The Mercury Masters: The Mono Recordings

~ Release by Antal Doráti (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Borodin: Symphony no. 2 / Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
2▶CD: Berlioz: Carnaval romain / Ravel: Pavane, Alborada / Debussy: Nocturnes
3▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
4▶CD: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
5▶CD: Mendelsshohn: Symphony no. 4 / Mozart: Symphony no. 40
6▶CD: Respighi: Pini di Roma / Fontane di Roma
7▶CD: Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
8▶CD: Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture / Gould: Spirituals
9▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Overtures: Egmont, Coriolan, Leonora no. 3
10▶CD: Copland: Symphony no. 3
11▶CD: J. Strauss II: Waltzes
12▶CD: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
13▶CD: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
14▶CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
15▶CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
16▶CD: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
17▶CD: Respighi: Roman Festivals / Church Windows
18▶CD: Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes / Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
19▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake(1)
20▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake(2)
21▼CD: Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812 / Capriccio italien
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1Overture 1812, op. 49
instruments:
University of Minnesota Brass Band (on 1954-12-04)
orchestra:
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (on 1954-12-04)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (on 1954-12-04)
recorded at:
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1954-12-04) and United States Military Academy in Orange County, New York, United States (on 1955-01-20)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 (from 1954-12-04 until 1955-01-20)
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!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:35
2Commentary to the “1812 Overture”
spoken vocals:
Deems Taylor (in 1954)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (in 1954)
Deems Taylor9:37
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)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky14:36
22▶CD: Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite
23▶CD: Stravinsky: Petrushka
24▶CD: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty(1)
25▶CD: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty(2)
26▶CD: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty(3)
27▶CD: Brahms: Tragic Overture / Academic Festival Overture / Symphony no. 3
28▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 / Symphony no. 8
29▶CD: Musical Stories: Tchaikovsky, Strauss
30▶CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 8 / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
31▶CD: Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Kodály: Peacock Variations