
Extended & Revised Book Plus 180g Vinyl!
As part of Deutsche GrammophonÂ’s all-inclusive celebration of its 120-year history, a thorough review of this magnificent story is out now in a brand-new coffee table book "State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon," published in collaboration with Verlhac Editions, Paris. This new edition is an extended and revised version of the book with the same title originally published in 2009 and includes a 12-track 180g LP.
Deutsche Grammophon has done more than any other label to define the classical music scene and recording industry. State of the Art is the exclusive full-length history of the legendary Yellow Label, based on unprecedented access to Deutsche Grammophon archives and featuring interviews with artists, historians, producers, engineers and former and current DG executives. Richly illustrated with hundreds of photographs, State of the Art traces the fascinating history of the label from its founding by Emil Berliner in 1898 to its current status as the home of many of the world's most exceptional artists.
Features:
• Extended & Revised Hardback Book
• 180g Vinyl LP
• Bilingual edition book - English and German
• LP includes 12 tracks from legendary recordings
• Made in Germany
Selections:
LP
Side 1:
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
3 Etudes de concert
1. No. 3 in D flat "Un sospiro" (Allegro affettuoso) - Daniil Trifonov
Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)
La Wally: Act 1
2. Ebben? Ne andro lontana - Anna Netrebko, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachamaninov (1873-1943)
10 Preludes, Op. 23
3. No. 5 Alla marcia in G minor - Lang Lang
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
4. Berceuse, Op. 16 - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, James Levine
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
West Side Story - Symphonic Dances
5. Cool Fugue - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Carnaval, Op. 9
6. Preambule - Daniel Barenboim
Side 2:
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
1. Chant du Menestrel, Op. 71 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
2. An die Musik, Op. 88 No. 4 - Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
3. Allegro con brio - Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony No. 88 in G Major
4. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
La Boheme: Act 4
5. O Mimi, tu piu non torni - Enrico Caruso, Antonio Scotti, Unknown Orchestra
6. The voice of Emil Berliner - Emil Berliner