Search Results: Symphony collectable
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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) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No.4 'Romantic' Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD Box Set - released 28/Jul/2014 ] "Abbado's is quite the finest of the recent Bruckner Fourths on record. Like his magisterial and perspicacious recent recording of Brahms's Third Symphony...it shows a combination of musical shrewdness and emotional abandon" Gramophone |
ANTON BRUCKNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruckner: Symphony No 9 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 14/Dec/2014 ] "...this live Salzburg Ninth is glorious. There's no sense here of fallible rhythms or a conductor not being able to see the wood for the trees...the Teldex engineers..make the Grosses Festspielhaus sound like one of the great Bruckner halls" Penguin |
CARL NIELSEN / PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos Vilde Frang (violin) / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Gullberg Jensen [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Concerto |
RACHMANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / CHOPIN / BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Art Of Ashkenazy Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Concertge Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra [ Decca / 2 CD - released 4/Mar/2013 ] Ashkenazy attended the Moscow Conservatory where he studied with Lev Oborin and Boris Zemliansky. He won second prize in the V International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1955 and the first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos / Rondos Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Fou Ts'ong (pianos) / English Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Prchestra [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 17/Sep/1992 ] "I warmly recommend it for first-time Mozart listeners and well-learned Mozart scholars alike." |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven Adagios: Over two and a half hours of the world's most relaxing music Vladimir Ashkenazy / Wilhelm Backhaus / Beaux Arts Trio / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / The Cleveland Orchestra / Arthur Grumiaux / etc [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 20/May/2005 ] Excellent value for money - 2 and a half hours of music on 2 CDs for less than the price of one. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Vladimir Feltsman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Masterworks / CD - released 1/Jul/1989 ] Vladimir Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at the age of eleven and he went on to win numerous competitions including the prestigious Marguerite Long International Piano Competition. |
CHOPIN / SCARLATTI / RACHMANINOV / MUSSORGSKY / HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vladimir Horowitz - The Virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz (piano) / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner, conductor [ THE50'S - 18 / CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2011 ] Russian-born Vladimir Horowitz (1904-1989) was one of the most acclaimed pianists of the modern age, a formidable virtuoso whose inimitable artistry and technique were rooted in the grand Romantic tradition. |
HECTOR BERLIOZ / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Op 14 / Le Carnaval Romain Overture, Op. 9 / Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 / Carnival of the Animal Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe / John Ogdon & Brenda Lucas (pianos), City of Birmingham, Louis Fremaux [ EMI Seraphim / 2 CD - released 19/Sep/1995 ] Original recordings from 1959 to 1971 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 9 (recorded 1938) Wiener Philharmoniker / Bruno Walter [ EMI Great Artists of the Century / CD - released 24/Sep/2004 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 49) BBC MUSIC |
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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) |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto / Symphony in 3 Movements / Petrouchka Woody Herman & his Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens [ Philips / CD - released 19/Aug/1989 ] "The Ebony Concerto is played by the same artist whom it originally was dedicated in 1945. This remarkable virtuoso ensemble performed it at carnegie hall on March 25, 1946, conducted by Walter Hendl." |
AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland: Third Symphony & Music for Theatre Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "Well-played and expertly recorded." - Billboard |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra / Maxwell Davies: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman / Isaac Stern (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Sony Classical British Pageant / CD - released 11/Nov/1993 ] "Stern's sensitivity and command are unmistakable, and help to make this a strong recommendation even for collectors who normally shy away from new music." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony 9 'Choral' Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano) Patrick Power (tenor) / Petteri Salomaa (bass) / London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ Virgin Virgo / CD - released 19/Oct/2004 ] "For the Ninth, Norrington has a larger orchestra of some 65 players, with the 50-strong Schutz Choir in the finale. But the sonic mix is very much as it was on the earlier record, with glimmering, vibrato-free strings, plaintive woodwinds,... |
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GUSTAV: MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 9 / Des Knaben Wunderhorn [Four Songs] / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Classics / CD - released 28/Sep/2003 ] "Solti's recordings for Decca were valued in their day for their electric energy, clarity, and precision; many were widely praised as vital contributions to the slender catalog and necessary antidotes to the faulty, idiosyncratic interpretations by... |
ERNEST BLOCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bloch: Schelomo / Voice in the Wilderness (with works by Geiser & Oboussier) Zara Nelsova (cello) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "Her Schelomo has a surprising payload of richness of sound and certainly Nelsova has deep reserves of passion which flows tirelessly." MusicWeb |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No.5, Op.47 The Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Originally recording made at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, November 1986 |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms / Symphony in C / Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments Boris Berman (piano) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Jarvi, Choeur de Chambre Romand, Choeur pro Arte de Lausanne [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/1993 ] "(This recording) contains some superb performances by an orchestra with a long Stravinsky tradition, and Järvi's dedication to this composer has produced some of his finest efforts." ClassicsToday |
