Born in Vienna in April 1902, the cheery-looking Josef Krips seems to have been pre-destined to achieve eminence in the Viennese classics. He recorded with both, the Wiener Philharmoniker and the key London orchestras for Decca in the 1940s, 50s and 60s and the interpretations have genuine expressive power while remaining devoid of exaggeration or affectation. Two of Schubert's best-loved and most-played symphonies are here coupled and both have been considered benchmarks in their recorded history. The Eighth with the Wiener Philharmoniker was Krips's last recording for Decca. This issue forms... [Read More]
This 23 CD box set bears witness to Mehtas work in the recording studio for Decca between May 1965 (Bruckners Ninth Symphony with the Wiener Philharmoniker) and July 1980 (Tchaikovskys Capriccio italien with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra). The bulk of the recordings date from the 1970s, and the period of white-hot inspiration when Mehta achieved and consolidated his international reputation. There are textbook performances here: the orchestral conflicts found Mahlers Second Symphony, for example, or the visionary build-up of internal tension in the final movement of the same composers Thir... [Read More]
- German pressings of the immense Sony Classical Masters Catalog in smart, desirable and collectible multi-disc editions - The Sony catalog is replete with legendary artists and many of the greatest recordings of the classical repertoire - Box fronts feature large, prominently displayed photo of the featured artist - Slender, shelf-friendly boxes; CD's housed in space-saving slipsleeves
The Szell/Cleveland Recordings Complete! In the heyday of George Szell s tenure as its chief conductor, declared Gramophone, The Cleveland Orchestra had few if any peers among the world s great orchestras. Coinciding with the orchestra s centenary in 2018, Sony Classical is excited to announce one of the most ambitious reissue projects of recent times, a comprehensive collection of the Clevelanders recordings made under the baton of their iconic fourth music director. These span the period between 1947 a year after Szell (born in Budapest in 1897) inherited a fine provincial orchestra from Eri... [Read More]
Collated from three live concerts recorded and mastered in December 2014 by Soundmirror, the the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the watchful baton of Manfred Honeck present the 5th and 7th Symphonies. The fourth in the highly acclaimed Pittsburgh Live! series of multi-channel hybrid SACD releases on the FRESH! series from Reference Recordings, this release is proof there is always discovery in the well traveled ground of Beethoven's symphonies when played with conviction and passion.
This 114 CD Edition encompasses his complete discography for Philips and Decca and includes studio albums, live recordings and radio broadcasts. The set is accompanied by a 200-page book featuring a note by Brendels personal choice of writer, Misha Donat. Complete for the first time includes live recordings and radio broadcasts.200-page booklet with tracklists, composer index, new and archive photographs, a newly commissioned note by Misha Donat and a list of Brendel s favourite recordings.BACH·HAYDN·MOZARTCD1 Italian Concerto; Chromatic Fantasia & FugueCD2 Piano Sonatas Nos. 20 & 49CD3 Pian... [Read More]
Just before his death in 1828 at the age of just 31, Franz Schubert was at work on his tenth symphony. It was destined to become yet another unfinished Schubert work, and his sixth unfinished symphony. The extensive sketches are fascinating and show Schubert clearly moving into new sound worlds that anticipate Mahler in the central slow movement. Berio's ingenious work Renderings brings Schubert's extensive sketches alive by creating a new work around and within the framework of the unfinished symphony. Christoph König and Soloists Européens Luxembourg pair this fascinating work with Schuber... [Read More]
Schubert almost composed three symphonies (aside from the official "Unfinished" symphony) that exist in varying stages of completion. Many musicologists have had a hand in arranging them for performances, and this fine disc offers what must be the best selection on disc of these tantalizing bits and pieces. For anyone interested in this composer, this disc will be self-recommending. --David Hurwitz
Tracks: Symphony No.9 Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso 16:07 Symphony No.9 Molto Vivace, Presto 9:49 Beethoven: Symphony #9 In D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral" - 3. Adagio Molto E Cantabile 14:58 Symphony No.9 Presto, Allegro Assai. Choral Finale 24:38
Back by popular demand, The Toscanini Collection is a reissue of RCA's 1992 compendium that encompassed all of the recordings Toscanini made with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and NBC Symphony. A new addition to this amazing collection is his approved recordings with the BBC Symphony from the 1930s that were not included in the 1992 edition. This limited-edition package is the complete RCA Toscanini Collection on 84 CDs plus a bonus DVD, "The Maestro." The deluxe hardcover book contains liner notes by Toscanini biographers Mortimer F. Frank and Michael Stegemann. From the ... [Read More]
Born and bred in the city, Karl Mnchinger founded the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in the summer of 1945, and it was with this ensemble that he made recordings of Bach and other Baroque and early Classical repertoire (for Decca) that would be staples of the catalogue for decades to come. He was among the first modern performers to popularise Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue, on a Baroque compilation that became an introduction to the world of classical music for many thousands of listeners. His work, however, was not solely confined to his home city. His refined ear and old-school musicianship were ... [Read More]
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