Musical Heritage Society

Musical Heritage Society

Sub-label of Musical Heritage Society, Inc.

100 releases 11 sub-labels 1972–2019

About

US label Musical Heritage Society (MHS) was an American mail-order record label specializing in classical music. It was founded in New York in 1962 by Dr. after he left Westminster. After a small initial group of pseudonymous issues licensed from and , MHS began to issue large numbers of recordings licensed from . Eventually the label issued most of the catalogue, including discs previously issued on several US retail labels. MHS also drew on such catalogues as , , , , , Boston, , , , , , , , , Unicorn, , and . From the first year, the firm also made a smaller number of its own recordings in New York. The label was purchased by in July of 2011.

Top Musical Heritage Society Releases

19 Nocturnes
19 Nocturnes
Frédéric Chopin; Arthur Rubinstein
1967
The Nocturnes
The Nocturnes
Chopin; Claudio Arrau
1978
The Bells of Dublin
The Bells of Dublin
The Chieftains
1991
Fiddle Faddle: 15 Favorites by Leroy Anderson
Fiddle Faddle: 15 Favorites by Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson; The Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel
1991
Xylophone Artistry
Tatsuo Sasaki
1994
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Rodgers & Hammerstein
1955
J. S. Bach: Complete Solo Keyboard Concertos / J. S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos
J.S. Bach,Vivaldi; Julia Zilberquit, Saulius Sondeckis, Moscow Virtuosi
2013
Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa; John Wallace
1988
Rhapsody
Liszt, Dvořák, Enescu, Glazunov, Alfvén; Dutoit, Montréal
1997
More Music From the Film Amadeus
More Music From the Film Amadeus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
1985
Santiago
Santiago
The Chieftains
1996
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky; Sviatoslav Richter, Wiener Symphoniker, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Stanisław Wisłocki
1995
The Planets
The Planets
Holst; Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
1981
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46 / Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55 / Holberg Suite, op. 40
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46 / Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55 / Holberg Suite, op. 40
Edvard G. Grieg; Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
1994
Sonatas for Cello and Piano
Sonatas for Cello and Piano
Brahms; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
1985
Japanese Taiko
Joji Hirota & the Taiko Drummers
2004
Bach Sonatas
Bach; Michala Petri, Keith Jarrett
1992
Christmas Carols
Christmas Carols
Choir of New College Oxford
1985
Vivaldi: 65 Violin Concertos
Antonio Vivaldi, Israel Chamber Orchestra & Shlomo Mintz
In the Mood for Swing
Benny Carter
1989
The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos
The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos
Chopin; Arthur Rubinstein
1984
The Songs of Christmas
The Songs of Christmas
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott / The New York Choral Society with organ and brass, Robert De Cormier
1994
The Carol Albums: Seven Centuries Of Christmas Music
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
1994
Horowitz in Moscow
Vladimir Horowitz
1986
Goldberg Variations
JS Bach; Vladimir Feltsman
1993
Live in Japan
Sarah Vaughan
1987
The Russian Recital
Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov; Sviatoslav Richter
1995
Lorin Maazel Conducts Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Rosenkavalier Suite
Lorin Maazel Conducts Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Rosenkavalier Suite
Richard Strauss; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
1995
The Easy Winners
Scott Joplin; Itzhak Perlman, André Previn
1975
6 Partitas
Johann Sebastian Bach; Vladimir Feltsman
2001
The Complete Études
Frédéric Chopin; Louis Lortie
1986
Noël
Noël
Canadian Brass
1994
Baroque Guitar
Baroque Guitar
Julian Bream
1990
Kamarinskaya
The Russian Folk Ensemble Balalaika
2005
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Johann Sebastian Bach; Vladimir Feltsman
1993
Die Streichtrios
Die Streichtrios
Ludwig van Beethoven; Anne‐Sophie Mutter, Bruno Giuranna, Мстислав Ростропович
1989
A Classy Pair
Ella Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra
1982
For Unto Us a Child Is Born
For Unto Us a Child Is Born
The Choir of New College Oxford, The Parley of Instruments, Edward Higginbottom
1989
Suite no. 2 / Concerto / Trio Sonatas
J. S. Bach; James Galway, Kyung-Wha Chung, Phillip Moll, Zagreb Soloists
1991
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Barcarolles / Impromptus / Nocturnes / Preludes / Waltzes
Chopin; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal, Claudio Arrau
1992
Old Christmas Return'd
The York Waits
1993
Gregorian Chant
Choralschola der Wiener Hofburgkapelle, P. Hubert Dopf S.J.
1983
The Horn Concertos
Mozart; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Peter Damm
1989
The Early Symphonies, Volume II
Wolfgang A. Mozart; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
1990
Piano Concertos: no. 17, K. 453 / no. 18, K. 456
Mozart; András Schiff, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg, Sándor Végh
1985
Ein deutsches Requiem
Ein deutsches Requiem
Johannes Brahms; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn
1986
Quartango
Quartango
1987
Piano Concertos nos. 1, 2 / Seven Fantasias, op. 116
Piano Concertos nos. 1, 2 / Seven Fantasias, op. 116
Brahms; Emil Gilels, Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
1984
Music by C.P.E. Bach, Quantz, Telemann & Vivaldi
Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Antonio Vivaldi & Johann Joachim Quantz
Messiah: Highlights
Messiah: Highlights
Handel; Winchester Cathedral Choir, London Handel Orchestra, Martin Neary
1984
Symphonies 3, 9, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, & 40
Joseph Haydn; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Ádám Fischer
1995
Music by Purcell & Blow: Voluntaries, Suites and Grounds
Henry Purcell, John Blow; Gustav Leonhardt
American Games: Twentieth Century Classics for Winds
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, LtCol Timothy W. Foley
1997
Central City Sketches
Benny Carter & American Jazz Orchestra
1988
Symphonies Nos. 35-41
Mozart; Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
1996
Vienna
Vienna
Johann Strauss, Jr., Carl Maria von Weber, Richard Strauss / Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1995
Sonatas Arranged for Guitar
Domenico Scarlatti; Fabio Zanon
2000
Symphonie no. 8
Mahler; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
1974
Ancient Echoes
Chorovaya Akademia, Alexander Sedov
1995
Ballet Suites: Swan Lake / The Sleeping Beauty / The Nutcracker
Ballet Suites: Swan Lake / The Sleeping Beauty / The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz
1987
Water Music
Water Music
Handel; Academy of St. Martin‐in‐the‐Fields, Neville Marriner
1989
A Celtic Christmas
Various Artists
1996
Pini di Roma / Fontane di Roma / Feste romane
Respighi; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti
1985
Meditation
Anne‐Sophie Mutter
1995
Church Windows / Brazilian Impressions
Ottorino Respighi; Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon
1984
Music From the Spanish Kingdoms
Music From the Spanish Kingdoms
Circa 1500, Nancy Hadden
1989
Reconstructed Violin Concertos BWV 1052R, 1056R, 1064R, 1045
Johann Sebastian Bach; Isabelle Faust, Muriel Cantoreggi, Christoph Poppen, Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling
2000
Symphony no. 1 in C Minor, op. 68
Johannes Brahms; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
1986
The Brandenburg Concertos
The Brandenburg Concertos
J.S. Bach; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
1990
Sea Shanties
Sea Shanties
The Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale
1960
Violinkonzert No. 1
Violinkonzert No. 1
Mozart; Anne‐Sophie Mutter, Bruno Giuranna, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
1991
Piano Concertos, K238, K271, K365, K466, K467
Mozart; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Alfred Brendel
Sinfonia Domestica / Music From Tristan Und Isolde & Lohengrin
Herbert von Karajan, R. Strauss, Wagner, Berlin Philharmonic
1998
4 Orchestral Suites
4 Orchestral Suites
Johann Sebastian Bach; Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Musique de Table/Tafelmusik
Georg Philipp Telemann
Andras Schiff / Johann Sebastian Bach
Andras Schiff / Johann Sebastian Bach
András Schiff & Johann Sebastian Bach
1990
The Early Symphonies, Volume I
Wolfgang A. Mozart; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
1990
Sound Off!
United States Marine Band
2000
100 Great Musical Moments
Various Artists
1988

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