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HBDirect Holiday Catalog, 2015

HBDirect Holiday Catalog, 2015

Release Highlights & Christmas Music
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: The Complete Recitals (1952-1974) [31 CDs]

Works: Songs of Schubert, Mozart, R. Strauss, Walton, Wolf, Mahler,
Brahms et al. plus opera and operetta selections (31 CD) (Warner Classics)
31 WRNC 553028 $83.98
This 31 CD box set is being released to celebrate what would have been
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf’s 100th birthday in December 2015. The set contains
all the recital programs of song, opera and operetta that she recorded
for EMI between 1952 and 1974, and also includes two live recitals. All
the recordings have been newly remastered to the highest standards by
various studios including Abbey Road.

Vladimir Horowitz - The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983 [50 CDs]

This edition takes you on tour with the legendary pianist from his home town of
New York to the great halls of the USA, from New Haven to Chicago, Washington
D.C., Philadelphia, Boston and beyond. This special collector’s set features 13
programs recorded at 25 solo recitals in 14 different concert halls.
While a few extracts from these live recordings were selected for release as
award-winning albums, the vast majority rested untouched in secure storage
and have remained unreleased for more than 30 years, until now! This new
edition presents Vladimir Horowitz’s musical artistry, live and unedited in
state-of-the art 24bit / 96 KHz mastering, at the price of a concert ticket.
50 SNYC 88843054582 $156.99 On Sale

Verdi: Otello / Fleming, Botha, MET [Blu-ray or DVD]

The

History of Classical Music in 24 Hours [24 CDs]

Created from the legendary
Deutsche Grammophon catalog,
‘The History of Classical Music
in 24 Hours’ is a collection that
can spark a lifelong interest in
classical music - and is a perfect
gift idea! Arranged on 24 CDs,
The History weaves its way from
medieval music to minimalism. Featured
are some of classical music’s most popular artists:
Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, Leonard Bernstein,
Plácido Domingo, Emerson String Quartet, Carlos
Kleiber, James Levine, Anne-Sophie Mutter and many
more. (24 CD) 24 DGG B002403602 $59.98 On Sale

Thomas Newman: Spectre [Motion Picture Soundtrack]

This full-length video features
The Tenors performing songs
from their new album, Under
One Sky and additional new
songs from their vast repertoire.
The result is a concert of powerful voices, angelic harmonies
and world-class orchestrations,
all recorded live from Caesars
Colosseum in Windsor Ontario,
on March 12 2015. (Universal Classics) (93 min.; Pic
Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo)
CLCS B002317809 $16.98 On Sale

Under One Sky / The Tenors [DVD]

Save 30% - Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras, “The Three Tenors 25th Anniversary” [CD + DVD Video]

This special CD+DVD limited-edition package presents the best-selling classical album of all time. Recorded live in Rome in 1990, the original Three Tenors
Concert has been seen and loved by fans around the
world. Featuring Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and
Luciano Pavarotti, the concert includes many operatic
favorites from the tenor repertoire.
(Decca) DEC B002350600 $27.98 $19.58 On Sale

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Works: Traditional and
classical Christmas songs
& carols; Excerpts from J.S.
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Artists: Fritz Wunderlich,
tenor; Gundula Janowitz,
Christa Ludwig (1 CD)
DGG B002409002 $12.98
Blessed with a crystal-clear voice, exquisite diction
and a natural lyricism, Fritz Wunderlich was named
one of the 20th Century’s Top 4 Tenors in the
world. This album will make an ideal soundtrack
for the festive season, especially for anyone who
has not yet discovered this voice.

1/800/222-6872

The Christmas Horn / The Horn Crew

Works: Carol of the Bells, 12
Days of Christmas, O Holy
Night, Frosty & Rudolph, Jingle Bells, et al. Artists: Dale
Clevenger/The Horn Crew
from Rice University. (1 CD)
(Summit) SUM 648 $16.49
Dale Clevenger, long-time
Principal Horn of the Chicago Symphony, leads
the Horn Crew from Rice University in sparkling
arrangements of favorite music for Christmas.

Angels On High: A Robert Shaw Christmas

Artists: Vienna Boys Choir. (1
CD) (Deutsche Grammophon)
.
DGG B002369202
$15.98 On Sale
The Vienna Boys Choir are
recognized for the purity of
their sound and the joy of
their music making. For this
all-new holiday album, special guests Aida Garifullina and Rolando Villazón join the choir for an
eclectic selection و