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GERSHWIN / BARBER / SCHUBERT / WOOD / IRELAND / PORTER / RUTTER / etc
MARBEKS COLLECTABLE: Summertime (Songs through the centuries - Gershwin, Barber, Elgar, Rutter, Faure, Quilter, Arne, etc) Dame Felicity Lott, soprano, and Graham Johnson, piano [ Black Box Classics / CD - released 28/Oct/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Nov 2001) - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) (Nov 2001) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Goethe and Schiller settings Dame Janet Baker (mezzo soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 1 / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] 'A generous and revelatory recital of Goethe and Schiller settings. Janet Baker breaks the champagne bottle over one of the most important recording projects of the half century' (The Times) |
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REINHOLD GLIERE / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glière / Glazunov: Concertos Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Richard Bonynge (piano), Osian Ellis (harp), Josef Sivo (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse [ Decca Enterprise / CD - released 13/Aug/1990 ] Original recordings made in 1968 and 1971 |
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EDWARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Lyric Pieces Daniel Adni (piano) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2018 ] Nordic magic: Altogether Edvard Grieg wrote 66 Lyric Pieces, romantic miniatures for piano in the tradition of Robert Schumann. Partly virtuosic, partly playable even for amateurs, they have enjoyed an extraordinary popularity that occasionally drew... |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / LISZT / MOZART / WAGNER/LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI / Philips / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Daniel Barenboim ( 1942 ) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Barenboim's output includes all of Beethoven and Mozart's Piano Sonatas and Piano Concertos. As a chamber musician he recorded frequently with Jacqueline du Pré and Itzhak Perlman. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos 1 - 3 & 6 'Archduke' / 14 Variations in E flat / etc Daniel Barenboim (piano) Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "There is some ravishing playing from Jacqueline du Pre, and Zukerman contributes in large measure. If you want to hear Beethoven's music sing, and you like Barenboim's highly spontaneous and cultivated personality then this is well worth buying." |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Works for Piano (4 Hands) Daniel Barenboim / Radu Lupu (pianos) [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "Excellently recorded, this disc can be warmly recommended." Gramophone |
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SHANKAR / RAVEL / de FALLA / BARTOK / SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Daniel Hope - East Meets West Daniel Hope (violin) with Sebastian Knauer (piano), Asok Chakraborty (tabla), Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar), Gilda Sebastian (tanbur) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2004 ] British violinist Daniel Hope has enjoyed a thriving international solo career for more than 35 years. Celebrated for his musical versatility and dedication to humanitarian causes, he has been recognized with a string of honors including the Order of... |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: Piano Concerto / Merchant Seamen Suite / etc David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ ASV / CD - released 12/Aug/1999 ] "More gaps in the Lambert discography are enterprisingly plugged by these sensitive and shapely performances, which display most agreeable dash and commitment." Gramophone |
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ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Piano Quintet in G Minor & String Quartet No. 2 David Owen Norris (piano), Mistry String Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] Recorded: 29 March 1990 |
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MESSIAEN / DEBUSSY / GOLIJOV / FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Voices Of Light Dawn Upshaw (soprano) with Gilbert Kalish (piano) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 23/Aug/2004 ] "A typically adventurous exploration of purity and sensuality in French song." Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (Feb 2005) ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (Feb 05) |
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ROSS EDWARDS / MALCOLM WILLIAMSON / PETER SCULTHORPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Australian Piano Concertos Dennis Hennning, Malcolm Williamson, Simon Campion, Anthony Fogg (piano) / Various Orchestras [ ABC Classics Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/May/2000 ] "Is there such a thing as an Australian Piano Concerto?, asks Dennis Hennig, one of the pianists featured in this anthology. Here are three attempts to provide an answer. In his three-movement concerto, Ross Edwards (born 1943) casts a sweet lyricism... |
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PIAZZOLLA / VITIER / ELIAS / VILLA-LOBOS / VALDES / GUASTAVINO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Denyce Graves - The Lost Days - Music in the Latin Style Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) / Pablo Ziegler (piano) Hector del Curto (bandoneon) Pablo Aslan (bass) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 28/Feb/1999 ] Denyce made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1995 and has appeared at many opera houses. Though her repertoire is extensive, her signature parts are the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / etc Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Gerald Moore (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Schubert Masterworks / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] The partnership of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore produced some of the greatest recordings of the 20th century. Their traversal of the Schubert Lieder for male voice is a monument to the art of recording; their interpretations of the three... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Gerald Moore (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1997 ] "This is the young Fischer-Dieskau, unfettered and open-hearted, the voice buoyant over that unmistakable rhythmic pulse." (The Times) |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Scriabin: Symphonies Nos 3 & 5 / Reverie Vladimir Krainiev (piano) / Chor des Baterischen Rundfunks, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester, Frankfurt, Dmitry Kitaenko [ RCA Classics / CD - released 2/Sep/1994 ] Recorded October 1993 (Sym 5) & January 1994 (Sym 3) |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Piano Quartets Nos 1 & 2 Domus [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER "Domus have the requisite lightness of touch and subtlety, and just the right sense of scale and tempo." Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 07 (Incls 'Vier Duette, Op 34') Dorothea Roschmann (soprano) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition / CD - released 18/Oct/2002 ] Editor's Choice: Gramophone Magazine (Awards Issue 2002) - GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2003 - Vocal |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Hungarian Dances & Waltzes for Piano, Four Hands Duo Tal & Groethuysen [ Sony / CD - released 15/Sep/1993 ] Since 1985 tTal and Andreas have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands Duo Tal & Groethuysen (piano) [ Sony / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/1994 ] Since 1985 tTal and Andreas have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals. Extensive CD recording makes up an important part of their career: the Duo has released recordings of four-hand... |