J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin (recorded in 1952) Jascha Heifetz (violin) [ RCA Victor / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/1988 ] "The late Jascha Heifetz was a mature musician of 50 when these recordings were made in 1952." Gramophone |
FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jorge Bolet ReDiscovered - Liszt recital Jorge Bolet (piano) [ RCA / BMG / CD - released 20/Feb/2004 ] Even before he was famous, he was already a legend among piano aficionados. Not until he won a 1985 Gramophone award for a Liszt album did Jorge Bolet, then already 70, graduate from insider tip to household name. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / 2 Romances Joseph Swensen (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1988 ] Joseph Swensen was born in 1960 in Hoboken, New Jersey, and grew up in Spring Valley, New York, Pearl River, New York and Harlem, New York City. His mother was Japanese-American and his father Norwegian-American. |
J. S. BACH / SANZ / SOR / VISEE / WEISS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Julian Bream - Baroque Guitar Julian Bream (guitar) [ Rca Red Seal / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Julian Alexander Bream CBE (15 July 1933 - 14 August 2020) was an English classical guitarist and lutenist. Regarded as one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century, he played a significant role in improving the public... |
DOWLAND / TARREGA / VILLA-LOBOS / BACH / RODRIGO / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Julian Bream: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 2 Julian Bream (guitar/lute) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/Jan/0200 ] "Bream is a genius and the playing is just superb" Review |
MEYERBEER / VERDI / BIZET / MOZART / PUCCINI / MASCAGNO / GIORDANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jussi Bjoerling - 'O Paradiso' - Great Opera Arias Jussi Bjoerling (tenor), with Robert Merrill, Zinka Milanov, Anna Maria Rota, Roberta Peters & Margaret Roggero [ RCA Victor Gold Seal / CD - released 27/Sep/1996 ] Original recordings 1951-58. |
PUCCINI / VERDI / BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jussi Bjoerling - The Pearl Fishers Duet Jussi Bjoerling (tenor), with Robert Merrill, Zinka Milanov, Licia Albanese & Renata Tebaldi [ RCA Victor Vocal Series / CD - released 27/Sep/1988 ] Original recordings 1950-59. |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / LUIGI BOCCHERINI / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Boccherini: Guitar Quintets: Piano Trios Kazuhito Yamashita (guitar) / Tokyo String Quartet [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1995 ] "A rich yet un-glitzy recording helps this intensely felt yet refined performance, and altogether the artists offer a memorable musical experience." Gramophone |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 Kyoko Takezawa (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / CD - released 1/Jun/1993 ] Born in Ōbu, Aichi, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. |
CAMILE SAINT-SAENS / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: French Violin Sonatas Kyoto Takezawa (violin) Rohan de Silva (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1993 ] Recorded May 12-14, 1992 |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame [Queen Of Spades] - highlights Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Maureen Forrester, Sergei Leiferkus / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leontyne Price - Puccini Heroines Leontyne Price (soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes & Nello Santi, with Placido Domingo, Elizabeth Bainbri [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "Leontyne Price's 'Vissi d'arte' s artistry incarnate… " BBC Music Magazine |
R. STRAUSS / VERDI / PUCCINI / BIZET / GERSHWIN / BERLIOZ / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Essential Leontyne Price Leontyne Price (soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rome Opera Orchestra, with Placido Domingo & Marilyn Horne [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] Born in Laurel, Mississippi, Price attended Central State University and then Juilliard, where she had her operatic debut as Mistress Ford in Verdi's Falstaff. Having heard the performance, Virgil Thomson engaged her in Four Saints in Three Acts. |
ANTONIN DVOARK / FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor / Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata Lynn Harrell (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine (cond/pianist) [ RCA Papillon Collection / CD - released 26/Oct/1987 ] Lynn Harrell (January 30, 1944 - April 27, 2020) was an American classical cellist. Known for the "penetrating richness" of his sound, Harrell performed internationally as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with major orchestras. |
GEORGE ANTHEIL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Antheil: Fighting The Waves Martyn Hill (tenor) Jagdish Mistry (violin) Hermann Kretzschmar (piano) / Ensemble Modern, HK Gruber [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 24/May/1996 ] "It's always faintly depressed me how some concert-goers feel compelled to listen to music stony-faced, while some works abound with musical jokes. Antheil's musical pickpocketing is a riot." Gramophone |
BACH / TELEMANN / HEBERLE / FREDERICK THE GREAT / KRAHMER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Michala Petri : The Virtuoso Recorder Michala Petri (recorder) Hanne Petri (harpsichord) David Petri (cello) [ RCA Victor / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] Recorder compositions by Telemann, Heberle, Bach, Frederick the Great, Krahmer. Accompanied by harpsichord and cello. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: 6 Concertos Michala Petri (recorder) / I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1990 ] Michala Petri plays on a trevle recorder and a sopranino recorder. |
BACH / TELEMANN / VIVALDI / KOPPEL / KRAHMER / IBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Michala Petri - Souvenir - music for recorder & lute/guitar Michala Petri (recorder) with Lars Hannibal (lute) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 14/Jun/1994 ] Michala Petri's most enduring creative partnership has been with her husband, the guitarist and lutenist Lars Hannibal. The couple has performed a wide range of music together, from Baroque sonatas to their own innovative arrangements of music by... |
ENRIQUE GRANADOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Montserrat Caballé Sings Granados Montserrat Caballe (soprano) Miguel Zanetti (piano) / Orquesta De Camara, Rafael Ferrer [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 26/May/1997 ] "Perfect singing of this music" raved MusicWeb International |
AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland: Billy the Kid / Rodeo (Suites) (plus Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite) (Rec 1957 & 1960) Morton Gould and his orchestra [ RCA Living Stereo / CD - released 26/Mar/1980 ] "I would recommend it very highly to anyone interested in these works." (MusicWeb May 2006) |