ARAM KHACHATURIAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Khachaturian: Piano & Violin Concertos / Symphony No 2 / Maskerade Alicia de Larrocha (piano) Ruggiero Ricci (Violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos & Anatole Fistoulari [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "As befits Ricci's imperturbable individuality this is an individual reading and unusually relaxed. Maybe that quality was at least partially dictated by Fistoulari.." MusicWeb (Violin Concerto) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Laurent Korcia: Double Jeux Laurent Korcia (violin) with Michael Wendeberg (piano) and Christophe Lartilleux (guitar) [ Naive / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] "A fine violinist demonstrates the knack of imaginative programme planning. Laurent Korcia is not only an uncommonly accomplished violinist but also an uncommonly original programmer." Gramophone |
FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Golgotha (complete oratorio) / Mass for Unaccompanied Double Choir Lausanne University Choir, Midi Chamber Choir, Faller Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Robert Faller [ Warner Erato / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/2007 ] "Frank Martin himself supervised this fervent and purposeful recording of his Debussy-shadowing post war oratorio Golgotha. Following without a break, the Mass delivers an introspective if less convincingly performed postscript." (BBC Music) |
FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Les Preludes / etc Lazar Berman (piano) / Wiener Symphoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini, Wiener Philharmoniker, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 20/May/1997 ] "Berman's infallible octaves at the opening of the First Concerto is every bit as thundering as Richter, and the cadenza is a perfect blend of forcefulness and flashiness." TopEar |
LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Liszt Collection [16 CD set] Lazar Berman, Svlatoslav Richter, Bernard Haitink, Maurizio Pollini, Jorge Bolet, Claudio Arrau, Daniel Barenboim, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 16 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2012 ] Artists include Lazar Berman, Sviatoslav Richter, Maurizio Benini, Michele Campanella, Anna Kravtchenko, Thomas Trotter, Jorge Bolet, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Claudio Arrau, Nikita Magaloff, Daneil Barenboim; Leonard Bernstein, Kirill Kondrashin, Bernard... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Chamber Music: Trio Sonatas L'Ecole d'Orphee, with John Holloway (violin) & Philip Pickett (recorder) [ Regis Records / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] John Holloway is one of the pioneers of the modern "Early Music" movement in Britain. He played his first public concert in aid of Hungarian refugees in 1956. |
ALBENIZ / ANTHEIL / BACH / LISZT / MOMPOU / SCRIABIN / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Horizons Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "For all their brevity, Andsnes clearly feels each piece deeply and works to find the emotion in the short span allotted." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Nov 2006 |
EDVARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Piano Concerto / Piano Sonata / Lyric Pieces Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Kitayenko [ Virgin Records / 2 CD - released 11/Jan/2002 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brian: Symphony No.1 "The Gothic" Vladimir Dolezal (tenor) / Eva Jenisova (soprano) / Peter Mikulas (bass) / Dagmar Peckova (alto) / Slovak National Opera / Ondrej Lenard [ Marco Polo / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1990 ] "Leonard leads a substantial percentage of the adult population of Bratislava in a noble effort, full of excitement, with enthusiastic (if somewhat rough) choral singing and a very good lineup of soloists (including the young Dagmar Pecková), all... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mravinsky Live Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra, Evgeni Mravinsky [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1993 ] Recorded live in the Leningrad Hall in 1983 |
PAUL JUON / ALEXEI GANTSHER / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Russian Viola Svetlana Stepchenko (viola) Zoya Abolitz (piano) [ Russian Disc / CD - released 12/Apr/1996 ] Recorded at the Glinka State Museum of Musical Culture, July 1996 |
CARL MARIA VON WEBER / FRANZ SCHUBERT / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Yevgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra, Evgeni Mravinsky [ Melodiya / CD - released 12/Apr/1995 ] Recorded live in the Leningrad Grand Hall in 1978 |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeni Mravinsky [ Russian Compact Disc / CD - released 1/Jan/1993 ] Recorded live in the Large Hall of the Leningrad Conservatoire November 3, 1957 |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 "Leningrad" Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] Recorded at the Konserthus, Oslo, in April 1988. |
COPLAND / LISZT / MOZART / RAVEL / RACHMANINOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Leon Fleisher Leon Fleisher (piano) with the Cleveland Orchestra & Baltimore Symphony [ Sony / Philips / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] In the 1950s, Fleisher signed an exclusive recording contract with Columbia Masterworks. He is particularly well known for his interpretations of the piano concerti of Brahms and Beethoven, which he recorded with George Szell and the Cleveland... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leontyne Price - Puccini Heroines Leontyne Price (soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes & Nello Santi, with Placido Domingo, Elizabeth Bainbri [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "Leontyne Price's 'Vissi d'arte' s artistry incarnate… " BBC Music Magazine |
R. STRAUSS / VERDI / PUCCINI / BIZET / GERSHWIN / BERLIOZ / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Essential Leontyne Price Leontyne Price (soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Rome Opera Orchestra, with Placido Domingo & Marilyn Horne [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] Born in Laurel, Mississippi, Price attended Central State University and then Juilliard, where she had her operatic debut as Mistress Ford in Verdi's Falstaff. Having heard the performance, Virgil Thomson engaged her in Four Saints in Three Acts. |
FRANCK / ELGAR / BERLIOZ / RAVEL / STRAVINSKY / BACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leopold Stokowkski: Decca Recordings 1965-72 (Special Price) Leopold Stokowski conducts the London Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, New Philharmonia, etc [ Decca Original Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 5/Feb/2003 ] Leopold Stokowski was one of the most dynamic and charismatic conductors of the twenthieth century. Born in London 18 April 1882 he went on to study at the Royal College of Music and after European travels returned to England where he held various posts. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lesley Garrett: Diva! Lesley Garrett (soprano) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Paul Bateman [ Silva Screen / CD - released 20/Nov/1996 ] A generous compilation of arias used in movies such as 'Driving Miss Daisy', 'The Hunger', 'A Room with a View', 'Diva', and 'Moonstruck' |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lesley Garrett - Travelling LIght Lesley Garrett (soprano) with Bryn Terfel, Evelyn Glennie, Michael Ball & Michel Legrand [ EMI / BBC / CD - released 17/Mar/2001 ] Travelling Light is a 2001 by British soprano singer Lesley Garrett. It reached 75 on the UK general album chart. In the US it was released in February 2002. |