Search Results: collectable marbecks
Displaying items 1941 to 1952 of 1952
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (piano & orchestral versions) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Philharmonic Orchestra. Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca / CD - released 30/May/1986 ] 'Ashkenazy's account of the original piano version is distinguished by a strong poetic feel.' The Penguin Guide "The orchestral sound is characteristic of [the Kingsway Hall], richly textured, yet brilliant, with glowing detail." Gramophone |
BARTOK / BERG / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto / Pan & Syrinx / Amor & Digteren / Petite Suite Walter Boeykens (clarinet) Ensemble Walter Boeykens [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Aug/1994 ] Walter Boeykens was a Belgian conductor and a world-renowned clarinetist. Boeykens' impressive discography, including several critically acclaimed performances, are testimony to his status as one of the most notable clarinetists of the 20th century.... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Choral Fantasy / Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage / etc Walter Klein (piano) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Jerzy Semkow [ Vox Turnabout / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Original recordings from 1979 |
JOHANN STRAUSS 11
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (Complete Operetta) (Rec 1960) Wilma Lipp, Gerda Scheyrer, Christa Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Ackermann [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2000 ] "The performance bubbles with affection and good spirits from start to finish. It has top-flight singers, out to enjoy themselves, aided and abetted by perhaps the best recording orchestra and chorus of its time." MusicWeb |
MOZART / MASCAGNI / CHOPIN / VIVALDI / OFFENBACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Best-Loved Classics Volume 3 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Elizabeth Harwood (soprano) Dmitri Alexeev (piano) Placido Domingo (tenor) & others [ EMI Classics / CD - released 10/Jun/1988 ] The perfect introduction to the world's most popular classics with recordings drawn from the vast EMI catalogue. |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schnittke: Concerto for viola / Trio Sonata Yuri Bashmet (viola) / Moscow Soloists, London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rozhdestvensky (conductor) [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 10/Aug/1991 ] "works were composed specifically for these star players whose recordings have generally been accepted as definitive" |
ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Silent Woods / Rondo (with Smetana - Bartered Bride Overture) Zara Nelsova (cello) / Saint-Louis Symphony Orchestra, walter Susskind [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Originally recorded in 1983 |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / GERALD FINZI / ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor / Finzi & Bax: Scacred Music Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics / CD Box Set - released 28/Mar/1996 ] A compelling illustration of the rich flowering of British composers in the first half of the 20th Century. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chopin: 14 Waltzes / Barcarolle / Nocturne / Mazurka Dinu Lipatti (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] "...supremely elegant, tender and direct, beautifully balanced between dancing rhythms and other-worldly spirituality." BBC Music Magazine ***** |
PUCCINI / GOUNOD / BIZET / J. STRAUSS / LEHAR / OFFENBACH / ROMBERG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Three Sopranos Kathleen Cassello, Kallen Esperian, Cynthia Lawrence (sopranos) [ Atlantic / Tibor Records / CD - released 20/Nov/2000 ] Arranged and, orchestrated by Giancarlo Chiaramello and Peter Matz |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 Murray Perahia (piano) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Sony Music / CD - released 12/Jul/2007 ] "Perahia, with Haitink a deeply sympathetic partner, gives masterly performances, as close to the heart of the music as any. The sound is full and well balanced...well worth it." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
ADOLPHE ADAM
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Adam: Giselle Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 15/May/1987 ] "While superbly conducted, superlatively played, and sumptuously recorded, this Giselle is no will-o'-the-wisps, but rather is full-bodied and hot-blooded with charms that are hardly ephemeral and thoroughly palpable. From the lush winds to the plush... |
