Everest
The Everest label is cherished by record lovers, audiophiles and collectors. The label is full of legendary recordings and forgotten gems.
Mainly concentrating on 20th century orchestral repertoires, it took advantage of the competition between the great artistic figures of the time who might not have been first choices for big labels such as Decca, HMV, Deutsche Grammophon, RCA or Capitol.
The label has two main operational bases: London, and New York.
New York had Leopold Stokowski and his Stadium Symphony Orchestra: their October 1958 rendition of Villa-Lobos's Uirapurú remains unequalled. Then there was Carlos Chavez who recorded his Symphonies with Everest.
London saw an avalanche of masterpieces, each as irresistible as each other. Sir Adrian Boult, with the London Philharmonic, would record, amongst other things, Symphonies by Hindemith and Vaughan Williams (9th, Job) – real cornerstone works.
Over at the London Symphony, Tauno Hannikainen recorded some of the most important Sibelius in the entire discography, including one Violin Concerto with Spivakovsky (now very rare). Sir Eugene Goossens gave Everest the best of his work with an immensely poetic Manfred by Tchaikovsky, as well as a very smart and tenaciously-performed Ginastera.
The astonishing Walter Susskind also took part in the adventure: Chout by Prokofiev, Appalachian Spring by Copland (with such a dynamic team around him!) and various other works of his like the Third Symphony or Billy the Kid. Anatole Fistoulari had some fun with Khachaturian (Gayaneh), lest we forget Sir Malcolm Sargent who signed off on some wonderful works by Respighi, he was up for anything! Rarer still, and sometimes forgotten, Leopold Ludwig left behind some recordings which are quite important landmarks from the 1960s (Mahler 9, Ein Heldenleben by R. Strauss, etc.).
In terms of soloists, Jorge Bolet gave the world some "recitals" of Chopin and Liszt which aren't his best-known recordings. Then there's Ernst (Ernő) von Dohnányi (!) who performed some of his own compositions.
In short, it is a catalogue which will reward fearless exploration of every corner: you'll find something to make you smile. It's not called "Everest" for nothing.
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Irving Berlin: Great Man of American Music - A New Interpretation
Poliakin Orchestra, Raoul Poliakin, Poliakin Chorale
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Works of Lili Boulanger: Du Fond De L'abime - Psaume 24 & 129 - Vieille Prière Bouddhique - Pie Jesu (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Orchestre Lamoureux, Elisabeth Brasseur Choir, Igor Markevitch
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 01.01.1960
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Raymond Paige's Classical Spice Shelf
Stadium Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Raymond Paige
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 27.09.1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jorge Bolet: A Chopin Piano Recital (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 02.08.1961
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Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Schwarz
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Khatchaturian: Piano Concerto in D-flat Major (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Rignold, Peter Katin
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 & Egmont Overture (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto & Symphony in 3 Movements (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Woody Herman And His Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Wagner: Parsifal - Good Friday Spell & Symphonic Synthesis Act III (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Houston Symphony Orchestra, Léopold Stokowski
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite & Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Ferde Grofe, Jesús María Sanromá
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Beethoven: Symphonies No. 2 & 4 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Copland: Billy The Kid & Statements for Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Duo Piano Recital: Pierre Luboshutz & Genia Nemenoff, Pianists (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Pierre Luboshutz, Genia Nemenoff
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1 & 8 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Liszt: Sonata in B Minor - Funerailles - Mephisto Waltz (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 29.07.1960
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Hindemith: Violin Concerto & Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens, Joseph Fuchs
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 & Finlandia (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Bloomfield
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Stadium Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Léopold Stokowski, Bob Keeshan
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major & Melody, Op. 42, No. 3 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Walter Goehr, Tossy Spivakovsky
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hindemith: Symphony in E-flat (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Klassik - Erschienen bei Everest am 06.10.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo