Dg Originals Box Vol.2 - 50 Cd
Label: DG Catalog: 4796018 Format: CD Various ArtistsIn 2014 Deutsche Grammophon celebrated the 20th anniversary of its flagship series, The Originals, with a limited edition collection featuring some of the label’s greatest albums. This second volume concludes the label’s survey of its iconic series by presenting more legendary analogue albums. Including key recordings such as Beethoven’s Late Sonatas with Pollini, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique with Markevitch, Brahms’s Hungarian Dances with Karajan, Dvořák’s “New World” with Fricsay, Chopin Préludes with Argerich, Respighi’s Fontane & Pini di Roma with Karajan, Schubert’s “Great” C major Symphony with Furtwängler, the Schumann Piano Concerto with Richter and Dichterliebe with Wunderlich, Stravinsky with Boulez, Verdi Choruses with Abbado and many more. Also featured is the complete Brahms Symphony cycle with Jochum as well as three complete operas: Böhm’s Le nozze di Figaro, Rigoletto with Giulini, and Der Freischütz under Carlos Kleiber. 50-CD Cube ‘Lid-off’ box. Sleeves presented in THE ORIGINALS jackets. CD covers based upon the original LP cover design, most of them with the iconic yellow cartouche. 112-page booklet including a new 2000-word essay – “The aura of the extraordinary” by Werner Pfister (FONO FORUM, Musik & Theater reviewer, author). Price: $175.99 |