Since you are interested in Icon: Tito Gobbi - The Complete Solo Recordings [5CDs special price], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MOZART / RAVEL / CHOPIN / BACH / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
Dinu Lipatti: Icon Dinu Lipatti (piano) with Otto Ackermann, Ernest Ansermet, Eduard van Beinum, and others [ EMI Icon / 7 CD - released 2/Jun/2008 ] "Doubtless collectors will have the majority of these performances on various labels, and will have filled in rarities such as appeared on such as Jecklin. But I commend the balance between known and rare in this extensive collection." (MusicWeb... |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / DVORAK / WAGNER / etc
Icon: Rudolf Kempe: The Genius of the Podium Rudolf Kempe conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics Icon / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2011 ] The German conductor Rudolf Kempe (1910-1976) began his musical career playing the oboe in various symphony orchestras. The programme begins with recordings of four Beethoven Symphonies that Kempe made with the Munich Philharmonic in 1971-72. |
MOZART / STRAUSS / BEETHOVEN / HINDEMITH / WAGNER / etc
Icon: Dennis Brain - The Horn Player Dennis Brain (horn) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "I have listened repeatedly with increasing pleasure to this set which is irresistible for its sheer musical pleasure." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Sept 2008) |
BACH / MOZART / RICHARD STRAUSS / MAHLER / SCHUBERT / etc
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: The Radient Soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) with Victoria de los Angeles, Imgard Seefried, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, etc [ Warner Classics Icon / 10 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/2011 ] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as a striking physical presence, she shone brightly in opera, excelled in the concert hall and... |
FRANCO CORELLI
Icon: Franco Corelli (excerpts from I Puritani, Norma, Turandot, Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana, etc) Franco Corelli (tenor) with various orchstras & conductors [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2009 ] Franco Corelli began his stage career in Italy in 1951. With his powerful voice, charismatic stage presence and film-star good looks he soon became one of the 20th century's outstanding operatic superstars. |
VICTORIA de los ANGELES
Icon: Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel (opera arias, Popular Songs & Zarzuela Arias) Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Seven discs well-filled with 'The Voice of an Angel' may seem a daunting prospect. However with beauty of tone, charming delivery and the singer's communicative personality there isn't a dull moment." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb April 2009) |