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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5 "Spring" Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 9/Feb/1976 ] "The recording boasts unusually truthful violin sound capturing all the colour of Perlman's playing." (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 9 "Kreutzer" & 10 Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 9/Feb/1994 ] "The recording boasts unusually truthful violin sound capturing all the colour of Perlman's playing." (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Trio Op.97 'Archduke' / Piano Trio in B flat WoO39: Allegretto Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Lyn Harrell (cello) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 30/Oct/1991 ] Born in Israel in 1945, Itzhak Perlman completed his initial training at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. He came to New York and soon was propelled into the international arena with an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Double Concerto Op 102 (with Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Feb/1997 ] "Perlman's 1993 Chicago version, strong and volatile, was recorded live… It makes an excellent coupling… with the powerful Perlman / Ma version of the Brahms Double Concerto" The Penguin Guide *** |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos KV 466, 488, 491, 503 Ivan Moravec (piano) / Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Piano Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] The great Czech pianist Ivan Moravec is one of the most highly regarded musicians of his generation. His sparkling and witty Mozart concerto recordings from the 1990s feature conductor Sir Neville Marriner leading The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-... |
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EDVARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Piano Works (Incls Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7) Ivana Gavrić (piano) [ Champs Hill / CD - released 18/May/2014 ] "...the Sonata comes across with all its youthful exuberance, passion, winning lyricism and tender wistfulness." (Daily Telegraph) |
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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (with Ravel - Valses nobles et Sentimentales) Ivo Pogorelich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] Prizes - 1998: Cannes Classical Awards |
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SCOTT WARRENDER
Warrender: Das Barbecu - A New Musical Comedy J. K. Simmons & Julie Johnson / Original Cast Recording [ Varese Sarabande / CD - released 17/May/1991 ] With a book and lyrics by Jim Luigs and music by Scott Warrender, Das Barbecü is a musical farce about mismatched lovers who meet on the day of their double shotgun wedding. Five actors play more than 30 characters. |
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Jack Sheldon
On My Own [ Concord jazz / CD - released 22/Mar/2004 ] Recorded August 29 & September 12, 1991. |
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BEETHOVEN / HAYDN / ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Impressions of Jacqueline du Pre Jacqueline du Pre (cello) with Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ EMI Music / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Oct/2003 ] One of the very best Jacaqueline du Pre collections...ever! |
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JOHN TAVENER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tavener: Akathist of Thanksgiving James Bowman & Timothy Wilson (counter-tenors) / Westminster Abbey Choir & BBC Singers, Martin Neary [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/1994 ] "the score is a catalogue of riches. The dark-hued, quasi Bulgarian male-voice sections, the sparkling countertenor duets, the variety of the scoring and the deeply moving recurring ''Amin'', and the unexpected quiet climax." Gramophone |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hummel: Potpourri, Op. 94 / Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca / Variations, Op. 115 / Violin Concerto in G James Ehnes (violin & viola) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley, piano & conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Aug/2004 ] "One of the most highly regarded composers during his life (1778-1837), Hummel's reputation has suffered neglect ever since...f you like Mendelssohn's concertos, the charm of this one should captivate you." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone 2004 |
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ANTONIN DVORAK / BOHUSLAV MARTINU / JINDRICH FELD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: James Galway: Dvorak, Martinu, Feld James Galway (flute), Phillip Moll (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1988 ] The living legend of the flute, Sir James Galway, is widely considered the supreme interpreter of classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal transcends musical boundaries. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: James Galway plays Mozart James Galway (flute) / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, with Marisa Robles (harp) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 20/May/1993 ] The Man With the Golden Flute, Sir James Galway, is featured in these classic recordings, with harpist Marisa Robles. |
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FAURE / DEBUSSY / WIDOR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: James Galway: The French Recital James Galway (flute) with Christopher O'Riley (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1996 ] The living legend of the flute, Sir James Galway, is widely considered the supreme interpreter of classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal transcends musical boundaries. His virtuosity on the flute is equalled only by his... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Serenade Op 25 / Sonata in B flat / Serenade Op 8 James Galway (flute) with Joseph Swensen (violin) Paul Newbauer (viola) Phillip Moll (piano) (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1990 ] The living legend of the flute, Sir James Galway, is widely considered the supreme interpreter of classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal transcends musical boundaries. His virtuosity on the flute is equalled only by his... |
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JOSEPH JOACHIM QUANTZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: James Galway: Quantz James Galway (flute) with Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 25/May/1991 ] The living legend of the flute, Sir James Galway, is widely considered the supreme interpreter of classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal transcends musical boundaries. |
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SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Wind Concertos Jane Hilton (clarinet) Gordon Hunt (oboe) Richard Adeney (flute) Alan Civil (horn) John Wallace (trumpet) / Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Oct/1989 ] Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold CBE was an English composer and conductor. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music for brass band and wind band.... |
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ROBERT WRIGHT & GEORGE FORREST
Wright/Forrest: Grand Hotel Jane Krakowski & Timothy Jerome / Broadway Cast Recording [ RCA Victor / CD - released 17/May/1989 ] Grand Hotel is a musical with a book by Luther Davis, music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, and additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. |
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LLOYD WEBBER / GUILMANT / SUMSION / MATHIAS / BUCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Australasian Organs Vol. VI Jane Watts (the organ of Wellington Cathedral) [ Priory / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] Recorded in Wellington Cathedral, New Zealand, on 18/19 April 2001. |