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HANDEL / J. C. SMITH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Ouverture in C major, HWV456 / Smith: Six Suites of Lessons for the Harpsichord, Op. 3 Julian Perkins (harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] "The exuberantly stylish Julian Perkins is just the man for the job and tellingly collides the work of master and servant with a Handel keyboard transcription at the start." (Sunday Times) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Songs of Robert Schumann:Vol 3 Juliane Banse (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD ] "The care that has gone into the literary and musicological side of the project is perfectly matched by the musical results. Banse proves to be a wonderfully perceptive interpreter. In every respect this is a wonderful Lieder disc" The Guardian |
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ERICH KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 [Incls 'Cello Concerto'] Julius Berger (cello) / North West German Philharmonic Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert [ CPO / CD - released 4/Dec/1991 ] "If sweet tunes and sumptuous orchestration constituted all the necessary for a great composer, Korngold would count as one of the greatest. Furthermore, a vein of genuine, individual poetry runs through just about everything he wrote." ClassicalNet |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 23 "Appassionata" & 32 / Diabelli Variations, etc / Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 13 & 16 Julius Katchen (piano) [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2000 ] "His Beethoven Sonatas are commanding edifices but the towering achievement here is his 46-minute Diabelli Variations." MusicWebute... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / LISZT / RACHMANINOV / DOHNANYI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: :Piano Concerto No. 1 i / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / etc Julius Katchen (piano) [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen Vol 5 / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2000 ] "Katchen's awesome fingerwork cuts through the Rachmaninov Concerto's notey labyrinths like Drano tearing through a clogged sink. Solti's scorching, whiplash accompaniment has a galvanizing effect on the L.S.O., who play their collective tuchus off." |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 2, 3, 5 & Rondo in B flat Julius Katchen (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba [ Decca The Art of Julius Katchen / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2004 ] "The performances are fresh and commanding … Tempi are often on the fast side, but Katchen keeps a classical firmness and provides the necessary contrast in relaxed, poetic accounts of slow movements and sparkling readings of finales." Penguin Guide... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: String Quartets Nos. 3, 4 & 6 Julliard String Quartet [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jun/1996 ] The Juilliard String Quartet was founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York by William Schuman and Robert Mann. Since its inception, it has been the quartet-in-residence at the Juilliard School. It has received numerous awards, including... |
MAHLER / PACHELBEL / BRAHMS / VIVALDI / ALBINONI / GRIEG / MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Adagio / Karajan Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2019 ] Deutsche Grammophon's vaults are full of exceptional recordings of classical orchestral music, and the performances by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic are prominent in the label's catalog. |
NICOLA PORPORA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Karina Gauvin - Porpora Arias Karina Gauvin (soprano) / Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis (conductor) [ Atma / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "Historians and musicians have assumed than Porpora was an also-ran...There is no reason why we cannot appreciate and enjoy Porpora's music on its own terms - not least when the singer is the marvellous Karina Gauvin." Gramophone |
SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / SIBELIUS / SCHUBERT / J. STRAUSS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Excellence: The Artistry of Karita Mattila Karita Mattila (soprano) with Ilmo Ranta (piano) / Turku Philharmonic Orchestra / Finnish Radio Symphony [ Ondine / CD - released 29/Jan/2005 ] "Mattila's singing is spectacular" - Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com |
DEBUSSY / DELIBES / CANTELOUBE / ORFF / R. STRAUSS / RODRIGO / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kate Royal Kate Royal (soprano) / The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Edward Gardner [ EMI Classical / CD - released 3/Sep/2007 ] Kate Royal was born in London and attended Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth, Dorset. Her teachers as a youth included Jon Andrew.[citation needed] She later studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then the National Opera Studio. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kate Royal: Midsummer Night Kate Royal (soprano) / Crouch End Festival Chorus, Orchestra of English National Opera [ EMI Classics / CD - released 4/May/2009 ] "…Kate Royal's lustrous soprano has invited comparisons with that of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and so it does in this imaginative programme, conducted by fellow wunderkind Edward Gardner." BBC Music |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kate Royal - A Lesson in Love Kate Royal (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Feb/2011 ] "Kate Royal's beautifully sung new album, with finely characterised piano-playing from Malcolm Martineau, ranges imaginatively across a spectrum of composers who have captured the first pangs, the heartaches and the dashed hopes." Gramophone... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 10 (Incls Liederkreis Op 39) Kate Royal, with Felicity Lott, Lydia Teuscher (sopranos) Ann Murray, Daniela Lehner (mezzos) Stephan Loges (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD Box Set - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "...So it is good now to hear how Royal shapes up in miniatures by Schumann, again with Johnson. You can hear why the master accompanist is a fan." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Jan 2008 |
TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert Kathleen Battle (soprano) Christopher Parkening (guitar) [ Sony / CD - released 10/Aug/1996 ] Soprano Kathleen Battle's luminous voice has been called "…without qualification, one of the very few most beautiful in the world" (The Washington Post). |
PUCCINI / GOUNOD / BIZET / J. STRAUSS / LEHAR / OFFENBACH / ROMBERG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Three Sopranos Kathleen Cassello, Kallen Esperian, Cynthia Lawrence (sopranos) [ Atlantic / Tibor Records / CD - released 20/Nov/2000 ] Arranged and, orchestrated by Giancarlo Chiaramello and Peter Matz |
JOHN IRELAND / FRANK BRIDGE / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ireland/Bridge/Walton - Works for Piano and Orchestra Kathryn Stott (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Conifer / CD ] "The recording is powerful - listen to the RPO horns at 24:30 and to Stott's obsidian verve at 24:03. Every detail emerges unmistakably. This is music that is both angry and grimly atmospheric" MusicWeb on the Frank Bridge |
MANUEL de FALLA / ERNESTO LECUONA / ISSAC ALBENIZ / MANUEL INFANTE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Katia and Marielle Labeque - ¡España! Katia and Marielle Labeque (duo pianos) [ Philips / CD - released 24/Mar/1994 ] Recorded: Henry Wood Hall, London, February 1993 |
GEORGE GERSHWIN / PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Grainger: "Porgy and Bess": Fantasy Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) [ EMI Classics Nipper Collectaion / CD - released 10/May/2002 ] Recorded in May and June of 1984. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn / Bruch: Concertos for 2 Pianos Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov [ Philips / CD - released 24/Mar/1993 ] This CD contains the Labèques' Philips recording of Mendelssohn & Bruch's concertos for two pianos. Over one hour of sheer musical exuberance. |
