Since you are interested in Icon: Pierre Fournier: The Artistry of the Cello (works by Schumann, Brahms, Saint-Saens, Poulenc, etc), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / DVORAK / WAGNER / etc
Icon: Rudolf Kempe: The Genius of the Podium Rudolf Kempe conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics Icon / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2011 ] The German conductor Rudolf Kempe (1910-1976) began his musical career playing the oboe in various symphony orchestras. The programme begins with recordings of four Beethoven Symphonies that Kempe made with the Munich Philharmonic in 1971-72. |
GERSHWIN / KERN / PORTER / YOUMANS / SHEARING
Icon - Menuhin & Grappelli - Friends in Music Yehui Menuhin (violin) & Stéphane Grappelli (violin) [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2009 ] This 4 CD set containing all the recordings that the two legendary violinists Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grappelli made for EMI is a further release in the Warner Classics ICON series. |
TITO GOBBI
Icon: Tito Gobbi - The Complete Solo Recordings [5CDs special price] Tito Gobbi (baritone) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics Icon / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2010 ] This 5 CD set, devoted to the outstanding Italian baritone Tito Gobbi, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. The bulk of this set is devoted to all the solo recordings that Gobbi made during his entire career, brought together for the... |
VICTORIA de los ANGELES
Icon: Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel (opera arias, Popular Songs & Zarzuela Arias) Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Seven discs well-filled with 'The Voice of an Angel' may seem a daunting prospect. However with beauty of tone, charming delivery and the singer's communicative personality there isn't a dull moment." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb April 2009) |