Search Results: Marbecks Collectable
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Scriabin: Complete symphonies - Prometheus - Poame de l'extase - Piano Concerto Peter Jablonski, piano - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2003 ] "outstanding sound-quality" (Penguin Stereo Guide on Symphony No 1) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: The Canticles / A Birthday Hansel Peter Pears, John Hahessy, James Bowman, John Shirley-Quirk, with Bary Tuckwell (horn), Osian Ellis (harp) & Benjamin Britten (piano) [ Decca / London / CD - released 21/Oct/1990 ] Written at intervals between 1947 and 1974 Britten's five Canticles are miniature cantatas sharing a spiritual intensity that derives from Britten's own religious belief. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Folk Songs (with harp) / A Birthday Hansel / Suite for Harp / Canticle V / Part Songs Peter Pears (tenor) Osian Ellis (harp) / Wilbye Consort [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 'This is a very important release at a budget price and is a "must have" for the pleasure of genius' MusicWeb |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 / Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major, Op.92 / etc (rec 1980) Peter Rosel (piano) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur [ Berlin Classics Eterna / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "In summary, I heartily recommend the Rösel disc for its idiomatic performances. The 3rd Movement of the Piano Concerto is one of the best on record, and the two later works are also very impressive." (MusicWeb June 2003) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Die schone Mullerin Peter Schreier (tenor) Andres Schiff (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/1991 ] "Schiff provided the most powerful musical pleasure in 'Die schöne Müllerin,' his sensitivity and deep understanding of the music so poignantly clear in each song, and his collaborative quality so much needed and so expertly given to the singer."... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Symphony No.1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Tragic Overture Peter Seiffert, Krisztina Laki, Mitsuko Shirai / Berliner Philharmoniker, Chor Des Städtischen Musikvereins Zu Düsseldorf, Wolfgang Sawallisch [ EMI Nipper Collection / CD - released 1/Oct/2002 ] Originally recorded in September, 1987 |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concerto No.10 for two Pianos K.365 / etc Peter Serkin (piano) with Rudolf Serkin (piano), Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, with Jamie Laredo (violin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Jun/1990 ] High Fidelity called it exceptional Serkin plays every note as if his life depended on it, and a more recent reviewer in ClassicsToday described it as sounding as fresh and individually compelling as it did four decades ago. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Three Suites for Violoncello Solo Peter Wispelwey (cello) [ Channel Classics / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] "Three Suites, three highlights in the cello literature. Not a cycle, but three individual, formidable statements. The first a picarwsque novel, a kaleidoscope, theatrical, grandiose and exotic, the apollonian second, full of power, sophistication... |
ETIENNE-NICOLAS MEHUL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mehul: Stratonice (complete opera recorded in 1996) Patricia Petibon, Yann Beuron, Étienne Lescroart, Karl Daymond / Capella Coloniensis & Corona Coloniensis, William Christie [ Erato / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] "William Christie brings out all the nuances in Méhul's score; and the dialogue is admirably spoken and paced by all - obviously well produced and intelligently performed." Gramophone |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" / Carnival of the Animals (with Poulenc: Model Animals - Suite) Maurice Durufle (organ) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre [ EMI Classics Encore Collection / CD - released 2/Feb/2001 ] Original recording from 1964 & 1967 |
JOHNNY MERCER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mercer: Top Banana Phil Silvers & Rose Marie / 1951 Original Broadway Cast [ DRG Theater / CD - released 1/Aug/1999 ] Top Banana is a musical with music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and book by Hy Kraft which premiered on Broadway in 1951. The show was written as a star vehicle for comedian Phil Silvers. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Easter Oratorio / Magnificat Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / New York Philharmionic, Leonard Bernstein, with Judith Raskin, Maureen Forrester, Jennie Tourel, etc [ Sony & BMG Music / CD - released 10/Apr/1998 ] The majestic art of Johann Sebastian Bach is the foundation of almost every aspect of three centuries' worth of classical music, from his breathtaking grasp of musical form at its most technical, to the infinite beauty, grace and Baroque spendor of... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 9 Philadelphia Orchestra, James Levine [ RCA / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2018 ] "As a Mahler interpreter, his performances are exciting, fabulously played, razor-sharp rhythmically, and sensitive to the myriad details of Mahler's scoring. Perhaps the two standout performances are the Fifth and Ninth, as much for the playing of... |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an exhibition (with Moussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov: Night on a Bare Mountain) Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Philips / CD - released 20/Jul/1997 ] Recorded at the Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, October 1990 |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Scottish, Irish, Cornish, English Dances The Philharmonia, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "resplendently recorded....It sports the booziest bassoon solo I have ever heard in the Vivace of the Scottish Dances." MusicWeb |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Symphonies Nos 84 - 95 Philharmonia Hungarica , Antal Dorati [ Decca / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/May/1991 ] The Antal Dorati cycle remains one of the greatest recording achievements of the gramophone. |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Symphonies Nos 94 "Surprise", 100 "Military", 96 "The Miracle" Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati [ Decca Mega Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/1997 ] Penguin Guide 3 star |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber: Symphonies No 1 & 2 / Overture "Der Freischutz" Philharmonia Orchestra, Claus Peter Flor [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 30/Jun/1995 ] Recorded At - Watford Town Hall Recorded in June 1991 and February 1993. |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba (orchestral suite) / Metamorphoseon Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "I shall be surprised and disappointed if the arrival of this disc does not popularize this work and I strongly recommend that you buy it and have a little game asking your friends to guess the composer." (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No. 1 Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jun/2000 ] "Sinopoli has the benefit of first-rate playing from the Philharmonia and ample yet detailed sonics from DG." Gramophone |
