Classical Music

Classical Music

• A truly legendary performance led by conductor Clemens Krauss, recorded at Bayreuth, 1953. • A stellar cast of Wagnerian singers, including Ramón Vinay (Parsifal), Martha Mödl (Kundry), Hermann Uhde and George London. • Clemens Krauss left precious few recordings before his untimely passing in 1954."

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Following his commercial recording of Parsifal in 1951, one can find a recorded live performance of Parsifal led by Hans Knappertsbusch, one of the finest mid-20th century Parsifal conductors, in every subsequent year up until 1964. + This 1958 Bayreuth undertaking features a cast including Hans Beirer, Jerome Hines and Régine Crespin who was making her Bayreuth debut in the role of Kundry here. + This 4-CD set has been newly re-mastered for this release.

"•This live recording from the Milan La Scala of a 1960 performance of Wagner's final opera “Parsifal” features a stellar cast, including tenor Sandor Konya in the title role, a much-admired singer in his day and far more deserving of being better known today. • The then-young ,pre-legendary Andre Cluytens conducts."

Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954),one of the greatest of 20th century conductors, leads four equally distinguished mid-century violinists and three eminent European orchestras in live performances of violin concertos by Beethoven (Röhn, Berlin), Mendelssohn (de Vito, Torino), Brahms (Menuhin, Lucerne) and Sibelius (Kulenkampff, Berlin). + Recorded during and after WWII, these performances have been newly re-mastered for this release.

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

•This legendary 1958, live in London mono recording of Giuseppe Verdi's (1813-1901) Don Carlo makes a welcome return to the active catalogue in improved sound due to a new master tapetransfer. This performance is considered one of the best of the currently available versions. With a cast including Jon Vickers, Gre Brouwenstijn and Tito Gobbi, among others and featuring the conducting genius of Carlo Maria Giulini, it's easy to understand why.