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Sir John Barbirolli - The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection Nathan Milstein (violin) , Benny Goodman (clarinet), Robert Casadesus (piano), Nathan Milstein (violin) / New York Philharmonic, Sir John Barbirolli [ Sony Classical / RCA / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2007 ] The young John Barbirolli was hardly known in America when the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra chose him to be Arturo Toscanini's successor starting in 1937. The 36-year-old Londoner's first season was a triumph with both players and... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: King Olaf / The Banner of Saint George Emily Birsan, Barry Banks, Alan Opie, Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 12/Feb/2015 ] "The Chandos sound is full-blooded and excellent in every respect... for this project Ralph Couzens was assisted by Gunner Herleif Nilsen of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation; between them they've produced very fine results." (MusicWeb Feb '15) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ EMIi Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/1989 ] "If any EMI recording by Sir John deserves inclusion this is it. In my opinion it is the best Mahler recording he left us. I've always felt his view of the first movement's overall tempo and pacing to be as near definitive as you can get. There is... |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Complete Opera recorded in 1961) Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio Birgit Nilsson, Fritz Uhl, Regina Resnik / Wiener Philharmoniker / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Records CD + Blu-ray audio / 4 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Jul/2019 ] "Working with Georg Solti in the studio, as well as on stage, was extremely rewarding for me … I treasure our collaboration as one of the most stimulating in my whole career" (Birgit Nilsson) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Birgit Nilsson Sings Wagner Birgit Nilsson (soprano) / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Leif Segerstam / London Symphony, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "Even allowing for the fact that these were demonstration records when they first appeared, the sound on this CD is astonishing in its lifelike presence and its warmth." Gramophone |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 10 (with Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No 1) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 5/May/1985 ] Simon Rattle has performed the 10th more times than any other conductor. In many ways it's become his signature work. |
W.A. MOZART
Idomeneo (complete opera recorded the Salzburg Festival in 2006) Camerata Salzburg / Ramon Vargas / Magdalena KozenA / Ekaterina Siurina / Sir Roger Norrington (conductor) [ Decca Classics / Mozart 22 / 2 DVD - released 12/Dec/2006 ] G - "A vocal ensemble of the highest quality... This was scintillating as well as moving Mozart." -Salzburger Volkzeitung |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Don Carlo (complete opera with libretto recorded in 1966) Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Tebaldi, Nicolai Ghiaurav, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1988 ] "A five-Act version of Verdi's opera, in the standard Italian translation, conducted with energy and boasting superior soloists. Carlo Bergonzi is especially fine in the title role." BBC Music Magazine, January 2009 **** |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony / Concerto for Oboe and Strings in A minor Celia Nicklin (oboe) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner / Philharmonia Orchestra, Owain Arwet Hughes [ Decca The Full Works / CD - released 1/Jan/2018 ] "I enjoyed Marriner's fresh, sympathetic approach to the Vaughan Williams" (Gramophone on the Oboe concerto) The London Symphony was originally released on the ASV label. |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings / Percussion and Celesta / etc Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/2002 ] The great works from Béla Bartók at a special price |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Nov/1992 ] "This magnificent performance stresses above all the marvellously original scoring without losing a compelling overall grasp." (Gramophone) |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion, Celesta and other works Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/2002 ] Classic recording of Bela Bartok by Sir Georg Solti |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 / Schubert Symphonies Nos 6 & 8 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Medici Arts DVD / DVD - released 20/Jan/2006 ] "This DVD taken from two live concerts that took place in 1978 are marvelous. Both the sound and sight are excellent even though made thirty years ago" Review |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Les Francs-juges Overture Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Jul/1987 ] Recording location: Krannert Center, University of Illinois, May 1972 (Symphonie) and 1974 |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) (with Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / CD - released 1/Apr/1982 ] Original recording made in Chicago May 1980 |
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 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St. Matthew Passion The Choir of King's college, Cambridge Academy of Ancient Music, Sir Stephen Cleobury (conductor) [ King's College / 3 CD Box Set - released 27/Mar/2020 ] King's College presents a new account of one of sacred music's greatest masterpieces, the Bach St Matthew Passion, recorded before Sir Stephen Cleobury's untimely death on 22 November 2019. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Mass in E Minor, Motets Choir of King's College Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Stephen Cleobury [ King's College / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Bruckner's E Minor Mass and a selection of his profoundly beautiful motets were selected by Sir Stephen Cleobury as his last album at King's, recorded only a few months before his death. Perhaps the deepest and most spiritual of Bruckner's masses,... |
ALLEGRI / PALESTRINA
Allegri: Miserere / Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Magnificat primi toni; etc The Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks [ Decca Legends / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] "The famous 1963 King's performance of Allegri's Miserere, with its equally arresting treble solo so beautifully and securely sung by Roy Goodman, is now reissued, impressively remastered in Decca's Legends series." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Rarities (incls 'Voices for Today' & 'Bottom's Dream') Choir of King's College / John Hahessy (boy alto) / Peter Pears (tenor) / Pamela Bowden (contralto) / Sir Geraint Evans (baritone) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "Britten's underrated United Nations anthem Voices for Today makes it onto disc at last, together with vintage recordings of artists the composer chose to work with." (BBC Music) |
