VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ovation: The Very Best Of Dame Malvina Major Dame Malvina Major with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Brian Law [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] A celebration of an incredible 50 year career New Zealand's internationally acclaimed soprano Dame Malvina Major releases her first ever career retrospective. 'Ovation: The Very Best Of Dame Malvina Major' features 36 recordings across 2 CDs. |
LUCIANO BERIO
Luciano Berio - Transformation Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), Sophia Burgos (soprano), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 13/Dec/2019 ] "It all provides a revealing sidelight on one of the outstanding composers of the second half of the 20th century." Guardian |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / BENJAMIN BRITTEN / PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Prokofiev: Peter & The Wolf / Britten - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite David Bowie (narrator) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] Pop icon David Bowie is the "engaging and benevolent" (Rolling Stone) narrator of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf in a 1978 recording by Ormandy and the Philadelphians that even made the US pop charts. It's coupled with Britten's Young Person's Guide... |
SCOTT JOPLIN
Joplin: The Complete Works For Piano Dick Hyman (piano) [ Sony Classical / 3 CD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2023 ] In 1975, jazz pianist Dick Hyman made his definitive recording of all the piano works of ragtime legend Scott Joplin (1867 or 1868-1917) for RCA. Joplin's catchy tunes, which also have a certain cunning, had shortly before become better known through... |
PHILIP GLASS / JOHN TAVENER / MICHAEL NYMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Amy Dickson - Glass + Tavener + Nyman Amy Dickson (soprano saxophone) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms [ Sony / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "With Australian Amy Dickson we discover a female soprano saxophonist who is offering something far different from either of these mixed options; her main focus is with classical literature, and Dickson has a luscious, creamy tone" AllMusic |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Hungarian Dances & Waltzes for Piano, Four Hands Duo Tal & Groethuysen [ Sony / CD - released 15/Sep/1993 ] Since 1985 tTal and Andreas have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals. |
WAGNER / GOUNOD / MASCAGNI / CILEA / VERDI / PUCCINI
Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Anja Harteros (soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Badische Staatskapelle, Marco Armiliato [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 8/Dec/2016 ] The Festspiel-Saison at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden culminated with Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Anja Harteros and Ekaterina Gubanova all on stage in this magnificent Opera Gala. The gala presented a diverse range of solo-arias and duets. Among the... |
WAGNER / GOUNOD / MASCAGNI / CILEA / VERDI / PUCCINI
Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden 2016 BLU-RAY Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Anja Harteros (soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Badische Staatskapelle, Marco Armiliato [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 8/Dec/2016 ] The Festspiel-Saison at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden culminated with Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Anja Harteros and Ekaterina Gubanova all on stage in this magnificent Opera Gala. The gala presented a diverse range of solo-arias and duets. Among the... |
JACOB SHEA & OTHERS
Eldbjørg Hemsing - Arctic (LP) Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Frode Fjellheim (vocal) / Arctic Philharmonic [ Sony Classical / LP - released 24/Mar/2023 ] "The six movements of Jacob Shea's Arctic Suite certainly evoke the world of film music...It 's left to the oldsters Palmgren and Ole Bull to show how memorable a good melody can actually be" BBC Music Five Stars |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 / Sonata for Cello & Piano Emanuel Ax (piano) Isaac Stern (violin) Yo Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Artist Laureate / CD - released 1/Jul/1995 ] Recorded at Melodia Studio, St. Petersburg, Russia April & December 1994. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Beethoven English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, with Éva Marton (soprano) [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "Ormandy's reading generates excitement through exact accentuation as well as vibrant instrumental color and striking ensemble balances. You'd expect to hear the piano clearly at the start of the first-movement development section, but it makes a... |
FRANZ LISZT
Kissin plays Liszt Evgeny Kissin (piano) [ Sony Classical Masters / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] A dazzling selection of Liszt performances - the great virtuoso pianist of the nineteenth century interpreted by a pianist in the Russian virtuosi tradition. |
FRANZ LISZT / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Evgeny Kissin Evgeny Kissin (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [ Philips / BMG / Sony / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Few recent prodigies have endured like Evgeny Kissin. His technique is flawless, he articulates both notes and expression with a maturity beyond his years, and his romantic repertoire is some of the best available. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Festspielhaus Baden-Baden / Anna Netrebko, Luca Pisaroni, Erwin Schrott, Malena Ernman, Jonathan Lemalu / Thomas Hengelbrock (cond) [ Sony Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2015 ] "[Schrott] looks wonderful, is a natural and extraordinarily gifted actor, and has so much sinister charm that one understands why no woman can resist him. He has a rich voice, with many subtle shades...a definitive account [of the title-role]" BBC |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 1 - 7 / Karelia Overture & Suite / Violin Concerto / etc Finnish Radio Symphony, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, with Joseph Swensen (violin) [ Sony / RCA / Finlandia / 8 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "His tempos grab and hold the listener, and the orchestra plays with a sure sense of style. The brasses are incisive, the woodwinds reedy and a bit nasal, the strings strident or cushioning, all as appropriate." New York Times |
BEETHOVEN / SAINT-SAENS / ENESCU / SMETANA / ROSSINI / etc
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2022 (DVD) Gautier Capuçon (cello) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 22/Jul/2022 ] The Summer Night Concert in the beautiful setting of the Schönbrunn Palace is one of the great highlights of the Philharmonic year. The open-air concert takes place annually in the park of Schönbrunn Palace, which has been declared a World Heritage... |
BIZET / BOULANGER / BERLIOZ / GOUNOD / RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2023 (Blu-ray) Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 18/Aug/2023 ] 2023's 'Sommernachtskonzert' ('Summer Night Concert') was performed on June 8th, 2023. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2008. The park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna/Austria is the magical setting for the concert. |
BIZET / BOULANGER / BERLIOZ / GOUNOD / RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2023 (DVD) Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 18/Aug/2023 ] 2023's 'Sommernachtskonzert' ('Summer Night Concert') was performed on June 8th, 2023. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2008. The park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna/Austria is the magical setting for the concert. |
PHILIP GLASS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glass: Dancepieces Glass Philip Ensemble / Michael Riesman [ Sony / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] Philip Glass is one of the most prolific and distinguished composers of the 20th Century. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and scored dozens of operas, films and plays, and released symphonic compositions and solo work. His work is... |
J. S. BACH
Glenn Gould plays Bach: 6 Partitas, Chromatic Fantasy, Italian Concerto & The Art of the Fugue (excerpts) Glenn Gould (piano) [ Sony Classical / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2012 ] Glenn Herbert Gould was a Canadian classical pianist. He was one of the best known and most celebrated pianists of the 20th century, and was renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach. |