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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (with Ravel - Valses nobles et Sentimentales) Ivo Pogorelich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] Prizes - 1998: Cannes Classical Awards |
J. S. BACH / DOMENICO SCARLATTI / LUDWIG van BEEETHOVEN
Ivo Pogorelich : Recital - Live in Castello Reale di Racconigi Ivo Pogorelich (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] "Pogorelich has a reputation for willful interpretations, very idiosyncratic tempo choices, etc. I was half-prepared to see some of that here, but it was just the opposite. The sobriety, absolute technical mastery, and musical depth on display... |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Szymanowski: Songs of a Fairytale Princess, Op. 31 / Hafiz' Love-Songs, Op. 26 Iwona Sobotka, Katarina Karneus, Timothy Robinson / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] "Always supreme in Szymanowski, Simon Rattle returns to his old stomping ground for these orchestral songs. The Birmingham band welcome him with full-blooded commitment and an almost hypnotically rich orchestral palette." Editor's Choice Gramophone |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Violin sonata & sonatina Jack Liebeck (violin) Katya Apekisheva (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Garry Walker [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/Aug/2009 ] "He shines most with the pianist Katya Apekisheva in Dvorák's Violin Sonata, winningly dispatched with plenty of depth and colour... Sweetness of tone and a prancing gait enliven the Violin Concerto." The Times, 30th May 2009 |
BEETHOVEN / HAYDN / ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Impressions of Jacqueline du Pre Jacqueline du Pre (cello) with Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ EMI Music / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Oct/2003 ] One of the very best Jacaqueline du Pre collections...ever! |
JOSEPH HAYDN / LUIGI BOCCHERINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (with Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B flat) Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) / English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI Classics Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 23/Oct/1998 ] At the age of four du Pré is said to have heard the sound of the cello on the radio and asked her mother for "one of those". She began with lessons from her mother, before enrolling at the London Violoncello School at age five. |
FREDERICK DELIUS & VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Jacqueline du Pre - Recital plus Delius Cello Concerto Jacqueline du Pre (cello) with Gerald Moore (piano) Osian Ellis (harp) John Williams (guitar) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/1995 ] Jacqueline du Pré was recognised during her brief prime as one of the supreme cellists of the 20th century, with an intense commitment and a well-honed technical mastery to back up her heaven-sent talents. |
HENRYK CZYZ / TADEUSZ BAIRD / KAROL SZYMANOWSKI etc
Jakub Józef Orliński - Farewells (LP) Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano) [ Erato / LP - released 6/May/2022 ] With Farewells, Warsaw-born countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, partnered by pianist Michał Biel, offers a panorama of Polish song. Often nostalgic in spirit, the programme of the album spans 150 frequently turbulent years. |
ANTON ARENSKY
Arensky: Four Suites for two pianos James Anagnoson & Leslie Kinton [Piano Duo] [ CBC Enterprises / CD - released 30/Jul/1989 ] Recorded in 1989 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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 |
ANTONIN DVOARK / BEDRICH SMETANA / LEOS JANACEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Romantic Pieces by Dvorak, Janacek & Smetana James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano) [ Analekta / 2 CD - released 28/Mar/2004 ] "In the four Romantic Pieces he shows impressive range of tone and expression (and no fear whatsoever!), while his Janácek captures every abrupt angle and sharp edge with ardent, easy flair." ClassicsToday |
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. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS / IRISH TRADIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Golden Flute Of James Galway James Galway,(flute) with guests, including The Chieftans, and various orchestras & performers [ Readers Digest licensed from Rca / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/Nov/2002 ] In addition to his performances of the standard classical repertoire, he features contemporary music in his programmes...The album James Galway and The Chieftains in Ireland reached number 32 in the UK Albums Chart in 1987 (Wiki) |
ANTON EBERL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ebert: Piano Concerto / Piano Sonata James McChesney (piano) / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Kemper [ Koch Schwann / CD - released 16/Nov/1994 ] "These are technically quite competent works whose temperament straddles both classical and romantic styles, but there probably won't be a rush to an Eberl revival anytime soon. " ClassicsToday |
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,... |
