J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: The Keyboard Concertos - 1 Angela Hewitt (piano) Australia Chamber Orchestra, directed from the violin by Richard Tognetti [ Hyperion SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] "Angela Hewitt's combination of a lively and never heavy touch, unassertive virtuosity, natural phrasing and wistfully expressive slow movements, corresponds to what many people hope to find in Bach." (MusicWeb June 2005) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: The Keyboard Concertos - 2 Angela Hewitt (piano) Australia Chamber Orchestra, directed from the violin by Richard Tognetti [ Hyperion SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] 'Hewitt's performances are brilliantly alive. Her subtle lyricism adds a rich, occasionally dark dimension, possibly not as Bach himself would have envisaged, but always with a deep sense of musical integrity' (The Scotsman) |
HUBERT PARRY
Parry: The Soul's Ransom / The Lotos-Eaters / Blest pair of Sirens / Invocation to Music Anne Dawson / Della Jones / Arthur Davies / Brian Rayner Cook / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert & Richard Hickox (conductors) [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "The choral singing and the playing of the LPO under Matthias Bamert is magnificent, ably championing these deserved revivals." Classic CD |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Harmonia Mundi 50th Anniversary Boxed Set Anonymous 4, Huelgas Ensemble, Fretwork, Andreas Scholl, William Christie, Andrew Manze, Jerusalem Quartet, Alan Planes, Richard Egarr, Isabelle Faust [ Harmonia Mundi / 30 CD Box Set - released 13/Oct/2007 ] 50 WORKS / 30 CDs / OVER 36 HOURS OF MUSIC Described by the New York Times as "one of Europe's finest independent record companies" |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater Arthur Davies (tenor) Della Jones (contralto) Roderick Earle (bass) / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubba: Symphonies Nos 4, 10 & 11 BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] "Richard Hickox offers a particularly imaginative account of the Eleventh Symphony in one movement. The Chandos recording is excellent in every respect, with plenty of warmth and transparency of detail." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
EDMUND RUBBRA
Symphony Nos 5 & 8 / Ode to the Queen Op 83 BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] Another from the highly-praised Rubbra symphony series! |
PERCY GRAINGER
Grainger Edition, Volume 15: Orchestral Works 3 BBC Philharmonic / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] "Hickox secures a set of performances that are simply past praise in their combination of stylish swagger and heartwarming commitment to the cause. Wonderful Chandos sound, too, irrepressibly vivid. Terrific stuff!" Gramophone |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: In memoriam, Suite from 'the Tempest', Op. 1, Symphony in E 'Irish' BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/2000 ] 'Hickox directs first-rate performances, full of colour and rhythmic life, in a nicely resonant acoustic that suits the young Sullivan's astonishing skill'. (BBC Music Magazine) |
PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grainer: Orchestra Works (Incls 'Shepherd's Hey' & 'In a Nutshell' Suite)') BBC Philharmonic. Richard Hickox [ Chandos Grainger Edition, Vol.1 / CD - released 10/Jul/1996 ] "Nothing here sounds, tired, routine or gap-filling dull. And certainly Grainger emerges as far more than pretty, cosy or genteel; more a case of romantic, folksy, dangerous, exultant, tumultuous and, yes, sentimental." MusicWeb |
LEHAR / KALMAN / STOLZ / ROMBERG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Heart's Delight - The Songs Of Richard Tauber Piotr Beczala (tenor) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz, with Anna Netrebko, Richard Tauber & the Berlin Comedian Harmonists [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Jul/2013 ] "The surprise is the beautiful, rarely recorded Still wie die Nacht (As Still as Night) by the near-forgotten Carl Bohm. This disc will send Beczala's stock soaring, reaching a wider public than he has done so far." (Gramophone) |
BACH / CESTI / HANDEL / PURCELL / PALESTRINA / OCKEGHEM / TCHAIKOVSKY
An Evening With Leopold Stokowski Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Egarr [ Glossa SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "What's a period-instrument specialist doing conducting the notoriously inauthentic orchestral arrangements of Stokowski? Having fun, that's what...The Brussels Philharmonic plays persuasively for Egarr, and the programme's terrific" The Times |
LIONEL MONCKTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs from the shows (Incls 'The Arcadians', 'The Toreador' & 'The Quaker Girl') Catherine Bott (soprano) Richard Suart (baritone) / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'Both Bott and Suart demonstrate a natural aptitude for the material. Ronald Corp conducts the New London Orchestra and Light Opera Chorus with obvious affection. Listening to this CD made me feel ridiculously happy' (Gramophone) |
SIR LENNOX BERKELEY
Berkeley: Piano Concerto,Op. 29 in B flat major / Berkeley, Michael-Gethsemane Fragment; Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, Op. 27 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto) Celia Craig (cor anglais) Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Richard Hickox [ Chandos Berkeley Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] "This eloquent father-and-son series restores the scintillating concerto." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (February 2005) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Immortal Beloved: Beethoven Arias Chen Reiss (soprano), Oliver Wass (harp) / Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr [ Onyx / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "With stunning accompaniments under Richard Egarr this is a thrilling disc with largely unhackneyed Beethoven works - an ideal addition to many Beethoven enthusiasts' collection." MusicWeb Recommended May 2020 |
WILLIAM BYRD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Byrd: The Great Service The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, with Richard Farnes (organ) [ EMI / CD - released 20/Dec/1987 ] Recorded: 13.-14 XII. 1985, King's College Chapel, Cambridge. |
PARRY / DAVIES / ALLEGRI / BRUCKNER / DURUFLE / POULENC / BARBER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Voices of Silence - The beauty, Peace & Mystery of Voices Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow / Choir of St. Hedwigs-Cathedral, Berlin / Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg [ RCA classics / CD - released 2/Dec/1994 ] Recorded 1987 to 1989 |
TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Carols From Trinity Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow [ Conifer / CD - released 2/Dec/1989 ] Recorded in the Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, June 1988 |
The Chris Mason-Battley Group with Richard Nunns
Two Tides [ Rattle Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] This album brings together two distinct musical sensibilities and explores their similarities and differences through improvisation: Maori instrumentation and European jazz forge new paths within the evolving musical landscape of New Zealand. |
GEORGES BIZET / GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Symphony in C / Faure: Pavane (with works by Ibert & Ravel) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/1989 ] Original recording from the Henry Wood Hall, February 1988 |