Pristine’s latest release showcases the remarkable talents of Rudolph Ganz (1877-1972), a pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator. This collection features his complete recordings for Victor, highlighting his dual roles as conductor with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and as a solo pianist. The orchestral recordings, made between 1923 and 1925, mark his tenure as the orchestra’s fourth music director, with many of these rare 78 rpm-era performances being reissued for the first time.

The collection includes standard works by Elgar, Mendelssohn, Rossini, and Weber, alongside lesser-known pieces by Eduard Lassen, Eugen d’Albert, and Edward German. Also featured are Ganz’s four solo piano recordings from 1930, including a standout performance of Liszt’s Liebestraum. Celebrating the centenary of electrical recording, this release presents early microphone-based recordings from 1925, such as Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, showcasing Ganz’s dynamic interpretation and the expressive string playing of the SLSO.

We also celebrate Toscanini's 158th birthday this week with a 10% discount on all his recordings at Pristine.

“Leontyne Price was an excellent Tosca. Her luscious, smoky tone made her an alluring diva and she phrased in long, generous lines. She recorded the role twice in the studio. Her first, with Herbert von Karajan wrapping her in the plush velvet of the Vienna Philharmonic, is by far the best..." - Gramophone, 2022

This week we dust off that brilliant 1962 Tosca and bring fabulous new life to it thanks to a stunning Pristine XR remastering that adds new depth, clarity and dimension to a legendary recording of this classic opera.

We also celebrate the conductor Eugene Ormandy on the 40th anniversary of his death with a 20% discount on all his recordings.