NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 1842 - 1992 • A SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
BARBIROLLI • BEECHAM • MENGELBERG • REINER • STRANSKY • TOSCANINI
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CD 1
JOSEF STRANSKY
1. Sullivan: The Mikado - Overture (4' 04")
(Recorded 24 October 1919)
2. Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67
- II. Andante can moto (7' 12")
(Recorded 24 January 1917)
WlLLEM MENGELBERG
3. Mengelberg: Preludium on the Dutch National Anthem (4' 13")
(Recorded 14 April 1924)
4. Schelling: A Victory Ball (13' 14")
(Recorded 9 October 1925)
5. Wagner: The Flying Dutchman - Overture (9' 23")
(Recorded 6 October 1925 in New York)
6. Wagner: Die Walkure-Ride of the Valkyries (5' 15")
(Recorded 4 January, 1926 in the Chapter Room, Carnegie Hall)
7. J. Strauss II: Artist's Life - Waltz, Op. 316 (4' 37")
(Recorded 10 January, 1927 in the Chapter Room, Carnegie Hall)
8. J. Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods - Waltz, Op. 325 (4' 30")
(Recorded 10 January, 1927 in the Chapter Room, Carnegie Hall)
9. Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave, Op. 31 (9' 39")
(Recorded 4 January, 1926 in the Chapter Room, Carnegie Hall)
ARTURO TOSCANINI
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn ("St. Antoni" Chorale) (15'01")
10. Chorale St. Antoni: Andante (2' 10")
11. Variation I: Poco pili anima to (1'04")
12. Variation II: Pili vivace (0' 45")
13. Variation III: Con moto (1' 28")
14. Variation IV: Andante con moto (1' 46")
15. Variation V: Vivace (0' 47")
16. Variation VI: Vivace (1' 13")
17. Variation VII: Grazioso (1' 35")
18. Variation VIII: Presto non troppo (0' 58")
19. Finale: Andante (3' 15")
(Recorded c.1927 for Brunswick)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Total playing time: 77'56"
CD2
ARTURO TOSCANNINI
1. Verdi: La Traviata - Prelude to Act III (3' 48")
(Recorded 18 March 1929 in Carnegie Hall)
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (30' 15")
2. i Allegro con brio (6' 09")
3. ii Andante con moto (10' 00")
4. iii Allegro (5' 01")
5. iv Allegro (8' 54")
(Recorded during the performances of 4 and 6 March 1931 in Carnegie Hall)
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM
R. Strauss: Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character, Op. 35' (38' 44")
6. Introduction (6' 17")
7. Theme (2' 03")
8. Variation I: The Adventure of the Windmills (2' 26")
9. Variation II: The Battle with the Sheep (1' 34")
10. Variation III: Dialogue of Knight and Squire (7' 36")
11. Variation IV: The Adventure with the Penitents (1' 52")
12. Variation V: The Knight's Vigil (4' 02")
13. Variation VI: Dulcinea Enchanted (1' 08")
14 Variation VII: The Ride through the Air (1' 01")
15 Variation VIII: The Adventure of the Enchanted Boat (1' 43")
16 Variation IX: The Combat with the Two Magicians (1' 07")
17 Variation X: The Defeat of Don Quixote by the Knight of the White Moon (3' 51")
18 Finale: The Death of Don Quixote (4' 06")
Alfred Wallenstein, 'cello
Rene Pollain, viola
(Recorded 7 April 1932 in Carnegie Hall)
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
Total playing time: 73'03"
CD3
FRITZ REINER
1. Wagner: Parsifal - Prelude to Act I (14' 19")
(Recorded 22 November 1938 in Carnegie Hall)
Debussy: Nocturnes (14' 25")
2. Nuages (8' 44")
3. Fetes (5' 41")
(Recorded 22 November 1938 in Carnegie Hall)
JOHN BARBIROLLI
Purcell (arr. Barbirolli): Suite for Strings with Four Horns, Two Flutes and English Horn* (15' 00")
4. i The Gordian Knot United (4' 20")
5. ii The Virtuous Wife (2' 04")
6. iii King Arthur (I' 58")
7. iv From Volume 15 of the Purcell Society Edition (I' 47")
8. v Dido and Aeneas: "When I am Laid in Earth" (Engelbert Brenner, cor anglais) (3' 35")
9. vi King Arthur (I' 16")
(Recorded 7 February 1938 in Carnegie Hall)
Respighi: Fountains of Rome* (14' 57")
10. The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn (3' 54")
11. The Triton Fountain at Morning (2' 17")
12. The Fountain of Trevi at Midday C3' 33")
13. The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset (5' 13")
(Recorded 21January 1939 in Carnegie Hall)
Debussy: Iberia (No. 2 from Images pour orchestre)* (19' 21")
14. Par les rues et par les chemins (6' 59")
15. Les parfums de la nuit (7' 57")
16. Le matin d'un jour de fete (4' 22")
(Recorded 7 February 1938 in Carnegie Hall)
Philharmonic - Symphony Orchestra of New York
Total playing time: 78'33"
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