Unter Leitung von Eugene Ormandy spielen Philadelphia und The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra verschiedene Werke von Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Brahms u. a.

EUGENE ORMANDY (1899–1985)
(Conductor)

CD 1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37
1 I. Allegro con brio 15:37
2 II. Largo 10:30
3 III. Rondo: Allegro 8:30
Claudio Arrau (piano)
rec. 24 December 1947

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58
4 I. Allegro moderato 15:53
5 II. Andante con moto 4:36
6 III. Rondo: Vivace 8:49
Robert Casadesus (piano)
rec. 28 December 1947

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Total Time: 63:57

CD 2
MODEST MUSSORGSKY (1839–1881)
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Lucien Cailliet)
1 Promenade I 1:38
2 The Gnome 2:33
3 Promenade II 0:50
4 The Old Castle 3:25
5 Promenade III 0 :28
6 Tuileries 0 :59
7 Bydlo 1 :52
8 Promenade IV 0:49
9 Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens 1:15
10 Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 2:03
11 Promenade V 1 :39
12 Limoges: The Market Place 1:17
13 Catacombae 1:46
14 Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 1:54
15 The Hut on Fowl's legs (Baba Yaga) 3:36
16 The Great Gate of Kiev 3:47
rec. 17 October 1937

ANTONíN DVO?áK (1841–1904)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, op. 104
17 I. Allegro 14:29
18 II. Adagio ma non troppo 10:37
19 III. Finale: Allegro moderato 11:36
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
rec. 17 January 1946

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Total Time: 66:40

CD 3
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23
1 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso 18:15
2 II. Andantino semplice. Prestissimo 6:33
3 III. Allegro con fuoco 6:14
Oscar Levant (piano)
rec. 8 December 1949

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
4 I. Adagio. Vivace 16:20
5 II. Adagio ma non troppo 7:41
6 III. Allegretto 8:21
7 IV. Finale: Presto assai 8:36
rec. 1936/1937

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Total Time: 72:03

CD 4
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102
1 I. Allegro 14:19
2 II. Andante 6:39
3 III. Vivace non troppo 7:36
Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Feuermann (cello)
rec. 21 December 1939

EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16
4 I. Allegro molto moderato 11:30
5 II. Adagio 5:14
6 III. Allegro moderato e marcato 9:26
Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
rec. 6 March 1942

CHARLES TOMLINSON GRIFFES (1884–1920)
7 The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan, op. 8 8:40
rec. 1934

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Total Time: 63:27

CD 5
SERGEJ RACHMANINOV (1873–1943)
Piano Concerto No. 1 F sharp minor, op. 1
1 I. Vivace 12:11
2 II. Andante 5:23
3 III. Allegro vivace 7:26

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30
4 I. Allegro ma non tanto 13:57
5 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 8:39
6 III. Finale: Alla breve 11:24
Sergej Rachmaninov (piano)
all rec. 4 December 1939 & 24 February 1940

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Total Time: 59:02

CD 6
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864–1949)
Don Quixote, op. 35 (Fantastic Variations
on a Theme of a Knightly Character for Cello, Viola and Orchestra)
1 Introduction 5:35
2 Theme: Don Quixote, the Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance 2:00
3 Variation I: The Adventure with the Windmills 2:29
4 Variation II: The Battle with the Sheep 1:27
5 Variation III: Dialogue of Knight and Squire 7:28
6 Variation IV: The Adventure with the Penitents 1:50
7 Variation V: The Knight's Vigil 4:01
8 Variation VI: The False Dulcine 1:01
9 Variation VII: The Ride Through the Air 1:00
10 Variation VIII: The Adventure of the Enchanted Boat 1:39
11 Variation IX: The Combat With the two Magicians 1:06
12 Variation X: The Defeat of Don Quixote 3:55
13 Finale: The Death of Don Quixote 4:40
Emanuel Feuermann (cello)
rec. 24 February 1940

Sinfonia domestica, op. 53
14 I. Bewegt 4:50
15 II. Scherzo 5:55
16 III. Wiegenlied 5:35
17 IV. Adagio 10:59
18 V. Finale 12:30
rec. 9 May 1938

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Total Time: 78:09

CD 7
ANTON BRUCKNER (1824–1896)
Symphony No. 7 in E major
1 I. Allegro moderato 17:41
2 II. Adagio: Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam 24:58
3 III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell 9:17
4 IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 10:13
rec. 5 & 7 January 1935

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Total Time: 62:10

CD 8
JEAN SIBELIUS (1865–1957)
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, op. 39
1 I. Andante ma non troppo. Allegro energico 9:40
2 II. Andante 9:24
3 III. Scherzo: Allegro 4:41
4 IV. Finale: Quasi una Fantasia 12:32
rec. 25 October 1941

Lemminkäis-Sarja, op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
5 IV. Lemminkäisen Paluu (Lemminkainen's Return) 5:34
rec. 20 October 1940

MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
6 Lento. Andante. Allegro. Tempo I 17:01
Robert Casadesus (piano)
rec. 22 January 1947

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Total Time: 58:54

CD 9
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860–1911)
Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”
1 I. Allegro maestoso 19:38
2 II. Andante moderato 9:06
3 III. Scherzo: In ruhig fließender Bewegung 9:41
4 IV. Urlicht. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht 5:31
(Lied für Alt und Orchester aus »Des Knaben Wunderhorn«)
5 V. Im Tempo des Scherzo. Wild herausfahrend 32:59
Corinne Frank (soprano), Ann O' Malley Gallogly (contralto), Twin City Symphony Chorus
rec. 6 & 7 January 1935

Eugene Ormandy conducting The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

Total Time: 76:57

CD 10
ARNOLD SCHöNBERG (1874–1951)
Verklärte Nacht, op. 4
1 Grave 7:35
2 Molto Rallentando 6:25
3 Pesante 2:30
4 Adagio 10:36
5 Adagio 4:56
rec. 16 & 24 January 1934*

NIKOLAI MIASKOVSKY (1881–1950)
6 Symphony No. 21 in F sharp minor, op. 51 15:11
rec. 22 November 1947

SAMUEL BARBER (1910–1981)
7 Essay No. 1 for Orchestra, op. 12 7:24

Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra & * The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

rec. 20 October 1940

Total Time: 54:39