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: Music for the Fireworks Music / Orchestral Works English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Philips / CD - released 21/May/2001 ] "With first-class recording, this is an obvious first choice in its field" - Penguin Guide to CDs |
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) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Le Bourgeois gentilhomme / Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jun/1987 ] Recorded at No.1 Studio,Abbey Road, 1986 & 1987 |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Orchestral Suites BWV1066, BWV1069 / Concerto BWV1057 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Galleria / CD - released 1/Jul/1988 ] " These performances represent the peak of Pinnock's achievement as an advocate of authentic performance, with sounds that are clear and refreshing … from first to last there is no routine…Soloists are outstanding." The Penguin Guide. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Orchestral Suites BWV1067, BWV1068 / Triple Concerto BWV1044 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Galleria / CD - released 1/Jul/1988 ] " These performances represent the peak of Pinnock's achievement as an advocate of authentic performance, with sounds that are clear and refreshing … from first to last there is no routine…Soloists are outstanding." The Penguin Guide. |
C.P.E. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (C.P.E.): Sinfonias for Strings [Hamburg Symphonies for Strings, Wq. 182 (H567-662)] The English Consort, Trevor Pinnock [ Archiv / CD - released 10/Apr/2016 ] "Seldom has a musical composition of a more exalted, saucy, and humorous character poured forth from such an ingenious soul." This is what the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung reported following a private performance of the works of C.P.E. Bach. |
GIORDANO / PUCCINI / GOUNOD / VERDI / DONIZETTI / MEYERBEER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Caruso: The Greatest Tenor in the World Enrico Caruso (tenor) with various accompliments [ RCA Red Seal Artists of the Century / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/1999 ] RCA recordings of the incomparable tenor Enrico Caruso, made between 1902 and 1920. In the words of singing authority John Steane: "Caruso's records with very few exceptions are marvellous and moving … the richest legacy we have from these early days... |
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN / HERRAD van LANDBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: von Bingen / von Landberg: Hortus Deliciarum Ensemble Discantus, Brigitte Lesne (female voices) [ Naive / CD - released 9/Sep/2004 ] "The performance of this music by Discantus is as good as one could wish for. All voices are ideally suited for this kind of music. Both in regard to repertoire and performance this disc can be wholeheartedly recommended." MusicWeb |
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. |
MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch: Trio in C minor, Op. 5 / 8 Pieces, Op. 83 Ensemble Instrumental "Contrasts", with Freddy Arteel (clarinet) [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1996 ] Recorded in Belgium |
ANTONIO SALIERI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Salieri: Music for Wind Ensemble Ensemble Italiano Di Fiati [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2008 ] Recorded in Montevarchi, Florence, Italy, 1996 |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Kegelstatt-Trio Ensemble Wien-Berlin, with James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1992 ] Recorded in Vienna 1990 & 1991 |
GEORGE DYSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dyson: Three Concertos Eric Parkin (piano) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/1993 ] Dyson was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. Studied with Charles Stanford at the Royal College of Music (he later became director of that institution) and traveled to Germany and Italy on A Mendelssohn Scholarship. |
BEETHOVEN / DOHNANYI / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ernö Dohnányi: Piano Recital Ernö Dohnányi (piano) [ Testament / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] From 1949 to 1959 Dohnányi taught at Florida State University while he and his third wife became American citizens in 1955. The following year he was invited to perform at the 10th Edinburgh International Festival where he played his Piano Quintet... |
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 |
PIAZZOLLA / ALBINONI / BEETHOVEN / DVORAK / RACHMANINOV / VILLA-LOBOS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Best of Eroica Trio Eroica Trio [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2004 ] The Eroica Trio have toured and recorded widely, and released six recordings for Angel/EMI Classics Records, garnering multiple Grammy Award nominations. This is a selection from these recordings. |