Search Results: Orchestra collectable
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Opera Arias Sandrine Piau (soprano) / Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried von der Goltz [ Naive / CD - released 17/Aug/2005 ] "... It always sounds as though she has range, and power, to spare...It feels so easy and natural you'll probably find yourself grinning from ear to ear in delight." BBC Music |
ALAN HOVHANESS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hovhaness: Symphony No 50 "Mount St. Helens" / Symphony No 22 "City Of Light" Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz & Alan Hovhaness [ Delos / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer, his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism." Boston Globe |
HANS ROTT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rott: Symphony In E major Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam [ BIS / CD ] Original recording: Linkoping Concert Hall, Sweden, March 1992 |
LEON MINKUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Minkus: Paquita / La Bayadere (ballets) Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Boris Spassov [ Capriccio / CD - released 12/Dec/1995 ] "This is a wonderful recording of music of the under-rated Minkus (and a few others), a way to often neglected composer of some of the most famous works of ballet." (Amazon.com) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Serenade No 1 in D / Variations on a theme by Haydn Ulster Orchestra. Vernon Handley, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] Recorded at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, January/March, 1988 |
JOHANN STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (highlights) Werner Hollweg, Edita Gruberova, Christian Boesch, Barbara Bonney / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / CD - released 4/May/1993 ] "..the cast is strong too, with Marjana Lipovtek's Orlovsky particularly impressive. Perhaps Edita Gruberovã brings more drama than charm to the role of Rosalinde but the men, including Josef Protschka as Alfred, are very good and so are the lively... |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schnittke: Concerto for viola / Trio Sonata Yuri Bashmet (viola) / Moscow Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rozhdestvensky (conductor) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 10/Aug/1991 ] "works were composed specifically for these star players whose recordings have generally been accepted as definitive" |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Simple Symphony / Prelude and Fugue for strings Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Ronald Thomas [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Jul/1985 ] The Complete Music For Strings Recorded in the Guildhall, Southampton in July and October 1977. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: VERDI: La Traviata (Complete opera recorded in 1967) Carlo Bergonzi, Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes / RCA Italiana Orchestra and Chorus, Georges Prêtre [ Sony RCA Opera House / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "All three singers are excellent. Caballé is dramatically involved and vocally brilliant. Bergonzi is an ideal Alfredo, and Milnes is excellent. Some critics have not liked Prêtre's conducting, but he supports the singers well." (Fanfare) |
ALAN HOVHANESS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain (with works by Prokofiev & Stravinsky) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ RCA Living Stereo / CD - released 20/Jan/1995 ] "In a past review, I referred to Reiner's 'clarity, precision and flexible phrasing', and all are conspicuous on this disc, as is his perfect control of balance and colour." Classical-Music.com |
MAX BRUCH / FELIX MENDELSSOHN / HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto Cho-Liang Lin (violin) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Feb/1994 ] "Cho-Liang Lin is accompanied most sensitively by Slatkin and the Chicago orchestra, and this reading is totally compelling in its combination of passion and purity, strength and dark, hushed intensity. The recording is excellent." *** Penguin Guide |
KURT WEILL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weill: Concerto for Violin and Wind Orchestra (with works by Hindemith and Toch) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Deutsche kammerphilharmonie [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 21/Mar/1995 ] With an orchestral accompaniment confined to the relatively austere sounds of wind and brass instruments, Kurt Weill's Violin Concerto seems to manifest many of the characteristic musical gestures that one normally associates with Twenties 'New... |
MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet) / Bolero City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI Encore / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Rattle's reading is most enjoyable; it is atmospheric - sample the gorgeous 'Daybreak' opening of Part III, for instance - and often voluptuous and intoxicating, especially in the case of the final Danse générale and the dynamic Dance guerrière. MW |
JOHN IRELAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat / A London Overture / Mai-Dun - Symphonic Rhapsody / etc Colin Horsley (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Basil Cameron with Daniel Adni, Desmond Wright and the composer on piano [ EMI Classics / CD - released 3/Mar/1993 ] This release restores a classic of the catalogue, the Piano Concerto with Colin Horsley from 1957. |
JOAN TOWER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1999 ] The title of this extraordinary collection of orchestral gems suggests both parody of and homage to Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. |
MAHLER / BRUCKNER / WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruno Walter: The Original Jacket Collection Columbia Symphony Orchestra, New York philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter, with Mildred Miller (sop) Ernst Haefliger (ten) Maureen Forrester (contral [ Sony Classical / 13 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] To those reared on his recordings, Bruno Walter was a living link to a bygone age. Born in 1876, when Wagner was still alive and Bruckner had yet to write his last and greatest symphonies, Walter was arguably the most old-world of the many long-lived... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No.4 & Symphony No.6 'Pastorale' Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter [ Sony Bruno Walter The Edition / CD - released 19/May/1995 ] "The Sixth is a lovely, expansive, relaxed affair..with Walter's unerring command of rhythm coming to the fore." MusicWeb |
CARL NIELSEN / JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Symphony No 1 / Sibelius: Symphony No 7 Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] "Okko Kamu leads a refreshingly vibrant account of Nielsen's Symphony No. 1. The first movement surges with youthful vigor, aided by Kamu's light touch-crisp orchestral articulation and clear ensemble textures...a winner." ClassicsToday 10/10 |
HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 / Momoprecace / Fantasia for soprano saxophone / Guitar Concerto / etc Cristina Ortiz / John Harle / Angel Romero / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/1998 ] "A qualified recommendation then...if you want value for money you can't really go wrong with this set... the delectable Mômoprecóce on the first disc and much of the music on the second is well worth adding to your collection." MusicWeb |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5 / Rondos / Adagio David Oistrakh (violin/conductor) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/1993 ] Original recordings from 1970 &1971 |
