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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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Haydn and Szell

Haydn and Szell

Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra recorded a selection of Haydn’s later symphonies, and Sony has compiled them into another budget box set. Symphonies 93-98 have been released in various incarnations, but some of the other recordings are new to CD. Art is from one of the earlier LP releases. Haydn Symphonies at Amazon: http://amzn.to/1lOTece

More Bargain MP3 Albums

More Bargain MP3 Albums

I just picked up 3 new MP3 box sets that are a fantastic bargain.The Bach Guild has once again released some essential bargain sets, along with one by Vox. The Big Haydn Box and the Big Schubert Box are full of some great performances and music for around a dollar. The Bach Complete Organ Works by Walter Kraft is over 15 hours of some great organ music. As usual the Bach Guild sets will probably work their way up to…

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