Stravinsky, Stokowski-Bach – Orchestral Works – Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Le Sacre du Printemps
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) / Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977):
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Fugue in G minor BWV 578
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pastorale

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin - conductor

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Carl Orff – Carmina Burana – Eugene Ormandy

Carl Orff (1895-1982):
Carmina Burana

Janice Harsanyi - soprano
Rudolf Petrak - tenor
Harve Presnell - baritone
The Rutgers University Choir
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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R.Strauss – Orchestral works – Szell, Ormandy

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Tod und Verklärung op.24 *
Sinfonia domestica op.53 *
Tanz der sieben Schleier +

Cleveland Orchestra *
Philadelphia Orchestra +
George Szell - conductor *
Eugene Ormandy - conductor +

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Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No.1, Violin Concerto – Gilels, Oistrakh

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23 *
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35 +

Emil Gilels - piano *
David Oistrakh - violin +
New York Philharmonic *
The Philadelphia Orchestra +
Zubin Mehta - conductor *
Eugene Ormandy - conductor +

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Dvořák – Symphonies nos.7, 8 & 9, Cello Concerto – Sawallisch

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):

CD 1:
Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World"

CD 2:
Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 *

Natalia Gutman - cello *
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch - conductor

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Martinu, Gideon Klein, Bartók – Symphonic Works – Eschenbach

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Memorial to Lidice, H.296
Gideon Klein (1919-1945):
Partita for Strings
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach - conductor

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Bach – Works arranged for Orchestra – Stokowski, Ormandy

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1:
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV 1050 *
Three Chorale-Preludes arranged by Leopold Stokowski *
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major BWV 564 arranged by Eugene Ormandy +
"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" BWV 140 arranged by Eugene Ormandy +

CD 2:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 arranged by Eugene Ormandy +
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Sinfonia for Double Orchestra in E flat major, op.18 no.1 +
Sinfonia for Double Orchestra in D major, op.18 no.3 +
Whilhelm Friedmann Bach (1710-1784):
Sinfonia in D minor F.65
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Concerto for Orchestra in D major arranged by Maximilian Steinberg

Philadelphia Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski - conductor *
Eugene Ormandy - conductor +

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Mendelssohn, Bruch, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev – Violin Concertos – Francescatti

remembering Zino Francescatti on the anniversary of his death

(August 9, 1902 - September 17, 1991) 

CD 1:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op.64
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra in G minor, op.26
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Concerto No.3 for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, op.61

CD 2:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.35
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Concerto No.2 for Violin and Orchestra in G minor, op.63
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899):
Poème for Violin and Orchestra, op.25 *

Zino Francescatti - violin
New York Philharmonic
Philadelphia Orchestra *
Dimitri Mitropoulos - conductor
Eugene Ormandy - conductor *

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Dvořák, Bruch, Saint-Saëns – Great Cello Concertos – Gregor Piatigorsky

remembering Gregor Piatigorsky on the anniversary of his death

(April 17, 1903 – August 6, 1976)

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, op.104 *
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
"Kol Nidrei", op.147 *
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Concerto No.1 for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op.33 +

Gregor Piatigorsky - cello
Philadelphia Orchestra *
Chicago Symphony Orchestra +
Eugene Ormandy - conductor *
Frederick Stock - conductor +

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Barber – Concerto for Violin, Concerto for Piano & Orchestral Pieces – VA

Samuel Barber (1910-1981):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op.14 *
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op.38 +
Adagio for Orchestra, op.11 #
Second Essay for Orchestra, op.17 §
Overture to "The School of Scandal", op.5 §

Isaac Stern - violin *
John Browning - piano +
New York Philharmonic Orchestra * §
Cleveland Orchestra +
Philadelphia Orchestra #
Leonard Bernstein - conductor *
George Szell - conductor +
Eugene Ormandy - conductor #
Thomas Schippers - conductor §

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Tchaikovsky, Sibelius – Violin Concertos – Isaac Stern

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.35
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, op.47

Isaac Stern - violin
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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Mendelssohn, Dvořák – Violin Concertos – Isaac Stern

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op.64
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, op.53
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, op.11

Isaac Stern - violin
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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Wieniawski, Bruch – Violin Concertos – Isaac Stern

Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in D minor, op.22
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor, op.26
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
"Meditation" from 'Souvenir d'un lieu cher', op.42 no.1 (orch.: Alexander Glazunov)
Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B flat major, op.26 (orch.: Arthur Harris)

Isaac Stern - violin
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich - conductor
Frank Brieff - conductor

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Beethoven – Violin, Triple Concertos; Brahms – Violin, Double Concertos – Stern

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.61
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Double Concerto in A minor, op.102

CD 2:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Concerto for Violin in D major, op.77
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Triple Concerto in C major, op.56

Issac Stern - violin
Leonard Rose - cello
Eugene Istomin - piano
Philadelphia Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
Eugene Ormandy - conductor
Daniel Barenboim - conductor
Zubin Mehta - conductor

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Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in D minor (''Pathetique'') - Eugene Ormandy

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by "trois".

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.6 in D minor "Pathetique"

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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Shostakovich, Kabalevsky - Cello Concertos - Yo-Yo Ma

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op.107
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987):
Concerto fro Cello and Orchestra, op.49

Yo-Yo Ma - cello
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6; Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy - Muti

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 "Pathétique"
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Le Poème de l'extase, op.54

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti - conductor

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Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 - Muti

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
Francesca da Rimini, op.32

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti - conductor

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Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4; Alexander Scriabin- Prometheus - Muti

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Prométhée, le poème du feu, op.60 *

Dmitri Alexeev - piano *
The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti - conductor

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Mahler-Cooke - Symphony 10 - Ormandy

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.10 in F sharp minor (performing version by Deryck Cooke)

Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy - conductor

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