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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7-9 (and Documentaries about each Symphony) BLU-RAY Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 21/Mar/2011 ] "The performances, the Vienna Philharmonic on top form, can't help sounding wonderful...oddly, it is the discussions that are the most enjoyable elements in this ambitious set." (BBC Music Magazine) |
STRAUSS FAMILY / JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER / CARL ZIEHRER
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2022 (Blu-ray) Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 4/Feb/2022 ] There are few concerts in the world that are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Daniel Barenboim, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall... |
STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert 2006 - The Director's Cut by Brian Large Wiener Philharmoniker / Mariss Jansons / Brian Large [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 14/Feb/2006 ] Broadcast on TV and radio to over 40 countries around the world, the annual New Year's Day Concert in Vienna has been an exalted tradition for more than six decades. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Bruckner's Eighth Symphony was premiered by the Wiener Philharmoniker under Hans Richter in 1892, and here they return to the work in Robert Haas's edition from almost fifty years later; Thielemann's previous Bruckner recordings have been described... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] "For Thielemann the Ninth is, it seems, less a universal theological meditation on last things and more a highly personal quest for spiritual quietude. His interpretation has intimacies hard to find in other versions." BBC Music |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Complete incidental music to Egmont, Op. 84 Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], George Szell, with Pilar Lorengar (soprano) & Klaus-Jurgen Wussow (narrator) [ Decca The Classic Sound / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] Original 1970 recording recording remastered in 1996 |
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THE STRAUSS FAMILY / JOSEPH LANNER
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2004 [Director's Cut] Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic] Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] Recorded live on January 1, 2004 at Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna. |
LEOS JANACEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janacek: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba (with Shostakovich: 'The Age of Gold' Suite Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Sir Charles Mackerras / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 29/Apr/1991 ] Much as the name Charles Mackerras is rightly associated with Janácek's music, when it comes to the pairing of his two greatest orchestral works, Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba, this recording remains a favourite. |
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel (complete opera recorded in 2015) Wiener Staatsoper / Adrian Eröd, Janina Baechle, Daniela Sindram, Ileana Tonca, Michaela Schuster / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 30/Sep/2016 ] Based on one of the best-loved stories by the Brothers Grimm, Hänsel und Gretel soon became one of the most-performed operas in the world and has remained enduringly popular with both children and adults ever since. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Te Deum / 9 Motets / Mass in E minor (with choral works by Richard Strauss) Wiener Staatsoper; Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta / Schutz Choir of London, Philip Jones Wind Ensemble, Roger Norrington / etc [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/May/1997 ] Featured soloists: Claes-Håkan Ahnsjo (tenor), Jean Temperley (mezzo-soprano), Jessica Cash (soprano), Josef Bock (organ) |
ALBAN BERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berg: Wozzeck (complete opera with libretto) (with Schoenberg: Erwartung) Eberhard Waechter, Anja Silja, Hermann Winkler / Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/1988 ] "Christoph von Dohnanyi (Decca) has the best of all Maries in Anja Silja and obtains warm playing from the Vienna Philharmonic." The Guardian |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / CHOPIN / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Wilhelm Backhaus I Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Backhaus made his first concert tour at the age of sixteen. In 1900 he went to England and in 1901 played for the first time in Manchester at the Gentleman's Concerts. In 1902 he performed at the Hallé Concerts, and thereafter in 12 concerts at the... |
BACH / SCHUMANN / SCHUBERT / LISZT / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / etc
Wilhelm Kempff - The Decca Legacy Wilhelm Kempff (piano) with Pablo Casals, Paul Grümmer (cellos) Georg Kulenkampff (violin) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 13 CD Box Set - released 18/Apr/2022 ] The Decca legacy of WILHELM KEMPFF, one of the last century's greatest keyboard poets. |
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music for Flute (Incls Bachianas Brasileiras No 6) William Bennett (flute) with Thea King (clarinet) Neil Black (oboe) and others [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] 'A disc of pure delight from beginning to end. Another example of why Hyperion gets my vote as the most innovative record label. Full marks!' (Which CD) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini - Messa di Gloria / Orchestral works William Johns (tenor) Philippe Huttenlocher (bass) / Chœur Symphonique Et Orchestre De La Fondation Gulbenkian De Lisbonne, Michel Corboz [ Erato Collection / CD - released 24/Mar/1974 ] Puccini composed the Mass as his graduation exercise from the Istituto Musicale Pacini. It had its first performance in Lucca on July 12, 1880. However, the Credo had already been written and performed in 1878 and was initially conceived by Puccini... |
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IVES / COPLAND / DELLO JOIO / SATIE / BOWLES / etc
William Masselos - The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection [7 CD set] William Masselos (piano) [ Sony Classical Masters / 7 CD Box Set - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Sony Classical's William Masselos Edition on 7 newly mastered and transferred CDs is a re- lease for which devotees of American piano music have long been clamouring. At last, the wait is over |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Don Giovanni (Highlights from the complete opera) William Shimell, Cheryl Studer, Samuel Ramey / Vienna Philharmonic / Riccardo Muti [ EMI Encore / CD - released 22/Feb/2005 ] Combining comedy and drama, Don Giovanni is one of the most well-known and often praised operas ever written. First performed in 1787, it has been appealing to audiences ever since with its multitude of moral, as well as musical themes. |
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AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland Conducts Copland [Includes 'Old American Songs'] William Warfield (baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland [ CBS Masterworks / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] "The composer directs with unrivalled insight throughout. The remastering is done most skilfully, retaining the ambience of the originals, while achieving more refined detiail." (Penguin Guide) |
HOWELLS / BINGHAM / PEETERS / HILDEGARD von BINGEN / DURUFLE / BRITTEN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Immortal Fire Winchester Cathedral Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks, Sarah Baldock, with Andrew Lumsden (organ) [ Griffin / CD ] Recorded: Winchester Cathedral, January 2005. |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / KRENEK / BRAHMS / DUPARC / RAVEL / etc
Wolfgang Holzmair - The Philips Recitals Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone) Imogen Cooper, Gérard Wyss, Peter Stamm (piano) / San Francisco Symphony Orchestra [ Decca Austrailian Eloquence / 13 CD Box Set - released 11/Mar/2022 ] From Haydn to Eisler: the collected Philips recordings of WOLFGANG HOLZMAIR, a supreme art-song interpreter, including many long-deleted albums. |
