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CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Symphony No.5 Op.50 / Violin Concerto, Op 33 Dong-Suk Kang (violin) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Now out of print and available as down load only |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C D.944 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Schippers [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Recorded in 1978 |
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ADRIAN WILLAERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Willaert: Missa Mente tota & Motets Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "It's a beautifully conceived and immaculately realised sequence, sung with simple directness by the six male voices of Cinquecento in a nicely churchy, but never overpowering, acoustic." (The Guardian) |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Bernstein (Incls 'Divertimento for Orchestra' & Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story') City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin etc [ EMI Classics Essential / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI / CD - released 30/Sep/1986 ] Shostakovich's triumphant Symphony No. 10 is a work of liberatory spirit, performed here by Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN / GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Planets / Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] Original recordings from 1981 & 1986 (Britten) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem / Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle [ EMI Studio Plus / CD - released 30/Sep/1993 ] The Sinfonia da Requiem, composed in 1940, was Britten's first major work for full orchestra without a soloist and is now regarded as the finest of all of Britten's orchestral works. |
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RACHMANINOV / PONCE / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Virtuoso Vengerov Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Virtuosi, Vag Papian, piano [ EMI Classics / CD ] "Here is a young virtuoso at the peak of his form enjoying himself from first to last in music undemanding on the ear if not the technique." Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas Claudio Arrau (piano) [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] "Everything about these performances exudes wisdom and empathy" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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JACOB OBRECHT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Obrecht: Missa Malheur me bat / Motets by Obrecht & Martini The Clerk's Group, Edward Wickham [ Gaudeamus / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] Recorded At - St. Andrew's Church, West Wratting |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Orchestral Music from Der Ring des Nibelungen, Die Meistersinger, Tristan und Isolde Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/1992 ] Wagner: Ring Excerpts by Szell - The Greatest Recordings EVER! - Television reviewer Dave Hurwitz |
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Clifford Brown
The Complete Blue Note Studio Masters [ Blue Note / CD - released 4/Jul/2003 ] "The most significant recordings from his tragically brief career" Five Stars All Music Guide |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 / Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23 Clifford Curzon (piano) / National Symphony Orchestra, Boyd Neel, Enrique Jorda [ Dutton Concert Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/1998 ] "I found myself listening spellbound to Curzon's playing. This is the Curzon who, at the age of 39, was only now emerging into the full light of an international career after a long and inspiring apprenticeship with such a teacher as Arthur Schnabel" |
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Coleman Hawkins, with Chalie Savers (trumpet) Tiny Grimes (guitar), Ray Bryant (piano), etc
Hawk Eyes [ Original Jazz Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] "Tenor-great Coleman Hawkins tended to be at his best when challenged by another horn player. On this highly enjoyable title, Hawkins is joined by the superb trumpeter Charlie Shavers and a strong rhythm section. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 1/Sep/1993 ] "Haitink is never less than musical, and he's at or close to the top of his game a remarkable amount of the time" ClassicsToday |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 12 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 1/Sep/1993 ] *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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ORAZIO VECCHI & OTHERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vecchi: Selva Di Varia Ricreazione / etc Consort of Musicke with Emma Kirkby., Evelyn Tubb, Andrew King, etc / Anthony Rooley (Director & lute) [ Ermitage / CD - released 10/Mar/1996 ] Rare works performed by the Consort of Musicke with soloists including Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb & Andrew King. |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Six Quartets for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon Consortium Classicum [ MDG / CD - released 15/Feb/1986 ] Recording: September 1985 |
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli Live [ Nagel Heyer / CD - released 14/Oct/2002 ] Recorded live at Birdland, Neuburg on May 26, 2000. Mixed at Blue Noise Studio, Hamburg July 3-5, 2002 |
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J.B. SINGELEE / PIERRE DUBOIS / CLAUDE PASCAL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pascal/Singelee/Dubois: Saxophone Quartets Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2012 ] International Release Date: 2002 |