Historical
Recordings over 50 years old.
A huge catalogue featuring many of the greatest artists of the 20th Century.
Made up of the following series:
Great Cellists - Great Conductors - Great Opera Recordings
-
The LSO plays out of its skin for the composer; Falstaff is brilliantly characterised, the Symphony has serious intensity. Fair sound for the vintage, with some harshness in the Symphony. — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 16th February 2009
-
Building a Library, October 2016, Historic Choice
CD
$12.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
RecommendedVladimir Horowitz (piano)
NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
-
Building a Library, November 2022, Also Recommended - Tchaikovsky
CD
$12.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky
Recommended1940 & 1946 Recordings
Philharmonic-Symphony of New York, Igor Stravinsky
Invaluable new transfers of Stravinsky on top form as a conductor. This electrifying performance is the finest of his Rite of Spring recordings, and the 1945 Firebird Suite is gripping. — More…
Awards:
-
Building a Library, March 2013, First Choice
CD
$12.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Great Violinists - Kaufmann
RecommendedLouis Kaufman (violin), Peter Rybar (violin)
Winterthur Symphony Orchestra, Clemens Dahinden
this is avowedly old-school Vivaldi; indeed, the oldest on disc. Recorded in 1947, this is the first-ever recording of The Four Seasons; Louis Kaufman is worlds away from Alessandrini's account... — More…
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
2 CDs
$20.75Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Great Violinists - Joseph Szigeti
RecommendedJoseph Szigeti (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Thomas Beecham, Constant Lambert, Charles Munch
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 4 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
RecommendedSergey Rachmaninov (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Leopold Stokowski
Awards:
-
Building a Library, January 2003, Historic Choice
CD
$12.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Elgar conducts Elgar
RecommendedBeatrice Harrison (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 14th January 2008
CD
$12.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
This colossal account of Liszt’s great, arching tone-poem for piano...has never really been surpassed for technical authority. — More…
CD
$12.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Emil Gilels: Early Recordings Volume 3
All tracks recorded in the USSR, 1935-1955
Emil Gilels (piano)
Outstanding early Gilels, with some superb Liszt including his legendary Figaro Fantasy from 1935. The Scarlatti Sonatas may not stand the test of time so well, but this is a must. — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Re-issue of the Month
CD
$12.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Great Violinists - Sammons
Albert Sammons (violin)
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, New Queen's Hall Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent, Henry Wood
Albert Sammons' 1929 account of Elgar's Violin Concerto with Sir Henry Wood and the New Queen's Hall Orchestra remains the finest version ever made, outstripping even the legendary Menuhin/Elgar... — More…
CD
$12.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3?
