Symphony No. 1: Beethoven

Symphony No. 1: Beethoven

If you happen to not have Beethoven 1 in your collection, and do not want to spring for a set, there are literally dozens of options out there. I think the best bet would be the classic Szell/Cleveland release. Along with a great 6th, there is some great conducting, good energy and good sound.

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Sergui Celibidache

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Sergui Celibidache

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. Though Celibidache turned his back on the recording studio in 1953, since his death and with the support of his family, many of the recordings he made are now available on CD. This compilation features early…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Fritz Busch

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Fritz Busch

  Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. Very rare broadcast recordings from Danish Radio and also Busch’s studio recordings of Mozart, Haydn and Weber on CD for the first time. Catalogue no: 7243 5 75103 2 5 (2 CD)   CD1 [77:26]…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Karl Bohm

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Karl Bohm

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. This compilation features recordings from the last twenty years of Böhm’s distinguished career and features recordings of the Austro-German repertoire for which he is renowned. The Mozart overture comes from the famous 1962 recording of the…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Thomas Beecham

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Thomas Beecham

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. This compilation features important recordings, all issued here for the first time, of repertoire with which Sir Thomas Beecham was particularly associated. Furthermore, the music is played by two of his own orchestras: the London Philharmonic…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – John Barbirolli

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – John Barbirolli

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. Includes the only official recording of Barbirolli’s blazing Mahler 2 broadcast from Stuttgart in stereo in 1970 Catalogue no: 7243 5 75100 2 8 (2 CD)   CD1 [76:17] Wagner: Die Meistersinger: Prelude to Act 1…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Ataulfo Argenta

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Ataulfo Argenta

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. Features Argenta’s rare recordings of Schubert 9 from 1957 and Liszt’s Faust Symphony from 1955, both in stereo Catalogue no: 7243 5 75097 2 5 (2 CD)   CD1 [68:58] Liszt: A Faust Symphony Orchestre de…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Andre Cluytens

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Andre Cluytens

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. Features a stunning live Berlioz Symphonie fantastique in stereo from Tokyo in 1964 and studio recordings of Ravel, Bizet and Schumann on CD for the first time. Catalogue no: 7243 5 75106 2 2 CD1 [76:28]…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Ernest Ansermet

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Ernest Ansermet

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. First appearances on CD of Ansermet’s authoritative stereo accounts of Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, Rachmaninov’s The Isle of the Dead and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade Catalogue no: 7243 5 75094 2 8 (2 CD)       CD1…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Karl Ancerl

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Karl Ancerl

  Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. Recordings from Prague and Vienna never issued on CD before plus a stunning stereo Dvorák 8 caught live in 1970 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Catalogue no: 7243 5 75091 2 1 (2CD)   CD1 [76:37]…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Albert Coates

Great Conductors of the 20th Century – Albert Coates

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. This compilation of newly remastered recordings affords the opportunity for a major reassessment of a distinguished British conductor (and a notable Wagnerian), whose career flourished in the 1920s and 1930s. Catalogue no: 7243 5 75462 2…

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Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Adrian Boult

Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Adrian Boult

Great Conductors of the 20th Century was a 2CD series from IMG Artists and EMI featuring famous conductors of the 20th century. As per the norm, the website has disappeared, so here is all the information [and more] that was included for this great series. All these rare recordings, with the exception of a stunning Theme & Variations from Tchaikovsky’s Suite No.3, are issued on CD for the first time. With the exception of Walton’s ‘Portsmouth Point’, the repertoire is non-British…

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Beethoven Symphonies: Szell – update

Beethoven Symphonies: Szell – update

Originally Published on: Jun 18, 2012 The Szell Beethoven Box Set with the Cleveland Orchestra is currently out of print on CD, but 4 individual CD’s are still part of the Sony Essential Classics series, and well worth getting. Symphonies 4 & 7 are only available from ArchivMusic through their ArchivCD program at full price, the other sets are 1 & 6, 2 & 5, 3 & 8 and Symph 9 with Fidelio Overture. These are also available as MP3 albums,…

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