J. S. BACH
Sean Shibe: Bach Sean Shibe (guitar) [ Delphian / CD - released 22/May/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award WINNER 2021 - Instrumental |
MUSSORGSKY / PROKOFIEV / STRAVINSKY
Salzburg Festival 2012 Opening Concert BLU-RAY Sergei Semishkur (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Valery Gergiev [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] "the Philharmonic - and particularly the Vienna State Opera Chorus - render Stravinsky's Psalms with biting urgency, with rhythm and transparency of sound effectively replacing their usual lushness." (Gramophone) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto (bassoon), oboe and strings Vol 3 Sergio Azzolini (bassoon) Hans Peter Westermann (oboe) Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca. Giorgio Fava [ Opus 111 Naive Vivaldi Edition Vol 22 / CD - released 10/Jul/2004 ] How many people know that Vivaldi was the first (and only) great composer to write a whole series of concertos for bassoon? |
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 1 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] "A thoroughly enjoyable 69 minutes in the company of Tanyel and Moszkowski" International Record Review |
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 2 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'Tanyel plays as if the pieces were written with her in mind on recordings of near-textbook perfection' (Gramophone) |
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 3 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] 'Once again [Tanyel's] performances are of the most engaging insouciance and dexterity' (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Song (LP) Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) [ Decca / 2 LP - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Stretching from Bach to Bacharach, 'Song' sees Sheku present an extraordinary kaleidoscope of music, joined by some of the musicians he loves working with, collaborating with both family and friends while showcasing his skills as both arranger and... |
FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shura Cherkassky plays Liszt (with works by Liadov & Saint-Saens) Shura Cherkassky (piano) [ Testament / CD ] Shura Cherkassky (7 October 1909 - 27 December 1995) was a Ukrainian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterized by a virtuoso technique and singing piano tone. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: Polonaises Shura Cherkassky (piano) [ Deusche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Apr/2007 ] Most of Frédéric Chopin's polonaises were written for solo piano. He wrote his first polonaise in 1817, when he was 7; his last was the Polonaise-Fantaisie of 1846, three years before his death. |
W. A. MOZART / FRANZ SCHUBERT / ANSELM HUTTENBRENNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart/Schubert/Huttenbrenner: Lieder Sibylla Rubens(soprano) / Irwin Cage (piano) [ Hanssler / CD - released 14/Jan/2004 ] "Sibylla Rubens is best known as a fine exponent of the Baroque repertoire...Her light, pliable soprano is ideally suited to these delightful songs." Editor's Choice Gramophone February 2004 |
ANTIONO VIVALDI / MAURO GIULIANI / FERDINANDO CARULLI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Guitar Concertos Siegfried Behrend (guitar) / I Musici [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Oct/1994 ] Behrend was born in Berlin. He studied piano, harpsichord, conducting and composition at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin and taught himself classical guitar. He gave the first German performance of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez. |
JOHANN STRAUSS
Strauss, (J): Der Zigeunerbaron [The Gipsy Baron] (complete operetta filmed in 1975) Siegfried Jerusalem, Ellen Shade, Ivan Rebroff, Martha Modl / Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Kurt Eichhorn [ Universal Classics / Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 7/Apr/2008 ] "Beautifully filmed on location in Hungary with a fine cast of singers, this production is a delight." (MusicWeb August 2008) |
FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: Das Land des Lachelns [The Land of Smiles] Siegfried Jerusalem, Helen Donath, Martin Finke / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Willi Boskovsky [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 18/Oct/1982 ] "This set comes with obvious pedigree. Siegfried Jerusalem is a first-rate, intelligent singer with an easy tenor voice that imparts to "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" a natural passion and fluency." Gramophone |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: La Nativité Du Seigneur / La Transfiguration De Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ Simon Preston (organ) Yvonne Loriod (piano), Westminster Symphonic Choir, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati [ Decca Enterprise / 2 CD Box Set - released 9/Apr/2012 ] The first public performance was on June 7, 1969, in Lisbon, Serge Baudo was the conductor. The United States premiere was on March 27-30, 1972 in Washington, DC with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Westminster Choir; Antal Dorati was the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] "In this most celebrated of symphonies the players sound at times as though they might explode with excitement." BBC Music Orchestral recording of the Month July 2020 |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Amor Sacro - Vivaldi Sacred Motets Simone Kermes (soprano) / Venice Baroque Orchestra / Andrea Marcon [ Archiv / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] "Simone Kermes is an agile singer with a wide vocal range who is comfortably able to negotiate Vivaldi's virtuoso writing with technical panache and warmth. Highly rewarding." (Five Stars BBC Music |
BERG / R. STRAUSS / DUPARC / POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sine Bundgaard - Songs with Orchestra Sine Bundgaard (soprano) / Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Matthias Pintscher [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/2005 ] Sine Bundgaard is one of her generations leading scandinavias sopranos. She has an ongoing international carreer in leading european operahouses and is especially in demand as an excellent Mozart-singer. |
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Korngold: Symphony in F Sharp / Straussiana / Theme & Variations Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] "The playing of the Sinfonia of London is astonishingly brilliant, with Hollywood-dream glories in the string tone" BBC Music Magazine Awards 2020 WINNER - Orchestral |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Nabucco (complete opera with libretto) Piero Cappuccilli, Placido Domingo, Evgeny Nesterenko / Berlin Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Giuseppe Sinopoli remains, twenty years after his death an enigmatic figure. Recognised for his keen ear for orchestral colour, his powerful intellect and emotional engagement, his performances and recordings offer luminous textures and deep insight... |
ANTONIN DVORAK / CESAR FRANCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A / Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor Sir Clifford Curzon (piano), Vienna Philharmonic Quartet [ Decca / CD - released 1/Jun/1988 ] "The Op. 81 Quintet (in a classic recording with pianist Sir Clifford Curzon) brims over with melodic inspiration." (BBC Music) |