Since you are interested in Pops Plays Puccini: Puccini without words, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Russian Nights (Incls 'Capriccio Espagnol', 'Polovtsian Dances' & ' Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla') Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Records / CD - released 4/Apr/2007 ] Kunzel and the Pops' 83rd Telarc recording evokes the color, folklore, dance and pageantry of Russia |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Scary Music (includes themes to 'Ghostbusters', 'Beetlejuice' & 'The Adams Family') Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2007 ] Scary Music is the highly anticipated follow-up to conductor Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra's Chiller recording. This imaginative gathering of haunted pop favorites is sure to send a shiver down the spine. |
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris Eugene List (piano) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] "For the most satisfying performance and sound, regardless of collateral material, the choice comes down to the recording by the late Eugene List with Erich Kunzel..." -Stereo Review |
LEHAR / KREISLER / STRAUSS
Viennese Violin: The Romantic Music of Robert McDuffie (violin) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 24/Mar/2006 ] "...scintillating virtuosity and tender warmth." - Ultimate Audio |
COPLAND
Lincoln Portrait; Old American Songs, Set 1; An Outdoor Adventure & Other Works Sherrill Milnes--baritone; Katharine Hepburn--speaker; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "Novelties and rarities, stylishly done, make this of considerable interest" (MusicWeb May 2004) |
STAR TRACKS
Star Tracks (music from Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman, etc) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] "This dazzling CD fills the listening room with music so dramatically realistic that it's positively overwhelming." -Digital Audio |
LEROY ANDERSON / GEORGE GERSHWIN / LOUIS GOTTSCHALK / etc
American Piano Classics Stewart Goodyear (piano) Keith Lockhart (piano) William Tritt (piano) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "If, like me, you don't seem to have enough music at the classical/jazz interface, then this disc should be high on your wish list. Even if you do, it is still highly recommendable." MusicWeb May 2004 |
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue / Concerto in F major William Tritt (piano) / Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 2/Jul/2002 ] "Wonderful rhythmic interplay with a strong, incisive sense of beat...highlights the fine balance and responsiveness of orchestra and soloist. Recorded sound is crystal clear, in good perspective, with good balance and fine dynamic control." -High... |