Orchestral Spectaculars from Handel to Bartók (1949-1960)
AlbumTracklist 959:21
CD 1
| 1 | Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 43: I. Allegretto Jean Sibelius | 9:59 | |
| 2 | Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 43: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato - Andante sostenuto - Allegro - Andante sostenuto Jean Sibelius | 14:24 | |
| 3 | Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Tempo primo - Jean Sibelius | 6:08 | |
| 4 | Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 43: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato Jean Sibelius | 15:22 | |
| 5 | Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: I. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato Jean Sibelius | 13:25 | |
| 6 | Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto Jean Sibelius | 8:11 | |
| 7 | Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: III. Allegro molto - Un pochettino largamente Jean Sibelius | 9:10 |
CD 2
| 1 | Finlandia, op. 26 Jean Sibelius | 9:10 | |
| 2 | Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio Jean Sibelius | 9:45 | |
| 3 | Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: II. Allegro molto vivace Jean Sibelius | 4:58 | |
| 4 | Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: III. Il tempo largo Jean Sibelius | 12:00 | |
| 5 | Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: IV. Allegro Jean Sibelius | 9:21 | |
| 6 | Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: I. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato - Presto Jean Sibelius | 13:52 | |
| 7 | Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto Jean Sibelius | 8:59 | |
| 8 | Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: III. Allegro molto - Un pochettino largamente Jean Sibelius | 9:37 |
CD 3
| 1 | Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: I. Allegro molto moderato Jean Sibelius | 9:16 | |
| 2 | Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: II. Allegretto moderato Jean Sibelius | 5:16 | |
| 3 | Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: III. Poco vivace Jean Sibelius | 3:41 | |
| 4 | Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: IV. Allegro - Allegro assai Jean Sibelius | 9:53 | |
| 5 | Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: Adagio - Vivacissimo - Jean Sibelius | 9:10 | |
| 6 | Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: Rallentando all'Adagio - Jean Sibelius | 6:01 | |
| 7 | Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato - Jean Sibelius | 4:47 | |
| 8 | Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: Presto - Adagio - Largamente molto - Affettuoso Jean Sibelius | 5:09 | |
| 9 | Tapiola, op. 112 Jean Sibelius | 20:05 |
CD 4
| 1 | Finlandia, op. 26 Jean Sibelius | 9:05 | |
| 2 | Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 Jean Sibelius | 6:10 | |
| 3 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Introduction and Theme: Lento maestoso - Allegretto poco lento - Benjamin Britten | 1:59 | |
| 4 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 1: Adagio: Adagio - Benjamin Britten | 2:54 | |
| 5 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 2: March: Presto all Marcia - Benjamin Britten | 1:20 | |
| 6 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 3: Romance: Allegretto grazioso - Benjamin Britten | 1:41 | |
| 7 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 4: Aria Italiana: Allegro brillante - Benjamin Britten | 1:19 | |
| 8 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 5: Bourrée classique: Allegro e pesante Benjamin Britten | 1:24 | |
| 9 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 6: Wiener Walzer: Lento - Vivacee - Benjamin Britten | 2:49 | |
| 10 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 7: Moto perpetuo: Allegro molto - Benjamin Britten | 1:03 | |
| 11 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 8: Funeral March: Andante ritmico Benjamin Britten | 3:55 | |
| 12 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 9: Chant: Lento - Benjamin Britten | 1:43 | |
| 13 | Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 10: Fugue and Finale: Allegro molto vivace - Lento e solenne Benjamin Britten | 7:13 | |
| 14 | Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis Ralph Vaughan Williams | 14:54 | |
| 15 | Water Music Suite: I. Allegro George Frideric Handel | 2:34 | |
| 16 | Water Music Suite: II. Air George Frideric Handel | 6:05 | |
| 17 | Water Music Suite: III. Bourrée & Hornpipe George Frideric Handel | 1:43 | |
| 18 | Water Music Suite: IV. Andante espressivo George Frideric Handel | 4:25 | |
| 19 | Water Music Suite: V. Allegro deciso George Frideric Handel | 4:04 |
CD 5
| 1 | Háry János: Intermezzo Zoltán Kodály | 5:39 | |
| 2 | Music for strings, percussion and celesta: I. Andante tranquillo Béla Bartók | 8:00 | |
| 3 | Music for strings, percussion and celesta: II. Allegro Béla Bartók | 6:50 | |
| 4 | Music for strings, percussion and celesta: III. Adagio Béla Bartók | 6:38 | |
| 5 | Music for strings, percussion and celesta: IV. Allegro molto Béla Bartók | 6:56 | |
| 6 | Music for strings, percussion and celesta: V. Adagio (rehearsal sequence) Béla Bartók | 1:49 | |
| 7 | Concerto for Orchestra: I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace Béla Bartók | 9:42 | |
| 8 | Concerto for Orchestra: II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando Béla Bartók | 6:25 | |
| 9 | Concerto for Orchestra: III. Elegia: Andante non troppo Béla Bartók | 7:57 | |
| 10 | Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto Béla Bartók | 4:24 | |
| 11 | Concerto for Orchestra: V. Finale: Pesante - Presto Béla Bartók | 9:15 |
CD 6
| 1 | La scala di seta: Overture Gioachino Rossini | 6:35 | |
| 2 | L'italiana in Algeri: Overture Gioachino Rossini | 8:13 | |
| 3 | Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture Gioachino Rossini | 7:25 | |
| 4 | La gazza ladra: Overture Gioachino Rossini | 9:50 | |
| 5 | Semiramide: Overture Gioachino Rossini | 12:16 | |
| 6 | Guillaume Tell: Overture Gioachino Rossini | 12:07 | |
| 7 | Guillaume Tell: Pas de trois et chœur tyrolien Gioachino Rossini | 8:21 |
CD 7
| 1 | Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Pietro Mascagni | 3:34 | |
| 2 | L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo Pietro Mascagni | 4:39 | |
| 3 | Manon Lescaut: Act III. Intermezzo Giacomo Puccini | 5:21 | |
| 4 | Pagliacci: Intermezzo Ruggero Leoncavallo | 3:37 | |
| 5 | La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours Amilcare Ponchielli | 9:27 | |
| 6 | La traviata: Act III. Prelude Giuseppe Verdi | 4:16 | |
| 7 | Aida: Act II. Ballet Music Giuseppe Verdi | 4:33 | |
| 8 | Don Carlos: “Ella giammai m'amo” Giuseppe Verdi | 4:40 | |
| 9 | Don Carlos: “Dormirò sol” Giuseppe Verdi | 4:38 | |
| 10 | Faust: “Vous qui faites l'endormie” Charles Gounod | 3:04 | |
| 11 | Symphony no. 4: I. Lento - Allegro con brio Albert Roussel | 6:16 | |
| 12 | Symphony no. 4: II. Lento molto Albert Roussel | 9:50 | |
| 13 | Symphony no. 4: III. Allegro scherzando Albert Roussel | 3:00 | |
| 14 | Symphony no. 4: IV. Allegro molto Albert Roussel | 4:08 |
CD 8
| 1 | La traviata: Act III. Prelude Giuseppe Verdi | 4:03 | |
| 2 | Aida: Act II. Ballet Music Giuseppe Verdi | 4:30 | |
| 3 | La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours Amilcare Ponchielli | 9:57 | |
| 4 | Pagliacci: Intermezzo Ruggero Leoncavallo | 3:39 | |
| 5 | Manon Lescaut: Act III. Intermezzo Giacomo Puccini | 5:16 | |
| 6 | Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Pietro Mascagni | 3:23 | |
| 7 | L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo Pietro Mascagni | 4:30 | |
| 8 | Pini di Roma: I. I pini di Villa Borghese Ottorino Respighi | 2:50 | |
| 9 | Pini di Roma: II. Pini presso una catacomba Ottorino Respighi | 6:58 | |
| 10 | Pini di Roma: III. I pini del Gianicolo Ottorino Respighi | 6:50 | |
| 11 | Pini di Roma: IV. I pini di Via Appia Ottorino Respighi | 6:14 | |
| 12 | Orphée aux enfers: Overture Jacques Offenbach | 9:41 |
CD 9
| 1 | La Carnaval romain: Overture Hector Berlioz | 9:22 | |
| 2 | La damnation de Faust: Marche hongroise Hector Berlioz | 4:23 | |
| 3 | Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm Hector Berlioz | 10:15 | |
| 4 | Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: I. Rêveries - Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai Hector Berlioz | 14:41 | |
| 5 | Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: II. Un bal: Valse: Allegro non troppo Hector Berlioz | 6:20 | |
| 6 | Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: III. Scène aux champs: Adagio Hector Berlioz | 16:44 | |
| 7 | Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice: Allegretto non troppo Hector Berlioz | 4:49 | |
| 8 | Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat: Larghetto - Allegro - Allegro assai - Allegro - Un peu retenu (Ronde du sabbat - animez un peu) Hector Berlioz | 10:47 |
CD 10
| 1 | Carmen Suite: Act IV. Entr'acte (Aragonaise) Georges Bizet | 2:23 | |
| 2 | Carmen Suite: Act III. Entr'acte (Intermezzo) Georges Bizet | 2:57 | |
| 3 | Carmen Suite: Act II. Entr'acte (Les Dragons d'Alcala) Georges Bizet | 1:34 | |
| 4 | Carmen Suite: Act I. Prelude Georges Bizet | 2:22 | |
| 5 | L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: I. Prélude Georges Bizet | 6:57 | |
| 6 | L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: II. Minuetto Georges Bizet | 3:14 | |
| 7 | L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: III. Adagietto Georges Bizet | 3:01 | |
| 8 | L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: IV. Carillon Georges Bizet | 4:03 | |
| 9 | L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: I. Pastorale Georges Bizet | 6:23 | |
| 10 | L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: II. Intermezzo Georges Bizet | 5:21 | |
| 11 | L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: III. Menuet Georges Bizet | 4:09 | |
| 12 | L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole Georges Bizet | 3:31 | |
| 13 | España Emmanuel Chabrier | 6:04 | |
| 14 | Marche joyeuse Emmanuel Chabrier | 4:08 | |
| 15 | Faust - Ballet Music: No. 1 Les Nubiennes Charles Gounod | 2:27 | |
| 16 | Faust - Ballet Music: No. 2 Adagio Charles Gounod | 3:57 | |
| 17 | Faust - Ballet Music: No. 3 Allegretto: Danse antique Charles Gounod | 1:36 | |
| 18 | Faust - Ballet Music: No. 4 Moderato maestoso: Variations de Cléopâtre Charles Gounod | 1:37 | |
| 19 | Faust - Ballet Music: No. 5 Moderato con moto: Les Troyens Charles Gounod | 3:06 | |
| 20 | Faust - Ballet Music: No. 6 Allegretto: Variations du miroir Charles Gounod | 1:56 | |
| 21 | Faust - Ballet Music: No. 7 Allegretto vivo: Danse de Phryné Charles Gounod | 2:27 |
CD 11
| 1 | La Mer: I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer Claude Debussy | 8:52 | |
| 2 | La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues Claude Debussy | 6:49 | |
| 3 | La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer Claude Debussy | 8:29 | |
| 4 | Rapsodie espagnole: Prélude à la nuit - Maurice Ravel | 4:49 | |
| 5 | Rapsodie espagnole: Malagueña - Maurice Ravel | 2:02 | |
| 6 | Rapsodie espagnole: Habanera - Maurice Ravel | 2:33 | |
| 7 | Rapsodie espagnole: Feria Maurice Ravel | 6:25 | |
| 8 | Carmen: Act IV. Prélude Georges Bizet | 2:24 | |
| 9 | España Emmanuel Chabrier | 5:47 | |
| 10 | Marche joyeuse Emmanuel Chabrier | 4:02 | |
| 11 | Les Patineurs - Valse Émile Waldteufel | 7:04 | |
| 12 | Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle Jacques Offenbach | 4:13 | |
| 13 | Orphée aux enfers: Overture Jacques Offenbach | 9:40 | |
| 14 | Goyescas: Intermezzo Enrique Granados | 4:13 | |
| 15 | Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka Jaromír Weinberger | 2:31 |
CD 12
| 1 | Gaîté parisienne: Overture (La Vie parisienne) Jacques Offenbach | 2:11 | |
| 2 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 1 Allegro moderato (Mesdames de la Halle) Jacques Offenbach | 0:22 | |
| 3 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 2 Polka (Voyage dans la lune) Jacques Offenbach | 1:43 | |
| 4 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 6 Entrée du Brésilien (La Vie parisienne) Jacques Offenbach | 1:07 | |
| 5 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 8 Valse (Orphée aux enfers) Jacques Offenbach | 2:52 | |
| 6 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 9 Marche (Tromb-al-Cazar) Jacques Offenbach | 0:47 | |
| 7 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 10 Valse (La Vie parisienne) Jacques Offenbach | 1:46 | |
| 8 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 11 Entrée du Brésilien Jacques Offenbach | 0:12 | |
| 9 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 12 Valse (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Jacques Offenbach | 1:54 | |
| 10 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 13 Duel (composed by Rosenthal) Jacques Offenbach | 2:04 | |
| 11 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 14 Valse (La Périchole) Jacques Offenbach | 2:56 | |
| 12 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 15 Prélude au Can-Can (Rosenthal) Jacques Offenbach | 0:24 | |
| 13 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 16 Can-Can Scène 1 (Orphée aux enfers, Robinson Crusoe) Jacques Offenbach | 1:59 | |
| 14 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 17 Can-Can Scène 2 (Orphée) Jacques Offenbach | 1:14 | |
| 15 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 18 Can-Can Scène 3 Jacques Offenbach | 0:44 | |
| 16 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 22 Can-Can (La Vie parisienne) Jacques Offenbach | 1:03 | |
| 17 | Gaîté parisienne: No. 23 Barcarolle (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Jacques Offenbach | 4:30 | |
| 18 | Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle Jacques Offenbach | 4:11 | |
| 19 | Les Patineurs - Valse Émile Waldteufel | 7:40 | |
| 20 | Goyescas: Intermezzo Enrique Granados | 4:37 | |
| 21 | Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka Jaromír Weinberger | 2:27 | |
| 22 | Music for the Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Andante tranquillo Béla Bartók | 7:17 | |
| 23 | Music for the Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Allegro Béla Bartók | 7:09 | |
| 24 | Music for the Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Adagio Béla Bartók | 7:02 | |
| 25 | Music for the Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Allegro molto Béla Bartók | 6:46 |
CD 13
| 1 | Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: I. Adagio - Allegro molto Antonín Dvořák | 9:43 | |
| 2 | Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo Antonín Dvořák | 12:57 | |
| 3 | Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: III. Scherzo: Molto vivace Antonín Dvořák | 8:12 | |
| 4 | Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: IV. Allegro con fuoco Antonín Dvořák | 11:04 | |
| 5 | Má Vlast: Vltava Bedřich Smetana | 12:17 | |
| 6 | Water Music Suite: I. Allegro George Frideric Handel | 2:41 | |
| 7 | Water Music Suite: II. Air George Frideric Handel | 5:20 | |
| 8 | Water Music Suite: III. Bourrée George Frideric Handel | 0:44 | |
| 9 | Water Music Suite: IV. Hornpipe George Frideric Handel | 0:54 | |
| 10 | Water Music Suite: V. Andante espressivo George Frideric Handel | 3:52 | |
| 11 | Water Music Suite: VI. Allegro deciso George Frideric Handel | 3:38 |