Sony Maazel Great Recordings

On July 13 Lorin Maazel died at the age of 84 in Virginia, from complications following pneumonia. In memoriam Maestro Maazel, Sony Classical re-releases the “Maazel Great Recordings” 30-CD Box to honour his great work. During his career, he conducted more than 150 orchestras in some 5,000 opera and concert performances. He served as general manager and artistic director at the Vienna State Opera and conducted the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, the first American to do so in both cases. He also served at the Radio Symphony of Berlin, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Munich Philharmonic. BOX CONTENTS: CD 1-5: Beethoven: Complete Symphonies - Cleveland Orchestra CD 6: Beethoven: Symphonic Battle Scenes , Capriccio Italien, 1812, Wellingtons Sieg - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks CD 7: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique - Cleveland Orchestra CD 8: Debussy: La Mer, Jeux, Nocturnes - Wiener Philharmoniker, Arnold Schönberg Chor CD 9: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra CD 10: Holst: The Planets - L'Orchestre National de France CD 11: Mahler: Symphony No. 1 - L'Orchestre National de France CD 12: Ravel: Bolero - Wiener Philharmoniker CD 13: Respighi: Pini di Roma, Fontane di Roma, Feste Romane - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra CD 14: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Phaéton, Danse macabre, Danse bacchanale - Pittsburgh Symhony Orchestra CD 15-18: Sibelius: Complete Symphonies - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra CD 19: Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Cleveland Orchestra CD 20-23: Strauss: Symphonische Dichtungen - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks CD 24: Stravinsky: Petrouchka, Le Chant du Rossignol,Feu d'artifice (Feuerwerk) - Wiener Philharmoniker CD 25: Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements, The soldier's tale, Symphony Of Psalms - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks CD 26-28: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4-6 - Cleveland Orchestra CD 29-30: Wagner: Orchestral Pieces Vol. 1&2, Berliner Philharmoniker