2019年適逢聖馬丁學會樂團（The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Field）成立60週年，DECCA特別將其歷年最重要的錄音集結並發行了這套專輯。由於樂團曾錄製超過500張備受推崇的作品，要在其中挑選60張最值得珍藏的錄音，實為一大挑戰。

　　聖馬丁學會樂團為世界知名的室內管弦樂團，1959年由指揮大師馬利納建立並親自領軍。樂團向以詮釋巴洛克音樂聞名於世，其風格具有活躍清新的特點，是舉世公認的最佳室內樂團之一。成立之初由倫敦交響樂團的主要弦樂手組成，他們原本是受邀至聖馬丁教堂演奏而臨時成軍的隊伍，由於演出十分成功，因而決定成立永久性的組織。團員皆經過審慎選拔，無合約限制，完全憑自己的實力加入。

　　成立之初的幾場成功演出奠定了樂團日後發展的基礎，他們不但擁有極佳的合奏能力，而且積極拓展演奏曲目，對每一次的演出都盡心竭力，因而贏得許多的錄音合約。累積十數年的演出經驗，使他們成為巴洛克及古典時期音樂的權威樂團。無數的國際性唱片大獎及金唱片更肯定了他們的崇高地位。

　　這套專輯中所收集的錄音大部分是由大師馬利納（Neville Marriner, 1924 - 2016）指揮，另外也有與指揮布朗（Iona Brown）、小提琴家費雪（Julia Fischer）、貝爾（Joshua Bell）、鋼琴家普萊亞（Murray Perahia）的合作。收錄的曲目不僅涵蓋巴洛克時期，更延伸至古典、浪漫與現代作品，其中包括巴哈、韋瓦第、韓德爾、莫札特、海頓、貝多芬、羅西尼、孟德爾頌、德弗乍克、柴可夫斯基、理查・史特勞斯、巴托克、史特拉汶斯基、艾爾加、佛漢-威廉士、芬濟、馬勒、布烈頓等作曲家之作；錄音來源更遍及Decca、Argo、Philips、Sony、Pentatone以及Onyx等廠牌。

　　專輯共有60張CD及一本136頁的解說冊，解說冊由貝爾撰寫前言，馬利納的夫人與女兒也各自寫了一篇短文，還有前任與現任團員的多篇感言，並附錄許多樂團與DECCA珍藏的檔案照片。

　　留聲機雜誌評論樂團於1962年發行的第一張專輯如此表示：「在這份將近一個小時的錄音中，演奏精準、用心、精湛，對風格的掌握度比歐洲其他所有的室內樂團還高。精心安排的曲目帶給聆賞者極大的樂趣，無論是業餘愛好者或是專業鑑賞家......這張馬利納與他的樂團大放異彩的首張專輯，絕對值得喝采。」

曲目：

CD1-2 THE FIRST RECORDINGS
Corelli • Torelli • Locatelli • Albicastro • Handel • Manfredini • Albinoni • Cherubini • Avison • Telemann • Vivaldi • Geminiani • Bellini

CD3 VIVALDI: The Four Seasons (1970 and 1980* recordings)
Iona Brown violin & director*

CD4 VIVALDI: Concertos for Wind & Strings

CD5 VIVALDI: Concertos

CD6 GEMINIANI: 6 Concerti Grossi
Iona Brown director

CD7 TRUMPET CONCERTOS
Telemann • Albinoni • Hertel • Fasch • Vivaldi • Albrechtsberger** • L. Mozart • Hummel

CD8 TELEMANN: Violin Concertos; Overture in C major “Hamburger Ebb und Flut”
Iona Brown violin & director

CD9 HANDEL: Concerti Grossi, op.3; Alcina, HWV 34 – incidental music

CD10-12 HANDEL: 12 Concerti Grossi, op.6; Oboe Concertos**; 3 Concerti a due cori
Iona Brown violin & director – except 3 Concerti a due cori, directed Sir Neville Marriner

CD13-14† J.S. BACH: Keyboard Concertos
Murray Perahia piano & direction

CD15 J.S. BACH: Violin Concertos
Julia Fischer violin & director

CD16-17 J.S. BACH: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080; Musical Offering; Sonata for flute, violin and continuo

CD18 ARNE; C.P.E. BACH; J.C. BACH: Harpsichord Concertos

CD19 J.C. BACH: 6 Symphonies, op.3;
MOZART: March in D major, K408 no.2;
HAYDN: Symphony No.52 in C minor

CD20 WASSENAER: Concerti Armonici (formerly attrib. to Pergolesi)
Iona Brown director

CD21 BAROQUE HORN CONCERTOS
Knecthl • Reinhardt • Quantz • Graun • Röllig
Iona Brown director

CD22 GLUCK: Don Juan – ballet;
HANDEL: Ariodante & Il pastor fido – ballet music

CD23-24 HAYDN: Concertos; Overtures; Six Allemandes from HOB.IX:9

CD25 HAYDN: Symphonies Nos. 53**, 99 & 102

CD26 M. HAYDN: Horn Concerto; Duo Concertante; Divertimento; 6 Minuets

CD27 MOZART: Serenades; Divertimenti

CD28 MOZART: Sinfonia concertante K297b & K364; Adagio and fugue in C minor, K546

CD29 MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Posthorn Serenade; Serenata notturna

CD30 MOZART: Gran Partita; Divertimento in C Major, K188

CD31 BEETHOVEN: 12 Minuets WoO 7; 12 German Dances WoO 8; 12 Contredanses WoO 14; Große Fuge in B flat major, op.133

CD32† BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
Joshua Bell director

CD33 WEBER: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Clarinet Concertino

CD34-36 ROSSINI: Complete Overtures

CD37 CONCERT À LA CARTE
Clarke • Handel • Purcell • Rossini • Boccherini • Mozart • Haydn • Tchaikovsky • Schubert • Mendelssohn • Bree** • Ricciotti • Locatelli**

CD38 MENDELSSOHN: String Symphonies Nos. 9, 10, 12; Concerto for Piano & Strings in A Major

CD39 MENDELSSOHN: Symphonies Nos.3 “Scottish” & 4 “Italian”

CD40 GOUNOD: The 2 Symphonies; Faust Ballet Music

CD41 DVOŘÁK: Serenades

CD42 TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker Suite; Serenade for Strings; Violin Concerto

CD43 GRIEG: Holberg Suite; Elegiac Melodies;
SIBELIUS: Valse triste; Rakastava;
NIELSEN: Little Suite; Wirén: Serenade etc.

CD44 BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1; MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto

CD45 R. STRAUSS: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme suite; Couperin suite

CD46 BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy†; Violin Concerto No.1†
Joshua Bell violin & director

CD47 POPULAR FRENCH ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Berlioz • Ravel • Saint-Saëns • Debussy • Chabrier • Canteloube • Satie • Fauré

CD48 RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Roman Festivals; The Birds

CD49 BARTÓK: Music for strings, percussion & celesta; Divertimento

CD50 STRAVINSKY: Pulcinella - suite; Apollon musagète; Capriccio for piano and orchestra

CD51 ELGAR: Introduction & Allegro; Serenade for Strings; Sospiri; Elegy for strings; The Spanish Lady – suite;
WARLOCK: Serenade for Strings; Capriol Suite;
BUTTERWORTH: A Shropshire Lad; Two English Idylls; The Banks of Green Willow

CD52 DELIUS: Orchestral Works;
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Oboe Concerto;
HOLST: Invocation;
ELGAR: Romance

CD53 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Wasps – Overture; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Variations for Orchestra etc.

CD54 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; English Folk Song Suite etc.

CD55 ENGLISH SEASONS
Delius • Bridge • Foulds • Grainger • Bax

CD56 FINZI: Clarinet Concerto; Dies Natalis; Nocturne; Romance for string orchestra

CD57 TIPPETT: Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Little Music for string orchestra;
WALTON: Façade (Highlights)

CD58 MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen**;
BRITTEN: Nocturne**; Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

CD59 WILLIAMSON: The Happy Prince**;
WALTON: Sonata for string orchestra

CD60 MOZART: Exsultate Jubilate, K165; Clarinet Concerto▲; Piano Concerto No.21♦

† Courtesy Sony | ▲ Courtesy Pentatone | | ♦ Courtesy Onyx