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Strauss: Horn Concerto no 1, Eine Alpensinfonie / Kempe, Civil, Royal PO

1 CD / Testament / 2009-02-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117); Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Performers: Civil, Alan
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Before this recording, which was made following a concert at the Royal Festival Hall, Rudolf Kempe had never conducted the Alpine Symphony. The sessions are...continue...

Margherita Grandi sings Verdi

1 CD / Testament / 2006-12-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore
Performers: Frank, Ernst; Grandi, Margherita; McKinley, Andrew; Midgeley, Walter; Tajo, Italo; Terry, Vera; Thomas, Edward; Valentino, Francesco; Vivian, Robert
Conductors: Goldschmidt, Berthold; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Goehr, Walter
Ensemble: ; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Margherita Grandi, Australian by birth, Italian by musical upbringing, was something of a hit-and-miss meteor in her stuttering career, badly affected by two world wars....continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 4; Mendelssohn / Kempe, Royal PO

1 CD / Testament / 2003-02-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Smetana: Bartered Bride Suite; Dvorak, Humperdinck / Kempe

1 CD / Testament / 2003-02-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1; Antonin Dvorák: Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"These are great recordings. Kempe had Beecham's orchestra, and it was one of the three of four best in the world at the time. EMI...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 4; Saint-Saëns / Rubinstein

1 CD / Testament / 1998-11-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gaubert, Philippe
Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Beecham, Royal PO

1 CD / Testament / 1998-09-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Feuersnot, opera, Op. 50 (TrV 203); Intermezzo, Op. 72; Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Lampe, Oscar
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mstislav Rostropovich - Dvorák, Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos

1 CD / Testament / 1997-04-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; David Popper: Elfentanz for cello & piano, Op 39 "Dance of the...
Performers: Dedyuhkin, Alexander; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tito Gobbi - Opera and Song

1 CD / Testament / 1996-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Otello; La traviata; Rigoletto; Macbeth; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla d...
Performers: Gobbi, Tito
Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Erede, Alberto; Robertson, James; Susskind, Walter; Braithwaite, Warwick; Green, Philip; Parodi, Armando La Rosa
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra