J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Leipziger Weihnachtskantaten [Christmas Cantatas from Leipzig] / Magnificat in E flat Carolyn Sampson, Mark Padmore, Ingeborg Danz, Peter Kooy, etc / Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD Box Set - released 6/Jan/2008 ] The Christmas cantatas have in common the use of a church chorale as their conceptual starting point, and their intimate performing forces. In Bach's output they constitute a kind of meditation on the meaning of the feast of Christmas. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms/Beethoven: Lieder Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] "A moving Brahms Four Serious Songs from a young and physically impassioned Fischer Dieskau...incomparably accompanied." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Olivo e Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 1980 with complete libretto) Eva Czapò, Benedetta Pecchioli, Gastone Sarti, Gino Orlandini, Mario Chiappi / Coro Della Radio Televisione Della Svizzera Italiana, Bruno Rigacci [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/1997 ] Recording Date: October 26, 1980 Recording Location: Lugano, Svizzera, Auditorio RSI |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 Evgeny Kissin (Piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, James Levine [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "(Kissin's) technique is of an obliterating command, enough to make even his strongest competitors throw up their hands in despair, and yet everything is at the service of a deeply ardent and poetic nature." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 21 "Elvira Madigan" & 24 Glenn Gould (piano), CBC Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind / Rosina Lhevinne (piano), The Juilliard Orchestra, Jean Morel [ CBS Masterworks / CD - released 12/Nov/1985 ] Recorded in 1960 & 1962 |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas / Masses Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe/ [ Virgin Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 8/Nov/1999 ] 'Wonderful works, affectionately realized with solo contributions of distinction... strongly recommended.' (Gramophone) |
LUCIANO BERIO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berio: Formazioni / Folk Songs / Sinfonia Jard van Ness (soprano) / Electrix Phoenix / Royal Concertgebouw, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca / CD - released 10/Aug/1990 ] The orchestral version of O King was, shortly after its completion, integrated into what is perhaps Berio's most famous work, Sinfonia (1967-69), for orchestra and eight amplified voices. |
BOHM / de GRIGNY / C.P.E. BACH / J.S. BACH / MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Phelps Organ at Hexham John Green (at the Phelps Organ at Hexham) [ The Classical Recording Company / CD - released 5/Aug/1997 ] " The 1974 Phelps organ is obviously a delight to both performer and sound-recordist alike." Review |
PUCCINI / MOZART / WAGNER / SCHUMANN / HOLST / LEGRAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Best of Kiri te Kanawa Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / Lyon Opera Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano, Roger Vignoles (piano) Alan Titus (baritone) [ Erato / CD - released 10/Oct/1999 ] Though she rarely sang opera later in her career, Te Kanawa frequently performed in concert and recital, gave masterclasses, and supported young opera singers in launching their careers. Her final performance was in Ballarat, Australia, in 2016. |
LEO DELIBES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delibes: Coppelia [Complete Ballet] (with Massenet - Le Carillon) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Ballet Edition / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Aug/2014 ] This recording of Coppelia with the L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the earlier of two made by Richard Bonynge, was the top recommendation when BBC Radio 3 compared different recordings in its programme Building a Library in 2010. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos 1 "Classical" & 5 / Lieutenant Kije / Cinderella [excepts] / etc Los Angeles Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas & Andrew Davis [ Sony Masterworks / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/1997 ] Originally recorded 1976, 1983 & 1992 |
W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart/Beethoven: Quintets For Piano And Wind Instruments Murray Perahia (piano) / Members Of The English Chamber Orchestra [ SONY CLASSICAL / CD ] One of the piano's most lyrical contemporary proponents, Murray Perahia was born in New York City. After first sitting down at the piano at the age of four, he entered Mannes College at 17, later graduating with degrees in conducting and composition. |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia on Greensleeves and others New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Jan/2005 ] "Helped by vivid sound, James Judd conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in glowing performances of these favourite [sic] Vaughan Williams works." (Gramophone) |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Borodin: Symphony No.2 / Polovtsian Dances / Prince Igor Overture / Steppes Central Asia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Ole Schmidt (conductor) [ Regis Records / CD - released 17/Aug/2005 ] "Too long neglected on disc.. Ole Schmidt and the Royal Philharmonic offers an outstanding version of the second symphony - beautifully played and recorded and with excellent and ideal fillers. One of the very finest at any price.." Penguin Guide... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE Dvorak: Slavonic Dances & Slavonic Rhapsodies Slovak Phiharmonic Orchestra, Zdenek Kosler & Libor Pesek [ Naxos Super Bargain Twins / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] "The sound is suitably full-blooded... I relished the detail in the recording-the chirping woodwind is a delight-and these are deftly-pointed, spirited, idiomatic performances, full of colour." CD Review, July 1989 |
ALBAN BERG
Berg: Lulu (Complete Opera recorded in 1979 with complete libretto) Teresa Stratas, Yvonne Minton, Robert Tear / Paris Opera Orchestra/Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammaphon / 3 CD Box Set - released 16/Mar/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) -- "This pioneering recording, the first to use Friedrich Cerha's realisation of Act 3, has not been bettered" (Gramophone) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Sonatas D960, D459 & D840 (with works by Brahms, Chopin, Faure & Debussy) Tessa Birnie (piano) [ ABC Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2008 ] ABC Classics launches its new Australian Masters series with a 3-CD collection featuring Tessa Birnie's legendary interpretation of Schubert's B-flat major Piano Sonata and ground-breaking performance of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Favourite Chopin Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Apr/1983 ] All the best of Chopin in one inexpensive package |