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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: La Cetra - 12 concerti, Op. 9 / Concerto in D minor for Two Oboes, RV 535 / etc Iona Brown, Neil Black, Celia Nicklin / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Penguin Guide Rosette Winner |
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FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Encores Byron Janis (piano) / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 11/Oct/1990 ] The original 35 mm Magnetic Film recording made on location in Moscow in 1961 & 1962 |
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GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martucci: La canzone dei ricordi [Song of Memories] / Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Carlo Bruno (piano) Mirella Freni (soprano) / Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala, Riccardo Muti [ Sony / CD - released 1/Feb/1996 ] "It's a forcefully dramatic reading: Muti coaxes some searing solo playing from his La Scala orchestra: the dark clarinets of 'Fior di ginestra', faintly echoed at the close, are superbly savage. The drawback (some will love it) is that more... |
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HOWARD HANSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hanson: Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 / Piano Concerto In G Major, Op. 36 Carol Rosenberger (piano) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Gerard Schwarz [ DELOS / CD - released 11/Oct/1992 ] The Seattle Symphony and piano soloist Carol Rosenberger play music by Howard Hanson. |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schnittke: Requiem / Concerto for Mixed chorus Chamber Choir Hymnia, Flemming Windekilde [ Classico / CD - released 30/Jan/2002 ] Licensed from Classico and appears identical to their 2001 release, entitled "Requiem" |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (with Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca / CD - released 1/Apr/1988 ] Original recording made in Chicago 1980 & 1981 |
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CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands / Flute Concerto / Symphony No.1 Patrick Gallois (flute) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ BIS / CD ] Recording data: 1987-05-18 (Overture): 1989-06-14/16 (Concerto; Symphony) at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden |
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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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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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HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 / Momoprecace / Fantasia for soprano saxophone / Guitar Concerto / etc Cristina Ortiz / John Harle / Angel Romero / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/1998 ] "A qualified recommendation then...if you want value for money you can't really go wrong with this set... the delectable Mômoprecóce on the first disc and much of the music on the second is well worth adding to your collection." MusicWeb |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: The Rio Grande; Concerto for piano & nine players (with Walton-Symphony No.2) Cristina Ortiz (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn / Sir Richard Rodney Bennett / Neville Dilkes [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "An effective display with the effervescence of Lambert's The Rio Grande and Piano Concerto leading to the high spirits of Walton's Second, and some captivating shorties too." (BBC Music Feb 2006) |
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GABRIEL PIERNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pierne: Ramuntcho Suites / Piano Concerto in C minor Dag Achatz (piano) / Philharmonie De Lorraine, Jacques Houtmann [ BIS / CD - released 2/Feb/1987 ] Gabriel Pierné was born in Metz. His family moved to Paris, after Metz and part of Lorraine were annexed to Germany in 1871 following the Franco-Prussian War. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, gaining first prizes for solfège, piano, organ,... |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / LISZT / MOZART / WAGNER/LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI / Philips / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Daniel Barenboim ( 1942 ) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Barenboim's output includes all of Beethoven and Mozart's Piano Sonatas and Piano Concertos. As a chamber musician he recorded frequently with Jacqueline du Pré and Itzhak Perlman. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Octet for Strings Daniel Hope (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Sep/2007 ] "The playing is consistently fine and the pairing of the concerto with the octet - with a few songs thrown in for good measure - makes for enjoyable listening. It is worth hearing this original version of the concerto, if only for interest's... |
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GLUCK / HAYDN / MYSLIVECEK / SALOMON / MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Journey To Mozart Daniel Hope (violin) / Zurich Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] "It's both a highly personal selection and a rather puzzling one…Hope's brilliance as a soloist does come across assertively throughout this 'Journey', which for his many admirers will surely prove sufficient to sustain interest." (BBC Music) |
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BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE - Goldschmidt: Orchestral Works [Incls Cello Concerto] David Geringas (cello) / Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mathias Husmann [ CPO / CD - released 7/Mar/1995 ] Recorded: 12-14 September 1994 Recording Venue: Theater am Jerichower Platz, Mgdeburg, Germany |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hindemith: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes of Carl Maria von Weber / Mathis Der Maler David Oistrakh (violin) London Symphony Orchestra / Paul Hindemith, Claudio Abbado, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Paul Kletzki [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 13/Jan/2003 ] Classic recordings now available at a budget price |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: Piano Concerto / Merchant Seamen Suite / etc David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ ASV / CD - released 12/Aug/1999 ] "More gaps in the Lambert discography are enterprisingly plugged by these sensitive and shapely performances, which display most agreeable dash and commitment." Gramophone |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet (original versions) David Shifrin (clarinet) / Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Delos / CD - released 3/Sep/1987 ] Mozart's original versions - played on an extended range clarinet |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Gloria (RV589) / Magnificat (RV611) / Concerti Deborah York, Patrizia Biccire, Sara Mingardo / Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrin [ Naive Opus111 / CD - released 20/Nov/2001 ] "Mingardo's singing instantly grabs the heart of the listener... Rinaldo Alessandrini supervises with erudition and insight." Gramophone Magazine |