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WALTON Troilus and Cressida

WALTON Troilus and Cressida

by Andrew Rose
Sir William Walton's 1954 opera Troilus and Cressida received its first performances under the baton of Sir Malcolm Sargent at Covent Garden, London in December 1954. With starring roles for Richard Lewis an...
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CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 1

CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 1

by Andrew Rose
Guido Cantelli's short career blossomed in the US in the early 1950s, where he was widely seen as the natural heir to Toscanini, not least by the maestro himself. Conducting the New York Philharmonic-Symphon...
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STOKOWSKI conducts Brahms' 1st

STOKOWSKI conducts Brahms' 1st

by Andrew Rose
In this, Pristine's 500th orchestral release, we celebrate Stokowski's 135th birthday with a classic recording that's exactly 90 years old - it also marks 40 years since the death of Leopold Stokowski. That'...
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VAN BEINUM conducts Mahler

VAN BEINUM conducts Mahler

by Andrew Rose
Van Beinum conducts Mahler: The Complete Studio Recordings, 1946 – 1956 Eduard van Beinum worked for many years at the Concertgebouw alongside legendary Mahlerian Willem Mengelberg, eventually succeeding hi...
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TOSCANINI conducts American Music, Volume 2

TOSCANINI conducts American Music, Volume 2

by Andrew Rose
"[Toscanini] kept asking Grofé if the tempo was right . . . ; after all, Grofé was the composer and the Old Man always felt the composer was much more important than the conductor. Every time he asked Grofé ...
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STRAVINSKY Rare and unissued early recordings

STRAVINSKY Rare and unissued early recordings

by Andrew Rose
Igor Stravinsky's music shocked and got the world talking a century ago - and was quick to be picked up by the great conductors, musicians and recording companies of the age. This new collection, curated and...
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TOSCANINI conducts American Music, Volume 1

TOSCANINI conducts American Music, Volume 1

by Andrew Rose
"The 1942 concert concluded with Rhapsody in Blue in a performance given by Earl Wild. He was the youngest soloist to have played with the orchestra and always wondered why he and not a raft of others had be...
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BRUNO WALTER conducts Brahms, Volume Three

BRUNO WALTER conducts Brahms, Volume Three

by Andrew Rose
"These concerts apparently find Mr. Walter at the very zenith of his powers, absorbed in a task which is especially dear to him. He conducted last night the variations on the theme of Haydn, the Third Sympho...
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