Great Conductors of the 20th Century Series vol.01-40 (80 CD series)

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Vol. 01 KAREL ANCERL # 7243 5 75091 2 1

CD 01
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Rudolfinum, Prague; April 1964

Novák: In the Tatra Mountains
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Domovina, Prague; December 1950

Krejcí: Serenade for Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Rudolfinum, Prague; October 1957

Janácek: Taras Bulba
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Rudolfinum, Prague; May 1961

Mácha: Variations on a Theme by and on the Death of Jan Rychlík
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Rudolfinum, Prague; June 1968

CD 02
Smetana: The Moldau (Vltava)
Wiener Symphoniker; Musikverein, Vienna; February 1958

Dvorák: Symphony No.8
Concertgebouw Orchestra; Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (Live); January 1970

Martinu: Symphony No.5
Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Massey Hall, Toronto (Live); November 1971

Dvorák: Slavonic Dance, Op.46 No.8
Wiener Symphoniker; Musikverein, Vienna; November 1958

Vol. 02 ERNEST ANSERMET # 7243 5 75094 2 8

CD 01
Stravinsky: Chant du Rossignol
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Victoria Hall, Geneva; May 1956

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Salle de la Mutualité, Paris; September 1954

Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Victoria Hall, Geneva; October 1957

CD 02
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Victoria Hall, Geneva; November 1956

Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Salle de la Mutualité, Paris; September 1954

Ravel: La Valse
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Salle de la Mutualité, Paris; June 1953

Chabrier: Fête polonaise
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Victoria Hall, Geneva; December 1964

Vol. 03 ATAÚLFO ARGENTA # 7243 5 75097 2 5

CD 01
Liszt: A Faust Symphony
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Salle de la Mutualité, Paris; June 1955

Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Orchestre des Cento Soli; Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris; November 1956

CD 02
Schubert: Symphony No.9 ‘The Great C major’
Orchestre des Cento Soli; Salle Wagram, Paris; November 1957

Falla: El amor brujo
Ana-María Iriarte (mezzo-soprano) & Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris; January 1951

Vol. 04 SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI # 7243 5 75100 2 8

CD 01
Wagner: Die Meistersinger: Prelude to Act 1
London Symphony Orchestra; Abbey Road Studios, London; September 1969

Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations
Hallé Orchestra; Free Trade Hall, Manchester; June 1956

Ravel: Ma Mère l’oye – Suite
Hallé Orchestra; Free Trade Hall, Manchester; May 1957

Mahler: Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’ (opening)

CD 02
Mahler: Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’ (conclusion)
Helen Donath (soprano) & Birgit Finnilä (mezzo-soprano)/Südfunk-Chor, Chor der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart/Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Liederhalle, Stuttgart (Live); April 1970

Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Conclusion to Act 1 (Love duet)
Renata Scotto (Butterfly) & Carlo Bergonzi (Pinkerton)/Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma; Teatro dell’Opera, Rome; August 1966

Vol. 05 FRITZ BUSCH # 7243 5 75103 2 5

CD 01
Beethoven: Overture ‘Leonore’ No.2 (Live); September 1950

Mozart: Symphony No.36 ‘Linz’; November 1949

Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’ (Live); September 1950

Brahms: Tragic Overture (Live); September 1950
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra; Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen

CD 02
Weber: Der Freischütz: Overture; October 1948

Haydn: Sinfonia concertante; January 1951

Brahms: Symphony No.2; October 1947
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra; Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen

R. Strauss: Don Juan
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Abbey Road Studios, London; July 1936

Vol. 06 ANDRÉ CLUYTENS # 7243 5 75106 2 2

CD 01
Bizet: Symphony in C
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française; Studio des Champs-Élysées, Paris; October 1953

Debussy: Images
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Salle Wagram, Paris; September 1963

Ravel: La Valse
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London; November 1958

CD 02
Schumann: Manfred Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker; Grunewaldkirche, Berlin; February 1957

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Metropolitan Festival Hall, Tokyo (Live); May 1964

Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris; Salle Wagram, Paris; June 1959

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov: Prologue, Scene 2 – Coronation & Entry of Boris
Boris Christoff (Boris) & John Lanigan (Shuisky)/ Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Salle Wagram, Paris; September 1962

Vol. 07 FERENC FRICSAY # 7243 5 75109 2 9

CD 01
Dukas: L’Apprenti sorcier
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Sendesaal, Sender Freies Berlin (Live); November 1961

Kodály: Dances of Galanta
Wiener Philharmoniker; Salzburg Festival (Live); August 1961

Shostakovich: Symphony No.9
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (Live); April & May 1954

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Weber
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (Live); June 1952

J. Strauss: Künstlerleben (Walzer)
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (Live); June 1950

CD 02
Beethoven: Overture ‘Leonore’ No.3

Beethoven: Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Sendesaal, Sender Freies Berlin (Live); February 1961

Mozart: Così fan tutte: Overture
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (Live); January 1951

Vol. 08 NIKOLAI GOLOVANOV # 7243 5 75112 2 3

CD 01
Glazunov: Symphony No.6

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture & Scherzo
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Moscow; 1952

Tchaikovsky: ‘1812’ Overture
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Moscow (Live); 1948

Liszt: Orpheus
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Moscow; 1952

CD 02
Liszt: Héroïde funèbre
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Moscow; 1953

Liszt: Mazeppa
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Moscow; 1952

Liszt: Festklänge
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Moscow; 1953

Liszt: Prometheus
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Moscow; 1952

Vol. 09 ERICH KLEIBER # 7243 5 75115 2 0

CD 01
Schubert: Symphony No.5
Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks; Musikhalle, Hamburg (Live); January 1953

Beethoven: Symphony No.6 ‘Pastoral’
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Smetana Hall, Prague (Live); May 1955

CD 02
Mozart: Symphony No.40
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London; April 1949

R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks; Musikhalle, Hamburg (Live); January 1953

Dvorák: ‘Carnival’ Overture

Josef Strauss: Sphärenklänge (Walzer)

Johann Strauss: Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London; February 1948

Johann Strauss: Du und Du (Walzer)
Wiener Philharmoniker; Konzerthaus, Vienna; February 1929

Vol. 10 SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY # 7243 5 75118 2 7

CD 01
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Symphony Hall, Boston; November 1944

Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Symphony Hall, Boston; April 1945

Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Symphony Hall, Boston; May 1936

CD 02
Sibelius: Symphony No.7
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Queen’s Hall, London (Live); May 1933

Harris: Symphony No.3
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Symphony Hall, Boston; November 1939

Beethoven: Symphony No.5
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Abbey Road Studios, London; September 1934

Vol. 11 NICOLAI MALKO # 7243 5 75121 2 1

CD 01
Glinka: Ruslan & Ludmilla: Overture; February 1956

Borodin: Symphony No.2; September 1955

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden: Cortège & Dance of the Tumblers; March 1956

Tchaikovsky: ‘The Nutcracker’-Suite; February 1956

Prokofiev: Symphony No.7; February 1955
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London

CD 02
Haydn: Symphony No.92 ‘Oxford’
Royal Danish Orchestra; Odd Fellow Palæt, Copenhagen; April 1953

Suppé: ‘Poet & Peasant’ Overture

Dvorák: Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London; February 1956

Nielsen: Maskarade: Overture
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra; Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen; September 1947

Vol. 12 IGOR MARKEVITCH # 7243 5 75124 2 8

CD 01
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
London Symphony Orchestra; Wembley Town Hall, London; October & November 1963

Glinka: A Life for the Tsar: Overture & Three Dances
Chorus of the Belgrade Opera/Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux;
Salle de la Mutualité, Paris; November & December 1957

CD 02
Verdi: La forza del destino: Overture
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Wembley Town Hall, London; October 1967

Debussy: La Mer
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux; Salle de la Mutualité, Paris; May 1959

Chabrier: España
Orquesta Sinfónica de la RTV Española; Madrid; December 1966

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé – Suite No.2
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks; Musikhalle, Hamburg (Live); February 1960

R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française; Salle de la Mutualité, Paris; November 1956

Vol. 13 EUGENE ORMANDY # 7243 5 75127 2 5

CD 01
Brahms: Symphony No.4
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Town Hall, Philadelphia; October 1967

R. Strauss: Don Juan
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Deutsches Museum, Munich (Live); June 1959

Webern: Im Sommerwind (World première recording)
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Town Hall, Philadelphia; February 1963

CD 02
Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon: Overture
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Studio P1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (Live); November 1965

Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Scottish Rite Cathedral, Philadelphia; December 1973

Sibelius: Lemminkaïnen’s Return
The Philadelphia Orchestra; The Old Met, Philadelphia; February 1978

Vol. 14 CARL SCHURICHT # 7243 5 75130 2 9

CD 01
Mendelssohn: ‘The Hebrides’ Overture
Wiener Philharmoniker; Musikverein, Vienna; April 1954

Schubert: Symphony No.8 ‘Unfinished’
Wiener Philharmoniker; Sofiensaal, Vienna; June 1956

Mozart: Symphony No.35 ‘Haffner’
Wiener Philharmoniker; Sofiensaal, Vienna; June 1956

Beethoven: Symphony No.1
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Salle Wagram, Paris; September 1958

CD 02
Bruckner: Symphony No.8
Wiener Philharmoniker; Musikverein, Vienna; December 1963

Vol. 15 BRUNO WALTER # 7243 5 75133 2 6

CD 01
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 ‘Pastoral’
Wiener Philharmoniker; Musikverein, Vienna; December 1936

Brahms: Symphony No.2
New York Philharmonic; 30th Street Studio, New York City; December 1953

CD 02
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro: Overture
British Symphony Orchestra; Central Hall, Westminster, London; April 1932

Haydn: Symphony No.92 ‘Oxford’
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Théâtre Pigalle, Paris; May 1938

Wagner: Die Meistersinger: Prelude to Act 1
British Symphony Orchestra; Central Hall, Westminster, London; May 1930

Wagner: Die Walküre: Act 2, Scene 5
Lotte Lehmann (Sieglinde), Ella Flesch (Brünnhilde), Lauritz Melchior (Siegmund), Alfred Jerger (Wotan) & Emanuel List (Hunding)/Wiener Philharmoniker; Musikverein, Vienna; June 1935

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: ‘Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n’
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)/Wiener Philharmoniker; Kingsway Hall, London; October 1949

Mahler: Symphony No.5: Adagietto
Wiener Philharmoniker; Musikverein, Vienna; January 1938

Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Overture
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Théâtre Pigalle, Paris; May 1938

Vol. 16 SIR ADRIAN BOULT # 7243 5 75459 2

CD 01
Berlioz: Overture ‘Rob Roy’
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walthamstow Town Hall, London; August 1956

Franck: Symphony in D minor
London Orchestra Society; Watford Town Hall, London; June 1959

Tchaikovsky: Theme & Variations (Suite No.3 in G, Op.55); June 1974

Walton: Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’; July 1967
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Abbey Road Studios, London1

CD 02
Beethoven: Overture ‘Coriolan’, Op.62
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London; September 1970

Schumann: Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walthamstow Town Hall; August 1956

Wolf: Italian Serenade
Philharmonia Orchestra; Walthamstow Town Hall; January 1957

Schubert: Symphony No.4 in C minor, D417 ‘Tragic’
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Wembley Town Hall, London; February 1959

Sibelius: Prelude (‘The Tempest’)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walthamstow Town Hall; September 1956

Vol. 17 ALBERT COATES # 7243 5 75462 2 5

CD 01
Weber: Overture ‘Oberon’; October 1926

Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1, S514; October 1930

Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor; November 1929

Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles (‘Mlada’); October 1930

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op.32; October 1930

Mussorgsky: Gopak (‘Sorochintsy Fair’); October 1929
London Symphony Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London

Ravel: La Valse
London Symphony Orchestra; Queen’s Hall, London; March 1926

CD 02
Wagner: Overture ‘Tannhäuser’; Kingsway Hall; September 1926

Wagner: Entry of the Gods (‘Das Rheingold’); Queen’s Hall; January 1926

Wagner: Magic Fire Music (‘Die Walküre’); Queen’s Hall; January 1926

Wagner: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey (‘Götterdämmerung’); Queen’s Hall; January 1926
London Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Love Duet (‘Tristan und Isolde’, Act 2)
Frida Leider & Lauritz Melchior
Orchester der Berliner Staatsoper; Berlin; September 1929
& London Symphony Orchestra; Kingsway Hall; May 1929

Humperdinck: Prelude (‘Hänsel und Gretel’); Kingsway Hall; October 1926

Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op.24; Kingsway Hall; October 1928
London Symphony Orchestra

Vol. 18 CARLO MARIA GIULINI # 7243 5 75465 2 5

CD 01
Rossini: Overture ‘Tancredi’
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London; April 1964

Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Medinah Temple, Chicago; March 1971

Ravel: Ma Mère l’oye – Suite
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Herkulessaal, Munich; January 1979 (Live)

Bizet: Jeux d’enfants – Suite
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall; October 1956

CD 02
Beethoven: Overture ‘Egmont’, Op.84
Orchestra sinfonica di Torino della RAI; Auditorium di Torino della RAI, Turin;
January 1968 (Live)

Schumann: Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.97 ‘Rhenish’ (re-orch. Mahler)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Abbey Road Studios, London; June 1958

Stravinsky: The Firebird – Suite (1919)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall; October 1956

Johann Strauss: Kaiser-Walzer, Op.437
Wiener Symphoniker; ORF TV Studios, Vienna; April 1974 (Live)

Vol. 19 OTTO KLEMPERER # 7243 5 75468 2 2

CD 01
Mozart: Symphony No.38 in D, K504 ‘Prague’
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem; December 1950

Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op.28
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester; Studio No.1, WDR, Cologne; October 1954

Stravinsky: Pulcinella – Suite (1947)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Herkulessaal, Munich;
September 1957 (Live)

Weill: Kleine Dreigroschenmusik – excerpts
Orchester der Berliner Staatsoper; Berlin; 1931

CD 02
Mozart: Symphony No.25 in G minor, K183
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Jesus-Christus-Kirche; December 1950

Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Hochschule für Musik, Berlin; March 1958 (Live)

Janárek: Sinfonietta
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester; Studio No.1, WDR; February 1956

Vol. 20 PAUL KLETZKI # 7243 5 75471 2 9

CD 01
Berlioz: Overture ‘Benvenuto Cellini’
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London; September 1951

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Herkulessaal, Munich; May 1967 (Live)

Schubert: ‘Rosamunde’ – Entr’acte after Act 3
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Kingsway Hall; October 1958

Dvorák: Slavonic Dances, Op.46 Nos.6 & 7 & Op.72 No.7
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française; French Radio Studios, Paris; July 1961

CD 02
Mendelssohn: Overture ‘Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage’, Op.27
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Tel Aviv; May 1954

Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Rudolfinum, Prague; December 1965 (Live)

Wagner: Träume (Wesendonck-Lieder No.5) (orch. Wagner)
Hugh Bean & Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall; August & September 1958

Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op.45
Philharmonia Orchestra; Kingsway Hall; September 1958

Vol. 21 PIERRE MONTEUX # 7243 5 75477 2 0

CD 01
Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36; October 1960

Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod (‘Tristan und Isolde’); February 1964
Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks; Musikhalle, Hamburg

Hindemith: Symphony ‘Mathis de Maler’
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra; Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen;
October 1962 (Live)

CD 02
Debussy: Trois Nocturnes
Women of the Berkshire Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra;
Symphony Hall, Boston; August 1955

Tchaikovsky: ‘The Sleeping Beauty’, Op.66 – excerpts
London Symphony Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London; June 1957

Rouget de Lisle: La Marseillaise
London Symphony Orchestra; Walthamstow Town Hall, London; June 1962 (Rehearsal)

Vol. 22 CHARLES MUNCH # 7243 5 75480 2 7

CD 01
Saint-Saëns: Overture ‘La Princesse jaune’
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Symphony Hall, Boston; January 1951

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 ‘Choral’
Leontyne Price, Maureen Forrester, David Poleri & Giorgio Tozzi
New England Conservatory Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra;
Symphony Hall, Boston; December 1958

Berlioz: Overture ‘Le Corsaire’, Op.21
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Maison de la Mutualité, Paris; May 1948)

CD 02
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat minor, Op.20 – Scherzo (orch. Mendelssohn)
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Symphony Hall, Boston; March 1960

Bizet: Symphony in C
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française; French Radio Studios, Paris; November 1966

Martin_: Symphony No.6 ‘Fantaisies symphoniques’; April 1956

Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet – Suites 1 & 2 – excerpts; February 1957
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Symphony Hall, Boston

Vol. 23 LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI # 7243 5 75483 21 1

CD 01
Sibelius: Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39
National Philharmonic Orchestra; West Ham Central Mission, London; November 1976

Nielsen: Symphony No.2, Op.16 ‘The Four Temperaments’
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra; Odd Fellow Palæt, Copenhagen; August 1967 (Live)

Grainger: Handel in the Strand, Country Gardens & Shepherd’s Hey
Percy Grainger & Leopold Stokowski & His Symphony Orchestra;
The Manhattan Center, New York City; May 1950

CD 02
Dukas: Fanfare (‘La Péri’)
Leopold Stokowski & His Symphony Orchestra; Riverside Plaza Hotel, New York City;
February 1957

Brahms: ‘Tragic’ Overture, Op.81
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Abbey Road Studios, London; April 1977

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody in F minor, S359 No.1
Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra; The Manhattan Center; February 1956

Turina: La oración del torero, Op.34
Leopold Stokowski & His Symphony Orchestra; Riverside Plaza Hotel; February 1958

Ibert: Escales
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française; Salle Wagram, Paris; May 1958

Wagner: ‘Love Music’ from ‘Tristan und Isolde’ (arr. Stokowski)
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia; February 1960

Glière: Russian Sailors’ Dance (‘The Red Poppy’ – Suite, Op.70)
Leopold Stokowski & His Symphony Orchestra; The Manhattan Center; February 1953

Vol. 24 VÁCLAV TALICH # 7243 5 75486 2 8

CD 01
Smetana: _árka (from ‘Má vlast’); Rudolfinum, Prague; June 1954

Dvorák: ‘The Water Goblin’, Op.107; Smetana Hall, Prague; May 1954 (Live)

Suk: Serenade for String Orchestra in E flat, Op.6; Rudolfinum; February 1951

Janá_ek: ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’ – Suite (arr. Talich); Rudolfinum; April 1954
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 02
Benda: Symphony for String Orchestra in B flat; Studio Domovina, Prague; March 1954

Mozart: Symphony No.33 in B flat, K319; Smetana Hall; June 1954 (Live)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Suite No.4 in G, Op.61 ‘Mozartiana’ – Preghiera
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Bratislava; December 1951

Smetana: Prague Carnival; June 1953

Dvorák: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 ‘From the New World’; September 1954

Novák: Slovak Suite, Op.32 – Amorous Couple; June 1953
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Rudolfinum

Vol. 25 SIR THOMAS BEECHAM # 7243 5 75938 2 3

CD 01
Rossini: Overture ‘Guillaume Tell’
Abbey Road Studios, London, July 1934

Dvorák: Legend in G
Abbey Road Studios, April 1935
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (‘Das Rheingold’)
Abbey Road Studios, October 1947

Mozart: Divertimento No.15 for 2 horns & strings
Abbey Road Studios, July 1947
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Delius: Appalachia (revised & edited: Beecham)
Cuthbert Matthews & Royal Opera Amateur Chorus
Weber: Overture ‘Der Freischütz’
Live recordings: Queen’s Hall, London, November 1935
London Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 02
Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No.2 (Symphonic Suite) ‘Antar’
Live studio recording: Shepperton Studios, London, December 1951
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words Nos.44 & 45 (orchestrated: Del Mar)
Abbey Road Studios, November 1947

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4
Movement 1: Kingsway Hall, London, April 1958
Movements 2-4: Salle Wagram, Paris, October & November, 1957

Handel: Amaryllis Suite (arranged: Beecham)
Abbey Road Studios, June 1949
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Vol. 26 EDUARD VAN BEINUM # 7243 5 75941 2 7

CD 01
Thomas: Overture ‘Mignon’
Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, April 1956

Schubert: Symphony No.6
Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, May 1957

Brahms: Symphony No.2
Live recording: Staatstheater, Stuttgart, September 1955
Concertgebouw Orchestra

CD 02
Nicolai: Overture ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, April 1956

Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Live recording: Staatstheater, Stuttgart, September 1955

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, May 1956
Concertgebouw Orchestra

Elgar: Concert Overture ‘Cockaigne’
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Kingsway Hall, London, May 1949

Vol. 27 KARL BÖHM # 7243 5 75944 2 4

CD 01
Mozart: Overture ‘Così fan tutte’
Kingsway Hall, London, September 1962
Philharmonia Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony No.8 (Version: 1889-90; edited: Nowak)
Live studio recording: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR, Cologne, September 1974
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester)

CD 02
Haydn: Symphony No.91
Musikverein, Vienna, September 1973
Wiener Philharmoniker

Schubert: Symphony No.9 ‘The Great C major’
Live recording: Kulturpalast, Dresden, January 1979
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Vol. 28 RUDOLF KEMPE # 7243 5 75950 2 5

CD 01
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker; Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, January 1960

Bruckner: Symphony No.4 ‘Romantic’
Live studio recording; Münchner Philharmoniker; Herkulessaal, Munich, November 1972

CD 02
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’
Live recording; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Smetana Hall, Prague, May 1974

Wolf: Italian Serenade
Live studio recording; Münchner Philharmoniker; Herkulessaal, Munich, June 1971

Ravel: ‘Daphnis et Chloé’ – Suite No.2
Live studio recording; Philharmonischer Chor & Münchner Philharmoniker;
Herkulessaal, Munich, December 1974

Johann Strauss II: Leichtes Blut – Polka
Wiener Philharmoniker; Musikvereinssaal, Wien, December 1960

Vol. 29 DIMITRI MITROPOULOS # 7243 5 75471 2 3

CD 01
Mahler: Symphony No.6
Live studio recording; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln;
Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR, Cologne, August 1959

CD 02
Berlioz: ‘Roméo et Juliette’ – Orchestral excerpts, October 1952

Debussy: La Mer, November 1950

Richard Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils (‘Elektra’), November 1956
New York Philharmonic Orchestra; 30th Street Studios, New York

Vol. 30 EVGENY MRAVINSKY # 7243 5 75953 2 2

CD 01
Mozart: Overture ‘Don Giovanni’, November 1968

Bruckner: Symphony No.7, February 1967
Live recordings; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonic Hall, Leningrad

CD 02
Haydn: Symphony No.88, November 1968

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, March 1983

Glazunov: Symphony No.5, September 1968
Live recordings; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonic Hall, Leningrad

Vol. 31 ARTUR RODZINSKI # 7243 5 75959 2 6

CD 01
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture April 1958
Mussorgsky: Prelude ‘Khovanshchina’ May 1958
Abbey Road Studios, London
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2
Carnegie Hall, New York, November 1945
New York Philharmonic

Rossini: Overture ‘Guillaume Tell’
30th Street Studios, New York, November 1950
Columbia Symphony Orchestra

CD 02
Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries & Magic Fire Music (‘Die Walküre’)
Wagner: Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
& Siegfried’s Funeral March (‘Götterdämmerung’)
Walthamstow Town Hall, London, April 1955
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod (‘Tristan und Isolde’)
Orchestra Hall, Chicago, December 1947
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils (‘Salome’) September 1957
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung April 1958
Abbey Road Studios
Philharmonia Orchestra

Vol. 32 HERMANN SCHERCHEN # 7243 5 75956 2 9

CD 01
Beethoven: Overture ‘Coriolan’
Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, June 1954
Wiener Staatsopernorchester

Beethoven: Symphony No.8
Stravinsky: ‘The Firebird’ – Suite (1919)
Walthamstow Town Hall, London, September 1954
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Schoenberg: Suite in the Old Style for string orchestra
Live studio recording: Lankwitz Studio, Berlin, September 1959
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Orff: Entrata
Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, November 1960
Wiener Staatsopernorchester

CD 02
Reznicek: Overture ‘Donna Diana’ June 1957
Haydn: Symphony No.100 ‘Military’ July 1958
Brahms: Symphony No.1 October 1952
Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus
Wiener Staatsopernorchester

Vol. 33 GEORGE SZELL # 7243 5 75962 2 0

CD 01
Auber: Overture ‘Fra Diavolo’
Cleveland Orchestra; Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, November 1957

Dvorák: Symphony No.8
Cleveland Orchestra; Severance Hall, Cleveland, April 1970

Debussy: La Mer
Live studio recording; WDR Symphonieorchester Köln;
Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR, Cologne, November 1962

Delius: Irmelin Prelude
Cleveland Orchestra; Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, October 1956

CD 02
Rossini: Overture ‘L’Italiana in Algeri’
Cleveland Orchestra; Severance Hall, Cleveland, May 1967

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5
Live studio recording; WDR Symphonieorchester Köln;
Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR, Cologne, June 1966

Wagner: Overture ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’
New York Philharmonic; Carnegie Hall, New York, January 1954

Josef Strauss: Delirien – Waltz
Cleveland Orchestra; Severance Hall, Cleveland, January 1962

Vol. 34 FELIX WEINGARTNER # 7243 5 75956 2 7

CD 01
Beethoven: Overture ‘The Creatures of Prometheus’
Musikverein, Vienna, February 1936
Wiener Philharmoniker

Beethoven: Symphony No.2
Abbey Road Studios, London, March 1938
London Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz: Marche troyenne (‘Les Troyens’)
Théâtre Pigalle, Paris, July 1939
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Weber: Invitation to the Dance (orchestrated: Weingartner/revised: Woodhouse)
Brahms: Symphony No.3
Abbey Road Studios, October 1938
London Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 02
Mozart: Symphony No.39
Kingsway Hall, London, February 1940
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Overture ‘Rienzi’
Théâtre Pigalle, July 1939
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll
Abbey Road Studios, October 1938
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Liszt: Les Préludes & Mephisto Waltz No.1
Kingsway Hall, February 1940
London Symphony Orchestra

Vol. 35 ARTURO TOSCANINI # 5 62939 2

CD 01
Berlioz: Grand Overture ‘Les Francs Juges’
April 1941

Brahms: Symphony No.4
November 1948

Dvorák: Symphonic Variations
December 1948

Puccini: Intermezzo (‘Manon Lescaut’, Act III)
July 1944 Live recordings: NBC Studio 8H, New York
NBC Symphony Orchestra

CD 02
Wagner: Overture ‘Rienzi’
Live recording: NBC Studio 8H, New York, December 1938
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No.6 ‘Pastoral’
Queen’s Hall, London, October 1937
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Brünnhilde’s Immolation (‘Götterdämmerung’) (with Helen Traubel)
Live recording: Carnegie Hall, New York, February 1941
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Bellini: Introduction, Chorus & Cavatina (‘Norma’)
(with Nicola Moscona)
Live recording: Carnegie Hall, New York, December 1945
Boys’ Choir & Peter Wilhovsky Chorus
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Vol. 36 HERBERT von KARAJAN # 5 85869 2 4

CD 01
Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, October 1949
Wiener Philharmoniker

Walton: Symphony No.1
Live recording: Auditorium del Foro Italico, Rome, December 1953
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI

Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition
Kingsway Hall, London, October 1955 & June 1956
Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 02
Waldteufel: ‘Les Patineurs’ September 1960
Sibelius: Symphony No.4 July 1953
Kingsway Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra

Wagner: Death of Isolde (‘Tristan und Isolde’) (with Helga Dernesch)
Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, December 1971
Berliner Philharmoniker

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 (orch. Liszt/Doppler) January 1958
Weinberger: Polka (‘Schwanda the Bagpiper’) September 1960
Chabrier: España & Joyeuse Marche September 1960
Offenbach: Barcarolle (‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’) January 1959
Kingsway Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra

Vol. 37 FRITZ REINER # 5 85866 2

CD 01
Beethoven: ‘Coriolan’ Overture May 1959
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 (with Emil Gilels) February 1958
Mozart: Symphony No.36 ‘Linz’ April 1954
Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Scherzo (‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’)
Academy of Music, Philadelphia, June 1951
The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra (Philadelphia Orchestra)

CD 02
Brahms: Tragic Overture December 1957
Wagner: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey (‘Götterdämmerung’) April 1959
Bartók: Swineherd’s Dance (from Hungarian Sketches) December 1958
Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Carnegie Hall, New York, September 1950
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Carnegie Hall, January 1952
NBC Symphony Orchestra

Falla: El amor brujo (with Carol Brice)
Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, February 1946
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Vol. 38 RAFAEL KUBELIK # 5 85863 2

CD 01
Dvorák: Slavonic Rhapsody No.3
Kingsway Hall, London, January 1959
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Martinu: Symphony No.4
Studio Domovina, Prague, June 1948
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlioz: Ballet des sylphes (‘La Damnation de Faust’) May 1950
Philharmonia Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Overture to ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ February 1953
No.1 Studio, Abbey Road Studios, London
Philharmonia Orchestra

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 1953
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

CD 02
Schumann: Genoveva Overture
Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, September 1964
Berliner Philharmoniker

Schubert: Symphony No.3
Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, January 1960
Wiener Philharmoniker

Mahler: Symphony No.10 – Adagio
Herkulessaal, Munich, April 1968
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Janácek: Sinfonietta
Musikvereinssaal, March 1955
Wiener Philharmoniker

Vol. 39 SERGIU CELIBIDACHE # 5 62872 2

CD 01
Nielsen: Overture ‘Maskarade’
Live recording: Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen, December 1970
Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Berwald: Symphonie singulière
Live recording: The Academy of Music, Stockholm, June 1967
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’
Live recording: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, November 1953
Berliner Philharmoniker

Tchaikovsky: ‘The Nutcracker’ – 4 dances from Suite Op.71a
Kingsway Hall, London, December 1948
London Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 02
Hilding Rosenberg: ‘Marionetter’ Overture
Live recording: Konserthus, Gothenburg, October 1962
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Heinz Tiessen: ‘Hamlet’ – Suite
Live recording: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, October 1957
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Mozart: Symphony No.25 K183
Kingsway Hall, London, December 1948
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 ‘Classical’
Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche, Berlin, February 1948
Berliner Philharmoniker

Johann Strauss II: Overture ‘Die Fledermaus’
Annen-Polka & Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March
Live recording: Concert Hall, Copenhagen, December 1970
Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Vol. 40 WILHELM FURTWÄNGLER # 5 62875 2

CD 01
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’
Live recording: Herkulessaal, Munich, September 1953
Wiener Philharmoniker

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’ (beginning)

CD 02
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’ (conclusion)
(with Erna Berger, Gertrude Pitzinger, Walther Ludwig & Rudolf Watzke)
Live recording: Queen’s Hall, London, May 1937
Philharmonischer Chor Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker

Beethoven: Symphony No.5
Live recording: Staatsoper, Berlin, February 1944
Berliner Philharmoniker