W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart For Massage Various Artists (Mitsuko Uchida, Henryk Szeryng, Iona Brown & Neville Marriner) [ Philips Lifestyle / CD - released 5/Dec/2001 ] The soft, gentle touch of Mozart's intimate strings is made to order for massage. It's gentle flow is a perfect relaxation for any stress. |
PERGOLESI / PICCINNI / BOCCHERINI / MERCADANTE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Italian Flute Concertos Peter-Lukas Graf (flute) / Venice and Padua Chamber Orchestra, Bruno Giuranna [ Claves / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] "Graf again plays very cleanly, with a well-focused tone and all due agility. Good, tidy orchestral playing, and a clear recording." Gramophone |
Various performers including Carolee Carmello, Liz Callaway, Judy Kaye, Sal Viviano, etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lost In Boston Vol 1 - Songs you have never heard from '110 in the Shade', 'The King and I', 'West Side Story' and more [ Varese Sarabande / CD - released 5/May/1997 ] Volume I in the famed Lost in Boston CD series. Other CDs in the series rescued songs cut from famous musicals, including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, The Music Man and The Fantasticks. Volume I includes songs cut from Fiddler... |
Various performers including Kaye Ballard, Liz Callaway, Judy Kaye, Sal Viviano, etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lost In Boston Vol 2 - Songs you have never heard from 'I Do! I Do!', 'Promises, Promises', 'Fiddler on the Roof' and more [ Varese Sarabande / CD - released 5/May/1997 ] Volume II in the famed Lost in Boston CD series. Other CDs in the series rescued songs cut from famous musicals, including West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, The Music Man and The Fantasticks. |
MOZART / BRITTEN / STRAVINSKY / ROSSINI / MONTEVERDI / GERSHWIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record [5 CD set] Various singers including Audrey Mildmay, Constance Willis, Sena Jurinac, Noel Mangin, Carol Vaness, Willard White, Natalie Dessay, etc [ EMI Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2009 ] The Glyndebourne Festival is one of the great opera "feasts" of the year. Many great singers have appeared on its stage as it seeks out new talent and gives them all an excellent grounding in the art of performance. |
MALCOLM ARNOLD / PAUL PATTERSON / GUSTAV HOLST / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Three Shanties / Patterson: Comedy for Five Winds / Holst: Wind Quintet Vega Wind Quintet [ LDR / CD - released 1/Jul/1988 ] That Paul Patterson's music possessed a razor-sharp sense of humour...when the Comedy for five winds was written for the Vega Wind Quintet, one can hear just how much further his deployment of musical humour has developed. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Il Trovatore (Complete opera) Veronica Villarroel; Elena Zaremba; Andrea Bocelli; Carlo Guelfi / Orchestra conducted by Steven Mercurio [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 27/May/2004 ] "Lay misconceptions aside: this version of a popular favourite challenges the best" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Sept 2004 |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Solo Cantatas (HWV 173, 105, 113, 236) Veronika Winter (soprano) / Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max [ Capriccio SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] "The fine recorded sound, bright and clear, is the icing on the cake of this laudable release." Robert Levett, International Record Review |
HANDEL / GLUCK / MOZART / ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vesselina Kasarova - A Portrait Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo) / Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 6/Oct/1996 ] Kasarova won the "Female Singer of the Year" in 2003 Echo Klassik. In 2005 she won the Merkur Preis and was named Bavarian Kammersängerin. She was also named Österreichische Kammersängerin in April 2010. (Wiki) |
LUIS GIANNEO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gianneo: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 and 3 / 6 Bagatelles Dora De Marinis, Alejandro Cremaschi, Fernando Viani (piano) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 18/Mar/2002 ] "This recording contains music well worth exploring. The music is compelling and rendered with fire." American Record Guide |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Requiem (with Debussy - Images) Victoria de los Angeles, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Andre Cluytens [ EMI Classics Masters / CD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] "A highly recommendable version with dedicated contributions from both soloists and the full, warmly atmospheric recording sounds very beautiful." (*** Three Stars Penguin Guide) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Tribute to Gerald Moore (recorded 1967) Victoria de los Angeles, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Daniel Barenboim, Nicolai Gedda, Leon Goossens, Yehudi Menuhin [ EMI / 11 CD - released 15/Feb/1987 ] The first release on CD of the complete original LPs of the recording made live at the concert in the Royal Festival Hall, London in February 1967 to mark the retirement of Gerald Moore |
RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pagliacci (Complete opera) (Recorded 1953) SPECIAL PRICE! Victoria de los Angeles, Jussi Bjorling, Leonard Warren, Robert Merrill / The Columbus Boy Choir. The Robert Shaw Chorale. Renato Cellini [ EMI Historical / CD - released 20/Nov/2003 ] 'the most enjoyable performance of Pagliacci we have ever heard' (The Record Guide) |
PIETRO MASCAGNI / RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mascagni/Leoncavallo: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci (complete operas recorded in 1960/62 with libretto) Victoria de los Angeles, Lucine Amara, Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi / Opera Roma, Gabriele Santini, Teatro alla Scala, Lovro von Matacic [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/1991 ] "With Met stalwart Lucine Amara a strong Nedda this is one of the most bloodcurdling recordings of this finale." Musicweb (on Pagliacci) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Victoria De Los Angeles - On Wings Of Song Victoria De Los Angeles (Soprano) / Sinfonia of London, Spanish National Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ EMI Studio / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] Recordings from 1962, 1964 & 1965 mostly at the Abbey Road Studios, London |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Serenata Notturna / Serenades Vienna Mozart Ensemble, Willi Boskovsky [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/1994 ] Recordings from 1969 to 1979 |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Sextet in A / String Quintet in C Vienna Octet [ Decca / CD - released 20/Oct/1991 ] "..the recording, clean and warm-toned, is the equal of the playing" Gramophone Magazine (Quintet, Op. 77) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): An Alpine Symphony / Der Rosenkavalier (Suite) Vienna Philharmonic, Christian Thielemann [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Apr/2001 ] RECORDING OF THE MONTH-Gramophone Magazine June 2001 |
FRANZ SCHMIDT / ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schmidt: Symphony No.4 / Schoenberg: Chmaber Symphony No.1 Vienna Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Decca Enterprise / CD - released 20/Aug/1990 ] Recording Locations: Royce Hall, U.C.L.A., May 1968 (Schoenberg) Sofiensaal, Vienna, September 1971 (Schmidt) |