JOSE ITURBI - THE RE-DISCOVERED RCA VICTOR RECORDINGS [16 CD Box-Set]

Format: 16 x CD
Catalogue No.: 19439836502
Barcode: 0194398365022
Release Date: 03 Mar 2023
Genre: Classical

The complete RCA Victor Recordings by José Iturbi from 1933 to 1953, include his piano duo recordings with sister Amparo Iturbi as well as Amparo Iturbi’s solo recordings on 16 CDs, restored and remastered from the original lacquer discs and analogue tapes using high-resolution 24 bit/192 kHz mastering technology with about 95% of the recordings appearing on CD for the first time and 23 pieces previously unreleased. As well as a new, captivating essay by Grammy-nominated singer, pianist, and music anthropologist Michael Feinstein on the life and work of José Iturbi and a photo book with previously unseen photos and facsimiles from the Iturbi Archives in Hollywood. Iturbi signed with Victor in 1933 and over the next two decades recorded music by Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Chabrier, Saint-Saëns, Falla, Debussy, Albéniz, Rachmaninoff and Milhaud. The repertoire included concertos and solo pieces, as well as works for two pianos, with and without orchestra, in which he was joined by his sister Amparo Iturbi, a famous pianist in her own right who frequently appeared with her brother. His and her solo albums as well as their duet recordings are all included in Sony Classical’s new Iturbi box.