The Complete Christmas Albums

The Complete Christmas Albums

Almost forty years after his passing, the name of Andre Kostelanetz is still synonymous with the sound of beautiful music. The Russian-born American conductor gained national attention bringing classical music to the masses first on CBS Radio in the 1930s and then via a series of albums on Columbia Records. A guest conductor of The New York Philharmonic and Washington, DCâ€™s National Symphony, he reportedly sold over 52 million records and set the world record for attendance at a classical concert when 250,000 people showed up to a 1979 performance in Central Park. In his discography of over 100 albums conducting everything from Swan Lake to the hits of Chicago, Kostelanetzâ€™s Christmas albums are among the most treasured. Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records invite you to a true wonderland of Christmas with the release of Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestraâ€™s The Complete Christmas Albums. This comprehensive 2-CD, 42-track set features all three of the legendary conductorâ€™s classic Columbia Christmas LPs â€“ Joy to the World: The Music of Christmas (1959), Wonderland of Christmas (1963), and Wishing You a Merry Christmas (1965), on which he was joined by vocalist Phyllis Curtin and The St. Killian Boychoir â€“ plus a host of holiday bonuses. These include Kostelanetzâ€™s rare 1950 single of â€œWhite Christmas,â€ a complete recording of â€œThe Nutcracker Suiteâ€ featuring Peter Ustinov, and additional seasonal favorites from the Kostelanetz catalog. Wishing You a Merry Christmas makes its CD debut here. Along with his fellow â€œeasy listeningâ€ kings Percy Faith and Ray Conniff, Kostelanetz defined the sound of the holiday with his Columbia Christmas recordings, and youâ€™ll find them all here (this is really his complete Christmas recordings, except he made several recordings of The Nutcracker, sparklingly remastered in crisp original mono and splendid â€œ360 Soundâ€ stereo by Maria Triana at Sonyâ€™s Battery Studios. The Second Discâ€™s resident Christmas elf Joe Marchese has penned the new liner notes. Thereâ€™s no doubt the maestroâ€™s yuletide recordings will become a few of your favorite things!
Country USA
Brand REC84
Manufacturer Real Gone Music
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2018-11-09
UnitCount 1
Format CD
UPCs 848064008125
EANs 0848064008125

Country	USA
Brand	REC84
Manufacturer	Real Gone Music
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2018-11-09
UnitCount	1
Format	CD
UPCs	848064008125
EANs	0848064008125

The Complete Christmas Albums

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