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Great Conductors

Label: Documents

Cat No: 223602

Barcode: 4011222236029

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 1st October 2007

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Works

Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61

Debussy
La Mer – Trois esquisses symphoniques

Berlioz
La Damnation de Faust - Marche hongroise

Byrd
The Earl of Salisbury’s Pavane

Anonymous
The Irishe ho Hoane

Anonymous
A Toye

Farnaby
Giles Farnaby’s Dreame

Bull
The King’s Hunt

Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 8 in D minor

Rimsky-Korsakov
Cappriccio Espagnol, op. 34

Chabrier
Espana (Rhapsody for Orchestra)

Smetana
Prodana nevesta (The Bartered Bride)

Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”

Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (Orchestration: Maurice Ravel)

Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93

Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92

Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op. 60

Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 (Rehearsal and Concert)

Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”

Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73

Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker: Ballet Suite, op. 71a

Handel
Love in Bath: Ballet Suite

Delius
Walk to the Paradise Garden

Sibelius
Karelia Suite

Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor

J S Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”

Schubert
Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV 466

Artists

Yvonne Lefebure (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
The Halle Orchestra of Manchester
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Munchener Philharmoniker
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra Sinfonica Dell’Emilia Romagna “Arturo Toscanini”
Orchestra della Radio Svizzera Italiana
Berliner Philharmoniker

Conductors

George Szell
Sir John Barbirolli
Karel Ancerl
Hans Knappertsbusch
Sergiu Celibidache
Sir Thomas Beecham
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Hermann Scherchen
Wilhelm Furtwangler

Works

Artists

Conductors

George Szell
Sir John Barbirolli
Karel Ancerl
Hans Knappertsbusch
Sergiu Celibidache
Sir Thomas Beecham
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Hermann Scherchen
Wilhelm Furtwangler

About

CD 1
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61
1. I. Sostenuto assai. Allegro ma non troppo
2. II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
3. III. Adagio espressivo
4. IV. Allegro molto vivace

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) La Mer – Trois esquisses symphoniques
5. I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer
6. II. Jeux de vagues
7. III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) La Damnation de Faust
8. Marche hongroise

Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell (conductor), recorded in Lugano, 31.05.1957 (1-4, 8), 19.01.1968 (5-7)

Total Time: 61:19

CD 2

An Elisabethan Suite
1. I. William Byrd (1543-1623) The Earl of Salisbury’s Pavane
2. II. Anonymous The Irishe ho Hoane
3. III. A Toye
4. IV. Giles Farnaby (1560-1620) Giles Farnaby’s Dreame
5. V. John Bull (1562-1628) The King’s Hunt

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Symphony No. 8 in D minor
6. I. Fantasy (Variations Without Theme)7
7. II. Scherzo alla marcia
8. III. Cavatina
9. IV. Toccata

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Cappriccio Espagnol, op. 34

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894) España (Rhapsody for Orchestra)

The Hallé Orchestra of Manchester, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor), recorded in Lugano, 11.04.1961

Total Time: 60:55

CD 3
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride) Overture

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”
2. I. Adagio. Allegro molto
3. II. Largo
4. III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
5. IV. Allegro con fuoco

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Pictures at an Exhibition (Orchestration: Mauric Ravel)
6. Promenade
7. I. Gnomus (The Gnome)
8. Promenade
9. II. Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle)
10. Promenade
11. III. Tuileries (The Tuileries Gardens)
12. IV. Bydlo
13. Promenade
14. V. Ballet des poussins dans lers coques (Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks)
15. VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle
16. VII. Limoges: le marché (The Market Place, Limoges)
17. VII. Catacombae (The Catacombs)
18. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua (With the Dead in a Language Dead)
19. IX. La Cabane sur des pattes de poule (Baba Yaga – The Hut on Hen’s Legs)
20. X. La grande porte de Kiev (The Heroe’s Gate at Kiev)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl (conductor), recorded in Ascona, 10.10.1958

Total Time: 74:48

CD 4
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93
1. I. Allegro vivace e con brio
2. II. Allegretto scherzando
3. III. Tempo di Menuetto
4. IV. Allegro vivace

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
5. I. Allegro non troppo
6. II. Adagio non troppo
7. III. Allegretto grazioso
8. IV. Allegro con spirito

Münchener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch (conductor), recorded in Ascona, 18.10.1956

Total Time: 72:12

CD 5
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”
1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Andante con moto

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) The Nutcracker: Ballet Suite, op. 71a
3. Ouverture miniature Allegro giusto
4. Marche Tempo di marcia viva
5. Danse de la Fée Dragée Andante non troppo
6. Danse Russe (Trépak) Tempo di trepak, molto vivace
7. Danse Arabe Allegretto
8. Danse Chinoise Allegro moderato
9. Danse des Mirlitons Moderato assai
10. Valse de Fleurs Tempo di valse

Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor), recorded in Lugano, 14.06.1963

Total Time: 48:25

CD 6
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92
1. I. Poco sostenuto. Vivace
2. II. Allegretto
3. III. Scherzo: Presto
4. IV. Allegro con brio

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) Love in Bath: Ballet Suite
5. March
6. The Exquisites (Madrigal)
7. Love Scene
8. Menuet
9. Serenade
10. The Quarrel
11. Hornpipe

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
12. Walk to the Paradise Garden

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Karelia Suite
13. Alla Marcia

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor), recorded in Ascona, 20.10.1957

Total Time: 71:56

CD 7
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Symphony No. 9 in D minor
1. I. Feierlich. Misterioso
2. II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft. Trio: Schnell
3. III. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich

Orchestra Sinfonica dell’Emilia Romagna “Arturo Toscanini”, digitally recorded in 1994

Total Time: 60:00

CD 8
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Affettuoso
3. III. Allegro

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200
4. I. Adagio maestoso. Allegro con brio
5. II. Allegretto
6. III. Menuetto
7. IV. Presto vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op. 60
8. I. Adagio. Allegro vivace
9. II. Adagio
10. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
11. IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor), recorded in Lugano, 04.06.1964

Total Time: 75:25

CD 9
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 (Rehearsal and Concert)

Rehearsal
1. I. Allegro con brio
2. II. Andante con moto
3. III. Allegro
4. IV. Allegro

Concert
5. I. Allegro con brio
6. II. Andante con moto
7. III. Allegro
8. IV. Allegro

Orchestra della Radio Svizzera Italiana, Hermann Scherchen (conductor), recorded in Lugano, 24.-26.02.1965

Total Time: 77:57

CD 10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV 466
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Romanza
3. III. Rondo: Allegro assai

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”
4. I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande Allegro ma non troppo
5. II. Szene am Bach Andante molto mosso
6. III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute Allegro
7. IV. Gewitter. Sturm Allegro
8. V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm Allegretto

Yvonne Lefébure (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler, recording place and date unknown

Total Time: 75:01

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