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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms - Lieder Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Michael McMahon (piano), Nicolo Eugelmi (viola) [ Analekta / CD - released 9/May/2005 ] "A natural acoustic adds to the pleasure to be gained from this sensibly planned recital, which is highly recommended." Gramophone Magazine March 2005 Editor's Choice |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Romeo and Juliet Op.64 (Highlights) Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra, Valéry Gergiev [ Philips / CD - released 6/Nov/1992 ] "...this is a performance to enjoy for the lyric feeling of Prokofiev's score and for the marvellous orchestral playing" Gramophone |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Das Rheingold (complete opera recorded 2012) Mariinsky Orchestra, Valéry Gergiev (conductor) [ Mariinsky / CD - released 2/Aug/2013 ] [Gergiev] draws plenty of vivid drama and glowing colour from the Mariinsky players, particularly the uniquely silken but powerful brass...Mikhail Petrenko and Evgeny Nikitin [make a] rich-voiced pair of giants, a splendid characterisation. (Gramopho |
RODION SHCHEDRIN
Shchedrin: The Left-Hander (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY & DVD Mariinsky Theatre / Andrei Popov, Edward Tsanga, Vladimir Moroz, Kristina Alieva / Valery Gergiev (cond) [ Mariinsky Blu-Ray + DVD / 2 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] ANNA MATISON: FILM DIRECTOR ALEXANDER ORLOV: SET DESIGNER IRINA CHEREDNIKOVA: COSTUME DESIGNER ALEXANDER SIVAEV: LIGHTING DESIGNER Specially written for Gergiev on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Rodion Shchedrin's 'The Left-Hander' is... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko, Op. 81 (Complete opera filmed at Mariinsky II, St Petersburg 2013) BLU-RAY/DVD Mariinsky Theatre / Gennadi Bezzubenkov, Viktor Lutsyuk, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Varvara Solovyova / Valery Gergiev (cond) [ Mariinsky DVD + Blu-Ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "Valery Gergiev is a born Prokofiev interpreter" The Guardian |
FAURE / SAINT-SAENS / SATIE / SCARLATTI / HANDEL / DEBUSSY / ROTA / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music for Harp Mariko Anraku (harp), with William de Rosa (cello) [ EMI Nipper Collection / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] Mariko Anraku has recorded exclusively for EMI Classics, including three solo recordings and Beau Soir, a collaboration with flutist Emmanuel Pahud. Music for Harp is a compilation from her solo CDs. |
VERDI / PUCCINI / GIORDANO / HALEVY / BELLINI / WAGNER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mario Del Monaco Mario Del Monaco (tenor) [ Decca The Singers / CD - released 25/Feb/2001 ] Legendary Italian tenor Mario del Monaco was born in Florence on 27 July 1915 and died near Venice on 16 October 1982. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos Marion Verbruggen (recorder) / Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan (director) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Sep/1991 ] Recorded September 1990 at Skywalker Sound Studios, CA, USA |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder / 4 Orchestral Songs Marita Napier, Yvonne Minton, Jess Thomas / BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Recorded at West Ham Central Mission, London (26.X, 7-8.XI.1974) (Gurre-Lieder) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Symphony No 13 Babi-Yar Op 113 Marius Rintzler (bass) / Concertgebouw Orchestra and Choir / Bernard Haitink [ Decca Records / CD - released 19/Nov/2000 ] "Outstandingly brilliant and full sound, remarkable even for this series." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Symphony no 2 Marjana Lipovsek (alto) / Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "How pleasant it is to be able to welcome a new recording of a Brahms symphony. The sessions took place before the BPO elected Abbado as their Chief Conductor, but the orchestra responds with unmistakable enthusiasm to the Italian conductor" Gramopho |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert in 1819 and 1820 Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo) with Nathan Berg (baritone) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 29 / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] 'One of the most rewarding CDs to date in this whole, comprehensive Lieder Edition. Utterly absorbing' (Gramophone) |
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MOZART / SCHUBERT / RAVEL / MENDELSSOHN / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Australian Festival of Chamber Music [3 CD set] Mark Lindsay (violin) Theodore Kuchar (viola) Alexander Ivashkin (cello) Boris Berman (piano) Dong-Suk Kang (violin) [ ABC Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2000 ] A star-studded line-up of international performers and some of Australia's favourite soloists and ensembles. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthew Passion BLU-RAY Mark Padmore (Evangelist), Peter Harvey (Christus), Maria Espada (Soprano), Ingeborg Danz (Mezzo) / Royal Concertgebouw & Netherlands Radio Choir, Iva [ Arthaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Oct/2012 ] This 2012 recording of the most influential and wide spread oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach features the Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer, a visionary in his field, with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. The double choir is the... |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg - Kaiserwalzer and Other Transcriptions (Reger, Strauss, Sioly & others) Markus Schafe (tenor) / Soloists of the Opera National de Lyon [ Erato Elatus / CD - released 7/Jun/2003 ] Recorded at the Opéra National de Lyon from 20-22 April 1994 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis BLU-RAY Marlis Petersen (soprano) Elisabeth Kulman (contralto) Werner Güra (tenor) Gerald Finley (bass) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Nikolaus Ha [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 29/Apr/2013 ] "This is exceptional. There are certainly many different valid ways to perform the Missa solemnis, but it's hard to imagine they will surpass this outstanding version." BBC Music |
MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / VERDI / SCHUMANN
Riccardo Chailly in Leipzig MArtha Argerich, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Manuela Custer, Stefano Secco / Mirco Palazzi / Gewandhaus Choir / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Riccardo [ EuroArts DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 16/Feb/2018 ] "Mr Chailly's genius for the Rossini style has ripened with the years. His performance has daring and velocity." Gramophone [on Missa Solennelle] |
SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / MUSSORGSKY / BRAHMS / etc
Piano Encores (Incls Liebestraum No 3 & Rondo 'Alla Turca') Martha Argerich, Alexis Weissenberg, Emil Gilels, Christoph Eschenbach, Wilhelm Kempff, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] An inexpensive introduction to the world's most favourite piano pieces. |
BACH / BARTOK / CHOPIN / GINASTERA / PROKOFIEV / SCARLATTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martha Argerich recorded live at the Concertgebouw Martha Argerich (piano) [ EMI Music / CD - released 25/May/2000 ] "rare live recital from one of today's greatest pianists on top form in a wide-ranging programme that easily puts her on a par with Richter." (Gramophone) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 / 5 Melodien Martha Argerich (piano) Gidon Kremer (violin) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "these performances are mercurial and provocative. Kremer and Argerich find expectedly dark resonances in the lyrical Second Sonata whilst projecting a radiant beauty in the Five Melodies." BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** |
