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The Columbia Stereo Recordings 1958-1963

Eugene Ormandy
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Release Date: 17/11/2023

Edition: Box Set
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
Label: Sony Masterworks
Number of Discs: 88

Following up on the success of Sony Classical's recent large-scale Ormandy collections - his monaural discographies with the Minneapolis Symphony and Philadelphia orchestras - the label now presents the conductor's stereo recordings from Philadelphia containing all recordings released from 1958 to 1963 (plus some fillers from later years). Ormandy and his Philadelphians were among the most prolific recording artists of all time. Between 1944 and 1968 (preceded and followed by contracts with RCA Victor), they were associated exclusively with Columbia Masterworks. Sony Classical's new Ormandy/Philadelphia stereo box is filled with familiar and unfamiliar works by virtually every well-known composer (and many forgotten figures), spanning the centuries and covering the stylistic waterfront from Bach (the sons as well as the father) to Beethoven, Berlioz, Borodin, Bartók and beyond. There are numerous CD premières in the new collection. Among them: Ormandy's complete 1958 recording of Debussy's 'Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien' with soprano Hilde Gueden and Vera Zorina as the narrator; Bach's 'B minor Mass' and the Brahms 'Requiem' from 1962; as well as symphonies by Haydn and other works by Borodin, Glinka, Wagner, Poulenc, Casella and American composers including Yardumian, Barati, Rochberg and Dello Joio.

Track Listing:

Disc 1
1: Respighi: Pini Di Roma: Symphonic Poem
2: Respighi: Fontane Di Roma: Symphonic Poem
3: Respighi: Feste Romane: Symphonic Poem

Disc 2
1: Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Disc 3
1: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100

Disc 4
1: Grieg: Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16
2: Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Disc 5
1: Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
2: Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105

Disc 6
1: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 359: No. 1 in F Minor
2: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 359: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
3: Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11: No. 1 in a Major 
4: Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11: No. 2 in D Major
5: Liszt (Arr. Herbert): Liebesträume No. 3 'O Lieb, So Lang', S541, No. 3 (Rêve D'amour)

Disc 7
1: Dello Jojo: Air Power Suite
2: Dello Jojo: War Scenes

Disc 8
1: Bizet: Carmen Suite

Disc 9
1: Mozart, W.A.: Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297 B
2: Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, Cello & Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Hob. I: 105
3: Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-flat Major, Hob. VIIe: 1

Disc 10
1: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100
2: Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Variations and Fugue On a Theme of Purcell, Op. 34

Disc 11
1: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
2: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64

Disc 12
1: Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

Disc 13
1: Robertson: The Lord's Prayer
2: Robertson: Come, Come Ye Saints
3: Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45: I. Blessed Are They That Mourn
4: McGranahan (Arr. Gates): O, My Father
5: McIntyre: How Great the Wisdom and the Love
6: Gounod: St. Cecilia Mass, CG 56: Holy, Holy, Holy
7: Holst: 148th Psalm
8: Handel: Messiah, HWV 56: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
9: Billings (Arr. Siegmeister): David's Lamentation
10: Anonymous (Arr. Baldwin): Londonderry Air
11: Howe (Arr. Wilhousky): Battle Hymn of the Republic
12: Schubert (Arr. Riegger): Ave Maria, D. 839
13: Gounod: The Redemption - Unfold, Ye Portals
14: Mozart, W.A.: Requiem Aeternam "Give Unto the Meek" - Kyrie Eleison "Show Thy Mercy"
15: Robertson: Oratorio from the Book of Mormon: "Old Things Are Done Away"
16: Malotte: The Lord's Prayer

Disc 14
1: Franck: Variations Symphoniques, FWV 46
2: D'Indy: Symphonie Sur Un Chant Montagnard Français, Op. 25

Disc 15
1: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124
2: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 120, R. 456

Disc 16
1: Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49, TH 49
2: Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
3: Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (From "Prince Igor")
4: Mussorgsky: Night On Bald Mountain
5: Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite: Galop
6: Khachaturian: Gayane Ballet Suite: Dance of the Young Maidens
7: Shostakovich: Polka from "The Age of Gold"
8: Rimsky-Korsakov: Polonaise from Christmas Eve Suite
9: Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
10: Kabalevsky: Comedian's Galop (From "The Comedians")
11: Mussorgsky: Sorochinsty Fair: Gopak
12: Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from "Gayne Ballet Suite"

Disc 17
1: Debussy: Prélude À L'après-midi D'un Faune, L. 86
2: Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé Suite No. 2, M. 57b
3: Debussy: La Mer, L. 109

Disc 18
1: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23
2: Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21

Disc 19
1: Mozart, W.A.: Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (2013 Remastered Version)
2: Bach, J.S.: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air On the G String (2013 Remastered Version)
3: Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" (2013 Remastered Version)
4: Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Scherzo (2013 Remastered Version)

Disc 20
1: Handel: Messiah, HWV 56

Disc 21
1: Handel: Messiah, HWV 56

Disc 22
1: Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq D'or Suite
2: Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival, Op. 36
3: Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
4: Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave, Op. 31, TH 45
5: Balakirev (Orch. Casella): Islamey (Oriental Fantasy)

Disc 23
1: Handel (Arr. Hamilton Harty): Royal Fireworks Suite
2: Corelli (Arr. Pinelli): Suite for Strings
3: Handel (Arr. Harty): Water Music Suite

Disc 24
1: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Disc 25
1: Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27

Disc 26
1: Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107
2: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10

Disc 27
1: Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7
2: Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40, MWV O 11

Disc 28
1: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
2: Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22

Disc 29
1: Debussy: The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, L. 124

Disc 30
1: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 112

Disc 31
1: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83

Disc 32
1: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, TH 30 "Pathétique"

Disc 33
1: Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
2: Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela

Disc 34
1: Orff: Carmina Burana

Disc 35
1: Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
2: Ravel: Le Tombeau De Couperin, M. 68a
3: Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: No. 4, Alborada Del Gracioso (Version for Orchestra)
4: Chabrier: España
5: Ravel: Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
6: Debussy (Arr. Orch.): Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair De Lune (Arr. For Orchestra)
7: Ravel: La Valse

Disc 36
1: Vincent: Symphonic Poem After Descartes
2: Vincent: Symphony in D (A Festival Piece in One Movement)

Disc 37
1: Bach, J.S. (Arr. Ormandy): Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
2: Bach, J.C.: Sinfonia for Double Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 1
3: Bach, J.S. (Arr. Ormandy): Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564
4: Bach, J.S. (Arr. Ormandy): Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582

Disc 38
1: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 "Spring"
2: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "Summer"
3: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293, "Autumn"
4: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297 "Winter"

Disc 39
1: Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Suite No. 1, Op. 46
2: Sibelius: 2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse Triste
3: Alfén: Midsommarvaka, Op. 19 "Swedish Rhapsody No. 1"
4: Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
5: Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9

Disc 40
1: Walton: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
2: Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21

Disc 41
1: Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, RV 514
2: Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in C Minor, RV 509
3: Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in G Minor, RV 517
4: Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, RV 512

Disc 42
1: Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
2: Casella: Paganiniana Op. 65

Disc 43
1: Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48
2: Borodin (Arr. Sargent): Nocturne for String Orchestra
3: Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
4: Vaughan-Williams (Arr. Greaves): Fantasia On Greensleeves from Sir John in Love
5: Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
6: Schubert (Arr. Harris): Serenade, D. 957, No. 4
7: MacDowell (Arr. Frost): 10 Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: No. 1, to a Wild Rose (Arr. T. Frost for Orchestra)
8: Massenet: Meditation from "Thaïs"

Disc 44
1: Strauss, Johann II: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410
2: Strauss, Johann II: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437
3: Strauss, Johann II: Wiener Blut, Op. 354
4: Strauss, Johann II: An Der Schönen Blauen Donau, Op. 314
5: Strauss, Johann II: Geschichten Aus Dem Wienerwald, Op. 325

Disc 45
1: Yardumian: Passacaglia, Recitative and Fugue for Piano and Orchestra
2: Yardumian: Choral Prelude
3: Yardumian: Cantus Animae Et Cordis
4: Yardumian: Symphony No. 2 "Psalms": I Psalm 130

Disc 46
1: Reger: Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op. 114

Disc 47
1: Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
2: Liszt: 2 Episoden Aus Lenau's Faust, S. 110: No. 2, Der Tanz in Der Dorfschenke "Mephisto Waltz"
3: Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre, Op. 40
4: Brahms (Orch. Dvorák): 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
5: Glière: The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
6: Weber: Euryanthe, Op. 81, J. 291: Overture
7: Weinberger: Svanda Dudák (Schwanda the Bagpiper): Polka & Fugue

Disc 48
1: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48
2: Saint-Saens: Samson Et Dalila, Op. 47: Bacchanale
3: Dukas: L'apprenti Sorcier

Disc 49
1: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Disc 50
1: Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
2: Liszt: Totentanz, S. 126 "Danse Macabre"

Disc 51
1: Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
2: Roussel: Baccus Et Ariane, Suito No. 2

Disc 52
1: Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major, M. 82
2: Mozart, W.A.: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra No. 10 in E-Flat Major K 365/316a (2019 Remastered Version)

Disc 53
1: Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36
2: Viotti: Violin Concerto No. 22 in a Minor

Disc 54
1: Mozart, W.A.: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482
2: Mozart, W.A.: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282 (Philippe Entremont, Piano)

Disc 55
1: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13

Disc 56
1: Franck: Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48

Disc 57
1: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59

Disc 58
1: Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D Minor, Op. 15

Disc 59
1: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 (Excerpts)

Disc 60
1: Strauss, R.: Don Juan, Op. 20
2: Strauss, R.: Tod Und Verklärung, Op. 24

Disc 61
1: Bach, J.C.: Sinfonia for Double Orchestra in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
2: Bach, W.F.: Sinfonia for 2 Flutes and Strings in D Minor, F. 65
3: H. Casadesus: Concerto for Orchestra in D Major

Disc 62
1: Tchaikovsky (Ed. Bogatyrev): Symphony No. 7 in E-Flat Major

Disc 63
1: Strauss, Josef: Fire-Bell Polka (Feuerfest)
2: Strauss, Johann II: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214
3: Strauss, Johann II: Roses from the South (Rosen Aus Dem Süden), Op. 388
4: Strauss, Johann II: Hunting Polka (Auf Der Jagd, Polka Schnell), Op. 373
5: Strauss, Johann II: New Pizzicato Polka (Neue Pizzicato Polka), Op. 449
6: Strauss, Johann II: Unter Donner Und Blitz, Op. 324
7: Strauss, Johann II: Explosions Polka, Op. 43
8: Strauss, Johann II: Wine, Women and Song (Wein, Weib Und Gesang), Op. 333
9: Strauss, Johann II: Annen Polka, Op. 117
10: Strauss, Johann II: Thousand and One Nights (Tausend Und Eine Nacht), Op. 346
11: Strauss, Johann II: Young-in-Heart Polka (Leichtes Blut Polka)

Disc 64
1: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35

Disc 65
1: Mendelssohn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2: Davies: O Little Town of Bethlehem
3: Mason: Joy to the World
4: Adam: O Holy Night (Cantique De Noël)
5: Traditional: O Come, O Come, Emanuel
6: Traditional: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
7: Schubert: Ave Maria
8: Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
9: Traditional: The First Noël
10: Traditional: Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly
11: Traditional: O Sanctissima (O Du Fröhliche)
12: Beethoven: The Worship of God
13: Traditional: O Come, Little Children
14: Gruber: Silent Night, Holy Night

Disc 66
1: Delius: Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
2: Delius: A Dance Rhapsody No. 2 - Mazurka Tempo
3: Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
4: Delius: In a Summer Garden, Rhapsody for Orchestra, RT VI/17

Disc 67
1: Barati: Chamber Concerto
2: Rochberg: Symphony No. 2

Disc 68
1: Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39
2: Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47

Disc 69
1: Poulenc: Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings and Tympani
2: R. Strauss: Festival Prelude for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 61
3: Barber-Ormandy: Toccata Festiva, Op. 36

Disc 70
1: Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
2: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53

Disc 71
1: Smith (Arr. Asper): The Star-Spangled Banner
2: Elgar(arr. Fagge): Land of Hope and Glory
3: Berlin: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
4: DeLisle: The Marseillaise
5: Sibelius (Arr. Matthews): On Great Lone Hills - From "Finlandia"
6: Traditional (Arr. Robertson): Hatikva
7: Arr. Jenskins: The Maple Leaf Forever
8: Ward (Arr. Asper): America, the Beautiful
9: Jacobs (Arr. Lowell, Durham): This Is My Country
10: Shaw (Arr. Schreiner): O Columbia the Gem of the Ocean
11: Berlin (Arr. R. DeCormier and E. Sauter): God Bless America
12: Sousa: Washington Post March
13: Gottschalk (Arr. Kay): Grand Walkaround from Cakewalk
14: Ives (Arr. Schuman): Variations On "America"
15: Copland: Rodeo: V. Hoedown
16: Smith (Arr. Asper): The Star-Spangled Banner

Disc 72
1: Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48

Disc 73
1: Bach, J.S.: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

Disc 74
1: Bach, J.S.: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

Disc 75
1: Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act III
2: Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C: Waldweben
3: Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude to Act III & Dance of the Apprentices & Entrance of the Meistersingers
4: Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70: Overture and Venusberg Music
5: Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll, WWV 103

Disc 76
1: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43

Disc 77
1: Walton: Façade
2: Ibert: Divertissment from Un Chapeau De Paille D'Italie
3: Ibert: Escales

Disc 78
1: Mozart, W.A.: Concerto in B-Flat Major for Bassoon and Orchestra, K. 191
2: Mozart, W.A.: Concerto No. 1 in G Major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 313

Disc 79
1: Mozart, W.A.: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in C Major, K. 314
2: Mozart, W.A.: Concerto in a Major for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622

Disc 80
1: Yardumian: Symphony No. 1
2: Yardumian: Violin Concerto

Disc 81
1: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
2: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals, R.125

Disc 82
1: Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
2: Meyerbeer: Coronation March from "Le Prophete"
3: Beethoven: Die Ruinen Von Athen, Op. 113: No. 4, Marcia Alla Turca
4: Gounod: Marche Funèbre D'une Marionnette
5: Gould: American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home)
6: Verdi: Grand March from "Aida"
7: Bizet: March of the Toreadors from "Carmen"
8: Herbert: March of the Toys
9: Schubert: Marche Militaire
10: Prokofiev: March from "The Love for Three Oranges"
11: Strauss, Johann II: Radetzky March
12: Knipper: Meadowlands (Cavalry of the Steppes) from Symphony No. 4
13: Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1

Disc 83
1: Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45

Disc 84
1: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6, Op. 111

Disc 85
1: Mozart, W.A.: Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in F Major, K. 242
2: Bach, J.S.: Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in D Minor, BWV 1063
3: Bach, J.S.: Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 "Italian" (Robert Casadesus, Piano)

Disc 86
1: Chopin (Arr. Douglas): Les Sylphides - Ballet
2: Délibes: Sylvia (Ballet Suite) Excerpts
3: Délibes: Coppelia
4: Chopin (Arr. Harris): Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 (Arr. For Orchestra)

Disc 87
1: R. Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35 - Fantastische Variationen Über Ein Thema Ritterlichen Characters

Disc 88
1: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1
2: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40