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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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6, Op. 54 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Symphonies No. 2 & 4
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Classical - Released by Everest on Jan 26, 2019
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Strauss: A Night in Venice (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Thomas Martin, "A Night in Venice" 1952 US Cast Orchestra
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Chávez: Sinfonia India, Sinfonia de Antigona & Sinfonia Romantica
Stadium Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Carlos Chavez
Classical - Released by Everest on Sep 8, 1996
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Benjamin: Concerto quasi una Fantasia & Concertino
London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Benjamin, Lamar Crowson
Classical - Released by Everest on Nov 1, 2011
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
A Memorial Album: Ernst von Dohnányi Plays His Own Music for Piano (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Classical - Released by Everest on Jan 1, 1960
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hindemith: Symphony in E-flat (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Respighi: Feste Romane
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens
Classical - Released by Everest on Jan 20, 2019
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Ludwig
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Charles K. L. Davis sings Romantic Arias from Favorite Operas
Stadium Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Wilfred Pelletier, Charles K. L. Davis
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Copland: Appalachian Spring & Gould: Spirituals for String Choir and Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra & Walter Susskind
Classical - Released by Everest on Jan 1, 1958
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Stadium Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Léopold Stokowski, Bob Keeshan
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Robert-Alexander Bohnke: The Great New Virtuoso (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hindemith: Violin Concerto & Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens, Joseph Fuchs
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
De Falla: The Three Cornered Hat (Complete Ballet) (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Enrique Jorda
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets including the Grosse Fugue (Remastered from the Original Concert-Disc Master Tapes)
Classical - Released by Everest on Jan 1, 1966
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Classical - Released by Everest on Jan 4, 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 & Lieutenant Kijé Suite (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wagner: Magic Fire Music & Wotan's Farewell - Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 17, 28 & 64 - Canning: Fantasy On A Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)
Houston Symphony Orchestra, Léopold Stokowski
Classical - Released by Everest on Oct 6, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo