BACH / CHOPIN / DEBUSSY / PROKOFIEV / STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Alexis Weissenberg Alexis Weissenberg (piano) [ EMI / BMG / Philips / Sony / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] In 1947, Weissenberg made his New York City debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and George Szell in Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 and with Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy, with which Weissenberg won the Leventritt... |
FRANZ LISZT / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky/Liszt: First Piano Concertos Alice Sara Ott (piano) / Munchner Philharmoniker, Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "What makes these performances stand out is Ott's thoughtful approach to both concertos, eschewing empty display and bringing weight, detail and a range of colours to the solo parts. These bring their own rewards." (Gramophone) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms/Dvorak: String Quartets Amadeus Quartet [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 5/May/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) "The Amadeus are a superb Brahms group" - Records and Recording |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: We Got Rhythm - A Gershwin Songbook Andre Previn (piano), David Finck (double bass) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Mar/1998 ] George Gershwin was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants to the United States. Born in Brooklyn on 26 September 1898, he had only a rudimentary musical education, but his talent was such that he rose from humble beginnings as a Tin Pan Alley... |
GERSHWIN / MOZART / POULENC / SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Andre Previn Andre Previn (piano) with David Finck (double bass) / Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburg Symphony [ Philips / Sony / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "It's remarkable how many pop and especially jazz musicians had classical training, but far rarer for a credible classical musician to have emerged from the ranks of pop. Andre Previn" |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / MAURICE RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Andrei Gavrilov: Prokofiev & Ravel Andrei Gavrilov (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/1993 ] Recorded in 1992 in Wiesbaden |
BACH / CHOPIN / HANDEL / MOZART / PROKOFIEV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Andrei Gavrilov Andrei Gavrilov (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EMI / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "The most gorgeous of Scriabin's studies has a fine sweep and sensitivity too, and the heavy torpor of the Rachmaninov Moments musicaux and the elegance of the Tchaikovsky Variations are nicely captured. Gavrilov's Islamey is justly famous," Gramophone |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder [Four last Songs] / Ein Heldenleben Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Staatskapelle Dresden, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Netrebko sings with an opulence of voice and colour that doubters should be silenced." Financial Times, 5th December 2014 **** |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: La Traviata (Arias and Duets) Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon / Thomas Hampson / Wiener Philharmoniker / Carlo Rizzi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/Nov/2005 ] "With talent and looks to burn, she has the world at her feet... she is such a singing actress, you thought mainly of Violetta, not of Anna Netrebko." (New York Sun) |
VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko - Sempre Libera Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "Few sopranos sing bel canto with the natural beauty she supplies." BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Mozart Album - All-new recordings of Mozart's most popular opera arias and duets Anna Netrebko (soprano) Thomas Quasthoff, Bryn Terfel (baritones) Rene Pape (bass) / various orchestras and conductors [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] A celebratory vocal feast to honour one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time: that's the aim of this gala of international stars. |
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU / MARC-ANTONIE CHARPENTIER / MICHEL LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anne Sofie von Otter - Ombre de Mon Amant: French Baroque Arias Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) / Chœur et orchestre Les Arts florissants, William Christie [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 25/Jan/2010 ] "Von Otter sounds utterly wretched in Medea's lament for her lost love; then she intensifies her tone as she summons up demons and monsters...[she] conveys Phaedra's various emotions with consummate ease." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Recital |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart Gardiner Operas Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Alison Hagley, Rodney Gilfrey, Michael Schade, Gerald Finley,etc / John Eliot Gardiner (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 9/Jun/2011 ] This superbudget box contains some of the most famous Mozart Operas all on 18 CDs. With starring roles from Ann Sophie Von Otter, Bryn Terfel, the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir all under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. |
EDWARD GRIEG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grieg: Lieder [Songs] Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/Feb/2007 ] "A 'must' for any collection of songs…Don't miss it" - Gramophone |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Songs (Songs orchestrated by: Berlioz-Britten-Brahms-Liszt-Offenbach-Reger-Webern ) Anne Sofie von Otter / Thomas Quasthoff / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Apr/2003 ] "Von Otter remains one of the most searching, verbally aware of Lieder interpreters. Quasthoff, with his warm noble baritone, is just as compelling. Abbado is a near-ideal accompanist, alive to any special felicities of scoring but always considerate... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 3 Anne Sofie von Otter / Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein / Wiener Philharmoniker; Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 24/Mar/2003 ] "A leading contender in the anti-theatrical Mahler stakes, in superlative sound, too" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (August 2003) |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Offenbach: Arias and Scenes Anne Sophie von Otter (soprano) / Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Oct/2002 ] Recording of the Month: Gramophone Magazine (March 2003) GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2003 - recital |
ANDRE PREVIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Previn: Violin Concerto (with Bernstein-Serenade) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 14/Nov/2003 ] 2005 Grammy Award Winner: Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) |
DEBUSSY / GALUPPI / RAVEL / SCARLATTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli I Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) [ Philips / EMI / Decca /Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (5 January 1920 - 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. According to The New York Times, he was perhaps the most reclusive, enigmatic and... |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / CHOPIN / MOMPOU / SCUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli II Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) [ Philips / EMI / Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (5 January 1920 - 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. |