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GLUCK / HANDEL / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN / BRAHMS / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with various orchestras and accompanists [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 13/Jul/2003 ] One of the most celebrated English singers, Kathleen Ferrier brought a unique level of musicianship and emotional commitment to everything she performed during her tragically short life. Born in Lancashire in the north of England on 22 April 1912 she... |
MORTON FELDMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Feldman: Piano and String Quartet Kronos Quartet, with Aki Takahashi (Piano) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Sep/1993 ] "The Feldman experience par excellence." Gramophone Feb 1994 |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leontyne Price - Puccini Heroines Leontyne Price (soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes & Nello Santi, with Placido Domingo, Elizabeth Bainbri [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "Leontyne Price's 'Vissi d'arte' s artistry incarnate… " BBC Music Magazine |
SIR ARTHUR BLISS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bliss: A Colour Symphony / The Enchantress / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Chandos Enchant / CD - released 8/Sep/1997 ] 'Chandos's generous compilation is an ideal introduction to his music… the Ulster Orchestra is outstanding and, as ever, Chandos' engineering produces a luxurious sound, highlighting the brilliance and richness of Bliss's orchestration.' - BBC Music |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV47 (complete oratorio recorded in 1989) Lisa Saffer, Judith Nelson, Patricia Spence, Jeffrey Thomas, Michael George Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD Box Set - released 16/Jan/1997 ] Recorded at the Berkeley Festival, University of California at Berkeley, June 15 & 17, 1989 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 8 London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ EMI / CD - released 2/Aug/1987 ] Recorded At - No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, July 1986 |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/1986 ] "The performance is fresh and has a lively spontaneity. It is particularly good in the famous dances of Act 2, which have the orchestra on their toes.... excellent value." (Gramophone) |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos 1 "Classical" & 5 / Lieutenant Kije / Cinderella [excepts] / etc cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10608/10608249.jpg)
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 |
KARL GOLDMARK / ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony / Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op. 72 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Lopez-Cobos / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Dorati [ Decca / CD - released 10/Feb/1996 ] Original recordings from 1981 (Rustic Wedding Symphony), and, 1984 (Slavinic Dances) |
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) |
GEORGE DYSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dyson: Violin Concerto / Children's Suite Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, etc [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/1995 ] ..a 'rarity to treasure' (The Penguin Guide) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Don Carlo (Complete Opera with libretto recorded in 1993) Michael Sylvester, Aprile Millo, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Vladimir Chernov, Dolora Zajick / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine [ Sony Classical / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/1993 ] "Levine's performance of the five-act Italian Don Carlo supersedes all other versions, because he conducts Verdi's spacious score with such masterly skill and meticulous attention to detail, and has so magnificent an orchestra at his command" BBC |
NICCOLO PAGANINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paganini: 24 Caprices Midori (violin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Apr/1989 ] Midori Goto, born October 25, 1971) who performs under the mononym Midori, is a Japanese-born American violinist. She made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11 as a surprise guest soloist at the New Year's Eve Gala in 1982. |
HENRI DUTILLEUX / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dutilleux/Lutoslawski: Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Orchestre de Paris, Lutoslawski Baudo, Witold Lutoslawski [ EMI / CD - released 20/Jul/1975 ] Diapason d'Or, Choc du Monde de la Musique, Prix de l'Académie du disque français, Victoires de la Musique classique & Edison Stichting Awards (for the Dutilleux) |
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) |
GEORGE ENESCU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Enescu: Suites for Orchestra Op.9 & Op.20 Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Lawrence Foster [ Warner Apex / CD - released 9/Jul/1984 ] "Here are two discs packed with music fit to burst. Better still; they are offered at bargain price. Enescu poetically sustained ... well upholstered Brahmsian textures ... convincingly done - look no further." - MusicWeb June 2005 |
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 |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Curlew River Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Harold Blackburn, Bryan Drake, English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten [ Decca Records / CD - released 2/Jan/1989 ] "Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is an English music drama, with music by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by William Plomer. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: The Burning Fiery Furnace Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, Stafford Dean / English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten [ Decca / London / CD - released 18/Nov/1990 ] This recording remains unique and carries that special authority only the composer himself can bring to his recordings. |
