DOMINIC MULDOWNEY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Muldowney: Piano Concerto / Saxophone Concerto John Harle (saxophone) Peter Donohoe (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Elder, London Sinfonietta, Diego Masson [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Dec/1997 ] Not currently available |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: The Sonatas and Keyboard John Holloway (Violin) Davitt Moroney (harpsichord, chamber organ) Susan Sheppard (cello) [ Virgin Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/1999 ] The six sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 by Bach are works in trio sonata form, with the two upper parts in the harpsichord and violin over a bass line supplied by the harpsichord and an optional viola da gamba. |
DAVID YAZBEK
Yazbek: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels John Lithgow & Norbert Leo Butz / Original 2005 Broadway Cast Recording [ Ghostlight Records / CD - released 17/May/2009 ] Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 2004 comedy musical, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane; it is based on the 1988 film of the same name. The musical premiered on Broadway in 2005 and ran for 626 performances. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Complete Hyperion Schubert Edition: The Final Year John Mark Ainsley, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Michael Schade (tenors) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 37 / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] The final volume in the Schubert Hyperion series |
MICHAEL KEMP TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tippett: Concerto For Double String Orchestra and other Orchestral Works John Mark Ainsley (tenor) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ CHANDOS / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] Recorded at St Jude's Church, London NW11; 7-8 March 1995 |
GERALD FINZI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Finzie: Dies Natalis / Intimations of Immortality John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / Corydon Singers / Corydon Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] Gerald Finzi likened the creative artist to a 'coral reef insect, building his reef out of the transitory world around him and making a solid structure to last long after his own fragile and uncertain life'. 'Fragile' and 'uncertain' are the key... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Alwyn: Fantasy-Waltzes / Twelve Preludes John Ogdon (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1985 ] Recorded in Snape Maltings in October 1984 |
BALAKIREV / LISZT / RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - John Ogdon II John Ogdon (piano) [ Philips / EMI / Meloydia / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] Piano virtuoso John Ogdon II cannot be explained simply. He cut his own path in the rigid world of concert professionals. He neither shunned the standard repertoire, nor limited himself to it. In a field of specialists, he enthusiastically embraced a... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: MASTERPIECE Rachmaninov John Ogdon (piano) Roger Woodward (piano) Garrick Ohlsson (piano) Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Nicolai Gedda (tenor), etc [ EMI Studio / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/1990 ] Original recordings from 1962 - 1977 |
BILLY JOEL
Joel: Movin' Out John Selya & Elizabeth Parkinson / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ Sony Columbia / CD - released 17/May/2002 ] Movin' Out is a 2002 jukebox musical featuring the songs of Billy Joel. Conceived and created by Twyla Tharp, the musical tells the story of a generation of American youth growing up on Long Island during the 1960s and their experiences with the... |
FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / Sea Drift / The Walk to the Paradise Garden / etc John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca The World of British Classics / CD - released 14/Apr/1994 ] Classic performances on one budget CD |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Death in Venice (Complete Opera recorded in 1974) John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, James Bowman / Members of the English Opera Group, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 2/Jan/2002 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
PETERIS VASKS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vasks: Symphony No. 2; Violin Concerto John Storgards (violin) / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgards. Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra /J uha Kangas [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Feb/2005 ] "These are two rewarding lyrical works written during the last decade, generously coupled, passionately performed and luminously recorded." - MusicWeb |
ROBERT LOPEZ / JEFF MARX
Lopez: Avenue Q John Tartaglia & Stephanie D'Abruzzo / Original 1993 Broadway Cast [ RCA Victor / CD - released 28/Apr/2023 ] Avenue Q is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody of PBS's Sesame... |
IAIN HAMILTON / JOHN CARMICHAEL / RUTLAND BOUGHTON / TONY HEWITT-JONES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Trumpet Concertos John Wallace (trumpet) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Simon Wright [ ASV White Line / CD - released 15/Mar/2006 ] "Fine performances all round - Wallace, needless to say, can get around these works with silken ease and has the stylistic chops to do a Harry James as much as to burnish the Boughton." MusicWeb |
CLARKE / CHARPENTIER / PURCELL / HANDEL / HAYDN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Sound of the trumpet John Wilbraham (trumpet) Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Michael Laird Brass ensemble, Academy St Martin-in-the-Fields [ Decca / CD - released 23/Apr/1998 ] A veritable feast of trumpet favourites, ranging from the 'Trumpet Voluntary' to the spectacularly virtuoso 'Carnival of Venice' |
RICHARD HARVEY / STEVE GRAY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Harvey/Gray: Guitar Concertos John Williams (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel [ Sony / CD - released 16/Feb/1989 ] John Williams has extended the repertoire by commissioning guitar concertos from composers such as Stephen Dodgson, André Previn, Patrick Gowers, Richard Harvey and Steve Gray. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: John Williams plays Vivaldi Concertos John Williams (guitar) / Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla, with Benjamin Verdery (guitar) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Nov/1991 ] Original recordings from May 1990 |
PTER SCULTHORPE / NIGEL WESTGATE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE - John Williams - From Australia John Williams (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Recorded Feb/March 1994 & December 1990 |
BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Crusell: The 3 Clarinet Concertos Emma Johnson (clarinet) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Günther Herbig, Charles Groves, Gerard Schwarz [ ASV / CD ] Recorded: 1986 Now only available elsewhere as download |