JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ EMI / CD - released 20/Mar/1984 ] "Berglund a fine, no-nonsense No. 7." (BBC Music) |
MANUEL MARIA PONCE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ponce: Violin Concerto (with works by Galindo & Revueltas) Henryk Szeryng (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de la Ciudad de Mexico, Enrique Batiz [ EMI / CD - released 1/Feb/1989 ] "A life-enhancing record. For within it two distinct fields are explored; both of them, in different ways, very rewarding. Try it." (Gramophone) |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / WAGNER / BRAHMS / GRIEG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hans Hotter - The Early EMI Recordings Hans Hotter (baritone), Hermann von Nordberg, Gerald Moore (piano), various orchestras [ Testament / CD - released 23/Oct/2000 ] Recorded between 1947 & 1987 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24 / Dichterliebe, Op. 48 / 7 lieder Ian Bostridge (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "My choice is Ian Bostridge… his velveteen, youthful timbres and intense, subtle delivery suit Schumann's cycle to perfection." The Sunday Times, March 2001 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor D958, fragments & lieder Ian Bostridge (tenor) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "Leif Ove Andsnes here deals beautifully with the Sonata itself. Andsnes's performance is smooth and warmly expressive, with the final tarantella going at a galloping lick. Bostridge, too, is in fine form" BBC Music |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge / Four Hymns / etc Ian Partridge (tenor) / Music Group of London [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/1996 ] Ian Partridge CBE (born 12 June 1938) is a retired English lyric tenor, whose repertoire ranged from Monteverdi, Bach and Handel, the Elizabethan lute songs, German, French and English songs, through to Schoenberg, Weill and Britten. |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge / Ten Blake Songs (with Warlock: The Curlew) Ian Partridge (tenor) / Music Group of London [ EMI Studio / CD - released 20/Mar/1977 ] Ian Partridge CBE (born 12 June 1938) is a retired English lyric tenor, whose repertoire ranged from Monteverdi, Bach and Handel, the Elizabethan lute songs, German, French and English songs, through to Schoenberg, Weill and Britten. |
GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Les Pecheurs des Perles [The Pearl Fishers] (Complete Opera recorded in 1963) Ileana Cotrubas, Alain Vanzo, Guillermo Sarabia, Roger Soyer / Choeur & Orchestre du Theatre National de 'Opera de Paris / Georges Pretre [ EMI Classics For Pleasure / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die - "The well-recorded CfP set is valuable principally because it has Cotrubas at her best, a most appealing Leila and worth the bargain price of the discs on her own account." (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Mass In C Minor K.427 Ileana Cotrubas, Kiri te Kanawa, Werner Krenn, Hans Sotin / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Raymond Leppard [ EMI / CD - released 15/Oct/1985 ] "Leppard's is the (Mass in C minor) to enjoy propped up on deep cushions and with a glass of your favourite liqueur." Gramophone |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Complete Waltzes Ingrid Fliter (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] "…her playing is now enriched immeasurably by a poetic depth and subtle expressive imagination." BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 **** |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 'Pathetique', 17 'Tempest' & 23 'Appassionata' Ingrid Fliter (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Jul/2011 ] "It is wonderful indeed to encounter a pianist of such exalted yet natural and unforced artistry." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, August 2011 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Concertos / Sonata for two violins Itzah Perlman (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, with Pinchas Zukerman (violin) [ EMI Music / CD - released 11/Nov/2003 ] Recorded 23-26 October 1980 and 26 October 1976 |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Recital Itzah Perlman (violin) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, with Jane goodman Guggenheim (piano) [ EMI Music / CD - released 11/Nov/1990 ] Recorded in the Philharmonic Hall, Leningrad, May 1990 (Concerto) Recorded in the Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, April 1990 (Recital) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D (with extra DVD of Beethoven Violin Concerto - 1st movement) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 20/Nov/1999 ] The classic 1977 recording reissued with an DVD bonus of the first movement of Beethoven's Violin Concerto live with the Berlin Philharmonic, filmed in 1992. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R,): Don Quixote (with Lalo-Cello Concerto) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / New Philharmoniz Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ EMI / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] This chance recording of the great cellist Du Pre occurred because some bright engineer turned on the microphone during a rehearsal with conductor Adrian Boult. Boult leads the orchestra with sensitivity that catches fire when Du Pre enters on "Don... |
FREDERICK DELIUS & VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jacqueline du Pre - Recital plus Delius Cello Concerto Jacqueline du Pre (cello) with Gerald Moore (piano) Osian Ellis (harp) John Williams (guitar) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/1995 ] Jacqueline du Pré was recognised during her brief prime as one of the supreme cellists of the 20th century, with an intense commitment and a well-honed technical mastery to back up her heaven-sent talents. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Kindertotenlieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Das Lied von der Erde / Das Hnaben Wunderhorn / etc Janet Baker, Lucia Popp, Murray Dickie, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Halle & New Philharmonia Orchestras, Sir John Barbirolli, and more [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 27/Aug/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) [Kindertotenlieder/Ruckert Lieder] "The spontaneous feeling of soloist and conductor of this music comes over as in a live performance and brings out the tenderness to a unique... |
MENDELSSOHN / SCHUMANN / LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn / Schumann / Liszt - Lieder Janet Baker (mezzo) Geoffrey Parsons, Daniel Barenboim (pianos) [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2001 ] The best of Romantic Leider with Dame Janet at a special price |
GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles [The Pearl Fishers] (Complete opera recorded in 1960 with libretto) / Plus Ivan IV (extraits) Janine Micheau, Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc / Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, Pierre Dervaux [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/1988 ] Original 1960 recording coupled with excerpts from Ivan IV recorded in 1958 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 / Notturno / Grand Duo / etc Jean-Philippe Collard / Augustin Dumay / Frederic Lodeon [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2000 ] "The playing has plenty of give and take and no lack of resilience and charm." (Gramophone) |