GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Otello (highlights, recorded in 1986) Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz / Milan La Scala Chorus & Orchestra / Lorin Maazel [ EMI Studio / CD - released 18/Aug/1997 ] "I have no hesitation in making this set my first choice in this ever-potent opera. I have seldom heard a more tender, vulnerable Desdemona than Ricciarelli's, absolutely ideal in the many dolce, piano moments in the role, bringing tears to the eye." |
VERDI / PUCCINI / BIZET / WAGNER / LEONCAVALLO
The Best of the 3 Tenors Placido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti / Jose Carreras / various conductors [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] Here they are! The greatest tenor lineup in the world in a special programme of popular tenor arias and duets. |
LEHAR / ZELLER / FALL / KALMAN / O. STRAUSS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Placido Domingo - Vienna, City of my Dreams Placido Domingo (tenor) / English Chamber Orchestra, Julius Rudel [ EMI Music / CD - released 18/Nov/1986 ] Original recording from 1985 |
VERDI / PUCCINI / OFFENBACH / TCHAIKOVSKY / GOUNOD / WAGNER
Placido Domingo... At The Met [anniversary edition] Placido Domingo (tenor) / Metropolitan Opera [ Sony Classical / 3 CD Box Set - released 6/May/2014 ] Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of this mid-priced 3 CD anniversary boxset, celebrating Placido Domingo's 45th season at the Metropolitan Opera. Covering 40 pieces of works across 3 CDs, including arias by Verdi, Puccini, Berllini,... |
Placido Domingo (tenor), Pablo Sainz Villegas (guitar)
Volver [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Sep/2017 ] Legendary tenor Plácido Domingo partners with the "global ambassador of Spanish guitar" (Billboard Magazine), Pablo Sáinz-Villegas. This is an authentic and intimate album: the voice of Plácido Domingo has never been captured in such an intimate... |
PIETRO MASCAGNI / RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Zeffirelli productions recorded in 1984 & 1985) Placido Domingo / Teresa Stratas / Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Georges Pretre. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] "The casts are strong but Pag gets my vote overall. This is largely because of the central heroine in each. Stratas looks and sounds perfect as Nedda, beautiful but vulnerable, just like the 'little birds' she sings of." MusicWeb |
VERDI / BIZET / MOZART / PUCCINI / HANDEL / STRAUSS / WAGNER
150 Years Of Wiener Staatsoper: Great Opera Evenings (Limited Edition) Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Carlos Álvarez, Johan Botha, Angelika Kirchschlager, Brigitte Fassbaender, Wiener Staatsopernorchester [ Arthaus DVD / 11 DVD Box Set - released 2/Aug/2019 ] Limited Edition - Experience four decades of opera history from the Wiener Staatsoper on 11 DVDs. 150 Years Vienna State Opera means 150 years of impressive opera events featuring the greatest conductors of all time, and, high-class opera stars. |
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) |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Szymanowski: Concert Overture / Symphonies Nos 2 & 3 Wieslaw Ochman (tenor) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jacek Kasprzyk & Jerzy Semkow [ EMI Classics Matrix / CD - released 10/Jul/1994 ] "The Third Symphony Song of the Night...It is a passionate performance of an intense and beautiful work - the tenor, Wieslaw Ochman, is deeply convincing, and the orchestra and chorus are committed to a highly charged performance." MusicWeb |
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Threnody, De Natura Sonoris, Symphony No. 3, Flourescences) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) / Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] "The performances are remarkably fine, the three earlier pieces at least as eloquent as the symphony; the recording is both clear and ample." - International Record Review |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: 24 Preludes (recorded 1975) Maurizio Pollini (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1980 ] It was in 1974 that Maurizio Pollini first inscribed the Chopin Preludes, and connoisseurs marveled at the pianistic felicities he had gleaned, both as the winner of the 1960 Chopin Competition (Warsaw) and as a result of his studies with Michelangli |
TRADITIONAL
A Christmas Present from Polyphony Polyphony Stehpen Layton (conductor) with City of London Sinfonia [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Nov/2005 ] 'Stephen Layton directs the performances and deserves major credit for the very high standards evident on this compilation' (BBC Music Magazine) |
PERCY GRAINGER / EDVARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: 'At Twilight' - Choral Music by Percy Grainger and Edvard Grieg Polyphony with David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) Paul Agnew (tenor) / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] "Grainger's mastery of choral textures shines out of this wide-ranging collection of folk-song arrangements, each highly individual and memorable. Superior performances by Stephen Layton and Polyphony." Five Stars BBC Music Mag (July 2006) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Prague Piano Duo [ Praga Da Camera / CD - released 26/Nov/2007 ] Recorded in Prague, May 6 & 21, June 3 & 12, 2000 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc / CD - released 27/May/2002 ] "For me, the dominant Rachmaninoff Second of the digital era was recorded by Telarc in 1985. André Previn and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra outdid themselves on this disc; since then, no recording of this symphony has been so exciting, passionate,... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: String Quartets K 465 - 499 - 80 Pro Arte Quartett Salzburg [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Dec/1991 ] Recorded in October 1989 |
TRADITIONAL
Medieval Christmas Pro Cantione Antiqua / Mark Brown, with English Medieval Wind Ensemble [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "A spicy Christmas feast, from a time when classic and folk music mixed. There was little difference in the popular music of the church or the tavern! Often more Chaucer than Christian… A lively record to sit back and enjoy! The attraction of the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Late String Quartets Volume 2 Quartetto Italiano [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "...these performances still strike a finely judged balance between beauty and truth, and are ultimately more satisfying and searching than most of their rivals." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat, Op.127 / String Quartet No.16 in F, Op. 135 Quartetto Italiano [ Philips Musica da Camera / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "...these performances still strike a finely judged balance between beauty and truth, and are ultimately more satisfying and searching than most of their rivals." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete String Quartets Quartetto Italiano [ Decca Collectors Edition / 8 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2012 ] "One is unlikely to assemble a more consistently satisfying overview of these works, or one so beautifully played. They hold a very special place in the Mozartian discography." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |