Search Results: classical
Displaying items 741 to 760 of 3953
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Golden Mountains / Trilogy About Maxim Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Michail Jurowski [ Capriccio / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Original recordings from 1994 |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Les Contre-Tenors [The Counter Tenors] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10621/10621073.jpg)
BIZET / CAPUA / DONIZETTI / OFFENBACH / BERNSTEIN / MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Les Contre-Tenors [The Counter Tenors] Dominique Visse, Andreas Scholl, Pascal Bertin (countertenors) / Orchestre Philhamonique de Camargle, Reinhardt Wagner [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 21/Jul/2017 ] Three countertenors having fun, back in 1995, hot on the heels of the original Three Tenors! Dominique Visse, Andreas Scholl, Pascal Bertin: three distinctive and outstanding voices are showcased singing pieces they would not normally perform but... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 / Symphonic Dances Dong Hyek Lim (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov [ Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2019 ] "It scores highly on physical brilliance and Lim follows Argerich's lead in the improvisatory way they set the scene out of which the first movement's dreamy melody emerges." Gramophone |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Messe solennelle Donna Brown (soprano) Jean-Luc Viala (tenor) / Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner [ Philips 50 / CD - released 31/Dec/2000 ] Philips has the honour of presenting the first ever recording made of this adorable Berlioz mass after its rediscovery in 1991 and showing what a lot of absolutely beautiful surprises it has to offer. |
GOTTFRIED HEINRICH STOLZEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stölzel - Two Serenatas Dorathee Mields (sop) Elisabeth graf (alto) Knut Schoch (ten) Ekkehard Abele (bass) / Telmannisches Collegium Michaelstein, Ludger Remy [ CPO / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Recorded: 28 August - 4 September 2004 Recording Venue: Kirche St. Bonifatius, Ditfurt |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Delicate Delights: Best Loved Classical Mandolin & Lute Music Dorina Frati (mandolin), Piera Dadomo (guitar), Paul O'Dette (mandolin), Elfriede Kunschak (mandolin), Maria Hinterleitner (harpsichord), Konrad Ragos [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The 'Best Loved' series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 07 (Incls 'Vier Duette, Op 34') Dorothea Roschmann (soprano) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition / CD - released 18/Oct/2002 ] Editor's Choice: Gramophone Magazine (Awards Issue 2002) - GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2003 - Vocal |
W. A. MOZART / JOSEF HAYDN
Mozart: Ouverture Spirituelle / Haydn: The Seasons (recorded live in 2012 & 2013) Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Schade Sylvia Schwartz, Elisabeth von Magnus / Vienna Philharmonic, Concentus Musicus, Nicolaus Harnoncourt [ EuroArts / Unitel DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2016 ] "this is a splendid, inspiriting performance of a life-giving work. It's superbly executed by a 60-strong VPO...Boesch is a robust, genial Simon in the earlier parts of the oratorio." (Gramophone on the Haydn) |
BOSSI / BRAHMS / HANDEL / KAIHAU / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Australasian Organs Vol 8 Douglas Mews (The Norman & Beard Organ of Wellington Town Hall, New Zealand) [ Priory / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] This fine Norman and Beard Organ stands untouched in Wellington Town Hall in New Zealand. Douglas Mews, the Town hall organist plays an exciting progamme of little recorded music to suit this fabulous instrument. |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: The Grand Duke (Complete), Henry VIII-Incidental Music, Overture di Ballo D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with John Reed, Meston Reid, Kenneth Sandford / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Royston Nash [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "This represents, perhaps the ideal way to sample Sullivan's least known major score. The recorded performance has both polish and vigour. The recording is characteristically brilliant." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: The Grand Duke (Complete) / Henry VIII-Incidental Music / Overture di Ballo D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with John Reed, Meston Reid, Kenneth Sandford / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/1993 ] "This represents, perhaps the ideal way to sample Sullivan's least known major score. The recorded performance has both polish and vigour. The recording is characteristically brilliant." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
ENGELBURT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (Complete opera recorded live in 2006) Dresden State Opera / Antigone Papoulkas / Anna Gabler / Hans-Joachim Ketelsen / Irmgard Vilsmaier / Iris Vermillon / Michael Hofsletter [ EuroArts / DVD - released 10/May/2007 ] G :- "The staging tells the story clearly and believably but the trendy ideas come too thick and fast for comfort. Singing is generally good if not outstanding. Hansel (Antigone Papoulkas) and Gretel (Anna Gabler) are diminutive figures with... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel - Opera Arias Vol. 1 Drew Minter (countertenor) / Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, McGegan [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/May/2001 ] "Endowed with a beautiful voice, a fine technique, and sensitive musicality, Minter demonstrates the full scope of Handel's writing in the Italian style, from the brilliantly dramatic to the lyrically tender." - Stereo Review |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / ALFRED SCHNITTKE / PYTOR TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich / Schnittke / Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Duke Quartet [ Collins / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] "..their Shostakovich and Schnittke is outstanding, and the Collins sonics are first rate." Classical-Music |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Hungarian Dances & Waltzes for Piano, Four Hands Duo Tal & Groethuysen [ Sony / CD - released 15/Sep/1993 ] Since 1985 tTal and Andreas have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands Duo Tal & Groethuysen (piano) [ Sony / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/1994 ] Since 1985 tTal and Andreas have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals. Extensive CD recording makes up an important part of their career: the Duo has released recordings of four-hand... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands Vol. 2 Duo Tal & Groethuysen (piano) [ Sony / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/1995 ] Since 1985 tTal and Andreas have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals. Extensive CD recording makes up an important part of their career: the Duo has released recordings of four-hand... |
VARIOUS COMPOSER TRANSCRIPTIONS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Earl Wild Earl Wild (piano) [ Philips / EMI / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2019 ] Royland Earl Wild was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1915. Wild was a musically precocious child and studied under Selmar Janson at the Carnegie Institute of Technology there, and later with Marguerite Long, Egon Petri, and Helene Barere (the... |
XAVER SCHARWENKA / ICNACE JAN PADEREWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schwarwenka/Paderwski: Piano Concertos Earl Wild (piano) / Boston Symphony, Erich Leinsdorf, London Symphony, Arthur Fielder [ Elan / CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] American pianist, composer and conductor. He was born 26 November 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and died 23 January 2010 in Palm Springs, California, USA. |
LEONIN / PEROTIN de MACHAUT / de VITRY / ANONYMOUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music of the Gothic Era The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow [ Archiv / CD - released 12/Oct/2002 ] Singers include Charles Brett, David James, James Bowman, Geoffrey Shaw, Martyn Hill, John Potter and Rogers Covey-Crump. |
