CHARLES GOUNOD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gounod: Symphonies 1 & 2, Faust Ballet Music Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conducted by Sir Neville Marriner [ Philips / CD - released 1/Dec/1998 ] Recorded: 1997 Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1 - 4 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] "Marriner's team runs with the smoothness of a Rolls Royce.." Gramophone |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / POULENC / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: David Daniels - Serenade David Daniels (counter-tenor) / Martin Katz (piano) [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2000 ] * * * * * 5 Stars - BBC Music Magazine (June 2000) - * * * * * five stars - Classic CD (July 2000) |
DAVID FARQUHAR
Farquhar: Ring Round the Moon Jian Liu (piano) / Martin Riseley (violin) / Jenny Wollerman (soprano) / Jane Curry (guitar) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 13/Nov/2015 ] Ring Round the Moon is an album of chamber music by New Zealand composer, David Farquhar. The programme was curated by Jack Body for a concert in the Adam Concert Room on May 8 (2014) called Remembering David, which celebrated David's artistry and... |
CARISSIMI / VIVALDI / GLUCK / CALDARA / HANDEL / etc
Arie Antiche: songs and arias Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Sir Neville Marriner [ SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] The sequence of Italian operas on this recording take us from the birth of opera at the end of the sixteenth century to the first flowerings of the Classical period nearly 200 years later. The extraordinary power and agility of Dmitri Hvorostovsky's... |
C. P. E. BACH / J. C. BACH / THOMAS ARNE
Arne, CPE Bach & JC Bach: Harpsichord Concertos George Malcolm (harpsichord) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Sep/2017 ] There were many worlds in George Malcolm's (1917-1997) universe - organist, harpsichordist, pianist, composer, choral director and conductor - and this one demonstrates his unique skill as a solo performer who, throughout his career, more than any... |
ARTHUR HONEGGER
Honegger: Le Roi David: Symphonic Psalm in three parts Jacques Martin / Orchestre de la Cite / Choeur Regional Vittoria de l'Ille de France ; Michel Piquemal, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2002 ] "Michel Piquemal directs a wonderfully dramatic cast with style and passion in the smaller-scale original version of Honegger's symphonic psalm. Recommended." BBC Music Magazine |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Fantazias John Holloway (violin), Monika Baer (viola), Renate Steinmann (viola), Martin Zeller (violoncello) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 22/Sep/2023 ] Henry Purcell's "fantazias" are regarded as some of the finest and most intricately wrought examples of the fantasia, due to their profound embrace of counterpoint and great command of the polyphonal techniques of the time. Composed in the summer of... |
MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy / Violin Concerto no 1 in G minor Joshua Bell (violin/director) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classics / CD - released 25/Jul/2018 ] "Very well recorded, and ideally partnered with his present team-mates, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bell never short-changes the works' attractions and sometimes delivers more than you might expect." The Times |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: La stravaganza - 12 concerti, Op. 4 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] Original recordings 1973-74 |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Arias Kathleen Battle (soprano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ EMI / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "The American soprano, Kathleen Battle, has chosen a delightful anthology of arias from Handel's operas, oratorios and English odes" Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: La finta giardiniera (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Krešimir Špicer, Julie Martin du Theil, Bernard Richter / Diego Fasolis (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Jul/2021 ] "The whole, remarkably filmed by Daniela Vismara, is to be seen by all those who are reluctant to opera: conversion is guaranteed!" © 2021 Crescendo |
STEPHAN PROCK
Sojourn Lisa Harper-Brown, Mark Dorrell, Roberto Fabbriciani, Margaret Medlyn, Jian Liu, Martin Riseley, Diedre Irons [ Rattle / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Boston-based composer Stephan Prock offers a rich musical reflection of his time in Aotearoa with SOJOURN. Stephan is a film music scholar and freelance composer of contemporary music for soloists, chamber ensembles, orchestra, and film. Based in... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet and Trio / 6 Songs Martin Fröst (clarinet) with Janine Jansen ( violin), Torleif Thedéen (cello) Roland Pöntinen (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/May/2014 ] "Sensuous beauty and taut sinew mingle for an interpretation whose fastidious attention to internal balance and every musical detail result in sovereign excellence, in a sovereign recording. Fröst's control of instrumental colour is superfine |
W. A. MOZART
Martin Fröst: Mozart (Incls 'Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622') Martin Fröst (basset clarinet & clarinet), with Leif Ove Andsnes, Janine Jansen, Antoine Tamestit, Boris Brovtsyn, Maxim Rysanov & Torleif Thedéen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] "The recorded sound is excellent and the notes contain thorough essays about all three works, as well as biographies of most of the performers. Even if you already have a recording of the concerto, this disc is definitely worth catching." (MusicWeb) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Martin Fröst - Vivaldi Martin Fröst (clarinet), Concerto Köln [ Sony Classical / CD - released 22/May/2020 ] Martin Fröst is an internationally renowned clarinettist and conductor. 'Vivaldi' is a baroque adventure based on the question: What might Vivaldi have composed for the clarinet if it had been more fully developed? |
ALFVEN / BACH / JENKINS / PURCELL / RAMEAU / SCARLATTI / etc
Martin Fröst - Night Passages Martin Fröst (clarinet), Sebastien Dube (double bass), Roland Pöntinen (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] Martin Fröst's latest album for Sony Classical brings the extraordinary alchemy of a specially formed ensemble to the public with highly original arrangements for the first time on record. |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Piano Concerto in G / Bassoon Concerto in F / etc Martin Galling (piano), Georg Zukerman (bassoon), Collegium Con Basso [ Alto / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] "altogether this is as tempting a Hummel collection as any we know … His G major (mandolin) Concerto here in even more agreeable form, as Op.73 Piano Concertino, and Martin Galling is even more persuasive, helped by a very spirited backing in Berlin... |
CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Weber: Overtures / Konzertstück in F minor / Arias Martin Helmchen; Anna Prohaska; Konzerthausorchester Berlin; Christoph Eschenbach [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 28/May/2021 ] 200 years ago, on May 26th 1821, today's Berlin Concert Hall was inaugurated as "Königliches Schauspielhaus". Destroyed as "Preußisches Staatstheater" during World War II, the building, located in eastern Berlin, was rebuilt during GDR times and... |
Martin Riseley & Diedre Irons
Stradivariazioni [ Rattle Records / CD - released 3/May/2013 ] Martin Riseley (violin) Diedre Irons (piano) The variation form is at the foundation of many forms of music, and was of particular importance in the classical period. Stradivariazioni demonstrates various elements of the form: a central unifying... |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Master Works for Strings Martin Riseley (violin) with the chamber players of the New Zealand School of Music [ Atoll Records / CD - released 10/Jan/2012 ] "The performers match their playing to their obvious commitment to the music of their worthy compatriot. A fine achievement altogether." (MusicWeb Dec 2014) |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Piano Works Vol 3 (Mazurkas, Op. 50 ; Etudes, Op. 33; etc ) Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "In the louder moments, he is never too hard, which given Szymanowski's propensity for dense textures, is a major plus point. ... Highly recommended." - International Record Review |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Complete Works for Cello Vol.2 Martin Rummel (cello), Eric Lamb (flute), Stefan Stroissnig (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] Ferdinand Ries is remembered as Beethoven's one-time pupil, secretary and copyist, but the discovery of his many compositions showed him to be a forward-looking composer in his own right. The 1799 Cello Sonata in C minor is among the first of its... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Cello Sonatas Vol 1 Martin Rummel (cello) & Stefan Stroissnig (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2018 ] Ferdinand Ries's life and work are inextricably intertwined with those of his friend and teacher Beethoven, and both Cello Sonatas, Op. 20 and 21 were dedicated to cellist Bernhard Romberg, who performed regularly with Beethoven. Ries exploits... |
SETCHELL / MOZART / DUBOIS / SOUSA / FAURE / VERDI / etc
Bon Bons for Organ Martin Setchell (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 12/Feb/2001 ] Here's one-in-the-eye for those who believe classical-music can't be fun |
PAUL SPICER / BACH / WALTON / SATIE / SAINT-SAENS / SIBELIUS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bonbons for Organ vol. 2 Martin Setchell (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 16/Jun/2003 ] The follow-up CD to Martin Setchell‚s highly successful Bonbons for Organ is every bit as good as its predecessor. |
Martin Setchell (Rodgers Infinity Organ)
Organ Capers [ Independent / CD - released 6/May/2014 ] Martin has reluctantly tucked up his beloved Rieger in the Christchurch Town Hall while repairs and rebuild are underway for the next four or so years; but he hasn't been idle. Thanks to the staff of the Cardboard Cathedral, and with the immense... |
GUILMANT / HAHN / BOSSI / VIERNE / REGER / WIDOR / etc
Resounding After Shocks Martin Setchell (The Rieger Organ of Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand) [ Pipeline Press / CD - released 25/Mar/2019 ] Martin Setchell brings the magnificent Christchurch Town Hall organ back to life. |
PAUL MORAVEC / YI CHEN / TANIA LEON / EVE BEGLARIAN / NED ROREM / etc
Eight Visions: A New Anthology for Flute and Piano Marya Martin (flute) Colette Valentine (piano) Eve Beglarian (electronics) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] Born in New Zealand and now living in United States, Marya Martin plays eight commissioned works to add to the sizeable repertoire of 20th century scores for flute and piano. |
JACK BODY
Poems of Love and War Robert Easting (narrator) David Greco (bar) Somara Ouk, Budi Putra (vocals) Martin Riseley (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] "works of immense skill and real communication that in these fabulous performances will give him a worldwide audience. Even the splendid Meditations on Michelangelo for violin and strings really catches the ear. Don't pass on thjis." (John Button) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs and other British Choral Anthems Roderick Williams (baritone) with Julia Smith, Elizabeth Limb, Rachel Limb & Kate Jurka (soprano) / Martin Ford (organ) / Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backh [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Featuring Vaughan Williams' masterly and intensely personal Five Mystical Songs, this album reflects on the sources of inspiration of some of his sacred choral works, alongside gems of 19th- and early-20th-century English church music. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Die Zauberflote [The Magic Flute] (Complete opera recorded in 1990 with libretto) Samuel Ramey, Cheryl Studer, Kiri te Kanawa, Olaf Bar / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Philips / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/1990 ] "This is a strong, clear, forthright account of Die Zaubeilleite, beautifully played and on the whole finely sung, which I think will win many friends." (Gramophone) |
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 |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried Simon O'Neill (tenor), Gerhard Siegel, Iain Paterson, Martin Winkler, Hallé, Sir Mark Elder [ Hallé / 4 CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] "The outstanding performances here come from the Hallé and their music director. With quality playing from all departments, Wagner's complex orchestral timbres are carefully presented." BBC Music |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah... The 250th Anniversary Performance recorded in 1992 Sylvia McNair, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jerry Hadley, Michael Chance and Robert Lloyd / Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner [ Philips / DVD - released 23/Aug/2004 ] G :- This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took place in Dublin on 13 April 1742. |
J. S. BACH
Trinity: J.S. Bach soprano arias Ursula Langmayr (soprano), with Alison Dunlop (oboe, oboe d'amore), Uwe Grodd (flute, bass flute), Martin Rummel (cello) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] 'This beautifully recorded CD introduces us to Ursula Langmayr who's full-bodied but pliant tone suits this repertoire perfectly. The ensemble playing is world class' Ella@Marbecks |
GABRIEL FAURE
Best Of Faure Jean Martin (piano), Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano), Lisa Beckley (soprano), Colm Carey (organ), Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano), Franco [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2013 ] All the best bits of Faure |
Martin Winch
Music for Coffee Lovers [ Thom Music / CD - released 8/Dec/2008 ] This CD is the Best of 'Espresso Guitar One' and 'Two'. It features guitarist Martin Winch with members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 15 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] With the delightful original LP cover illustrations, this 'original jackets' presentation collects together for the first time the 33 Haydn Symphonies recorded by Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: String Sonatas 1-6 (and works by Bellini, Donizetti and Cherubini) Academy of st Martin in the fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 15/Jan/2008 ] "We have a very soft spot for the sparkle, elegance and wit of these ASMF performances of the Rossini String Sonatas, amazingly accomplished products for a 12-year-old. Marriner offers them on full orchestral strings but with such finesse and precisi |