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

1▶CD: Early Recordings 1944–1950 – Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Respighi: Arie di corte / Gluck: Mélodie / Suppé: Dichter und Bauer: Overture
2▶CD: Early Recordings 1944–1950 – McDonald: My Country at War / White: Sea Chanty / Hanson: Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings / Kennan: Night Soliloquy
3▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 / Brahms: Symphony no. 4
4▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto (Serkin)
5▶CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto (Szigeti)
6▶CD: Glière / Smetana / Dvořák / Brahms / J. Strauss II / Debussy
7▶CD: Debussy: Nocturnes / Respighi: Pini di Roma
8▶CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Bruch: Kol Nidrei
9▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
10▶CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
11▶CD: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Tod und Verklärung
12▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / String Serenade
13▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand
14▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 3 / Haydn Variations / Liszt: Les Préludes
15▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
16▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
17▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
18▶CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
19▶CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies
20▶CD: J. Strauss II / Glinka / Weber / Weinberger
21▶CD: Prokofiev: Scythian Suite / Respighi: Feste romane
22▶CD: Bach: Orchestral Arrangements / Handel: Water Music / Corelli: Suite
23▶CD: Hindemith: Nobilissima visione / Symphonic Metamorphosis
24▶CD: Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Miaskovsky: Symphony no. 21
25▶CD: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Classical Symphony
26▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concerto
27▶CD: Thomson / Berg / McDonald / Brand
28▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 99, 92 “Oxford” & 101 “The Clock”
29▶CD: Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Kodály: Háry János Suite
30▶CD: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
31▼CD: Debussy / Dukas / Honegger / Sibelius / Rachmaninoff
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1Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86: Très modéré
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1947-12-03)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1947-12-03)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1947-12-03)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (on 1947-12-03)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur
premiered at:
[concert]
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:11
2L'Apprenti sorcier
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy
engineered at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1947-01-22)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas9:07
3Concertino for Piano and Orchestra: Allegro molto moderato - Larghetto sostenuto - Allegro
piano:
Oscar Levant (on 1949-07-06)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1949-07-06)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (on 1949-07-06)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1949-07-06)
recording of:
Concertino pour Piano et Orchestre (on 1949-07-06)
composer:
Arthur Honegger (from 1924-09 until 1924-11)
dedicated to:
Andrée Vaurabourg
part of:
Harry Halbreich's catalog of Arthur Honegger's works (H) (number: H 55)
Arthur Honegger10:25
4Finlandia, op. 26: Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1950-04-02)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1950-04-02)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1950-04-02)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (on 1950-04-02)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius8:35
5The Swan of Tuonela, op. 22/2: Andante molto sostenuto
cor anglais:
John Minsker (on 1950-04-02)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1950-04-02)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1950-04-02)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1950-04-02)
recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: II. Tuonelan joutsen (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela) (on 1950-04-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (in 1895)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
Jean Sibelius9:49
6Prélude in C-sharp minor, op. 3/2: Lento
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1950-04-02)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1950-04-02)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1950-04-02)
recording of:
Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2 (orch. by Lucien Cailliet) (on 1950-04-02)
orchestrator:
Lucien Cailliet
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
orchestration of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:55
7Prélude in G major, op. 32/5: Moderato
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1950-04-02)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1950-04-02)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1950-04-02)
recording of:
Prelude in G major, op. 32 no. 5 (orch. by Lucien Cailliet) (on 1950-04-02)
orchestrator:
Lucien Cailliet
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
orchestration of:
13 Preludes, op. 32: No. 5 in G major: Moderato
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:26
8Prélude in G minor, op. 23/5: Alla marcia
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1950-04-02)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (on 1950-04-02)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1950-04-02)
recording of:
Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5 (orch. by Lucien Cailliet) (on 1950-04-02)
orchestrator:
Lucien Cailliet
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
orchestration of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:42
32▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6
33▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (I)
34▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (II)
35▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Chausson: Poème
36▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20
37▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
38▶CD: Schuman: Symphony no. 3 / Debussy: Ibéria
39▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 2
40▶CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
41▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1
42▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
43▶CD: The Strauss Family & Beethoven Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures
44▶CD: Gottschalk, Gould, Walton, Bernstein: Ballet Music
45▶CD: First Chair
46▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1
47▶CD: Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite
48▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 7 & 45
49▶CD: Honegger: Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher
50▶CD: Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3
51▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 7 / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / 1812 Overture
52▶CD: The Strauss Family: Overtures, Polkas & Marches
53▶CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu Suite
54▶CD: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker & The Sleeping Beauty Suites
55▶CD: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde & Götterdämmerung (Excerpts)
56▶CD: Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Concert Music
57▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2
58▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol / Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien
59▶CD: Wagner: Tannhäuser / Lohengrin / Walküre / Meistersinger (Orchestral Music)
60▶CD: Waldteufel: Waltz Suites / Lehár: Waltzes
61▶CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
62▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
63▶CD: Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne / Chopin: Les Sylphides
64▶CD: Thomson: 3 Pictures / 5 Songs from William Blake
65▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
66▶CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
67▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 3 / Vocalise
68▶CD: Ravel / Ibert / Debussy / Chabrier
69▶CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
70▶CD: Yardumian: Armenian Suite / Violin Concerto / Psalm 130
71▶CD: Schuman: Symphony no. 6 / Piston: Symphony no. 4
72▶CD: Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps
73▶CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites nos. 1 & 2 / Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suites nos. 1 & 2
74▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 4
75▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonies nos. 4 & 5
76▶CD: Rachmaninoff: The Bells / The Isle of the Dead
77▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
78▶CD: Bach: Orchestral Arrangements
79▶CD: Vivaldi, Bach, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
80▶CD: Wagner: Parsifal (Orchestral Music)
81▶CD: Mendelssohn, Mozart, Paganini: Violin Concertos
82▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 / 2 Préludes
83▶CD: Harris: Symphonies no. 7 & “1933” (no. 1)
84▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Mozart: Symphony no. 40
85▶CD: Persichetti: Symphony no. 4 / Gesensway: 4 Squares of Philadelphia
86▶CD: Debussy: Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune / Nocturnes / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2
87▶CD: Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1
88▶CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 4
89▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
90▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
91▶CD: Virtuosi de Philadelphia
92▶CD: Albéniz: Iberia
93▶CD: Khachaturian: Gayane (Excerpts) / Kabalevsky: The Comedians
94▶CD: Copland: Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid
95▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture & Suite
96▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / R. Strauss: Burleske
97▶CD: R. Strauss: Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Rosenkavalier Waltzes
98▶CD: Schuman: Credendum / Kirchner: Piano Concerto no. 1
99▶CD: Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Barber: Music for Strings / Vaughn Williams
100▶CD: Glière: Symphony no. 3 “Ilya Muromets”
101▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Excerpts)
102▶CD: Rossini, Offenbach, Smetana, Suppé, Berlioz: Overtures
103▶CD: Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Ravel: Tzigane / Saint‐Saëns
104▶CD: Saint‐Saëns: Symphony no. 3 “Organ”
105▶CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished” / Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum
106▶CD: Glière / Smetana / Brahms / Khachaturian
107▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonic Poems / Alfvén / Grieg
108▶CD: Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies / Dvořák: Carnival / Tchaikovsky
109▶CD: Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen / Saint‐Saëns / Chausson
110▶CD: Smetana: The Moldau / Weber / Liszt / Berlioz
111▶CD: Dello Joio: Variations, Chaconne & Finale / Vincent: Symphony in D
112▶CD: Prokofiev: Classical Symphony / Bizet: Symphony no. 1 / Weinberger
113▶CD: R. Strauss: Don Quixote
114▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 99 & 100 “Military”
115▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”
116▶CD: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Die Frau ohne Schatten Fantasia
117▶CD: Herbert: Panamericana / American Fantasy / Irish Rhapsody
118▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
119▶CD: Kern / Rodgers / Berners / Rossini
120▶CD: Symphony in Brief