KOCH new release highlights for August (U.S.)

KOCH NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS - August 2003 (U.S.)

'British Film Classics' Walton: The Battle of Britain Coates: The Dambusters Arnold: Bridge Over the River Kwai Rachmaninov: Brief Encounter Addinsell: Dangerous Moonlight Bennett: Murder on the Orient Express, Four Weddings and a Funeral Vaughan Williams: Scott of the Antarctic Bax: Oliver Twist Goodwin: 633 Squadron Various artists CHANDOS CHN 24112

Ginastera: Pampeana Gabriel Castagna [cond], Berlin S.O. CHANDOS CHN10152

Khachaturian: 'Sonata & Dances' Includes world premiere recordings of violin & piano works Hideko Udagawa [violin], Boris Berezovsky [piano] KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS KIC 7571

Dvorak: Piano Qts op.23 & 87 Mozart Piano Qt MD&G 6431176

Wolff: Works for Violin & Piano - complete Marc Sabat [violin], Stephen Clarke [piano] MODE CD126

Puccini: Tosca (1952 Decca recording) Tebaldi, Campora, Mascherini, Alberto Erde [cond], Acad of Santa Ceciia PEARL 0199

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VANGUARD CLASSICS joins KOCH Masterpieces Line - 'Twofer' re-issues

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Mieczslaw Horszowski [piano] ATM CD-1182

Mozart: Sym 40, 41, Overtures, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Felix Prohaska [cond], Vienna State Opera Orch ATM CD-1183

Brahms: Sym 1-4 Maurice Abravanel [cond], Utah S.O. ATM CD-1184

Mozart: Piano Cto 9: Alfred Brendel [piano], Antonio Janigro [cond], I Solisti di Zagreb Piano Cto 13: Friedrich Gulda [piano/cond], Gulda S.O. Piano Cto 20/24: Denis Matthews [piano], ? [cond], Vienna State Opera Orch ATM CD-1185

Chopin: 'Masterpieces for Solo Piano vol.1' Walzes: Jeanne Marie Darre Piano Cto 1: Rosina Llevinne Polonaises: Alfred Brendel Scherzi: Jeanne Marie Darre ATM CD-1187

Vivaldi: Four Seasons & Orchestral Masterpieces Antonio Janigro [cond], I Solisti di Zagreb ATM CD-1188

Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne Natania Devrath [sop] ATM CD-1189

Tchaikovsky: 'Masterpieces for Orchestra, vol.1' Sym 4: Leopold Stokowski [cond], American S.O. Piano Cto 1, Romeo & Juliet Fant-Ov: ? Pianist, Pierre Monteux [cond], LPO ATM CD-1190

Beethoven: 'Masterpieces for Solo Piano vol.1' Waldstein, Moonlight, Pathetique, Tempest, 24, 30-32 Bruce Hungerford [piano] ATM CD-1193

Chopin: 'Masterpieces for Solo Piano vol.2' Preludes, Fant op.49: Jeanne Marie Darre Ballades 3 & 4, Etudes, Ecossaises: Guiomar Novaes Son in b minor: Bruce Hungerford ATM CD-1196

Tchaikovsky: 'Masterpieces for Orchestra vol.2' Sym 5, 1812 Ov: Pierre Monteux [cond], LPO Sym 6: Vladimir Golschmann [cond], Vienna State Opera Orch Ser for Strings: Carl Pini [cond], Australian C.O. ATM CD-1198

Beethoven: Sym 3 & 5, Coriolan, Leonore 3 Ov: Adrian Boult [cond], Philharmonic Promenade Orch London ATM CD-1191

Beethoven: Sym 6 & 7, Fidelio, Egmont Ov Adrian Boult [cond], Philharmonic Promenade Orch London ATN CD-1192

Schubert: 'Masterpieces for Solo Piano vol.1' Piano Son 15,19, German Dances: Alfred Brendel Piano Son 20, Wanderer Fant: Bruce Hungerford ATM CD-1209

Liszt: 'Masterpieces for Solo Piano vol.1' Son in b minor, Paganini Etude 3, Valse oblige 1, Son del Petrarca, Transcendental Etude 5 & 11: Jeanne Marie Darre Hungarian Rhapsody 2, 3, 8, 13, 15, 17, Csardas Obstine: Alfred Brendel ATM CD-1213

Beethoven: 'Masterpieces for Solo Piano vol.2' Piano Son 4-7, Rondo, Minuet, Fur Elise: Bruce Hungerford ATM CD-1237

Gene Frazier Tower Records Classical Database Coordinator

Does this mean Koch Schwann merged with or bought out Vanguard?

-david gable

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Very interesting reissue series!

Marc Perman

My guess would be that they've licensed at least some catalogue items from Seymour Solomon's heirs.

The conductor of the Denis Matthews performances was identified as Hans Swarowsky on the LP.

Paul Goldstein