Munch, Charles

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6; Violin Concerto No. 2

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2013-01-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111; Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Munch, Charles

Charles Munch Conducts Romantic Masterworks - works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schubert, Schumann / Heifetz, Rubinstein et al. [8 CDs]

8 CD / RCA Special Product / 2012-06-12

Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra


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Symphony no 2 in B flat major, D 125 by Franz Schubert

Conductor: Charles Munch
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Late Romantic Masterpieces - Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Mahler et al. / Charles Munch, Farrell, Forrester, Szeryng [7 CDs]

7 CD / RCA Special Product / 2012-06-12

Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Munch years are a golden age for the Boston Symphony Orchestra -- truly a great conductor leading a great orchestra -- and this set...continue...

Mendelssohn: Meisterwerke / Master Works

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 i...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kushnevitzky, Sviatoslav; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Serkin, Rudolf; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Scholz, Alfred; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fricsay, Ferenc; Soliman, Gaetano

Handel: Water Music Suite; Mozart / Charles Munch, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz"; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Munch launched the BSO into television in 1955. He was an immensely popular conductor and well suited to being filmed. This material represents some of...continue...
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Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Roussel: Le festin de l'araignee; Suite in F, Op. 33; Bizet: Symphony in C

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-12-13

Works: Georges Bizet: Symphony in C major; Albert Roussel: Le Festin de l'araignée, ballet, Op. 17; Suite for orchestra in F major, Op. 33; Petite suite, for orchestra, Op. 39; Camille Saint-Saëns...
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: ; Concertgebouw Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Paris Conservatory Orchestra

Schumann & Schubert / Charles Munch, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Munch launched the BSO into television in 1955. He was an immensely popular conductor and well suited to being filmed. This material represents some of...continue...
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Chopin: Ballades; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Gary Graffman, piano

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Ballade for P...
Performers: Graffman, Gary
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Gary Graffman belongs to that incredible flowering of great American virtuosos who burst onto the public scene in the 1940s & '50s. He was born...continue...

Violinist Henry Merckel plays Hubeau, Delannoy & Saint-Saëns

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-10-11

Works: Jean Hubeau: Concerto for Violin in C major; Marcel Delannoy: Sérénade Concertante for violin & orchestra; Grand Suite de La Pantoufle de Vair; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Merckel, H.
Conductors: Bigot, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Coppola, Piero

20th Century Classics: Honegger / Johathan Snowden, flute; Rostropovich, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, reduction for piano, 4 hands, H. 53; Symphony no 2, for strings & trumpet ad lib in D major, H. 153; Danse de la chèvre, for solo flute, H. 39; Concerto for Cello...
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Snowden, Jonathan; Solum, John; Yordanoff, Luben
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss; Munch, Charles; Dubrovsky, Victor; Plasson, Michel; Martinon, Jean; Dilkes, Neville
Ensemble: English Sinfonia; Orchestra of Paris; Orchestre National de L'ORTF; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse; Oslo Philharmonic; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Toulouse National Orchestra; USSR State...

Haydn, Bruckner: Symphonies / Charles Munch, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 98 in B flat major, H 1 no 98; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Programmed by Munch during his years at the Boston Symphony but never recorded, his renderings of the two works featured on this DVD are exciting...continue...
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Brahms: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Charles Munch, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Munch gave extensive performances of Brahm's Symphonies No. 1 and 2 during his time at the Boston Symphony, particularly during the orchestra's many national and...continue...
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Pure... Classical

4 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Brandenb...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; De Maistre, Xavier; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Graffman, Gary; Hering, Jorg; Holzl, Barbara; Hyman, Dick; Newman, Anthony; Op...
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Newman, Anthony; Levine, James; Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin; Stokowski, Leopold; Szell, George; Munch, Charles; Bruno, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Collegium; Moscow Virtuosi; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Brahms: Symphonies No. 4 & No. 2 / Munch

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Conductors: Munch, Charles

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Debussy: La Mer Prelude; L'Apres Midi d'un Faune

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Printemps, symphonic suite for chorus, piano & orchestra, L. 61; Nocturnes; Jacques Ibert: Escales
Performers: Gomberg, Ralph
Conductors: Munch, Charles

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Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye Suite; Debussy: La Mer / Munch/Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Claude Debussy: Ibéria, for orchestra, L. 122/2; La mer
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Access to the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era has been extremely difficult even for researchers. This series of DVDs will make these performances...continue...
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Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts; Franck, Faure / Munch/Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Access to the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era has been extremely difficult even for researchers. This series of DVDs will make these performances...continue...
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Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Munch/Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Access to the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era has been extremely difficult even for researchers. This series of DVDs will make these performances...continue...
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor Op. 125

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-12-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Munch, Charles

Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston, USA (12/21/1958/12/22/1958)....continue...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 3, 5, 6

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2010-09-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin in E flat major (doubtful, "Concerto no 6"), K. 268 (...
Performers: Thibaud, Jacques
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Paray, Paul; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

In a career lasting more than half a century, Jacques Thibaud epitomized the polish and grace of the Franco-Belgian school. These recordings from 1941, 1947...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Romeo et Juliette

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2010-08-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Spoken Word: Annonce
Conductors: Munch, Charles

Munch shows himself at his peak in this recording. There is irresistible brilliance, overwhelming lyricism, fevered passion and dreamy sensitivity....continue...

In Memoriam: Ginette Neveu

1 CD / Tahra / 2010-03-09

Works: Spoken Word: Interview with Ginette Neveu; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Ernest Chausson: Poème for Vio...
Performers: Neveu, Ginette
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Munch, Charles; Susskind, Walter

A child prodigy, Ginette Neveu took lessons from her mother and made her solo debut at the age of seven with the Colonne Orchestra in...continue...

Dvorak Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Rusalka; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Slavonic Dances (8) for Pia...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Meyers, Anne Akiko [Violin]; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Price, Leontyne; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Santi, Nello; Szell, George; Litton, Andrew; Kempe, Rudolf; Munch, Charles

Mendelssohn Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Miloslav Kabelác: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scotch"; A Midsummer Nigh...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Edelmann, Sergei; Francescatti, Zino; Istomin, Eugene; Jansen, Rudolph [Piano]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Flor, Claus P.; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Munch, Charles

Les Musiques de Picasso / Rafael Orozco, Alfred Cortot, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2009-07-28

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Enrique Morente: Buleria no 2; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano n...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bacan, Ines; Bacan, Pedro; Bauer, Marc; Bayo, Maria; Bostridge, Ian; Brezynski, Daniel; Carbonell, Antionia; Cerutti, Michel; Chicharito; Claret, Lluis; Cortes, Paco; Cortot, Alfred...
Conductors: Colomer, Edmon; Sanderling, Stefan; Munch, Charles; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Kaltenbach, Jérôme
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris; Spanish National Youth Orchestra

Beethoven Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2...
Performers: Addison, Adele; Ax, Emanuel; Bell, Donaldson; Hobson, Jane; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Serkin, Rudolf; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Previn, Andre; Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Debussy Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Piano, Set 1; Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Suite bergamasque; L'isle joyeuse; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Pr...
Performers: Crossley, Paul [Piano]
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Lane, Louis; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

20th Century Classics - Ravel: Boléro, Piano Concerto in G, etc / Michelangeli, Baker, Gavrilov, etc

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Concerto for Piano in G major; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Ma mère l'oye; In...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Gracis, Ettore; Martinon, Jean; Munch, Charles; Plasson, Michel; ; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

Hector Berlioz: Requiem

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-02-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Munch, Charles

Zino Francescatti Vol 3 - Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Kreisler

1 CD / Doremi / 2008-11-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26;...
Performers: Francescatti, Zino; Mayes, Samuel
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Voorhees, Donald
Ensemble: Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra

Elections Classiques 2007 - Coffret 50 Airs Prefer

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-08-05

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio pour Piano, Violon et Violoncelle no 2 en mi bémol majeur D. 929; Ave Maria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie no 9 en ré mineur Op. 125 -; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emper...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Bonney, Barbara; Braley, Frank; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Cals, Isabelle; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Cavallier, Nicolas; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessa...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Vonk, Hans; Serafin, Tullio; Barenboim, Daniel; Harding, Daniel; Marin, Ion; Willcocks, David; Karajan, Herbert von; Klemperer, Otto; Munch, Charles; Paavo, Jä...

Famous Mendelssohn Recordings

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-05-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"
Performers: Dorfmann, Ania
Conductors: Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Goehr, Walter; Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris

Rachmaninoff: The Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Import / 2008-04-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Songs (14), Op. 34; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Concerto for Pi...
Performers: Brailowsky, Alexander; Janis, Byron; Moffo, Anna; Pennario, Leonard; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Stott, Kathryn; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Jorda, Enrique; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fiedler, Arthur

Yves Nat: Ses Enregistrements, 1930-1956 [Coffret du 50ème Anniversaire] [Box Set]

15 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-03-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (32) for Piano in C minor on an Original Theme, WoO 80; Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C maj...
Performers: Joachim, Irene; Nat, Yves
Conductors: Bigot, Eugene; Poulet, Gaston; Dervaux, Pierre; Munch, Charles

Charles Munch - Debussy, Ravel, Roussel / NBC Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Guild / 2008-02-01

Works: Spoken Word: Announcement; Claude Debussy: Ibéria, for orchestra, L. 122/2; Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Albert Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Suite no 2
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

No one should be surprised to find an outstanding collection of French repertoire conducted by Charles Munch. But we most associate this conductor with the...continue...

Charles Munch in New York - Debussy, Ravel, Roussel

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Ibéria, for orchestra, L. 122/2; Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Albert Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Suite no 2
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

The Alsatian-born Munch was in his fifth season as Music Director of the Boston Symphony at the time he gave this concert - his sole...continue...

Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Overtures / Munch, Primrose, BSO

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Béatrice et Bénédict, Overture, H. 138; Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23, Overture; Le car...
Performers: Primrose, William
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"In the 1950s, Charles Munch was closely associated with the orchestral music of Hector Berlioz, and his masterful recordings with the Boston Symphony Orchestra of...continue...

In Memory of Arturo Toscanini / Munch, Walter, Monteux

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Recorded Sound: Applause; Claude Debussy: La mer; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, O...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Munch, Charles; Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Symphony of the Air

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Munch, Reiner, Bernstein, et al

5 CD / XXI-21 Productions / 2007-02-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Gonzalez, Irma; Harrell, Mack; Jobin, Raoul; Nikolaidi, Elena
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Bernstein, Leonard; Reiner, Fritz; Monteux, Pierre; Szell, George; Paray, Paul; Kempen, Paul van; Scherchen, Hermann; Walter, Bruno

Beethoven's Nine Symphonies by nine conductors and nine orchestras in outstanding performances recorded in the late forties and fifties, reunited by a unique vision of...continue...

Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Munch, Boston SO

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-01-23

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

In recordings of inimitable grace and probing depth from conductor Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Schubert's two most beloved symphonies are coupled for...continue...

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Mozart, Bach, etc / Stokowski, Souzay

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2006-09-02

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni, K 527; Maurice Ravel: ...
Performers: Clements, Joy; Dennison, John; Doretta, Frank; Frierson, Andrew; Hecht, Joshua; LeSawyer, Mary; Raskin, Judith; Sarfaty, Regina; Souzay, Gerard; Stern, Maurice; Yarick, Doris
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Munch, Charles
Ensemble: ; New York City Opera Chorus; New York City Opera Orchestra

This unique Ponto release complements what is primarily a discography of melodies and lieder by celebrating Souzay's achievement in the world of opera and concert...continue...

The Debussy Collection

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2006-06-27

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Piano, Set 1; Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Suite bergamasque; L'isle joyeuse; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Pr...
Performers: Crossley, Paul [Piano]
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Lane, Louis; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Classic Library - Wagner: Arias & Scenes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Borchers, Christel; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Falcon, Ruth; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lenz, Friedrich; Meier, Waltraud; Melchior, Lauri...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Guadagno, Anton; Davis, Colin; Keilberth, Joseph; Munch, Charles; Ormandy, Eugene; Janowski, Marek; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philad...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, etc / Munch, Boston SO

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-02-07

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"... Munch uses little things that are not heard in other places, like the fast, subtle vibrato heard in the trombones while playing the 'Dies...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies no 4 & 5, etc / Munch, Boston SO

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-02-07

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

These are performances of elegance and passion by one of Americas premier orchestras in its golden age, under the baton of a master equally adept...continue...

Beethoven, Spohr: Violin Concertos, etc / Heifetz, et al

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2006-01-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Louis Spohr: Concerto...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Steinberg, William; Solomon, Izler
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Jascha Heifetz, an unrivalled violinist for the poetic quality of his interpretations, recorded Beethovens Violin Concerto more than once, not always, however, to optimum results....continue...

Bizet: Symphony no 1, etc / Munch, Gerhardt, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-08-16

Works: Georges Bizet: Symphony in C major; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2
Conductors: Munch, Charles; Gerhardt, Charles
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London

Bizet wrote his 'Symphony No. 1' when he was just 17, but it was only discovered, performed and finally acclaimed long after his untimely death....continue...

Charles Münch - La France résistante - Honegger, Jolivet

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2005-08-01

Works: Arthur Honegger: La danse des morts; Symphony no 2 for Trumpet and Strings; André Jolivet: Les trois complaintes
Performers: Barrault, Jean-Louis; Bernac, Pierre; Panzera, Charles; Pascal, Andre; Turba-Rabier, Odette
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Yvonne Gouverné Chorus