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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah (highlights) Emma Kirkby (sop) Margaret Cable (alto) James Bowman (countertenor) Joseph Cornwell (ten) David Thomas (bass) / Taverner Choir and Players / Parrott [ Virgin Virgo / CD - released 19/Oct/2004 ] Highlights from the classic recording including 'Behold the Lamb of God', 'He was despised' and 'I know that my Redeemer liveth' |
J. S. BACH / ANTONIO VIVALDI / GEORG HANDEL / WILLIAM HAYES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Emma Kirkby - Magnificat Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker. [ ABC Classics / CD - released 6/Jan/2006 ] Widely considered as one of the leading exponents in early music, Emma Kirkby is renowned for her purity of production, clarity of diction and extraordinary degree of vocal control. |
BERNSTEIN / FLOTOW / DONIZETTI / OFFENBACH / DELIBES / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo Emma Matthews (soprano) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo / Brad Cohen, conductor [ Deutsche Grammophon / ABC Music / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "Emma Matthews is without doubt the hottest opera star in Australia" Opera Now "A dazzling artist" The Australian "A national treasure" Richard Mills |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: String Quartets Op.54 Nos 1 - 3 Endellion String Quartet [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/1988 ] "the Endellion's playing is nearly always beyond reproach, and this contrasting array of Haydn's quartet styles and personalities is no exception. They bring out with very simply clarity all of Haydn's humour." (Gramophone) |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: String Quartets Op.74 Nos 1 - 3 Endellion String Quartet [ Virgin Ultraviolet / CD - released 5/Nov/1990 ] "the Endellion's playing is nearly always beyond reproach, and this contrasting array of Haydn's quartet styles and personalities is no exception. They bring out with very simply clarity all of Haydn's humour." (Gramophone) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: 6 Concerti Grossi Op.3 English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Erato Apex / CD - released 2/Sep/2002 ] "This memorable recording is a must for lovers of Handel's instrumental music. This bargain re-release makes it even more attractive - this is a disc to snap up right away." - MusicWeb Oct 2004 |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Symphonies Nos 82-87 English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "He can excite, he can charm, but he can also move. And it's clear he can see the whole picture, which is perhaps his greatest strength of all" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Symphonies Nos 32, 35 'Haffner', & 39 English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1985 ] ""There are absolutely no reservations about Jeffrey Tate's strongly characterised readings of (three) key late Mozart symphonies. The ECO emphasise elegance." (Gramophone) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Four Seasons, and other concertos Enrico Onofri (solo violin) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Teldec / CD - released 26/Aug/1994 ] We get some fine playing from the members of Il Giardino Armonico but especially from first violinist Enrico Onofri....These certainly come off as spirited realizations." Classical Candor |
JOHN ECCLES / GIOVANNI BONONCINI / CHARLES AVISON / FRANCESCO GEMINIANI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Play Me My Songs Ensemble Il Falcone, with Fabrizio H. Cipriani (violin/conductor) [ Dynamic / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] This release focuses on the connection between Italy and England in the 18th century, and on the rather unexplored relationship between Francesco Saverio Geminiani and his contemporaries. |
GYORGY LIGETI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ligeti: Cello Concerto / Piano Concerto / Chamber Concerto Ensemble Modern [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Jun/1994 ] Recorded at the Bartók Hall, Szombathely, Hungary, August 2 & 3 (1-2) and August 4 & 5 (3-7), 1990 |
GEORGE GERSHWIN / MARK O'CONNOR / LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: An American Journey Eroica Trio [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2009 ] "From the opening swoosh of the overture to 'Porgy', played with orchestral finesse and flurry by the Eroicans, this 15 minute fantasy is a wonder of superb taste and remarkably fluent arranging." AudAud.com |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Triple Concerto Op 56 / Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello Op 11 Eroica Trio / Prague Chamber Orchestra [ EMI Music / CD - released 4/Nov/2003 ] The Beethoven Triple Concerto has long been a long time staple of the Eroica Trio's repertoire and as an ensemble they have played the work more than any other group in history. |
GABRIEL PIERNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pierne: Sonata for Flute & Piano / Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano Istvan Matuz (flute) Norbert Szelecsenyi (piano) Béla Bánfalvi (violin) Katalin Vass (cello) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] "Both works are fluently played in a forthright way...in today's climate there are unlikely to be other performances of this Pierne chamber music on the way and for the time being these deserve investigation" Gramophone |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Piano Quartet No. 2 (with works by Francaix & Dutilleux) Esbjerg Ensemble [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] Esbjerg Ensemble performs classical chamber music with an uncompromising sense of quality, and is recognised for its innovative and versatile programming. |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: String Quartets Op.33 1 - 3 / Op.1 No. 3 Weller Quartet [ Decca / CD - released 12/Apr/1992 ] "The Haydn quartets (are) most beautifully played... buoyant and colourful." ClassicalNet |
JULE STYNE
Styne: Sugar Robert Morse, Tony Roberts & Elaine Joyce / Original 1972 Broadway Cast Recording [ Kritzerland / CD - released 17/May/1990 ] Sugar is a 1972 musical with a book by Peter Stone, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The musical is based on the 1959 film Some Like It Hot, which was adapted by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond from a story by Robert Thoeren and... |
BORIS LYATOSHINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lyatoshinsky: Symphony No 2 in B minor / Slavic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Eugen Rzhanov (piano) / Ukrainian Radio and TV Symphony, Vladimir Gnedash / Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Fedor Glushchenko [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1994 ] Recorded in 1982 & 1974 |
WIENAWSKI / BRAHMS / PAGANINI / KREISLER / MASSENET / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Witches Brew Eugene Fodor (violin) Kiyoshi Tomagawa (piano) [ Clarity Recordings / CD - released 8/Apr/1997 ] Fodor won numerous national contests before the age of 17, including First Prize in both the Merriweather Post Competition in Washington, D.C. and the Young Musicians Foundation Competition in Los Angeles, California. |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto (Complete opera recorded in 1957) Eugenia Ratti, Graziella Sciutti, Ebe Stignati, Luigi Alva, Franco Calabrese / Teatro alla Scala, Nino Sanzogno [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/1997 ] Note: This is extremely rare. American websites are asking $43US. |
