BEETHOVEN / DOHNANYI / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ernö Dohnányi: Piano Recital Ernö Dohnányi (piano) [ Testament / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] From 1949 to 1959 Dohnányi taught at Florida State University while he and his third wife became American citizens in 1955. The following year he was invited to perform at the 10th Edinburgh International Festival where he played his Piano Quintet... |
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 |
PIAZZOLLA / ALBINONI / BEETHOVEN / DVORAK / RACHMANINOV / VILLA-LOBOS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Best of Eroica Trio Eroica Trio [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2004 ] The Eroica Trio have toured and recorded widely, and released six recordings for Angel/EMI Classics Records, garnering multiple Grammy Award nominations. This is a selection from these recordings. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Triple Concerto Op 56 / Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello Op 11 Eroica Trio / Prague Chamber Orchestra [ EMI Music / CD - released 4/Nov/2003 ] The Beethoven Triple Concerto has long been a long time staple of the Eroica Trio's repertoire and as an ensemble they have played the work more than any other group in history. |
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 |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saariaho: Chateau de L'ame / Graal Theatre / Amers Esa-Pekka Salonen with various artists [ SONY / CD - released 1/Jul/2019 ] |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Piano Quartet No. 2 (with works by Francaix & Dutilleux) Esbjerg Ensemble [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] Esbjerg Ensemble performs classical chamber music with an uncompromising sense of quality, and is recognised for its innovative and versatile programming. |
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 |
IRVING BERLIN
Berlin: Call Me Madam (with Porter: Panama Hattie [1940]) Ethel Merman & Dick Haymes / Original 1950 Broadway Cast Recording [ Decca Broadway / CD - released 12/Jul/2001 ] Call Me Madam is a musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. |
JULE STYNE
Styne: Sugar Robert Morse, Tony Roberts & Elaine Joyce / Original 1972 Broadway Cast Recording [ Kritzerland / CD - released 17/May/1990 ] Sugar is a 1972 musical with a book by Peter Stone, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The musical is based on the 1959 film Some Like It Hot, which was adapted by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond from a story by Robert Thoeren and... |
JULE STYNE
Styne: Gypsy - a musical fable Ethel Merman & Jack Klugman / Original 1959 Broadway Cast Recording [ RCA Victor / CD - released 17/May/1993 ] Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. |
BORIS LYATOSHINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lyatoshinsky: Symphony No 2 in B minor / Slavic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Eugen Rzhanov (piano) / Ukrainian Radio and TV Symphony, Vladimir Gnedash / Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Fedor Glushchenko [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1994 ] Recorded in 1982 & 1974 |
FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano Music of Franz Liszt Eugene Albulescu (piano) [ Manu / CD - released 30/May/1992 ] "Throughout this varied recital, which is recorded in admirable digital sound, Albulescu manages to retell the secret stories embedded within each piano piece with a particular affinity and eveness." ClassicalNet |
WIENAWSKI / BRAHMS / PAGANINI / KREISLER / MASSENET / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Witches Brew Eugene Fodor (violin) Kiyoshi Tomagawa (piano) [ Clarity Recordings / CD - released 8/Apr/1997 ] Fodor won numerous national contests before the age of 17, including First Prize in both the Merriweather Post Competition in Washington, D.C. and the Young Musicians Foundation Competition in Los Angeles, California. |
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. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Don Carlo [recorded July 26th, 1958] (with complete libretto) Eugenio Fernandi, Cesare Siepi, Ettore Bastianini, Sena Jurinac / Coro e Orchestra der Wiener Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Salzbvrger Festspiele / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/1995 ] Live recording by Austrian Radio, 26th July, 1958 |
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 |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Boccherini: Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet for Strings Europa Galante/Biondi [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 12/Mar/2001 ] "All four works are attractive and the playing is superb, making the disc worth investigating." Sunday Times |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Olivo e Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 1980 with complete libretto) Eva Czapò, Benedetta Pecchioli, Gastone Sarti, Gino Orlandini, Mario Chiappi / Coro Della Radio Televisione Della Svizzera Italiana, Bruno Rigacci [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/1997 ] Recording Date: October 26, 1980 Recording Location: Lugano, Svizzera, Auditorio RSI |
STEPHEN FLAHERTY
Flaherty: My Favorite Year Evan Pappas & Tim Curry / Original Cast Recording [ RCA Victor / CD - released 19/Apr/1993 ] Lincoln Center Theatre's first original musical had a score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, who were fresh from their success with Once On This Island. There are some fine moments - especially the epic opening "Twenty Million People." |