Since you are interested in Masters and Commanders, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FERDE GROFE / GEORGE GERSHWIN
Grofe - Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin - Catfish Row Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Jun/2005 ] Special Award: Classical CD of the Month - Audio magazine--Germany |
JOHN WILLIAMS / MIKLOS ROZSA / FRANZ WAXMAN / ERICH KORNGOLD / etc
Classic Film Music Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel [ Concord / Telarc / 5 CD - released 8/Mar/2019 ] Features music from some of the most popular movies of the past several decades: Star Wars, Jurassic Park, ET, Star Trek, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Minority Report, The Thorn Birds, Shakespeare in Love, On Golden Pond, Titanic, and Crouching Tiger... |
MIKLOS ROZSA
Rozsa: Violin Concerto / Sinfonia Concertante Anastasia Khitruk (violin) / Andrey Tchekmazov (cello) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitri Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Oct/2007 ] "Fine lyrical playing with aggressive virtuosity. Works of great merit that are deserving of a wider audience. Play this one next to Brahms' genre counterparts for an interesting comparison" (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
OFFENBACH
Gaite Parisienne (complete ballet) (with Ibert-Divertissement) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 31/Oct/2007 ] In a remarkable 40-year association in Cincinnati, Erich Kunzel's accomplishments are almost too numerous to list. Beginning with his invitation by Max Rudolf in 1965 to conduct the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra to being named Conductor of the... |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Erich Kunzel
Orchestral Spectaculars (music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Dukas, Weinberger, Liszt) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "exciting-and beautifully played and recorded here." -Stereophile |
SYMPHONIC STAR TREK
Symphonic Star Trek Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] This new release is a musical expedition of the famous sounds from favorite Star Trek episodes and the powerful music from the imposing Star Trek movies. |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel
Tchaikovsky:-1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien / Beethoven-Wellington's Victory / Liszt-Battle of the Huns [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "...a world-class achievement." —Digital Audio |
ROSSINI / SUPPE / HERALD / OFFENBACH / AUBER / REZNICEK
William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] "...the best performance of the...'William Tell Overture' in years. Throughout this CD, the brass...rings out with bright and brazen voice, and the famous Telarc bass drum lends its authority with visceral impact." -Audio |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel with Don Dorsey
Star Tracks II (Includes music from Star Trek 1 & 2, Lifeforce, Cocoon, Return of the Jedi & Superman) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "...another entertaining hi-fi / sci-fi package to titillate the ear and probe the limits of home audio systems. Sound is top-drawer." —Billboard |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel (with Don Dorsey)
Time Warp (Incls music from Star Trek, Star Wars & Alien) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 16/Jun/2006 ] Composer Don Dorsey's description of the music that opens this album could also describe the album itself, for the musical time warp it creates allows us to take a short cut through more than a decade of popular space music. |