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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... |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos (complete) Maceal O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert (with David Juriz, violin, & Julia Desbruslais, cello) [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "O'Rourke seems to have adopted the style of Field himself; he has a lovely touch and flow." (American Record Guide) |
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 |
CESAR FRANCK
Franck: Hulda (complete opera original version) Meagan Miller, Joshua Kohl, Irina Jae-Eun Park, Anja Jung / Opernchor des Theater Freiburg, Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabrice Bollon [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2021 ] "An intrepid cast led by Meagan Miller as Hulda and Joshua Kohl's Eiolf, her faithless lover, negotiates a top-heavy score that mixes Franck's thunderous organ chords with Berlioz and Wagner..all credit to Fabrice Bollon and the Freiburg Phil." BBC |
STRAUSS FAMILY / JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER JR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: New Year's Concert 2007 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 15/Jan/2007 ] Metha performs his 4th New Year's Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic. Included are works by Johann Strauss II, Josef Strass, Joseph Hellmesberger, Johann Strauss I, and Eduard Strauss. |
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Mel Brooks
The Producers [Original Soundtrack] [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Dec/2005 ] In 2005, the musical was adapted into a musical film. It was directed by Stroman and starred most of the original Broadway cast, except for Brad Oscar - who was unable to reprise the role of Franz because he had signed on to play Max on Broadway and,... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart - String Quartets Melos Quartett [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 18/Jun/2005 ] Recorded February 1979 to 1982 at Liederhalle, Stuttgart; and at Zentralsaal, Bamberg. |
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 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Quintets Op 88 & Op 111 Members iof the Berlin Philharmonic Octet [ Philips Musica da Camera / CD - released 20/Sep/1990 ] Recorded Berlin: December 1970 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Septet Op. 20 / Sextet Op. 81b Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet, with Manfred Klier (horn) [ Philips Musica da Camera / CD - released 16/Dec/1989 ] Recorded in 1972 & 1968 |
NICOLO PAGANINI
Paganini: Violin Concerto No 1 / "Mose in Egitto" Variations / 6 Caprices, Op 1 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / Orchestre Symphoniique de Paris, Pierre Monteux, with George Enescu (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "In 1934, Yehudi Menuhin recorded uncut, Paganini's D major Concerto with Emile Sauret's cadenza in Paris under Pierre Monteux." (Wiki) |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: La Cenerentola [Cinderella] (complete opera recorded in 2009) Metropolitan Opera / Elina Garanca, Lawrence Brownlee, Simone Alberghini / Maurizio Benini (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 12/Dec/2014 ] "Garanca is something special. The voice, pure, warm, ample in power and range, she has achieved a mastery in Rossini's florid style, using no quick fixes...Benini's conducting is sure in its feeling for wit and elegance, and the orchestra respond" |
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) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (complete opera recorded in 2007) Metropolitan Opera / Renee Fleming, Elena Zaremba, Ramon Vargas, Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Valery Gergiev (cond) [ Decca DVD / 2 DVD - released 28/Feb/2008 ] 'Miss Fleming's sympathetic, exquisitely sung Tatiana was a major achievement.' The New York Times |
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. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 9-11 & 16-18 Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Morrison Music Trust / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2001 ] Micael Houstoun continues his recordings of the Beethoven sonatas |
NICOLO PAGANINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paganini: 24 Caprices (recorded 1958) Michael Rabin (violin) [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] 'The legendary Michael Rabin, who died tragically young, was a stupendous technician. Superb dexterity is coupled with a fine control of pitch and a wonderful singing quality in the highest register.' (Gramophone) |
FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (complete opera recorded in 2009) (Blu-ray) Teatro regio Torino / Michaela Carosi / Marcelo Alvarez / Marianne Cornetti / Alfonso Antoniozzi / Renati Palumbo [ Arthaus Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Carosi may lack some smoothness of line in her arias but she delivers them with fervour and strong tone and does not hold back in the Phaedra monologue, so the character which she projects is well drawn...Marianne Cornetti blazes forth in an... |
NANCARROW / GERSHWIN / BEACH / JOPLIN / BERNSTEIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Four Piano Blues - American Piano Music Michel Legrand (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 24/Feb/1994 ] Legrand composed more than two hundred film and television scores. He won three Oscars and five Grammys. He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris from age 11, working with, among others, Nadia Boulanger and graduated with top honors as both a... |
