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The Golden Age of Light Music: Melodies For The Starlight Hours / Laurie Johnson, Andre Kostelanetz, David Rose, Morton Gould et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Katscher: When Day is Done; Jerome Kern: I've Told Ev'ry Little Star, song (from "Music in the Air"); Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night, song (for the musical My Fair Lady); Huber...
Performers: Pitch, Harry; Race, Steve
Conductors: Johnson, Laurie; Bregman, Buddy; Faith, Percy; Kostelanetz, André; Dumont, Cedric; Farnon, Robert; Osser, Glenn; Race, Steve; Clegg, Johny; Jones, Leslie; Deveraux, Georges; Gould, Morton; Kin...
Ensemble: ; Ferrante & Teicher

Peter Fribbins: String Quartet No. 2 "After Cromer"; A Haydn Prelude; Piano Concerto; Fantasias for Viola & Piano / Diana Brekalo, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-12-11

Works: Peter Fribbins: Quartet for Strings no 2 ("After Cromer"); A Haydn Prelude, for piano; Piano Concerto; Fantasia for viola & piano
Performers: Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Brekalo, Diana [Piano]; Hewitt, Anthony [Piano]
Conductors: Servenikas, Robertas
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The music of the British composer Peter Fribbins is refreshingly memorable, passionate and direct. His distinction from many of his contemporaries rests principally on his...continue...

Tongues of Fire - Rutti: Organ Concerto; Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Timpani & Strings; Arensky: "Tchaikovsky" Variations

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Carl Rütti: Concerto for organ, strings & percussion; Feuerzungen (Tongues of Fire), for organ; Anton Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky for string orchestra, Op. 35a; Francis Poulenc...
Performers: Heini, Martin; Schubiger, Mario
Conductors: Held, Rainer
Ensemble: ; Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

Swiss organist Martin Heini studied in Lucerne and Arhus and was a prize winner at the international organ competition in Lucerne. He is the director...continue...
Recording information: Pfarrkirche St. Katharina Horw, Switzerland (01/30/2012-02/01/2012)....continue...

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber; Berg: Violin Concerto; Larsson: Ostinato / Fritz Busch (rec. 1938-1949)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, KV 588; Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Lars-Erik Larsson: Symphony no 2, Op. 17; Max Reger: Chorale Fantasia...
Performers: Krasner, Louis
Conductors: Busch, Fritz
Ensemble: ; Stockholm Theatre Orchestra

Fritz Busch was music director of the Konsertförenings Orkester Stockholm from 1937 to 1940, when he was forced to leave Denmark because of World War...continue...

Arturo Toscanini Conducts Schubert, Elgar, Mozart, Rossini, Wagner, Brahms, Mendelssohn / Orchestras of Philadelphia, La Scala, Vienna, Philharmonia Orch et al. (rec. 1929-1952)

2 CD / Guild / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra; Richa...
Performers: Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

This unique two-CD set offers eight exceptionally rare Toscanini performances captured in broadcasts in which he conducts six orchestras - none of which is with...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Light & Easy - Music of Leroy Anderson, Hanry Macini, Bruce Campbell, John Clegg, Kermit Leslie et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-06-12

Works: Leroy Anderson: Pyramid Dance, for orchestra (with optional chorus); Kurt Weill: Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (The Ballad of Mack the Knife), song for voice & piano (from "Die Drei; Cole Porter: I l...
Performers: Chamberlain, Ronnie
Conductors: Anderson, Leroy; Andersen, Curt; van der Linden, Dolf; Merrick, Mahlon; Clegg, Johny; Campbell, Bruce; Morley, Angela; Torch, Sidney; Börschel, Erich; Andez, Phillipo; Leslie, Kermit; Johnson, L...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Music and Sonnets / Robert Atchison, violin; Sir Michael Gambon, narrator

1 CD / Guild / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Descriptive Sonnet to the concerto entitled "Spring" ("La primavera"), Op. 8/1, RV 269; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Descriptive Sonnet to the conce...
Performers: Atchison, Robert
Conductors:
Ensemble: Altamira Chamber Orchestra; Atamira Chamber Orchestra

This recording of The Four Seasons is enhanced with readings of sonnets by Antonio Vivaldi celebrating the four seasons....continue...

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D; Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Air from Suite No. 3 at al. / Otto Klemperer, Annie Fischer

1 CD / Guild / 2012-04-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölzel), BWV 508; Suite for Orchestra no 3, BWV 1058; Magnificat; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D majo...
Performers: Fischer, Annie; Margittay, Sandor; Ney, Tibor; Szebenyi, Janos
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

These are rare live recordings from second generation transcriptions that have been remastered. The performances are from 1945 and 1950....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Lost Transcriptions, Vol. 2 / Percy Faith, Mantovani & Sidney Torch

1 CD / Guild / 2012-02-14

Works: Richard Rodgers: Falling in Love with Love, song (from "The Boys from Syracuse"); Cole Porter: Rosalie; Louis Silvers: April Showers; Ray Noble: The Very Thought of You, song; Jerome Kern: Why Do I L...
Performers: Abato, Vincent; Ellington, Duke
Conductors: Faith, Percy; Mantovani, Annuncio Paulo; Torch, Sidney

Rare recordings by three of light music's greatest names: Percy Faith, Mantovani and Sidney Torch are offered in this second volume of recordings made for...continue...

Liszt: Piano Concertos nos 1 & 2; Les Préludes; Hungaria / Andor foldes, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-01-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Hungaria, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 103 (LW G13)
Performers: Foldes, Andor
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

All of the orchestral Liszt recordings made by the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft in the early 1950s are collected on the present disc, presenting two conductors...continue...

Memorial Tribute to Toscanini: Bach, Rossini & Vivaldi; Rehearsal excerpts 1946-1952

2 CD / Guild / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'est...
Performers: Baker, Bernard; Bloom, Robert; Misschakoff, Mischa; Wummer, John
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

The performances come from 1938, 1947, 1952 and 1954. Most of the rehearsal excerpts come from 1946 and are available because Toscanini's son had 2...continue...

Great Pianists, Vol. 2: Brailowsky, Cherkassky, Serkin

1 CD / Guild / 2011-07-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Spoken Word: Announcement; Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan (Mozart), S 418; Richard Strauss: Burleske for piano & orch...
Performers: Brailowsky, Alexander; Cherkassky, Shura; Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Koussevitzky, Sergey; Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York

This is the second volume in Guild's Historical series of Three Great Pianists and the selection covers a wide range of music from three master...continue...

Toscanini: Christmas Day 1937 & Farewell Concert 1954

2 CD / Guild / 2011-06-14

Works: Spoken Word: Opening Announcement; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no 11), Op. 3/11,; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G mi...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

This 2-cd set contains the first Christmas Day concert conducted by Toscanini on December 25, 1937 coupled with his farewell concert in Carnegie Hall on...continue...

Golden Age of Light Music: The Pianist In The Spotlight

1 CD / Guild / 2011-03-08

Works: Victor Young: Love Letters; Francis Craig: Near You, song; Nicholas Brodszky: Because you're mine; Marvin Fisher: Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You, song; David Rose: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C ...
Performers: Atwell, Winifred; Billy Mayerl Rhythm Ensemble; Black, Stanley; Cesana, Otto; Costa, Raie Da; Dorsey, Pierre; Farnon, Robert [Composer/Conductor]; Ferris, Don; Gibbons, Carroll; Gould, Morton [Compos...
Conductors: Williams, Roger [Piano]; Weston, Paul; May, Billy; Rose, David; Shepherd, Bill; Fontaine, Bill; Paramor, Norrie; Riccardo, Alberto Fernanco; Dorsey, Pierre; Ornadel, Cyril; Slaney, Ivor; Farnon, Robe...
Ensemble: ; Billy Mayerl Rhythm Ensemble; Carroll Gibbons & His Boy Friends; Pall Mall Revellers

As the title implies, this volume of Guild’s Light Music Series puts the piano on center stage....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: War And Peace - Light Music of the 1940s

1 CD / Guild / 2011-01-11

Works: John Belton: Down the Mall, for band; Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust; Eric Coates: Footlights (Concert waltz); William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Wynford Reynolds: A Cocktail of Happiness, for...
Performers: Bronkhurst, Henry; Cochrane, Peggy [Piano]; Fletcher, Guy [Keyboards/Guitar]; Turner, Laurance [Violin]
Conductors: Shadwell, Charles; Faith, Percy; Coates, Eric [Composer]; Walton, William; Reynolds, Wynford; Williams, Charles; Rose, David; Payne, Jack; Torch, Sidney; Levy, Louis; Melachrino, George; Wilbur, Jay;...

This volume in the series of Light Music on Guild concentrates on music written during the 1940s, a time that had a major impact on...continue...

Toscanini - Mendelssohn 200th Anniversary Tribute

2 CD / Guild / 2010-08-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Overt...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

This release in the Toscanini Broadcasts Series features music by Felix Mendelssohn recorded between 1941 and 1954 and contains every work by Mendelssohn that Toscanini...continue...

Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei

1 CD / Guild / 2010-06-08

Works: Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47; Romance for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85; Scherz, List und Rache, Op. 1; Serenade on Swedish Folk Melodies, for strings; Concerto for Violin no 1...
Performers: da Costa, Alexandre; Karni, Gilad
Conductors: Rösner, Thomas

Fritz Busch Conducts Beethoven, Dvorak, Brahms, Chopin

1 CD / Guild / 2010-05-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphon...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Busch, Fritz

This is one of the more important historical CDs issued of the great German-born conductor Fritz Busch in that it brings together for the first...continue...

Great Pianists, Vol. 1

1 CD / Guild / 2010-04-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Carl Maria von Weber: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 79; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Pagani...
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Cantelli, Guido; Monteux, Pierre; De Sabata, Victor

Three great pianists of the 20th-century are brought together on this unique CD, which features live performances from 1939 and the immediate post-war years. Wilhelm...continue...

Brahms: Pianos Concerto No. 1; Mozart: Piano Sonata / Solomon, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2009-09-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c)
Performers: Cutner, Solomon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Taken from a 1956 recording, Solomon's performance of the Brahms is more satisfying than his commercial recording of the work, due to the sympathetic partnership...continue...

Borodin, Saint-Saëns, Franck, Scriabin: Works for Piano and Orchestra / Rubinstein, Mitropoulos, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2009-07-14

Works: Alexander Borodin: In the steppes of central Asia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Alexand...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

This recording is of a complete concert performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos at Carnegie Hall on April 19, 1953....continue...

Toscanini conducts Brahms - Serenade no 1 & 2, Piano Concerto no 2, etc

2 CD / Guild / 2008-06-10

Works: Spoken Word: Announcement; Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Concerto for...
Performers: Casadesus, Robert
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

This is the second release in the Guild Historical Series of music by Brahms conducted by Arturo Toscanini, the first being 'A German Requiem'. In...continue...

Prokofiev, Brahms, MacDowell, Taylor / Stokowski, NBC SO

1 CD / Guild / 2008-04-01

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Joseph Deems Taylor: Ramuntcho
Performers: Nash, Frances
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

As historical recordings go, this is certainly self-recommending! A true magician at the podium, Stokowski produced electrifying results in these performances, conducting Toscanini's amazing group...continue...

Benno Moiseiwitsch plays Delius and Rachmaninov

1 CD / Guild / 2007-12-01

Works: Frederick Delius: Concerto for Piano in C minor, RT vii/4; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Moiseiwitsch, Benno
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Rignold, Hugo
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

The great-Russian born pianist Moiseiwitsch was predominantly a performer of Romantic works. This CD restores his 2nd recording of the Rachmaninov Concerto No. 2, made...continue...

Live Recordings 1943-1948 / Serge Koussevitzky

1 CD / Guild / 2007-05-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Igor Stravinsky: Ode; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306
Conductors: Koussevitzky, Sergey

In 1942, Koussevitzky's wife Natalie died, and he established the Koussevitzky Foundation in her memory, a body which even today continues to commission new works....continue...

Chopin, Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos / Malcuzynski, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2007-05-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Malcuzynski, Witold
Conductors: Kletzki, Paul
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Despite formidable competition on record, including Arthur Rubinstein, this performance was highly praised (as the London Times said of Malcuzynski, "[he was] a masterly expositor...continue...

Toscanini conducts Beethoven and Mozart

2 CD / Guild / 2004-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Quartet for Strings no 13 in B flat major, Op. 130; Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59 no 3 "Razumovsky"; Concerto for Piano no 4 ...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Violin Concerto / Toscanini

2 CD / Guild / 2004-10-01

Works: Spoken Word: NBC Broadcast Commentary, 28 December 1940; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Castagna, Bruna; Heifetz, Jascha; Kipnis, Alexander; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; Westminster Choir

All-American - Gershwin, Loeffler, et al / Toscanini, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2004-08-01

Works: Spoken Word: Broadcast Commentary; Charles Martin Loeffler: Memories of My Childhood, tone poem (Life in a Russian Village); Paul Creston: Choric Dances (2) for orchestra, Op. 17; Morton Gould: A Lin...
Performers: Goodman, Benny; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

Masterworks for Organ, Orchestra and Percussion

1 CD / Guild / 2002-10-01

Works: Jean Langlais: Organ Concerto no 3 ("Reaction"); Robert M. Helmschrott: Organ Concerto ("Lamento"); Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Hauk, Franz
Conductors: Poschner, Markus
Ensemble: Georgian Chamber Orchestra

Dvorak, Herbert: Cello Concertos / Kreger, Yu, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2002-02-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Sumavy) for piano, 4 hands, B. 133 (Op. 68); Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191
Performers: Kreger, James
Conductors: Yu, Djong Victorin
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"Guild gives use the rare treat of also hearing the work that was Dvorak's inspiration. The album notes tell us that Herbert was inspired by...continue...

Masterworks for Organ and Orchestra - Guilmant, et al / Hauk

1 CD / Guild / 2001-05-29

Works: Alexandre Guilmant: Allegro for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 81; Meditation sur le Stabat Mater, Op. 63; Finale alla Schumann sur un Noël Languedocien, Op. 83; Symphony for Organ and Orchestra no 1 ...
Performers: Hauk, Franz
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ingolstadt Philharmonic

Haydn, Kuhn: Piano Concertos /Thew, Tschupp, Camerata Zurich

1 CD / Guild / 2001-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3; Max Kuhn: Concerto for Piano "Concierto de Tenerife"
Performers: Thew, Warren
Conductors: Tschupp, Räto
Ensemble: Zurich Camerata

Müller-Zürich: Viola Concerto, etc / Stoutz, Wieser, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2000-10-01

Works: Paul Müller-Zürich: Concerto for Viola in F minor, Op. 24; Quartet for Piano and Strings, Op. 26
Performers: Roberts, Roland; Wieser, Gerhard; Zolinsky, Andrew
Conductors: Stoutz, Edmond de
Ensemble: Swiss Radio/TV Orchestra

Triumph Music for Organ and Orchestra - Jongen, etc / Hauk

1 CD / Guild / 2000-07-01

Works: Joseph Jongen: Symphony concertante for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 81; Marcel Dupré: Concerto for Organ in E minor, Op. 31; Cortège et litanie, Op. 19
Performers: Hauk, Franz
Conductors: Ibarra, Alfredo
Ensemble: Ingolstadt Philharmonic

Angulo, Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concertos / Jiménez

1 CD / Guild / 2000-02-22

Works: Eduardo Angulo: Concerto for Guitar no 2 "El Alevin"; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, W 501
Performers: Jimenez, Rafael
Conductors: Frazor, Terence
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Concertos / Studt, Bournemouth

1 CD / Guild / 2000-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d)
Performers: Jvania, Nodar; Knight, Andrew; Lluna, Joan Enric; Studt, Richard
Conductors: Studt, Richard
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta

Widor, Jongen, Parker: Works for Organ and Orchestra / Hauk

1 CD / Guild / 2000-02-22

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony for Organ and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 42; Joseph Jongen: Alleluia for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 112; Hymne for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 78; Horatio Parker: Concerto for...
Performers: Hauk, Franz
Conductors: Ibarra, Alfredo
Ensemble: Ingolstadt Philharmonic

Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos / Horacio Franco, Georgian CO

1 CD / Guild / 1999-10-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo in A minor, RV 445; Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 444; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for Flute in G major, Op...
Performers: Franco, Horacio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Georgian Chamber Orchestra