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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 / The Golden Spinning Wheel Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jan/1987 ] Recorded in the SNO Centre, Glasgow on 8-9 May 1986 |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Ballet Suites / Festive Overture, Op. 96 / Suite from 'Katerina Ismailova' Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] "I've heard no conductor handle this music better than Järvi… These are vibrant, colourful, incisive performances of colourful, cheeky music in first-rate sound." American Record Guide |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 / Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1 Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (cond) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/1985 ] "As a Prokofiev interpreter Neeme Järvi is among the best." Gramophone |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphonies No. 2 & 5 Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Nov/1991 ] "Alexander Gibson's 1980s Sibelius cycle on Chandos, one of the first digital sets, was praised for its clean lines, propulsive phrasing, and bracing impact." MusicWeb |
JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos Collect / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/1991 ] "Alexander Gibson's 1980s Sibelius cycle on Chandos, one of the first digital sets, was praised for its clean lines, propulsive phrasing, and bracing impact." MusicWeb |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 Idil Biret (piano) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD ] "In sum, this beautifully engineered disc tells much about these oft-recorded works we think we know better than we actually do." ClassicsToday |
EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: Symphony No. 1, Op. 44, etc. Howard Shelley (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD ] It was not until 1937 that Rubbra's first symphony was completed. Symphonies 2, 3 and 4 followed in quick succession, the fourth being completed in March 1942. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Ballet Suites 1, 2 & 3 Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jan/1989 ] Original recording: City Hall, Glasgow & The Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow. April 1988 |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: La Nativité Du Seigneur / La Transfiguration De Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ Simon Preston (organ) Yvonne Loriod (piano), Westminster Symphonic Choir, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati [ Decca Enterprise / 2 CD Box Set - released 9/Apr/2012 ] The first public performance was on June 7, 1969, in Lisbon, Serge Baudo was the conductor. The United States premiere was on March 27-30, 1972 in Washington, DC with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Westminster Choir; Antal Dorati was the... |
LEON MINKUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Minkus: Paquita / La Bayadere (ballets) Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Boris Spassov [ Capriccio / CD - released 12/Dec/1995 ] "This is a wonderful recording of music of the under-rated Minkus (and a few others), a way to often neglected composer of some of the most famous works of ballet." (Amazon.com) |
MOZART / WAGNER / BRAHMS / REGER
Neeme Jarvi In Concert State Choir Latvija Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jan/2023 ] The legendary conductor Neeme Järvi celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday in the summer of 2022, in Tallinn, giving a series of concerts with his beloved Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. This album serves not just as a commemoration of those... |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Music for Wind Instruments Stéphane Lemelin (piano) / Canada's National Arts Centre Wind Quintet [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Mar/2011 ] "The unifying feature of this programme is the excellently judged piano playing of Stéphane Lemelin, who adds a discerning range of colour and spirit to the performances" Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - March 2011 |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (complete opera with libretto) Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Giacomo Aragall, Ingvar Wixell / National Philharmonic, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set ] "Sutherland is in her element here - and what a wonderful score it is too...Horne has the odd moment of unsteadiness in the early parts of the opera, but she is impressive in the brilliant Brindisi of the last Act" Penguin Guide |
FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: Violin Concerto / Two Aquarelles / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / etc Tasmin Little (violin) / Welsh National Opera rchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Argo / CD - released 1/Oct/1992 ] Recorded: 1991 Recording Venue: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea |
NICCOLO CASTIGLIONI
Castiglioni: Salmo XIX, La Buranella & Altisonanza Teresia Bokor (soprano) & Sine Bundgaard (soprano) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] Conductor of the Year in the 2015 Musical America Awards, Gianandrea Noseda continues his Musica Italiana series with this recording of works by Castiglioni, with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. As an intellectual and an aesthete, Niccolò... |
BIZET / PUCCINI / DONIZETTI / VERDI / MEYERBEER / J. STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Opera Duets (Includes the Pearl Fischers Duet) Thomas Hampson (baritone), Jerry Hadley (tenor) / Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] "Two of the finest voices of our time sing some of the finest ensemble music of all time; how much better can it get?" - MusicWeb Jan 2005 |
JULES MASSENET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Massenet: Thais (Complete Opera with libretto) Thomas Hampson, Renee Fleming, Giuseppe Sabbatini / Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel [ Decca Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 16/Nov/2000 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Opera |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Der Rosenkavalier Suite Thomas Søndergård, Royal Scottish National Orchestra [ Linn / CD - released 12/Apr/2019 ] This recording is the first in a new series with Thomas Søndergård and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The programme features music by Richard Strauss: the concert suite from Der Rosenkavalier and Ein Heldenleben, a work they have performed... |
LEOS JANACEK / ZOLTA KODALY
Janacek - Glagolitic Mass / Kodaly - Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13 Tina Kiberg (sop) Randi Stene (mez) Peter Svensson (ten) Ulrik Cold (bass) Per Salo (organ) / Danish National Radio Choir, Charles Mackerras [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Mackerras's new version is of particular interest as it embodies another of the reconstructions that have been painstakingly made of Janacek's original intentions in different... |
BERNSTEIN / GERSHWIN / LIEBERSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Remembering JFK: 50th Anniversary Concert Tzimon Barto (piano) / Earl Wild (piano) / Richard Dreyfuss / Georgetown University Glee Club / National Symphony Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] "as historical document, Remembering JFK is an absorbing time capsule." (Classic FM) |
