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GLUCK / VIVALDI / HANDEL / MONTEVERDI / PURCELL / BELLINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor [3 CD set] Andreas Scholl, Alessandro Moreschi, Philippe Jaroussky, David Daniels, Max-Emanuel Cencic, James Bowman, Alfred Deller, Gérard Lesne, René Jacobs, et [ Virgin Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2008 ] All these artists are exponents of 'authentic' performance, but - fortunately for the gentlemen in question - true authenticity is restricted to the track performed by Alessandro Moreschi...the only known audio memento of a genuine castrato. |
BACH / SHCHEDRIN / YSAYE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vengerov plays Bach, Shchedrin & Ysaye Maxim Vengerov (violin) [ EMI Music / CD - released 11/Jul/2001 ] Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - Awards Issue 2002 |
RICHARD STRAUSS / DUKE ELLINGTON / IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Parallel Tones MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kristjan Järvi [ Naive The Kristjan Järvi Sound Project / CD - released 25/Mar/2016 ] "The Strauss, given its premiere in New York, is a showpiece romp, though conductor Kristian Järvi is restrained in his depiction of Strauss's colourful domestic life. Järvi's hard-working orchestra lets itself go a bit more in Ellington's Harlem." F |
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. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart - String Quartets Melos Quartett [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 18/Jun/2005 ] Recorded February 1979 to 1982 at Liederhalle, Stuttgart; and at Zentralsaal, Bamberg. |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Konzertstuck Melvyn Tan (fortepiano) / London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1995 ] Originally recorded in March 1994 |
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 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (complete opera recorded in 1991) Metropolitan Opera / Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, April Millo, Florence Quivar / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 30/May/2008 ] "The best justification for buying this issue is to see and hear Pavarotti nearer to his vocal peak in a role which his strong lyric voice and clear diction is ideally suited" (MusicWeb) |
AARON COPLAND / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI / CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Flute & Clarinet Concertos / Wind Quintet Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Sabine Meyer (clarinet) Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2007 ] "…these are very fine performances, and the Quintet makes what should be the perfect coupling." BBC Music |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas (with Weber: Grand Duo Concertant) Michael Collins (clarinet) Mikhail Pletnev (piano) [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/1990 ] "The unanimity here is not merely technical, though the quick detail of the players' phrasing, the exact matching of their trills, the precise balancing of sharply contrasted gestures, are all exemplary." Gramophone |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold - Concertos Michael Collins (clarinet) Richard Watkins (horn) Karen Jones (horn) David Nettle, Richard Markham (piano) / London Musici, Mark Stephenson [ Conifer / CD - released 20/May/1993 ] Arnold was an exceptionally gifted orchestrator, and his writing for solo instruments, particularly winds and brass, is always extremely effective. All the soloists here seem to be having a great time with this light-hearted and gratifying music. |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold - Concertos Michael Collins (clarinet) Richard Watkins (horn) Kenneth Sillito, Lyn Fletcher (violins) / London Musici, Mark Stephenson [ Conifer / CD - released 20/May/1990 ] "One of the most prolific British composers of the 20th century, Sir Malcolm Arnold remains best known for his phenomenal success in film and light music, as well as Concertos and Symphonies. |
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) |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN / SIGISMOND THALBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No.4 in D minor / Thalberg: Piano Concerto in F minor Michael Ponti (piano) / Philharmonia Hungarica, Othmar Maga / Westphalian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Kapp [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Originally recorded in 1983 |
SERGE LIAPUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liapunov: Phapsody on Ukrainian Themes for Piano & Orchestra (with concertos by Medtner & Balakirev) Michael Ponto (piano) / Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Caro / Westphalian Symphony, Siefried Landau [ Vox Turnabout / CD - released 27/Jun/1992 ] The American pianist, Michael Ponti, was born in Germany of American parents, and was taken to the USA as a child. He studied piano in Washington DC with Gilmour McDonald from 1954-1955, who was a pupil of Leopold Godowsky. |
NICOLO PAGANINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paganini: 24 Caprices (recorded 1958) Michael Rabin (violin) [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] 'The legendary Michael Rabin, who died tragically young, was a stupendous technician. Superb dexterity is coupled with a fine control of pitch and a wonderful singing quality in the highest register.' (Gramophone) |
DAVID LYON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lyon: Concerto For Horn And Strings - Fairytale Suite Michael Thompson, Royal Ballet Sinfonia, David Lloyd-Jones [ Marco Polo British Light Music / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] The English composer David Lyon was a pupil of John Gardner at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His career has involved music for the theatre and an association with the activities of younger people. He writes in an approachable style,... |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach. (J.S.): L'Oeuvre D'Orgue Volume 2 : Sonate En Trio / Pastorale en fa majeur BWV 590 / etc Michel Chapuis (organ) [ Auvidis Valois / CD - released 10/Dec/1998 ] Michel Léon Chapuis (15 January 1930 - 12 November 2017) was a French classical organist and pedagogue. He was especially known as an interpreter of the French and the German Baroque masters and dedicated to historically informed... |
NANCARROW / GERSHWIN / BEACH / JOPLIN / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Four Piano Blues - American Piano Music Michel Legrand (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 24/Feb/1994 ] Legrand composed more than two hundred film and television scores. He won three Oscars and five Grammys. He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris from age 11, working with, among others, Nadia Boulanger and graduated with top honors as both a... |
