GILBERT & SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The World of Gilbert & Sullivan D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey, Royston Nash, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Decca / CD - released 14/Jul/1990 ] "If you are looking for a CD to cheer you up on a dull day this Decca (recording) will serve admirably." Rosette Recording. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / LEHAR / DEBUSSY / SCHUMANN / SAINT-SAENS / ALBINONI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Travels with my Cello Vol 1 Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) with the English Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Cleobury [ Philips / CD - released 2/May/2001 ] "The Flight of the Bumble-bee" Rimsky-Korsakov, "Traumerei" Schumann, "Sabre Dance" Khachaturian & more |
CHARPENTIER / DEBUSSY / BERLIOZ / MASSENET / OFFENBACH / GLUCK / BIZET / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa - French Opera Arias Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI / CD - released 20/Jun/1989 ] "As always, one marvels at the sheer allure of the voice" Gramophone |
GOUNOD / MOZART / BACH / GOUNOD / MENDELSSOHN / FRANCK / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa: Ave Maria Kiri te Kanawa with the choir of St Paul's Cathedral, English Chamber Orchestra [ Philips / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] Ave Maria, Jesu joy of man's desiring, Panis Angelicus, Ave verum, On wings of song and more |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Operatic Arias Magdalena Kozena (soprano) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Simon Rattle [ Archiv / Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 6/Sep/2006 ] "Here is a singer with both a rich, colourful and 'alive'-sounding voice and the musical intelligence to use that gift." Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (September 2006) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Aida (Complete opera recorded in 1980) Mirella Freni, Josa Carreras, Agnes Baltsa, Piero Cappuccilli / Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ EMI / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/1988 ] There are numerous opera which give the chance to the producer for spectacular scenery but some actually demand it - one of these, without doubt, is AIDA. |
FRANZ BERWALD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berwald: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Racing / etc Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Ulf Bjorlin [ EMI Classics Maxtrix 21 / CD - released 1/Mar/1977 ] Recorded Jan and Sep 1976 |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Shura Cherkassy I Shura Cherkassy (piano) [ Philips / EMI / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Shura Cherkassky was a Ukrainian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterised by a virtuoso technique and singing piano tone. For much of his later life, Cherkassky resided in London. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Walzer / Liebeslieder / Walzer Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) with Irmgard Seefried, Elisabeth Hongen, Hans Hotter, Dinu Lipatti, & others [ EMI Classics / CD - released 29/May/1987 ] Recorded in London, Paris & Vienna 1936 - 1947 |
GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Symphony In C / L'Arlesienne - Suites Nos.1 & 2 Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner, with John Stenhouse (saxophone) and Christine Messiter (flute) [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 20/Jun/1997 ] "Vivacity and elegance are present in full measure, and one can only admire a violin section that can play the finale up to speed without hazard or apparent strain. Indeed, tempos are finely judged throughout." (Gramophone) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No.5, Op.47 The Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Originally recording made at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, November 1986 |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos 1 / Violin Concerto Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Augustin Dumay (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy / London Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 21/Oct/1997 ] Andrei Gavrilov was born into a family of artists in Moscow. His father was Vladimir Gavrilov (May 30, 1923 - December 4, 1970), one of the eminent Russian painters during the middle of the 20th century, through whom Gavrilov also has German... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 Andrei Gavrilov (piano) /Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/1989 ] Gavrilov performed in all the major music centers of the world performing up to 90 concerts a year, while continuing his studies at the university. |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Symphony No. 3 / Konzertwalzer No. 2 Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi [ ORFEO / CD - released 28/Mar/1988 ] It is now time to rehabilitate Glazunov's symphonies. Whoever studies them intensively will discover some of the finest music of their time and particularly under the wonderful baton of the great Glazunov champion Neeme Järvi. |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Symphony No. 6 / Poème lyrique op. 12 Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi [ ORFEO / CD - released 28/Mar/1988 ] It is now time to rehabilitate Glazunov's symphonies. Whoever studies them intensively will discover some of the finest music of their time and particularly under the wonderful baton of the great Glazunov champion Neeme Järvi. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings In C / Dvorak: Serenade for strings in E New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1984 ] Recorded in 1983-07-14/15 at the Stockholm Concert Hall |
EDWARD ELGAR / RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands / Vaughan Willams: In Windsor Forest / Towards tthe Unknown Region Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Sinfonietta, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Norman Del Mar [ EMI / CD - released 1/Feb/1981 ] |
EDVARD GREIG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (with Schumann: Piano Concerto Op. 54) Cecile Ousset (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 30/Sep/1997 ] "Cecile Ousset is an arrestingly ebullient artist...who leaves her own distinctive stamp on everything she plays" Gramophone |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (with Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] Original recording made in Chicago 1980 & 1981 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87 [complete ballet] Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/Apr/1983 ] "Ashkenazy gets excellent results from the Cleveland orchestra. The recording's fine definition is enchanced, yet not at the expense of atmosphere, and the bright, vivid image is given striking projection." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |