Mercury Living Presence: The Collector's Edition

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Tracklist

CD 1: Moussorgsky / Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition / Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
CD 2: Má vlast
CD 3: Fiesta in Hi-Fi
CD 4: Antal Dorati Conducts Kodály and Bartók
CD 5: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Second Suite
CD 6: Hi-Fi a la Española and Popovers
CD 7: Scythian Suite / Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges" / Symphony no. 5
CD 8: Howard Hanson: The Composer and His Orchestra
CD 9: Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture, op. 49 / Capriccio Italien / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory
CD 10: Slavonic Dances, op. 46 and 72 (Complete)
CD 11: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2
CD 12: British and American Band Classics
CD 13: Petrouchka / Le sacre du printemps / Four Etudes for Orchestra
CD 14: Suppé: Overtures / Auber: The Bronze Horse / Fra Diavolo / Masaniello
CD 15: Symphonie Fantastique / Marches / Roman Carnival Overture
CD 16: Fennell Conducts Sousa: "Sound Off!" and "Sousa on Review", 24 Favorite Marches
CD 17: Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 1–6
CD 18: Khachaturian: Gayne Ballet / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
CD 19: Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 2 / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Variations on a Theme of Haydn
CD 20: The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds, Part 1: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg
CD 21: The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds, Part 2: Gettysburg to Appomattox
CD 22: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 3
CD 23: Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / Danzón Cubano / El Salón México
CD 24: Byron Janis Plays Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
CD 25: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Moussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain
CD 26: Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
CD 27: Flamenco!
CD 28: The Romeros: The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar
CD 29: Screamers, Circus Marches / March Time
CD 30: Balalaika Favorites
CD 31: Liszt: Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 / Byron Janis: Encores
CD 32: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 1
CD 33: Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
CD 34: Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 / Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor / Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 33
CD 35: The Nutcracker, op. 71 / Serenade in C major, op. 48, Part 1
CD 36: The Nutcracker, op. 71 / Serenade in C major, op. 48, Part 2
CD 37: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major / Khachaturian: Violin Concerto (1940)
CD 38: Bluebeard's Castle
CD 39: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book 2 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 / Beethoven: Sonata, op. 14 no. 1
CD 40: Szeryng Plays Kreisler and Other Treasures for the Violin
CD 41: Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major, Part 1
CD 42: Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major, Part 2
CD 43: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor"
CD 44: Piano Concertos 1 and 2
CD 45: Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Debussy: Three Preludes / Pour le piano / Stravinsky: 3 Movements From Petrouchka
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1Gaspard de la nuit: Ondine
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1964-06)
spoken vocals:
Sir John Gielgud
recording of:
Ondine
writer:
Aloysius Bertrand
Aloysius Bertrand1:43
2Gaspard de la nuit: I. OndineMaurice Ravel5:49
3Gaspard de la nuit: Le Gibet
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1964-06)
spoken vocals:
Sir John Gielgud
recording of:
Le Gibet
writer:
Aloysius Bertrand
Aloysius Bertrand1:00
4Gaspard de la nuit: II. Le GibetMaurice Ravel5:10
5Gaspard de la nuit: Scarbo
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1964-06)
spoken vocals:
Sir John Gielgud
recording of:
Scarbo
writer:
Aloysius Bertrand
Aloysius Bertrand0:55
6Gaspard de la nuit: III. ScarboMaurice Ravel8:35
7Pour le piano: I. PréludeClaude Debussy3:43
8Pour le piano: II. SarabandeClaude Debussy4:11
9Pour le piano: III. Toccata
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1964-06)
piano:
Gina Bachauer (pianist)
recording of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95: III. Toccata. À N.G. Coronio. Vif
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1894 until 1901)
dedicated to:
Nicolas G. Coronio
part of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95
Claude Debussy3:54
10La Cathédrale engloutie (Préludes, Book I, no. 10)
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1964-06)
piano:
Gina Bachauer (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: X. La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy5:43
11Bruyères (Préludes, Book II, no. 5)
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1964-06)
piano:
Gina Bachauer (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: V. Bruyères. Calme
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy2:57
12Les Danseuses de Delphe (Préludes, Book I, no. 1)
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1964-06)
piano:
Gina Bachauer (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: I. Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:37
13Three Movements from "Petrouchka": Russian Dance
recorded in:
United States (in 1963-02)
piano:
Gina Bachauer (pianist)
recording of:
Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka : I. Danse russe (arrangement for piano, 1921)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer)
part of:
Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka (arrangement for piano, 1921)
Igor Stravinsky2:53
14Three Movements from "Petrouchka": In Petrouchka's Room
recorded in:
United States (in 1963-02)
piano:
Gina Bachauer (pianist)
recording of:
Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka : II. Chez Pétrouchka (arrangement for piano, 1921)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer)
part of:
Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka (arrangement for piano, 1921)
Igor Stravinsky4:01
15Three Movements from "Petrouchka": Shrovetide Fair
recorded in:
United States (in 1963-02)
piano:
Gina Bachauer (pianist)
recording of:
Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka : III. La Semaine grasse (arrangement for piano, 1921)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer)
part of:
Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka (arrangement for piano, 1921)
Igor Stravinsky8:45
CD 46: Brahms: Cello Sonatas 1 and 2 / Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no. 2
CD 47: Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
CD 48: The Firebird
CD 49: Janos Starker Plays Boccherini, Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Locatelli, Valentini
CD 50: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Concierto Andaluz / Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos
CD 51: Recording "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Ma Vlast" / An Interview with Wilma Cozart Fine

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