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Andre Previn: The Great Recordings - The LSO Years 1971-1980 | EMI 2679692

Andre Previn: The Great Recordings - The LSO Years 1971-1980

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Label: EMI

Cat No: 2679692

Barcode: 5099926796925

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Release Date: 5th April 2009

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Andre Previn

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Andre Previn

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A celebration of one of the most versatile of musicians.

Contents (All recordings feature the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn):
CD 1
Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie
Michel Beroff (piano)
Jeanne Loriod (ondes martenot)
Recorded: 11 – 13.VII.1977, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

CD 2
Debussy
- Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Peter Lloyd, flute)
- Images pour orchestre
- Trois Nocturnes
Ambrosian Singers
Recorded: 2 – 3.VII.1979, 12 & 15.IV.1983, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

CD 3
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27
Recorded: 3 & 4.I.1973, Kingsway Hall, London

Ravel: Bolero
Recorded: 26.VI.1979, Kingsway Hall, London

Total Duration (approx) 76.35

CD 4
Shostakovich: Symphony No.8 in C minor, Op.65
Recorded: 8 & 9.II.1973, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 in D, Op.25 “Classical”
Recorded: 7, 8 & 12.XII.1977, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Total Duration (approx) 76.35

CD 5
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
Highlights from the ballet
Act One, Scene 1
- No.1 Introduction (Andante assai)
- No.3 The street awakens (Allegretto)
- No.4 Morning Dance (Allegro)
Act One, Scene 2
- No.10 Juliet as a young girl (Vivace)
- No.12 Masks (Moderato marciale)
- No.13 Dance of the Knights (Allegro pesante)
- No.14 Juliet’s Variation
- No.19 Balcony Scene (Larghetto)
- No.20 Romeo’s Variation (Allegretto amoroso)
- No.21 Romeo and Juliet’s Love Dance (Andante)
Act Two, Scene 1
- No.23 Romeo and Mercutio
- No.25 Dance with the mandolins (Vivace)
Act Two, Scene 2
- No.28 Romeo with Friar Laurence (Andante espressivo)
- No.29 Juliet with Friar Laurence
Act Two, Scene 3
- No.30 The people continue to make merry (Vivo)
- No.33 Tybalt and Mercutio fight (Precipitato)
- No.35 Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio’s death (Death of Tybalt) (Andante. Animato – Presto)
- No.36 Finale (Cortege with Tybalt’s body)(Adagio dramatico)
Act Three, Scene 1
- No.37 Introduction (Andante)
- No.38 Romeo and Juliet (Juliet’s bedroom) (Lento)
- No.39 The last farewell (Andante – Adagio)
Act Three, Scene 3
- No.48 Morning Serenade (Andante giocoso)
- No.49 Dance of the girls with the lilies
Epilogue
- No.51 Juliet’s Funeral [and Romeo’s death](Adagio funebre)
- No.52 Death of Juliet (Adagio) 4.02
Recorded: 8, 9, 13 & 14.VI.1973; Kingsway Hall, London

Total Duration (approx) 76.47

CD 6
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op.20
Highlights from the ballet
- No.10 Scène (Act II)
- No.2 Valse (Act I)
- No.13 Danse des cygnes (Act II)
- No.20 Danse hongroise (Act III)
- No.21 Danse espagnole (Act III)
Ida Haendel (Violin)
Recorded: 26 – 28.V & 8 – 10.VI.1976; Kingsway Hall, London

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66
Highlights from the ballet
- No.8 Pas d’action (Act I): Adagio ‘à la rose’
- No.24 Pas de caractere (Le chat botté: Act III)
- No.17 Panorama (Act II)
- No.6 Valse (Act I)
- No.28 Pas de deux (Act III): Coda
- No.30 Finale et Apothéose (Act III)
Recorded: 8 – 9.IV, 9 – 10.V. & 5, 27, 29.VI.1974; No.1 Abbey Road Studios, London

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op.71
Highlights from the ballet
- Miniature Ouverture
- No.2 Marche (Act I)
- No.12 Divertissement (Act II):
      ii Café (danse arabe)
      iii Thé (danse chinoise)
      iv Trepak (danse russe)
      v Dance of the reed pipes
- No.14 Pas de deux
      (a) Variation I (Tarantella)
      (b) Variation II (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy) – Coda
- No.15 Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Recorded: 1 – 4.V.1972; Kingsway Hall, London

Total Duration (approx) 78.30

CD 7
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus
Recorded in the presence of the composer
Recorded: 29 & 30.III.1972; Kingsway Hall, London

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma”), Op.36
Recorded: 27 & 28.XI.1978; No.1 Abbey Road Studios, London

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’
Recorded: 30.XI.1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Total Duration (approx) 73.40

CD 8
Holst: The Planets
Recorded: 28 & 29.IX.1973, Kingsway Hall, London

Britten: “Peter Grimes” – Four Sea Interludes, Op.33a
Britten: “Peter Grimes” – Passacaglia, Op.33b
Recorded: 27 & 28.X.1974; No.1 Abbey Road Studios, London

Total Duration (approx) 75.05

CD 9
Orff: Carmina Burana
Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Gerald English (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone)
St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Recorded: 25 – 27.XI.1974, Kingsway Hall, London

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op.11
Recorded: 15 & 16.XII.1976, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Total Duration (approx) 72.30

CD 10
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Ferde Grofé)
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
André Previn, piano
Recorded: 4 & 6.VI.1971; No.1 Abbey Road Studios, London

Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Recorded: 1 & 2.VII.1980; No.1 Abbey Road Studios, London

Total Duration (approx) 75.05

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