The Columbia Legacy

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Annotation

A 120-CD collection of the complete mono-recordings between 1944-1958 by Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra for Columbia Records. Includes a 120-page hardcover book with complete tracklists and essays.

Note: the set was originally released with the track 103.7 truncated by several seconds (other tracks on CD 103 also had incorrect timings). Sony provided a replacement disc on request, and this disc was used for setting the disc ID and timings for CD 103. To identify the incorrect disc, its disc ID is bJ.7ur6k2NG.J.1eJt3xR4LTpCo- and should not be used for this release. The incorrect track timings are:

  1. 11:10
  2. 4:39
  3. 5:59
  4. 8:52
  5. 8:54
Annotation last modified on 2025-05-01 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Early Recordings 1944–1950 – Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Respighi: Arie di corte / Gluck: Mélodie / Suppé: Dichter und Bauer: Overture
2▶CD: Early Recordings 1944–1950 – McDonald: My Country at War / White: Sea Chanty / Hanson: Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings / Kennan: Night Soliloquy
3▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 / Brahms: Symphony no. 4
4▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto (Serkin)
5▶CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto (Szigeti)
6▶CD: Glière / Smetana / Dvořák / Brahms / J. Strauss II / Debussy
7▶CD: Debussy: Nocturnes / Respighi: Pini di Roma
8▶CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Bruch: Kol Nidrei
9▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
10▶CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
11▶CD: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Tod und Verklärung
12▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / String Serenade
13▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand
14▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 3 / Haydn Variations / Liszt: Les Préludes
15▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
16▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
17▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
18▶CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
19▶CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies
20▶CD: J. Strauss II / Glinka / Weber / Weinberger
21▶CD: Prokofiev: Scythian Suite / Respighi: Feste romane
22▶CD: Bach: Orchestral Arrangements / Handel: Water Music / Corelli: Suite
23▶CD: Hindemith: Nobilissima visione / Symphonic Metamorphosis
24▶CD: Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Miaskovsky: Symphony no. 21
25▶CD: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Classical Symphony
26▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concerto
27▶CD: Thomson / Berg / McDonald / Brand
28▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 99, 92 “Oxford” & 101 “The Clock”
29▶CD: Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Kodály: Háry János Suite
30▶CD: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
31▶CD: Debussy / Dukas / Honegger / Sibelius / Rachmaninoff
32▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6
33▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (I)
34▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (II)
35▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Chausson: Poème
36▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20
37▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
38▶CD: Schuman: Symphony no. 3 / Debussy: Ibéria
39▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 2
40▶CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
41▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1
42▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
43▶CD: The Strauss Family & Beethoven Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures
44▶CD: Gottschalk, Gould, Walton, Bernstein: Ballet Music
45▶CD: First Chair
46▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1
47▶CD: Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite
48▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 7 & 45
49▶CD: Honegger: Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher
50▶CD: Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3
51▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 7 / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / 1812 Overture
52▶CD: The Strauss Family: Overtures, Polkas & Marches
53▶CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu Suite
54▶CD: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker & The Sleeping Beauty Suites
55▶CD: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde & Götterdämmerung (Excerpts)
56▶CD: Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Concert Music
57▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2
58▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol / Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien
59▶CD: Wagner: Tannhäuser / Lohengrin / Walküre / Meistersinger (Orchestral Music)
60▶CD: Waldteufel: Waltz Suites / Lehár: Waltzes
61▶CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
62▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
63▼CD: Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne / Chopin: Les Sylphides
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1Gaîté Parisienne: Ouverture. Allegro (from La Vie parisienne)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: I. Allegro (Ouverture) (from « La Vie parisienne ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach2:00
2Gaîté Parisienne: I. Allegro brillante (Tortoni) (from Mesdames de la Halle)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: II. Allegro brillante (from « Mesdames de la halle ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach0:59
3Gaîté Parisienne: II. Polka (from Le Voyage dans la lune)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: III. Polka (from « Voyages dans la lune ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:27
4Gaîté Parisienne: III. Poco allegro - A tempo de Ländler (from Lieschen et Fritzchen)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: IV. Ländler. Allegro (from « Lieschen et Fritzchen ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:43
5Gaîté Parisienne: IV. Mazurka. Largo - Allegro - Meno mosso - A Tempo (from Vert-Vert)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: V. Mazurka (from « Vert-Vert ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:55
6Gaîté Parisienne: V. Valse (from La Vie parisienne)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: VI. Valse (from « La Vie parisienne ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:59
7Gaîté Parisienne: VI. Allegro (Galop) (from La Vie parisienne)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: VII. Allegro (Danse péruvienne) (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:03
8Gaîté Parisienne: VII. Polka. Grazioso (from La Belle Hélène)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: VIII. Polka (from « La Belle Hélène ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:24
9Gaîté Parisienne: VIII. Valse lente (from Orphée aux enfers)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: IX. Valse lente (from « Orphée aux enfers ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach2:04
10Gaîté Parisienne: IX. Tempo di Marcia (March) (from Tromb-al-Cazar)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: X. Tempo di marcia (from « Trombalcazar ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:16
11Gaîté Parisienne: X. Valse moderato - Calmato (from La Vie parisienne)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XI. Valse (from « La Périchole ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach2:03
12Gaîté Parisienne: XI. Vivo - attacca (from La Vie parisienne)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XII. Allegro vivo (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach0:12
13Gaîté Parisienne: XII. Valse. Valse con Grazia (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XIII. Valse (on 1954-05-09)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach2:05
14Gaîté Parisienne: XIII. Allegro molto (from Le Voyage dans la lune)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XIV. Allegro vivace – Misterioso (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach2:00
15Gaîté Parisienne: XIV. Valse. Valse moderato (Grande Valse) (from La Périchole)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XV. Valse moderato (Pas de deux) (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach3:16
16Gaîté Parisienne: XV. Allegro vivo
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XVI. Allegro vivo (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach0:24
17Gaîté Parisienne: XVI. Cancan. Moderato - Allegro
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XVII. Cancan (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:54
18Gaîté Parisienne: XVII. Quadrille - / XVIII. Allegro
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XVIII. Quadrille (from « Orphée aux enfers ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:42
19Gaîté Parisienne: XIX. Allegro moderato
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XIX. Allegro moderato (from « Orphée aux enfers ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach0:36
20Gaîté Parisienne: XX. Allegro
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XX. Allegro (from « Orphée aux enfers ») (on 1954-05-09)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach0:24
21Gaîté Parisienne: XXI. [Vivo]
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XXI. Vivo (leggiero) (from « Orphée aux enfers ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach0:54
22Gaîté Parisienne: XXII. Vivo - Molto marcato (Cancan) - attacca
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XXII. Vivo (from « Orphée aux enfers ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach0:54
23Gaîté Parisienne: XXIII. Barcarolle. Allegro moderato - Vivo
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XXIII. Barcarolle (from « Les Contes d'Hoffmann ») (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach3:40
24Les Sylphides: Prélude in A major, op. 28/7
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: I. Prélude (orch. by Douglas) (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin0:52
25Les Sylphides: Nocturne in A-flat major, op. 32/2
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: II. Nocturne in F major, op. 15 no. 1 (orch. by Douglas) (on 1954-05-09)
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 Chopin5:55
26Les Sylphides: Waltz in G-flat major, op. posth. 70/1
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: III. Walzer (in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1) (orch. Roy Douglas) (on 1954-05-09)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 11 in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin2:09
27Les Sylphides: Prélude in A major, op. 28/7
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VI. Prélude (orch. by Douglas) (on 1954-05-09)
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 Chopin2:33
28Les Sylphides: Mazurka in C major, op. posth. 67/3
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: V. Mazurka (orch. by Douglas) (on 1954-05-09)
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 Chopin1:30
29Les Sylphides: Mazurka in D major, op. 33/2
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: IV. Mazurka (orch. by Douglas) (on 1954-05-09)
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 Chopin2:33
30Les Sylphides: Waltz in C-sharp minor, op. 64/2
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VII. Walzer (orch. by Douglas) (on 1954-05-09)
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 Chopin3:54
31Les Sylphides: Waltz in E-flat major “Grande Valse brillante”, op. 18
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1954-05-09)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1954-05-09)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1954-05-09)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VIII. Walzer (in E‐flat major, op. 18 no. 1) (orch. by Douglas) (on 1954-05-09)
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 Chopin4:56
64▶CD: Thomson: 3 Pictures / 5 Songs from William Blake
65▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
66▶CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
67▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 3 / Vocalise
68▶CD: Ravel / Ibert / Debussy / Chabrier
69▶CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
70▶CD: Yardumian: Armenian Suite / Violin Concerto / Psalm 130
71▶CD: Schuman: Symphony no. 6 / Piston: Symphony no. 4
72▶CD: Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps
73▶CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites nos. 1 & 2 / Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suites nos. 1 & 2
74▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 4
75▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonies nos. 4 & 5
76▶CD: Rachmaninoff: The Bells / The Isle of the Dead
77▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
78▶CD: Bach: Orchestral Arrangements
79▶CD: Vivaldi, Bach, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
80▶CD: Wagner: Parsifal (Orchestral Music)
81▶CD: Mendelssohn, Mozart, Paganini: Violin Concertos
82▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 / 2 Préludes
83▶CD: Harris: Symphonies no. 7 & “1933” (no. 1)
84▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Mozart: Symphony no. 40
85▶CD: Persichetti: Symphony no. 4 / Gesensway: 4 Squares of Philadelphia
86▶CD: Debussy: Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune / Nocturnes / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2
87▶CD: Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1
88▶CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 4
89▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
90▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
91▶CD: Virtuosi de Philadelphia
92▶CD: Albéniz: Iberia
93▶CD: Khachaturian: Gayane (Excerpts) / Kabalevsky: The Comedians
94▶CD: Copland: Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid
95▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture & Suite
96▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / R. Strauss: Burleske
97▶CD: R. Strauss: Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Rosenkavalier Waltzes
98▶CD: Schuman: Credendum / Kirchner: Piano Concerto no. 1
99▶CD: Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Barber: Music for Strings / Vaughn Williams
100▶CD: Glière: Symphony no. 3 “Ilya Muromets”
101▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Excerpts)
102▶CD: Rossini, Offenbach, Smetana, Suppé, Berlioz: Overtures
103▶CD: Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Ravel: Tzigane / Saint‐Saëns
104▶CD: Saint‐Saëns: Symphony no. 3 “Organ”
105▶CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished” / Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum
106▶CD: Glière / Smetana / Brahms / Khachaturian
107▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonic Poems / Alfvén / Grieg
108▶CD: Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies / Dvořák: Carnival / Tchaikovsky
109▶CD: Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen / Saint‐Saëns / Chausson
110▶CD: Smetana: The Moldau / Weber / Liszt / Berlioz
111▶CD: Dello Joio: Variations, Chaconne & Finale / Vincent: Symphony in D
112▶CD: Prokofiev: Classical Symphony / Bizet: Symphony no. 1 / Weinberger
113▶CD: R. Strauss: Don Quixote
114▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 99 & 100 “Military”
115▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”
116▶CD: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Die Frau ohne Schatten Fantasia
117▶CD: Herbert: Panamericana / American Fantasy / Irish Rhapsody
118▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
119▶CD: Kern / Rodgers / Berners / Rossini
120▶CD: Symphony in Brief

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Marvin Koner
Arnold Newman (photographer)
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Nick Sangiamo (photographer)
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Tom Tierney (task: document research)
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Nancy Conforti
Matthias Erb (classical producer and engineer)
Martin Kistner (engineer)
Andreas K. Meyer (US sound engineer)
Jennifer Nulsen (engineer)
Rebekah Wineman
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Andreas K. Meyer (US sound engineer)
Jennifer Nulsen (engineer)
Che Williams
Rebekah Wineman
Brett Zinn (audio engineer)
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