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]…
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…
George Szell conducting Strauss’Till Eulenspiegel circa 1948. Details and recording at: http://archive.org/details/StraussTillEulenspiegel-szell
Richard Strauss: Orchestral Works – Herbert von Karajan Amazon MP3 Download Version Karajan’s recordings from the 1980’s of Richard Strauss’ symphonic works ranks up there with the absolute best, and DG has put together a 5CD bargain set. All of the big works are here, recorded with ther Berlin Philharmonic. Pretty much every recording here is on my Basic Repertoire list, or as an alternate, so for around $25 you cannot go wrong. All of the major symphonic works are…
I have had this recording since it came out in 1983. At the time, it was one of my first CD purchases, and how things have changed. The performance clocks in around 34 minutes, and for a full price CD it was a bit of an extravagance on the record company’s part at full price. And to top it off it was not even tracked or indexed, just one big track. Nonetheless, Ozawa and the Boston Symphony give a great…
Strauss R: Till Eulenspiegels / Waltzes / Salome’s Dance – Rodzinski / Cleveland Orch.
Strauss R: Suite from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ / Death and Transfig. – Ormandy / Phil. Orch.