FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Ballades The London Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jun/1995 ] Originally recorded in 1994 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Martin Fröst: Roots Martin Frost (clarinet) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & The Adolf Fredrik's Girls Choir [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Clarinettists and clarinet fans will revel in Fröst's buoyant performance of Crusell's Variations on a Swedish Song…and in his mercurial, technically staggering playing throughout this scatter-shot assortment" BBC Music Magazine, June 2016 ***** |
PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grainger: The Complete Piano Music, and transcriptions Martin Jones (piano) [ Nimbus / 5 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "..He handles Grainger's complex counterpoints and voicing with superb clarity, achieving quasi-orchestral textures and colouring" BBC Music |
JACOB / GIBBS / ROOTHAM / MILFORD / GIBBS / DRING
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Peacock Pie - Six attractive and unjustly neglected English compositions Martin Roscoe (piano) / Guildhall Strings, with Robert Salter (violin) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "This is a delightful disc for all lovers of British music with a lighter touch." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2002) |
DVORAK / STRAUSS / MUSSORGSKY / SCHOECK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martina Janková - Voyage Martina Janková (soprano) & Gérard Wyss (piano) [ Supraphon / CD - released 16/May/2011 ] "In short, her vocal colouring is incredibly fresh and young-sounding...Those top notes are really something never to forget. A disc to treasure." (Gramophone, September 2011) |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Recollection - Haydn Songs Martina Jankova (soprano), Gerard Wyss (piano) [ Supraphon / CD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] "Martina Janková is an accomplished singer with beautiful voice, lyrical and warm in tone...Martina already has an impressive discography and I hope to hear more from her in the future." (MusicWeb) |
MASCAGNI / VERDI / TCHAIKOVSKY / ROSSINI / GIORDANO / LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Giovanni Martinelli - Operatic Arias 1 [recorded 1915 - 1928] Giovanni Martinelli (tenor), with Giovanni Martinelli with Giuseppe de Luca, Ezio Pinza, Rosa Ponselle, Grace Anthony [ Nimbus / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] Comparisons have often been made between Caruso and Martinelli, the latter being deemed a mere copier. His (Martinelli's) disc proves that he had an altogether lighter and more flexible approach and, on this evidence, one might think him the greater... |
ERNEST CHAUSSON / JACQUES IBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chausson: Symphony in B flat / Ibert: Escales & Divertissement Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata [ Dorian / CD - released 6/Nov/2000 ] "Mata's performances of these highly contrasted pieces are all very fine and he gets a fine response from his orchestra...if this coupling appeals to you, you need not worry for each piece is given a highly idiomatic reading and a warm recorded sound |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No.4 Edith Mathis (soprano) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] Recording: Berlin, Philharmonie, February 1979 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Nabucco (highlights from the complete opera) Matteo Manuguerra (baritone) Renata Scotto (soprano) Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano) Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "The excerpts chosen give a fair picture of the opera, even though there are important scenes that could have been included in full. No texts but a fairly detailed cue synopsis. The sound is impressive" (MusicWeb Jan 2008) |
MATTHIAS WECKMANN
Weckmann: Complete Organ Music Matteo Venturini (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Feb/2020 ] "On all three CDs, Matteo Venturini proves himself to be an assured and perceptive guide through this enriching and deeply satisfying music. ...I don't believe that any organ lover who invests in this fine issue will be disappointed by it." MusicWeb |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL, arr. Paul Mills
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel's Young Messiah Matthew Ward, Cynthia Clawson, First Baptist Church, Norkolk, Virginia, Young Messiah Orchestra, with Barry McGuire (narrator) [ WLIW / CD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] THE YOUNG MESSIAH gives Handel's choral masterpiece an exciting modern interpretation - predominantly gospel in tone, and also integrating soul. |
J.S. BACH / J. C, BACH / von BIBER / J. SCHMELZER / J. BLOW / H. PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Matthew White - Elegeia Matthew White (countertenors) / Les Voix Baroques [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] Recorded At - Église Saint-Augustin De Mirabel, Québec |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Matthias Goerne (Baritone), Barbara Bonney (Soprano), Sara Fulgoni (Mezzo-Soprano), Gosta Winbergh, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / CD - released 25/Mar/2003 ] "Riccardo Chailly's credentials as a Mahlerian cannot be faulted...Once more, where his own admirable orchestra is concerned, he gives a performance that is finely balanced, attentive to all-important detail and convincing as a whole." Gramophone |
HANNS EISLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie Op. 50 Matthias Goerne (baritone), Hendrikje Wangemann (soprano), Annette Markert (contralto), Peter Lika (bass) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Lothar Zagros [ Decca Records Entartete Musik / CD - released 22/Oct/1995 ] "The performance is very, very good indeed. It's not a "star turn" by any means. Zagrosek and his players direct all their energies to illuminate the work. Singers' diction is crisp." ClassicalNet |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition 4: Heliopolis Matthias Goerne (baritone) Ingo Metzmacher (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "This is a simply unmissable recital, and for two prime reasons - the grave beauty of its programme and the corresponding beauty of the singer's voice." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Solo Vocal |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Der fliegende Hollender [The Flying Dutchman] (highlights) Matti Salminen, Lisbeth Balslev, Robert Schunk, Anny Schlemm / Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele / Woldemar Nelsson [ Decca Laser line Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] "The cast is more consistent than any, with Lisbeth Balslev as Senta firmer, sweeter and more secure than any current rival" Penguin Guide |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL & FRIENDS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mr Handel's Dinner: Music for the Handel opera intermissions Maurice Steger (recorder) and Ensemble La Cetra [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] "Steger is brilliant when the music is lively. Into his fleetness he mixes zest, charm and impish humour, making you wonder how such artfulness, at such speed and with such nutty dexterity, is humanly possible." BBC Music |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 Maurizio Pollini (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] Original recording from 1985 |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / PIERRE BOULEZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Debussy: 12 Etudes / Boulez: Second sonata for piano Maurizio Pollini (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Maurizo Pollini Edition / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] "His playing grips by virtue of it's unforced brilliance of execution and selfless pursuit of the music's inner spirit" Classic CD |