Marc Albrecht
-
Special offer. Mahler: Song Cycles
RecommendedAlice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
A mezzo can bring so many colours to the expression, and in that respect Alice Coote matches the previously unsurpassable challenge of Janet Baker with Barbirolli. There’s even a plus: the height,... —
Awards:
-
Presto Editor's Choice, July 2017
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
-
Record Review, 12th August 2017, Recording of the Week
-
-
Special offer. Zemlinsky: Eine Florentinische Tragodie
Aušrinė Stundytė (soprano), John Lundgren (bass-baritone), Nikolai Schukoff (tenor), Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
John Lundgren is the vengeful merchant, by turns vicious and oleaginous as he wheedles his rival. If the voice is expressive rather than lyric that’s all to the good and in contrast to Nikolai... —
Awards:
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
-
-
Special offer. Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
RecommendedAlice Coote (mezzo), Burkhard Fritz (tenor)
Netherlands Philharmonic, Marc Albrecht
Coote takes Dame Janet Baker's rapt introspection to a new level; Fritz has the vocal stamina but can seem a little ungainly...[Albrecht's] vocal exhortations inspire sympathetic playing even... —
Awards:
-
Building A Library, June 2021, Recommended Recording
-
Building A Library, August 2025, Recommended Recording
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
The work has an unmistakable cumulative power, and its iridescent orchestration is as beautiful as anyone’s. While the orchestra here is not as lustrous-toned as Zemlinsky would have reckoned... —
Awards:
-
Record Review, 20th June 2020, Record of the Week
-
Opus Klassik, 2021, Conductor of the Year
-
-
Special offer. Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Marc Albrecht and his orchestra are familiar, so their excellence is no surprise. But the three lead singers are relative unknowns—and their stupendous performances leave you wondering why.... —
Awards:
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Jakubiak)
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Jagde)
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Opera (20th/21st-century)
-
-
Special offer. Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane
Sara Jakubiak (Helene), Brian Jagde (The Stranger), Josef Wagner (The Ruler), Okka von der Damerau (The Messenger), Derek Welton (The Doorman), Burkhard Ulrich (The Blind Judge), Gideon Poppe (The Young Man)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marc Albrecht, Christof Loy
Marc Albrecht and his orchestra are familiar, so their excellence is no surprise. But the three lead singers are relative unknowns—and their stupendous performances leave you wondering why.... —
Awards:
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Jakubiak)
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Jagde)
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Opera (20th/21st-century)
-
-
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2 & Cello Sonata
Sol Gabetta (cello), Michaela Urzuladea (piano)
Münchner Philharmoniker, Marc Albrecht
The Second Concerto can seem an oddly diffuse work in lesser hands and it is to Sol Gabetta's credit that she offers a distinctive, introspective approach, daringly spacious at times, deliberately... —
-
Special offer. Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet Op. 25
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
the Netherlanders are more ardent in the songful slow movement, more upbeat in its central march, and far more exciting in the headlong Hungarian gypsy finale. —
-
Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
Successively excited, rueful and at peace, [Watts] leaves extremes of colour to the orchestration around her…I especially enjoy Albrecht and the orchestra letting the sunshine into the Scherzo,... —
-
Special offer. Schreker: Der Schatzgräber
Elisabet Strid, Daniel Johansson, Michael Laurenz, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Tuomas Pursio, Doke Pauwels, Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus and Orchestra, Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus, Deutsche Oper Berlin (opera company), Marc Albrecht
The work’s remarkable melodic beauty, luminous scoring and emotional intensity are vintage Schreker...This is the first recording of Der Schatzgräber to receive a commercial release in video... —
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Opera
-
Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
-
Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Opera
-
