GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Opera and Oratorio Arias (Judas Maccabaeus, Dettingen Te Deum, Serse +) Bryn Terfel (baritone) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jun/2000 ] "The singing here incorporates a good deal of embellishment, some of it of Sir Charles Mackerras's devising. He is an excellent conductor for Terfel, sharing with him an appreciation of the zest in Handel." Gramophone |
HOWARD HANSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hanson: Symphonies Nos 3 & 6 / Fantasy variations on a theme of Youth Carol Rosenberger (piano) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra, New York Chamber Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ DELOS / CD - released 11/Oct/1990 ] Hanson created another reflective tribute to a previous generation in his 1951 Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth. The work, written for piano and string orchestra, commemorated the 100th anniversary of the founding of Northwestern University,... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart Portraits: Operatic Arias Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) / Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Gyorgy Fischer [ Decca Originals / CD - released 11/Apr/1994 ] "... Bartoli's very Italian characteristics are immediately identifiable: brilliance of execution, vitality of words, sharpness ... Fischer accompanies his soloist with energy and tact." Gramophone |
PETER ERASMUS LANGE-MULLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lange-Muller: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Chamber Philharmonic Of Bohemia, Douglas Bostock [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2012 ] Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1 December 1850 - 26 February 1926) was a Danish composer and pianist. His compositional style was influenced by Danish folk music and by the work of Robert Schumann; Johannes Brahms; and his Danish countrymen, including... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Dixit Dominus / Laudate Pueri Dominum / Organ Concerto Anne Mackay, Isobel Buchanan, William Kendall / The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury [ Decca Eclipse / CD - released 14/Nov/1995 ] Original recordings from 1985 & 1986 |
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. |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / LEHAR / DEBUSSY / SCHUMANN / SAINT-SAENS / ALBINONI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Travels with my Cello Vol 1 Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) with the English Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Cleobury [ Philips / CD - released 2/May/2001 ] "The Flight of the Bumble-bee" Rimsky-Korsakov, "Traumerei" Schumann, "Sabre Dance" Khachaturian & more |
GOUNOD / MOZART / BACH / GOUNOD / MENDELSSOHN / FRANCK / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri te Kanawa: Ave Maria Kiri te Kanawa with the choir of St Paul's Cathedral, English Chamber Orchestra [ Philips / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] Ave Maria, Jesu joy of man's desiring, Panis Angelicus, Ave verum, On wings of song and more |
ARENSKY / BUSONI / MOZART / POULENC / RACHMANINOFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Lyubov Bruk & Mark Taimanov Lyubov Bruk, Mark Taimanov (pianos) / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Arnold Katz / Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, Lazar Gozman [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol 15 / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] Taimanov was a top concert pianist in the Soviet Union. With his first wife, Lyubov Bruk, he formed a piano duo, some of whose recordings were included in the Phillips and Steinway series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. |
BACH / MOZART / TARREGA / GRAINGER / BACH / RACHMANINOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Swoon Collection Various Artists incls Sylvia McNair, Emma Kirkby, Vladimir Ashkenazy, St Petersburg Chamber Choir, Yvonne Kenny, etc [ ABC Classics / CD - released 9/Dec/1995 ] Showcasing some of the most stunning music ever written, this collection is a must-have for Swoon devotees new and old. |
BARBER / MAHLER / BACH / CHOPIN / RAVEL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Accentus-Transcriptions Accentus Chamber Choir / Laurence Equilbey [ Naive / CD - released 24/Apr/2004 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (Awards Issue 2003)"Stunning displays of choral technique and control make this a disc to savour." |
PETER SCULTHORPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sculthorpe: Requiem and other works Adelaide Symphony Orchestra / Adelaide Chamber Singers / Arvo Volmer, James Judd (cond) with William Barton (didjeridu) [ ABC Classics / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] "The heartfelt new Requiem is the crowning glory of this Sculthorpe set" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine July 2007 |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Serenade / Sinfoniettas / Concerto for Two Violins San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Donald Barra, with Igor & Vesna Gruppman (violins) [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1992 ] "This 90s release is fine example of the late, lamented Koch International and Malcolm Arnold. For someone not familiar with Arnold's music, this long out-of-print CD is a fine introduction (especially the Serenade for Small Orchestra)" Thomas Martin |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos 17, 19, 21, 25 / Fantasia in D minor Diana Ambache (piano) / Ambache Chamber Orchestra [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "Diana Ambache's Mozart performances, again as soloist and director, are equally spirited and single-minded, and even more bright-eyed and impulsive while retaining an intimate and unforced ease of address." BBC Music |
VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko - Sempre Libera Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "Few sopranos sing bel canto with the natural beauty she supplies." BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Songs (Songs orchestrated by: Berlioz-Britten-Brahms-Liszt-Offenbach-Reger-Webern ) Anne Sofie von Otter / Thomas Quasthoff / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Apr/2003 ] "Von Otter remains one of the most searching, verbally aware of Lieder interpreters. Quasthoff, with his warm noble baritone, is just as compelling. Abbado is a near-ideal accompanist, alive to any special felicities of scoring but always considerate... |
JOSEF SUK / BOHUSLAV MARTINU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Suk: Serenade for Strings / Martinu: Sinfonietta Giocosa Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Conifer Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/1989 ] Recorded in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, December 1988 |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Barbara Hendricks - Mozart Opera and Conceret Arias Barbara Hendricks (soprano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Ion Marin [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Dec/1998 ] Recorded at Air Studios, London, March 1997 |
TELEMANN / CHERUBINI / FORSTER / WEBER / LEOPOLD MOZART / JOHANN STICH / FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN / MICHAEL HAYDN /
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Horn Concertos Barry Tuckwell (horn) / English Chamber Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin / Neville Marriner [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 14/Jun/2001 ] "The recording throughout is of EMI's finest analogue quality, and the remastering retains the warmth and beauty of the originals." (Penguin Guide) |