Mercury Living Presence: The Collector's Edition

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Tracklist

1CD: Moussorgsky / Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition / Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
2CD: Má vlast
3CD: Fiesta in Hi-Fi
4CD: Antal Dorati Conducts Kodály and Bartók
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1"Háry János" Suite: I. Prelude. The Fairy Tale Begins
recorded in:
United States (in 1956-11)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Háry János Suite: I. Prelude: The Fairy Tale Begins: Con moto
composer:
Kodály Zoltán
part of:
Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)
Zoltán Kodály3:26
2"Háry János" Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock
recorded in:
United States (in 1956-11)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Háry János Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock: Allegretto
composer:
Kodály Zoltán
part of:
Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)
Zoltán Kodály2:10
3"Háry János" Suite: III. Song
recorded in:
United States (in 1956-11)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Háry János Suite: III. Song: Andante, poco rubato
composer:
Kodály Zoltán
part of:
Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)
Zoltán Kodály4:56
4"Háry János" Suite: IV. The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon
recorded in:
United States (in 1956-11)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Háry János Suite: IV. The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon: Alla marcia
composer:
Kodály Zoltán
part of:
Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)
Zoltán Kodály3:33
5"Háry János" Suite: V. Intermezzo
recorded in:
United States (in 1956-11)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Háry János Suite: V. Intermezzo: Andante maestoso, ma con fuoco
composer:
Kodály Zoltán
part of:
Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)
Zoltán Kodály4:41
6"Háry János" Suite: VI. Entrance of the Emperor and his CourtZoltán Kodály3:08
7Hungarian Sketches
recorded in:
United States (in 1956-11)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Hungarian Sketches, Sz. 97, BB 103
orchestrator:
Béla Bartók
composer:
Béla Bartók (in 1931)
part of:
Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 103) and Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 97)
Béla Bartók11:04
8Roumanian Folk Dances
recorded in:
United States (in 1956-11)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
composer:
Béla Bartók (in 1915)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 56) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 68)
Béla Bartók6:04
9Marosszék Dances
recorded in:
Austria (in 1958-02)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Hungarica
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Dances of Marosszék (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Kodály Zoltán (in 1929)
composer:
Kodály Zoltán (from 1923 until 1927)
orchestration of:
Dances of Marosszék (for piano)
Zoltán Kodály13:43
10Dances of Galánta
recorded in:
Austria (in 1958-02)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Hungarica
conductor:
Antal Doráti
recording of:
Galántai táncok (Dances of Galánta)
composer:
Kodály Zoltán (in 1933)
dedicated to:
Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság
premiered at:
[concert]
publisher:
Universal Edition (in 1934)
Zoltán Kodály15:09
5CD: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Second Suite
6CD: Hi-Fi a la Española and Popovers
7CD: Scythian Suite / Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges" / Symphony no. 5
8CD: Howard Hanson: The Composer and His Orchestra
9CD: Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture, op. 49 / Capriccio Italien / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory
10CD: Slavonic Dances, op. 46 and 72 (Complete)
11CD: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2
12CD: British and American Band Classics
13CD: Petrouchka / Le sacre du printemps / Four Etudes for Orchestra
14CD: Suppé: Overtures / Auber: The Bronze Horse / Fra Diavolo / Masaniello
15CD: Symphonie Fantastique / Marches / Roman Carnival Overture
16CD: Fennell Conducts Sousa: "Sound Off!" and "Sousa on Review", 24 Favorite Marches
17CD: Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 1–6
18CD: Khachaturian: Gayne Ballet / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
19CD: Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 2 / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Variations on a Theme of Haydn
20CD: The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds, Part 1: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg
21CD: The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds, Part 2: Gettysburg to Appomattox
22CD: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 3
23CD: Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / Danzón Cubano / El Salón México
24CD: Byron Janis Plays Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
25CD: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Moussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain
26CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
27CD: Flamenco!
28CD: The Romeros: The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar
29CD: Screamers, Circus Marches / March Time
30CD: Balalaika Favorites
31CD: Liszt: Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 / Byron Janis: Encores
32CD: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 1
33CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
34CD: Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 / Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor / Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 33
35CD: The Nutcracker, op. 71 / Serenade in C major, op. 48, Part 1
36CD: The Nutcracker, op. 71 / Serenade in C major, op. 48, Part 2
37CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major / Khachaturian: Violin Concerto (1940)
38CD: Bluebeard's Castle
39CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book 2 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 / Beethoven: Sonata, op. 14 no. 1
40CD: Szeryng Plays Kreisler and Other Treasures for the Violin
41CD: Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major, Part 1
42CD: Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major, Part 2
43CD: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor"
44CD: Piano Concertos 1 and 2
45CD: Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Debussy: Three Preludes / Pour le piano / Stravinsky: 3 Movements From Petrouchka
46CD: Brahms: Cello Sonatas 1 and 2 / Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no. 2
47CD: Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
48CD: The Firebird
49CD: Janos Starker Plays Boccherini, Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Locatelli, Valentini
50CD: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Concierto Andaluz / Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos
51CD: Recording "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Ma Vlast" / An Interview with Wilma Cozart Fine
52CD: Vaughan Williams Delius Piano Concertos
53CD: A Sea Symphony

Credits

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includes:Antal Dorati conducts Kodály & Bartók by Kodály, Bartók; Antal Doráti
Balalaika Favorites by Rudolf Belov, Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, Vitaly Gnutov
Bluebeard's Castle / Wozzeck (excerpts) by Béla Bartók, Alban Berg; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book 2 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 / Beethoven: Sonata, op. 14 no. 1 by Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven; London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Gina Bachauer
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme by Dvořák, Bruch, Tchaikovsky; Janos Starker, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies by Enesco, Liszt; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 2 / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Variations on a Theme of Haydn by Enesco, Brahms; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Fennell Conducts Sousa Marches by John Philip Sousa; Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
Flamenco! by Pepe Romero
Fritz Kreisler Violin Favourites and Other Treasures for the Violin by Henryk Szeryng & Charles Reiner
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2 by Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson, Georges Miquelle
Hi-Fi a la Española and Popovers by Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra, Frederick Fennell
Janos Starker plays Italian Cello Sonatas
Khachaturian: Gayne Ballet / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 by Khachaturian, Shostakovich; Antal Doráti, London Symphony, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Minneapolis Symphony
Love for Three Oranges Suite / Scythian Suite by Prokofiev; Antal Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra
Má Vlast by Smetana; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta by Мussorgsky, Bartók; Chicago Symphony Chorus, Rafael Kubelík
Overtures by Suppé, Auber; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
Petrouchka (Complete) / Le sacre du printemps / Four Etudes for Orchestra by Igor Stravinsky; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 3 / Prelude in C-sharp minor / Prelude in E-flat major by Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Minnesota Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Piano Concerto no. 4 / Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Gina Bachauer
Piano Concertos by Schumann, Tchaikovsky; Byron Janis, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Herbert Menges
Piano Concertos 1 and 2 by Frédéric Chopin; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Gina Bachauer
Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 by Franz Liszt; Byron Janis
Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky; Byron Janis, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 1 by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff; Byron Janis, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyril Kondrashin
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Moussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain by Prokofiev, Moussorgsky; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Debussy: Three preludes / Pour le piano / Stravinsky: 3 movements from Petrouchka by Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky; Gina Bachauer, Sir John Gielgud
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez and Concierto Andaluz / Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos by Rodrigo, Vivaldi; The Romeros, San Antonio Symphony, Victor Alessandro
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 / Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor / Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 33 by Schumann, Lalo, Saint‐Saëns; János Starker, London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Antal Doráti
Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor / Other solo pieces by Schumann, Mendelssohn; Henryk Szeryng, Antal Doráti, London Symphony Orchestra
Screamers (Circus Marches) / March Time by Edwin Franko Goldman; Frederick Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble
Slavonic Dances by Dvořák; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major by Bach; János Starker, György Sebök
Symphonie fantastique / Hungarian March / Trojan March / Corsair Overture / Roman Carnival Overture by Berlioz; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture / Capriccio Italien / Beethoven: Wellington’s Victory by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ludwig van Beethoven; Antal Doráti, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds by Frederick Fennell, Eastman Wind Ensemble
The Firebird (Complete Ballet) • Fireworks • Song of the Nightingale by Stravinsky; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
The Nutcracker, op. 71 (Complete Ballet) / Serenade in C major, op. 48 by Tchaikovsky; London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati
The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar by The Romeros
Violin Concerto no. 2 / Second Suite by Bartók; Yehudi Menuhin, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Violin Concertos by Brahms, Khachaturian; London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti, Henryk Szeryng
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