Search Results: collectable marbecks
Displaying items 1081 to 1100 of 1957
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Matthias Goerne (Baritone), Barbara Bonney (Soprano), Sara Fulgoni (Mezzo-Soprano), Gosta Winbergh, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / CD - released 25/Mar/2003 ] "Riccardo Chailly's credentials as a Mahlerian cannot be faulted...Once more, where his own admirable orchestra is concerned, he gives a performance that is finely balanced, attentive to all-important detail and convincing as a whole." Gramophone |
HANNS EISLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie Op. 50 Matthias Goerne (baritone), Hendrikje Wangemann (soprano), Annette Markert (contralto), Peter Lika (bass) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Lothar Zagros [ Decca Records Entartete Musik / CD - released 22/Oct/1995 ] "The performance is very, very good indeed. It's not a "star turn" by any means. Zagrosek and his players direct all their energies to illuminate the work. Singers' diction is crisp." ClassicalNet |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition 4: Heliopolis Matthias Goerne (baritone) Ingo Metzmacher (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "This is a simply unmissable recital, and for two prime reasons - the grave beauty of its programme and the corresponding beauty of the singer's voice." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Solo Vocal |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Der fliegende Hollender [The Flying Dutchman] (highlights) cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10609/10609453.jpg)
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Der fliegende Hollender [The Flying Dutchman] (highlights) Matti Salminen, Lisbeth Balslev, Robert Schunk, Anny Schlemm / Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele / Woldemar Nelsson [ Decca Laser line Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] "The cast is more consistent than any, with Lisbeth Balslev as Senta firmer, sweeter and more secure than any current rival" Penguin Guide |
FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: Brigg Fair, On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring, Summer night on the river, etc Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ EMI Classics Great Recordings of the Century / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "A record to treasure. The greatest recordings made in stereo by the greatest British conductor at the peak of his career." - Gramophone |
GABRIEL FAURE / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / CESAR FRANCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: French Sonatas for Violin & Piano Maurice Hasson (violin) Christian Ivaldi (piano) [ IMP Classics / CD - released 28/Sep/1992 ] Recorded in Cantor Recording Studio, University College, North Wales, April 1991 |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL & FRIENDS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mr Handel's Dinner: Music for the Handel opera intermissions Maurice Steger (recorder) and Ensemble La Cetra [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] "Steger is brilliant when the music is lively. Into his fleetness he mixes zest, charm and impish humour, making you wonder how such artfulness, at such speed and with such nutty dexterity, is humanly possible." BBC Music |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 13-15 Maurizio Pollini (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] Reccording: Munich, Herkulessaal, 5 & 6 /1991 |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANZ LISZT / ROBERT SCHUMANN / IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Stephen Kovacevich II Stephen Kovacevich (piano) with BBC Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol 61 / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/1998 ] Stephen Kovacevich made his concert debut as a pianist at the age of 11; then, at the age of 18 he moved to London to study under Dame Myra Hess on a scholarship and has been a London resident ever since, currently living in Hampstead. In 1961 he... |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor [3 CD set] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10584/10584792.jpg)
GLUCK / VIVALDI / HANDEL / MONTEVERDI / PURCELL / BELLINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor [3 CD set] Andreas Scholl, Alessandro Moreschi, Philippe Jaroussky, David Daniels, Max-Emanuel Cencic, James Bowman, Alfred Deller, Gérard Lesne, René Jacobs, et [ Virgin Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2008 ] All these artists are exponents of 'authentic' performance, but - fortunately for the gentlemen in question - true authenticity is restricted to the track performed by Alessandro Moreschi...the only known audio memento of a genuine castrato. |
BACH / SHCHEDRIN / YSAYE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vengerov plays Bach, Shchedrin & Ysaye Maxim Vengerov (violin) [ EMI Music / CD - released 11/Jul/2001 ] Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - Awards Issue 2002 |
RICHARD STRAUSS / DUKE ELLINGTON / IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Parallel Tones MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kristjan Järvi [ Naive The Kristjan Järvi Sound Project / CD - released 25/Mar/2016 ] "The Strauss, given its premiere in New York, is a showpiece romp, though conductor Kristian Järvi is restrained in his depiction of Strauss's colourful domestic life. Järvi's hard-working orchestra lets itself go a bit more in Ellington's Harlem." F |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Konzertstuck Melvyn Tan (fortepiano) / London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1995 ] Originally recorded in March 1994 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (complete opera recorded in 1991) Metropolitan Opera / Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, April Millo, Florence Quivar / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 30/May/2008 ] "The best justification for buying this issue is to see and hear Pavarotti nearer to his vocal peak in a role which his strong lyric voice and clear diction is ideally suited" (MusicWeb) |
AARON COPLAND / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI / CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Flute & Clarinet Concertos / Wind Quintet Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Sabine Meyer (clarinet) Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2007 ] "…these are very fine performances, and the Quintet makes what should be the perfect coupling." BBC Music |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas (with Weber: Grand Duo Concertant) Michael Collins (clarinet) Mikhail Pletnev (piano) [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/1990 ] "The unanimity here is not merely technical, though the quick detail of the players' phrasing, the exact matching of their trills, the precise balancing of sharply contrasted gestures, are all exemplary." Gramophone |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold - Concertos Michael Collins (clarinet) Richard Watkins (horn) Karen Jones (horn) David Nettle, Richard Markham (piano) / London Musici, Mark Stephenson [ Conifer / CD - released 20/May/1993 ] Arnold was an exceptionally gifted orchestrator, and his writing for solo instruments, particularly winds and brass, is always extremely effective. All the soloists here seem to be having a great time with this light-hearted and gratifying music. |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold - Concertos Michael Collins (clarinet) Richard Watkins (horn) Kenneth Sillito, Lyn Fletcher (violins) / London Musici, Mark Stephenson [ Conifer / CD - released 20/May/1990 ] "One of the most prolific British composers of the 20th century, Sir Malcolm Arnold remains best known for his phenomenal success in film and light music, as well as Concertos and Symphonies. |
FINZI / GURNEY / FARRAR / BROWNE / KELLY / BUTTERWORTH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: War's Embers: a legacy of songs by composers who perished or suffered in World War 1 Michael George (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'If you enjoy English song, this set is a must ... The singers are Britain's best, and their excellence is matched by the accompaniments of Clifford Benson' (BBC Music Magazine) |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN / SIGISMOND THALBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No.4 in D minor / Thalberg: Piano Concerto in F minor Michael Ponti (piano) / Philharmonia Hungarica, Othmar Maga / Westphalian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Kapp [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Originally recorded in 1983 |
