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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: The Orchestral Songs Vol 2 Elena Zaremba (contralto) Ilya Levinsky (tenor) Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Apr/1995 ] Recorded : Gothenburg, Gothenburg Concert Hall, 3/1994 |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY / SAINT-SAENS / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elena Zaremba - Portrait Elena Zaremba (mezzo-soprano) / Berliner Symphomiker, Lior Shambadal [ Arte Nova Voices / CD - released 27/May/2004 ] "She is no less impressive as Lel in The Snow Maiden and as louring Marfa. All these parts exploit to the full her innate gifts to project drama and character." Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elina Garanca - Aria Cantilena Elina Garanca (mezzo) / Staatsopernchor Dresden / Staatskapelle Dresden / Fabio Luisi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jan/2007 ] 'Debuts like this are rare...a radiantly lovely voice, elegant phrasing...sheer vocal beauty.' Die Presse |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 8 'symphony of a Thousand' / Des Knaben Wunderhorn Elisabeth Connell, Edith Wiens, Felicity Lott, Hans Sotin, etc / Tiffin School Boys' Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2001 ] 'This Symphony of a Thousand is one of the superlative Mahler performances on record. It is very moving and the choral singing and orchestral playing are magnificent. As a rounded and convincing account of this... |
BACH-GOUNOD / SCHUBERT / LISZT / PALESTRINA / MOZART / ROSSINI / VERDI / FLOTOW / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Inspiration: Ave Maria Elisabeth Grummer, Monika Frimmer, Anneliese Rothenberger, Heperion XX, Kolner Kammerchor, etc [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 20/Jul/2011 ] Music with a sacred theme beautifully performed by some of the leading artists from the Warner catalogue. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann/Brahms: Lieder Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 - 23 April 1952) was a German soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She left a substantial legacy of recordings. |
MOZART / SCHUBERT / GLUCK / R. STRAUSS / WOLF / SCHUMANN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Recital Carnegie Hall 25th November, 1956 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), George Reeves (piano) [ EMI References / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Jun/1988 ] Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (Complete Opera recorded in 1963 with libretto) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Hanny Steffek / Philharmonia Orchestra / Karl Bohm [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1988 ] "The two sisters are gloriously sung - Schwarzkopf and Ludwig bring their immeasurable talents as Lieder singers to this sparkling score and overlay them with a rare comic touch." RECOMMENDED RECORDING (Classical Good CD Guide 2004) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2000 ] The folk songs and poems of the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth's Magic Horn), first published in the early 19th century, played a crucial role in Mahler's development as a composer. Encompassing the vast range of expression in these 12... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No 9 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Hongen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann / Bayreuther Festival, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 3/Jul/1997 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Mass in B minor (recorded 1952-3) / Mass in B minor (excerpts recorded 1950) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Haffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Heinz Rehfuss & Kathleen Ferrier / Philharmonia Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker / von Karajan [ EMI Classics Historical / 2 CD - released 20/May/2006 ] Described in its first review in The Gramophone as 'a landmark in the history of the gramophone', this recording of the B minor Mass was made a couple of years after Herbert von Karajan had conducted Bach's masterpiece in Vienna at a festival in... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No 9 'Choral' Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop), Elisabeth Hongen (Mezzo), Julius Patzak (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass) / Wiener Singverain & Philharmoniiker, Herbert von Ka [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] Recorded November and December.1947, at Musikvereinsaal, Vienna. |
MOZART / BEETHOVEN / WEBER / WAGNER / R. STRAUSS / HEUBERGER / J. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Diva Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) with Josef Metternich (baritone) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1999 ] Schwarzkopf later made her official debut at the Royal Opera House on 16 January 1948, as Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute, in performances sung in English, and at La Scala on 29 June 1950 singing Beethoven's Missa solemnis. |
HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: 24 Lieder Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 12/May/1990 ] 'In Wolf, more than anywhere, Schwarzkopf's highly individual art finds its zenith of achievement. It would be tedious to catalogue the many insights, just get the records and listen for yourself.' (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): 4 letzte Lieder (4 Last Songs) / Arabella (highlights) (Rec 1953/54) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann (Conductor) Lovro von Matacic (Conductor) with Anny Felbermayer (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] (Schwarzkopf) had all the requisite vocal qualities for a first-rate singer of the music of Richard Strauss: radiance, tenderness, vocal colour, always alive to the nuances of the text, and very observant of what the composer demanded. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: 16 Lieder / Quintet for piano & wind instruments K452 (recorded 1955) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Wind Ensemble [ EMI Classics Historical / CD - released 20/May/2006 ] In the middle of April 1955 and with typical flair, the EMI producer Walter Legge capitalised on the presence in London of the distinguished German pianist Walter Gieseking, who was at Abbey Road Studios to record 16 of Mozart's songs with Legge's... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Arias (Rec 1953, 1961 & 1969) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), with Alfred Brendel (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra. Carlo Maria Giulini, John Pritchard, London Symphiony, George Sze [ EMI / CD - released 1/Sep/1987 ] A top-class performer of Mozartian repertoire, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf recorded legendary versions of the major operas alongside the most excellent singers and conductors of her generation |
W. A. MOZART / VERDI / LEHAR / J. STRAUSS II / RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Opera arias Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop), with Karl Schmitt-Walter (bar) / Philharmonia Orchestra. Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ EMI / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Recordings from 1950, Le Nozze di Figaro, to, 1959, Capriccio. |
BACH / MOZART / GIESEKING / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - The Unpublished Recordings Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, with Philharmonia Orchestra, Thurston Dart & Alceo Galliera, Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von karajan, Walter Gieseking (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/1990 ] Recorded : London, n°1 Studio Abbey Road 26/05/1958 (1-3) - 10/04/1955 (7) ; n°3 Studio Abbey Road 16/04/1955 (8-14) Wien, Musikvereinssaal 06/1950 (4-6) ; Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 20/06/1956 (15-18) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: ChopinL 19 Polish Songs, Op. 74 Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ ABC Eloquence / CD - released 6/Jul/2006 ] "It is good to welcome these lovely works back into circulation" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
