Since you are interested in Masters and Commanders, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FERDE GROFE / GEORGE GERSHWIN
Grofe - Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin - Catfish Row Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Jun/2005 ] Special Award: Classical CD of the Month - Audio magazine--Germany |
JOHN WILLIAMS / MIKLOS ROZSA / FRANZ WAXMAN / ERICH KORNGOLD / etc
Classic Film Music Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel [ Concord / Telarc / 5 CD - released 8/Mar/2019 ] Features music from some of the most popular movies of the past several decades: Star Wars, Jurassic Park, ET, Star Trek, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Minority Report, The Thorn Birds, Shakespeare in Love, On Golden Pond, Titanic, and Crouching Tiger... |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Capriccio Italien Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/May/2006 ] The 1812 Overture, Telarc's all-time best-selling recording, is an audiophile's dream. The superb playing of the Cincinnati Pops under the baton of Erich Kunzel combined with Telarc's sound effects make this an unbeatable performance! |
Henry Mancini
Touch of Evil (Original Soundtrack) [ El Records / CD - released 15/May/2008 ] This searing semi-latin / rock & roll score is considered to be one of Henry Mancini's finest and features Barney Kessel on guitar. 'Touch of Evil' is timeless, landmark cinema and music - the personification of cool. |
MIKLOS ROZSA
Rozsa: Violin Concerto / Sinfonia Concertante Anastasia Khitruk (violin) / Andrey Tchekmazov (cello) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Oct/2007 ] "Fine lyrical playing with aggressive virtuosity. Works of great merit that are deserving of a wider audience. Play this one next to Brahms' genre counterparts for an interesting comparison" (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
OFFENBACH
Gaite Parisienne (complete ballet) (with Ibert-Divertissement) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 31/Oct/2007 ] In a remarkable 40-year association in Cincinnati, Erich Kunzel's accomplishments are almost too numerous to list. Beginning with his invitation by Max Rudolf in 1965 to conduct the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra to being named Conductor of the... |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Erich Kunzel
Orchestral Spectaculars (music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Dukas, Weinberger, Liszt) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "exciting-and beautifully played and recorded here." -Stereophile |
SYMPHONIC STAR TREK
Symphonic Star Trek Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] This new release is a musical expedition of the famous sounds from favorite Star Trek episodes and the powerful music from the imposing Star Trek movies. |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel
Tchaikovsky:-1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien / Beethoven-Wellington's Victory / Liszt-Battle of the Huns [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "...a world-class achievement." —Digital Audio |
ROSSINI / SUPPE / HERALD / OFFENBACH / AUBER / REZNICEK
William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] "...the best performance of the...'William Tell Overture' in years. Throughout this CD, the brass...rings out with bright and brazen voice, and the famous Telarc bass drum lends its authority with visceral impact." -Audio |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel with Don Dorsey
Star Tracks II (Includes music from Star Trek 1 & 2, Lifeforce, Cocoon, Return of the Jedi & Superman) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "...another entertaining hi-fi / sci-fi package to titillate the ear and probe the limits of home audio systems. Sound is top-drawer." —Billboard |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel (with Don Dorsey)
Time Warp (Incls music from Star Trek, Star Wars & Alien) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 16/Jun/2006 ] Composer Don Dorsey's description of the music that opens this album could also describe the album itself, for the musical time warp it creates allows us to take a short cut through more than a decade of popular space music. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Marche Slave / Cossack Dance / Capriccio Italien / etc Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Kiev symphony Chorus / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Kiev Symphony Chorus. Erich Kunzel
Stravinsky - Firebird Suite / Borodin - Polovtsian Dances [ Telarc SACD / SACD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
MIKLOS ROZSA
Rozsa, Miklos - Three Choral Suites:Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis and King of Kings Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc SACD / SACD - released 16/Jun/2005 ] "Telarc's SACD of music of Miklos Rozsa is highly impressive in every way...this is one of Telarc's finest sonic achievements...is a terrific SACD well worth acquiring." ClassicalCDReview.com |
RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un Gentilhombre / Concierto para una Fiesta David Russell (guitar) Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] Concierto de Aranjuez was written at a time when Rodrigo was outside of Spain. He returned to Madrid at the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939, and premiered the piece, which was an immediate success. |
COPLAND / DEBUSSY / ELGAR / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / SAINT-SAENS / etc
Classics At The Pops Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] Contains such memorable works as Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man," Verdi's Grand March from "Aida," Debussy's Fête from "Nocturnes" and Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever." |
Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
The Fantastic Stokowski (the famous arrangements in fabulous Telarc sound!) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] "Indeed, none of Stokowski's own recordings can match this Telarc disc in sheer glamour of sound…..superbly engineered." Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops / with the King Singers
The Music Of The Beatles [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] On August 29, 1966, the Beatles gave their final public concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. This recording was released on the 35th anniversary of that singular event. |