Mercury Living Presence: The Collector's Edition

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Moussorgsky / Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition / Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
2▶CD: Má vlast
3▶CD: Fiesta in Hi-Fi
4▶CD: Antal Dorati Conducts Kodály and Bartók
5▶CD: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Second Suite
6▶CD: Hi-Fi a la Española and Popovers
7▶CD: Scythian Suite / Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges" / Symphony no. 5
8▶CD: Howard Hanson: The Composer and His Orchestra
9▼CD: Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture, op. 49 / Capriccio Italien / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory
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11812 Festival Overture, op. 49
recorded in:
United States (in 1958-04)
miscellaneous support:
Clair Van Ausdall (task: musical supervisor), C. Robert Fine (task: technical supervisor), Harold Lawrence (task: musical supervisor) and Wilma Cozart (task: recording director)
associate engineer:
Robert Eberenz
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
orchestra:
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (on 1958-04-05) and University of Minnesota Brass Band (on 1958-04-05)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (on 1958-04-05)
recorded at:
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1958-04-05), Riverside Church in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-05-10) and United States Military Academy in Orange County, New York, United States (on 1958-07-30)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 (in 1958-04)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky14:49
2Commentary to the "1812 Overture"
recorded in:
United States (on 1958-11-13)
miscellaneous support:
C. Robert Fine (task: technical supervisor), Harold Lawrence (task: musical supervisor) and Wilma Cozart (task: recording director)
associate engineer:
Robert Eberenz
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
spoken vocals:
Deems Taylor (on 1958-11-13)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-11-13)
Deems Taylor12:07
3Capriccio Italien, op. 45
miscellaneous support:
C. Robert Fine (task: technical supervisor) and David Hall (engineer) (task: recording director)
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
executive producer:
Wilma Cozart
orchestra:
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (on 1955-12-22)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (on 1955-12-22)
recorded at:
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1955-12-22)
recording of:
Capriccio italien, op. 45 (in 1955-12)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1880-12-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-05)
dedicated to:
Карл Юльевич Давыдов (Karl Davydov)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 47), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 44) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 45)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky14:43
4Wellington's Victory, op. 91: I. Battle
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1960-06)
miscellaneous support:
C. Robert Fine (task: technical supervisor), Harold Lawrence (task: musical supervisor) and Wilma Cozart (task: recording director)
associate engineer:
Robert Eberenz (on 1960-06-09)
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (on 1960-06-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1960-06-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (on 1960-06-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-06-09) and United States Military Academy in Orange County, New York, United States (on 1960-08-20)
recording of:
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria, op. 91: I. Schlacht (Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vitoria, Op. 91: I. Battle) (on 1960-06-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1813)
quotes music from:
Rule, Britannia!
quotes music from:
Malbrough s’en va t’en guerre (Mort et convoi de l'invincible Malbrough)
part of:
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria, op. 91 (Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vitoria, Op. 91)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:20
5Wellington's Victory, op. 91: II. Victory Symphony
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1960-06)
miscellaneous support:
C. Robert Fine (task: technical supervisor), Harold Lawrence (task: musical supervisor) and Wilma Cozart (task: recording director)
associate engineer:
Robert Eberenz (on 1960-06-09)
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (on 1960-06-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1960-06-09)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (on 1960-06-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-06-09) and United States Military Academy in Orange County, New York, United States (on 1960-08-20)
recording of:
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria, op. 91: II. Sieges-Symphonie (Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vitoria, Op. 91: II. Victory Symphony) (on 1960-06-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1813)
part of:
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria, op. 91 (Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vitoria, Op. 91)
Ludwig van Beethoven6:52
6Commentary to "Wellington's Victory"
recorded in:
United States (from 1960-11-22 until 1960-11-23)
miscellaneous support:
C. Robert Fine (task: technical supervisor), Harold Lawrence (task: musical supervisor) and Wilma Cozart (task: recording director)
associate engineer:
Robert Eberenz
engineer:
C. Robert Fine
spoken vocals:
Deems Taylor (from 1960-11-22 until 1960-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1960-11-22 until 1960-11-23)
Deems Taylor9:12
10▶CD: Slavonic Dances, op. 46 and 72 (Complete)
11▶CD: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2
12▶CD: British and American Band Classics
13▶CD: Petrouchka / Le sacre du printemps / Four Etudes for Orchestra
14▶CD: Suppé: Overtures / Auber: The Bronze Horse / Fra Diavolo / Masaniello
15▶CD: Symphonie Fantastique / Marches / Roman Carnival Overture
16▶CD: Fennell Conducts Sousa: "Sound Off!" and "Sousa on Review", 24 Favorite Marches
17▶CD: Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 1–6
18▶CD: Khachaturian: Gayne Ballet / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
19▶CD: Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 2 / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Variations on a Theme of Haydn
20▶CD: The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds, Part 1: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg
21▶CD: The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds, Part 2: Gettysburg to Appomattox
22▶CD: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 3
23▶CD: Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / Danzón Cubano / El Salón México
24▶CD: Byron Janis Plays Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
25▶CD: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Moussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain
26▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
27▶CD: Flamenco!
28▶CD: The Romeros: The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar
29▶CD: Screamers, Circus Marches / March Time
30▶CD: Balalaika Favorites
31▶CD: Liszt: Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 / Byron Janis: Encores
32▶CD: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 1
33▶CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
34▶CD: Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 / Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor / Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 33
35▶CD: The Nutcracker, op. 71 / Serenade in C major, op. 48, Part 1
36▶CD: The Nutcracker, op. 71 / Serenade in C major, op. 48, Part 2
37▶CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major / Khachaturian: Violin Concerto (1940)
38▶CD: Bluebeard's Castle
39▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book 2 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 / Beethoven: Sonata, op. 14 no. 1
40▶CD: Szeryng Plays Kreisler and Other Treasures for the Violin
41▶CD: Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major, Part 1
42▶CD: Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major, Part 2
43▶CD: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor"
44▶CD: Piano Concertos 1 and 2
45▶CD: Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Debussy: Three Preludes / Pour le piano / Stravinsky: 3 Movements From Petrouchka
46▶CD: Brahms: Cello Sonatas 1 and 2 / Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no. 2
47▶CD: Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
48▶CD: The Firebird
49▶CD: Janos Starker Plays Boccherini, Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Locatelli, Valentini
50▶CD: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Concierto Andaluz / Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos
51▶CD: Recording "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Ma Vlast" / An Interview with Wilma Cozart Fine
52▶CD: Vaughan Williams Delius Piano Concertos
53▶CD: A Sea Symphony

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includes:Antal Dorati conducts Kodály & Bartók by Kodály (Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer), Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Antal Doráti (conductor)
Balalaika Favorites by Rudolf Belov, Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra (Ossipov Russian Folk Orchestra), Vitaly Gnutov
Bluebeard's Castle / Wozzeck (excerpts) by Béla Bartók (composer), Alban Berg (Austrian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book 2 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 / Beethoven: Sonata, op. 14 no. 1 by Johannes Brahms (German composer), Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor), Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Gina Bachauer (pianist)
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme by Dvořák (Antonín Dvořák, composer), Bruch (composer and conductor), Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Janos Starker (Hungarian-American cellist), London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies by Enesco (Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher), Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 2 / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Variations on a Theme of Haydn by Enesco (Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher), Brahms (Johannes Brahms, German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Fennell Conducts Sousa Marches by John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer); Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell (conductor)
Flamenco! by Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
Fritz Kreisler Violin Favourites and Other Treasures for the Violin by Henryk Szeryng (violinist) & Charles Reiner (pianist)
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2 by Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer), Victor Herbert (American composer); Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor), Georges Miquelle (cellist)
Hi-Fi a la Española and Popovers by Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Frederick Fennell (conductor)
Janos Starker plays Italian Cello Sonatas
Khachaturian: Gayne Ballet / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 by Khachaturian (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer), Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer); Antal Doráti (conductor), London Symphony (London Symphony Orchestra), Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Minneapolis Symphony
Love for Three Oranges Suite / Scythian Suite by Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer); Antal Dorati (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra
Má Vlast by Smetana (Bedřich Smetana, composer); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta by Мussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer), Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Chicago Symphony Chorus, Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Overtures by Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer), Auber (composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Petrouchka (Complete) / Le sacre du printemps / Four Etudes for Orchestra by Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 3 / Prelude in C-sharp minor / Prelude in E-flat major by Rachmaninoff (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Byron Janis (pianist)
Piano Concerto no. 4 / Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Gina Bachauer (pianist)
Piano Concertos by Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Byron Janis (pianist), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Herbert Menges (conductor)
Piano Concertos 1 and 2 by Frédéric Chopin (composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Gina Bachauer (pianist)
Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 by Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor); Byron Janis (pianist)
Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer); Byron Janis (pianist), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 1 by Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Rachmaninoff (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer); Byron Janis (pianist), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyril Kondrashin (Kirill Kondrashin, conductor)
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Moussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain by Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Moussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Debussy: Three preludes / Pour le piano / Stravinsky: 3 movements from Petrouchka by Maurice Ravel (French composer), Claude Debussy (French composer), Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer); Gina Bachauer (pianist), Sir John Gielgud (actor)
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez and Concierto Andaluz / Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos by Rodrigo (Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist), Vivaldi (Antonio Vivaldi, Italian baroque composer and violinist); The Romeros (quartet of Spanish guitarists), San Antonio Symphony, Victor Alessandro (conductor)
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 / Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor / Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 33 by Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Lalo (French composer), Saint‐Saëns (composer); János Starker (Hungarian-American cellist), London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Antal Doráti (conductor)
Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor / Other solo pieces by Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Mendelssohn (Felix Mendelssohn, composer); Henryk Szeryng (violinist), Antal Doráti (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra
Screamers (Circus Marches) / March Time by Edwin Franko Goldman; Frederick Fennell (conductor), Eastman Wind Ensemble
Slavonic Dances by Dvořák (Antonín Dvořák, composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician); János Starker (Hungarian-American cellist), György Sebök (pianist)
Symphonie fantastique / Hungarian March / Trojan March / Corsair Overture / Roman Carnival Overture by Berlioz (Hector Berlioz, French composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture / Capriccio Italien / Beethoven: Wellington’s Victory by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); Antal Doráti (conductor), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds by Frederick Fennell (conductor), Eastman Wind Ensemble
The Firebird (Complete Ballet) / Fireworks / Song of the Nightingale by Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
The Nutcracker, op. 71 (Complete Ballet) / Serenade in C major, op. 48 by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti (conductor)
The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar by The Romeros (quartet of Spanish guitarists)
Violin Concerto no. 2 / Second Suite by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Yehudi Menuhin (violinist), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Violin Concertos by Brahms (Johannes Brahms, German composer), Khachaturian (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Henryk Szeryng (violinist)
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