The Columbia Stereo Collection 1958–1963

~ Release by Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The set was originally released with CD 2 featuring Ormandy's 1967 recording of Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite, rather than the 1957 version, as detailed in the track list. Also, track 2 on the originally released CD 23 ended prematurely. Sony provided replacement discs on request.

To identify the incorrect disc 2, its disc ID is pepA6f_d0xPf2no5ROLBTlx1uFM-, with the following timings:

  1. 5:15
  2. 5:33
  3. 7:55
  4. 4:43
  5. 9:27
Annotation last modified on 2025-05-01 18:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Respighi: Pini di Roma / Fontane di Roma / Feste romane
2CD: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
3CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 5
4CD: Grieg: Piano Concerto / Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody
5CD: Sibelius: Symphonies nos. 2 & 7
6CD: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies & Liebesträume / Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies
7CD: Dello Joio: Air Power Suite
8CD: Bizet: Carmen Suites nos. 1 & 2
9CD: Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante / Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante & Trumpet Concerto
10CD: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to The Orchestra
11CD: Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
12CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1 & Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
13CD: The Lord’s Prayer
14CD: Franck: Variations symphoniques / D’Indy: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français
15CD: Liszt: Piano Concertos no. 1 & 2
16CD: Tchaikovsky: “1812” / Borodin / Mussorgsky / Khachaturian / Shostakovich / Rimsky‐Korsakov / Kabalevsky
17CD: Debussy: La Mer & Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
18CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2
19CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Bach: Air on the G String / Corelli: Christmas Concerto / Mendelssohn: Scherzo
20CD: Handel: Messiah (Part I)
21CD: Handel: Messiah (Part I cont. & Part II‐III)
22CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Le Coq d’or & Russian Easter Festival / Glinka: Overture / Tchaikovsky: Marche slave / Balakirev: Islamey
23CD: Handel: Royal Fireworks & Water Music Suite / Corelli: Suite for Strings
24CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
25CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 2
26CD: Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 1 & Symphony no. 1
27CD: Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / A Midsummer Night’s Dream
28CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto / Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2
29CD: Debussy: The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
30CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 4
31CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
32CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6
33CD: Sibelius: Violin Concerto & The Swan of Tuonela
34CD: Orff: Carmina Burana
35CD: Ravel: Boléro – Le Tombeau de Couperin – Alborada del gracioso – La Valse / Chabrier: España / Debussy: Clair de lune
36CD: Vincent: Symphonic Poem After Descartes / Symphony in D
37CD: J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue – Toccata – Passacaglia / J.C. Bach: Sinfonia for Double Orchestra
38CD: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
39CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite / Sibelius: Valse Triste – Finlandia – En Saga / Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody
40CD: Walton: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
41CD: Vivaldi: Four Concertos for 2 Violins
42CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances / Casella: Paganiniana
43CD: Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings / Borodin / Vaughan Williams / Grieg / Schubert / MacDowell / Massenet
44CD: Strauss: Frühlingsstimmen / Kaiser‐Walzer / Wiener Blut / An Der Schönen Blauen Donau / Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
45CD: Yardumian: Passacaglia / Veni, Sancte Spiritus / Cantus Animae et Cordis / Symphony no. 2
46CD: Reger: Piano Concerto
47CD: Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanz – Overture / Liszt: Mephisto Waltz / Saint‐Saëns: Danse Macabre / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Weinberger: Polka & Fugue
48CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Saint‐Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Dukas: L’Apprenti sorcier
49CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
50CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Liszt: Danse macabre
51CD: Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast / Roussel: Baccus et Ariane (Suite no. 2)
52CD: Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand / Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos
53CD: Bartók: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Viotti: Violin Concerto no. 22
54CD: Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 22 / Piano Sonata no. 4
55CD: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (Suite)
56CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
57CD: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
58CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
59CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Suite)
60CD: R. Strauss: Don Juan / Tod und Verklärung
61CD: J.C. Bach: Sinfonia for Double Orchestra / W.F. Bach: Sinfonia for 2 Flutes and Strings / Casadesus: Concerto in the style of C.P.E. Bach
62CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 7
63CD: Josef Strauss: Feuerfest / J. Strauss II: Polkas & Waltzes
64CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
65CD: The Glorious Sound of Christmas
66CD: Delius: Brigg Fair / A Dance Rhapsody / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / In a Summer Garden
67CD: Barati: Chamber Concerto / Rochberg: Symphony no. 2
68CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 / Violin Concerto
69CD: Poulenc: Concerto for Organ / R. Strauss: Festliches Präludium / Barber: Toccata Festiva
70CD: Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 4
71CD: The World’s Great Songs of Patriotism: This is my Country
72CD: Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle
73CD: Bach: Mass in B minor (1)
74CD: Bach: Mass in B minor (2)
75CD: The Glorious Sound of Wagner
76CD: Shostakovich: Symphony no. 4
77CD: Walton: Façade / Ibert: Divertissments & Escales
78CD: Mozart: Bassoon Concerto / Flute Concerto no. 1
79CD: Mozart: Oboe Concerto / Clarinet Concerto
80CD: Yardumian: Symphony no. 1 / Violin Concerto
81CD: Saint‐Saëns: Organ Symphony / The Carnival of the Animals
82CD: A Festival of Marches
83CD: Brahms: A German Requiem
84CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6
85CD: Mozart: Concerto for 3 Pianos / J.S. Bach: Concerto for 3 Pianos & Concerto in F major
86CD: Chopin: Les Sylphides & Nocturne / Delibes: Sylvia & Coppélia Ballet Suites
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1Les Sylphides : I. Prelude in A major, op. 28/7
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: I. Prélude (orch. by Douglas) (on 1963-03-31)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin1:02
2Les Sylphides : II. Nocturne in A‐flat major, op. 32/2
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: II. Nocturne in F major, op. 15 no. 1 (orch. by Douglas) (on 1963-03-31)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
version of:
Nocturne no. 4 in F major, op. 15 no. 1: Andante cantabile
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin5:59
3Les Sylphides : III. Waltz in G‐flat major, op. 70/1
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Waltz no. 11 in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1 (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1832)
part of:
Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 42), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 92) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 217)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 70
Frédéric Chopin1:49
4Les Sylphides : IV. Prélude in A major, op. 28/7
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VI. Prélude (orch. by Douglas) (on 1963-03-31)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28: Andantino
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin2:46
5Les Sylphides : V. Mazurka in D major, op. 33/2
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: IV. Mazurka (orch. by Douglas) (on 1963-03-31)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Mazurka no. 23 in D major, op. 33 no. 2, CT. 73
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin2:26
6Les Sylphides : VI. Mazurka in C major, op. 67/3
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: V. Mazurka (orch. by Douglas) (on 1963-03-31)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Mazurka no. 44 in C major, op. 67 no. 3
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin2:00
7Les Sylphides : VII. Waltz in C‐sharp minor, Op. 64/2
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VII. Walzer (orch. by Douglas) (on 1963-03-31)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin4:23
8Les Sylphides : VIII. Grande Valse Brillante in E‐flat major, op. 18/1
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VIII. Walzer (in E‐flat major, op. 18 no. 1) (orch. by Douglas) (on 1963-03-31)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin5:04
9Sylvia Ballet Suite : 1. Prélude et Les Chasseresses
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: I. Prélude - Les chasseresses (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes3:15
10Sylvia Ballet Suite : 2. Intermezzo et Valse lente
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: II. Intermezzo et Valse lente (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes2:04
11Sylvia Ballet Suite : 3. Pizzicati
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
partial recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: III. Pizzicati (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
arrangement of:
Bake Sale
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes1:44
12Sylvia Ballet Suite : 4. Cortège de Bacchus
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: IV. March - Cortège de Bacchus (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes5:02
13Coppélia Ballet Suite : Prélude et Mazurka
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 1a. Prélude et Mazurka (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (in 1870)
part of:
Coppélia : Tableau I
Léo Delibes5:45
14Coppélia Ballet Suite : Scène et Valse de la poupée
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 1b. Valse (Valse lente) (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (in 1870)
part of:
Coppélia : Tableau I
Léo Delibes2:03
15Coppélia Ballet Suite : Thème slave varié: Var. I‐IV
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 6. Thème slave varié (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (in 1870)
part of:
Coppélia : Tableau I
Léo Delibes3:19
16Coppélia Ballet Suite : Csárdás
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1963-03-31)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1963-03-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1963-03-31)
recording of:
Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 7a. Czárdás (Danse hongroise) (on 1963-03-31)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (in 1870)
part of:
Coppélia : Tableau I
Léo Delibes3:11
17Nocturne in E‐flat major, op. 9/2
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1966-02-14)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1966-02-14)
arranger:
Arthur Harris (pianist, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1966-02-14)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (catch‐all for arrangements) (on 1966-02-14)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
arrangement of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
Léo Delibes5:03
87CD: Strauss: Don Quixote / Bloch: Schelomo
88CD: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 4