The Columbia Stereo Collection 1958–1963

~ Release by Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The set was originally released with CD 2 featuring Ormandy's 1967 recording of Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite, rather than the 1957 version, as detailed in the track list. Also, track 2 on the originally released CD 23 ended prematurely. Sony provided replacement discs on request.

To identify the incorrect disc 2, its disc ID is pepA6f_d0xPf2no5ROLBTlx1uFM-, with the following timings:

  1. 5:15
  2. 5:33
  3. 7:55
  4. 4:43
  5. 9:27
Annotation last modified on 2025-05-01 18:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Respighi: Pini di Roma / Fontane di Roma / Feste romane
2CD: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
3CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 5
4CD: Grieg: Piano Concerto / Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody
5CD: Sibelius: Symphonies nos. 2 & 7
6CD: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies & Liebesträume / Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies
7CD: Dello Joio: Air Power Suite
8CD: Bizet: Carmen Suites nos. 1 & 2
9CD: Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante / Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante & Trumpet Concerto
10CD: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to The Orchestra
11CD: Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
12CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1 & Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
13CD: The Lord’s Prayer
14CD: Franck: Variations symphoniques / D’Indy: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français
15CD: Liszt: Piano Concertos no. 1 & 2
16CD: Tchaikovsky: “1812” / Borodin / Mussorgsky / Khachaturian / Shostakovich / Rimsky‐Korsakov / Kabalevsky
17CD: Debussy: La Mer & Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
18CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2
19CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Bach: Air on the G String / Corelli: Christmas Concerto / Mendelssohn: Scherzo
20CD: Handel: Messiah (Part I)
21CD: Handel: Messiah (Part I cont. & Part II‐III)
22CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Le Coq d’or & Russian Easter Festival / Glinka: Overture / Tchaikovsky: Marche slave / Balakirev: Islamey
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1Le Coq d'or : I. Tsar Dodon in His Palace
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-03-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-03-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-03-01)
recording of:
Четыре музыкальных картины из оперы «Золотой петушок»: I. Царь Додон у себя дома (Four Musical Pictures from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel": I. Introduction and Dodon's Sleep) (on 1959-03-01)
additional composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) (in 1913) and Максимилиан Штейнберг (Maximilian Steinberg, Russian composer) (in 1913)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1907)
part of:
Четыре музыкальных картины из оперы «Золотой петушок» (Four Musical Pictures from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel", The Golden Cockerel Suite)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov8:27
2Le Coq d'or : II. Tsar Dodon on the Battlefield
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-03-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-03-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-03-01)
recording of:
Четыре музыкальных картины из оперы «Золотой петушок»: II. Царь Додон в походе (Four Musical Pictures from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel": II. King Dodon on the Battlefield) (on 1959-03-01)
additional composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) (in 1913) and Максимилиан Штейнберг (Maximilian Steinberg, Russian composer) (in 1913)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1907)
part of:
Четыре музыкальных картины из оперы «Золотой петушок» (Four Musical Pictures from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel", The Golden Cockerel Suite)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:49
3Le Coq d'or : III. Tsar Dodon and the Queen of Shemakha
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-03-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-03-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-03-01)
recording of:
Четыре музыкальных картины из оперы «Золотой петушок»: III. Царь Додон у Шемаханской царицы (Four Musical Pictures from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel": III. Queen of Shamakha's Dance - King Dodon's Dance) (on 1959-03-01)
additional composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) (in 1913) and Максимилиан Штейнберг (Maximilian Steinberg, Russian composer) (in 1913)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1907)
part of:
Четыре музыкальных картины из оперы «Золотой петушок» (Four Musical Pictures from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel", The Golden Cockerel Suite)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov5:46
4Le Coq d'or : IV. Bridal Procession and Lamentable Death of Tsar Dodon
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-03-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-03-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-03-01)
recording of:
Четыре музыкальных картины из оперы «Золотой петушок»: IV. Свадьба и печальный конец Додона (Four Musical Pictures from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel": IV. Wedding Procession - Death of King Dodon - Finale) (on 1959-03-01)
additional composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) (in 1913) and Максимилиан Штейнберг (Maximilian Steinberg, Russian composer) (in 1913)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1907)
part of:
Четыре музыкальных картины из оперы «Золотой петушок» (Four Musical Pictures from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel", The Golden Cockerel Suite)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov6:02
5Russian Easter Festival, op. 36
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-04-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-04-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-04-01)
recording of:
Russian Easter Festival Overture, op. 36 (on 1959-04-01)
composer:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1887-08 until 1888-04)
publisher:
Musikverlag M. P. Belaieff (in 1890)
part of:
Works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov by opus number (number: op. 36)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov14:21
6Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-03-15)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-03-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-03-15)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture) (on 1959-03-15)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Michail Glinka5:24
7Slavonic March in B-flat minor, op. 31 "Marche slave"
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1964-04-27)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1964-04-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1957, in 1960, in 1966)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1964-04-27)
recording of:
Marche slave in B-flat minor, op. 31 (on 1964-04-27)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1876-11-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-09 until 1876-10)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 45), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 42) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 31)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky10:47
8Islamey, op. 18
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1961-02-26)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1961-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1957, in 1960, in 1966)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1961-02-26)
recording of:
Oriental Fantasy, op. 18 “Islamey” (orchestrated by Lyapunov) (on 1961-02-26)
orchestrator:
Сергей Михайлович Ляпунов (Sergei Lyapunov)
composer:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
orchestration of:
“Islamey, Oriental Fantasy”, op. 18 (for solo piano, original version)
Mily Balakirev8:54
23CD: Handel: Royal Fireworks & Water Music Suite / Corelli: Suite for Strings
24CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
25CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 2
26CD: Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 1 & Symphony no. 1
27CD: Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / A Midsummer Night’s Dream
28CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto / Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2
29CD: Debussy: The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
30CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 4
31CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
32CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6
33CD: Sibelius: Violin Concerto & The Swan of Tuonela
34CD: Orff: Carmina Burana
35CD: Ravel: Boléro – Le Tombeau de Couperin – Alborada del gracioso – La Valse / Chabrier: España / Debussy: Clair de lune
36CD: Vincent: Symphonic Poem After Descartes / Symphony in D
37CD: J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue – Toccata – Passacaglia / J.C. Bach: Sinfonia for Double Orchestra
38CD: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
39CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite / Sibelius: Valse Triste – Finlandia – En Saga / Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody
40CD: Walton: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
41CD: Vivaldi: Four Concertos for 2 Violins
42CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances / Casella: Paganiniana
43CD: Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings / Borodin / Vaughan Williams / Grieg / Schubert / MacDowell / Massenet
44CD: Strauss: Frühlingsstimmen / Kaiser‐Walzer / Wiener Blut / An Der Schönen Blauen Donau / Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
45CD: Yardumian: Passacaglia / Veni, Sancte Spiritus / Cantus Animae et Cordis / Symphony no. 2
46CD: Reger: Piano Concerto
47CD: Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanz – Overture / Liszt: Mephisto Waltz / Saint‐Saëns: Danse Macabre / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Weinberger: Polka & Fugue
48CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Saint‐Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Dukas: L’Apprenti sorcier
49CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
50CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Liszt: Danse macabre
51CD: Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast / Roussel: Baccus et Ariane (Suite no. 2)
52CD: Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand / Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos
53CD: Bartók: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Viotti: Violin Concerto no. 22
54CD: Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 22 / Piano Sonata no. 4
55CD: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (Suite)
56CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
57CD: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
58CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
59CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Suite)
60CD: R. Strauss: Don Juan / Tod und Verklärung
61CD: J.C. Bach: Sinfonia for Double Orchestra / W.F. Bach: Sinfonia for 2 Flutes and Strings / Casadesus: Concerto in the style of C.P.E. Bach
62CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 7
63CD: Josef Strauss: Feuerfest / J. Strauss II: Polkas & Waltzes
64CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
65CD: The Glorious Sound of Christmas
66CD: Delius: Brigg Fair / A Dance Rhapsody / On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / In a Summer Garden
67CD: Barati: Chamber Concerto / Rochberg: Symphony no. 2
68CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 / Violin Concerto
69CD: Poulenc: Concerto for Organ / R. Strauss: Festliches Präludium / Barber: Toccata Festiva
70CD: Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 4
71CD: The World’s Great Songs of Patriotism: This is my Country
72CD: Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle
73CD: Bach: Mass in B minor (1)
74CD: Bach: Mass in B minor (2)
75CD: The Glorious Sound of Wagner
76CD: Shostakovich: Symphony no. 4
77CD: Walton: Façade / Ibert: Divertissments & Escales
78CD: Mozart: Bassoon Concerto / Flute Concerto no. 1
79CD: Mozart: Oboe Concerto / Clarinet Concerto
80CD: Yardumian: Symphony no. 1 / Violin Concerto
81CD: Saint‐Saëns: Organ Symphony / The Carnival of the Animals
82CD: A Festival of Marches
83CD: Brahms: A German Requiem
84CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6
85CD: Mozart: Concerto for 3 Pianos / J.S. Bach: Concerto for 3 Pianos & Concerto in F major
86CD: Chopin: Les Sylphides & Nocturne / Delibes: Sylvia & Coppélia Ballet Suites
87CD: Strauss: Don Quixote / Bloch: Schelomo
88CD: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 4