Aeternal Music

04 January 2017

Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies 8 & 9, "From the New World" / Columbia Symphony Orchestra / Bruno Walter (FLAC)

Antonin Dvorak: Symphonies 8 & 9, "From the New World" / Columbia Symphony Orchestra / Bruno Walter

Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88

1. I. Allegro Con Brio 10:00

2. II. Adagio 9:15

3. III. Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace 5:58

4. IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 10:14

Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 'From The New World'

5. I. Adagio 9:30

6. II. Largo 12:09

7. III. Scherzo 8:14

8. IV. Allegro 12:15

Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Bruno Walter conductor

Recorded in 1959/1962

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Gershwin: The Complete Gershwin -Works For Orchestra, Piano & Orchestra- / Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Jeffrey Siegel (2 CD) (FLAC)

Gershwin: The Complete Gershwin -Works For Orchestra, Piano & Orchestra- / Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Jeffrey Siegel

Disc 1

Piano Concerto In F
Trumpet – Susan Slaughter (33:10)

1-1 Allegro 13:40

1-2 Andante Con Moto 12:24

1-3 Allegro Agitato 6:58

1-4 Lullaby For String Orchestra 8:265

1-5 Cuban Overture
Cello – Yuan Tung
Violin – John Korman 10:26

1-6 Second Rhapsody 14:42

1-7 Promenade
Clarinet – George Silfies 3:09

Disc 2

2-1 Rhapsody In Blue 17:56

2-2 "I Got Rhythm" Variations 8:53

Catfish Row (Suite From "Porgy And Bess")

2-3 Introduction - Act 1, Scene 1 6:07

2-4 Porgy Sings 5:13

2-5 Fugue 1:55

2-6 Hurricane - Act 2, Scene 3 4:06

2-7 Good Morning, Brother - Act 3, Scene 3 7:36

2-8 An American In Paris 17:54

Composed By – George Gershwin
Conductor – Leonard Slatkin
Design – David Lartaud
Liner Notes – Edward Jablonski
Orchestra – Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Photography By – John De Visser
Piano – Jeffrey Siegel (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-6, 2-1 to 2-2)
Producer – Joanna Nickrenz, Marc Aubort

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03 January 2017

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905" / André Cluytens / Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (FLAC)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905" / André Cluytens / Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française

Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 -The Year 1905-

1 - No. 1, "Palace Square" 15:32

2 - No. 2, "Ninth of January" 17:53

3 - No. 3, "Eternal Memory" 13:59

4 - No. 4, "The Toscin" 12:24

Recorded in the presence of the composer

André Cluytens conductor

Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française

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02 January 2017

The Unknown Prokofiev / Alexander Ivashkin / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Valery Polyansky (FLAC)

The Unknown Prokofiev / Alexander Ivashkin / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Valery Polyansky

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58

1. 1. Andante - Poco meno mosso (andante assai) - Adagio 6:05

2. 2. Allegro giusto 12:45

3. 3. Allegro 19:31

Concertino for cello & orchestra in G minor, Op. 132

4. 1. Andante mosso 12:21

5. 2. Andante 5:42

6. 3. Allegretto 4:36

Elena Buneeva Editing, Engineer
Sean Coleman Design
Finn S. Gundersen Booklet Editor
Alexander Ivashkin Cello, Liner Notes
Vladimir Kisselev Editing, Engineer
Marie-Françoise de Meeûs Liner Note Translation
Valery Polyansky Conductor
Carl Ratcliff Liner Note Translation
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Schnittke Arranger
Igor Veprintsev Engineer, Producer
Michael White-Robinson Booklet Typesetting

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Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque / Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops (FLAC)

Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque / Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops

Gaîte Parisienne
Composed By – Jacques Offenbach
Orchestrated By – Manuel Rosenthal

1 Allegro 2:02

2 Allegro Brilliante 1:00

3 Polka 1:25

4 Ländler, Allegro 1:33

5 Mazurka 2:12

6 Valse 1:59

7 Allegro 1:03

8 Polka 1:19

9 Valse 2:51

10 Tempo Di Marcia 1:18

11 Valse 1:47

12 Allegro Vivo 0:11

13 Valse 1:53

14 Allegro Vivace; Misterioso 2:07

15 Valse 2:40

16 Allegro Vivo 0:25

17 Cancan 1:44

18 Quadrille 1:51

19 Allegro Moderato 0:41

20 Allegro 0:23

21 Vivo 0:57

22 Vivo 1:02

23 Barcarolle 3:50

La Boutique Fantastique
Composed By – Gioacchino Rossini, Ottorino Respighi

24 Overture 4:48

25 Tarantelle 2:11

26 Vivo 0:37

27 Mazurka 2:25

28 Danse Cosaque 2:10

29 Cancan 2:00

30 Valse Lente 4:11

31 Nocturne 3:40

32 Galop 5:12

Conductor – Arthur Fiedler
Coordinator [Series] – Tim Schumacher (2)
Design – Red Herring Design
Engineer [DSD] – Dirk Sobotka
Mastered By – Mark Donahue
Orchestra – The Boston Pops Orchestra
Photography By – Sara Foldenauer
Producer – John Pfeiffer
Recorded By – John Crawford (2), Leslie Chase
Reissue Producer – Daniel Guss
Supervised By [Editorial] – Elizabeth A. Wright
Supervised By [Remastering] – John Newton

Gaîte Parisienne recorded June 18, 1954.
La Boutique Fantastique recorded June 21 & 22, 1956.

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01 January 2017

Marches In Hi-Fi: Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops Orchestra (FLAC)

Marches In Hi-Fi: Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops Orchestra

1 Grand March (From "Aida")
Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi 3:35

2 March Of The Toys (From "Babes In Toyland")
Composed By – Victor Herbert 3:48

3 Semper Fidelis
Composed By – John Philip Sousa 2:34

4 Marche Miniature (From "Sute No. 1, Op. 43")
Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1:58

5 Yankee Doodle
Arranged By – Morton GouldWritten By – Traditional 2:31

6 Up The Street
Composed By – Robert G. Morse 2:09

7 Rákóczy March (From "The Damnation Of Faust")
Composed By – Hector Berlioz 4:12

8 March Of The Siamese Children (From "The King And I")
Composed By – Richard Rodgers 3:25

9 Procession Of The Sardar (From "Caucasian Sketches")
Composed By – Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov 3:45

10 La Régiment De Sambre-et-Meuse
Composed By – Robert Planquette 3:56

11 Turkish March (From "The Ruins Of Athens")
Composed By – Ludwig Van Beethoven 1:37

12 Colonel Bogey (Featured In "The Bridge On The River Kwai")
Composed By – Kenneth Alford 3:06

13 Dixie
Arranged By – Frank Black - Composed By – Daniel Decatur Emmett 0:47

14 American Salute (Based On "When Johnny Comes Marching Home")
Composed By – Morton Gould 4:09

15 Strike Up The Band! (From "Strike Up The Band")
Composed By – George & Ira Gershwin 2:44

16 War March Of The Prests (From "Athalie")
Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 5:26

17 Alla Marcia (From "Karelia Suite")
Composed By – Jean Sibelius 4:08

18 March Of The Charioteers (From "Ben Hur")
Composed By – Miklós Rózsa 3:38

19 The Stars And Stripes Forever
Composed By – John Philip Sousa 3:23

Conductor – Arthur Fiedler
Cover – Mozelle Thompson
Engineer – Lewis Layton
Liner Notes – Robert A. Simon
Orchestra – The Boston Pops Orchestra
Producer – Richard Mohr
Reissue Producer – John Pfeiffer
Remastered By [Engineer] – Jon M. Samuels
Remastered By [Supervisor] – Nathaniel S. Johnson

Total Playing Time: 61:56
Recorded in Symphony Hall, Boston.
May 15 and 16, 1958 [1]-[7], [9]-[15]
May 29, 1958 [17]
June 26, 1958 [16], [19]
June 24, 1959 [8]
February 2, 1962 [18]

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Suppé: Overtures / Neville Marriner / Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (FLAC)

Suppé: Overtures / Neville Marriner / Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

1 - Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), operetta: Overture 7:09

Tantalusqualen, operetta

2 - Overture 6:21

Die Irrfahrt ins Gluck, operetta

3 - Overture 7:40

Die Frau Meisterin, operetta

4 - Overture 7:06

5 - Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien (Morning Noon and Night in Vienna), overture from the incidental music 7:59

6 - Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), overture to the operetta 7:45

7 - Vienna Jubilation Overture 7:09

8 - Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant), overture for orchestra 9:40

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Eugen Adam Cover Art
Clive Barda Photography
John Fraser Producer
Neville Marriner Conductor
Mark Vigars Balance Engineer
Hugo Wheatly Design

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