Fritz Reiner's friendship with Béla Bartók must be considered an important factor in the creation of these legendary recordings. Koussevitsky's famous commission for the Concerto for orchestra was due in large part to Reiner's advocacy, & he was among the first conductors to both perform & record this masterpiece. Beyond this, Reiner's great sympathy for his friend's work extends to the care & attention to detail he gave to the works included here. For all its virtuosity, the concerto is s ...

2011 is also a Mahler anniversary year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his death on 18 May. Our main focus is on a treasure from the archives: the Wunderlich / Fischer-Dieskau Lied von der Erde. Mahlers great symphony of six songs on texts from an anthology of Chinese poetry, was composed in summer 1908 a period of anxiety & grief for the composer. The work celebrates the pleasures of wine & beauty & the joys of friendship, culminating in the overwhelming Abschied, a movement lastin ...

A WWII film of the highest caliber, THE FROGMEN sports fast-paced action & extraordinary cinematography, & earned a well-deserved Oscar nomination for its especially breathtaking underwater photography. Richard Widmark (HOW THE WEST WAS WON) stars as Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence, who takes command of a team of demolition divers--known as "frogmen"--after the death of the much-loved previous commander. Lawrences strict rules do not go over well with the men, who are fiercely independent. When dis ...

Today the pond! Tomorrow the world! Jumping with action, suspense revenge & Southern Gothic charm, Frogs stars Ray Mill&, Sam Elliott & Joan Van Ark are constantly a lily away from croaking! Joan Crockett (Milland) is an aging, physically disable millionaire who invites this family to his island estate for his birthday party. The old man is more than crotchetyhes crazy! Hating nature, Crockett poisons anything that crawls on his property. But on the night of his shindig, its natures p ...

All 16 episodes of the 1970s British sitcom starring Millicent Martin & Pat Finley as air hostesses Millie & Maggie. Episodes are: The Hate-In, Wife Trouble, Hurricane Millie, Millies Moveable Feast, Difficult Passenger, Nobody Sleeps On a Honeymoon, Russian Roulette, Millie Style, Witness for the Persecution, I Too Was a Novice, The Sicillian Affair, Highland Fling, Family Tree, All in a Days Work, Never Put It in Writing, The Matchmakers & Home Is Where t ...

Holding A Wolf By The Ears heralds a new beginning for the New York-based band From Autumn To Ashes. The most recognizable sign of this reinvention is Francis Marks recent shift from drummer to drummer & full-time vocalist, a result of the departure of former lead singer Benjamin Perri. Fans will still find the searing guitars & bone-crunching rhythms, but theres a new duality; a much heavier sound buoyed by the focused melodies that introduce the listener to Marks surprisingly dynamic vo ...

Complete collection of three hit US reality/drama series, comprising The Hills, The City & Laguna Beach, focusing on the lives of a group of affluent, ambitious teens growing up in the Orange County area. Laguna Beach, the first of the shows, introduces several high school students going about their day-to-day lives in what is billed as the real O.C.. With narration from cast members, the stories of their personal lives & relationships are played out on screen, including drama betw ...