Great Moments at Carnegie Hall

Great Moments at Carnegie Hall

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There could surely be no better way of celebrating the 125th anniversary of the opening of Carnegie Hall than a collection of recordings of unique concerts and recitals from the most famous concert hall in the world.  

This two-CD set with live recordings from the archives of RCA Victor and Columbia Masterworks documents in excerpted form many of the musical high points of the Hall’s history, including Leontyne Price’s debut recital, Marilyn Horne’s 60th birthday gala, and the legendary “Concert of the Century.” 

Among the many great artists featurehere are Renée Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Shirley Verrett, Jussi Björling, Samuel Ramey, Jorge Bolet, Van Cliburn, Vladimir Horowitz, Evgeny Kissin, Sviatoslav Richter, Arthur Rubinstein, Rudolf Serkin, Yehudi Menuhin, Midori, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma, Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonard Bernstein, and Arturo Toscanini.