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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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Eugene Ormandy Conducts 20th Century Classics

Eugene Ormandy Conducts 20th Century Classics

I posted a review and some other info at Amazon: This release combines recordings from the RCA and CBS vaults. Ormandy re-recorded many works when the Philadelphia Orchestra moved to RCA in the 1970’s. While not all of these recordings matched the earlier versions, several were better but have been mostly out of circulation for a while. The Shostakovich 5 is a particular favorite of mine, much better than the CBS version. Since there seems to be no real info…

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