CHOPIN / GRIEG / TCHAIKOVSKY / SCHUMANN / SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Artur Rubinstein II Artur Rubinstein (piano) / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Symphony of the Air [ Philips / RCA / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Few soloists have owned composers as definitively as Artur Rubinstein could claim |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / JACQUES IBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Hi-Fi Spectacular Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch [ RCA Victor Living Stereo / CD - released 6/Dec/1993 ] "..the real value of this disc lies in the Debussy. This has to be one of the most sensitive of all La mers, fluent and fluid with a real francophile feel to the dancing rhythms - this is a real Frenchman's response to the sea" MusicWeb |
SCOTT JOPLIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Joplin: Piano Works 1899 - 1904 (Incls 'Maple Leaf Rag' & 'The Entertainer') Dick Hyman (piano) [ RCA Victor / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Scott Joplin (c. 1867/68 or November 24, 1868 - April 1, 1917) was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime". During his brief career, he wrote 44 original ragtime... |
DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / FLOWTOW / PLANQUETTE / BALFE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jerry Handley - The Age of Bel Canto Jerry Handley (tenor), English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ RCA Red Seal / 6 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] Jerry Hadley was an American operatic tenor. He received three Grammy awards for his vocal performances in the recordings of Jenůfa, Susannah, and Candide. Hadley was a leading American tenor for nearly two decades. |
GEROGES BIZET / OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Carmen Jones [Soundtrack] Marilyn Horne, La Vern Hutcherson, Pearly Bailey, Olga JamesWynton Marsalis (trumpet) [ RCA / CD - released 1/Jan/1988 ] Carmen Jones is a 1954 American musical film starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte, produced and directed by Otto Preminger. In the film the voices of most of the singers were dubbed. |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI / JOSEF MYSLIVECEK / GIOVANNI BATTISTA VIOTTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Trilogy - Boccherini, Myslivecek, Viotti Ofra Harnoy (cello) / I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone [ RCA / CD - released 1/Sep/1993 ] "The fact that Ofra Harnoy chooses to record the Grutzmacher arrangement of Boccherini speaks for itself: this is a CD for cello-fanciers." Gramophone |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 8 & 9 Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Apr/1993 ] Vaughan Williams's Eight and Ninth Symphonies carry on the composer's enchantment with unusual instruments that first appeared in the Seventh Symphony, the famous Sinfonia Antartica. In the Eighth, there's a terrific "bell" finale with its three... |
JOHN CORIGLIANO / AARON COPLAND / LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland/Corigliano: Clarinet Concertos Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) / London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 30/Sep/1988 ] "Corigliano's clarinet concerto is the first by an American composer to have entered the standard repertoire since Aaron Copland's clarinet concerto." Wiki |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Quartet, Op. 59, No. 1 "Rasumovsky" / Bartok: Quartet No. 2 Vogler Quartett [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 30/Jul/1992 ] "..these players' Bartók is among the most musical and lucid I have heard. With a fine recording, the disc is recommended to anyone attracted by this pairing of works." Classical-music.com |
MAURICE RAVEL / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel/Debussy: Piano Trios Andre Previn (piano) Julie Rosenfeld (violin) Gary Hoffman (cello) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1995 ] "A rich yet un-glitzy recording helps this intensely felt yet refined performance, and altogether the artists offer a memorable musical experience." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonata in B Flat Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" / Andante Favori Barry Douglas (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] Originally recorded in December 1987 |
FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Sonata in B minor / etc (with works by Webern & Berg) Barry Douglas (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Apr/1992 ] Originally recorded in June 1991 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Preludes Barry Douglas (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Apr/1993 ] Originally recorded in November 1992 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Sinfonia Domestica / Tod und Verklarung Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] Very rare and hard to find! |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra / Quintet for Clarinet & String Quartet Benny Goodman (clarinet) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch / Budapest String Quartet [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1986 ] Original recordings from 1956 (concerto) and 1938 |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Offenbach In America (with Ibert: Divertissement) Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, with Samuel Mayes (cello) [ RCA Living Stereo / CD - released 20/Jan/1993 ] The inimitable charm of Arthur Fiedler meets the panache of Offenbach and Ibert in this delightful collection of French orchestral favourites. A joyous tribute to some of the most tuneful music of all time. |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta / Hungarian Sketches Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Living Stereo / CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 45) - BBC MUSIC |
ALAN HOVHANESS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain (with works by Prokofiev & Stravinsky) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Living Stereo / CD - released 20/Jan/1995 ] "In a past review, I referred to Reiner's 'clarity, precision and flexible phrasing', and all are conspicuous on this disc, as is his perfect control of balance and colour." Classical-Music.com |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (with works by Respighi) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Jan/1985 ] Original recordings from 1955 & 1958 |
ALBENIZ / BRAHMS / LISZT / BALAKIREV / BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Claudio Arrau I Claudio Arrau (piano) [ Philips / RCA / Sony / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2019 ] Arrau was a frequent recital performer: from age 40 to 60 he averaged 120 concerts a season, with a very large repertoire. At one time or another, he performed the complete keyboard works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin; but also programmed... |