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Annotation

a newer 2016 release with barcode 028947892625 (possibly with Decca cat # 478 9262) is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018FCVK8U/ (released Jan 15, 2016, referred to from https://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4789262 )

Tracklist

1CD: Ansermet · Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Debussy: Images
2CD: Argenta · España / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
3CD: Ashkenazy · Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto 3 / Piano Sonata
4CD: Ashkenazy · Sibelius 1 / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
5CD: Bartoli · Italian Songs
6CD: Bell · Barber & Walton Concertos
7CD: Blomstedt · R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
8CD: Böhm · Bruckner 4
9CD: Boskovsky · New Year’s Day Concert, 1979
10CD: Britten · War Requiem
11CD: Chailly · Messiaen: Turangalîla‐sinfonie
12CD: Chung · Bruch & Mendelssohn Concertos
13CD: Curzon · Mozart: Piano Concertos 20 & 27
14CD: Dohnányi · Schoenberg / Berg / Webern
15CD: Dorati · Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu / Le Sacre du printemps
16CD: Dutoit · Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye / Boléro
17CD: Fleming · Opera Scenes
18CD: Freire · Brahms: Piano Concerto 1 / Schumann: Carnaval
19CD: Haitink · Shostakovich 4 & 9
20CD: Hogwood · Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
21CD: Jansen · Britten & Beethoven Violin Concertos
22CD: Karajan · Holst: The Planets
23CD: Katchen · Bartók / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto 3 / Ravel: Piano Concerto
24CD: Kertész · Dvořak: New World Symphony / Symphony 8
25CD: King’s College Choir & St John’s College Choir · Haydn: Nelson Mass & Paukenmesse
26CD: Larrocha · Granados: Goyescas / Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
27CD: Lemper · Berlin Cabaret Songs
28CD: Lupu · Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathétique & Waldstein Sonatas
29CD: Maag · Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Symphony 3
30CD: Maazel · Respighi: Feste romane / Pini di Roma / Rimsky‐Korsakov
31CD: Mackerras · Janáček: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
32CD: Marriner · Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings / Souvenir de Florence
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1Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo – Allegro moderatoПётр Ильич Чайковский9:16
2Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48: II. Waltzer: Moderato, tempo di valseПётр Ильич Чайковский3:38
3Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48: III. Élegie: Larghetto elegiacoПётр Ильич Чайковский9:57
4Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48: IV. Finale (Tema russo): Andante – Allegro con spiritoПётр Ильич Чайковский7:37
5Souvenir de Florence, op. 70: I. Allegro con spirito
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1968-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (in 1968-04)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1968-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70: I. Allegro con spirito (in 1968-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1890-06 until 1890-07)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1891-11 until 1892-01)
part of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70
Пётр Ильич Чайковский9:18
6Souvenir de Florence, op. 70: II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1968-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (in 1968-04)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1968-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70: II. Adagio cantabile e con moto (in 1968-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1890-06 until 1890-07)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1891-11 until 1892-01)
part of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:56
7Souvenir de Florence, op. 70: III. Allegro moderato
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1968-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (in 1968-04)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1968-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70: III. Allegretto moderato (in 1968-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1890-06 until 1890-07)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1891-11 until 1892-01)
part of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:34
8Souvenir de Florence, op. 70: IV. Allegro vivace
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1968-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (in 1968-04)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1968-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70: IV. Allegro vivace (in 1968-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1890-06 until 1890-07)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1891-11 until 1892-01)
part of:
Souvenir de Florence in D minor, op. 70
Пётр Ильич Чайковский5:32
9Holberg Suite, op. 40: I. Präludium. Allegro vivace
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1970-05)
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: I. Præludium (Allegro vivace) (for string orchestra) (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1884)
arrangement of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: I. Præludium (Allegro vivace) (for piano)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg2:39
10Holberg Suite, op. 40: II. Sarabande. Andante
recording engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1970-05)
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante) (Holberg Suite, Op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante), for string orchestra) (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg4:33
11Holberg Suite, op. 40: III. Gavotte. Allegretto – Musette. Poco più Mosso
recording engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1970-05)
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: III. Gavotte (Allegretto) (for string orchestra) (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg3:27
12Holberg Suite, op. 40: IV. Air. Andante religioso
recording engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1970-05)
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: IV. Air (Andante religioso) (for string orchestra) (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg6:07
13Holberg Suite, op. 40: V. Rigaudon. Allegro con brio
recording engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (in 1970-05)
producer:
Michael Bremner
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: V. Rigaudon (Allegro con brio) (for string orchestra) (from 1970-05-11 until 1970-05-15)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg3:42
33CD: Martinon · Ibert: Divertissement / Borodin 2
34CD: Mehta · Varèse / Ives 2
35CD: Monteux · Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Elgar: Enigma Variations
36CD: Münchinger · Bach: Magnificat / Cantatas 10 & 140
37CD: Nilsson / Solti · Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (great scenes)
38CD: Carreras / Domingo / Pavarotti · In Concert, 1990
39CD: Pavarotti ・ Puccini: Turandot (highlights)
40CD: Pickett · Susato: Dansereye
41CD: Rogé · Saint‐Saëns: Piano Concertos 2, 4 & 5
42CD: Rousset · Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
43CD: Schiff · Bach: Goldber Variations
44CD: Solti · Romantic Russia / Suppé: 4 Overtures
45CD: Solti · Mahler 8
46CD: Sutherland / Horne / Pavarotti · Live from Lincoln Center
47CD: Takács Quartet · Beethoven: Quartets opp. 95, 130 & 133
48CD: Tebaldi / Del Monaco · Puccini: La fanciulla del West (highlights)
49CD: Wiener Oktett · Mendelssohn: Octet / Beethoven: Septet
50CD: Winchester / Terfel · Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast

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includes:A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Symphony no. 3 “Scottish” by Felix Mendelssohn; Peter Maag
Arcana / Intégrales / Ionisation by Edgard Varèse; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Barber: Violin Concerto / Walton: Violin Concerto / Bloch: Baal Shem by Barber, Walton, Bloch; Joshua Bell, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major by Bartók, Ravel; Julius Katchen, London Symphony, István Kertész
Berlin Cabaret Songs by Ute Lemper
Dansereye (1551) by Tielman Susato; New London Consort, Philip Pickett
Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel; London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux
Eine Alpensinfonie / Don Juan by Richard Strauss; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt
España by Argenta, The London Symphony Orchestra
Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
Goyescas: Volumes 1 & 2 / El pelele by Granados; Alicia de Larrocha
Ibert: Divertissement / Bizet: Jeux d’enfants / Saint‐Säens: Danse macabre / Le rouet d’omphale by Ibert, Bizet, Saint‐Saëns; Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon
In Concert by Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti, Mehta
Italian Songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Haydn; Cecilia Bartoli, András Schiff
La fanciulla del West by Puccini; Tebaldi, del Monaco, MacNeil, Tozzi, Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Franco Capuana
Le Sacre du printemps / L’Oiseau de feu by Stravinsky; Antal Doráti
Ma Mère l’Oye / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Valses nobles et sentimentales by Ravel; Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Magnificat in D major / Cantata no. 10 by Bach; Ameling, Van Bork, Watts, Krenn, Rintzler, Krause, Wiener Akademiechor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger
Mendelssohn Octet / Beethoven Septet by Mendelssohn, Beethoven; Wiener Oktett
New Year's Day Concert in Vienna 1979 by Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky
Piano Concertos No. 20 K.466 & No. 27 K.595 by Mozart; Clifford Curzon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Piano Concertos nos. 2, 4 & 5 by Saint‐Saëns; Pascal Rogé, Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Piano Sonata op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” / Piano Sonata op. 13 “Pathetique” / Piano Sonata op. 53 “Waldstein” by Beethoven; Radu Lupu
Respighi: Feste romane / Pini di Roma / Rimsky‐Korsakov: Le Coq d’or (suite) by Respighi, Rimsky‐Korsakov; The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
Serenade for Strings / Souvenir de Florence by Tchaikovsky, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Signatures: Great Opera Scenes by Renée Fleming, Sir Georg Solti, London Symphony Orchestra
Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite by Janáček; Wiener Philharmoniker, Charles Mackerras
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina by Pergolesi; Andreas Scholl, Barbara Bonney, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques
Symphonie no. 8 by Mahler; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
Symphony no. 4 by Bruckner; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “New World” by Dvořák; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, István Kertész
The Planets by Holst; Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
The Three-cornered Hat / La Vida Breve - Interlude and Dance by Falla; Teresa Berganza, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Turandot by Puccini; Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caballé, Ghiaurov, Krause, Pears, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Turangalîla‐Symphonie by Olivier Messiaen; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, Jean‐Yves Thibaudet, Takashi Harada
Violin Concertos / Scottish Fantasia by Mendelssohn, Bruch; Kyung Wha-Chung, Kempe, Dutoit
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast / Coronation Te Deum / Parry: I Was Glad / Jerusalem by Walton, Parry; Bryn Terfel, Waynflete Singers, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
War Requiem by Benjamin Britten; Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau