ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major Op.83 / Ouverture solennelle / Wedding March Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Neeme Järvi [ ORFEO / CD - released 8/Mar/1985 ] It is now time to rehabilitate Glazunov's symphonies. Whoever studies them intensively will discover some of the finest music of their time and particularly under the wonderful baton of the great Glazunov champion Neeme Järvi. |
PACHELBEL / BEETHOVEN/ CHOPIN / BIZET / GRIEG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Best-Loved Classics Volume 6 Thomas Allen (baritone) Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) Maria Callas (soprano) Montserrat Caballe (soprano) & others [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Jun/1988 ] The perfect introduction to the world's most popular classics with recordings drawn from the vast EMI catalogue. |
GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Symphony In C / L'Arlesienne - Suites Nos.1 & 2 Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner, with John Stenhouse (saxophone) and Christine Messiter (flute) [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 20/Jun/1997 ] "Vivacity and elegance are present in full measure, and one can only admire a violin section that can play the finale up to speed without hazard or apparent strain. Indeed, tempos are finely judged throughout." (Gramophone) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No.5, Op.47 The Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Originally recording made at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, November 1986 |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos 1 / Violin Concerto Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Augustin Dumay (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy / London Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 21/Oct/1997 ] Andrei Gavrilov was born into a family of artists in Moscow. His father was Vladimir Gavrilov (May 30, 1923 - December 4, 1970), one of the eminent Russian painters during the middle of the 20th century, through whom Gavrilov also has German... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 Andrei Gavrilov (piano) /Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/1989 ] Gavrilov performed in all the major music centers of the world performing up to 90 concerts a year, while continuing his studies at the university. |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Symphony No. 3 / Konzertwalzer No. 2 Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi [ ORFEO / CD - released 28/Mar/1988 ] It is now time to rehabilitate Glazunov's symphonies. Whoever studies them intensively will discover some of the finest music of their time and particularly under the wonderful baton of the great Glazunov champion Neeme Järvi. |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Symphony No. 6 / Poème lyrique op. 12 Bamberger Symphoniker, Neeme Järvi [ ORFEO / CD - released 28/Mar/1988 ] It is now time to rehabilitate Glazunov's symphonies. Whoever studies them intensively will discover some of the finest music of their time and particularly under the wonderful baton of the great Glazunov champion Neeme Järvi. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings In C / Dvorak: Serenade for strings in E New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1984 ] Recorded in 1983-07-14/15 at the Stockholm Concert Hall |
EDVARD GREIG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (with Schumann: Piano Concerto Op. 54) Cecile Ousset (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 30/Sep/1997 ] "Cecile Ousset is an arrestingly ebullient artist...who leaves her own distinctive stamp on everything she plays" Gramophone |
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 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87 [complete ballet] Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/Apr/1983 ] "Ashkenazy gets excellent results from the Cleveland orchestra. The recording's fine definition is enchanced, yet not at the expense of atmosphere, and the bright, vivid image is given striking projection." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
GORDON JACOB / GUSTAV HOLST / ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British and American Band Classics Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell [ Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 11/Oct/1990 ] The original Three Track original master recording |
ANTONIO VIVALDI / MAURO GIULINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi/Giuliani: Guitar Concertos Eduardo Fernandez (guitar) / English Chamber orchestra, George Malcolm [ Decca / CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2015 ] Original recording made at the Henry Wood Hall, London, December 1986 |
HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: 13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Eduard Morike (with lieder by Loewe, Grieg & Brahms) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] In memory of an outstanding soprano, the legendary German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf passed away on August 3rd 2006 (born December 9th 1915), this is Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's last recording - on CD for the first time in over 20 years. |
CARL ORFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Orff: Weihnachtsgeschichte [The Christmas Story] / Alpine Christmas Songs Tolzer Boys Choir, Die Hammerauer Musikanten, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden / Collegium Pro Musica Innsbruck [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] Original recordings from 1985 & 1989 |
JOSEPH HAYDN / W. A. MOZART / LUIGI BOCCHERINI / GIUSEPPE TARTINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Works for Cello & Strings I Musici De Montreal, Yuli Turovsky (cello) [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Jul/1989 ] Recorded: Paroisse La Nativite, La Prairie, Quebec, May 1988 |
GOUNOD / VERDI / PUCCINI / MASSENET / CILEA / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inessa Galante - Heroines Inessa Galante (soprano) / Latvian Opera Orchestra, Alexander Vilumanis [ Campion / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] Recorded at Riga Studios, Latvia, September / November 1995. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Historical Scenes, Op. 25 & 66 / En Saga, Op. 9 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] Recording data: 1985-02-04/05 at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: The Tempest (incidental music) / etc Gothenberg Symphpony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] Recorded at the Gothenberg Concert Hall, Sweden in 1987 & 1989 |