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EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: Violin Sonatas Krysia Osotowicz (violin) Michael Dussek (piano) [ Dutton / CD - released 2/Feb/2000 ] "An invaluable and enormously rewarding release, in sum, enthusiastically recommended...Osostowicz and Dussek form an outstandingly sympathetic partnership." The Gramophone Editor's Choice January 2000 |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber: Der Freischutz (complete opera with libretto) Hermann Prey, Elisabeth Grummer, Lisa Otto, Rudolf Schock / Berlin Philharmonic, Joseph Keilberth [ EMI Studio / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/1989 ] "All soloists in this effort shine like the stars. Particularly the lovely (as always) Elisabeth Grummer...my God this lady was wonderful, and is, I am sure, greatly missed by all the great German opera houses today." (review) |
RICHARD ARNELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnell: Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 2 "Fufus" David Owen Norris (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 19/Feb/2007 ] "... Yates draws superb playing from the RSNO ... and all in all this is a very welcome release. Music of this quality manifestly does not deserve the long-time neglect which has befallen it." International Record Review, May 2007 |
NICHOLAS MAW
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maw: Hymnus / Little Concert / Shahnama Oxford Bach Choir, BBC Concert Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, NicholasCleobury, with Nicolas Daniel (oboe) [ ASV / CD - released 24/May/1999 ] Born in 1935 in Grantham, Nicholas Maw studied at the Royal Academy of Music from 1955 to 1958 with Lennox Berkeley and Paul Steinitz, and in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and Max Deutsch. Nicholas passed away in 2009. |
JOHANN ADOLF HASSE
Artaserse (complete opera recorded in 2012) Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca, Italy / Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Sonia Prina, Franco Fagioli / Corrado Rovaris [ Dynamic DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] Set: Alessandro Camera Costume Designer: Andrea Viotti Lighting Designer: Antonio Macchitella A classic work of its genre and historical period, Artaserse was premièred in Venice in 1730 by the most famous singers of the day: Farinelli in... |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Palestrina: Music For Maunday Thursday Musica Contexta, Simon Ravens [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 1/Feb/1998 ] "these singers are well on the way to achieving perfection here... overall this is a well-thought-out and moving performance" Gramophone [on another Palestrina recording with the same choir] |
ALBERT KETELBEY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Grand Passions of Albert W. Ketelbey (Including 'In a Persian Market '; 'Bells across the Meadows' & 'Sanctuary of the Heart The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra, directed by Anthony Godwin [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] 'The performances are all one could ask, the recording is excellent, the notes and the packaging are very good.' - American Record guide |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Complete Waltzes Paolo Bordoni (piano) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] Paolo Bordoni (born July 22, 1942 in Bergamo ) is an Italian pianist who became internationally known for his complete edition of Franz Schubert 's waltzes (Wiki) |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Complete Piano Concertos Paolo Restani (piano) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Marco Guidarini [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2009 ] "A bargain for all fans of John Field's influential Piano Concertos" Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The World of Ballet [2 CD set] Paris Conservatoire, New Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] "I soon found my attention held with delight. This is Strauss as Strauss is played in Vienna" (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Paris Opera / Jacquelyn Wagner, Michèle Losier, Frédéric Antoun , Philippe Sly / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 12/Dec/2017 ] "With Philippe Jordan drawing excellent orchestral playing from the pit, with witty fortepiano recitatives, this is a most unusual Così which eventually had me hooked" Gramophone DVD/Blu-ray of the Month November 2017 |
JOHN IRELAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ireland: Piano Concerto In E flat / Legend for Piano and Orchestra / Mai-Dun, Symphonic Rhapsody Eric Parkin (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] "I recommend this outstanding recording with enthusiasm, and it would make an unbeatable introduction to Ireland's music for anyone wishing to take the plunge; it's well worth it!" MusicWeb |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Sonatas / Piano Concertos / Diabelli variations Paul Lewis (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek [ Harmonia Mundi / 14 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2019 ] "One of the most highly prized recording marathons of recent years… an unmissable benchmark." - Gramophone on the Sonatas |
MAX REGER / SERGEI PROKOFIEV / CARL REINECKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Reger/Prokofiev/Reinecke: Sonatas Paul Meisen (flute) Gabriel Rosenberg (piano) [ MDG / CD - released 24/Jan/1987 ] Recordings from 1985 and 1981 |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / ERNEST CHAUSSON / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / DARIUS MILHAUD / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: French Clarinet Art Paul Meyer (clarinet) Eric Le Sage (piano) [ Denon / CD - released 10/Apr/1992 ] "It is records like this that almost lead a reviewer to a dereliction of his critical responsibilities and tempt him merely to sit back and enjoy it." (Gramophone) |
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BACH / R. STRAUSS / BEETHOVEN / FAURE / TCHEREPNIN / MENDELSSOHN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paul Tortelier: The Great EMI Recordings [20 CD set] Paul Tortelier (cello) with Aldo Ciccolini, Eric Heidsieck, Yehudi Menuhin, Royal Philharmonic, New Philharmonia, London Symphony [ EMI Budget Boxes / 20 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Gramophone Magazine Reissue of the Month May 2010 - "Tortelier's many admirers will find here much that has slipped through the net; merits the highest admiration" (MusicWeb May 2010) |
FAURE / SAINT-SAENS / MASSENET / GRANADOS / CHOPIN / PAGANINI / DVORAK / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paul Tortelier: Encores Paul Tortelier (cello) with Shuku Iwasaki (piano) [ EMI Studio / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Tortelier was an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music in London, held honorary degrees from three English universities, and was a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland. A street in the Batignolles-Monceau, the 17th arrondissement of... |
JOHN PSATHAS
Ukiyo Pedro Carneiro (vibraphone, marimba) Mark Carter (trumpet) Bridget Douglas (flute) Patrick Barry (clarinet) / Stroma / Hamish McKeich [ Rattle Records / CD - released 26/Apr/2010 ] The beautiful and captivating Ukiyo features Portuguese percussion maestro, Pedro Carneiro. This album is percussion-based, and while it contains moments of explosive energy characteristic of John's work (particularly in the extended chamber... |
HEITOR VILLA -LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: 5 Preludes / Etude No.1 / Suite Populaire bresilienne (with works by Bustamante & Barrios) Pepe Romero (guitar) [ Philips / CD - released 6/Dec/1988 ] "Few musicians can be this flexible with the unwinding of a piece and yet never sound self-indulgent. He seems to know exactly where an emphasis lies, how long to pause, where to push, when to float poetically" Los Angeles Times |
CRUSELL / SPOHR / MOZART / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
Classic Clarinet: Best Loved Classical Clarinet Music Per Billman, Peter Schmidl, Ernst Ottensamer, Boris Rener, Nikolaus Friedrich (clarinets) with Sibylla Rubens (soprano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Mar/2019 ] Leading performers inspired the greatest composers of their times to write imperishable masterpieces for the new instrument, exploiting its fullest range. |
