Marriner And The Academy, 20Th Century Classics

Catalogue # 4782759

March 2011: 50th anniversary of the first recording by Neville Marriner and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields for Decca's L'Oiseau-Lyre label [Concerti grossi by Handel, Torelli, Albicastro and Locatelli]

March 1964: first recording by Marriner and The Academy on ARGO [Handel: Concerti grossi, op.3] - the start of a very remarkable recording partnership that extended to other labels [most notably PHILIPS]

Over a period of 40 years Marriner and The Academy made over 300 recordings but it is the association with DECCA / ARGO that was so unique and resulted in a huge catalogue of recordings of Baroque and Classical repertory - many of which remain in the catalogue today.

Between 1967-77 a distinguished series of recordings of late 19th- and 20th-century repertory established themselves as classics of the gramophone. This 50th anniversary edition presents a selection of these albums in repertory that ranges from Wagner to Stravinsky, Bartók and Shostakovich.

Each CD is presented in a sleeve with a replica of the original LP cover.

Wagner, Walton & Hindemith works receive their first international CD release

This short video was a Grammy Tribute to Sir Neville Marriner, breifly documenting his life, see where he came from musically and get this box set to hear him perform some of the 20th Century Classics.