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ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: String Quartet No 9 (32 variations and fugue on a theme of Haydn) Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] 'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review) |
ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: String Quartet No 2 & No 5 Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD ] 'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review) |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Yeomen of the Guard (complete operetta recorded in 1958) Denis Dowling, Richard Lewis, Elsie Morison, Alexander Young, Marjorie Thomas / Glyndebourne Festival, Sir MalcolmSargent [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/1987 ] "This is a very operatic Yeomen which certainly suits the work and gives the soloists an opportunity to shine. Sir Geraint Evans makes a better Jack Point than a Ko-Ko and 'When a wooer goes a-wooing' is very moving." Mel (Marbecks) |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Horn Concertos / Quintet in E flat for Piano & Wind Dennis Brain (horn) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, with Colin Horsley (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/1994 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) Settle back to enjoy Brain's artistry and virtuosity..." (Gramophone) |
ROSS EDWARDS / MALCOLM WILLIAMSON / PETER SCULTHORPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Australian Piano Concertos Dennis Hennning, Malcolm Williamson, Simon Campion, Anthony Fogg (piano) / Various Orchestras [ ABC Classics Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] "Is there such a thing as an Australian Piano Concerto?, asks Dennis Hennig, one of the pianists featured in this anthology. Here are three attempts to provide an answer. In his three-movement concerto, Ross Edwards (born 1943) casts a sweet lyricism... |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, [The Damnation of Faust] Op. 24 cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10204/10204703.jpg)
HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, [The Damnation of Faust] Op. 24 Denés Gulyás, Maria Ewing, Robert Lloyd / Radio-Sinfonie Orchester Frankfurt, Kölner Rundfunkchor, Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Eliahu Inbal [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] 'Inbal has a fine ear for Berlioz's orchestration, matched by sensitive recording, so that time and again details spring into dramatic life…a distinctive and intelligent performance… No lover of the work should miss hearing it.' Gramophone, July 1991 |
BIZET / PURCELL / MASSENET / PONCHIELLI / DONIZETTI / BARBER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Denyce Graves - Vove di Donna Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Maurizio Barbacini [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 28/Feb/1999 ] "Graves' Carmen and Dalila are cookie-cutter seductive and willful and absolutely interchangeable. The little aria for Gioconda's mother is as well sung as Santuzza's "Voi lo sapete", and the same may be said for Samuel Barber's Vanessa" |
SAINT-SAENS / GOUNOD / BERLIOZ / MASSENET / THOMAS / LALO / BIZET / DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Denyce Graves - French Opera Arias Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) / Orchestre Philhamonique de Monte Carlo, Marc Soustrot [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 28/Feb/2004 ] ""Connais-tu le pays" from Mignon, taken very slowly, is sung with a ravishing legato and beautifully shaded tone. Dalila is one of Graves' signature roles and she delivers both arias impressively...Sound is excellent" ClassicsToday |
PIAZZOLLA / VITIER / ELIAS / VILLA-LOBOS / VALDES / GUASTAVINO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Denyce Graves - The Lost Days - Music in the Latin Style Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) / Pablo Ziegler (piano) Hector del Curto (bandoneon) Pablo Aslan (bass) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 28/Feb/1999 ] Denyce made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1995 and has appeared at many opera houses. Though her repertoire is extensive, her signature parts are the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: By George, It's Gershwin Derek Metzger & Tina Cross / Auckland 'Pops' Philharmonia Orchestra, Tommy Tycho [ Atoll Records Stage and Screen Series / CD - released 2/Aug/1996 ] Recorded live at the Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. May 4th, 1996 |
ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: Energy / Four Temperaments / Volcano / etc Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band, James Watson [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] 'Marvellously played … superlative … performances of a calibre I do not recall ever hearing before. Strongly to be recommended to serious listeners of any persuasion' (Gramophone) |
AARON COPLAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland: Appalachian Spring / El Salon Mexico / Fanfare for a Common Man Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 10/May/1991 ] This CD is one featuring Dorati's talents in a range of repertory that focuses on the twentieth-century composer, Aaron Copland, with which he had a particular association. |
FRANZ SCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schmidt: The Four Symphonies Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Musical Heritage Society / 4 CD Box Set - released 3/Mar/1999 ] "The Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Jarvi play with a freshness and enthusiasm that are totally persuasive. They almost sound Viennese, and the recordings are very good indeed." Penguin Guide |
SAMUEL BARBER / CHARLES IVES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives: Symphony No 1 / Barber: Three Essays for Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1992 ] "when you throw in Chandos' richly reverberant and solidly impactful sound, Järvi's coupling is pretty hard to beat." ClassicsToday.com |
FRANZ SCHMIDT / RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schmidt: Symphony No. 1 in E major / R. Strauss: Four Symphonic Interludes from 'Intermezzo' Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] "The Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Jarvi play with a freshness and enthusiasm that are totally persuasive. They almost sound Viennese, and the recordings are very good indeed." Penguin Guide |
CHARLES IVES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ives: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "Järvi leads both works with his characteristic drive, transmitting his enthusiasm to a Detroit Symphony Orchestra that responds with nimble and highly energetic playing" ClassicsToday |
MEYERBEER / OFFENBACH / SAINT-SAENS / GOUNOD / ROSSINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Marches and Overtures a la Francaise Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray [ Mercury Living Presence / CD - released 11/Oct/1993 ] The original Three Track original recording Recorded in 1959 - 1960 |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Kammersymphonie No 2 / Verklarte Nacht Op. 4 / Suite in G for Strings Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Mario Venzago [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/1991 ] Recorded in Frankfurt, 1987 & 1989 |
KAROL RATHAUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rathaus: Symphony No.1 / Der letzte Pierrot Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Israel Yinon [ Decca Records Entartete Musik / CD - released 1/Jan/1998 ] ".. it is the Symphony that whets one's appetite for more of this impressively gifted composer's music, especially in such eloquent performances as these." Gramophone |
PHILIP GLASS / JOHN TAVENER / MICHAEL NYMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Amy Dickson - Glass + Tavener + Nyman Amy Dickson (soprano saxophone) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms [ Sony / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "With Australian Amy Dickson we discover a female soprano saxophonist who is offering something far different from either of these mixed options; her main focus is with classical literature, and Dickson has a luscious, creamy tone" AllMusic |
