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EDVARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Peer Gynt / Symphonic Dance No.2 / In Autumn / etc. Ilse Hollweg (soprano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Beecham Choral Society, Sir Thomas Beecham [ EMI Classics Studio Plus / CD - released 10/Oct/1993 ] "Beecham showed a very special feeling for this score and to hear (these excerpts) under his baton is a uniquely rewarding experience. Ilse Hollweg makes an excellent soloist." Rosette - Penguin Stereo Guide |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold - Symphonies Nos 1 & 5 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Conifer / CD - released 20/May/1996 ] "In Symphony No. 1 the expressive Andantino is perfectly judged and there is much else to enjoy in this reading, which is accompanied by a desirable version of the Fifth Symphony." MusicWeb |
SIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: Pagan Symphony / Fifine at the Fair / Two Heroic Ballads Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Nov/2001 ] .'The performances are stunning, the recordings most sumptuous' (Gramophone) |
SIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: The Cyprian Goddess Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'Outstanding. A sumptuous wallow for all unashamed Romantics' - BBC Music Magazine |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet / Capriccio Italien / Francesca da rimini Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca / CD - released 8/Oct/1989 ] "Recorded in the late '80s these recordings bring out their programmatic excitement and Ashkenazy clearly has command of the orchestral detail: recordings and performances stand up well against rival versions." Mr B. |
ARAM KHACHATURIAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Khachaturian: Gayane (excerpts) / Spartacus (excerpts) Masquerade (excerpts) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Simonov [ Royal Philharmonic / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "Classic 'plums' from the Khachaturian ballets - all gloriously non-PC. Simonov delights in extremes of speed often taking the music shockingly slowly and then letting fly with a high octane rush." (MusicWeb Oct 2005) |
RICHARD ARNELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnell: The Unnumbered Symphonies Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates, with Catherine Edwards (piano) [ Dutton / CD - released 12/Nov/2012 ] "The Overture 1940 is given a suitably tense outing...a rewarding programme. It helps us once again to re-set our musical and historical compasses while at the same time providing stimulating musical experiences." MusicWeb |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Symphonies / The Fairy's Kiss / Ode Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson, Neeme Jarvi / Nash Ensemble [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] "A program that offers exceptional value for the money. A fine reissue." (ClassicsToday) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Complete ballet choreographed by Peter Wright) Royal Swedish Ballet / Nathalie Nordquist, Anders Nordstrom / Michel Queval (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 'outstandingly performed under Michel Queval's baton - and that's just the start. …staging, choreography and dancing (by both corps de ballet and soloists) are all excellent…yet another superb Opus Arte release.' DVD best buy Classic fM |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Pieces Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) [ Teldec Basic Edition Vol. 11 / CD - released 10/Sep/2001 ] Original recording from 1977 |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Klavierkonzerte Nos. 9 & 17 Rudolf Serkin (piano), Claudio Abbado (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra [ Deusche Grammophon / CD ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 in E♭ major, K. 271, known as the Jeunehomme or Jenamy concerto was written in Salzburg in 1777 when the composer was 21 years old. Mozart completed the concerto in January 1777, nine months after his... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Aida (Complete opera) Ruggero Raimondi, Elena Obraztsova, Katia Ricciarelli, Placido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov / Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2005 ] 'None is better or more thoroughly and thoughtfully conducted - and in Verdi, that is of the essence.' Gramophone |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart - Don Giovanni [Complete opera with libretto] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10607/10607242.jpg)
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart - Don Giovanni [Complete opera with libretto] Ruggero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser, Jose van Dam, Teresa Berganza / Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris, Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classical / 3 CD Box Set - released 25/Jun/1982 ] "Donna Anna sweeps in like a tornado: with Edda Moser all the furies, and a good many of the vowels as well, really are let loose." Gramophone |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Complete Concertos Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Gabriel Tacchino (piano) Laszlo Vaga (cello) / Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg [ Vox / 3 CD - released 18/Jun/2003 ] "This still remains a competitive issue and readers wanting this particular coupling could do worse than consider it." Gramophone |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn/Bruch - Violin Concertos (with works by Saint-Saens) Ruggiero Ricci (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Jul/1989 ] Original recordings from 1958 and 1960 |
ANTONIN DVORAK / BEDRICH SMETANA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, etc / Smetana: Dances from 'The Bartered Bride' Ruggiero Ricci (violin) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Originally recorded in 1987 |
![MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Reznicek: Ritter Blaubart [Knight Bluebeard] (complete opera recorded in 2002) cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10310/10310933.jpg)
EMIL NIKOLAUS von REZNICEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Reznicek: Ritter Blaubart [Knight Bluebeard] (complete opera recorded in 2002) David Pittman-Jennings, Arutjun Kotchinian, Robert Wörle, Celina Lindsley / Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Michail Jurowski [ CPO / 2 CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] "..the musical result is impressive, and the performance here under Michail Jurowski utterly convincing. All the soloists are more than equal to the task, some of it as demanding as anything Wagner ever made of his singers." MusicWeb |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Symphony No. 4 / Haydn-Variations / Nanie Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] ".Haydn Variations is more searching, more illuminating than any other modern version I know. Each variation is richly characterized-the fifth, for example, is delivered in a tough, insistent fashion, while the sixth has a graceful, wistful quality." |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Symphonic Poems (Incl Romeo & Juliet, Capriccio Italien, 1812 Overture & the Manfred Symphony Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/2004 ] "Whatever other versions you may have this issue is a must. Pletnev has quite a special feeling for Tchaikovsky's music...and essential purchase." (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: The Young Lady and the Hooligan Op 124c (ballet) Russian Symphony Orchestra, Mark Gorenstein [ Harmonia Mundi Saison Russe / CD - released 10/Feb/1994 ] Shostakovich composed many ballet scores, which kept the income flowing in and also kept him in the good books of the increasingly brutal dictatorship of Josef Stalin as many of these ballets were little more than Soviet propaganda exercises. The... |
