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Marking his 90th birthday, Paul Badura-Skoda has helped curate this 20-CD selection from his 1951-1965 Westminster recordings. No fewer than 18 recordings are new to CD on the yellow label, remastered from the original tapes at Abbey Road Studios. |
Artist: Paul Badura-Skoda|
Brought together here in four special volumes the Celibidache series celebrates the extraordinary legacy of his collaboration with the Müncher Philharmoniker portraying the excitement and atmosphere of their live performances. |
Artist: Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker|
Artist: Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker Eleven CD box set. 2012 marks the centenary of maestro Sergi - Celibidache's birth. Celibidache was without question one of the most important and original conductors in recent memory. |
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Artist: Sergiu Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker Fourteen CD box set. 2012 marks the centenary of maestro Sergiù Celibidache's birth. Celibidache was without question one of the most important and original conductors in recent memory. He was a perfectionist who disliked what he perceived to be the synthetic sounds created in the modern recording studio... |
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As a conductor, Sergiu Celibidache influenced as no other the musical life of Berlin, a metropolis still scarred by the war. The sound documents of this edition, most of which have not been previously released, for the first time paint a comprehensive picture of the conductor during the period between 1945 and 1957. |
Artist: Sergiu Celibidache|
Blessed with transcendent technique and an affinity for big, bold Romantic works, William Kapell has been hailed as America's greatest homegrown pianist. |
Artist: William Kapell|
Blandine Verlet, a noted French harpsichordist, studied with Ruggiero Gerlin and Ralph Kirkpatrick. She began recording in the late 1970s for Philips, switching to the Astree label in the 1990s. |
Artist: Blandine Verlet|
Eugene Istomin (19252003), one of Americas most respected pianists, was highly esteemed by audiences and colleagues alike for his all-encompassing virtuosity and unusually wide-ranging repertoire. |
Artist: Eugene Istomin|
Accurately dubbed "the Queen of Chicago blues" (and sometimes just the blues in general), Koko Taylor helped keep the tradition of big-voiced, brassy female blues belters alive, recasting the spirits of early legends like Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Big Mama Thornton, and Memphis Minnie for the modern age. Taylor's rough, raw vocals were perfect for the swaggering new electrified era of the blues, and her massive hit, "Wang Dang Doodle," served notice that male dominance in the blues wasn't exclusive. |
Artist: Koko Taylor |
2014 remastered six-disc collection of the legendary British pianist's complete recordings for the RCA Victor label marking the 25th anniversary of his death in 1989. Four LPs appear here for the first time on CD, while a 1972 Liszt recital is released for the first time outside of Japan. |
Artist: John Ogdon