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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martinu: Double Concerto / Concerto for String Quartet / Sinfonietta La Jolla / etc Jean-François Heisser, Alain Planès (pianos), Jean Camosi (timpani), Brandis Quartet, French National Orchestra, James Conlon [ Erato Classics / 2 CD - released 2/Oct/1998 ] "Conlon keeps a tight rein on things, making the most of the edgy ostinati and driving neo-classical allegros...on a purely artistic level these are pretty compelling performances." MusicWeb |
ANDRE PREVIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Previn: Diversions - Songs Renee Fleming, Barbara Bonney (sopranos) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Andra Previn (piano/conductor) [ Deutche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jul/2001 ] Recording Venue: The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London |
MOZART / DONIZETTI / LEHAR / DVORAK & OTHERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Renee and Bryn - Under the Stars Renee Fleming, Bryn Terfel / The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Gareth Jones / Paul Gemignani [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 24/Mar/2003 ] Filmed 'live' in the magical mountains of Wales at Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival, this exclusive 'Under The Stars' DVD is released to co-incide with the CD of the same title. |
JONI MITCHELL / STEVIE WONDER / GUSTAV MAHLER / ALBAN BERG / JOHN LENNON & PAUL McCARTNEY / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Renee Fleming - Haunted Heart Renee Fleming (soprano) with Fred Hersch (piano), Bill Frisell (guitar) [ Decca Records / CD - released 22/Jul/2005 ] Renée Fleming explores terrain that will be unfamiliar to many of her listeners, but is actually an integral part of what makes her the singer she is today. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE:: Mahler - Symphony No.3 in D minor (plus Bach Suite, arr Mahler) Petra Lang (mezzo) / Prague Philharmonic Choir, Netherlands Children's Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2004 ] "Chailly's account of the concluding Adagio as one of the two or three finest on disc. The timing (just under 23 minutes) strikes me as just right, and the orchestra simply outdoes itself in the eloquence and poetry of its response" 10/10 Class.Today |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Complete Music for Cello Richard Lester (cello) / Susan Tomes (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'Chamber-music playing of the highest order, empathetic and warm-hearted' (Birmingham Post) |
BIBER / FINGER / NERUDA / VEJVANOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Biber: Sonata No 4 / Neruda: Trumpet Concerto / etc Richard Steuart (Trumpet) / Virtuosi di Praga [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1995 ] Recorded in Prague, November 1994 |
AARON COPLAND / LEONARD BERNSTEIN / GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland: Clarinet Concerto / Bernstein: Sonata / Gershwin: Three Preludes Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, Eric Stern [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 30/Sep/1993 ] "Richard Stoltzman could be claimed as the James Galway of the clarinet. He has developed the personality of the instrument in new ways, often drawing on jazz" Gramophone |
BACH / BEETHOVEN / DEBUSSY / FAURE / SCARLATTI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Robert Casadesus Robert Casadesus (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy [ Philips / Sony / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Besides Mozart and Bach, Casadesus was also particularly known for his recordings of French repertoire by composers such as Rameau, Chabrier, Fauré, Debussy, and Ravel. In 1951, Casadesus made the first integral recording of the complete solo piano... |
EDWARD ELGAR / ANTHONY PAYNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar/Payne: Symphony No 3 - Sketches Robert Gibbs (violin) David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ NMC / CD - released 28/Jan/2002 ] Elgar's complete sketches for the 3rd Symphony, exactly as the composer left them, are brought to life by pianist David Owen Norris, Robert Gibbs playing Reed's own violin and the BBCSO with a commentary from Anthony Payne. |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Monteverdi: The Sacred Music 2 Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, James Gilchrist, Charles Daniels / Choir of The King's Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Mar/2004 ] "... there are joys here to melt icebergs ... I want Volume 3 immediately" The Times |
GORECKI / PART / MARTIN / BARBER / SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Evocation of the Spirit Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Robert Shaw director [ Telarc Records / CD - released 22/Sep/1995 ] "No one has done more than Shaw to raise the standards of choral singing" ClassicalNet |
FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet (complete opera recorded in 1971) Robert Tear, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Meredith Davies [ EMI / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] "Elizabeth Harwood and Robert Tear are both excellent as Vreli and Sali, winningly characterful and clearly focused...[Shirley-Quirk] is firm and forthright with an apt hint of the sinister" Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** |
GEORGE DYSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dyson: The Canterbury Pilgrims / At the Tabard Inn / In Honour of the City Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, Yvonne Kenny / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Richard Hichox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2007 ] "...The London Symphony Chorus sings with incandescent tone, superbly recorded, and the orchestra brings out the clarity and colourfulness of Dyson's instrumentation." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 |
JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Massenet: Manon (complete opera with libretto) Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Jose van Dam, Gilles Ragon / Chorus & Orchestra of the Theatre Royal of the Monnaie, Brussels, Antonio PappanoPappan [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 8/Mar/2000 ] "Major praise must go to Angela Gheorghiu. Not only does she draw a portrait of the irresistible, impetuous, selfish, luscious Manon from the very beginning, but she's totally in control of her vocal resources as well." ClassicsToday |
GOUNOD / FRANCK / ADAM / FAURE / BERLIOZ / BOULANGER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sanctus - Sacred Songs Roberto Alagna (tenor) / City Of Toulouse Choir, Les Petits Chanteurs À La Croix Potencée, City Of Toulouse Orchestra, Michel Olasson [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Dec/1996 ] Recorded : Toulouse, Eglise Notre-Dame de la Daurade, 2-6.V.1996 |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas (Vol 21) Nos 21, 65. 81, 83, 190 Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2003 ] If there is anyone who has yet to hear Masaaki Suzuki and his Bach Collegium Japan, they have the opportunity of a novel and stunning musical experience. |
ANTONIO CALDARA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Caldara - In dolce amore Robin Johannsen (soprano) / Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro De Marchi [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/May/2014 ] "Academia Montis Regalis and Alessandro De Marchi accompany with robust directness or lighter delicacy as required, and Johannsen's versatile singing helps to reveal an enriching glimpse of Caldara's virtues." Gramophone |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Concertos pour Violoncelle (for cello) Roel Dieltiens (cello) / Richte van der Meer (cello) / Ensemble Explorations / Roel Dieltiens [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] "An excellent soloist, a creative band playing one-to-a-part and a beautifully rounded recorded sound. This is an exceptional release." Early Music Review |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Scriabin: Piano Concerto / Works for solo piano Roger Woodward (piano) / Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart [ ABC Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Feb/2016 ] Recorded on 10, 11 & 16 April, 1999 (Opp. 2-16, 32-59) and 1 & 2 August, 1991 (Opp. 61-74) in the Eugene Goossens Hall. |
