Orchestral Spectaculars from Handel to Bartók (1949-1960)

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 5
2CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Finlandia
3CD: Sibelius: Symphonies 6 & 7 / Tapiola
4CD: Sibelius: Valse triste / Finlandia / Britten: Frank Bridge Variations / Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Handel: Water Music
5CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Kodály: Háry János - Intermezzo
6CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Kodály: Háry János - Intermezzo
7CD: Gounod, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Arias / Roussel: Symphony no. 4
8CD: Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Dances / Respighi: Pini di Roma
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1La traviata: Act III. Prelude
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-09)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Preludio (on 1958-01-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata: Act III (english version)
part of:
La Traviata: Akt III.
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi4:04
2Aida: Act II. Ballet Music
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-29)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-09-29)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Ballabile (orchestra) (on 1960-09-29)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:30
3La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1960-09-22 until 1960-09-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1960-09-22 until 1960-09-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-09-22 until 1960-09-23)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore (from 1960-09-22 until 1960-09-23)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli9:58
4Pagliacci: Intermezzo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) and Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. Intermezzo (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:39
5Manon Lescaut: Act III. Intermezzo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. Intermezzo (Intermezzo between Acts II and III) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini5:16
6Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1959-01-03, on 1959-01-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1959-01-03, on 1959-01-05)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-01-03, on 1959-01-05)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (on 1959-01-03)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:24
7L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
recording of:
L'amico Fritz: Atto III. Intermezzo (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto III
Pietro Mascagni4:30
8Pini di Roma: I. I pini di Villa Borghese
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: I. I pini di Villa Borghese (from 1958-01-10 until 1958-01-13)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141 (Pines of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi2:50
9Pini di Roma: II. Pini presso una catacomba
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: II. Pini presso una catacomba (from 1958-01-10 until 1958-01-13)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141 (Pines of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi6:58
10Pini di Roma: III. I pini del Gianicolo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: III. I pini del Gianicolo (from 1958-01-10 until 1958-01-13)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141 (Pines of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi6:51
11Pini di Roma: IV. I pini di Via Appia
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-01-10, on 1958-01-13)
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: IV. I pini della Via Appia (from 1958-01-10 until 1958-01-13)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141 (Pines of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi6:14
12Orphée aux enfers: Overture
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1956)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-09-23)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture (Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture) (on 1960-09-23)
additional composer:
Carl Binder (in 1860)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra féerie in four acts, 1874)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra bouffe in two acts, 1858)
part of:
Orpheus in der Unterwelt (opéra-féerie in 4 Akten, 1871)
part of:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Jacques Offenbach9:42
9CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / La Carnaval romain / Marche hongroise / Royal Hunt and Storm
10CD: Bizet: Carmen / L'Arlésienne - suites / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
11CD: Debussy: La Mer / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Bizet, Granados, Offenbach, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
12CD: Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne / Bartók: Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Granados, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
13CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World” / Smetana: Vltava / Handel: Water Music