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RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Complete opera with libretto) Carlo Bergonzi, Joan Carlyle, Giuseppe Taddei, Ugo Benelli / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "..long-breathed, expansible tempi and the minimum of exaggeration. Karajan's choice of soloists was clearly aimed to help that...rarely if ever on record has the La Scala Orchestra played with such beautiful feeling for tone-colour." - Penguin Guide |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Der Rosenkavalier (the complete opera recorded in 1994) Felicity Lott, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Barbara Bonney, Kurt Moll / Carlos Kleiber (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 16/Aug/2004 ] "Lightly Handled, well-played Strauss. Strongly recommended." -Gramophone June 2001 |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Complete Organ Symphonies / 5: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 / Symphony No. 8 / I. Prélude (original 1887 version) Christian von Blohn (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Widor's cycle of ten organ symphonies underwent profound development and transformation over many years. Classical elements became more obviously virtuosic and, by the time of these Op. 42 symphonies, his musical language had become monumental.... |
BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Christoph Escenbach Christoph Eschenbach (piano) with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol. 24 / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "Christoph Eschenbach is perhaps fortunate to have secured a niche in this particular pantheon. His career as a solo pianist featured a brilliant exposition but little in the way of a development or recapitulation." Gramophone |
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane (complete opera recorded in 2018) Deutsche Oper Berlin / Sara Jakubiak, Brian Jagde, Josef Wagner, Okka von der Damerau, Derek Welton / Christof Loy [ Naxos DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Erich Wolfgang Korngold regarded Das Wunder der Heliane as his greatest work, but the opera has been neglected since its premiere in 1927. This 2018 production from the Deutsche Oper Berlin features the American soprano Sara Jakubiak as Heliane, and... |
W. A. MOZART / JOSEF HAYDN
Mozart: Ouverture Spirituelle / Haydn: The Seasons (recorded live in 2012 & 2013) Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Schade Sylvia Schwartz, Elisabeth von Magnus / Vienna Philharmonic, Concentus Musicus, Nicolaus Harnoncourt [ EuroArts / Unitel DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2016 ] "this is a splendid, inspiriting performance of a life-giving work. It's superbly executed by a 60-strong VPO...Boesch is a robust, genial Simon in the earlier parts of the oratorio." (Gramophone on the Haydn) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): 4 letzte Lieder (4 Last Songs) / Arabella (highlights) (Rec 1953/54) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann (Conductor) Lovro von Matacic (Conductor) with Anny Felbermayer (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] (Schwarzkopf) had all the requisite vocal qualities for a first-rate singer of the music of Richard Strauss: radiance, tenderness, vocal colour, always alive to the nuances of the text, and very observant of what the composer demanded. |
W. A. MOZART / VERDI / LEHAR / J. STRAUSS II / RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Opera arias Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop), with Karl Schmitt-Walter (bar) / Philharmonia Orchestra. Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, Wilhelm Furtwangler [ EMI / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Recordings from 1950, Le Nozze di Figaro, to, 1959, Capriccio. |
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) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Johnn Sebastian Bach II Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rolf Johnson, Alfred Brendel, Trevor Pinnock, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Simon Preston, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Panorama / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2000 ] "Gardiner's version of the St Matthew Passion brings an intense, dramatic reading which now makes a clear first choice, not just for period-performance devotees but for anyone not firmly set against the new authenticity." Penguin Guide |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Der Rosenkavalier (Complete opera recorded in 1976) Evelyn Lear, Frederica von Stade, Jules Bastin / Rotterdam Philharmonic Opera, Edo de Waart (conductor) [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] Evelyn Lear as the Marschallin and Frederica von Stade as her lover Octavian lead a strong cast as Edo de Waart's complete recording of Der Rosenkavalier returns to the catalogue. |
SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Fagerlund: Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata), an opera Finnish National Opera Chorus, Anne Sofie von Otter, Tommi Hakala, Helena Juntunen, Finnish National Opera Orchestra [ BIS / CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] Sebastian Fagerlund has made a name for himself primarily through his concertos and orchestral works. As demonstrated on previous recordings, his music displays a huge range of colours and an uncommon rhythmic vitality, as well as a sure feel for... |
MOZART / ROSSINi / THOMAS / SCHUMANN / CHAUSSON / BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Portrait of Frederica von Stade Frederica Von Stade (soprano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida [ MK39315 / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] Described by the New York Times as "one of America's finest artists and singers," Frederica von Stade continues to be extolled as one of the music world's most beloved figures. |
SONGS OF THE CAT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs of the Cat Garrison Keillor (reciter) Frederica von Stadt (mezzo) / Ensemble conducted by Philip Brunelle [ RCA Victor / CD - released 25/Sep/1991 ] "Here are all the cats you know and all you need to know...funny original stories set to well-known tunes" |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) - highlights Gundula Janowitz, Werner Hollweg, Walter Berry / Chor der Deutschen. Opera Berlin. Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 1/Dec/1987 ] Original recording made in 1973 |
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CHOPIN / OFFENBACH / DELIBES / TCHAIKOVSKY / WALDTEUFEL / KHACHATURIAN
The Little Ballerina [includes 'Les Sylphides', 'The Skater's Waltz', & 'Sabre Dance'] Herbert von Karajan, Mstislav Rostropovich, Claudio Abbado, Seiji Ozawa, Arthur Fiedler [ Deutsche Grammophon Classics For Kids / CD - released 10/Oct/2018 ] Featuring some classic pieces from perennial favourites like Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Delibes, this is a must have for all your little ballerinas! |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / WAGNER / BRAHMS / GRIEG / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Hans Hotter - The Early EMI Recordings Hans Hotter (baritone), Hermann von Nordberg, Gerald Moore (piano), various orchestras [ Testament / CD - released 23/Oct/2000 ] Recorded between 1947 & 1987 |
MOZART / FLIES / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / WOLF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Irmgard Seefried Irmgard Seefried (soprano) with Gerald Moore, Hermann von Nordberg, Wilhelm Schmidt / London Mozart Players, Harry Blech [ Testament / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] Original recordings from 1946 to 1953 |
JAKE HEGGIE
Passing By: Songs by Jake Heggie Isabel Bayrakdarian / Zheng Gao / Susan Graham / Joyce diDonato / Frederica von Stade / Paul Groves / Keith Phares / etc. [ Avie Records / CD - released 12/Oct/2010 ] "...the composer's own fluent piano-playing, an expert string group and a good if sometimes over-glossy recording provide support for some world-class singers...who are clearly revelling in the opportunities that Heggie has offered them here." BBC... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Jess Thomas sings Wagner Jess Thomas (tenor) / Orchestras conducted by Walter Born, Herbert von Karajan & Wolfgang Sawallisch [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "Mr. Thomas sings, and sings most sensitively, producing a steady flow of pleasing tone. He sings with intelligence and musicianship, too." (Gramophone) |
