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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV243 (with Cantatas BWV 11 & BWV 50) Emily Van Evera, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Caroline Trevor, Howard Crook, Simon Grant, Stephen Charlesworth / Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott [ EMI / CD - released 1/Dec/1990 ] "The Taverner Players' recording of Bach's Magnificat, conducted by Andrew Parrott, is generally positive, highlighting its vibrant, fresh, and optimistic spirit, though some reviewers noted the recording's quick tempos might require listener... |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Johnn Sebastian Bach II Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rolf Johnson, Alfred Brendel, Trevor Pinnock, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Simon Preston, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Panorama / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2000 ] "Gardiner's version of the St Matthew Passion brings an intense, dramatic reading which now makes a clear first choice, not just for period-performance devotees but for anyone not firmly set against the new authenticity." Penguin Guide |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Gloria in D / Nulla In Mondo Pax Sincera / Stabat Mater Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, James Bowman / The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] The men and boys of Christ Church Cathedral sing with a clarity and fineness of tuning on this album that all choirs everywhere should emulate. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah (highlights) Emma Kirkby (sop) Margaret Cable (alto) James Bowman (countertenor) Joseph Cornwell (ten) David Thomas (bass) / Taverner Choir and Players / Parrott [ Virgin Virgo / CD - released 19/Oct/2004 ] Highlights from the classic recording including 'Behold the Lamb of God', 'He was despised' and 'I know that my Redeemer liveth' |
LAWES / BLOW / WILSON / CAMPION / ECCLES / etc
Classical Kirkby - Orpheus and Corinna Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (theorbo-lute) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] "These are delightful songs, superbly sung with delicate, tactful accompaniments played on the theorbo-lute by Anthony Rooley" Rod Bliss (Sunday Times) |
J. S. BACH / ANTONIO VIVALDI / GEORG HANDEL / WILLIAM HAYES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Emma Kirkby - Magnificat Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker. [ ABC Classics / CD - released 6/Jan/2006 ] Widely considered as one of the leading exponents in early music, Emma Kirkby is renowned for her purity of production, clarity of diction and extraordinary degree of vocal control. |
FRANK BRIDGE / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bridge/Walton:String Quartet Endellion String Quartet [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/1991 ] "The Endellion Quartet keep the blend of lyricism and turbulence that makes Bridge so very English and expressionist in excellent balance." (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies No. 31 'Paris', 39 & 40 English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ EMI / CD - released 1/May/1990 ] "These are exceptionally lively performances: alertly phrased, and often with positively bouncing rhythm, executed at all times with very great skill." (Gramophone) |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 102 & 104 "London" English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jun/1986 ] "Tate here shows ... how winning a relaxed approach to these masterpieces can be. It keeps making you think what a delightful old man Haydn must have been." (Gramophone) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Rape of Lucretia (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY English National Opera / Sarah Connolly, Christopher Maltman, Catherine Wyn-Rogers / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "The main cast delivers a superlative response from start to finish, headed by baritone Christopher Maltman's bull-like Tarquinius and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly's harrowingly intense Lucretia." BBC Music |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Four Seasons, and other concertos Enrico Onofri (solo violin) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Teldec / CD - released 26/Aug/1994 ] We get some fine playing from the members of Il Giardino Armonico but especially from first violinist Enrico Onofri....These certainly come off as spirited realizations." Classical Candor |
GYORGY LIGETI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ligeti: Cello Concerto / Piano Concerto / Chamber Concerto Ensemble Modern [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Jun/1994 ] Recorded at the Bartók Hall, Szombathely, Hungary, August 2 & 3 (1-2) and August 4 & 5 (3-7), 1990 |
WALTER BRAUNFELS
Braunfels: Ulenspiegel (complete opera recorded in 2014) EntArteOpera / Marc Horus, Christa Ratzenböck, Joachim Goltz, Hans Peter Scheidegger / Martin Sieghart (cond) [ Capriccio DVD / DVD - released 12/Jul/2017 ] Charles de Coster's novel Thyl Ulenspiegel provided the source for Braunfels' opera of the same name. It narrates one of the darkest chapters in human history - the Spanish Inquisition in 16th-century Flanders. |
GEORGE GERSHWIN / MARK O'CONNOR / LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: An American Journey Eroica Trio [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2009 ] "From the opening swoosh of the overture to 'Porgy', played with orchestral finesse and flurry by the Eroicans, this 15 minute fantasy is a wonder of superb taste and remarkably fluent arranging." AudAud.com |
GABRIEL PIERNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pierne: Sonata for Flute & Piano / Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano Istvan Matuz (flute) Norbert Szelecsenyi (piano) Béla Bánfalvi (violin) Katalin Vass (cello) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] "Both works are fluently played in a forthright way...in today's climate there are unlikely to be other performances of this Pierne chamber music on the way and for the time being these deserve investigation" Gramophone |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: String Quartets Op.33 1 - 3 / Op.1 No. 3 Weller Quartet [ Decca / CD - released 12/Apr/1992 ] "The Haydn quartets (are) most beautifully played... buoyant and colourful." ClassicalNet |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto (Complete opera recorded in 1957) Eugenia Ratti, Graziella Sciutti, Ebe Stignati, Luigi Alva, Franco Calabrese / Teatro alla Scala, Nino Sanzogno [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/1997 ] Note: This is extremely rare. American websites are asking $43US. |
VIVALDI / SAMMARTINI / MONZA / BOCCHERINI / DEMACHI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Improvisata - Sinfonie con titoli Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano) / Camerata Salzburg, Louis Langrée, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi [ Virgin Classics / Erato / CD - released 9/Apr/2007 ] "None of this is great music, in truth, but this is where Europa Galante come to the rescue, their combination of rigorous ensemble and interpretational panache bringing it to life." Gramophone |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Songs Evelina Dobraceva, Ekaterina Siurina (sopranos), Justina Gringyte (mezzo-soprano), Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Andrei Bondarenko, Rodion Pogossov (baritone [ Delphian / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Mar/2014 ] "there are distinct pluses to this new Delphian set. One of them is unquestionably the pianism of Iain Burnside, who recognises the integral expressive role of the piano in these songs...Practically everything...rings true in this set." Gramophone |
ANONYMOUS & VARIOUS
Evelyn Tubb - A Musical Hodge-Podge (English Song 1600-1750) Evelyn Tubb (soprano) with Anthony Rooley (lute) Michael Fields, (lute) / English Trumpet Virtuosi [ Regis Records / CD - released 28/Apr/2003 ] "Evelyn Tubb has the skills of a virtuoso, as she shows right from the start…" (Gramophone) |
