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![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87 [complete ballet] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10593/10593742.jpg)
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87 [complete ballet] Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/Apr/1983 ] "Ashkenazy gets excellent results from the Cleveland orchestra. The recording's fine definition is enchanced, yet not at the expense of atmosphere, and the bright, vivid image is given striking projection." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Water Music / Royal Fireworks Music Concertgebouw Kammerorchester, Simon Preston [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Jul/1991 ] Recorded: Waalsekerk, Amsterdam, November 1988 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Dawn Upshaw (soprano) / The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Decca / CD - released 20/Sep/1994 ] "Dawn Upshaw crowns Dohnányi's vision with beguiling lightness of touch" ClassicalMusic.com |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance (Complete Operetta) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Valerie Masterson; Owen Brannigan; John Reed / Royal Philharmonic Orch. / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "The recording is superbly spacious and clear throughout, with a fine sense of atmosphere. The CD transfer is remarkable in its added presence." (Penguin Guide) |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: The Barber of Seville [Il Barbiere di Siviglia] (Complete Opera recorded in 1983) cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10109/10109891.jpg)
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: The Barber of Seville [Il Barbiere di Siviglia] (Complete Opera recorded in 1983) Francisco Araiza, Agnes Baltsa, Thomas Allen, Robert Lloyd / Academy St Martins / Neville Marriner [ Decca Opera! / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] Sir Neville Marriner makes one of his rare appearances as an opera conductor and the combination of a superb cast and stylish orchestral playing combine to make a magnificent recording of Rossini's comic masterpiece. |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Friedrich Gulda I Friedrich Gulda (piano) [ Philips / Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Born in Vienna as the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano from Felix Pazofsky at the Wiener Volkskonservatorium, aged 7. In 1942, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied piano and musical theory under Bruno... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Turandot (highlights from the complete opera) Inge Borkh, Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Fernando Corena / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Alberto Erede [ Decca Belart / CD - released 1/Apr/1996 ] "The recording has a glitter and brilliance to match even the fabulous court of the emperor of China" (Penguin Guide) |
LEO DELIBES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delibes: Lakme (Complete opera recorded in 1968 with complete libretto) Joan Sutherland, Alain Vanzo, Gabriel Bacquier / Orchestra and chorus of Monte Carlo National Opera, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / 2 CD - released 12/May/1989 ] "(Joan's) "Bell Song" is treasurable, with an ease of execution which is almost frightening and a sinuousness which reeks of oriental mystery. Bacquier's Nilakantha is magnificent." MusicWeb |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn/Bruch/Mozart: Violin Concertos Joshua Bell (violin) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, English Chamber Orchestra. Peter Maag [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] This 2-CD set couples Joshua Bell's first concerto recording for Decca of two of the most popular violin concertos in the repertory |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto / Hungarian Dances Nos 1 - 10 Joshua Bell (violin) / Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi / Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer [ Decca Classic FM The Full Works / CD - released 25/Jun/2018 ] "Joshua Bell, in one of his finest recordings to date, is daring in his expressiveness, often more expansive, using a far wider range of dynamics." Gramophone |
JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE; Massenet: Werther (Complete opera) Julia Gertseva (mezzo) Andrea Bocelli (tenor) / Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Conducted by Yves Abel [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 24/Mar/2005 ] A studio recording of the complete opera Werther by Jules Massenet, conducted by Yves Abel. Andrea Bocelli sings the title role of Werther - which he has sung on stage several times to great critical acclaim (including his USA stage debut).... |
BACH / BRAHMS / MAHLER / SCHUMANN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Ferrier Edition (the complete recordings) Kathleen Ferrier (alto) with various orchestras and accompanists [ Decca Collector's Edition / 10 CD Box Set - released 2/Jul/2004 ] This collector edition now makes available in a compact form the 10 CDs which formed the Ferrier Edition which was first released just over 10 years ago; several of these CDs have not been available for some time now. |
PURCELL / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / GRANADOS / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri in Recital Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/May/1990 ] "..it should immediately be added that the soprano's tone is fresh, her responsiveness to words keen, the pianist's touch very evidently guided by a refined, lively intelligence, and the programme a delight in the variety." Gramophone |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delibes: Coppelia [Complete Ballet] (with Massenet - Le Carillon) cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10594/10594392.jpg)
LEO DELIBES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delibes: Coppelia [Complete Ballet] (with Massenet - Le Carillon) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Ballet Edition / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Aug/2014 ] This recording of Coppelia with the L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the earlier of two made by Richard Bonynge, was the top recommendation when BBC Radio 3 compared different recordings in its programme Building a Library in 2010. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) with various orchestras & conductors [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD - released 14/Apr/2009 ] Celeste Aida is a special collection of the great Verdi tenor arias taken from Luciano Pavarotti's classic recordings, made at the height of his prime. The collection is packed with famous melodies known and loved the world over. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The World of Verdi Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Carlo Bergonzi, Marilyn Horne & others [ Decca / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] 15 famous arias, duets, and choruses of Verdi from the classic Decca catalogue. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: My Favorite Moments From Rigoletto Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Sherrill Milnes, Roberto Scaltriti, Leo Nucci, Huguette Tourangeau, etc [ Decca / London Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] 15 famous arias, duets, and ensembles from Verdi's famous tragic opera 'Rigoletto' |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Boutique fantasque (with Britten: Musicales) National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge. [ Decca / CD - released 12/Aug/1983 ] While Richard Bonynge has long been associated with opera, particularly with that of the Bel Canto age, he has been one of the most active revivers and conductors of ballet in the 20th and 21st centuries. |
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore New London Consort, Philip Pickett [ Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre / CD - released 1/Feb/1986 ] 'The recording is splendid.' *** Penguin Guide to Compact Disc |
