{"product_id":"philharmonia-birth-of-a-legend","title":"Philharmonia – Birth of a Legend","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo celebrate three-quarters of a century of remarkable recordings, the orchestra is partnering with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarner Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e, which owns much of the Orchestra’s back catalogue, to release a box set of recordings from the years the Philharmonia was run by its founder, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalter Legge\u003c\/strong\u003e (1945-64).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhilharmonia – Birth of a Legend\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e features recordings with conductors that made the early Philharmonia one of the greatest orchestras in the world: \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbert von Karajan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilhelm Furtwängler\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuido Cantelli\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArturo Toscanini\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOtto Klemperer\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarlo Maria Giulini\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassic recordings sit alongside rarely-heard gems. A link to the modern-day Philharmonia is made with a bonus recording licenced from the BBC, of \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEsa-Pekka Salonen\u003c\/strong\u003e conducting Schoenberg’s \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVerklärte Nacht\u003c\/em\u003e at Royal Festival Hall in September 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhilharmonia – Birth of a Legend\u003c\/em\u003e was coordinated by Jon Tolansky. The box set will be released internationally on 24 January 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"philharmonia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48059029881145,"sku":"","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/7810\/4633\/files\/71oGMdZbJCL._UF894_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1707498123","url":"https:\/\/shop.philharmonia.co.uk\/products\/philharmonia-birth-of-a-legend","provider":"Philharmonia Orchestra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}