MAX BRUCH / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch/Brahms: Violin Concertos Hideko Udagawa (violin) / The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Originally recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, May, 1989 |
KALMAN / LEHAR / STOLZ / J. STRAUSS / BENATZKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Classic Recitals: Hilde Gueden - Sings Operetta Evergreens Hilde Gueden, Wiener Operetten-Chor, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper Robert Stolz, conductor [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 5/Apr/2004 ] This Classic Recital of Operatic Evergreens, recorded in 1961, amply demonstrates Gueden's consummate skill and artistry in the type of repertory she first found fame with. |
HEINRICH SCHUTZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schutz: Opus ultimate (Der Schwanengesang) The Hilliard Ensemble, Knabenchor Hannover, London Baroque, Heinz Hennig [ Virgin Veritas / 2 CD Box Set - released 24/Mar/1996 ] The male-voice Hilliard Ensemble was founded in 1974 and was disbanded after 40 years in 2014. Its singers were praised by Gramophone: "the superlative purity of their vibrato-free tone, perfect blend and balance of voices and immaculate intonation" |
GEORG FREDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Violin Sonatas Hiro Kurosaki (violin), William Christie (harpsichord, organ) [ Virgin Classics Premium / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "Period playing at its warmest and most lyrical...Naturalness and sophistication rule the day" (BBC Music Magazine) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Schlagobers, Ballet, Op.70 (complete ballet) Hiroshi Wakasugi Conducting The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra [ Musical Heritage Society / CD - released 3/Mar/1989 ] This two act ballet in the Viennese style by Richard Strauss is based on a libretto by the composer himself. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schwanengesang D.957 Håkan Hagegård (baritone) Emanuel Ax (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Aug/1986 ] Recorded RCA Studio New York City. 1984 & 1985 |
TOMASO ALBINONI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Albinoni: Oboe Concerti Heinz Holliger (oboe) / Camerata Bern, with Hans Elhorst (oboe II) [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Galleria / CD - released 2/Feb/1979 ] The perfect introduction to Albinoni's Oboe Concertos |
KORNGOLD / ARLEN / RODGERS / STEINER / NEWMAN / WAXMAN / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hollywood Dreams Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri [ Philips / CD - released 20/Jul/1991 ] The great yearning melodies and the seductiveness of Korngold's orchestration are hard to resist. Featured here is the famous score to 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' along with many famous scores by various composers. |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: The Evening Watch The Holst Singers and Orchestra / Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] 'The performances here are wonderfully responsive. The individual voices seem perfectly attuned to the special colouring of Holst's music' - Gramophone |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / WAGNER / BRAHMS / GRIEG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hans Hotter - The Early EMI Recordings Hans Hotter (baritone), Hermann von Nordberg, Gerald Moore (piano), various orchestras [ Testament / CD - released 23/Oct/2000 ] Recorded between 1947 & 1987 |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leighton: Orchestral works Vol 3 (Incls 'Symphony No 1') Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Shelley proves a marvellously stylish, involving exponent and is backed to the hilt by Brabbins and the BBC NOW. Chandos's sound and balance, too, are beyond reproach." (Gramophone) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi For Valentines I Musici, Academy of St Martins, Pinchas Zukerman, English Chamber Orchestra [ Philips Lifestyle / CD - released 5/May/2000 ] Romantic Interludes For The One You Love |
JOSEPH HAYDN / W. A. MOZART / LUIGI BOCCHERINI / GIUSEPPE TARTINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Works for Cello & Strings I Musici De Montreal, Yuli Turovsky (cello) [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Jul/1989 ] Recorded: Paroisse La Nativite, La Prairie, Quebec, May 1988 |
ALBERTO GINASTERA / HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS / JOSE EVANGELISTA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ginastera/Villa-Lobos/Evangelista - Music for Strings I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] '…splendidly performed… an absolute knockout. Recommended with enthusiasm.' Gramophone |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Violin Concertos I Musici, with Federico Agostini & Antonio Perez (violin) [ Philips / CD - released 6/Dec/1990 ] Recorded July 1989 |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Violin Concertos I Musici, with Mariana Sirbu (violin) [ Philips / CD - released 1/Jun/1995 ] Recorded At - Salle De Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, July 1993 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24 / Dichterliebe, Op. 48 / 7 lieder Ian Bostridge (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "My choice is Ian Bostridge… his velveteen, youthful timbres and intense, subtle delivery suit Schumann's cycle to perfection." The Sunday Times, March 2001 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor D958, fragments & lieder Ian Bostridge (tenor) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "Leif Ove Andsnes here deals beautifully with the Sonata itself. Andsnes's performance is smooth and warmly expressive, with the final tarantella going at a galloping lick. Bostridge, too, is in fine form" BBC Music |
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maxwell Davies: The Lighthouse Ian Comboy, Christopher Keyte, Neil Mackie / BBC Philharmonic, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies [ Collins Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] "Loosely based on a true story, the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from a remote island in 1900, it is gripping from beginning to end." |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge / Four Hymns / etc Ian Partridge (tenor) / Music Group of London [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/1996 ] Ian Partridge CBE (born 12 June 1938) is a retired English lyric tenor, whose repertoire ranged from Monteverdi, Bach and Handel, the Elizabethan lute songs, German, French and English songs, through to Schoenberg, Weill and Britten. |