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ALBERT LORTZING
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lortzing: Der Wildschütz (complete opera recorded in 1963 with librettio) Hermann Prey, Anneliese Rothenberger, Fritz Wunderlich / Chorus and Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera, Munich / Robert Heger [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/1997 ] "I would enthusiastically recommend Der Wildschütz and Fritz Wunderlich, especially, as an ideal introduction to Albert Lortzing." Fanfare |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Symphonies 3 & 4 London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD ] "Intriguing, stimulating, disturbing - this music is all these. Arnold's orchestral palette is all jewelled colours but his treatment is diamond hard. Hickox and the LSO are splendid." Classical-Music.com |
EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: The Kingdom, Op. 51 / Sursum corda, Op. 11 / etc Margaret Marshall, Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies & David Wilson-Johnson / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Following the success of The Dream of Gerontius in 1900 and The Apostles in 1903, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. The Kingdom continues the narrative of the lives of... |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Violin Concerto And Other Works Hideko Udagawa (violin) / The London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Klein [ IMP Classics / CD - released 28/Sep/1991 ] Originally recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, October, 1989 |
MAX BRUCH / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch/Brahms: Violin Concertos Hideko Udagawa (violin) / The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Originally recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, May, 1989 |
HECTOR BERLIOZ / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Nuits D'été / Ravel: Shéhérazade Hildegard Behrens (soprano) / Wiener Symphoniker, Francis Travis [ Decca / CD - released 20/Sep/1984 ] Hildegard Behrens was a German operatic soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles. She performed at major opera houses around the world, and received several Grammy Awards. (Wiki) |
GUILLAUME de MACHAUT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Guillaume de Machaut-Masse de Notre Dame The Hilliard Ensemble / Paul Hillier, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'Superbly recorded ... very impressive indeed' - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
GEORG FREDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Violin Sonatas Hiro Kurosaki (violin), William Christie (harpsichord, organ) [ Virgin Classics Premium / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "Period playing at its warmest and most lyrical...Naturalness and sophistication rule the day" (BBC Music Magazine) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schwanengesang D.957 Håkan Hagegård (baritone) Emanuel Ax (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Aug/1986 ] Recorded RCA Studio New York City. 1984 & 1985 |
TOMASO ALBINONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Albinoni: Oboe Concerti Heinz Holliger (oboe) / Camerata Bern, with Hans Elhorst (oboe II) [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Galleria / CD - released 2/Feb/1979 ] The perfect introduction to Albinoni's Oboe Concertos |
KORNGOLD / ARLEN / RODGERS / STEINER / NEWMAN / WAXMAN / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hollywood Dreams Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri [ Philips / CD - released 20/Jul/1991 ] The great yearning melodies and the seductiveness of Korngold's orchestration are hard to resist. Featured here is the famous score to 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' along with many famous scores by various composers. |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Evening Watch The Holst Singers and Orchestra / Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] 'The performances here are wonderfully responsive. The individual voices seem perfectly attuned to the special colouring of Holst's music' - Gramophone |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Athalia Dominique Horwitz, Ruth Ziesak, Jana Buchner / MDR Symphony Orchestra & Choir. Jun Markl [ Mdr Klassik / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] Incidental music for the French play Athalie by Jean Racine. The original score included an overture, a famous "War March of the Priests," and vocal pieces, originally for female voices and piano, later scored for full orchestra. |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / WAGNER / BRAHMS / GRIEG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hans Hotter - The Early EMI Recordings Hans Hotter (baritone), Hermann von Nordberg, Gerald Moore (piano), various orchestras [ Testament / CD - released 23/Oct/2000 ] Recorded between 1947 & 1987 |
MOZART / CRAMER / FRIEDMAN / HOUGH / LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stephen Hough's Mozart Album Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] SUNDAY TIMES CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE INSTRUMENTAL CHOICE |
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IRVING BERLIN
Berlin: Louisiana Purchase [original 1996 New York Cast Recording] Howard McGillin, Caroline O'Connor / 1998 New York Cast [ DRG Theatre / CD - released 17/May/1996 ] Louisiana Purchase is a musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Morrie Ryskind based on a story by B. G. DeSylva. Set in New Orleans, the musical lightly satirises Louisiana Governor Huey Long and his control over Louisiana... |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leighton: Orchestral works Vol 3 (Incls 'Symphony No 1') Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Shelley proves a marvellously stylish, involving exponent and is backed to the hilt by Brabbins and the BBC NOW. Chandos's sound and balance, too, are beyond reproach." (Gramophone) |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto [with John Foulds-Dynamic Triptych] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10128/10128509.jpg)
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto [with John Foulds-Dynamic Triptych] Howard Shelley (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "In sum, a work that definitely deserves more frequent hearings. As in the concerto Shelly plays like a demon and an angel with Vernon Handley and the RPO providing superb support. Excelletn CD transfers. An altogether outstanding reissue" Gramophone |
ALBERTO GINASTERA / HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS / JOSE EVANGELISTA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ginastera/Villa-Lobos/Evangelista - Music for Strings I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] '…splendidly performed… an absolute knockout. Recommended with enthusiasm.' Gramophone |
PIERO LOCATELLI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Locatelli: L'Arte del Violino, Op. 3 I Musici, Mariana Sirhu (solo violin) [ Philips / 3 CD Box Set - released 12/Jun/1997 ] |
