Friday, 24 November 2023

DEBUSSY: Images / Prelude A L’Apres-Midi D’un Faune






 


DEBUSSY: Images For Orchestra / Prélude À L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune

London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn 

His Master's Voice ASD 3804
UK 1981

Side One (00:00 - 30:02)
Images
1 Gigues
2 Iberia 
   a - Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins
   b - Les Parfums De La Nuit
   c - Le Matin D'un Jour De Fête

Side Two (30:02 - 49:06)
1 Rondes De Printemps
2 Prélude À L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune

Borodin, Balakirev & Rimsky-Korsakov





BORODIN: Symphony No. 2
BALAKIREV: Russia (Symphonic Poem)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Skazka (Fairy Tale for Orchestra)
 

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Anshel Brusilow

His Master's Voice ASD 3193
Stereo Quadraphonic 1976 UK

Side One (00:00 - 31:03)
Symphony No. 2 In B Minor
1 1st Movement: Allegro
2 2nd Movement: Scherzo (Prestissimo)
3 3rd Movement: Andante
4 4th Movement: Finale (Allegro)

Side Two (31:03 - 61:38)
1 Russia 
2 Skazka

SAINT-SAENS / CHAUSSON Symphonies






 


SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3
CHAUSSON: Symphony in B Flat Major

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray

Mercury Living Presence SR90331
1963 US

Side One (00:00 - 34:45)
Symphony No. 3 In C Minor, Opus 78 (1886)
1 Adagio - Allegro Moderato 20:00
2 Allegro Moderato 15:05

Side Two: (34:45 - 66:04)
Symphony In B Flat Major, Opus 20 (1890)
1 Lent - Allegro Vivo 11:12
2 Tres Lent 8:12
3 Anime - Tres Anime 11:08

Thursday, 23 November 2023

Orchestral Music by French Composers







Satie Milhaud Françaix Auric
Paris 1917-1938: Sophisticated Orchestral Music By French Composers

London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati

Philips 412 028-1
Sequenza Special Series
Stereo 1984 The Netherlands

Side One (00:00 - 27:17)
1 MILHAUD: Le Bœuf Sur Le Toit (19:00)
[Ballet] Written by Jean Cocteau
JEAN FRANCAIX: Concertino In G For Piano And Orchestra (8:00)
Claude Françaix, piano
2 Prélude: Presto Leggiero
3 Lent
4 Menuet
5 Finale: Rondo (Allegretto Vivo)

Side Two (27:17 - 50:19)
1 GEORGES AURIC: Overture For Orchestra 8:00
ERIK SATIE: Parade (Realist Ballet On A Theme By Jean Cocteau) (14:38)
[Ballet] Written by Jean Cocteau
2 Choral - Prélude Du Rideau Rouge - Prestidigateur Chinois
3 Petite Fille Américaine
4 Acrobates
5 Final - Suite Au »Prélude Du Rideau Rouge«

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Debussy Fantasia






 




DEBUSSY Fantasia 

Leopold Stokowski

London Records SPC 21109
Phase 4 Stereo 1974 US

Genre: Classical
Style: Impressionist

Side One (00:00 - 26:58)
La Mer — Three Symphonic Sketches
London Symphony Orchestra
1 De L'aube A Μidi Sur La Mer 9:45
2 Jeux De Vagues 7:57
3 Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer 8:47

Side Two (26:58 - 45:37)
1 The Engulfed Cathedral (Prelude No. 10, Book I) 8:03
New Philharmonia Orchestra
2 Prélude À L'après-midi D'un Faune
London Symphony Orchestra

Friday, 17 November 2023

J.S. BACH: The Art of the Fugue






 


J. S. BACH: The Art Of The Fugue

The Kurpfalzische Chamber Orchestra
Heinz Markus Gottsche

Oryx EXP 27
Series: Exploring The World Of Music
Oct 1969 UK Stereo

Style: Baroque

Side One (00:00 - 20:05)
1 Simple Fugue On Main Theme (Orchestra)
2 Simple Fugue On Main Theme With Dotted Rhythm (Orchestra)
3 Simple Fugue, Theme In The Inversion (Organ)
4 Simple Fugue, Theme In The Inversion (Orchestra)
5 Stretto Fugue In Contrary Motion (Orchestra)

Side Two (20:05 - 44:24)
1 Stretto Fugue In Contrary Motion, In "French Style" Using Diminuation (Organ)
2 Stretto Fugue In Contrary Motion, Using Both Diminuation And Augmentation (Orchestra)
3 Three-Part Triple Fugue
4 Double Fugue, In Double Counterpoint Of The 12th (Orchestra)
5 Double Fugue, In Double Counterpoint Of The 10th (Organ)

HAYDN: 3 String Quartets






 


HAYDN: 3 String Quartets

Hungarian Quartet
Dekány Quartet

Turnabout TV 4062
France

Side One (00:00 - 25:32)
String Quartet In D, Op. 64, No. 5 ''The Lark'' (17:08)
Hungarian Quartet
1 Allegro Moderato
2 Adagio Cantabile
3 Menuetto - Allegretto
4 Finale - Vivace
String Quartet In E-Flat, Op. 33, No. 2 ''The Joke'' (15:00)
The Dekany Quartet
5 Allegro Moderato, Cantabile
6 Scherzo - Allegro

Side Two (25:32 - 50:43)
String Quartet In E-Flat, Op. 33, No. 2 ''The Joke'' (cont'd.)
1 Largo Sostenuto
2 Finale - Presto
String Quartet In C, Op. 33, No. 3 ''The Bird'' (17:26)
3 Allegro Moderato
4 Scherzando - Allegretto
5 Adagio
6 Rondo - Presto

Sunday, 5 November 2023

LISZT, CHOPIN Piano Concertos ANDRE WATTS






 


CHOPIN: Concerto No. 2 In F Minor For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 21
LISZT: Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat Major For Piano & Orchestra

Andre Watts, piano
New York Philharmonic

Columbia Masterworks MS 6955
US 1967 Stereo

Side One (00:00 - 24:17)
CHOPIN: Concerto No. 2 In F Minor For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 21
 Thomas Schippers, conductor
1 Maestoso 14:17
2 Larghetto 9:43

Side Two (24:17 - 51:18)
CHOPIN: Concerto No. 2 In F Minor For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 21 (conclusion)
1 Allegro Vivace 8:15
LISZT: Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat Major For Piano & Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
2 Allegro Maestoso 5:25
3.1 Quasi Adagio; Allegretto Vivace; Allegro Animato
3.2 Allegro Marziale Animato

Friday, 3 November 2023

FRANCK Symphony in D






 


FRANCK: Symphony In D Minor

French National Radio Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham

His Master's Voice OASD 458
Stereo Australia

Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic

Side One (00:00 - 17:03)
1 1st Movement: Lento - Allegro Non Troppo - Lento - Allegro Non Troppo - Lento - Allegro - Lento

Side Two (17:03 - 37:55)
1 2nd Movement: Allegro - Poco Più Lento - Tempo 1
2 3rd Movement: Allegro Non Troppo - Tempo Stretto Come Avanti - Tempo L'Istesso - Più Lento - Tempo 1 - Tempo Come Avanti - Tempo L'Istesso - A Tempo

FAURE: Pelleas et Melisande, Penelope Prelude, Masques Et Bergamasques / DEBUSSY: Petite Suite







 


FAURE: Pelleas et Melisande, Penelope Prelude, Masques Et Bergamasques
DEBUSSY: Petite Suite

L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet

London Records CS-6227
Stereo 1962

Genre: Classical
Style: Impressionist, Modern

Side One (00:00 - 24:24)
Pelléas Et Mélissande - Incidental Music, Op. 80
1 Prélude
2 La Fileuse
3 Molto Adagio
4 Sicilienne
5 Pénélope - Prélude

Side Two (24:24 - 50:59)
Masques Et Bergamasques, Op. 112
1 Ouverture
2 Menuet
3 Gavotte
4 Pastorale
Petite Suite
5 En Bateau
6 Cortège
7 Menuet
8 Ballet

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