by Joe Pernice |
Pete Rock
MARBECKS RARE: Underground Classics [ Rapster / CD - released 18/Jul/2006 ] When his classic teaming with C.L. Smooth came to an end, legendary beatmaker Pete Rock never stopped putting in his time for the hip-hop cause. This collection on Rapster brings together 15 hot joints produced by "Soul Brother No. 1" in the mid... |
EUGENE YSAYE
Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for solo violin Op. 27 MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Philippe Graffin (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/1997 ] Eugène Ysaÿe was the charismatic and flamboyant successor to Wieniawski in the great French tradition of violin virtuosity. Yet he was to take the genre to new and giddy heights with his Six Sonatas for solo violin of 1924. Each sonata is dedicated... |
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 1 & 5 / Suite for Voice & Violin / etc The Pleeth Cello Octet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 'Stunning performances' (BBC Record Review) |
Primal Scream
MARBECKS RARE: Echo Dek [ Creation / CD - released 17/May/1997 ] |
Radio Citizen
Marbecks Rare: Hope & Despair [ Ubquity / CD - released 7/Feb/2011 ] |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / GRIEG / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Radu Lupu Radu Lupu (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "for piano collectors and fans of Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Schumann, this (set) is a must, and I envy those who have the opportunity to discover these recordings for the first time." Musicweb |