MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Piano Concertos (with works by Faure & Franck) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Lawrence Foster / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] These magnificent recordings of the Ravel Piano Concertos have taken a far too long leave of absence from the Decca catalogue and are now back, with generous Faure and Franck couplings. Beautifully recorded sound too. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV / ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Rachmaninov & Khachaturian: Piano Concertos Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] "The slow movement of the Piano Concerto as interpreted by a Spanish pianist and a Spanish conductor sounds evocatively like Falla and the finale is also infectiously jaunty." Penguin Guide |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos. 3 & 4 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Eclipse / CD - released 27/Jan/1995 ] Recorded: June 1983 (No. 3); September 1984 (No. 4) |
ALBENIZ / TURINA / MONTSALVATORE / SURINACH
Alicia de Larrocha - Concertos from Spain Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] In 1977 Decca released an LP entitled 'Concertos from Spain' which coupled two contemporary piano concertos - those by Montsalvatge (Concerto Breve, written for Alicia de Larrocha) and Surinach's Piano Concerto. The Surinach - a kind of Spanish... |
GERALD FINZI
Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi Amy Dickson (saxophones), Thomas Gould (violin), Tom Poster (piano) & Nicolas Fleury (French horn) / Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Decca / CD - released 11/May/2016 ] To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of British composer Gerald Finzi's passing, Decca Classics and the Finzi Trust collaborate on a special album to bring some of Finzi's finest works to a whole new audience. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Impromptus D899 / Moments Musicaux / etc Andras Schiff (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] "Schubert's music, along with that of Bach and Mozart, is one of the cornerstones upon which Schiff built his reputation as a thoughtful and intelligent performer." AllMusic |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Well Tempered Clavier (Das Wohltemperierte) Book II Andras Schiff (piano) / Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg. Sandor Vegh [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/1987 ] "Consistently he translates this music into pianistic terms, and his voyage of discovery through this supreme keyboard collection is the more riveting as the piano is an easier instrument to listen to over long periods. First-rate sound." Penguin |
FRANJZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Trout Quintet Andras Schiff (piano) / Members of the Hagen Quartet, with Alois Posch, double bass [ Decca / CD - released 25/May/1984 ] Recorded: Vienna 1983 |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 Andras Schiff (piano) / Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Charles Dutoit [ Decca / CD - released 25/May/1985 ] "András Schiff plays the concertos marvellously, with poetry, great delicacy and fluency, while his virtuosity is effortless. He is given excellent accompaniments by Dutoit and the Bavarian players, and the Decca recording is first class" Penguin CD |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Quartets / Piano Quintet Andras Schiff (piano) / Takacs Quartet [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] The Takács Quartet began their exclusive association with Decca in 1988 and one of their first recordings was the disc containing Brahms's 2 Quartets, op.51. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Variations / Rondo / Adagios / etc Andreas Schiff (piano) [ Decca Records / CD - released 16/Jan/1988 ] "The Mozart were immaculate performances, played with consummate musicality, using a palette of wonderfully translucent colours." The Guardian on a live performance |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: 3 Piano Sonatas Andreas Schiff (piano) [ Decca Records / CD - released 16/Jan/1995 ] "We live in a golden age of Schubert pianists, but none surpass András Schiff in this ever-astonishing repertoire...it is a marvel...His range of colour and tone and dynamic, matching the music's, is huge, from the thunderous to the exquisitely... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 17 & 18 Andreas Schiff (piano) Camerata Academica des Mozarteums, Salzburg, Sandor Vagh [ Decca Records / CD - released 16/Jan/2001 ] "The Mozart were immaculate performances, played with consummate musicality, using a palette of wonderfully translucent colours." The Guardian on a live performance |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Piano Concertos Nos 9 & 13 Andreas Schiff (piano) Camerata Academica des Mozarteums, Salzburg, Sandor Vagh [ Decca Records / CD - released 16/Jan/1990 ] "The Mozart were immaculate performances, played with consummate musicality, using a palette of wonderfully translucent colours." The Guardian on a live performance |
RACHMANINOV / PROKOFIEV / TCHAIKOVSKY / MEDTNER / etc
Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev - Reflections Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] "This is as outstanding a recent debut recording as I can recall." Gramophone Editor's Choice February 2019 |
DEBUSSY / GALUPPI / RAVEL / SCARLATTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli I Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) [ Philips / EMI / Decca /Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (5 January 1920 - 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. According to The New York Times, he was perhaps the most reclusive, enigmatic and... |
GRIEG / SIBELIUS / STENHAMMAR / ALFVEN / SJOBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Diamonds in the Snow Barbara Bonney (soprano) Antonio Pappano (piano) [ Decca Records / CD - released 12/Oct/2000 ] Gramophone Magazine 2000 Winner - Vocal |
BIZET / DELIBES / VIARDOT / BERLIOZ / RAVEL
Chant D'amour: Melodies Francaises Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) Myung-Whun Chung (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "This is one of the most satisfying recitals by one of the great singers of our time. First-rate recording and sensitive accompaniment throughout." (Gramophone) |
VINCENZO BELLINI / GAETANO DONIZETTI / GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cecilia Bartoli - An Italian Songbook Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), James Levine (piano) [ Decca / CD ] Recorded August 1996, Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth |
FRANZ LISZT
Benjamin Grosvenor: Liszt Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 19/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Piano |