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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 |
HECTOR BERLIOZ / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlioz: Nuits D'été / Ravel: Shéhérazade Hildegard Behrens (soprano) / Wiener Symphoniker, Francis Travis [ Decca / CD - released 20/Sep/1984 ] Hildegard Behrens was a German operatic soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles. She performed at major opera houses around the world, and received several Grammy Awards. (Wiki) |
GUILLAUME de MACHAUT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Guillaume de Machaut-Masse de Notre Dame The Hilliard Ensemble / Paul Hillier, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'Superbly recorded ... very impressive indeed' - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / PAUL HINDEMITH / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE; Prokofiev:Hindemith/Walton: String Quartets Hollywood String Quartet [ Testament / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Recorded in Hollywood, Melrose Studio:1950 and 1951 |
LONG ZHOU / YI CHEN
Symphony, "Humen 1839" / The Rhyme of Taigu / The Enlightened New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang [ Naxos / CD - released 5/May/2015 ] "This is thrilling, cinematic music that, although challenging at times, is always gripping." The Kansas City Star |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Athalia Dominique Horwitz, Ruth Ziesak, Jana Buchner / MDR Symphony Orchestra & Choir. Jun Markl [ Mdr Klassik / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] Incidental music for the French play Athalie by Jean Racine. The original score included an overture, a famous "War March of the Priests," and vocal pieces, originally for female voices and piano, later scored for full orchestra. |
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 |
GEORG BENDA
Benda: Piano Concertos Howard Shelley (piano/conductor) / London Mozart Players [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 8 / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] 'It's almost a commonplace to remark upon Shelley's unstinting advocacy of all‑but-forgotten and sometimes rather inconsequential music. That's to do Benda a disservice, however … where these works really score … is in the slow movements' Gramophone |
HOWARD FERGUSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ferguson: Sonata & Partita Howard Shelley (piano), with Hilary MacNamara (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2008 ] 'First-rate recording' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) 'An exemplary recording from every point of view' (The Good CD Guide) 'An excellent production well worth investigating' (Hi-Fi News) |
WILHELM van WASSENAER
Wassenaer: Concerti Armonici I Musici [ Newton Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] '…vigorous playing, often very quick, and forceful in attack. There is a proper sense of fun to the finales of the second of the G major Concertos (Nos. 2 and 4) and the one in B flat, and I enjoyed the fancy and the tenderness of the solo violin." |
PIERO LOCATELLI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Locatelli: L'Arte del Violino, Op. 3 I Musici, Mariana Sirhu (solo violin) [ Philips / 3 CD Box Set - released 12/Jun/1997 ] |
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 |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Canticles and Folksong Arrangements Ian Bostridge, David Daniels, Christopher Maltman, Julius Drake piano [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2002 ] "For sheer vocal character and interpretative intelligence on both their parts it is the equal of any of the others - yes, even that of Pears and Britten." - International Record Review |
HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: Lieder (Incls Eichendorff-Lieder) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Anthony Pappano (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "...this recording is an excellent and highly individual approach to Wolf by an interpreter who really understands Wolf's special sensibility and breathes life into the music." (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Die Schone Mullerin Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (reader) [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder Vol 2 Ian Bostridge (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] 'A second volume of Schubert songs performed with sensitivity and poise by one of today's favourite tenors. Well accompanied by Julius Drake.' Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (August 2001) |
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: Lieder / Piano sonata in A Major, D.959 (No 20) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ EMI Music / CD - released 2/Sep/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) "though the concept is intriguing what really matters is the superb quality of the performances." - New York Times |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / NECTOR BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" / Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain - Overture Ian Tracey (organ) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ EMI Eminence / CD - released 12/Nov/1987 ] Original sound recording made at Liverpool Cathedral, July 1986. |
