Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ligeti - String Quartets 1 & 2 / Vocal works, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartets Op.59/1 & 95 Artemis Quartet [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2005 ] The Artemis Quartet launch their new association with Virgin Classics with two popular quartets by Beethoven. |
RAVEL / BERLIOZ / HONEGGER / ROUSSEL / BEETHOVEN / BLOCH / etc
Charles Munch - The Complete Warner Classics Recordings Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer (piano) André Navarra (cello) Alfred Cortot (piano) Denise Soriano (violin) Pierre Bernac (baritone) Charles Munch (cond) [ Warner Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2019 ] Prominent in the musical evolution of 20th century France, Charles Munch (1891-1968) also spent 13 epoch-making years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This collection assembles newly-remastered versions all the recordings he made for EMI and Erato... |
KHACHATURIAN
Khachaturian (incls Violin Concerto & Spartacus [excerpts]) David Oistrakh (violin) Mindru Katz (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / etc [ EMI 20th Century Classics / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Another valuable EMI reissue is a 2-disk set of works of Aram Khachaturian many with the composer on the podium. The major work is the violin concerto played by David Oistrakh who collaborated with the composer in writing the work. One might... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky (Incls 'Le Sacra du Printemps', 'Petrushka' & 'L'Oiseau de feu') Peter Donohoe (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle [ EMI 20th Century Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] "As ever with Rattle, it's the immense trust he places in the composer's handiwork, the care he exercises in matters of balance and dynamic shading, harmonic context and so on, that pays the dividends." (Gramophone on The Firebird) |
BEETHOVEN
String Quartets Op.18/6, Op.130 & 133 Artemis Quartet [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 10/Jun/2010 ] "Certainly their account of Op. 130 must rank as one of the finest ever recorded, and their decision to perform the work with the Grosse Fuge as the rightful finale is fully vindicated by the overwhelming power and audacity of their interpretation."... |
XENAKIS
Xenakis - Atrées, Morsima-Amorsima, Nomos Alpha, ST 4 & Achorripsis Georges Pludermacher (piano) Pierre Penassou (cello) / Ensemble Instrumental De Musique Contemporaine [ EMI 20th Century / 2 CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "These 40-year-old recordings still pack a considerable acoustic punch. Remastered to keep the original colours sharp without adding anachronistic atmosphere, they provide powerful testimony of the commitment of pioneering performers to difficult but... |