The Columbia Legacy

~ Release by Eugene Ormandy (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A 120-CD collection of the complete mono-recordings between 1944-1958 by Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra for Columbia Records. Includes a 120-page hardcover book with complete tracklists and essays.

Note: the set was originally released with the track 103.7 truncated by several seconds (other tracks on CD 103 also had incorrect timings). Sony provided a replacement disc on request, and this disc was used for setting the disc ID and timings for CD 103. To identify the incorrect disc, its disc ID is bJ.7ur6k2NG.J.1eJt3xR4LTpCo- and should not be used for this release. The incorrect track timings are:

  1. 11:10
  2. 4:39
  3. 5:59
  4. 8:52
  5. 8:54

Tracklist

1CD: Early Recordings 1944–1950 – Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Respighi: Arie di corte / Gluck: Mélodie / Suppé: Dichter und Bauer: Overture
2CD: Early Recordings 1944–1950 – McDonald: My Country at War / White: Sea Chanty / Hanson: Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings / Kennan: Night Soliloquy
3CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 / Brahms: Symphony no. 4
4CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto (Serkin)
5CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto (Szigeti)
6CD: Glière / Smetana / Dvořák / Brahms / J. Strauss II / Debussy
7CD: Debussy: Nocturnes / Respighi: Pini di Roma
8CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Bruch: Kol Nidrei
9CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
10CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
11CD: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Tod und Verklärung
12CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / String Serenade
13CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand
14CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 3 / Haydn Variations / Liszt: Les Préludes
15CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
16CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
17CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
18CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
19CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies
20CD: J. Strauss II / Glinka / Weber / Weinberger
21CD: Prokofiev: Scythian Suite / Respighi: Feste romane
22CD: Bach: Orchestral Arrangements / Handel: Water Music / Corelli: Suite
23CD: Hindemith: Nobilissima visione / Symphonic Metamorphosis
24CD: Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Miaskovsky: Symphony no. 21
25CD: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Classical Symphony
26CD: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concerto
27CD: Thomson / Berg / McDonald / Brand
28CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 99, 92 “Oxford” & 101 “The Clock”
29CD: Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Kodály: Háry János Suite
30CD: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
31CD: Debussy / Dukas / Honegger / Sibelius / Rachmaninoff
32CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6
33CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (I)
34CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (II)
35CD: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Chausson: Poème
36CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20
37CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
38CD: Schuman: Symphony no. 3 / Debussy: Ibéria
39CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 2
40CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
41CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1
42CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
43CD: The Strauss Family & Beethoven Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures
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1Eine Nacht in Venedig: Overture
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-23)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-23)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-23)
recording of:
Eine Nacht in Venedig: Ouvertüre (on 1951-12-23)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
A Night in Venice (English version "Eine Nacht in Venedig")
part of:
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Johann Strauss II6:47
2Accelerationen, op. 234 (Waltz)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-23)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-23)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-23)
recording of:
Accelerationen, op. 234 (on 1951-12-23)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 234)
Johann Strauss II7:29
3Feuerfest!, op. 269 (Polka française)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-23)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-23)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-23)
recording of:
Feuerfest, op. 269 (on 1951-12-23)
composer:
Josef Strauss (in 1869)
part of:
Works of Josef Strauss by opus number (number: op. 269)
Josef Strauss2:25
4Bahn frei!, op. 45 (Polka schnell)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-23)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-23)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-23)
recording of:
Bahn Frei!, op. 45 (on 1951-12-23)
composer:
Eduard Strauss
part of:
Works of Eduard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 45)
Eduard Strauss1:59
5Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333 (Waltz)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-23)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-23)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-23)
recording of:
Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333 (Wine, Woman and Song) (on 1951-12-23)
composer:
Johann Strauss
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 333)
Johann Strauss II5:43
6Perpetuum mobile, op. 257 (Musical Joke)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-21)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-21)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-21)
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 257 (on 1951-12-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1861)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 257)
Johann Strauss II2:36
7Kaiser-Waltzer, op. 437
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-23)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-23)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-23)
recording of:
Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437) (on 1951-12-23)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Johann Strauss II10:05
8Coriolan Overture, op. 62 (Allegro con brio)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-23)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-23)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-23)
recording of:
Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62 (Coriolan Overture, Op. 62) (on 1951-12-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1807)
dedicated to:
Heinrich Joseph von Collin
premiered at:
Palais Lobkowitz in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (in 1807-03)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 62)
Ludwig van Beethoven6:52
9Egmont, op. 84: Overture. Sostenuto, ma non troppo - Allegro
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1951-12-23)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1951-12-23)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1951-12-23)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro (on 1951-12-23)
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven7:52
44CD: Gottschalk, Gould, Walton, Bernstein: Ballet Music
45CD: First Chair
46CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1
47CD: Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite
48CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 7 & 45
49CD: Honegger: Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher
50CD: Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3
51CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 7 / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / 1812 Overture
52CD: The Strauss Family: Overtures, Polkas & Marches
53CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu Suite
54CD: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker & The Sleeping Beauty Suites
55CD: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde & Götterdämmerung (Excerpts)
56CD: Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Concert Music
57CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2
58CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol / Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien
59CD: Wagner: Tannhäuser / Lohengrin / Walküre / Meistersinger (Orchestral Music)
60CD: Waldteufel: Waltz Suites / Lehár: Waltzes
61CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
62CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
63CD: Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne / Chopin: Les Sylphides
64CD: Thomson: 3 Pictures / 5 Songs from William Blake
65CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
66CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
67CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 3 / Vocalise
68CD: Ravel / Ibert / Debussy / Chabrier
69CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
70CD: Yardumian: Armenian Suite / Violin Concerto / Psalm 130
71CD: Schuman: Symphony no. 6 / Piston: Symphony no. 4
72CD: Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps
73CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites nos. 1 & 2 / Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suites nos. 1 & 2
74CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 4
75CD: Sibelius: Symphonies nos. 4 & 5
76CD: Rachmaninoff: The Bells / The Isle of the Dead
77CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
78CD: Bach: Orchestral Arrangements
79CD: Vivaldi, Bach, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
80CD: Wagner: Parsifal (Orchestral Music)
81CD: Mendelssohn, Mozart, Paganini: Violin Concertos
82CD: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 / 2 Préludes
83CD: Harris: Symphonies no. 7 & “1933” (no. 1)
84CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Mozart: Symphony no. 40
85CD: Persichetti: Symphony no. 4 / Gesensway: 4 Squares of Philadelphia
86CD: Debussy: Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune / Nocturnes / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2
87CD: Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1
88CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 4
89CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
90CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
91CD: Virtuosi de Philadelphia
92CD: Albéniz: Iberia
93CD: Khachaturian: Gayane (Excerpts) / Kabalevsky: The Comedians
94CD: Copland: Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid
95CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture & Suite
96CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / R. Strauss: Burleske
97CD: R. Strauss: Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Rosenkavalier Waltzes
98CD: Schuman: Credendum / Kirchner: Piano Concerto no. 1
99CD: Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Barber: Music for Strings / Vaughn Williams
100CD: Glière: Symphony no. 3 “Ilya Muromets”
101CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Excerpts)
102CD: Rossini, Offenbach, Smetana, Suppé, Berlioz: Overtures
103CD: Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Ravel: Tzigane / Saint‐Saëns
104CD: Saint‐Saëns: Symphony no. 3 “Organ”
105CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished” / Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum
106CD: Glière / Smetana / Brahms / Khachaturian
107CD: Sibelius: Symphonic Poems / Alfvén / Grieg
108CD: Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies / Dvořák: Carnival / Tchaikovsky
109CD: Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen / Saint‐Saëns / Chausson
110CD: Smetana: The Moldau / Weber / Liszt / Berlioz
111CD: Dello Joio: Variations, Chaconne & Finale / Vincent: Symphony in D
112CD: Prokofiev: Classical Symphony / Bizet: Symphony no. 1 / Weinberger
113CD: R. Strauss: Don Quixote
114CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 99 & 100 “Military”
115CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”
116CD: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Die Frau ohne Schatten Fantasia
117CD: Herbert: Panamericana / American Fantasy / Irish Rhapsody
118CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
119CD: Kern / Rodgers / Berners / Rossini
120CD: Symphony in Brief