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A collection of short stories for Christmas, written and adapted for American children of the 1940s and 1950s and featuring stars of the silver screen, including several first-time official CD issues: The Happy Prince - An Oscar Wilde Fairy Tale {Adapted and directed by Orson Welles with music by Bernard Herrmann. Featuring Orson Welles, Bing Crosby and Lurene Tuttle with an orchestra directed by Victor Young}; A Christmas Carol {Adapted from Charles Dickens by George Wells. Ronald Colman with an orchestra directed by Victor Young. Ken Darby, vocal director}; Mr. Pickwick's Christmas {Story by Charles Dickens and music by Hanns Eisler. Charles Laughton with an ensemble directed by Hanns Eisler}; The Small One - A Christmas Story by Charles Tazewell {Music by Victor Young. Bing Crosby with an orchestra directed by Victor Young}; The Littlest Angel {Story by Charles Tazewell and music by Charles Paul. Loretta Young with the Ken Darby Choir and and orchestra directed by Victor Young}; Lullaby of Christmas {Story by Charles Tazewell and music by Carmen Dragon. Gregory Peck with choir and orchestra directed by Carmen Dragon}. (Total time: 102'39')

BRO Code:

176098

Units:

2

Record Label:

DECCA

Record Number:

484 1365

UPC:

0028948413652

Country:

AUSTRALIA

D/A Code:

Mono

Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 {Ruggiero Ricci with the New Symphony Orchestra of London/ Malcolm Sargent. Recorded 1950}; Symphony No. 4 in f, Op. 36; Symphony No. 6 in b, Op. 74 ['Pathetique'] {Paris Conservatory Orchestra/ Erich Kleiber. Recorded 1949 & 1953}. (Total time: 116'45')

BRO Code:

176097

Units:

2

Record Label:

DECCA

Record Number:

484 0373

UPC:

0028948403738

Country:

AUSTRALIA

D/A Code:

Mono

Chausson, Symphony in B-flat, Op. 20. Honegger, Symphony No. 3 ['Symphonie Liturgique']; Chant de joie {Paris Conservatory Orchestra/ Robert Denzler}. Berlioz, Benvenuto Cellini - overture; Beatrice et Benedict - overture. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 {L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/ Robert Denzler}. (Recorded 1954-1960. Total time: 127'21')

BRO Code:

176094

Units:

2

Record Label:

DECCA

Record Number:

484 0262

UPC:

0028948402625

Country:

AUSTRALIA

D/A Code:

Analog, Mono

Gounod, Offenbach, Thomas, Gustave Charpentier: Arias from Romeo et Juliette, Mireille, Tales of Hoffmann, Mignon, Louise. Proch, Deh! torna mio bene - Air and Variations {with Janine Micheau, soprano. Recorded 5/1948}. Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty - suite. Ippolitov-Ivanov, Caucasian Sketches - suite no. 1. Ibert, Divertissement. Poulenc, Les Biches - suite. Chopin [arr. Roy Douglas], Les Sylphides. Delibes- Coppelia - suite; Sylvia - suite. Domenico Scarlatti [arr. Vincenzo Tommasini]. The Good-Humored Ladies [recorded 1951 and 1953] {all with Paris Conservatory Orchestra}. Bizet, Patrie - overture; Jeux d'enfants - petite suite. Chabrier, Habanera. Debussy, Marche ecossaise [with the National Symphony Orchestra. Recorded Kingsway Hall, London, 5/1947]. (All conducted by Roger Desormiere. Total time: 230'01')

BRO Code:

176069

Units:

4

Record Label:

DECCA

Record Number:

484 0416

UPC:

028948404162

Country:

AUSTRALIA

D/A Code:

Mono

Arias from operas by Verdi [Attila; Rigoletto; Aida; La Traviata; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino], Massenet [Manon], Gounod [Faust], Bizet, [Pearl Fishers; Carmen], Rimsky-Korsakov [Sadko], Mascagni [Cavalleri rusticana], Giordano [Andrea Chenier; Fedora], Leoncavallo [Pagliacci], Handel [Serse], Donizetti [L'elisir d'amore], Puccini [La Boheme; Tosca; Manon Lescaut], Pietri [Maristella], Gluck [Paride ed Elena], Celea [L'Arlesiana] and Mozart [Don Giovanni]. (Beniamino Gigli, tenor)

BRO Code:

173507

Units:

2

Record Label:

IDIS

UPC:

8021945000322

Record Number:

IDIS 317/18

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

The conductor leads orchestral excerpts from The Flying Dutchman, Gotterdammerung, Tristan und Isolde, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, La Forza del destino, Rigoletto, Aida, The Magic Flute, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci, Loreley, La Gioconda + Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

BRO Code:

172042

Units:

1

Record Label:

IDIS

UPC:

8021945000223

Record Number:

IDIS 305

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano. Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano. Nicolai Gedda, tenor. Nicola Zaccaria, bass. Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna and the Philharmonia Orchestra/ Herbert von Karajan. Also includes Karajan rehearsing the 'Missa Solemnis' + Schwarzkopf talking about the recording in a 1990's interview. (Total Time: 156'53')

BRO Code:

170755

Units:

2

Record Label:

TESTAMENT

Record Number:

SBT 2126

UPC:

749677212629

Country:

ENGLAND

D/A Code:

Analog

Peter Pears, tenor and Benjamin Britten, piano. Recorded 1959, 1961 & 1964. Previously unpublished BBC recordings. (Total time: 69’53’)

BRO Code:

170362

Units:

1

Record Label:

TESTAMENT

Record Number:

SBT 1519

UPC:

749677151928

Country:

ENGLAND

D/A Code:

Mono

Arias from Lohengrin, Meistersinger, Tannhauser, Tristan und Isolde, Die Walkure et al. (Featuring Giuseppe Borgatti, Giuseppe De Luca, Amelia Pinto, Fernando De Lucia, Emilia Corsi, Cesare Formichi, Edoardo Ferrari Fontana, Edoardo Garbin, Mattia Battistini, Aureliano Pertile. Rec.1902-25)

BRO Code:

168641

Units:

1

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 304

UPC:

8021945000216

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Beethoven, Egmont Overture. Symphony No.5. J.Strauss, Fledermaus Overture. Mozart, Serenade, K.525; ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ and ‘The Abduction from the Seraglio’ Overtures. Weber, ‘Der Freischutz’- Overture and Third Act Prelude; Invitation to the Dance. Dvorak, Slavonic Dance, Op.46 No.3. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.3. Rossini, ‘La Gazza Ladra’ and ‘William Tell’ Overtures. Brahms, Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 & 10. Wagner, Siegfried’s Funeral March. (Berlin Philharmonic/ Wilhelm Furtwangler. Recorded 1930-37)

BRO Code:

168640

Units:

2

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 277/78

UPC:

8021945000056

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, Mozart, Boito, Catalani, Giordano, Wagner, Gustave Charpentier: Arias from Trovatore, Aida, Traviata, Otello, Requiem, Giovanna d’Arco, Forza, Madama Butterfly, Manon Lescaut, Tosca, Boheme, Faust, Marriage of Figaro, Mefistofele, La Wally, Andrea Chenier, Tannhauser, Louise. (Recorded 1949-1953)

BRO Code:

168628

Units:

2

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6464/65

UPC:

8021945001299

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Antonietta Stella, Ramon Vinay, Giuseppe Taddei, Italo Pasini, Zaira Negroni et al. Teatro Colon/ Thomas Beecham. (Rec. Buenos Aires, 7/4/58)

BRO Code:

167884

Units:

2

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6547/48

UPC:

8021945001855

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Schubert, Piano Sonata in B-flat, D.960. Clementi, Sonata, Op.40 No.2. (Lazar Berman, piano. Recorded ‘live’, Milan, 11/12/72)

BRO Code:

167883

Units:

1

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6539

UPC:

8021945001794

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D [w.Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Charles Munch. Studio recording, 1955]; Romances Nos.1 & 2 for Violin and Orchestra [w.RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra/ William Steinberg. 1951 studio recording]. Spohr, Violin Concerto No.8 [w.RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra/ Izler Solomon. 1954 studio recording]. (All with Jascha Heifetz, violin)

BRO Code:

167784

Units:

1

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6475

UPC:

8021945001367

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Mozart, Piano Concerto No.20. Beethoven, Piano Concerti Nos. 4 & 5 ‘Emperor’ [w.Venezuelan Symphonic Orchestra/ Pedro Ryos Reyna]; Ecossaise. Schubert, Impromptu, Op.90 No.3. Gluck [tr.Brahms], Gavotte. (Wilhelm Kempff, piano. Recorded ‘live’, Caracas, 3/9/56 & 3/11/56)

BRO Code:

167780

Units:

2

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6481/82

UPC:

8021945001404

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Siegfried Idyll [w.Philharmonia Orchestra. 1951 studio recording]; A Faust Overture; Rienzi Overture [w.NBC Symphony Orchestra. 'Live' recordings, 1952 & 1953]; Siegfried's Rhine Journey from 'Gotterdammerung'; Good Friday Music from 'Parsifal' [w.New York Philharmonic. 'Live recordings, 1953 & 1956]. (All conducted by Guido Cantelli, Total time: 64'14')

BRO Code:

167777

Units:

1

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6494

UPC:

8021945001497

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in e [w.Jascha Heifetz, violin]. Mozart, Piano Concerto No.21 [w.Walter Gieseking, piano]. (All w.New York Philharmonic/ Guido Cantelli. ‘Live’ recordings, 3/14/54 & 2/6/55)

BRO Code:

167776

Units:

1

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6499

UPC:

8021945001527

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Wagner, Siegfried Idyll; ‘Meistersinger’ Prelude; Forest Murmurs from ‘Siegfried’; Siegfried’s Rhine Journey and Funeral Music from ‘Gotterdammerung’; ‘Tristan’ Prelude and Liebestod; Ride of the Valkyries; Good Friday Spell from ‘Parsifal’. (La Scala Orchestra/ Arturo Toscanini. Rec. 9/19/52. Toscanini’s farewell concert at La Scala, including the original broadcast account of the event)

BRO Code:

167771

Units:

2

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6524/25

UPC:

8021945001688

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono

Faure, Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano. Debussy, Sonata in g, L 140 for Violin and Piano. Saint-Saens, Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano. (Jascha Heifetz, violin and Emanuel Bay, piano. Studio recordings, 1936 {Faure} & 1950)

BRO Code:

167651

Units:

1

Record Label:

IDIS

Record Number:

IDIS 6591

UPC:

8021945002159

Country:

ITALY

D/A Code:

Mono