SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kije Suite The Utah Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thierry Fischer, with Alisa Kolosova (mezzo) [ Reference SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Feb/2019 ] Reference Recordings is proud to present the Utah Symphony conducted by Thierry Fischer, in grand new performances of Alexander Nevsky and the Lieutenant Kijé Suite, two of Prokofiev's most brilliant and dramatic musical works. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1986 ] Originally recorded in 1974 |
GIUSEPPE TARTINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tartini: Violin Concertos Uto Ughi (violin) / I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone [ Erato Basic Edition / CD - released 7/May/2001 ] Original recording from 1985 |
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pergolesi: Violin Concertos Maria Minetto, Luciana Ticinelli-Fattori, Basia Retchitzka / Societa Cameristica Di Lugano, Edwin Loehrer [ Erato Basic Edition / CD - released 7/May/2001 ] Original recording from 1978 |
ANTONIN DVOARK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Romantic Pieces / Romance Uto Ughi (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 3/Jul/1991 ] Recorded March & April 1990, Abbey Road Studio No. 1 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas 1 & 2 / 5 Melodies Op 35b Vadim Repin (violin) Boris Berezovsky (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 6/Oct/1995 ] Repin performs on the magnificent Stradivarius "Ruby" 1708 by kind permission of the Stradivarius Society of Chicago. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 / Double Concerto in A minor Op 102 Vadim Repin (violin) with Truls Mork (cello) / Gewandhausorchester / Riccardo Chailly [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 3/Feb/2009 ] With this perfect set-up for the Brahms concertos, music lovers will again have a recording to cherish: an album that sets new technical standards and is at the same time a profound expression of great musicality. |
CY COLEMAN / NEIL DIAMOND / KANDER & EBB / RICHARD ADLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fosse Valarie Pettiford, Jane Lanier / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ RCA Victor / CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] Fosse is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking. |
CRISTOFARO CARESANA / GAETANO VENEZIANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tenebrae: Music for Holy Week in Naples Valentina Varriale / I Turchini / Antonio Florio [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "It is a tribute to Antonio Florio's direction that one never notices his interference with the natural flow of these fine performances." Gramophone |
Valerie Masterson, Donald Maxwell, Richard van Allan, Judy Kaye / Philharmonia Orchestra, John Owen Edwards
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kismet - selected highlights [cast recording] [ Showtime! / CD - released 29/Jun/1995 ] A Studio Cast recording from 1990 |
W. A. MOZART / SAMUEL BARBER / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Van Cliburn - Mozart, Barber & Debussy Van Cliburn (piano) [ RCA Victor Van Cliburn Collection / CD - released 25/Sep/1992 ] .Recordings from 1965 - 1972 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / 5 Intermezzi Van Cliburn (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Victor Van Cliburn Collectation / CD - released 20/May/1988 ] "Van Cliburn's triumph at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958 and his unprecedented ticker-tape welcome home was a story that made front pages worldwide. What other pianist has inspired that kind of coverage?" Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann/Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Van Cliburn (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz reiner & Walter Hendl [ RCA Victor / CD - released 25/Sep/1992 ] In the remastering process, sophisticated digital transfer technology was employed to reveal the full bandwidth and dynamic range of the original master tapes. What you hear is the pure performance, presented in the original splendor. |
JOHN KANDER / FRED EBB
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kander/Ebb: Kiss of the Spider Woman - The musical Vanessa Williams & Howard McGillin / New 1994 Broadway Cast Recording [ Mercury / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Kiss of the Spider Woman is a musical with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb, with the book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the Manuel Puig novel El Beso de la Mujer Araña. Directed by Harold Prince, the musical had runs in the West End (1992)... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Orchestral Works (Incls Sinfonia da Requiem, Simple Symphony & Prince of the Pagodas) Leif Ove Andsnes, Peter Donohoe, Simon Rattle, Paavo Berglund, Oliver Knussen, etc [ EMI Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 4/Feb/2013 ] "And there are no duds and some real winners among these performances, which bid fair to rival Britten's own survey for Decca." MusicWeb |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / WILLIAM WALTON / MICHAEL TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten/Walton/Tippett: British Composers [Symphonies, Concertos, Chamber Music] Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Sheila Armstrong, Ida Haendel, Michael Thompson Horn Quartet, Paavo Berglund, Neville Marriner, Andre Previn [ EMI Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Mar/2011 ] "The Britten-Walton-Tippett set is an exemplar of the excellence found in the EMI house tradition. There are whoopingly good recordings of the Spring Symphony and the Four Sea Interludes - sadly the Grimes - Passacaglia is not included. What a... |
ANTONIO ROSETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rosetti: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Dieter Klocker (clarinet), Klaus Wallendorf, Sarah Willis (horns) SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Holga Schröter-Seebeck [ CPO / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Clarinetist Dieter Klöcker in particular deserves credit for reviving so much unknown wind music of the classical period." ClassicsToday |
MILTON SCHAFER
Schafer: Drat! The Cat! Susan Egan, Elaine Stritch & Jason Graae / Studio Cast Recording [ Varese Sarabande Spotlight Series / CD - released 25/Aug/1997 ] Drat! The Cat! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer. |
PHILIPS GATES / FRANK BRIDGE / SAMUEL BARBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gates Bridge Barber - String Quartets The Eberle Quartet [ Naim / CD - released 30/Jul/2001 ] Recorded at the Jacqueline de Pre Music Building, St Hilda's College, Oxford, January 1997 |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Handel Gold Various Artists: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Cecilia Bartoli, Plácido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Anne Sofie von Otter [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD - released 9/Mar/2009 ] "This is not really an issue to ponder too much in depth, rather lean back, shut one's eyes and just enjoy. Those who find the repertoire to their liking can rest assured that the performances are fully worthy of the music." (MusicWeb June 2009) |