Your basket is empty

Web Player
 
Categories :

Living Stereo

Albums

Fritz Reiner Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome and Elektra
From
CD$12.99
Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome and Elektra
Fritz Reiner

Classical - Released January 1, 1990 | Living Stereo

Various Artists Rachmaninoff / Beethoven: Piano Concertos
From
CD$12.99
Rachmaninoff / Beethoven: Piano Concertos
Various Artists

Classical - Released January 1, 1990 | Living Stereo

Erich Leinsdorf Madama Butterfly
From
CD$22.49
Madama Butterfly
Erich Leinsdorf

Classical - Released September 17, 1990 | Living Stereo

Erich Leinsdorf Puccini: Tosca
From
CD$22.49
Puccini: Tosca
Erich Leinsdorf

Classical - Released March 1, 1991 | Living Stereo

Various Artists La bohème
From
CD$22.49
La bohème
Various Artists

Classical - Released March 1, 1991 | Living Stereo

Fritz Reiner Richard Strauss In High FidelityDiscothèque Idéale Qobuz
From
CD$12.99
Richard Strauss In High Fidelity
Fritz Reiner

Classical - Released February 1, 1993 | Living Stereo

Distinctions The Qobuz Ideal Discography
Charles Munch Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 / Debussy: La Mer / Ibert: Escales
From
CD$12.99
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 / Debussy: La Mer / Ibert: Escales
Charles Munch

Classical - Released February 1, 1993 | Living Stereo

Charles Munch Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 / Debussy: La Mer / Ibert: EscalesDiscothèque Idéale Qobuz
From
CD$12.99
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 / Debussy: La Mer / Ibert: Escales
Charles Munch

Classical - Released February 5, 1993 | Living Stereo

Distinctions The Qobuz Ideal Discography - Stereophile: Record To Die For
Fritz Reiner The Reiner Sound
From
CD$12.99
The Reiner Sound
Fritz Reiner

Classical - Released February 16, 1993 | Living Stereo

Arthur Fiedler Marches In Hi Fi
From
CD$12.99
Marches In Hi Fi
Arthur Fiedler

Classical - Released March 11, 1993 | Living Stereo

Fritz Reiner Moussorgski : Tableaux d'une exposition - Une nuit sur le mont chauve (+ Tchaikovski, Borodine, Kabalevski, Glinka)
From
CD$12.99
Moussorgski : Tableaux d'une exposition - Une nuit sur le mont chauve (+ Tchaikovski, Borodine, Kabalevski, Glinka)
Fritz Reiner

Symphonic Music - Released April 12, 1993 | Living Stereo

Charles Munch Ravel: Bolero, La Valse; Debussy: Images
From
CD$12.99
Ravel: Bolero, La Valse; Debussy: Images
Charles Munch

Classical - Released April 12, 1993 | Living Stereo

Arthur Fiedler Pops Roundup
From
CD$12.99
Pops Roundup
Arthur Fiedler

Classical - Released May 10, 1993 | Living Stereo

Pops Roundup presents a Walt Disney view of the west in which soaring strings and horns evoke images from western movies rather than the actual west. The dynamic music features all-new arrangements of classic western songs as well as themes from television, films, and Broadway shows. Woodblocks create the clippity-clop of horses' hooves, and other uncommon (for an orchestra) instruments such as harmonica and accordion crop up in places. An array of odd sounds, from whistles to gunshots, add to the strong visual quality of the music. Two long medleys of western television themes and fiddle reels bookend the album, with the latter receiving a positively whimsical interpretation. Pops Roundup is a soundtrack in search of a motion picture, and will give western film enthusiasts a serious case of deja vu. The CD reissue adds six bonus tracks. © Greg Adams /TiVo
Morton Gould and His Orchestra Copland: Billy The Kid; Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
From
CD$12.99
Copland: Billy The Kid; Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
Morton Gould and His Orchestra

Classical - Released May 10, 1993 | Living Stereo

Is it subtle? No. Is it nuanced? No. Is it sweet and tender or demur and lovely? No, no, no, and no. Why should it be? How could it be? After all, the music on this disc is Copland's rough, tough, and ready-for-action Billy the Kid and Rodeo Suites coupled with Grofé's big, bold, and exceedingly blunt Grand Canyon Suite: why should it be anything but large and loud and colorful and characterful? And, after all, the performances are by Morton Gould -- a conductor of considerable skill and unbridled enthusiasm -- and the ensemble known as His Orchestra -- a band of hot-shot New York studio players of consummate technique and unrestrained attitude: why should it be anything but adroit and polished and powerful and passionate? And, most of all, the original recordings were taped by John Pfeiffer (with Joseph Habig in the Grofé) for RCA's Living Stereo series and more vivid and immediate recordings would be hard to imagine -- although some early Black Sabbath records do come close. For listeners who look forward to being knocked into the middle of next week, this disc can't be beat. The inclusion of the Waltz from the complete Billy the Kid ballet is a welcome bonus. © TiVo
Arthur Fiedler Offenbach In America
From
CD$12.99
Offenbach In America
Arthur Fiedler

Classical - Released May 10, 1993 | Living Stereo

Robert Shaw Stephen Foster Song Book
From
CD$12.99
Stephen Foster Song Book
Robert Shaw

Pop - Released May 10, 1993 | Living Stereo

Aaron Copland Composers Conduct Appalachian Spring; The Tender Land: Suite; Fall River LegendDiscothèque Idéale Qobuz
From
CD$12.99
Composers Conduct Appalachian Spring; The Tender Land: Suite; Fall River Legend
Aaron Copland

Classical - Released May 11, 1993 | Living Stereo

Distinctions The Qobuz Ideal Discography
While there are plenty of other dandy recordings of Copland's populist magnum opus Appalachian Spring, this 1959 recording may be the one to get if you're getting only one. For one thing, it has Copland conducting, and while he was not the world's greatest conductor, he was the world's greatest authority on his own music and it shows in his conducting, which, for all its lack of experience and technique, is unsurpassed in insight and lucidity. More to the point, he was the world's greatest admirer of his own music and it shows in his interpretation, which for all its tendency toward sentimentality, is unequaled in affection and sympathy. Plus, Copland is immeasurably helped by the unrivaled playing of the Boston Symphony, which not only plays with more beauty of tone and strength of purpose than it had in the past 50 years, it plays with nearly as much affection and sympathy for the music as Copland himself. Furthermore, RCA's "Living Stereo" sound is every bit as warm and rich and detailed as the best recordings made in the past 50 years. The other music on the disc -- Copland's dappled yellow and brown The Tender Land Suite, Morton Gould's blood-red New England Elektra Fall River Legend, plus Gould's two south of the border encores Tango and Guaracha -- is dandy, but Copland's own 1959 Appalachian Spring is the dandiest. © TiVo
Arthur Fiedler Stars And Stripes
From
CD$12.99
Stars And Stripes
Arthur Fiedler

Classical - Released May 11, 1993 | Living Stereo

Various Artists Rachmaninoff / Beethoven: Piano Concertos
From
CD$12.99
Rachmaninoff / Beethoven: Piano Concertos
Various Artists

Keyboard Concertos - Released February 7, 1994 | Living Stereo

Charles Munch Ravel: Bolero, La Valse; Debussy: Images
From
CD$12.99
Ravel: Bolero, La Valse; Debussy: Images
Charles Munch

Classical - Released March 15, 1994 | Living Stereo

Among the label's earliest explorations of stereo reproduction, these vivid, historic recordings by Charles Münch and the Boston Symphony Orchestra have been staples of RCA's catalog and reissued many times over the years in all formats. This 1994 reissue in the refurbished Living Stereo series presents the analog recordings of Ravel's Boléro, La valse, and Rapsodie espagnole, which were recorded between 1955-1956, and the 1957 recording of Debussy's Images, all digitally remastered to impressive effect. After hearing Münch and the BSO at their peak in these spectacular performances, one can only feel grateful that RCA took such loving care in preserving the original masters; audiophiles will appreciate the exceptionally clean sound and evergreen orchestral sonorities that are remarkably vibrant and detailed for recordings of this vintage. © TiVo