Bach The Complete Edition

Though it emerged from the artistic rebelliousness and formal innovations of the French New Wave, Jacques Demy’s kaleidoscopic world was like nothing of its time. The director’s signature style—a Hollywood-inspired blend of candy-colored imagery, infectious tunes, and swooning romance—was most famously showcased in his beloved musicals The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). A key ingredient in these two landmark films is Demy’s close collaboration with composer Michel Legrand, who became an international icon following the success of Cherbourg’s soundtrack and went on to win three Oscars for his work in Hollywood.

Deutsche Grammophon celebrates the 100th Birthday of the 'Troubadour of the Keyboard', Géza Anda, in a limited edition 17-CD set. It includes the first CD release of rare shellack recordings of music by Bach/Busoni, Scarlatti and Brahms, and is presented with original sleeves, a 48 page booklet with new liner notes (English/German) by Anda expert Wolfgang Rathert, and recordings with conductors Ferenc Fricsay, Herbert von Karajan, Rafel Kubelik, and Eduard van Beinum. Anda was for the most part of his sadly too-short career a Deutsche Grammophon artist. The albums, which are not currently in the Digital Supply Chain, will be delivered as individual eAlbums with the artwork from the Complete edition.