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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands Vol. 2 Duo Tal & Groethuysen (piano) [ Sony / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/1995 ] 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... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSER TRANSCRIPTIONS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Earl Wild Earl Wild (piano) [ Philips / EMI / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2019 ] Royland Earl Wild was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1915. Wild was a musically precocious child and studied under Selmar Janson at the Carnegie Institute of Technology there, and later with Marguerite Long, Egon Petri, and Helene Barere (the... |
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XAVER SCHARWENKA / ICNACE JAN PADEREWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schwarwenka/Paderwski: Piano Concertos Earl Wild (piano) / Boston Symphony, Erich Leinsdorf, London Symphony, Arthur Fielder [ Elan / CD - released 2/Feb/1995 ] American pianist, composer and conductor. He was born 26 November 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and died 23 January 2010 in Palm Springs, California, USA. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert 1817-1818 Edith Mathis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 21 / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] 'What riches are to be found here in a recital that is, by any yardstick, a profoundly satisfying one ... the musical marriage of the performers seems one made in heaven' (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70/1 "Ghost" & Op. 97 "Archduke Eggner Trio [ Classics Live / CD - released 7/Jun/2006 ] The Eggner Trio is an acclaimed Austrian piano trio composed of three brothers: Georg Eggner (violin), Florian Eggner (cello), and Christoph Eggner (piano). They are known for their high-quality performances and extensive touring, particularly in... |
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MOZART / SCHUBERT / GLUCK / R. STRAUSS / WOLF / SCHUMANN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Recital Carnegie Hall 25th November, 1956 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), George Reeves (piano) [ EMI References / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Jun/1988 ] Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York |
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HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: 13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Eduard Morike (with lieder by Loewe, Grieg & Brahms) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] In memory of an outstanding soprano, the legendary German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf passed away on August 3rd 2006 (born December 9th 1915), this is Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's last recording - on CD for the first time in over 20 years. |
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HUGO WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wolf: 24 Lieder Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 12/May/1990 ] 'In Wolf, more than anywhere, Schwarzkopf's highly individual art finds its zenith of achievement. It would be tedious to catalogue the many insights, just get the records and listen for yourself.' (Gramophone) |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: 16 Lieder / Quintet for piano & wind instruments K452 (recorded 1955) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Wind Ensemble [ EMI Classics Historical / CD - released 20/May/2006 ] In the middle of April 1955 and with typical flair, the EMI producer Walter Legge capitalised on the presence in London of the distinguished German pianist Walter Gieseking, who was at Abbey Road Studios to record 16 of Mozart's songs with Legge's... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Arias (Rec 1953, 1961 & 1969) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), with Alfred Brendel (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra. Carlo Maria Giulini, John Pritchard, London Symphiony, George Sze [ EMI / CD - released 1/Sep/1987 ] A top-class performer of Mozartian repertoire, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf recorded legendary versions of the major operas alongside the most excellent singers and conductors of her generation |
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BACH / MOZART / GIESEKING / R. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - The Unpublished Recordings Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, with Philharmonia Orchestra, Thurston Dart & Alceo Galliera, Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von karajan, Walter Gieseking (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 1/Oct/1990 ] Recorded : London, n°1 Studio Abbey Road 26/05/1958 (1-3) - 10/04/1955 (7) ; n°3 Studio Abbey Road 16/04/1955 (8-14) Wien, Musikvereinssaal 06/1950 (4-6) ; Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 20/06/1956 (15-18) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: ChopinL 19 Polish Songs, Op. 74 Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ ABC Eloquence / CD - released 6/Jul/2006 ] "It is good to welcome these lovely works back into circulation" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert and the Countryside Elizabeth Connell (Soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE 'I have never heard Elizabeth Connell's voice more beautifully caught on disc than in this Schubert series' (The Guardian) |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Melodies / Lieder Elly Ameling (soprano), Gerard Souzay (baritone) & Dalton Baldwin (piano) [ EMI Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Originally recorded in 1974 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Piano Sonatas 32, 47, 53 & 59 Emanuel Ax (piano) [ Sony / CD - released 16/Nov/2009 ] "There is no period-instrument rethinking here; instead, big-boned, handsomely played interpretations bring out Haydn's pre-Beethoven side." BBC Music Grammy Awards 37th Awards (1994) Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Humoreske Op. 20 / Fantasiestucke Op. 12 Emanuel Ax (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Aug/1982 ] Emanuel Ax has been classed among the master pianists ever since his victory at the inaugural Arthur Rubinstein Competition in 1974. His long association with RCA began the very next year, with a spellbinding disc of Chopin and Liszt transcriptions... |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG / FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schoenberg/Liszt: Piano Concertos Emanuel Ax (piano) The Philharmonia, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/1993 ] Emanuel Ax has been classed among the master pianists ever since his victory at the inaugural Arthur Rubinstein Competition in 1974. His long association with RCA/Sony began the very next year, with a spellbinding disc of Chopin and Liszt... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos 2 & 4 Emil Gilels (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ] "One can listen to Gilels's Beethoven for hours on end without wishing a single passage to be differently phrased or moulded." (Sunday Times) |
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GYORGY LIGETI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ligeti: Cello Concerto / Piano Concerto / Chamber Concerto Ensemble Modern [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Jun/1994 ] Recorded at the Bartók Hall, Szombathely, Hungary, August 2 & 3 (1-2) and August 4 & 5 (3-7), 1990 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Triple Concerto Op 56 / Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello Op 11 Eroica Trio / Prague Chamber Orchestra [ EMI Music / CD - released 4/Nov/2003 ] The Beethoven Triple Concerto has long been a long time staple of the Eroica Trio's repertoire and as an ensemble they have played the work more than any other group in history. |