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SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / R. STRAUSS / WOLF / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Unpublished Lieder & Songs Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Gerald Moore, Walter Gieseking (piano) [ Testament / CD - released 20/Nov/2000 ] Testament is an artist-based label, not restricted to any particular period of recording history, and its releases are selected from the archives of some of the largest record companies and radio stations in the world. |
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MONTEVERDI / CARISSIMI / DVORAK / HUMPERDINCK / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Soprano Duets Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Urmgard Seefried (sopranos) with Gerald Moore, Herbert von Karajan, Josef Krips [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/1988 ] Irmgard Seefried said, "I sang a great deal with Elisabeth and was fortunate - not everybody was - in establishing an excellent rapport with her" |
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ELGAR / GRIEG / DELIUS / WARLOCK / HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music For Strings Scottish Chamber Ensemble, Jonathan Rees [ Virgin Classics Virgo / CD - released 10/Jul/1992 ] Rees puts together a group of musicians and arrangements that carry the spirit of the ages old musical form on the absolutely "highest" level. Whatever these musicians create is to be sought and collected. (Review) |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Symphonies Nos. 35 'Haffner', 36 'Linz', & 32 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 10/Jul/1988 ] "The new reissue is most likely to appeal to Mozart novices, but seasoned collectors with some or all of these works already in their collections could benefit from adding this inexpensive CD." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb July 2011) |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 / Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1 Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (cond) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1985 ] "As a Prokofiev interpreter Neeme Järvi is among the best." Gramophone |
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HANS ROTT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rott: Symphony In E major Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam [ BIS / CD ] Original recording: Linkoping Concert Hall, Sweden, March 1992 |
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HILDEGARD VON BINGEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bingen: A Vision of Paradise Sequentia [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Jan/1994 ] Sequentia is one of the world's most respected and innovative ensembles for medieval music. It is an international group of singers and instrumentalists dedicated to the performance and recording of Western European music from the period before 1300 |
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ANONYMOUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Visions from the Book Sequentia [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Jan/1996 ] Originally recorded in 1994. Complete textx and translations included. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Don Juan / Burleske / Serenade / Till Eulenspiegel Sergei Edelmann (piano) / The Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 1/Oct/1991 ] Very rare and hard to find! |
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MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 1 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] "A thoroughly enjoyable 69 minutes in the company of Tanyel and Moszkowski" International Record Review |
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MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 2 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'Tanyel plays as if the pieces were written with her in mind on recordings of near-textbook perfection' (Gramophone) |
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MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Moszkowski: Piano Music Volume 3 Seta Tanyel (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] 'Once again [Tanyel's] performances are of the most engaging insouciance and dexterity' (Gramophone) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn/Bruch: Violin Concertos Gil Shaham (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] Recordings: London, Watford Town Hall, 8/1988 & 12/1988 (Bruch) |
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W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart/Beethoven/Ravel: String Quartets The Sharon Quartet [ Discover / CD - released 10/Feb/1989 ] Recorded at St John's Church in Cologne, June 1988 |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: Symphony No. 1, Op. 44, etc. Howard Shelley (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD ] It was not until 1937 that Rubbra's first symphony was completed. Symphonies 2, 3 and 4 followed in quick succession, the fourth being completed in March 1942. |
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SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tippett: Symphony No. 1 / Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Howard Shelley (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1985 ] Michael Tippett's Symphony No. 1, received positive reviews from Classics Today and the Penguin Guide, which awarded it a 3-star rating for general excellence. Critics praise the committed performance and Chandos' first-class production and recording... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera recorded in 1976) Sherrill Milnes, Fiorenza Cossotto, José Carreras, Ruggero Raimondi / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ EMI / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/1986 ] "There is no weakness among the set's principals. Cossotto remains just about the most idiomatic of Ladies on disc and encompasses the role with full tone and biting diction. At mid-price the Muti represents very good value and the performance is in |
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AARON AVSHALOMOFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Avshalomoff: Orchestral Works Vol 3 - Piano Concerto / Symphony No.3 Larissa Shilovkaya (piano) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Avshalomov, David Avshalomov [ Marco Polo / CD ] Aaron Avshalomov was a Russian-born Jewish composer. His work included several ballets, two operas, a violin concerto, four symphonies and a flute concerto. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Ballet Suites 1, 2 & 3 Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jan/1989 ] Original recording: City Hall, Glasgow & The Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow. April 1988 |