Eugene Ormandy conducts Paganini, Chausson, Dvorák, Bruckner, Barber, Grieg, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky / Philadephia Orchestra / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (4 CD) (FLAC)

 

Eugene Ormandy conducts Paganini, Chausson, Dvorák, Bruckner, Barber, Grieg, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky / Philadephia Orchestra / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra 

Disc 1

Paganini - Violin Concerto No. 1 In D Major Op. 6  

1-01  –  I. Allegro Maestoso  16:00

1-02  –  II. Adagio  4:05

1-03  –  III. Rondo: Allegro Spirituoso  5:41

1-04  –Chausson - Poème For Violin And Orchestra Op. 25

         Composed By – Ernest Chausson      15:27

 

Dvorák - Cello Concerto In B Minor Op. 104  

1-05  –  I. Allegro  14:22

1-06  –  II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo  10:34

1-07  –  III. Finale: Allegro Molto  11:22

Disc 2

Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 In E Major  

2-01  –  I. Allegro Moderato  17:34

2-02  –  II. Adagio. Sehr Feierlich Und Langsam  24:54

2-03  –  III. Scherzo: Sehr Schnell  9:11

2-04  –  IV. Finale: Bewegt, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell  10:10

Disc 3

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor Op. 23  

3-01  –  I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso  18:09

3-02  –  II. Andantino Semplice. Prestissimo  6:30

3-03  –  III. Allegro Con Fuoco  6:07

Grieg - Piano Concerto No. 1 In A Minor Op. 16  

3-04  –  I. Allegro Molto Moderato  11:26

3-05  –  II. Adagio  5:13

3-06  –  III. Allegro Moderato E Marcato  9:18

3-07  –Ravel - Piano Concerto For The Left Hand - Lento. Andante. Allegro

         Composed By – Maurice Ravel       16:59

 

Disc 4

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Minor Op. 40  

4-01  –  I. Allegro Vivace  9:46

4-02  –  II. Largo  6:03

4-03  –  III. Allegro Vivace  8:45

Sibelius - Symphony No. 1 In E Minor Op. 39  

4-04  –  I. Andante Ma Non Troppo. Allegro Energico  9:34

4-05  –  II. Andante  9:19

4-06  –  III. Scherzo: Allegro  4:39

4-07  –  IV. Finale: Quasi Una Fantasia  12:26

4-08  –Barber - Essay No. 1 For Orchestra Op. 12

        Composed By – Samuel Barber       7:18

    Cello – Gregor Piatigorsky (tracks: 1-05 to 1-07)

    Composed By – Anton Bruckner (tracks: 2-01 to 2-04), Antonín Dvorák (tracks: 1-05 to 1-

    07), Edvard Grieg (tracks: 3-04 to 3-06), Jean Sibelius (tracks: 4-04 to 4-07), Niccolò 

    Paganini (tracks: 1-01 to 1-03), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (tracks: 3-01 to 3-03), Sergei 

    Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (tracks: 4-01 to 4-03)

    Conductor – Eugene Ormandy

    Orchestra – Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 2-01 to 2-04), Philadephia Orchestra* 

    (tracks: 1-01 to 1-07, 3-01 to 3-07, 4-01 to 4-08)

    Piano – Arthur Rubinstein (tracks: 3-04 to 3-06), Oscar Levant (tracks: 3-01 to 3-03), Robert 

    Casadesus (tracks: 3-07), Sergey Rachmaninov* (tracks: 4-01 to 4-03)

    Violin – Zino Francescatti (tracks: 1-01 to 1-04)

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Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Prelude a L'apres-midi D'un Faune; Danse / Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy (FLAC)

Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Prelude a L'apres-midi D'un Faune; Danse / Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy 

La Mer

1. La Mer: I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer     8:48

2. La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues     6:27

3. La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer     9:02



4. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune     9:02



5. Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)     5:26
(Orch.: Maurice Ravel)


Nocturnes

6. Nocturnes: I. Nuages     8:19

7. Nocturnes: II. Fetes     6:30

8. Nocturnes: III. Sirenes     11:14





Temple University Women's Choir - Chorus Master Robert E. Page (8)

Philadelphia Orchestra

Eugene Ormandy conductor




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Shostakovich: Symphony No.15; Sonata No.2 / Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra / Emil Gilels (FLAC)

Shostakovich: Symphony No.15; Sonata No.2 / Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra / Emil Gilels

Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141


1 - Allegretto      8:29

2 - Adagio-Lento-Adagio      15:20

3 - Allegretto      4:13

4 - Adagio-Allegretto      15:42



Sonata for piano No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61

5 - Allegretto      7:02

6 - Largo      8:02

7 - Moderato con moto      13:16






Gina Bello Art Direction
Arthur Cohn Liner Notes
Marian Conaty Digital Remastering
Peter Dellheim Producer
Richard Gardner Engineer
Emil Gilels Piano
Paul Goodman Engineer
Nathaniel S. Johnson Series Producer
Eugene Ormandy Conductor, Liner Notes
Philadelphia Orchestra
Jon M. Samuels Reissue Producer
Max Wilcox Producer






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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Cello Concerto No. 1 / New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein / Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy / Yo-Yo Ma (FLAC)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Cello Concerto No. 1 / New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein / Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy / Yo-Yo Ma









  Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47

1 I. Moderato 17:40

2 II. Allegretto 5:20

3 III. Largo 15:58

4 IV. Allegro Non Troppo 10:10


Concerto No. 1 In E-flat Major For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 107

5 I. Allegretto 6:17

6 II. Moderato 11:06

7 III. Cadenza 5:24

8 IV. Allegro Con Moto 4:40




    Cello – Yo-Yo Ma (tracks: 5 to 8)
    Conductor – Eugene Ormandy (tracks: 5 to 8), Leonard Bernstein (tracks: 1 to 4)
    Engineer – Bud Graham (tracks: 5 to 8), Sydney Davis (tracks: 5 to 8), Tom Lazarus (tracks:     5 to 8)
    Engineer [Mixing] – John McClure (tracks: 1 to 4)
    Engineer [Remixing] – Ed Michalski (tracks: 1 to 4)
    Orchestra – New York Philharmonic* (tracks: 1 to 4), Philadelphia Orchestra (tracks: 5 to 8)


    Tracks 1 to 4: Recorded live at Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, 1979.  
    Tracks 5 to 8: Recorded in the Scottish Rite Hall, Philadelphia, 1982.

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