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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Complete Organ Concertos (Rec 2004) Christian Schmitt (organ) / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra / Nicol Matt (conductor) with Charlotte Balzereit (harp) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 18/Aug/2005 ] The first complete recording of the Breitkopf Urtext Edition of the organ concertos of George Frideric Handel. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch/Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos Nigel Kennedy (violin) / English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate [ EMI / CD - released 20/Feb/1988 ] "Kennedy has shrewdly augmented the regular concerto coupling of Bruch and Mendelssohn with the rare Schubert work, and the result is a generous issue which on every front can be warmly recommended for exceptionally strong and positive performances" |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN / WILLIAM WALTON / MICHAEL TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten/Walton/Tippett: British Composers [Symphonies, Concertos, Chamber Music] Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Sheila Armstrong, Ida Haendel, Michael Thompson Horn Quartet, Paavo Berglund, Neville Marriner, Andre Previn [ EMI Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Mar/2011 ] "The Britten-Walton-Tippett set is an exemplar of the excellence found in the EMI house tradition. There are whoopingly good recordings of the Spring Symphony and the Four Sea Interludes - sadly the Grimes - Passacaglia is not included. What a... |
MENDELSSOHN / BOCCHERINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Octet Op. 20 / Quintet Op. 87 Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Philips / CD - released 20/Aug/1979 ] One of Marriner's earlier recordings as violinist in 'his' Academy's chamber ensemble, coupling Mendelssohn's teenage Octet with a Boccherini rarity. One of the best selling releases on Australian Eloquence, it is now newly remastered and presented... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: Serenade / Sinfoniettas / Concerto for Two Violins San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Donald Barra, with Igor & Vesna Gruppman (violins) [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1992 ] "This 90s release is fine example of the late, lamented Koch International and Malcolm Arnold. For someone not familiar with Arnold's music, this long out-of-print CD is a fine introduction (especially the Serenade for Small Orchestra)" Thomas Martin |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: String Sextets 1 & 2 Academy of St martin-In-The-Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/1993 ] |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Opera and Oratorio Arias (Judas Maccabaeus, Dettingen Te Deum, Serse +) Bryn Terfel (baritone) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jun/2000 ] "The singing here incorporates a good deal of embellishment, some of it of Sir Charles Mackerras's devising. He is an excellent conductor for Terfel, sharing with him an appreciation of the zest in Handel." Gramophone |
HOWARD HANSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hanson: Symphonies Nos 3 & 6 / Fantasy variations on a theme of Youth Carol Rosenberger (piano) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra, New York Chamber Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ DELOS / CD - released 11/Oct/1990 ] Hanson created another reflective tribute to a previous generation in his 1951 Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth. The work, written for piano and string orchestra, commemorated the 100th anniversary of the founding of Northwestern University,... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Complete Chamber Works [9 CD set] Celia Nicklin, Neil Black (oboes) Kenneth Sillito, Malcolm Latchem (violins) Graham Sheen (recorder) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensem [ Philips Bargain Boxes / 9 CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "A very desirable collection. The sound quality of the Cds is vivid, the harpsichord coming through crisply and in good balance." (Gramophone) |
PETER ERASMUS LANGE-MULLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lange-Muller: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Chamber Philharmonic Of Bohemia, Douglas Bostock [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2012 ] Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1 December 1850 - 26 February 1926) was a Danish composer and pianist. His compositional style was influenced by Danish folk music and by the work of Robert Schumann; Johannes Brahms; and his Danish countrymen, including... |
JOHN CAMERON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cameron: Missa Celtica The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom / English Chamber Orchestra, John Cameron [ Erato / CD - released 27/Mar/1999 ] "The singing of soloists, and the New College Choir and the playing of the English Orchestra are practically beyond reproach. Outstanding; a work to marvel at from beginning to end." MusicWeb |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Octet for Strings Daniel Hope (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Sep/2007 ] "The playing is consistently fine and the pairing of the concerto with the octet - with a few songs thrown in for good measure - makes for enjoyable listening. It is worth hearing this original version of the concerto, if only for interest's... |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Chamber Music For the Flute Davide Formisano (flute), Jean-Claude Gérard (flute), Boris Kleiner (piano), Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), Walter Forchert (violin) [ Hanssler / 2 CD Box Set - released 11/Aug/1999 ] Bach´s music is a synthesis of the music that came before his time and a wellspring for all subsequent music. It took me 25 years of playing his sonatas to understand what this really means and to feel myself properly at home. |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnold: The Complete Works For Clarinet Emma Johnson (clarinet) / English Chamber Orchestra, with Maklcolm Martineau (piano), Ivor Bolton [ ASV / CD - released 1/Jul/1995 ] Both concertos were recorded in the presence of the composer. |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Symphonies Nos 102 & 104 "London" English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jun/1986 ] "Tate here shows ... how winning a relaxed approach to these masterpieces can be. It keeps making you think what a delightful old man Haydn must have been." (Gramophone) |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Symphonies Nos 93, 96 'Miracle' & 98 English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/May/1992 ] "If you don't yet know the London symphonies, this CD makes an excellent introduction to them." MusicWeb |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Symphonies Nos 94 'Surprise', 95 & 97 English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1992 ] "Tate here shows - as in his way Beecham always did - how winning a relaxed approach to these masterpieces can be. It keeps making you think what a delightful old man Haydn must have been." (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Don Giovanni (Highlights) Felicity Lott / Nuccia Focile / Christine Brewer / Jerry Hadley / Scottish Chamber Chorus / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles MacKerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "This seems to me, all round, an immensely enjoyable version of Don Giovanni. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra are a first-rate group, with splendid brass, sensitive solo woodwind and neat and fine-toned strings. I don't think anyone could help... |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gidon Kremer: Homage A Piazzolla Gidon Kremer (violin) with Chamber Ensemble [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] In this fine recording, one of the best violinists of our time, Gidon Kremer, has arranged original pieces of Piazzolla, generally accompanied by the bandoneon. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Alexander's Feast & The Choice of Hercules Helen Donath, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, Thomas Allen, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, James Bowman / English Chamber Orchestra, ASMF, Sir Philip Ledger [ Virgin Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "Arias from two distinguished teams...and King's Choir is still attractively fresh" BBC Music |
