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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

1▶CD: Ansermet · Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Debussy: Images
2▶CD: Argenta · España / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
3▶CD: Ashkenazy · Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto 3 / Piano Sonata
4▶CD: Ashkenazy · Sibelius 1 / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
5▶CD: Bartoli · Italian Songs
6▶CD: Bell · Barber & Walton Concertos
7▶CD: Blomstedt · R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
8▶CD: Böhm · Bruckner 4
9▶CD: Boskovsky · New Year’s Day Concert, 1979
10▶CD: Britten · War Requiem
11▶CD: Chailly · Messiaen: Turangalîla‐sinfonie
12▶CD: Chung · Bruch & Mendelssohn Concertos
13▶CD: Curzon · Mozart: Piano Concertos 20 & 27
14▶CD: Dohnányi · Schoenberg / Berg / Webern
15▶CD: Dorati · Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu / Le Sacre du printemps
16▶CD: Dutoit · Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye / Boléro
17▶CD: Fleming · Opera Scenes
18▶CD: Freire · Brahms: Piano Concerto 1 / Schumann: Carnaval
19▶CD: Haitink · Shostakovich 4 & 9
20▶CD: Hogwood · Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
21▶CD: Jansen · Britten & Beethoven Violin Concertos
22▶CD: Karajan · Holst: The Planets
23▶CD: Katchen · Bartók / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto 3 / Ravel: Piano Concerto
24▶CD: Kertész · Dvořak: New World Symphony / Symphony 8
25▶CD: King’s College Choir & St John’s College Choir · Haydn: Nelson Mass & Paukenmesse
26▶CD: Larrocha · Granados: Goyescas / Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
27▶CD: Lemper · Berlin Cabaret Songs
28▶CD: Lupu · Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathétique & Waldstein Sonatas
29▶CD: Maag · Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Symphony 3
30▶CD: Maazel · Respighi: Feste romane / Pini di Roma / Rimsky‐Korsakov
31▶CD: Mackerras · Janáček: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
32▶CD: Marriner · Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings / Souvenir de Florence
33▼CD: Martinon · Ibert: Divertissement / Borodin 2
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1Divertissement: I. Introduction
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Divertissement : I. Introduction. Allegro vivo (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Jacques Ibert (from 1929 until 1930)
part of:
Divertissement (for chamber orchestra)
Jacques Ibert1:12
2Divertissement: II. Cortège
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Divertissement : II. Cortège. Moderato molto (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Jacques Ibert (from 1929 until 1930)
part of:
Divertissement (for chamber orchestra)
Jacques Ibert4:51
3Divertissement: III. Nocturne
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Divertissement : III. Nocturne. Lento (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Jacques Ibert (from 1929 until 1930)
part of:
Divertissement (for chamber orchestra)
Jacques Ibert2:40
4Divertissement: IV. Valse
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Divertissement : IV. Valse. Animato assai (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Jacques Ibert (from 1929 until 1930)
part of:
Divertissement (for chamber orchestra)
Jacques Ibert2:55
5Divertissement: V. Parade
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Divertissement : V. Parade. Tempo di marcia (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Jacques Ibert (from 1929 until 1930)
part of:
Divertissement (for chamber orchestra)
Jacques Ibert1:42
6Divertissement: VI. Finale. Allegro vivace
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Divertissement : VI. Finale. Quasi cadenza (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Jacques Ibert (from 1929 until 1930)
part of:
Divertissement (for chamber orchestra)
Jacques Ibert1:47
7Danse macabre, op. 40
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (original for orchestra) (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1874)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (number: 16) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:04
8Jeux d’enfants, op. 22: I. Marche. Trompette et tambour
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22: I. Marche. Trompette et tambour (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
orchestrator and composer:
Georges Bizet (in 1871)
orchestration of:
Jeux d’enfants, op. 22 : VI. Trompette et Tambour
part of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22
Georges Bizet2:07
9Jeux d’enfants, op. 22: II. Berceuse. La Poupée
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22: II. Berceuse. La Poupée (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
orchestrator and composer:
Georges Bizet (in 1871)
orchestration of:
Jeux d’enfants, op. 22 : III. La Poupée
part of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22
Georges Bizet3:05
10Jeux d’enfants, op. 22: III. Impromptu. La toupie
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22: III. Impromptu. La Toupie (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
orchestrator and composer:
Georges Bizet (in 1871)
orchestration of:
Jeux d’enfants, op. 22 : II. La Toupie
part of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22
Georges Bizet1:03
11Jeux d’enfants, op. 22: IV. Duo. Petit mari, petite femme
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22: IV. Duo. Petit mari, petite femme (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
orchestrator and composer:
Georges Bizet (in 1871)
orchestration of:
Jeux d’enfants, op. 22 : XI. Petit Mari, petite Femme
part of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22
Georges Bizet3:07
12Jeux d’enfants, op. 22: V. Galop. Le bal
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22: V. Galop. Le Bal (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
orchestrator and composer:
Georges Bizet (in 1871)
orchestration of:
Jeux d’enfants, op. 22 : XII. Le Bal
part of:
Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants), op. 22
Georges Bizet1:38
13Le Rouet d’Omphale, op. 31
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Le Rouet d'Omphale, op. 31 (Omphale's Spinning Wheel, Op. 31) (from 1960-06-16 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1871)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 31)
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:57
14Symphony no. 2 in B minor: I. Allegro
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (from 1961 to present)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in B minor: I. Allegro (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in B minor
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин6:47
15Symphony no. 2 in B minor: II. Scherzo. Prestissimo – Allegretto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (from 1961 to present)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in B minor: II. Scherzo. Prestissimo - Allegretto (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in B minor
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин4:41
16Symphony no. 2 in B minor: III. Andante
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (from 1961 to present)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in B minor: III. Andante (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in B minor
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин7:44
17Symphony no. 2 in B minor: IV. Finale. Allegro
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (from 1961 to present)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in B minor: IV. Finale: Allegro (from 1958-03-06 until 1958-03-07)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in B minor
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин5:55
34▶CD: Mehta · Varèse / Ives 2
35▶CD: Monteux · Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Elgar: Enigma Variations
36▶CD: Münchinger · Bach: Magnificat / Cantatas 10 & 140
37▶CD: Nilsson / Solti · Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (great scenes)
38▶CD: Carreras / Domingo / Pavarotti · In Concert, 1990
39▶CD: Pavarotti ・ Puccini: Turandot (highlights)
40▶CD: Pickett · Susato: Dansereye
41▶CD: Rogé · Saint‐Saëns: Piano Concertos 2, 4 & 5
42▶CD: Rousset · Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
43▶CD: Schiff · Bach: Goldber Variations
44▶CD: Solti · Romantic Russia / Suppé: 4 Overtures
45▶CD: Solti · Mahler 8
46▶CD: Sutherland / Horne / Pavarotti · Live from Lincoln Center
47▶CD: Takács Quartet · Beethoven: Quartets opp. 95, 130 & 133
48▶CD: Tebaldi / Del Monaco · Puccini: La fanciulla del West (highlights)
49▶CD: Wiener Oktett · Mendelssohn: Octet / Beethoven: Septet
50▶CD: Winchester / Terfel · Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast

Credits

Release group

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