Carlo Maria Giulini- The Chicago Recordings
List Price:
Our Price: $12.95
You Save: $11.03 (46%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $9.93 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Composer: Gustav MahlerComposer: Hector Berlioz
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Anton Bruckner
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2004-06-15
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- I. Langsam, Schleppend, Wie Ein Naturlaut
- II. Kraftig Bewegt, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell
- III. Feierlich Und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen
- IV. Sturmisch Bewegt
- Combat And Tumult - Interview Of The Prince
- Romeo Alone - Melancholy - Distant Noises Of Music And Dancing - Festivities At The Capulets'
- Scherzo: Queen Mab, Or The Dream Fairy
- Love Scene - Night - The Capulets' Garden
- Romeo At The Tomb Of The Capulets - Invocation - Juliet's Reawakening - Frenzied Joy, Despair - Last Agonies And Death Of The Two Lovers
- I. Poco Sostenuto - Vivace
- II. Allegretto
- III. Presto - Assai Meno Presto - Presto - Assai Meno Presto - Presto
- IV. Allegro Con Brio
- I. Felerlich, Misterioso
- II. Scherzo (Bewegt, Lebhaft) - Trio (Schnell) - Scherzo (Da Capo)
- III. Adagio (Langsam, Felerlich)
- I. Allegro Non Troppo
- II. Andante Moderato
- III. Allegro Giocoso
- IV. Allegro Energico E Passionato
- Introduction
- Dance Of The Firebird
- Round Dance Of The Princess
- Dance Of King Kastchel
- Berceuse
- Finale
- Russian Dance
- Petrushka's Room
- The Moor's Room
- The Shrovetide Fair
Music reviews of Carlo Maria Giulini- The Chicago Recordings
Music Review: RECORDINGS FOR THE TIME CAPSULE
Rating: 5 Stars
Oh boy do these recordings bring back aural memories!
This was the era when I began to develop a voracious appetite for classical music. Everything was new to me, and my tastes were driven by reviews in Stereo Review and High Fidelity (The Gramophone came my life several years later, as my tastes - and acquisitions - became bit more sophisticated).
I love them all - to the point where I re-purchased several of them during that time, when EMI introduced it's ill-fated (and realistically doomed) 45 rpm ('audiophile" pressings of at least two - the Mahler 1 and The Firebird. I seem to recall that the surface noise and warpage of the 45 rpm vinyl obliterated nearly all of the "audiophile" sonic improvements of the time.
The same, of course, can not be said of this set. The sound quality goes beyond anything possible those few decades - particularly now that digital reproduction can convery string tone without the harshness of the early digital era.
Giulini's interpretaions remain benchmark performances (I claim definative status for very few performances - maybe Toscanini's 1937 recording of Beethoven's Seventh with the NYP!) The Mahler and Stravinsky still give me goosebumps, and the Bruckner remains - in my opinion - in a class by itself.
I feel Giulini brought something very special and unique to these works. I just remember listening to the original LPs (of the Mahler and Bruckner) in my darkened room and being transported. The Firebird was simply ravishing to me.
It's odd how lovers of music always argue "the best" interpretation, or the "top tier" of conductors. Regardless - either case does not always translate into popularity with the public at large. I don't understand why it's necessary to disparage Giulini's work in terms of what he could have accomplished, rather than celebrate what he did accomplish. And for me, this box documents some very amazing accomplishments indeed (particularly if you contrast them with the CSO's recordings under Solti's baton made during the same period).
EMI got this release right! Let's hope they release similar historic recordings outside of their "Recordings Of The Century" series.
Bravo!
Description of Carlo Maria Giulini- The Chicago Recordings
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.Classical CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in Classical CDs
Winterscapesby London Philharmonic
Prophetic Voice; Published: 2000-07; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $2.75
Price in other shops:
The Queen, the Bear, & the Bumblebeeby Dini Petty
Children's Group; Published: 2001-03; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $13.38
Price in other shops:
Classical Kids - Beethoven Lives Upstairs CdrRelease date: 2000-04-05; Music CD
Best price: $24.98
Tchaikovsky (Life and Works (Naxos))by Malcolm Sinclair, Jeremy Siepmann
Naxos; Published: 2003-11; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $35.99
![Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS] Image](/images/Jose-Carreras-Jubileum-Concert-VHS-1584481471-X.jpg){kind=small}
Jose Carreras - Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS]Sling Shot; Release date: 2000-04-18; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $5.86
Price in other shops:
![Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS] Image](/images/Tchaikovsky-The-Nutcracker-Nureyev-Park-Royal-Ballet-VHS-156127092X-X.jpg){kind=small}
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-09-09; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.89
Price in other shops:
![Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS] Image](/images/Lonely-Town-Lonley-Street-Sergeant-Early-Dream-VHS-1561270857-X.jpg){kind=small}
Rambert Dance Company - Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-10-28; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops:
Winter Music: Composing the Northby John Luther Adams
Wesleyan; Published: 2004-11-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $21.91
Price in other shops:
![Puccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS] Image](/images/Puccini-La-Fanciulla-del-West-Santi-Domingo-Neblett-Royal-Opera-Covent-Garden-VHS-0769720382-X.jpg){kind=small}
Puccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $6.38
Price in other shops:
![Verdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS] Image](/images/Verdi-Falstaff-Giulini-Bruson-Ricciarelli-Nucci-Royal-Opera-Covent-Garden-VHS-0769720358-X.jpg){kind=small}
Verdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $12.95
Price in other shops:
Similar CDs
Hakan Hagegard, Kathleen Battle - Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 4 / Piano Concerto No. 1 / A German Requiem / (8) LiederRelease date: 2011-03-29; Music CD
Best price: $11.61
Price in other shops:
Gunter Wand - Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 1 - 9Release date: 2010-10-11; Music CD
Best price: $17.96
Price in other shops:
The Decca SoundRelease date: 2011-11-15; Music CD
Best price: $111.53
Price in other shops:
Mahler: Complete SymphoniesRelease date: 2011-06-07; Music CD
Best price: $37.00
Price in other shops:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Brahms: The Complete Symphonies; Tragic Overture; Haydn VariationsRelease date: 2011-05-31; Music CD
Best price: $19.31
Price in other shops:
William Steinberg - IconRelease date: 2011-10-11; Music CD
Best price: $41.99
Price in other shops:
Charles Munch - Late Romantic MasterpiecesRelease date: 2011-09-06; Music CD
Best price: $16.06
Price in other shops:
Charles Munch Conducts Romantic MasterworksRelease date: 2011-03-29; Music CD
Best price: $15.40
Price in other shops:
Giulini, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Giulini in AmericaRelease date: 2010-09-14; Music CD
Best price: $21.43
Price in other shops:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Giulini - Giulini in AmericaRelease date: 2011-07-05; Music CD
Best price: $21.40
Price in other shops: