Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 / 5 Melodien, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CAVATINA
Cavatina Goran Sollscher (guitar) [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 16/Jul/2008 ] "Göran Söllscher is at his finest here. The programme is essentially Romantic and very tuneful and atmospheric. The indelible opening Myers Cavatina is of course the justly famous Deerhunter theme, while even the anonymous Romance will be familiar."... |
ROSSINI
Il viaggio a Reims (Complete Opera) Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Francisco Araiza / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / 2 CD Box Set - released 16/Jul/2008 ] "The set is a triumph of scholarship, musicianship and managerial enterprise. At the price, it is irresistible." - Gramophone |
BARTOK
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Two Portraits Maurizio Pollini (piano) Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - A recording of Bartók's demanding concertos that set new standards of precision and clarity in this repertoire. "Virtuosity goes with a sense of spontaneity. The Chicago orchestra,... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quintet D 956 Melos Quartett with Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Probably the best all-round version" - BBC Radio3 |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera) Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson / Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / 2 CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "The sound is consistently spacious and free to bring out the strongly dramatic and characterful qualities of Sinopoli's reading" - Gramophone |
JOHANN DAVID HEINICHEN
Heinichen: Dresden Concerti Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / 2 CD - released 3/Mar/2007 ] Gramophone Awards 1993 Winner - Baroque Instrumental |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Dalmacio Gonzales & Ruggero Raimondi / Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 15/Feb/2007 ] "The recording and finesse of the playing are exemplary" (The Times) |
JOSEF HAYDN
The Creation (Die Schupfung) Sylvia McNair, Donna Brown, Michael Schade, Gerald Finley / The Monteverdi Choir / The English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / 2 CD - released 3/Mar/2007 ] '...yet his (Gardiner) is a fun Creation and a real enrichment of the library...Gardiner stands firm as an easy first choice; a re-creator of vision, a great invigorator and life-enhancer' Gramophone |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Lieder und GesANnge op. 32 / 5 Gesänge op. 72 / 5 Lieder op. 94 Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) Justus Zeyen (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 14/Apr/2008 ] "A notable solo début for the Yellow Label from a young master of Lieder and a programme that impresses for its imaginative selection of Brahms and Liszt." (Gramophone, UK, June 2000) |
BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / RAVEL / RACHMANINOV
Salzburg Concert Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire (pianos) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Dec/2009 ] "This gorgeously engineered release reveals Argerich and Freire on staggering pianistic, musical, and ensemble form, from the impeccable chord balances in the Haydn Variations theme to La Valse's furious yet breathtakingly controlled... |