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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 2007) BLU-RAY Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Robert Gambill, Mikhail Petrenko, Eva Johansson / Sir Simon Rattle (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jan/2009 ] In a career spanning more than 30 years, Sir Simon Rattle has distinguished himself through his long-term relationships with a number of orchestras, wide-ranging repertoire and innovative educational and audiencebuilding activities. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 Francesca Dego (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Following their critically acclaimed first volume of Mozart's violin concertos (CHAN 20234), Francesca Dego and Sir Roger Norrington complete the set, once again with outstanding support from a reduced Royal Scottish National Orchestra. |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Moses und Aron (complete opera recorded in 1984) Franz Mazura, Philip Langridge, Barbara Bonney / Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2007 ] 'Solti gives Schoenberg's masterly score a dynamism and warmth which set it firmly - if perhaps surprisingly - in the grand romantic tradition...As Aaron, Philip Langridge is lighter and more lyrical." Penguin Guide |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Apollon Musagète Gentlemen of the Monteverdi Choir & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ LSO SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Apr/2014 ] "the performance, by the London Symphony Orchestra and 24 men from the Monteverdi Choir, is admirably clear, precise and hard-edged; the soloists are adequate; and the coupler - Apollon Musagète ballet for string orchestra - is gorgeous." (Times) |
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DUKAS / OFFENBACH / ROSSINI / TCHAIKOVSKY
Solti at the Ballet [Incls 'La Boutique fantasque' & 'Gaîté Parisienne'] Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "an absolutely splendid recording …This Solti performance [of La Boutique fantasque] is sheer delight, played as it is with a combination of style and gusto it needs; a most exhilarating performance …this is an excellent debut on Decca" Gramophone |
GILBERT & SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance (with Overtures) George Baker, John Cameron, Owen Brannigan / Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/May/2008 ] "From the beginning of the Overture you sense a high spirited exceptional recording. George Baker is in his element as the Major-General and Monica Sinclair is a lovable Ruth." (Mel) |
J. C. BACH / COUPERIN / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / RAMEAU / etc
The World of George Malcolm George Malcolm (harpsichord) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Sep/2017 ] "[Malcolm's] obvious musicality, fluent and clean technique, rhythmic control and polished phrasing place him firmly among the world's leading harpsichordists" Gramophone [on the Bach] |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky & Brahms: Violin Concertos Hilary Hahn (violin) / Academy of St Martins in the fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Nov/2001 ] 45th Grammy Awards (2002) Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 8 'Symphony of a Thousand' Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger, Rene Kollo / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Legends / CD - released 10/Apr/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Requiem / Idyll / A Song before Sunrise / Songs of Farewell Heather Harper (soprano) John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) / Royal Choral Society / Royal Philharmonic / Meredith Davies / Sir Malcolm Sargent [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "This disc deserves a warm welcome from enthusiasts for Delius." (Amazon.com) |
MAX BRUCH / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch/Brahms: Violin Concertos Hideko Udagawa (violin) / The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Originally recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, May, 1989 |
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maxwell Davies: The Lighthouse Ian Comboy, Christopher Keyte, Neil Mackie / BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies [ Collins Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] "Loosely based on a true story, the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from a remote island in 1900, it is gripping from beginning to end." |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1-7 BWV1052-1058 Igor Kipnis (harpsichord) / London Strings, Sir Neville Marriner, with Janet Craxton (oboe) [ Sony Essential Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/1993 ] Original recordings from 1971 |
MOZART / HAYDN / FALLA / ANONYMOUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A concert for harpsichord and orchestra Igor Kipnis (harpsichord) / London Strings, Sir Neville Marriner, with Janet Craxton (oboe) [ CBS Masterworks Fineline / CD - released 1/Dec/1993 ] Original recordings from 1967, 1968 and 1976 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Immortal Beloved Original Soundtrack featuring Emmanuel Ax (piano) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Gidon Kremer (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the film "Immortal Beloved" by Bernard Rose |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Don Giovanni (highlights from the opera recorded in 1991) Ingvar Wixell, Luigi Roni, Martina Arroyo, Stuart Burrows,Kiri te Kanawa / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips remastered / CD - released 20/Nov/1996 ] Originally recorded in London,1973 |
W. A. MOZART / J. S. BACH
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola K.364 / Bach: Concerto for two violins BWV 1043 (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accard [ Warner Classics / LP - released 4/Jul/2025 ] The German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter is celebrated for her exceptional talent and unwavering dedication to her craft. A child prodigy, she rose to international acclaim under the mentorship of Herbert von Karajan. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos KV 466, 488, 491, 503 Ivan Moravec (piano) / Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Piano Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] The great Czech pianist Ivan Moravec is one of the most highly regarded musicians of his generation. His sparkling and witty Mozart concerto recordings from the 1990s feature conductor Sir Neville Marriner leading The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-... |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Szymanowski: Songs of a Fairytale Princess, Op. 31 / Hafiz' Love-Songs, Op. 26 Iwona Sobotka, Katarina Karneus, Timothy Robinson / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] "Always supreme in Szymanowski, Simon Rattle returns to his old stomping ground for these orchestral songs. The Birmingham band welcome him with full-blooded commitment and an almost hypnotically rich orchestral palette." Editor's Choice Gramophone |
JOSEPH HAYDN / LUIGI BOCCHERINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (with Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B flat) Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) / English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI Classics Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 23/Oct/1998 ] At the age of four du Pré is said to have heard the sound of the cello on the radio and asked her mother for "one of those". She began with lessons from her mother, before enrolling at the London Violoncello School at age five. |
