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ABENDROTH

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ABENDROTH CONDUCTS MASTERWORKS OF THE ROMANTIC ERA.   CD No.1 (67:59): WAGNER, Wesendonck Lieder. Tiana Lemnitz, sop., Berlin RSO, Nov. 1955; SCHUMANN, Symphony #4 in d, op. 120, Leipzig RSO, 1956; TCHAIKOVSKY, Rococo Variations. Milos Sadlo, Berlin RSO, 23 May 1951. CD No.2 (70:50): BRAHMS, Serenade Nr.1 in D major, Op. 11, Berlin RSO, March 1953; SCHUMANN, Symphony No.1 in Bb Major, Op. 38, Berlin RSO, 18 Sept. 1955 New digital transfers in best possible sound (AAD)
UPC# 017685-10382-7 

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HERMANN ABENDROTH: UNRELEASED BROADCAST PERFORMANCES, 1939-1950.

CD No. 1 (63:24) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat. Op. 55 (MDR S.O., Leipzig, 24 Jan. 1949). Wagner: A Faust Overture (Berlin Philharmonic, 22 Sep. 1944).

CD No. 2 (69:23) Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in d, with Edith Laux-Heidenreich, Sop., Eva Fleischer, Alto, Bernd Aldenhoff, Ten. & Karl Paul, Basso (Leipzig R.O. and Choir, 11 Jun. 1950).

CD No. 3 (68:10) Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in d (MDR S.O., 28 Mar. 1950) & Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in e (MDR S.O., 15 Feb. 1950).

CD No. 4 (69:23) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, with Wilhelm Kempff (Breslau R.O., 13 Apr. 1939) & Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in d: Finale only, with Lea Piltti, Sop., Charlotte Wolf-Matthaïs, Alto, Heinz Matthei, Ten. & Josef Greindl, Basso (Gewandhaus Orchestra and Choir, Leipzig, 31 Dec. 1939).

A co-production with Deutches Rundfunkarchiv and MDR, Leipzig. UPC # 0-17685-1065-1.

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HERMANN ABENDROTH CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS & BRUCKNER: 1939-49 BROADCAST PERFORMANCES.

CD #1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 with Stadt- und Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (1944). Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 with Grosses Orchester des Reichsenders Breslau (1939).

CD #2 Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in c minor with Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig (1949). A coproduction with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv. AAD. 61:06 & 78:11.
UPC# 0-17685-10992-8.

BEECHAM

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BEECHAM IN CONCERT.
MENDELSSOHN: Fair Melusine Overture; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7; DELIUS: North Country Sketches, Royal Philharmonic (1959).
UPC #0-17685-02812-0

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BEECHAM IN CONCERT, Vol. II.
MOZART: Symphony No. 35; TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker Suite; WAGNER: Meistersinger Prelude, Tannhäuser Overture and Venusberg Music. RPO (1954 & 1959).
UPC #0-17685-06312-1

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CANTELLI

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THE ART OF GUlDO CANTELLI: NEW YORK CONCERTS AND BROADCASTS, 1949-1952.
Here are a dozen complete New York concerts and shorter works from a few others, all from the 1949-52 seasons, selected by Harris Goldsmith and lovingly restored by Maggi Payne. Not available in the USA.

CD No.1 ROSSINI: Overture to The Siege of Corinth NBC Symphony Orchestra; January 1, 1951 BARTÔK: Concerto For Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra. January 1, 1951 SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 2 in B flat Major, D.125 NBC Symphony Orchestra, January 8, 1951

CD No.2 MOZART: Nozze di Figaro Overture, K.492 NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 1, 1951 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 (Italian) NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 1, 1951 RAVEL: Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 1, 1951 RAVEL: La Valse NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 1, 1951 BERLIOZ: Marche Hongroise (Ungarischer March) NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 15, 1951

CD No. 3 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 15, 1951 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 NBC Symphony Orchestra; January 14, 1950

CD No. 4 HAYDN: Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise) NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 31, 1949 Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op 68 NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 6, 1952

CD No. 5 MOZART: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 13, 1952 BARTÔK: Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta Leonid Hambro, piano; John LaMontaine, celesta; Karl Glassman and William Dawn, percussion; NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 13, 1952 GIOVANNI GABRIELI: Canzona for Double Brass Ouartet NBC Symphony Orchestra; February 16, 1952 MONTEVERDI: Vespro della Beata Vergine: Sonata sopre Santa Maria ora pro nobis NBC Symphony Orchestra, February 16, 1952

CD No.6 HAYDN: Symphony No. 88 in G Major NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 20, l952 STRAVINSKY: Jeu de Cartes, Ballet en troi donnes NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 20, l952 RAVEL: Bolero NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 20, 1952 ROUSSEL: Sinfonietta For Strings, Op. 52, for string orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 15, l951

CD No.7 VIVALDI: Concerto Grosso in A Major NBC Symphony Orchestra; February 2, 1952 TCHAlKOVSKY: Overture-Fantasie Roméo and Juliet NBC Symphony Orchestra; February 2, 1952 GHEDINI: Pezzo Concertante Mischa Mischakoff and Max Hollander, violin; Carlton Cooley, viola NBC Symphony Orchestra; February 2, 1952 VERDI: La Forza Del Destino Overture NBC Symphony Orchestra; February 2, 1952 ROSSINI: Semiramide Overture New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra; January 27, 1952

CD No.8 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op.36 NBC Symphony Orchestra; December 24, 1949 MOUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Tableaux D'Une Exposition New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra; January 27, 1952

CD No.9 FRESCOBALDI/ GHEDINI: Four Pieces New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra; January 6, 1952 MONTVERDI/GHEDINI: Magnificat: Vespro della Beata Vergine Westminster Choir, John Finley Williamson, director; Edouard Nies-Berger, organ; New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra; January 6, 1952 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67 New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra; January 6, 1952

CD No.10 SHULMAN: A Laurentian Overture (1951) New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra; January 20, 1952 DVORÔK: Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op.33 Rudolf Firkusny, piano New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra; January 20, 1952 HINDEMITH: Mathis Der Maler New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra; January 20, 1952

CD No.11 WEBER: Euryanthe Overtre NBC Symphony Orchestra; November 29, 1952 VIVALDI: Concerto Grosso in A Minor, Op. 3 #8 Mischa Mischakoff and Max Hollander, violins; Sylvia Marlowe, harpsichord NBC Symphony Orchestra; January 15, 1951 BRAHMS: Tragic Overture, Op. 81 NBC Symphony Orchestra; January 15, 1951 DEBUSSY: Le Martyre de St. Sebastien (Fragments symphonique) NBC Symphony Orchestra; January 15, 1951 STRAVINSKY: NBC Symphony Orchestra; January 15, 19

CD No.12 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 NBC Symphony Orchestra; March 1, 1952 SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 NBC Symphony Orchestra; November 29, 1952

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GUIDO CANTELLI. THE COMPLETE 15 MARCH 1953 NEW YORK CONCERT
The second of Guido Cantelli's New York Philharmonic-Symphony Sunday broadcasts of the 1952-53 season was originally to have begun with the Brahms Tragic Overture that had been played by the Philharmonic a week earlier at their concerts of March 5, 6 and 7. But stringencies of timing and a profusion of commercials necessitated the last minute substitution of a shorter composition, Verdi's Overture to La Forza del Destino. It is interesting to hear the Verdi work filtered through the Philharmonic-Symphony's darker, more rough-hewn tone and to discover that, with a different orchestra, the conductor's splendid interpretation – very Toscaninian when played by the NBC Symphony (in Music& Arts set 1120), became more rhetorical and majestic.

The Arrau/Cantelli collaboration in the Liszt A major Concerto is a complete success. Arrau was always a distinguished Lisztian, and his virtuosity was in prime condition at this particular juncture (as a matter of fact, the Chilean pianist had made his legendary Columbia recording of the Liszt First with Ormandy and his Philadelphians the year before in a single, unedited "take") it was reissued on CD in the SONY/Heritage series. Cantelli was attentive to the music's opportunities for touching lyricism, and that Arrau, subconsciously or not, was caught up in the persuasive orchestral framework (a framework graced by the sensually expressive solos of the fine principal cellist Laszlo Varga and Cantelli's ardent sincerity). What we have here is a Liszt A major worthy of comparison with the legendary Richter/Kondrashin recording of ten years later.

The Debussy and Ravel works of this concert's second half vividly evoke Maestro Cantelli's brilliance and genius in two particularly incandescent moments of glory. There are some who tend to disparage Debussy's incidental music for Gabriele d'Annunzio's 1911 play as "pretty wan, feeble stuff" but for some reason or other, Cantelli was mesmerized by its potential opportunities for evocative magic and kept returning to it. This version with the Philharmonic-Symphony may well be the most potent of his several recordings_thanks to the impactful immediacy of the splendidly miked Carnegie Hall sound and the dark color and physicality of the orchestra's style.

And this account of Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 seriously rivals the magnificent Philharmonia studio recording for the expansive breadth of its Daybreak (with the triangles ringing through its final chord!), the flexibility of its pantomime (John Wummer's flute solo is ravishing), and for the marvelous rhythmic swirl and excitement of the Danse General (which is, if anything, even more thrusting and dynamic with the added voltage of a thrilled audience.) Not for sale in the U.S.A.

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GUIDO CANTELLI CONDUCTS WORKS BY BEETHOVEN & MOZART
With Rudolf Serkin, piano. CD 1 of 2: Gabrieli/Ghedini: La Battaglia (Mar. 27, 1953); (12:16). Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K466 (March 27, 1953); (29:58). Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 (March 29, 1953) (33:45) NYPSO, Rudolf Serkin, piano. Total Time = 1:16:09. CD 2 of 2: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major, Op. 73 (Feb. 28, 1954) (36:52). Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (May 8, 1953) (34:44) NYPSO, Rudolf Serkin, piano. Total Time = 1:11:41 Unreleased New York Public Performances, 1953-54 Sound Restoration: Maggi Payne (2005). UPC# 0-17685-11702-2. Not for sale in the U.S.

CELIBIDACHE

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SERGIU CELIBIDACHE IN BERLIN: THE EARLY YEARS, 1945-1948 CD No.1 (73:26) Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.3 (10 Nov. 1946); Brahms: Symphony No.4 (21 Nov. 1945); Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche (31 Aug. 1947). CD No.2 (74:20) Dvorak: concerto in B minor, Op.104 (Tibor de Machula, cello) (18 Nov. 1945); Britten: Sinfonia de Requiem, Op.20 (10 Nov. 1946); Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op.25 (6 July 1946). CD No.3 (75:33) Haydn: Symphony No.94 in G Major (28 Sep. 1946); Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Op.9 (19 Apr. 1947); Debussy: La Mer (20 Mar. 1948) Debussy: Nocturnes No.2 (10 Nov. 1946); Gliére: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, Op.82: beginning (Erna Berger, soprano) (7 July 1946). CD No.4 (78:52) Gliére: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, Op.82; conclusion (7 July 1946); Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy (25 Mar. 1946); Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite Nr.2, Op.64b (1 Sept. 1946); Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque, Op.42 (24 July 1945). All above with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, except CD No.4 cut 10 with Berlin Radio Orchestra. First official release of the original master tapes in the collection of Deutches Rundfunkarchiv. AAD UPC #0-17685-10792-4 A co-production with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv.

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FIEDLER

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MAX FIEDLER CONDUCTS: TWO ROMANTIC MASTERPIECES
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77. Siegfried Borries, violin; Berlin Radio Orchestra, 26 Oct. 1936 & Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in Bb major, Op. 38. With Berlin Radio Orchestra, 11 Dec. 1936.

Previously unreleased broadcast transcriptions from the archives of Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (DRA). A co-production with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv. AAD. Total time: 72:17. UPC# 0-17685-10922-5.

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FRIED

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Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Oberon Overture (1826) Berlin State Opera Orch., 1924. [2] Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921): Fantasy on themes from Hänsel und Gretel (arr.: Oskar Fried) Berlin PO 1928. [3] Richard Wagner (1813-1883): Eine Faust-Ouvertüre WWV 59 (1855) Berlin State Opera Orch., 1928. [4] Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64 (1915) Berlin State Opera Orch., 1925. All from Grammophon 78s. Digital sound restoration: Gert Fischer; notes in English and German by the Fried authority Wolfgang Georgy; includes complete discography of Fried. AAD. Total Time: 78:03. UPC# 0-17685-11672-8.

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OSKAR FRIED CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN UND LISZT
. FRANZ LISZT: Mazeppa: 2 performances. Orchester der Staatsoper, Berlin rec.: 1925 [?], acoustic; and Philharmonisches Orchester, Berlin rec.: 1928, electric; LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony Nr. 3 E-flat op. 55 ("Eroica“): Orchester der Staatsoper, Berlin rec.: 1924 [?], acoustic. State of the art digital transfers by Gert Fischer, with extensive notes in German and English by Wolfgang Georgy and the late William F. Malloch.  AAD. Total Time: 78:30 UPC# 017685-11852-4 

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FURTWÄNGLER

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BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, OP. 125. Wihelm Furtwängler and the Philharmonia Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Choir, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano, Elsa Cavelti, contralto Ernst Häfliger, tenor, Otto Edelmann, baritone. Lucerne, 22 August 1954 (Furtwängler's last performance of this work). ADD. Total Time = 75:20. New digital restoration (2007) by Aaron Z. Snyder, using the revolutionary "harmonic balancing" technique. UPC# 0-17685-07902-3.

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FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS BRAHMS -- THE COMPLETE SYMPHONIES + SELECTED CONCERTOS: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op 68, Lucerne Festival Orchestra (27 Aug. 1947); Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73, VPO (28 Jan. 1945); Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90, BPO (Turin, 14 May 1954); Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98, BPO (15 Dec. 1943); Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83, Edwin Fischer, BPO (8 Nov. 1942); Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77, Gioconda De Vito, Turin Radio Orchestra (7 March 1952); Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a, VPO (18 Dec. 1943). UPC # 017685-08042-5. Special: 4 CDs priced as 3!

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FURTWÄNGLER -- THE WARTIME "EROICA". BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55, VPO (Dec.1944) & STRAUSS: Don Juan, Op. 20, Stockholm Philharmonic (25 Nov. 1942). UPC #0-17685-08142-2

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FURTWÄNGLER's BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67 and Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, "Pastorale", BPO (25 May 1947). UPC #0-17685-0789-27

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FURTWÄNGLER: BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 5. BPO 1942

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FURTWÄNGLER: BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7. BPO (Rome,1951).

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FURTWÄNGLER: MORE HISTORIC CONCERT PERFORMANCES
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61, Yehudi Menuhin, BPO (1947) & BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068, BPO (1948).

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FURTWÄNGLER
: BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, 1944

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FURTWÄNGLER'S BEETHOVEN.
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21, BPO (Berlin, 19 Sept. 1954); Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60, VPO (Munich, 4 Sept. 1953); Egmont Overture, Op. 84, VPO (Munich, 4 Sept. 1953) & FURTWÄNGLER speaks about Beethoven (an interview with H. Brailsford) (London, 2 Nov. 1948).
UPC #0-17685-0792-1

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FURTWÄNGLER'S BEETHOVEN: THE 1948 STOCKHOLM CONCERT. Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 & Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93, Stockholm Philharmonic (13 Nov. 1948) + a rehearsal excerpt of the Leonore III Overture, Stockholm Philharmonic (12 Nov. 1948).
UPC #0-17685-47932-8

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FURTWÄNGLER: SIBELIUS.
Violin Concerto in d, Op. 47, with Georg Kulenkampff, violin, BPO (7-8 Feb. 1943); En Saga, Op. 9 - two versions, BPO (7-8 Feb. 1943) & VPO (Stockholm, 25 Sept. 1950).
UPC #0-17685-07992-4

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FURTWÄNGLER'S BEETHOVEN 9TH: EARLIEST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE RECORDING.
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in d, BPO & Bruno Kittel Choir with Erna Berger - soprano, Gertrude Pitzinger - contralto, Walther Ludwig - tenor, Rudolf Watzke - bass. (London, 1 May 1937).
UPC #0-17685-08182-8

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FURTWÄNGLER: FROM WARTIME BERLIN CONCERTS.
WEBER: Freischütz Overture, BPO (20/22 March 1944); SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C, D.944, BPO (30 May/1 June or 6/8 Dec. 1942) & BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture, BPO (27/30 June 1943).
UPC #0-17685-08262-7.

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FURTWÄNGLER AT COVENT GARDEN, 1937: EXCERPTS FROM DIE WALKŸRE AND GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
. From the performance of 26 May 1937, Die Walkÿre: Act III complete with Kirsten Flagstad (Brünnhilde), Maria Müller (Sieglinde), Elsa Stenning (Helmwige), Mae Graven (Gerhilde), Thelma Bardsley (Ortlinde), Linda Seymour (Waltruate), Edith Coates (Siegrune), Evelyn Arden, Rossweise), Gladys Garside (Grimgerde), Gladys Ripley (Schwertleite), Rudolf Bockelmann (Wotan), and London Philharmonic. From the performance of 1 June 1937, excerpts from the Götterdämmerung with Kirsten Flagstad (Brünnhilde), Maria Nezadal (Gutrune), Kerstin Thorborg (Waltraute), Lauritz Melchior (Siegfried), Herbert Janssen (Gunther), Ludwig Weber (Hagen), Covent Garden Chorus, and London Philharmonic.
Timings:  CD 1: 76:41. CD 2: 78:46.      (AAD)  UPC # 017685-10352-0.

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FURTWÄNGLER
'S FREISCHUTZ:   Weber: Der Freischütz; with Elisabeth Grümmer (Agathe), Rita Streich (Aennchen), Hans Hopf (Max), Alfred Poell (Ottokar), Oscar Czerwenka (Kuno), Kurt Böhme (Caspar), Karl Dönch (Kilian), Claus Clausen (Samiel), Otto Edelmann (Hermit), with the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Chorus. Cond. Wilhelm Furtwängler; recorded at the Salzburg Festival on 26 July 1954. ADD CD1 74:34; CD 2 75:42; technical reconstruction by Maggi Payne. UPC # 0-17685-10642-2.

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FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS MOZART
: Includes Two Recording Premieres. CD 1 (62:53) Piano Concerto in E-flat, K482. Paul Badura-Skoda, VPO. (27 Jan. 1952; Concerto for 2 Pianos in E-flat, K365 Dagmar Bella & Paul Badura-Skoda, VPO. (8 Feb. 1949) This is the first authentic release ever of the recently discovered original and complete recordings of the two works above, reproduced from the only surviving original recordings. CD 2 (73:26) Serenade No. 10 for 13 wind instruments, K361 VPO, 10/19/26 Nov. & 3 Dec. 1947 (HMV); Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K550, VPO. 7/8 Dec. 1948 & 15 Feb. 1949 (HMV)
Technical reconstruction (2002) by Maggi Payne. (AAD) UPC # 0-17685-10972-0


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WILHELM FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS THREE SYMPHONIES BY BEETHOVEN

CD 1 (77:19) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 in C Major Op. 21 VPO, 30 Nov. 1952*. Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major Op. 55 BPO, 20 June 1950*.

CD 2 (79:49) Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 VPO, 3 Feb. 1952. Contains an excerpt from an interview with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf on Furtwängler (interviewer: Fred Maroth; 14 Aug. 1980, San Francisco). Hilde Güden, sop. Rosette Anday, alto. Julius Patzak, ten. Alfred Poell, bass. Total time: 157:08, [AAD] UPC# 0-17685-11172-3. *Previously issued on Music & Arts CD-711.

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CD-1127(1) WILHELM FURTWÄNGLER-- BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9
. Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus; Gré Brouwenstijn * Ira Malaniuk * Wolfgang Windgassen * Ludwig Weber. 8 August 1954 (Bayreuth) Total Time: 1:15:41 UPC#0-17685-11272-0

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MOZART: Don Giovanni, 1953 Salzburg Festival
, cond. Wilhem Furtwängler Don Giovanni: Cesare Siepi (b), Il Commendatore: Raffaele Arié (bs), Donna Anna: Elisabeth Grümmer (s), Don Ottavio: Anton Dermota (t), Donna Elvira: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (s), Leporello: Otto Edelmann (bs), Zerlina: Erna Berger (s), Masetto: Walter Berry (bs). UPC #0-17685-11292-8 AAD Timings: 59:13, 57:23, 62:41.

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WILHELM FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus, 15-24 July 1943, with Maria Müller (Eva), Camilla Kallab (Magdalena), Max Lorenz (Walther von Stolzing), Jaro Prohaska (Hans Sachs), Josef Greindl (Pogner), Benno Arnold (Kunz Vogelgesang), Helmut Fehn (Konrad Nachtigall), Eugen Fuchs (Beckmesser), Fritz Krenn (Fritz Kothner), Gerhard Witting (Balthasar Zorn), Karl Frollmann (Augustin Moser), Herbert Gosebruch (Hermann Ortel), Gustav Rödin (Ulrich Eisslinger), Franz Sauer (Hans Schwarz), Alfred Dome (Hans Foltz), Erich Zimmermann (David), Erich Pina (Nightwatchman). Bonus: 4 short orchestral works conducted by Furtwängler: Die Meistersinger—Act I Prelude (BPO, 2-19-49); Parsifal—Karfreitagszauber (BPO, 4-25-51); Götterdämmerung—Siegfried's Funeral March (BPO, 2-19-49) and Tristan und Isolde—Prelude and Liebestod (BPO, 11-8-42). Restoration: Ed Wilkinson (2004); notes by the late John Ardoin. 4 CDs, Total time: 4 hrs 56 min. [AAD] UPC # 017685-11532-5.

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FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS BRUCKNER: SYMPHONIES 4~5~6~7~8~9 IN NEW DIGITAL RESTORATIONS. CD 1 of 5 (65:55) Symphony No. 4 in E-flat, "Romantic" (65:55) 1888 Gutmann Edition ~ Wiener Philharmoniker, 22, October 1951, Stuttgart. CD 2 of 5 (68:50) Symphony No. 5 in B-flat (68:50) 1878 Haas Edition ~ Berliner Philharmoniker, 28, October 1942. CD 3 of 5 (79:50) Symphony No. 7 in E (63:11) 1884~85 Gutmann Edition ~ Berliner Philharmoniker, 23, April 1951. Symphony No. 6 in A (beginning) (Mov't 2; Mov't 1 no longer extant) 1881 Haas Edition ~ Berliner Philharmoniker, 13-16, November 1943. CD 4 of 5 (79:09) Symphony No. 6 in A (conclusion) 1881 Haas Edition ~ Berliner Philharmoniker, 13-16, November 1943. Symphony No. 9 in d (58:49) 1932 Orel Edition ~ Berliner Philharmoniker, 7, October 1944. CD 5 of 5 (79:11) Symphony No. 8 in c (79:11) 1887/90 Haas Edition ~ Modified by Furtwängler using the1892 Lienau Edition for guidance Wiener Philharmoniker. 17 October 1944. Digitally remastered in 2008 by Aaron Z. Snyder, using the revolutionary new harmonic balancing technique. Notes excerpted with the kind permission of the late John Ardoin, from his book The Furtwängler Record. UPC# 017685 - 12092 3

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FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale".
BPO (1944) & Leonore Overture, No. 3, ACO (1950).
UPC #0-17685-20012-0

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FURTWÄNGLER IN STOCKHOLM: THE WARTIME BEETHOVEN NINTH.
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, with Hjärdis Schymberg - soprano, Lisa Tunell - alto, Gösta Böckelin - tenor, Sigurd Björling - bass (1943).

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FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN: THE BEST OF THE WORLD WAR II LEGACY IN NEW DIGITAL TRANSFERS.
CD #1 - 76:04, Symphony #3 in Eb, Op. 55 (VPO, 19/20 Dec. 1944); Overture to "Coriolan," Op. 6 (BPO 27/30 June 1943); Overture #3 to "Leonore," Op. 72 (VPO, 2 June 1944). CD #2 - 76:49, Symphony #5 in c, Op. 67 (BPO, 27/30 June 1943); Symphony #6 in F, Op. 68 (BPO, 20/22 March 1944). CD #3 - 73:26, Symphony #4 in Bb, Op. 60 (BPO, 27/30 June 1943); Symphony #7 in A, Op. 92 (BPO, 31 Oct./3 Nov. 1943). CD #4 - 73:12, Symphony #9 in D-minor, Op. 125 with Tilla Briem (soprano), Elisabeth Hüngen (contralto), Peter Anders (tenor), Rudolf Watzke (bass), and the Philharmonic Choir (BPO, 22/24 March 1942). (AAD) UPC# 0-17685-40492-4.  

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BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8
, Berllin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler (1949).

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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 "Choral".
Tilla Briem, soprano; Elisabeth Hüngen, contralto; Peter Anders, tenor; Rudolf Watzke, bass; Bruno Kittel Choir, BPO, cond. FURTWÄNGLER (1942). Remastered in 1999 by Maggi Payne; graphics (booklet/card) are the same as 1990 version (CD-653).

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FURTWÄNGLER: TCHAIKOVSKY and WAGNER.
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5, WAGNER Siegfied Idyll and Overture to The Flying Dutchman. Turin Radio Orchestra, Turin Italy, 6 June, 1952

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FURTWÄNGLER: WAGNER. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Act 1 Prelude, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (July 1943); Tannhäuser - Overture, BPO (Rome, 1 May 1951); Parsifal: Good Friday Music, BPO (Alexandria, 25 April 1951); Götterdämmerung: Funeral March, BPO (Berlin, 19 Dec. 1949); Tristan und Isolde - Prelude and Liebestod, Stockholm Philharmonic (25 Nov. 1942); The Flying Dutchman - Overture, Turin Radio Orchestra (6 June 1952).
UPC #0-17685-47942-7

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FURTWÄNGLER: WEBER & SCHUBERT. WEBER: Der Freischütz - Overture, BPO (8 Dec. 1952) and SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C, D944, "Great", BPO (15 Sep. 1953).
UPC #0-17685-47952-6

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FURTWÄNGLER ON TOUR IN STOCKHOLM.
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 (first movement) & Symphony No. 9; STRAUSS, JR.: Emperor Waltz (fragment) (Konserthus,12 May 1943); HAYDN: Symphony No. 94; STRAUSS: Don Juan; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 ( Konserthus, 25 Sept. 1950), all with VPO.
UPC #0-17685-08022-7

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FURTWÄNGLER: RARE WARTIME CONCERT RECORDINGS. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 6 in A (2nd, 3rd and 4th movements only), BPO (13/16 Nov. 1943); BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68 (Finale), BPO (23 Jan. 1945) & Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56, BPO (12/15 Dec. 1943).
UPC #17685-48052-2

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FURTWÄNGLER'S WARTIME BEETHOVEN.
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60 (22-30 June 1943); Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 (31 Oct - 3 Nov. 1943); Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67 (27-30 June 1943) & Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastorale" (20-22 Mar. 1944), all with BPO.
UPC #0-17685-08242-9

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FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS CONCERT VERSIONS OF ACT I OF DIE WALKYRE & ACT III OF GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG. WAGNER: Walkÿre, Act I & Götterdämmerung, Act III; the rare 1952 Rome Radio recordings. Die Walkÿre, Act I with Hilde Konetzni as Sieglinde, Günther Treptow as Siegmund, and Otto von Rohr as Hunding, with the RAI Rome Orchestra; rec. 14 Jan. 1952 in Rome. Götterdämmerung, Act III, with Kirsten Flagstad as Brünhilde, Ludwig Suthaus as Siegfried, Josef Hermann as Gunther, and Josef Greindl as Hagen, with the RAI Rome Orchestra; rec. 31 May 1952.
UPC #0-17685-48662-3

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FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS BRAHMS: THE COMPLETE SYMPHONIES, ETC.
CD No. 1, 64:27, Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68, North German Radio Orchestra, Hamburg, 27 October 1951; Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68, Finale, Berlin Philharmonic Orch., Berlin, 23 Jan. 1945. CD No. 2, 75:20; Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna, 28 Jan. 1945; Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90, Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin, 27 April, 1954. CD No. 3, 60:00; Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98, Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin, 12-15 Dec. 1943; Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a, Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin, 12-15 Dec. 1943. CD No. 4, 68:05; Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83, Edwin Fisher, piano, Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin, 8 Nov. 1942; Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a, North German Radio Orch., Hamburg, 27 Oct. 1951.  UPC# 0-17685-49412-3

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HONEGGER

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HONEGGER CONDUCTS HONEGGER.
All the commercial recordings of his works for orchestra alone (1929-1947) + Le chant de Nigamon, cond. Rhené-Baton. La Tempête - Prelude, Pastorale d'été, Pacific 231, Rugby (Mouvement symphonique No. 2), all with Le Grand Orchestre Symphonique (1929-1930), Odeon and Columbia 78s; Les aventures du rois Pausole: Overture and Ballet with Grand Orchestre "Odeon"(1930), French Odeon 78; Le chant de Nigamon with Orchestre Pasdeloup, cond. Rhené-Baton from a 1929 Decca 78 and Symphonie No. 3 (Liturgique) with Orchestre Symphonique, from Decca 78s. Digital transfers utilizing new Sony noise-reduction equipment. Notes in English and French by musicologist and author William F. Malloch.
UPC #0-17685-07672-5

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HORENSTEIN

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BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat (Haas Edition), BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jascha Horenstein (Royal Albert Hall, London, 1971).

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JASCHA HORENSTEIN. BROADCAST PERFORMANCES FROM PARIS, 1952-1966.
All with the National Radio Orchestra; includes over 7 hours of previously unissued material. CD 1: Ravel: Piano Concerto (Monique Haas), 11 Feb. 1952. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, 1 June 1966. Roussel: Le Festin de l'araignee, Op. 17, 1 June 1966. CD 2: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, 19 Dec. 1961. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, 11 Feb. 1952. CD 3: Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, 19 Nov. 1956. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite, 3 Apr. 1964. CD 4: Debussy: La Mer, 1 June 1966. Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements,19 Dec. 1961. Strauss: Tod u. Verklärung, 26 Sept. 1961. CD 5: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Pilar Lorengar, Marga Hoeffgen, Josef Traxel, Otto Wiener) 31 Oct. 1963. Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture, 11 Feb. 1952. CD 6: Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, 26 Sept. 1961. Brahms: Symphony No. 1, 12 or 19 Dec. 1957. CD 7: Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, 31 Oct. 1963. Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (Marian Anderson), 22 Nov. 1956. Strauss: Metamorphosen, 3 Apr. 1964. CD 8: Beethoven: Egmont Overture, 27 May 1954. Ravel: Bolero, 1 July 1966. Janacek: Sinfonietta, 11 Feb. 1952. Haydn: Symphony No. 100 in G, 22 Nov. 1956. CD 9: Brahms: Tragic Overture, 19 Nov. 1956. Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto (Lola Bobesco), 13 Nov. 1950 Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Op. 100 22 Nov. 1956. Sound restoration: Maggi Payne (2004). Notes: Joel Lazar. Photographs courtesy of Peter Horenstein. Total time: 10 hours, 44 minutes. UPC# 17685-11462.

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HORENSTEIN CONDUCTS LISZT: A Faust Symphony with J. Mitchinson, tenor, BBC Northern Symphony (1972).
UPC #0-17685-47442-2

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HORENSTEIN IN PERFORMANCE. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in d (Haas edition), BBC S.O. (1970); WAGNER: Eine Faust Ouverture, BBC Northern S.O. (1972).
UPC #0-17685-47812-3

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JOCHUM

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JOCHUM'S BRUCKNER 5th: THE 1938 TELEFUNKEN RECORDING.
Anton Bruckner's Symphony #5 in B-flat. Hamburg State Philharmonic (Philharmonisches Staatsorchester), rec. 3/4 June 1938. From Telefunken 78 RPM set E 2672-2680. AAD. Total time 79:19 UPC #0-17685-10862-4.

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EUGEN JOCHUM IN CONCERT, 1944-1948.

CD #1 (55:37) Beethoven: Symphony #5 in c, Op. 67, Berlin Philharmonic, 12 Jan. 1945. Mozart: Symphony No. 33, in B-flat, K319, Berlin Philharmonic, 1 Feb. 1948.

CD #2 (56:15) Bruckner: Symphony #3 in d, WAB 103, Orchestra of the Hamburg State Theater, 13-15 May 1944. Licensed by Sender Freies Berlin and Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv. AAD. UPC # 0-17685-11002-3.

KABASTA

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OSWALD KABASTA: BROADCAST RECORDINGS 1943/1944.
Unlike previous releases (on Lys and other labels) these are from the original RRG tapes stored in the Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv, carefully re-engineered by Maggi Payne. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat. Op 55 (June 1943); Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 (9) Op 95 in E minor, "From The New World" (14 July 1944); Bruckner; Symphony No.4 in E-flat (30 June 1943), all with Munich Philharmonic (RRG tapes). 2 CDs; (72:20) & (70:29). A co-production with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv. UPC # 0-17685-10722-1.

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KLEIBER

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Erich Kleiber at NBC:
Four Complete Concerts from 1947/48, Previously Unissued.
CD No. 1 (50:57) (Concert of 20 Dec. 1947). Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B Minor; Weber: Konzertstück für Klavier in F Minor, Op. 79 with Claudio Arrau, piano; Falla: Introduction and Dance from La Vida Breve.
CD No. 2 (56:16) (Concert of 27 Dec. 1947) Corelli: Concerto Grosso No.8 in G Minor (Christmas Concerto); Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in Bb Major, D. 485; Johann Strauss: Tales of the Vienna Woods, op. 325 & Gypsy Baron Overture.
CD No. 3 (55:14) (Concert of 3 Jan. 1948). Dvorak: Carnival Overture & Wedding Dance from The Wild Dove. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor; Op 36.
CD No. 4 (55:26) (Concert of 10 Jan. 1948). Beethoven: Egmont Overture Op 84 & Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major,Op 55. AAD. UPC # 017685-11122-8.

KLEMPERER

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KLEMPERER IN HAMBURG: TWO COMPLETE CONCERTS WITH THE NDR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CD No.1 (60:47) Bach: Suite Nr.3 in D (28 Sept. 1955); Beethoven: Symphony Nr. 7 in A (28 Sept. 1955). CD No.2 (50:40) Mozart: Symphony in A, K201 (28 Sept. 1955) and Mozart: Symphony in g, K550 (3 May 1966). CD No.3 (63:53) Bruckner: Symphony Nr. 7 in E (3 May 1966). Produced with the kind cooperation of Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg. Released by permission of EMI. AAD UPC #0-17685-10882-2. Liner notes in German and English

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OTTO KLEMPERER IN PERFORMANCE. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 in E, BPO (1958); STRAUSS: Till Eulen-spiegel, ACO (1957).
UPC #0-17685-47512-2

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KLEMPERER AT THE CONCERTGEBOUW: BEETHOVEN: "Ah, Perfido!", Brouwenstein; DE FALLA: Nights in the Gardens of Spain, Willem Andriessen, piano; JANACEK: Sinfonietta (1926); BARTÔK: Concerto for Viola & Orchestra, Primrose (1951).       UPC #0-17685-47522-1

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KLEMPERER: BRUCKNER, Symphony No. 5 in B-flat. VPO (2 June 1968.)
UPC #0-17685-48362-2

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KLEMPERER CONDUCTS MAHLER.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in c, "Resurrection." Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano; Hilde Rössl-Majdan, contralto; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (public performance, 1963).
UPC #0-17685-48812-2

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KNAPPERTSBUSCH

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BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4,
"Romantic", BPO from a public performance of 1944.   UPC #017685-02492-4

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"KNA" CONDUCTS BRUCKNER'S 8TH. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c (1892 ed.), BPO, cond. Hans Knappertsbusch (7/8 Jan. 1951).

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     Special Price: 4 CDs for the price of 3!

THE 1952 BAYREUTH MEISTERSINGER WITH "KNA".
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. The 1952 Bayreuth Festival production conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch, with Otto Edelman as Sachs, Hans Hopf as Stolzing, Lisa Della Casa as Eva, Heinrich Pflanzl as Beckmesser, and Kurt Boehme as Pogner. Special bonus: The Siegfried Idyll with the WDR (Koeln) Radio Orchestra conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch, from a 7 May, 1953 broadcast performance.  Timings: CD 1: 73:12; CD 2: 79:02; CD 3: 72:33; CD 4: 70:29. [AAD]  UPC #0-17685-10142-7.

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HANS KNAPPERTSBUSCH CONDUCTS BRUCKNER:
Symphony No. 5; Munich P.O., 19 March1959; and Brahms:Tragic Overture; Südfunk S.O., 15 November 1963. Total Time: 77:44

NOTE: The Bruckner 5th was originally issued as part of Music & Arts set CD-1028, "Hans Knappertsbusch Conducts Bruckner", in 1998. This performance has been completely re-engineered and greatly improved in sound in the new 2002 release. AAD. UPC #017685-11052-8. Not available in Germany for copyright reasons.

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KNAPPERTSBUSCH'S 1956 BAYREUTH RING --AT LAST, IN SUPERB FIDELITY!
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Hans Hotter as Wotan, Wolfgang Windgassen as Siegmund and Siegfried, Josef Greindl as Hunding, Gre Brouwenstijn as Sieglinde, and Astrid Varnay as Brünnhilde. With the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch (1956). [ADD]

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KNAPPERTSBUSCH CONDUCTS BRUCKNER --SPECIAL PRICE-- 6CD set for $ 59.80! Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in d, with NDR Symphony Orchestra (Hamburg) 15 Jan. 1962; Symphony No. 4 in Eb, B.P.O., 8 Sept. 1944; Symphony No. 5 in Bb, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, 19 Mar. 1959; Symphony No. 7 in E, V.P.O. (Salzburg Festival), 30 Aug. 1949; Symphony No. 8 in c, B.P.O., 7/8 Jan. 1951; Symphony No. 9 in d (unfinished), B.P.O. 29/30 Jan. 1950. Technical reconstruction (1998) by Maggi Payne; with a lengthy essay on the works and performances by Mark Kluge. (ADD) This collection brings together Knappertsbusch's finest Bruckner recordings in the best possible sound. Total time: 6 hours, 21 min. 37 sec. UPC # 017685-40282-1

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BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 in E.
VPO, cond. Knappertsbusch (Salzburg Festival, 30 August 1949).
UPC #0-17685-42092-2

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KNAPPERTSBUSCH CONDUCTS BRUCKNER'S THIRD. ANTON BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 3 in d, Bavarian State Orchestra (from a public performance given in Munich on 11 Oct. 1954); RICHARD WAGNER: Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey & Funeral, Berlin State Opera Orchestra (from a public performance given in Nov. 1959), cond. Hans Knappertsbusch. [AAD] Total time: 69:28.
UPC #0-17685-42572-1

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KNAPPERTSBUSCH CONDUCTS BRUCKNER AND HAYDN.
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in d, Bavarian State Orchestra, Munich, February 1958; HAYDN: Symphony No. 94 in G, "Surprise", BPO, Berlin, February 1950. [AAD] Total time: 76:38.

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KNAPPERTSBUSCH AND THE ROMANTICS.
WEBER: "Euryanthe" Overture with Cologne Radio Orchestra (May 1962) & SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C, D 944 ("The Great") with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (October 1957). [AAD] Total time: 62:39.
UPC #0-17685-49362-1

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KOUSSEVITZKY

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SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY CONDUCTS BRAHMS.
The Complete Symphonies: Previously unreleased live performances. CD No. 1 (1:18:28) Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 (17 Feb. 1945) Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (10 Nov. 1945) CD No. 2: (1:13:06) Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 (8 Oct. 1946) Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 (29 April 1944) AAD. UPC # 017685-110825 Not available in the USA for copyright reasons.

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SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONIES.

Symphony No 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 rec: Centennial Symphony Orchestra, March 11, 1949; Symphony Hall, Boston; Symphony No 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 rec: Centennial Symphony Orchestra, November 6, 1943; Symphony Hall, Boston; Symphony No 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique" rec: Centennial Symphony Orchestra, February 9, 1946; Symphony Hall, Boston. Previously unissued live performances. CD 1 = 68:26. CD 2 = 63:47. Technical reconstruction (2004): Aaron Z. Snyder; notes by American Record Guide contributor Tom Godell.  (AAD) UPC#17685-1138-2. Not available in the USA.

 

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HOROWITZ IN TWO PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED CONCERT PERFORMANCES. TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, cond. William Steinberg (August 1949) and RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d, Op.30 with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra cond. Serge Koussevitzky (August 1950). Total time: 71:13. (AAD) UPC#0-17685-49632-5.

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, SHOSTAKOVICH, TCHAIKOVSKY:  KOUSSEVITZKY CONDUCTS MUSIC FROM RUSSIA.
  Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36, live, 31 March, 1945;  Symphony No. 9 in E-flat, Op. 70, live August 10, 1946; 1812 Overture in E-flat, Op. 49, live, August 10, 1946. Not available in the USA.

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MENGELBERG

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MENGELBERG: TCHAIKOVSKY, THE LEGENDARY 1928/37 78 RPM RECORDINGS. Symphony No. 4 in f, Op. 36 (June 1929 for Columbia); Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64 (May 1928 for Columbia); Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 74 (Dec. 1937 for Telefunken); Romeo and Juliet (May 1930 for Columbia); Serenade for Strings, Op. 48: Waltz (May 1928 for Columbia), ACO.   

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MENGELBERG: PUBLIC PERFORMANCES WITH THE CONCERTGEBOUW ORCH. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 (1939); DVORAK: Violin Concerto in a (1943), with Maria Neuss, violin; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 (1940), Egmont Overture (1943); DEBUSSY: Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra (1938), with Walter Gieseking, piano; BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 and Violin Concerto in D (1943), Herman Krebbers, violin; SCHUBERT: Sonata in a (1940) with Gaspar Cassado, cello; BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 (1940) with Guila Bustabo, violin; WAGNER: Tannhäuser Overture (1940).        UPC #0-17685-47802-4  

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MITROPOULOS

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THE 1941 NEW YORK ALL-BUSONI COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT
MOZART/BUSONI: Idomeneo Overture; BUSONI: Indian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra (Egon Petri, piano); Sarabande and Cortége (2 sketches for Doktor Faustus); Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35a (Joseph Szigeti, violin) & Szigeti talks about Busoni (from a1965 Harvard University lecture). With Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Dimitri Mitropoulos (New York, 28 December, 1941). (AAD) Total Time: 72:49 UPC # 017685-10522-7

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MISCHA ELMAN IN CONCERT. TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35, Mischa Elman, violin, with Symphony Orchestra, cond. Paul Paray (1 December 1945) & MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64, New York Philharmonic, cond. Dimitri Mitropoulos (15 November 1953).
UPC #0-17685-48682-1

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MITROPOULOS IN VIENNA.
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht; and FRANZ SCHMIDT: Symphony No. 2 in E-flat. From the concert of 28 September 1958 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, given in the Grosser Saal of the Musikverein. Total time: 77:34 (ADD) UPC # 0-17685-09912.

 

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MONTEUX

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PIERRE MONTEUX IN FRANCE:1952-58 CONCERT PERFORMANCES. (8 Disc set) CD# 1 (77:43) Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version) • Paris, 8 May 1958 & Paris, 9 June 1955 Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps • Strasbourg, 17 June 1955 Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakoff: Le coq d’or • Paris, 8 May 1958 CD# 2 (68:06) Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in d minor, Op.125 • Paris, 6 or 8 Nov. 1958, with Maria Stader, sop., Helene Bouvier, alto, Libero de Luca, ten., Josef Greindl, bass CD# 3 (74:39) Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D, Op. 36 • Paris, 3 May 1956 W. A. Mozart: Piano Con. No. 24 in c, K. 491 • Robert Casadesus, piano; Montreux, 22 Sept. 1958 Serge Prokofiev: Sym No.1, Op.25 ‘Classical’ • Paris, 8 May 1958 CD# 4 (77:46) W. A. Mozart: Violin Con. No. 5 in A, K. 219, ‘Turkish’ • Annie Jodry, violin; Strasbourg, 17 June 1955 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 • Strasbourg, 17 June 1955 Paul Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione • Paris, 8 Nov. 1958 CD# 5 (75:15) Claude Debussy: 3 Images • Paris, 3 May 1956 Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade • G. Moysan, sop., Strasbourg, 13 June 1952 Claude Debussy: Jeux — Poème dansé • Paris, 9 June 1955 F. Couperin/D. Milhaud: La Sultane • Paris, 8 November 1958 CD# 6 (79:22) Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome • Paris, 3 May 1956 Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung • Paris, 3 May 1956 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in AMajor, Op. 92 • Strasbourg, 13 June 1952 CD# 7 (72:50) P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in e, Op.64 • Paris, 8 May 1958 Sir Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), Op.36 • Paris, 24 Sept. 1958 CD# 8 (47:50) Richard Wagner: Flying Dutchman Overture • Paris, 9 June 1955 César Franck: Symphony in D Minor • Paris, 24 Sept. 1958 All above with the National Orchestra. Includes approx. 5 hours of previously unreleased material. This set is released with the kind cooperation of Nancie Monteux-Barendse and The Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians. Sound restoration (2005): Kit Higginson. Extensive notes by conductor John Canarina. [Special! 8 CDs for the price of 6] Not for sale in France. AAD UPC # 017685-11822

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CD-1192 (13) Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux: Broadcast performances from California, 1941-1952. All Performances with The Standard Symphony Orchestra (San Francisco). CD No. 1 (78:13) BEETHOVEN: Consecration of the House Overture - Symphony No. 5 Prometheus Adagio - Egmont, Fidelio & Leonore No. 3 Overtures. CD No. 2 (75:51) MOZART: Don Giovanni Overture - Symphony in D, Haffner Piano Concerto in A (exc.) (W. Kapell, soloist) - Die Zauberflöte Overture - Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail Overture GLUCK: Iphigénie en Aulide Ouverture HAYDN: Symphony No. 88. CD No. 3 (70:12) R. STRAUSS: Don Juan - Tod und Verklärung - Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche - Der Rosenkavalier Suite. CD No. 4 (66:33) WAGNER: Parsifal (exc.) - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (exc.) Der Fliegende Holländer (exc.) - Tristan und Isolde (exc.). CD No. 5 (61:54) WAGNER: Die Walküre (exc.) - Siegfried (exc.) - Götterdämmerung (exc.) - Rienzi Overture LISZT: Les Préludes - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. CD No. 6 (74:02) BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture - The Trojans Prelude - L’enfance du Christ (exc) - La Damnation de Faust (exc.) - Romeo and Juliet (exc.) - The Corsair Overture. CD No. 7 (70:14) MENDELSSOHN: Ouverture Die Fingals-Höhle - Symphony No. 4 - Ouverture zu Ruy Blas - TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy - BRAHMS: Five Waltzes from Op. 39 (arr. Hertz). CD No. 8 (76:27) ROSSINI: L’Italiana in Algeri Overture - BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 (exc.) - THOMAS: Mignon Overture - DUKAS: L’Apprenti Sorcier - MESSIAEN: L’Ascension - SIBELIUS: Valse Triste BRAHMS: Tragic Overture - WEBER: Euryanthe Overture SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever. CD No. 9 (75:51) BORODIN: Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Christmas Eve Suite - Russian Easter Overture - Capriccio Espagnol - GLAZUNOV: Scènes de Ballet RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 (exc.). CD No. 10 (74:59) FRANCK: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue (arr. Pierné) - Rédemption - Psyche Suite (exc.) - Symphony in d. CD 11 (1:19:12) GRETRY: Cephale et Procris - NICOLAI: Merry Wives of Windsor Overture - MASSENET: Phedre - FALLA: 3-Cornered Hat Suite ROSSINI: William Tell Overture - WAGNER: Tannhäuser Overture - RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome. CD 12 (1:11:47) BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37 mvt 1 (Solomon) - SCHUBERT-LISZT: Wanderer Fantasy (Lili Kraus, piano) - TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto in Bb minor, Op. 23 mvt 1 (Cherkassky) - BRAHMS: Concerto for violin and cello in a, Op. 102 mvt 1 (Naoum & Boris Blinder). CD 13 (1:13:59) WALTON: Façade Suite - SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in d, Op. 120 - MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C, K 551 - ALFANO: Aria from Resurrection - SIBELIUS: Pohjola’s Daughter - CHADWICK: Jubilee Released with the kind cooperation of Nancie Monteux-Barendse and The Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians. Selected and annotated by Arthur Bloomfield. Contents of CDs 1-10 previously issued on Music & Arts set CD-978 in 1997 (deleted). Contents of CDs 11-13 previously unissued Revised and Enlarged New Edition. Contains Nearly 4 Hours of New Material! UPC 017685-119224 Special! 13 CDs priced as 8!

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MONTEUX'S BERLIOZ: THE PARIS RECORDINGS. Benvenuto Cellini Overture; Les Troyens: Prelude to Act III; Symphonie Fantastique. From 78 rpm recordings (1930).
UPC #0-17685-47622-8

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MONTEUX CONDUCTS RAVEL. Daphnis et Chloë (complete ballet), ACO (23 June 1955) & Sheherazade, ACO, with Victoria de Los Angeles, soprano (20 Nov. 1963).
UPC #0-17685-48122-2

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MONTEUX CONDUCTS BERLIOZ.
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24. Regine Crespin, soprano; Andre Turp, tenor; Michelle Roux, baritone; cond. Pierre Monteux; LSO Chorus, LSO (public performance recording, 8 March 1962). (AAD) Timings: CD 1- 58:09; CD 2 - 67:57. UPC #0-17685-49282-2. Not available in The U.S.A and the U.K. for copyright reasons.

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REINER

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REINER'S WALKŸRE, ACT II WITH FLAGSTAD & MELCHIOR
. Richard Wagner Die Walkÿre Act II -- From San Francisco, 13 November, 1936 with Kirsten Flagstad as Brünnhilde, Lotte Lehmann as Sieglinde, Kathryn Meisle as Fricka, Lauritz Melchior as Siegmund, Friedrich Schorr as Wotan and Emanuel List as Hunding; conducted by Fritz Reiner. (AAD) Total Time-67:14 UPC# 0-17685-10482-4

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SCHURICHT

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CARL SCHURICHT: UNISSUED BROADCAST PERFORMANCES, 1937-1951
CD 1
(59:49) Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde & Mendelssohn: Athalia Overture, Op. 74 (29 Apr. 1950) & Reger: Variations and Fuge on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132 (5 Nov 1950).

CD 2 (50:45) Haydn: Concerto in D Major for violin, cello and orchestra, Hob VIIb:2 (Op. 101) with Enrico Mainardi, cello (5 Nov 1950) & Schubert: Symphony in B Minor D 759 (29 Feb 1952).

CD 3 (56:03) Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in d (2 Nov 1951). All above with Stuttgart Radio Orchestra: issued with the kind cooperation of SWR-Media, Stuttgart.

CD 4 (69:17) Wagner: Siegfried's Death (from Götterdämmerung) & Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in Eb Op. 55; movement # 2 Funeral March. Both with Berlin Radio Orchestra (19 Jun 1942). J. C. Bach: Sinfonia in D, Op. 18 No. 4, with Berlin Radio Orchestra (9 Apr 1937) & Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 with Berlin Radio Orchestra (26 Feb 1937). CD 4 is a co-production with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (DRA). AAD. Total time: 72:17. UPC# 0-17685-10942-3.

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CARL SCHURICHT:
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in d -- a previously unissued concert. Carl Schuricht conducts the Orchestre National with Maria Stader, with soprano Katharina Marti, contralto Waldemar Kmentt, tenor, Heinz Rehfuss, bass and "L'Union chorale de La-Tour-de-Peilz" and "Choeur de Chailly-sur-Clarens". Public performance given at Montreux, Pavillon du Festival, 12 September 1954. Total Time: 66:03. Sound restoration: Aaron Z. Snyder. ADD, mono, UPC# 0-174685-11662-9.

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CARL SCHURICHT CONDUCTS BRUCKNER AND REGER IN HAMBURG.
ANTON BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 in E, NDR Symphony Orchestra (Hamburg), 4 October 1954. MAX REGER: An die Hoffnung, Op. 124 (text: Hölderlin), NDR Symphony Orchestra, Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano, 23/24 October 1955 [released for the first time]. ANTON BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in c minor, NDR Symphony Orchestra, 23/24 October 1955, [complete performance released for the first time], CD 1 Total time: 79:41, CD2 Total time: 74:05. Restoration engineer: Maggi Payne; extensive notes by Mark W. Kluge. UPC # 0-17685-11722-0

 

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STOKOWSKI

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, II.
MUSSORGSKY (arr. Stokowski): A Night On The Bare Mountain (stereo, 1964), LSO; WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll (mono, 1960), Symphony of the Air; FRANCK: Symphony in d (stereo, 1970), Hilversum Radio Orchestra.
UPC #0-17685-06572-9

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, XIII.
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata in c-sharp, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" (trans. Stokowski), Stokowski's Symphony Orch. (in the Lotus Club, New York, 29 March 1947) & Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 "Choral", with Agnes Davis - soprano, Robert Betts - tenor, Ruth Cathcart - contralto, Eugene Loewenthal - baritone; The Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus, cond. Levin. (30 April 1934 in Trinity Church Studio No. 2, Camden, NJ).
UPC #0-17685-08462-1

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LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI--A FABLED CONCERT PERFORMANCE
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-flat "Symphony of a Thousand". Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra with Carlos Alexander, Eugene Conley, Frances Yeend, Martha Lipton, George London, Uta Graf, Camilla Williams, Louis Bernhardt, the Westminster Choir, Schola Cantorum, and the Boys' Choir from P.S. No. 12 (April, 1950). AAD, 77:58. Originally released in 1988 as part of Music & Arts CD set number CD-280.  UPC# 0-17685-11302-4

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, III. MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition & A Night on Bare Mountain, BBC S.O. (1963); SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in d, LSO (1964).
UPC #0-17685-47652-5

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, IV. RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2, HBO (1946); PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3, NYPSO with William Kapell, piano (1949).
UPC #0-17685-47692-1

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, V. DE FALLA: El amor brujo, BBC Symphony, Gloria Lane, mezzo (1964); VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 8 in d, BBC S.O. (1964) & OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Hymn for Orchestra, Frankfurt RSO (1955).
UPC #0-17685-47702-7

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, VI. KODÁLY: Háry János Suite, Radio Budapest Symphony (1967) & Te Deum of Buda Castle, The American Youth Performs Chorus and Orchestra; DE FALLA: Nights in the Gardens of Spain, William Kapell, piano, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (1949).
UPC #0-17685-47712-6

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, VII. IBERT: Escales; RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso; DEBUSSY: Prelude d'Apres-midi d'un faune, French National Radio Orchestre (1958); DEBUSSY: Iberia, Hessian Radio Orchestra (Frankfurt, 1955); MILHAUD: Concerto for Percussion & Small Orchestra, Südwestfunk Orchestra (Baden-Baden, 1955).
UPC #0-17685-47782-9 Not for sale in France

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, VIII. MESSIAEN: L'Ascension: Quatre Meditations Symphoniques, LSO & Chorus (London, 18 June 1970); IVES: Second Orchestral Suite, LSO & Chorus (London, 18 June 1970); BRITTEN: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Purcell), BBC S.O. (London, 23 July 1963); BARBER: Adagio for Springs, Large S.O. of Soviet Radio & TV (Moscow, May or June 1958).
UPC #0-17685-47872-7

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, IX. TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture, The Hague Residentie Orchestra (Scheveningen, 27 June 1951); PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet: three excerpts, Southwest German Radio Orchestra (Baden-Baden, 15 May 1955) & Alexander Nevsky Cantata, Op. 78, Hilversum Radio Philharmonic with Sophia Sante, mezzo (Amsterdam, 22 Aug. 1970).
UPC #0-17685-48312-7

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, X. DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in e, Op. 95 (From The New World) (26 June 1940); SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 105 - Stokowski's only recording of the work (22 Sept. 1940) & RAVEL: Bolero - Stokowski's only recording of the work (26 July 1940). All with the All-American Youth Orchestra.
UPC #0-17685-48412-4

 

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, XII. BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98 (New York, 26 July 1940); BACH-STOKOWSKI: Andante Sostenuto from Violin Sonata No. 2 in a, BWV 1003 (3-4 July 1941); MENDELSSOHN: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream (3-4 July 1941); STRAUSS: Tod und Verklürung, Op. 24 (3-4 July 1941). All with the All-American Youth Orchestra.
UPC #0-17685-48452-0

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, XIV. MUSSORSKY: A Night on Bald Mountain (arr. Stokowski); GLINKA: Kamarinskaya; SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude in e-flat (Symphonic translation by Stokowski); STRAVINSKY: Pastorale (arr. Stokowski); TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; SCRIABIN: Symphony No. 4, "Poem of Ecstacy", Op. 54; LIADOV: Eight Russian Folk Songs, Op. 58 (4 excerpts): No. 3 Lament, No. 4 Humorous Song, No. 6 Lullaby & No. 8 Dance; BORODIN: Polvtsian Dances from the Opera "Prince Igor", The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (15 June 1969).
UPC #0-17685-48472-8

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, XV, WITH THE ALL AMERICAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in c, Op. 67 (rec. 14 Nov. 1940); BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in c, Op. 68 (rec. 8 July 1941; previously unpublished except as a private recording issued for members of the Leopold Stokowski Society of America). Disc-to-tape transfers: Mark Obert-Thorn.
UPC #0-17685-48572-5

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STOKOWSKI'S "CHORAL" SYMPHONY:
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125 and WAGNER: Suite from "The Mastersingers" (Prelude to Act III, Dance of the apprentices, Entrance of the Mastersingers). Both from a concert with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with Heather Harper, soprano, Helen Watts, contralto, Alexander Young, tenor, and Donald McIntyre, bass; given in the Fairfield Hall, Croydon, on 23 September 1967. [AAD] Total time: 76:36.
UPC #0-17685-09432-3.

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STOKOWSKI CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY.
Public performances, 1965 - 1973.
CD No. 1 (77:33): Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (Tokyo, 8 July 1965); Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 ("Pathetique"), London Symphony Orchestra (Fairfield Hall, Croydon, 21 April 1973)
CD No. 2 (70:42): Symphony No. 6 (conclusion); Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, American Symphony (New York, 12 April 1967); Overture 1812 in E-flat for Orchestra, Op. 59, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London, 15 June 1969). [AAD]    UPC #0-17685-09442-2.

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Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. CD premières of their rarest 78 rpm recordings
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CD 1 (58:42): VIVALDI (arr. Stokowski): Concerto Grosso in D minor (from “L’estro armonico,” Op. 3, No. 11) [1934]; PALESTRINA (orch. Stokowski): Adoramus te [1934]; FRESCOBALDI (orch. Stokowski): Gagliarda [1934]; LULLY(arr. Stokowski): Le Triomphe de l’Amour – Nocturne, Alceste—Prelude, Thesée [1930]; BYRD (orch. Stokowski): Pavane and Gigue [1937]; HANDEL (arr. Stokowski): Overture in D minor (Chandos Anthem No. 2) [1935]; Messiah—Pastoral Symphony - March [1930]; Music – Suite [1934]. CD 2 (75:54): BACH (orch. Stokowski): Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 [1934];Ich ruf ’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Chorale Prelude, BWV639); Es ist Vollbracht (from the St. John Passion, BWV245) [1934]; Ein’ feste Burg (from Cantata No. 80, BWV80) [1933]; Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582 [1929]; BOCCHERINI (arr. Stokowski): Minuet (from Quartet in E major, Op. 13, No. 5) [1929]; HAYDN (orch. Stokowski): Andante cantabile (from String Quartet in E major, Op. 3, No. 4) [1929]; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 [1931]. CD 3(73:27): Outline of Themes for the Franck Symphony [1927]; FRANCK: Symphony in D minor [1927]; DEBUSSY: Nocturnes [1928, 1929, 1927]; Clair de lune (from Suite Bergamasque) (orch. Stokowski) [1937]; Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [1940]. CD 4(74:52): WEBER(orch. Berlioz/Stokowski): Invitation to the Dance [1937]; BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98 [1931]; Hungarian Dance No. 1 (orch. Stokowski) [1934]; STRAUSS II: Blue Danube—Waltz, Op. 314 ; Vienna Woods—Waltz, Op. 325 [1939]; STRAUSS: Salome—Dance of the Seven Veils [1929]; SOUSA: El Capitan—March [1929]; The Stars and Stripes Forever—March [1929]. Restoration engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn. Extensive notes by Richard Freed. UPC# 17685-11732

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STOKOWSKI and KUBELIK conduct:
Experimental stereo recordings from 1952.  JACOB AVSHALOMOV (b. 1919): The Taking of T’ung Kuan (7:53). TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 (43:52) with Leopold Stokowski and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, recorded during the concert of November 20, 1952. SMETANA: “Tábor” from Vlast (13:20) with Rafael Kubelik and the Mercury Orchestra, recorded December 6, 1952 in Chicago. Original Recording Engineer: Bert Whyte. CD Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn. [AAD]. Total time: 65:06 UPC #0-17685-11902-6

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STRAVINSKY

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CD-1184(2) IGOR STRAVINSKY CONDUCTS HIS OWN WORKS:
  Apollo • Oedipus Rex • Symphonies of Winds Capriccio • Jeu de Cartes • Symphony in 3 Movements. CD 1 (78:40) Apollon Musagète Ballet en deux tableaux pour orchestre à cordes. With Kölner RSO (WDR) [Cologne Radio Orchestra], Köln, 8 Oct. 1951. Oedipus Rex Opéra oratorio en deux actres d’après Sophocle With Kölner RSO (WDR) [Cologne Radio Orchestra], Köln, 8 Oct. 1951. Oedipus: Peter Pears, Ten., Jokaste: Martha Mödl, MS; Kreon: Heinz Rehfuss, Bar., Tiresias: Otto von Rohr, B., Shepherd: Helmut Krebs, Ten., Speaker: Werner Hessenland [in German]; with the expanded men’s choir of NWDR. CD 2 (71:22) Symphonies d’instruments à vent à la mémoire de Claude Debussy [1947 rev.] With SO des SWF, Baden-Baden, 21 May 1954* Capriccio pour piano et orchestre en trois parties [1949 rev.] With Maria Bergmann, SO des SWF, Baden-Baden, 21 May 1954* Jeu De Cartes. Ballet en trois donnes. With SO des SWF, Baden-Baden, 21 May 1954* Symphony in Three Movements With Maria Bergmann, SO des SWF, Baden-Baden, 21 May 1954* * Previously unissued. Sound restoration: Kit Higginson. AAD; UPC# 17685-11842-5

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TOSCANINI        

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HOROWITZ AND TOSCANINI PLAY BRAHMS: UNISSUED BROADCAST PERFORMANCES
. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 83 with Vladimir Horowitz, piano (23 Oct 1948) & Syphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 (31 Mar 1946). UPC# 0-17685-10772-6 (79:33) AAD.

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TOSCANINI CONDUCTS MUSIC FROM RUSSIA
CD1
(61:50) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, Classical Symphony (from the broadcast of 15 Nov. 1947). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 74, Pathetique (15 Nov. 1947). Glinka: Capriccio brillante on the Jota aragonesa for Orchestra, First Spanish Orchestra (from the broadcast of 28 Feb. 1948).

CD2 (76:42) Tchaikovsky: Manfred (symphony) in b for Orchestra [after Byron], Op. 58 (from the broadcast of 28 Feb. 1948). Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition for Piano [orchd. Ravel, 1922] (from the broadcast of 14 Feb. 1948). From recently discovered broadcast transcriptions. In best possible sound. Total Time: 2:18:30 UPC# 017685-11152-5

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TOSCANINI IN BUENOS AIRES: A PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED BEETHOVEN NINTH
. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125. Arturo Toscanini, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, July 24, 1941 AAD; UPC #017685-1119-1; Total Time: 64:18

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ARTURO TOSCANINI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN
: SYMPHONY NO. 3  in E-flat, Op.55, "Eroica" ( NBC S.O., 3 Dec. 1938); LEONORE 3 OVERTURE  (NBC S.O., 6 March 1948); CORIOLAN OVERTURE  (NBC S.O., 6 Dec. 1953).  Restorations: Graham Newton (2004). "Eroica" previously released on CD-264 (1987); "Coriolan" previously released on CD-3007 (1988); "Leonore III" previously unissued. AAD. Total time: 66:52; UPC # 0-17685-11342-0.

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TOSCANINI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN: Treasured Pre-War Performances. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in d, Op. 125, Vina Bovy, Kerstin Thorborg, Jan Peerce, Ezio Pinza, NBC Symphony Orchestra (6 Feb. 1938); Quartet, Op. 135: 2 Movements, NBC S. O. (1 Jan. 1938). Total time: 74:12. Technical reconstruction (2004) by Graham Newton. Analytical notes (2004) by Christopher Dyment. [AAD] UPC # 17685-11352-9.

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TOSCANINI'S BEETHOVEN:
More Unreleased Recordings. Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture for the Consecration of the House; String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135-2 Movements; Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 (All from NBC S. O. concert of 25 Oct. 1947); Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 (from NBC S. O. concert of 21 Sept. 1947). Total time: 72:41. Technical reconstruction (2004) by Graham Newton. Liner notes by Christopher Dyment. [AAD] UPC # 17685-11362-8.  

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ARTURO TOSCANINI AND THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
An unissued performance from 1937! Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ("Choral") with Isobel Baillie, soprano; Mary Jarred, mezzo-soprano; Parry Jones, tenor; Harold Williams, bass; BBC S. O. & Choral Society (Leader: Leslie Woodgate). Recorded during the performance of 3rd November 1937 in Queen's Hall, London. Total time: 64:45. Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn. [AAD] UPC # 17685-11442-7.

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CD-1203(5) TOSCANINI'S 1939 BEETHOVEN CYCLE. Complete symphonies and selected overtures from the legendary October-December 1939 NBC cycle. CD 1: Symphony No 1 in C Major, Op. 21 & Symphony No 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" (Studio 8H, 28 Oct. 1939. CD 2: Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op. 36; Symphony No 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60 & Leonore Overture No. 3 (Studio 8H, 4 Nov. 1939). CD 3: Symphony No 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale" & Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (Studio 8H, 11 Nov. 1939). CD 4: Egmont Overture & Symphony No 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (Studio 8H, 18 Nov. 1939); Leonore Overture No. 1 & Symphony No 8 in F Major, Op. 93 (Studio 8H, 25 Nov. 1939). CD 5: Leonore Overture No. 2 (Studio 8H, 25 Nov. 1939}; Symphony No 9 in D Minor, Op. 1(Jarmila Novotna, Kerstin Thorborg, Jan Peerce, Nicola Moscona, Westminster Choir, Carnegie Hall, 2 Dec. 1939). New digital transfers by Aaron Z. Snyder using the revolutionary harmonic balancing process. Notes: Christopher Dyment. Total time: 6 hrs 12 min. UPC # 0-17685-12032- 9. Special price: 5 CDs priced as 4!

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CD-3008(1) TOSCANINI'S FINAL CONCERT. WAGNER: Lohengrin
, Prelude to Act I;  Siegfried,Forest Murmurs; Götterdämmerung, Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine; Journey; Tannhäuser, Overture and Bacchanale; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Prelude to Act I.Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in his last concert of 4 April 1954, recorded at Carnegie Hall in stunning hi-fi stereo; the only one of the Maestro's performances captured in modern sound! UPC #   0-17685-30082-3.

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TOSCANINI CONDUCTS THE ORCHESTRA OF LA SCALA.                            
CD No. 1 (72:22): BEETHOVEN, Egmont Overture, Op. 15; Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21, & WAGNER: Die Meistersinger Overture; Lohengrin Prelude to Act III, & Tannhäuser Overture and Bacchanale. (All from the concert at Kunsthaus, Lucerne on 7 July 1946.)

CD No. 2 (63:50): BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, with the chorus of La Scala, Gabriella Gatti, sop., Fedora Barbieri, mez., Giacinto Prandelli, ten., & Tancredi Pasero, bass, (from the concert at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, 24 June 1946).       (AAD)
UPC # 017685-40272-2.

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TOSCANINI Conducts VERDI: Two Sacred Works  REQUIEM - TE DEUM    Zinka Milanov - Soprano, Bruna Castagna - Mezzo Soprano, Jussi Björling - Tenor, Nicola Moscona - Bass;  Westminster Choir;   NBC Symphony  Orchestra, performed at  Carnegie Hall, November 23, 1940.   Issued for the Arturo Toscanini Recordings Association (20123 Milano, Italy) .   Total Time, Disc One: 56:58   Disc Two:  42:52   (AAD) UPC #0-17685- 42402-1

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CD-4248(2) TOSCANINI CONDUCTS VERDI:  FALSTAFF in Rehearsals. (March 1950) Alice Ford: Herva Nelli, sop; Nanetta: Teresa Stich-Radall, sop.; Mistress Page: Nan Merriman, mezzo; Falstaff: Guiseppe Valdengo, barit.; Dame Quickly: Cloe Elmo, mezzo; Ford : Frank Guarrera, barit.; and Pistol: Norman Scott, bass. Originally issued in 1986 on CD-248; newly restored by Graham Newton (2003). AAD. UPC # 0-17685-42482-3.

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TOSCANINI CONDUCTS TWO CHORAL MASTERPIECES BY BEETHOVEN:
Missa Solemnis in D; Fantasia in c for Piano, Chorus & Orchestra. Toscanini, Milanov, Castagna, Bjorling, Kipnis; A. Dorfman, piano. 1940 & 1939 (M). Detailed notes by Harvey Sachs. Originally released in 1986. UPC #0-17685-42592-9.

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TOSCANINI CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY:
MANFRED SYMPHONY in Four Tableaux, after Byron's Dramatic Poem (from a concert, Carnegie Hall, January 10, 1953) & ROMEO AND JULIET Fantasy Overture, after Shakespeare's Tragedy (from a concert, Carnegie Hall, March 21, 1953). Arturo Toscanini, The NBC Symphony Orchestra Total Time: 64:09. Originally released by Music & Arts in 1987 as CD-260. Technical reconstruction by Graham Newton; liner notes by Harvey Sachs. UPC # 0-17685-42602-5

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GIUSEPPE VERDI: LA TRAVIATA
. Dress rehearsal, recorded November 1946 in New York. With Licia Albanese, sop. as Violetta Valery; Jan Peerce, ten. as Afredo Germont; Robert Merrill, barit. as Giorgio Germont, his father; Maxine Stellman, mezzo as Flora Bervoix; Johanne Morland, sop. as Annina, Violetta's maid; John Garris, barit. as Gastone, Viscount de Letorieres; George Cehanovsky, barit. as Barone Duopol; Paul Dennis, bass. as Marquis d'Obigny; Arthur Newman, bass. as Doctor Grenvil. Chorus Master: Peter Wilhousky. Arturo Toscanini: Conductor Total Time: 1:43:52. Originally issued in 1987 as Music & Arts CD-271. Technical restoration (2003) Graham Newton. Liner notes by William H. Youngren.UPC # 0-17685-42712-2

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TOSCANINI CONDUCTS RICHARD STRAUSS: Don Quixote, Tod und Verklürung. Don Quixote, Op. 35, NBC Symphony, cond. Toscanini, with Emanuel Feuermann, cello (22 Oct. 1938) & Tod und Verklürung, Op. 24. & (1 Jan. 1938).
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TOSCANINI CONDUCTS BERLIOZ
: Harold in Italy, with Primrose (2 Jan. 1939); Les Francs Juges Overture; Romeo and Juliet; Love Scene and The Damnation of Faust; Rákuczy March (all from 5 April 1941) (M) Restored in 2003 by Graham Newton. New liner notes by Christopher Dyment. Originally released in 1990. UPC #0-17685-46142-2

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