Charles Munch
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Barber: Orchestral Works
RecommendedJohn Browning (piano), Kyoto Takezawa (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Leonard Slatkin (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, Leonard Slatkin
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Building a Library, June 2006, Budget Choice
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 34th Awards (1991), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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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
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
RecommendedCharles Munch, Lorna Cooke de Varon (chorus master), New England Conservatory Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Orchestral Performance
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The French Piano School: French School Pianists Play French Concertos
Jeanne-Marie Darre, Alfred Cortot (piano), Kazuko Kusama, Hisatada Otaka, Marcelle Herrenschmidt, Lucien Wurmser, Victor Gallois, Jean Doyen, Jean Fournet, Francis Poulenc (piano), Marguerite Roesgen-Champion, Marius-François Gaillard, Jean Françaix, Leo Borchard, Nadia Boulanger, Arnaud de Gontaut-Biron,...
Here, recorded between 1930 and 1949, are 14 works for piano and orchestra played either by their composer or by someone well acquainted with them...Another invaluable set that puts pianophiles... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2025, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Special offer. The Legacy of Charles Munch
Orchestre de la Société Philharmonique de Paris, L’Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Charles Munch
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2020, Réédition
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Grammy Awards, 2nd Awards (1959), Best Orchestral Performance
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Building a Library, September 2003, Mid-Price Choice
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Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux, Concerto pour piano No. 2, Havanaise, Le rouet d'Omphale, Danse macabre... (Les indispensables de Diapason)
RecommendedIgor Markevitch, Jeanne-Marie Darré, Leonid Kogan, Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch, Bela Siki, Geza Anda, Philharmonia orchestra, Louis Fourestier, Orchestre national de la radiodiffudion française, Pierre Monteux, Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre...
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Building A Library, September 2021, Historic Recommendation
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Victoria de los Angeles
RecommendedVictoria de los Angeles, soprano (Manon) - Henri Legay, ténor (Chevalier des Grieux) - Michel Dens, baryton (Lescaut) - Jean Borthayre, basse (Comte des Grieux)
Choeurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique, Radcliffe Choral Society, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux,...
Recorded in mono in 1955, the set fell at a unique point in the opera's history on disc.
Previous recordings from the 78rpm era had captured the special Opéra-Comique spirit for posterity, but... —Awards:
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Building a Library, December 2000, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, March 2018, Also recommended
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Nathan Milstein Plays Violin Concertos By Mendelssohn, Bruch and Tchaikovsky
Nathan Milstein (violin), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, Charles Munch
