Mercury Living Presence: The Collector's Edition

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Moussorgsky / Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition / Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
2CD: Má vlast
3CD: Fiesta in Hi-Fi
4CD: Antal Dorati Conducts Kodály and Bartók
5CD: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Second Suite
6CD: Hi-Fi a la Española and Popovers
7CD: Scythian Suite / Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges" / Symphony no. 5
8CD: Howard Hanson: The Composer and His Orchestra
9CD: Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture, op. 49 / Capriccio Italien / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory
10CD: Slavonic Dances, op. 46 and 72 (Complete)
11CD: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2
12CD: British and American Band Classics
13CD: Petrouchka / Le sacre du printemps / Four Etudes for Orchestra
14CD: Suppé: Overtures / Auber: The Bronze Horse / Fra Diavolo / Masaniello
15CD: Symphonie Fantastique / Marches / Roman Carnival Overture
16CD: Fennell Conducts Sousa: "Sound Off!" and "Sousa on Review", 24 Favorite Marches
17CD: Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 1–6
18CD: Khachaturian: Gayne Ballet / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
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1Gayne Ballet Music: I. Sabre Dance
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian2:26
2Gayne Ballet Music: II. Ayesha's Dance
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Second Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 54: II. Lyrical Duet of Ayesha and Armen (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer)
part of:
Second Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 54
Aram Khachaturian2:32
3Gayne Ballet Music: III. Dance of the Rose Maidens
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
First Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 53: II. Dance of the Rose Maidens (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
part of:
First Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 53
Aram Khachaturian2:14
4Gayne Ballet Music: IV. Dance of the Kurds
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
First Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 53: IV. Mountaineers’ Dance (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
part of:
First Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 53
Aram Khachaturian1:53
5Gayne Ballet Music: V. Lullaby
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
First Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 53: V. Lullaby (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer)
part of:
First Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 53
Aram Khachaturian4:42
6Gayne Ballet Music: VI. Dance of the Young Kurds
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: II. Dance of the Young Kurds (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer)
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
Aram Khachaturian2:10
7Gayne Ballet Music: VII. Armen's Variation
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
Second Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 54: VI. Armen’s Variation (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer)
part of:
Second Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 54
Aram Khachaturian2:23
8Gayne Ballet Music: VIII. Lezghinka
engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
recording of:
First Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 53: VIII. Lezghinka (from 1960-06-15 until 1960-06-17)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
part of:
First Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 53
Aram Khachaturian2:23
9Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: I. ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich14:22
10Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: II. AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich5:13
11Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: III. Largo
recorded in:
United States (in 1961-03)
orchestra:
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: III. Largo
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1937-04 until 1937-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47
Dmitri Shostakovich13:34
12Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppoDmitri Shostakovich9:19
19CD: Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 2 / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Variations on a Theme of Haydn
20CD: The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds, Part 1: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg
21CD: The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds, Part 2: Gettysburg to Appomattox
22CD: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 3
23CD: Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / Danzón Cubano / El Salón México
24CD: Byron Janis Plays Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
25CD: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Moussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain
26CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
27CD: Flamenco!
28CD: The Romeros: The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar
29CD: Screamers, Circus Marches / March Time
30CD: Balalaika Favorites
31CD: Liszt: Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 / Byron Janis: Encores
32CD: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 1
33CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
34CD: Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129 / Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor / Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 33
35CD: The Nutcracker, op. 71 / Serenade in C major, op. 48, Part 1
36CD: The Nutcracker, op. 71 / Serenade in C major, op. 48, Part 2
37CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major / Khachaturian: Violin Concerto (1940)
38CD: Bluebeard's Castle
39CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book 2 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 / Beethoven: Sonata, op. 14 no. 1
40CD: Szeryng Plays Kreisler and Other Treasures for the Violin
41CD: Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major, Part 1
42CD: Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major, Part 2
43CD: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor"
44CD: Piano Concertos 1 and 2
45CD: Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Debussy: Three Preludes / Pour le piano / Stravinsky: 3 Movements From Petrouchka
46CD: Brahms: Cello Sonatas 1 and 2 / Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no. 2
47CD: Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
48CD: The Firebird
49CD: Janos Starker Plays Boccherini, Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Locatelli, Valentini
50CD: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Concierto Andaluz / Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos
51CD: Recording "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Ma Vlast" / An Interview with Wilma Cozart Fine
52CD: Vaughan Williams Delius Piano Concertos
53CD: A Sea Symphony

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includes:Antal Dorati conducts Kodály & Bartók by Kodály (Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer), Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Antal Doráti (conductor)
Balalaika Favorites by Rudolf Belov, Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra (Ossipov Russian Folk Orchestra), Vitaly Gnutov
Bluebeard's Castle / Wozzeck (excerpts) by Béla Bartók (composer), Alban Berg (Austrian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
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 (German composer), Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor), Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Gina Bachauer (pianist)
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104 / Bruch: Kol Nidrei / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme by Dvořák (Antonín Dvořák, composer), Bruch (composer and conductor), Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Janos Starker (Hungarian-American cellist), London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies by Enesco (Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher), Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody no. 2 / Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Variations on a Theme of Haydn by Enesco (Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher), Brahms (Johannes Brahms, German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Fennell Conducts Sousa Marches by John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer); Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell (conductor)
Flamenco! by Pepe Romero (classical and flamenco guitarist)
Fritz Kreisler Violin Favourites and Other Treasures for the Violin by Henryk Szeryng (violinist) & Charles Reiner (pianist)
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2 by Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer), Victor Herbert (American composer); Eastman-Rochester Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Howard Hanson (American composer and conductor), Georges Miquelle (cellist)
Hi-Fi a la Española and Popovers by Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.), Frederick Fennell (conductor)
Janos Starker plays Italian Cello Sonatas
Khachaturian: Gayne Ballet / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 by Khachaturian (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer), Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer); Antal Doráti (conductor), London Symphony (London Symphony Orchestra), Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Minneapolis Symphony
Love for Three Oranges Suite / Scythian Suite by Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer); Antal Dorati (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra
Má Vlast by Smetana (Bedřich Smetana, composer); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta by Мussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer), Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Chicago Symphony Chorus, Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Overtures by Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer), Auber (composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Petrouchka (Complete) / Le sacre du printemps / Four Etudes for Orchestra by Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 3 / Prelude in C-sharp minor / Prelude in E-flat major by Rachmaninoff (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Byron Janis (pianist)
Piano Concerto no. 4 / Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Gina Bachauer (pianist)
Piano Concertos by Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Byron Janis (pianist), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Herbert Menges (conductor)
Piano Concertos 1 and 2 by Frédéric Chopin (composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Gina Bachauer (pianist)
Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 by Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor); Byron Janis (pianist)
Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer); Byron Janis (pianist), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 1 by Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Rachmaninoff (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer); Byron Janis (pianist), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyril Kondrashin (Kirill Kondrashin, conductor)
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Moussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain by Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Moussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Debussy: Three preludes / Pour le piano / Stravinsky: 3 movements from Petrouchka by Maurice Ravel (French composer), Claude Debussy (French composer), Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer); Gina Bachauer (pianist), Sir John Gielgud (actor)
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez and Concierto Andaluz / Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos by Rodrigo (Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist), Vivaldi (Antonio Vivaldi, Italian baroque composer and violinist); The Romeros (quartet of Spanish guitarists), San Antonio Symphony, Victor Alessandro (conductor)
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 (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Lalo (French composer), Saint‐Saëns (composer); János Starker (Hungarian-American cellist), London Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor), Antal Doráti (conductor)
Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor / Other solo pieces by Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Mendelssohn (Felix Mendelssohn, composer); Henryk Szeryng (violinist), Antal Doráti (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra
Screamers (Circus Marches) / March Time by Edwin Franko Goldman; Frederick Fennell (conductor), Eastman Wind Ensemble
Slavonic Dances by Dvořák (Antonín Dvořák, composer); Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Suites for Solo Cello / Sonatas in G & D Major by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician); János Starker (Hungarian-American cellist), György Sebök (pianist)
Symphonie fantastique / Hungarian March / Trojan March / Corsair Overture / Roman Carnival Overture by Berlioz (Hector Berlioz, French composer); Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (French conductor and composer)
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture / Capriccio Italien / Beethoven: Wellington’s Victory by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); Antal Doráti (conductor), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
The Civil War: Its Music and Its Sounds by Frederick Fennell (conductor), Eastman Wind Ensemble
The Firebird (Complete Ballet) / Fireworks / Song of the Nightingale by Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
The Nutcracker, op. 71 (Complete Ballet) / Serenade in C major, op. 48 by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti (conductor)
The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar by The Romeros (quartet of Spanish guitarists)
Violin Concerto no. 2 / Second Suite by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Yehudi Menuhin (violinist), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor)
Violin Concertos by Brahms (Johannes Brahms, German composer), Khachaturian (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti (conductor), Henryk Szeryng (violinist)
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