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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 |
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 |
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. |
J. S. BACH
In the Italian Style James Tibbles (harpsichord) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] This recording of eighteenth-century German harpsichord music, made in Auckland, New Zealand, is really about the relationship between an instrument and its music; to be brought to life it relies on a unique collaboration between instrument builder,... |
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EDOUARD LALO / ENRIQUE CASALS
Lalo / Casals: Cello Concertos Jan Vogler (cello) / Moritzburg Festival Orchester, Josep Caballé-Domenech [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "Well recorded in a superb acoustic, these fine performances of two richly Romantic works are well worth investigating." BBC Music |
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.... |
DANIEL-FRANCOIS AUBER
Auber: Overtures, Vol. 7 Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Dario Salvi [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] This seventh volume of Auber's overtures features the 'fairy opera' Le Cheval de bronze (1835). The overture expresses the magical and mystical dynamism of the story, while the 1857 opéra-ballet version presents an interpolated dance sequence,... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Kindertotenlieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / etc Janet Baker (mezzo) / Halle & New Philharmonia Orchestras / Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 27/Aug/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "The spontaneous feeling of soloist and conductor of this music comes over as in a live performance and brings out the tenderness to a unique degree. An indispensable CD." Penguin |
MAURICE RAVEL / ERNEST CHAUSSON / MAURICE DELAGE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janet Baker - French Songs Janet Baker (mezzo soprano) with Melos Ensemble of London [ Decca / CD - released 20/May/1991 ] 'The performances of French mélodies included on this record are very beautiful indeed. With superb, atmospheric playing by the Melos Group, this ravishing collection must be placed among Dame Janet's most outstanding recordings." Penguin Guide |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Sheherazade (with lieder by Chausson, Duparc, Schumann & Brahms) [recorded in 1967] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10590/10590117.jpg)
MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ravel: Sheherazade (with lieder by Chausson, Duparc, Schumann & Brahms) [recorded in 1967] Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (ba [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/1999 ] A classic recording of Ravel's Shéhérazade, evoking a wealth of moods and sensations. Janet Baker, an irresistible storyteller, is accompanied on her journey by Sir John Barbirolli, conducting the New Philharmonia with sensitivity and imagination |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem [German Requiem] Op. 45 cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10105/10105061.jpg)
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem [German Requiem] Op. 45 Janet Williams, Thomas Hampson / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Apex / CD - released 7/Feb/2011 ] "Barenboim's Chicago reading is grippingly compulsive." Penguin Stereo Guide |
BACH / DEBUSSY / PROKOFIEV / SAINT-SAENS / GERSHWIN / SINDING / HANDEL / etc
Selections from the Heifetz Collection Jascha Heifetz (violin) / RCA Victor Symphony, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Brooks Smith, Emanuel Bay (piano), William Primrose (viola) [ RCA Victor Gold Seal / CD - released 12/Feb/1991 ] Recorded 1926 - 1972 |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Complete works for piano and orchestra Jean Louis Steuerman (piano) / Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian [ Philips Solo / CD - released 30/Mar/1996 ] Original recordings from 1995 |
Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Mario Lanza, Tony Martin, Richard Crooks, Howard Keel, Tony Bennett, and more
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Deep in My Heart - The Songs of Sigmund Romberg [ ASV Living Era / CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] Romberg created a long string of musicals, the most memorable being his operettas of the 20s, The Student Prince, The Desert Song and The New Moon. |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cello Concertos (with Monn - Concerto for cello, strings and harpsichord) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) / Freiburger Barockorchester / Petra Mallejans - director [ Harmonia Mundi Haydn Edition / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "Queyras benefits from the much more alert playing of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: and in their account of the D minor central episode, the piece suddenly springs to life. (This) can confidently be recommended as a period-instrument choice." (BBC) |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fauré: Barcarolles / Impromptus / Dolly Suite / etc Jean‐Philippe Collard (piano) [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] Gabriel Fauré, whose long and influential life spanned the eras of romanticism and early modernism, enriched a diversity of genres with music of proverbial subtlety. It tantalises and captivates the listener with its discreet beauty. |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fauré: Nocturnes / Preludes / etc Jean‐Philippe Collard (piano) [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] Gabriel Fauré, whose long and influential life spanned the eras of romanticism and early modernism, enriched a diversity of genres with music of proverbial subtlety. It tantalises and captivates the listener with its discreet beauty. |
GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré Edition - Piano Works, Chamber Music, Orchestral Works & Requiem Jean‐Philippe Collard (piano) Augustin Dumay (violin) Frédéric Lodéon (cello) Michel Debost (flute) Nicolai Gedda (tenor) / Michael Plasson (cond) [ Erato / 12 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] Gabriel Fauré, whose long and influential life spanned the eras of romanticism and early modernism, enriched a diversity of genres with music of proverbial subtlety. |
CHOPIN / PRICE / BONDS / GRANT STILL / DEBUSSY / SCRIABIN
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason - Fantasie Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Mar/2025 ] Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has a passion for curating programmes that cross diverse musical landscapes, and on her debut solo album Fantasie, she takes listeners on a journey that explores connections across different composers' sound worlds - whether they... |
