(A) Portrait of Herbert von Karajan
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Composer or Director: (Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Bedřich Smetana, Jacques Offenbach
Label: Royal Classics
Magazine Review Date: 4/2000
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Catalogue Number: DCL70587-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
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| (Ein) Deutsches Requiem, 'German Requiem' |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Soprano Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Johannes Brahms, Composer José Van Dam, Bass-baritone Vienna Singverein |
| Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| (Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann', Movement: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle) |
Jacques Offenbach, Composer
Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Jacques Offenbach, Composer Philharmonia Orchestra |
| España |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Má vlast, Movement: Vltava, B111 (1874) |
Bedřich Smetana, Composer
Bedřich Smetana, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor |
| (The) Hebrides, 'Fingal's Cave' |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Herbert von Karajan, Conductor |
| Finlandia |
Jean Sibelius, Composer
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Jean Sibelius, Composer |
| 1812 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Herbert von Karajan, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Label: Royal Classics
Magazine Review Date: 4/2000
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Catalogue Number: DCL70598-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 9, 'Great' |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer Rafael Kubelík, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Rafael Kubelík, Conductor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| Symphony No. 4 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Rafael Kubelík, Conductor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Symphony No. 36, "Linz" |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Rafael Kubelík, Conductor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Composer or Director: Antonín Dvořák, Ludwig van Beethoven, Georges Bizet, Gabriel Fauré, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Label: Royal Classics
Magazine Review Date: 4/2000
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Catalogue Number: DCL70594-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Requiem |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone Edinburgh Festival Chorus Gabriel Fauré, Composer Henriette Puig-Roget, Organ Orchestre de Paris Sheila Armstrong, Soprano |
| Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Daniel Barenboim, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer |
| (L')Arlésienne - Suites, Movement: Prélude |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Georges Bizet, Composer Orchestre de Paris |
| (L')Arlésienne - Suites, Movement: Menuet |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Georges Bizet, Composer Orchestre de Paris |
| (L')Arlésienne - Suites, Movement: Adagietto |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Georges Bizet, Composer Orchestre de Paris |
| (L')Arlésienne - Suites, Movement: Carillon |
Georges Bizet, Composer
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Georges Bizet, Composer Orchestre de Paris |
| Serenade |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Daniel Barenboim, Conductor English Chamber Orchestra |
| Pavane |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Edinburgh Festival Chorus Gabriel Fauré, Composer Henriette Puig-Roget, Organ Orchestre de Paris |
| Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter" |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor English Chamber Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
Composer or Director: Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert
Label: Royal Classics
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Catalogue Number: DCL70589-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
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| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 1 in E, 'Spring', RV269 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Alberto Lysy, Conductor Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Camerata Lysy Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 2 in G minor, 'Summer', RV315 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Alberto Lysy, Conductor Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Camerata Lysy Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 3 in F, 'Autumn', RV293 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Alberto Lysy, Conductor Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Camerata Lysy Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Movement: No. 4 in F minor, 'Winter', RV297 |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Alberto Lysy, Conductor Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Camerata Lysy Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Bath Festival Orchestra Christian Ferras, Violin Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| (4) Orchestral Suites, Movement: No. 3 in D, BWV1068 (2 oboes, 3 trumpets, strings |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Bath Festival Orchestra Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Johannes Brahms, Composer Rudolf Kempe, Conductor Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| String Sextet No. 1, Movement: Andante ma moderato |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Cecil Aronowitz, Viola Derek Simpson, Cello Ernst Wallfisch, Viola Johannes Brahms, Composer Maurice Gendron, Cello Robert Masters, Violin Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| Piano Trio No. 2, Movement: Andante con moto |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer Hephzibah Menuhin, Piano Maurice Gendron, Cello Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5, 'Spring', Movement: Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Hephzibah Menuhin, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| Sylvia, Movement: Andante |
(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes, Composer
(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes, Composer Philharmonia Orchestra Robert Irving, Conductor Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
| Coppélia, Movement: Ballet de l'épi |
(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes, Composer
(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes, Composer Philharmonia Orchestra Robert Irving, Conductor Yehudi Menuhin, Violin |
Composer or Director: Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ludwig van Beethoven
Label: Royal Classics
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Catalogue Number: DCL70596-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica' |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Malcolm Sargent, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Malcolm Sargent, Conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
London Symphony Orchestra Malcolm Sargent, Conductor Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer |
| Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' |
Edward Elgar, Composer
Edward Elgar, Composer Malcolm Sargent, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Serenade |
Edward Elgar, Composer
Edward Elgar, Composer Malcolm Sargent, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Serenade to Music |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Duncan Robertson, Tenor Elsie Morison, Soprano London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra Malcolm Sargent, Conductor Marjorie Thomas, Contralto (Female alto) Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer Trevor Anthony, Bass |
| Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Malcolm Sargent, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer |
Composer or Director: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Holst, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms
Label: Royal Classics
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Catalogue Number: DCL70595-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (Die) Meistersinger von Nürnberg, '(The) Masters, Movement: Prelude |
Richard Wagner, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor New Philharmonia Orchestra Richard Wagner, Composer |
| (The) Planets, Movement: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity |
Gustav Holst, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor Gustav Holst, Composer London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| (6) Brandenburg Concertos, Movement: No. 3 in G, BWV1048 (stgs: 1711-13) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor Douglas Whittaker, Flute Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer London Philharmonic Orchestra Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord Rodney Friend, Violin |
| Tragic Overture |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor Johannes Brahms, Composer London Symphony Orchestra |
| Serenade |
Edward Elgar, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor Edward Elgar, Composer London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| (Der) Fliegende Holländer, '(The) Flying Dutchman', Movement: Overture |
Richard Wagner, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Wagner, Composer |
| (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre', Movement: Hojotoho! (Ride of the Valkyries) |
Richard Wagner, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Wagner, Composer |
| Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor André Previn, Piano London Symphony Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor Alexander Cameron, Cello John Chambers, Viola London Philharmonic Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer Rodney Friend, Violin Russell Gilbert, Violin |
| (6) Brandenburg Concertos, Movement: No. 4 in G, BWV1049 (vn, 2 recs/fls & stgs cf Hpd057) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor David Munrow, Recorder Gerald Jarvis, Violin Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer John Turner, Recorder London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 4, 'Götterdämmerung', Movement: Siegfried's funeral march |
Richard Wagner, Composer
Adrian Boult, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Wagner, Composer |
Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner, Felix Mendelssohn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert
Label: Royal Classics
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Catalogue Number: DCL70593-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (6) Brandenburg Concertos, Movement: No. 2 in F, BWV1047 (rec/fl, ob, tpt, vn & stgs: 1 |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer New Philharmonia Orchestra Otto Klemperer, Conductor |
| Symphony No. 36, "Linz" |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Otto Klemperer, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
(John) Alldis Choir Daniel Barenboim, Conductor Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer New Philharmonia Orchestra Otto Klemperer, Conductor |
| Academic Festival Overture |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Johannes Brahms, Composer Otto Klemperer, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Symphony No. 4, 'Italian' |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Otto Klemperer, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Symphony No. 8, 'Unfinished' |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer Otto Klemperer, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Parsifal, Movement: Prelude |
Richard Wagner, Composer
Otto Klemperer, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra Richard Wagner, Composer |
| Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral', Movement: Allegretto (Shepherds' Song. Happy & thankful feel the Storm) |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Otto Klemperer, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra |
Composer or Director: Antonio Vivaldi, Luigi Boccherini, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ottorino Respighi, George Frideric Handel, Luigi (Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria) Cherubini, Dmitri Shostakovich, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Amilcare Ponchielli, (Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) Nicolai, Edvard Grieg, Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Gabriel Fauré
Label: Royal Classics
Magazine Review Date: 4/2000
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Catalogue Number: DCL70597-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Water Music, Movement: Trumpet Suite in D: |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields George Frideric Handel, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', Movement: Overture |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, Conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer |
| String Quartet No. 1, Movement: Andante cantabile |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, Conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| Pavane |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Gabriel Fauré, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (6) String Quintets, Movement: No. 5 in E, G275 |
Luigi Boccherini, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Luigi Boccherini, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (Les) Abencérages, Movement: Overture |
Luigi (Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria) Cherubini, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Luigi (Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria) Cherubini, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| Siegfried Idyll |
Richard Wagner, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, Conductor Richard Wagner, Composer |
| Peer Gynt, Movement: SUITE No. 1, Op. 46 |
Edvard Grieg, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Ambrosian Singers Edvard Grieg, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| Adagio |
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Iona Brown, Violin Neville Marriner, Conductor Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Composer |
| Médée, Movement: ~ |
Luigi (Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria) Cherubini, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Luigi (Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria) Cherubini, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', Movement: Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer King's College Choir, Cambridge Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (The) Gadfly, Movement: Romance (3 and 7) |
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| Solomon, Movement: ~ |
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields George Frideric Handel, Composer Ian Watson, Harpsichord Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (La) Gioconda, Movement: Dance of the hours |
Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| Double Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings |
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Antonio Vivaldi, Composer Bernard Soustrot, Trumpet Maurice André, Trumpet Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (Die) Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, '(The) Merry Wives of Windsor', Movement: Overture |
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) Nicolai, Composer
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) Nicolai, Composer Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, Conductor |
| (Gli) uccelli, '(The) Birds' |
Ottorino Respighi, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, Conductor Ottorino Respighi, Composer |
Composer or Director: Constantin Silvestri, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky, Maurice Ravel, Paul (Abraham) Dukas, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jean Sibelius
Label: Royal Classics
Magazine Review Date: 4/2000
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Catalogue Number: DCL70588-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| 1812 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer F. Vivian Dunn, Zedlau Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Royal Marines Band |
| Capriccio Italien |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| Eugene Onegin, Movement: Polonaise |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| Finlandia |
Jean Sibelius, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer Jean Sibelius, Composer |
| Danse macabre |
Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer Constantin Silvestri, Composer Gerald Jarvis, Violin |
| (L')Apprenti sorcier, '(The) Sorcerer's Apprentice |
Paul (Abraham) Dukas, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer Paul (Abraham) Dukas, Composer |
| Pavane pour une infante défunte |
Maurice Ravel, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer Maurice Ravel, Composer |
| Scheherazade |
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer Gerald Jarvis, Violin Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer |
| (A) Night on the Bare Mountain |
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer Gerald Jarvis, Violin Modest Mussorgsky, Composer |
| In the Steppes of Central Asia |
Alexander Borodin, Composer
Alexander Borodin, Composer Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Constantin Silvestri, Composer Gerald Jarvis, Violin |
Composer or Director: Antonín Dvořák, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy
Label: Royal Classics
Magazine Review Date: 4/2000
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Catalogue Number: DCL70590-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (La) Mer |
Claude Debussy, Composer
Claude Debussy, Composer John Barbirolli, Conductor Orchestre de Paris |
| Symphonie fantastique, Movement: Scène aux champs |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Hallé Orchestra Hector Berlioz, Composer John Barbirolli, Conductor |
| Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, 'Songs of a Wayfarer' |
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Gustav Mahler, Composer Hallé Orchestra Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor |
| Variations on a Theme by Haydn, 'St Antoni Chorale |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Johannes Brahms, Composer John Barbirolli, Conductor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Hallé Orchestra John Barbirolli, Conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| Serenade |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Hallé Orchestra John Barbirolli, Conductor |
| Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Alfredo Campoli, Violin André Navarra, Cello Hallé Orchestra Johannes Brahms, Composer John Barbirolli, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Richard Strauss, Joaquín Rodrigo, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Paul (Abraham) Dukas, Samuel Barber, Hector Berlioz, George Gershwin
Label: Royal Classics
Magazine Review Date: 4/2000
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Catalogue Number: DCL70591-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (Le) carnaval romain |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
André Previn, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer London Symphony Orchestra |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
André Previn, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| Swan Lake |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
André Previn, Conductor Ida Haendel, Violin London Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| (La) Valse |
Maurice Ravel, Composer
André Previn, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Maurice Ravel, Composer |
| Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune |
Claude Debussy, Composer
André Previn, Conductor Claude Debussy, Composer London Symphony Orchestra |
| Don Juan |
Richard Strauss, Composer
André Previn, Conductor Richard Strauss, Composer Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Concierto de Aranjuez |
Joaquín Rodrigo, Composer
André Previn, Conductor Angel Romero, Guitar Joaquín Rodrigo, Composer London Symphony Orchestra |
| Rhapsody in Blue |
George Gershwin, Composer
André Previn, Piano George Gershwin, Composer Gervase de Peyer, Clarinet London Symphony Orchestra |
| Adagio for Strings |
Samuel Barber, Composer
André Previn, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Samuel Barber, Composer |
| (L')Apprenti sorcier, '(The) Sorcerer's Apprentice |
Paul (Abraham) Dukas, Composer
André Previn, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Paul (Abraham) Dukas, Composer |
Composer or Director: Maurice Ravel, Modest Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvořák
Label: Royal Classics
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Catalogue Number: DCL70592-2
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| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| 1812 |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Emil Gilels, Piano Lorin Maazel, Conductor New Philharmonia Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 1 in C |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, Conductor |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 2 in E minor |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, Conductor |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 3 in A flat |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, Conductor |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 4 in F |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, Conductor |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 5 in A |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, Conductor |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 6 in D |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, Conductor |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 7 in C minor |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, Conductor |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 8 in G minor |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lorin Maazel, Conductor |
| Alborada del gracioso |
Maurice Ravel, Composer
Maurice Ravel, Composer New Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Pictures at an Exhibition |
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer
Lorin Maazel, Conductor Modest Mussorgsky, Composer Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Pavane pour une infante défunte |
Maurice Ravel, Composer
Lorin Maazel, Conductor Maurice Ravel, Composer Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche |
Richard Strauss, Composer
Lorin Maazel, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra Richard Strauss, Composer |
| Boléro |
Maurice Ravel, Composer
Lorin Maazel, Conductor Maurice Ravel, Composer New Philharmonia Orchestra |
Author: Ivan March
With its excellent transfers of vintage EMI recordings, almost every one of these doubles is worth its asking price of less than £7. Barbirolli's portrait surely is, with its endearingly mellow VPO Brahms St Anthony Variations, and an almost mediterranean evocation of La mer (with the Orchestre de Paris) balanced by Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (with Dame Janet Baker singing gloriously). However, the highly charged reading of Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet and an amiable Dvorak Wind Serenade, Op 44 (both with the Halle), are not quite on this performance level, and the listed Brahms Double Concerto (with Campoli and Navarra) actually stops short after the first movement!
Barenboim's Faure Requiem (plus the Pavane) is both dramatically spontaneous and warmly atmospheric, and finds the soloists, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Sheila Armstrong, at their freshest. Barenboim then turns to the piano for a strong and thoughtful Moonlight Sonata. A rather resonant Bizet FirstL'arlesienne Suite is offset by a gracefully urbane Dvorak String Serenade with the ECO, and it is they who provide the closing Jupiter Symphony of Mozart, very well played and made the more compelling by Barenboim's repeating both sections of the finale.
Apart from his mellow accompaniments for the more chimerical Previn in the Mozart C minor Concerto, K494, Boult gives us a satisfying Brahms Tragic Overture, expansive Wagner (Die Meistersinger and Fliegende Hollander overtures and Siegfried's Funeral March), plus a more vigorous Ride of the Valkyries. Predictably, the English string music is finest of all, a disarmingly pensive Serenade of Elgar and a Tallis Fantasia which combines real passion with a hauntingly ethereal cathedral-like aura for the solo string group.
Karajan's richly moulded Brahms German Requiem with Tomowa-Sintow, Jose van Dam and the Vienna Singverein, given superbly expansive sound, is the obvious highlight of a mainly Berlin Philharmonic programme which contains a rather charmless Eine kleine Nachtmusik, evocative, beautifully played accounts of Smetana's 'Vltava' and Mendelssohn'sFingal's Cave, plus a powerful Sibelius Finlandia alongside an infectious (Philharmonia) Chabrier Espana and elegant Offenbach 'Barcarolle'. The closing Tchaikovsky 1812 has a very Germanic climax with precise canon fire.
Klemperer's Bach is less resilient than Boult's, and his full-bodied Mozart Linz Symphony, beautifully played as it is, will not suit all tastes. The Beethoven Choral Fantasia (with Barenboim) and the unhurried Brahms Academic Festival Overture are much more successful. But Wagner's Parsifal Prelude, the glowingly lyrical Mendelssohn Italian Symphony and an uncompromising yet arch-romantic Schubert Unfinished are among his greatest performances on record, as is the closing 'Shepherd's thanksgiving' from Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
If you admire Rudolf Kempe you may enjoy his sturdy and very well-played RPO Schubert Ninth, although the opening horn solo is curiously accented. The VPO Eine kleine Nachtmusik has a much lighter touch and considerably more charm than Karajan's; the Linz Symphony is livelier and fresher in texture than Klemperer's, and very well played, but in the last resort is not really distinctive. Nor is the unidiosyncratic Tchaikovsky Fourth which opens rather stoically and does not ever quite catch fire, although it has its moments.
Maazel proves an admirable accompanist for Gilels's prodigiously brilliant account of the Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto. Otherwise his finest performance here is the Mussorgsky, where the Philharmonia playing invites superlatives, the pictorialism is sharply etched and the finale spacious and thrilling. The Ravel Alborada, Bolero and the beautiful Pavane are also very successful and the portrait of Till Eulenspiegel is both affectionate and racily uninhibited. The one comparative failure is the set of Dvorak's eight Op 46 Slavonic Dances with the BPO, where there is undoubted excitement, but a complete absence of charm.
Marriner is one of the most successful recording conductors of all time and you can't go wrong with his Academy anthology. Whether in the elegantly stylish suite from Handel's Water music, Respighi's delightful neo-classical portraits of birds, Tchaikovsky's 'Andante cantabile', the ever-fresh Peer Gynt of Grieg, Wagner's beautiful Siegfried Idyll, the sparklingly light-hearted 'Dance of the Hours' of Ponchielli, or any of the other 10 items included here, Marriner's polished and spontaneous music-making is matched by EMI's finest engineering.
I would not place Menuhin's set of Vivaldi's Four Seasons high on my list, partly because his solo violin sounds shrill, while the accompaniment from the Camerata Lysy Gstaad is not very subtle. But Bach's Double Concerto (with Christian Ferras) is certainly worthwhile, as is the Third Orchestral Suite. However, piecemeal movements, mostly from chamber music, are also included, and the splendid Brahms Violin Concerto (with Kempe) is offered more attractively coupled elsewhere.
Andre Previn had a very fruitful EMI recording period with the LSO in the 1970s when virtually all these recordings were made. Barber's famous Adagio opens with great tenderness and reaches a thrillingly intense climax, Berlioz's Carnaval romain crackles with electricty, while Debussy'sL'apres-midi is radiantly translucent and sensuous. L'apprenti sorcier, buoyantly paced, is unsurpassed in its humour and spectacle and Previn, directing charismatically from the piano, is completely at home in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The Tchaikovsky items (Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet) are hardly less enjoyable and the inclusion of Don Juan shows Previn achieving a similarly magnetic response from the VPO.
It is good to have Sargent's 1961 Eroica to show how alive and sympathetic his Beethoven conducting was, especially when the RPO plays so well for him. Tension is strongly held, and the slow movement, while not monumental, is genuinely moving. Sargent's traditional nobilmente reading of Elgar's Enigma has stood the test of time, and he includes the organ in the finale. The String Serenade is also affectionately done, and if Vaughan Williams's Tallis Fantasia is less inspired than Boult's, the Philharmonia string playing is superb. Even more welcome is the 1957 recording of the Serenade to Music, so beautifully balanced, with Elsie Morison and Marjorie Thomas leading the soloists. The early stereo is of amazing quality throughout.
What a pity the Silvestri compilation did not include his famous recording of Elgar's In the South. As it is we are offered a collection of orchestral showpieces, some of which, including the exciting and indeed alluring Scheherazade, Tchaikovsky's Capriccio italien and 1812, were recorded in EMI's top-heavy Studio Two system. There is plenty of charisma and the remarkable virtuosity of the Bournemouth orchestra is always tangible. But the two most memorable items are primarily evocative, Saint-Saens's Danse macabre and a glowingly romantic account of Borodin's magical In the Steppes of Central Asia.'
Barenboim's Faure Requiem (plus the Pavane) is both dramatically spontaneous and warmly atmospheric, and finds the soloists, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Sheila Armstrong, at their freshest. Barenboim then turns to the piano for a strong and thoughtful Moonlight Sonata. A rather resonant Bizet First
Apart from his mellow accompaniments for the more chimerical Previn in the Mozart C minor Concerto, K494, Boult gives us a satisfying Brahms Tragic Overture, expansive Wagner (Die Meistersinger and Fliegende Hollander overtures and Siegfried's Funeral March), plus a more vigorous Ride of the Valkyries. Predictably, the English string music is finest of all, a disarmingly pensive Serenade of Elgar and a Tallis Fantasia which combines real passion with a hauntingly ethereal cathedral-like aura for the solo string group.
Karajan's richly moulded Brahms German Requiem with Tomowa-Sintow, Jose van Dam and the Vienna Singverein, given superbly expansive sound, is the obvious highlight of a mainly Berlin Philharmonic programme which contains a rather charmless Eine kleine Nachtmusik, evocative, beautifully played accounts of Smetana's 'Vltava' and Mendelssohn's
Klemperer's Bach is less resilient than Boult's, and his full-bodied Mozart Linz Symphony, beautifully played as it is, will not suit all tastes. The Beethoven Choral Fantasia (with Barenboim) and the unhurried Brahms Academic Festival Overture are much more successful. But Wagner's Parsifal Prelude, the glowingly lyrical Mendelssohn Italian Symphony and an uncompromising yet arch-romantic Schubert Unfinished are among his greatest performances on record, as is the closing 'Shepherd's thanksgiving' from Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
If you admire Rudolf Kempe you may enjoy his sturdy and very well-played RPO Schubert Ninth, although the opening horn solo is curiously accented. The VPO Eine kleine Nachtmusik has a much lighter touch and considerably more charm than Karajan's; the Linz Symphony is livelier and fresher in texture than Klemperer's, and very well played, but in the last resort is not really distinctive. Nor is the unidiosyncratic Tchaikovsky Fourth which opens rather stoically and does not ever quite catch fire, although it has its moments.
Maazel proves an admirable accompanist for Gilels's prodigiously brilliant account of the Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto. Otherwise his finest performance here is the Mussorgsky, where the Philharmonia playing invites superlatives, the pictorialism is sharply etched and the finale spacious and thrilling. The Ravel Alborada, Bolero and the beautiful Pavane are also very successful and the portrait of Till Eulenspiegel is both affectionate and racily uninhibited. The one comparative failure is the set of Dvorak's eight Op 46 Slavonic Dances with the BPO, where there is undoubted excitement, but a complete absence of charm.
Marriner is one of the most successful recording conductors of all time and you can't go wrong with his Academy anthology. Whether in the elegantly stylish suite from Handel's Water music, Respighi's delightful neo-classical portraits of birds, Tchaikovsky's 'Andante cantabile', the ever-fresh Peer Gynt of Grieg, Wagner's beautiful Siegfried Idyll, the sparklingly light-hearted 'Dance of the Hours' of Ponchielli, or any of the other 10 items included here, Marriner's polished and spontaneous music-making is matched by EMI's finest engineering.
I would not place Menuhin's set of Vivaldi's Four Seasons high on my list, partly because his solo violin sounds shrill, while the accompaniment from the Camerata Lysy Gstaad is not very subtle. But Bach's Double Concerto (with Christian Ferras) is certainly worthwhile, as is the Third Orchestral Suite. However, piecemeal movements, mostly from chamber music, are also included, and the splendid Brahms Violin Concerto (with Kempe) is offered more attractively coupled elsewhere.
Andre Previn had a very fruitful EMI recording period with the LSO in the 1970s when virtually all these recordings were made. Barber's famous Adagio opens with great tenderness and reaches a thrillingly intense climax, Berlioz's Carnaval romain crackles with electricty, while Debussy's
It is good to have Sargent's 1961 Eroica to show how alive and sympathetic his Beethoven conducting was, especially when the RPO plays so well for him. Tension is strongly held, and the slow movement, while not monumental, is genuinely moving. Sargent's traditional nobilmente reading of Elgar's Enigma has stood the test of time, and he includes the organ in the finale. The String Serenade is also affectionately done, and if Vaughan Williams's Tallis Fantasia is less inspired than Boult's, the Philharmonia string playing is superb. Even more welcome is the 1957 recording of the Serenade to Music, so beautifully balanced, with Elsie Morison and Marjorie Thomas leading the soloists. The early stereo is of amazing quality throughout.
What a pity the Silvestri compilation did not include his famous recording of Elgar's In the South. As it is we are offered a collection of orchestral showpieces, some of which, including the exciting and indeed alluring Scheherazade, Tchaikovsky's Capriccio italien and 1812, were recorded in EMI's top-heavy Studio Two system. There is plenty of charisma and the remarkable virtuosity of the Bournemouth orchestra is always tangible. But the two most memorable items are primarily evocative, Saint-Saens's Danse macabre and a glowingly romantic account of Borodin's magical In the Steppes of Central Asia.'
(A) Portrait of Herbert von Karajan
(A) Portrait of Rafael Kubelík
(A) Portrait of Daniel Barenboim
(A) Portrait of Sir Yehudi Menuhin
(A) Portrait of Sir Malcolm Sargent
(A) Portrait of Sir Adrian Boult
(A) Portrait of Otto Klemperer
(A) Portrait of Sir Neville Marriner
(A) Portrait of Constantin Silvestri
(A) Portrait of Sir John Barbirolli
(A) Portrait of André Previn
(A) Portrait of Lorin Maazel
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