{"product_id":"the-complete-rca-album-collection","title":"Sacred Masterworks \/ Matthäus-Passion \/ Johannes-Passion \/ Messe In H Moll \/ Weihnachts-Oratorium \/ Oster-Oratorium \/ Magnificat","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:#121212;font-family:inherit;\"\u003eSymbolic image – for the detailed description and condition, please read the Item Details below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 24px;padding-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(18,18,18,0.12);\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.85;color:#121212;font-family:inherit;\"\u003eGeorges Prêtre was one of the great French conductors of the postwar era, a musician equally at home in the opera pit and the concert hall, and this collection gathers his RCA Red Seal recordings into a single arc spanning Romantic opera and symphonic works. 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