J. S. BACH
The Best of Johann Sebastian Bach (LP) Concentuis Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Beatrice Rana / Academy St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner / Ton Koopman / etc [ Warner Classics / 2 LP - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Highlights from the greatest masterpieces by JS Bach performed by first-class musicians: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ton Koopman, Alexandre Tharaud, David Fray, Sir Neville Marriner, Fabio Biondi, Emmanuel Pahud, Beatrice Rana,... |
HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 / Momoprecace / Fantasia for soprano saxophone / Guitar Concerto / etc Cristina Ortiz / John Harle / Angel Romero / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/1998 ] "A qualified recommendation then...if you want value for money you can't really go wrong with this set... the delectable Mômoprecóce on the first disc and much of the music on the second is well worth adding to your collection." MusicWeb |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / LOUISE FARRENC / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
French Cello Sonatas David Berlin (cello) Benjamin Martin (piano) [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] In the masterful hands of David Berlin, Principal Cellist of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, partnered by internationally acclaimed pianist Benjamin Martin, the cello reveals its sublime range of colours and timbres. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: The Art Of Fugue Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Feb/2004 ] "The playing is often voluptuous and always polished.....The sound is quite spectacular, despite the vintage (July 1974). This is one of a series of remastered Quadraphonic recordings, originally issued on the Philips label in the 1970's."... |
Dean Martin
Dean Martin: Four Classic Albums Plus...Seven Bonus Tracks [ Avid Easy / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] AVID Easy presents the latest release in our Four Classic Albums Plus series with a 2CD set from Dean Martin, complete with original artwork, liner notes, personnel details. |
Dean Martin
The Essential Dean Martin [ Sony / 2 CD - released 31/Oct/2014 ] Two CD collection of some of the biggest hits from Dean Martin, this is The Essential Dean Martin! |
Dean Martin
Dino: Italian Love Songs (LP) [ VINYL PASSION / LP - released 10/Feb/2017 ] The only surprising thing about an album of Italian songs by Dean Martin, the most overtly Italian of Italian-American pop singers, was that it wasn't recorded until near the end of Martin's recording contract with Capitol. Maybe it was the... |
Dean Martin
Original Album Classics [ Sony / 5 CD - released 20/Mar/2015 ] DREAM WITH DEAN (1964) EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY (1964) THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN TO MY HEART (1964) HOUSTON (1965) THE DEAN MARTIN TV SHOW (1966) |
Dean Martin
The Platinum Collection (3LP) [ Not Now Music LP / 3 LP - released 26/Apr/2016 ] Dean Martin was a real showbiz animal. Adept as a singer, comedian and actor, he was probably most at home in the night spots of Las Vegas, along with his fellow 'Rat Pack' members. This collection of his greatest recordings from the 'fifties'... |
Dean Martin
The Very Best Of: the Capitol & Reprise Years [ EMI / CD - released 12/Jan/1998 ] |
Deanna Durbin, Andrew Sisters, Carmen Miranda, Ella Fitzgerald, Marlene Dietrich, Frances Lanfford, Mary Martin, Judy Garland, etc
Hollywood Sings - The Girls [ Charly Records / CD - released 4/Sep/1994 ] Original recordings from the 30s and 40s |
VERDI / ROSSINI / TCHAIKOVSKY / HANDEL / RACHMANINOV / etc
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: Portrait Dmitry Hvorostovsky (baritone) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Philips Portrait of the Artist / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] Dmitri Hvorostovsky is one of the leading representatives of a generation of Russian singers who, unlike their immediate predecessors, have been able to establish themselves as international stars. |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Concertino for Clarinet Andrew Marriner (clarinet) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, Neville Marriner [ Philips / CD - released 26/Aug/1992 ] Carl Maria von Weber is a name that is often cited with regard to the bridge between Classicism and Romanticism, and yet how many works of his is it possible to name? |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber: Symphonies, Overtures & Concertos Emma Johnson (clarinet) Peter Rösel (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Neville Marriner [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 26/Aug/2013 ] Carl Maria von Weber is a name that is often cited with regard to the bridge between Classicism and Romanticism, and yet how many works of his is it possible to name? |
WALTER BRAUNFELS
Braunfels: Ulenspiegel (complete opera recorded in 2014) EntArteOpera / Marc Horus, Christa Ratzenböck, Joachim Goltz, Hans Peter Scheidegger / Martin Sieghart (cond) [ Capriccio DVD / DVD - released 12/Jul/2017 ] Charles de Coster's novel Thyl Ulenspiegel provided the source for Braunfels' opera of the same name. It narrates one of the darkest chapters in human history - the Spanish Inquisition in 16th-century Flanders. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Song of Destiny - Works for Choir and Orchestra Eric Ericson Chamber Choir & Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] "A clean and deft approach to Brahms. Darkly-hued choral pieces concerning fate and destiny are balanced by the delicious Liebeslieder Waltzes." BBC Music |
HASSE / PEROTTI / VIVALDI / TORELLI
A Venetian Christmas Ewa GoliĆska, Komalé Akakpo, Ruby Hughes / Arte dei Suonatori, Martin Gester [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] "Some tenuous theming here, but who cares when the music-making - tart and spicy on period-instruments - is so appealing?" (BBC Music Christmas 2014) |
CHARLES KOECHLIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Koechlin: Music for Flute Fenwick Smith (flute) Martin Amlin (piano) with Jayne West (soprano in L'Album de Lilian) Leone Buyse (first flute in Sonata for two flutes) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] 'An absolute classic, not only for Koechlin enthusiasts but for lovers of the flute and deft artistry' - Fanfare, USA |
J. C. BACH / COUPERIN / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / RAMEAU / etc
The World of George Malcolm George Malcolm (harpsichord) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Sep/2017 ] "[Malcolm's] obvious musicality, fluent and clean technique, rhythmic control and polished phrasing place him firmly among the world's leading harpsichordists" Gramophone [on the Bach] |