The Great Recordings: The LSO Years 1971-1980

Compilation by André Previn

Released 19 May 2009

Tracklist

  • CD 1: Olivier Messiaen : Turangalîla-Symphonie
  • 1
    Turangalila Symphony: Introduction
    Olivier Messiaen
    6:51
  • 2
    Turangalila Symphony: Chant d'amour I
    Olivier Messiaen
    8:37
  • 3
    Turangalila Symphony: Turangalila I
    Olivier Messiaen
    5:35
  • 4
    Turangalila Symphony: Chant d'amour II
    Olivier Messiaen
    11:33
  • 5
    Turangalila Symphony: Joie du sang des etoiles
    Olivier Messiaen
    6:36
  • 6
    Turangalila Symphony: Jardin du sommiel d'amour
    Olivier Messiaen
    12:29
  • 7
    Turangalila Symphony: Turangalila II
    Olivier Messiaen
    3:49
  • 8
    Turangalila Symphony: Developpement de l'amour
    Olivier Messiaen
    11:58
  • 9
    Turangalila Symphony: Turangalila III
    Olivier Messiaen
    5:18
  • 10
    Turangalila Symphony: Final
    Olivier Messiaen
    7:11
  • CD 2: Claude Debussy : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Images for Orchestra, Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra
  • 1
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Claude Debussy
    10:30
  • 2
    Images: I. Gigues
    Claude Debussy
    7:20
  • 3
    Images: II. Ibéria: 1. Par les rues et par les chemins
    Claude Debussy
    7:26
  • 4
    Images: II. Ibéria: 2. Les parfums de la nuit
    Claude Debussy
    9:57
  • 5
    Images: II. Ibéria: 3. Le matin d'un jour de fête
    Claude Debussy
    5:00
  • 6
    Images: III. Rondes de printemps
    Claude Debussy
    8:09
  • 7
    Nocturnes: I. Nuages
    Claude Debussy
    8:10
  • 8
    Nocturnes: II. Fêtes
    Claude Debussy
    6:43
  • 9
    Nocturnes: III. Sirènes (with women's choir)
    Claude Debussy
    11:28
  • CD 3: Rachmaninov : Symphony No.2 & Maurice Ravel : Boléro
  • 1
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: I. Largo - Allegro moderato
    Sergei Rachmaninov
    19:10
  • 2
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
    Sergei Rachmaninov
    10:10
  • 3
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
    Sergei Rachmaninov
    15:45
  • 4
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: IV. Finale (Allegro vivace)
    Sergei Rachmaninov
    14:08
  • 5
    Boléro
    Maurice Ravel
    17:18
  • CD 4: Shostakovich : Symphony No.8 & Prokofiev : Symphony No.1
  • 1
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Adagio
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    25:09
  • 2
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: II. Allegretto
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    5:51
  • 3
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    5:34
  • 4
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: IV. Largo
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    11:16
  • 5
    Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: V. Allegretto
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    13:24
  • 6
    Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: I. Allegro
    Sergei Prokofiev
    4:16
  • 7
    Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: II. Larghetto
    Sergei Prokofiev
    4:11
  • 8
    Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: III. Gavotte (Non troppo allegro)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:37
  • 9
    Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: IV. Finale (Molto vivace)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    4:11
  • CD 5: Prokofiev : Romeo & Juliet
  • 1
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Introduction
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:50
  • 2
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: The street awakens
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:38
  • 3
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Morning Dance
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:07
  • 4
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Juliet as a young girl
    Sergei Prokofiev
    3:34
  • 5
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Masks
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:44
  • 6
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Dance of the Knights
    Sergei Prokofiev
    5:37
  • 7
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Juliet's Variation
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:36
  • 8
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Balcony scene
    Sergei Prokofiev
    3:49
  • 9
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Romeo's Variation
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:28
  • 10
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Love Dance
    Sergei Prokofiev
    5:38
  • 11
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Romeo and Mercutio
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:29
  • 12
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Dance with the mandolins
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:07
  • 13
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Romeo with Friar Laurence
    Sergei Prokofiev
    3:23
  • 14
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Juliet with Friar Laurence
    Sergei Prokofiev
    3:33
  • 15
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: The people continue to make merry
    Sergei Prokofiev
    3:27
  • 16
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Tybalt and Mercutio fight
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:30
  • 17
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Romeo decides to avenge Mercutio's death
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:11
  • 18
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Finale
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:53
  • 19
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Introduction
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:48
  • 20
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Romeo and Juliet (Juliet's bedroom)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:27
  • 21
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: The last farewell
    Sergei Prokofiev
    5:32
  • 22
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Morning Serenade
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:43
  • 23
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Dance of the girls with the lilies
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:41
  • 24
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Juliet's funeral
    Sergei Prokofiev
    7:08
  • 25
    Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Death of Juliet
    Sergei Prokofiev
    4:04
  • CD 6: Tchaikovsky : Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker
  • 1
    Swan Lake, op. 20, Act II: No. 10. Scène
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:50
  • 2
    Swan Lake, op. 20, Act I: No. 2. Valse
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    7:21
  • 3
    Swan Lake, op. 20, Act II: No. 13. Danse des cygnes: IV. Allegro moderato
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:31
  • 4
    Swan Lake, op. 20, Act II: No. 13. Danse des cygnes: V. Andante non troppo - Allegro
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    6:02
  • 5
    Swan Lake, op. 20, Act III: No. 20. Danse hongroise - Danse russe
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:00
  • 6
    Swan Lake, op. 20, Act III: No. 21 Danse espagnole
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:36
  • 7
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I "The Spell": No. 8. Pas d'action: I. Adagio à la rose (Andante - Adagio maestoso)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    6:16
  • 8
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III "The Wedding": No. 24. Pas de caractère (Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat) (Allegro moderato)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:58
  • 9
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act II: Scene 1 "The Vision": 17. Panorama (Andantino "The Awakening")
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    4:06
  • 10
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I "The Spell": No. 6. Valse (Allegro Tempo di valse)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    5:03
  • 11
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III "The Wedding": No. 28. Pas de deux (Aurora and Florimund): VI. Coda (Allegro vivace)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:24
  • 12
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III "The Wedding": No. 30. Finale (Allegro brillante Tempo di mazurka) et Apothéose (Andante molto maestoso)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    8:06
  • 13
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Miniature Overture
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:31
  • 14
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I: March
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:26
    4.0 ★
  • 15
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Coffee (Arab Dance)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:16
  • 16
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:07
  • 17
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Trepak (Russian Dance)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:07
  • 18
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Dance of the Reed Flutes
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:18
  • 19
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Pas de deux (The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy): Pas de deux
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    5:01
  • 20
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Pas de deux (The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy): Variation I (Tarantella)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    0:40
  • 21
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Pas de deux (The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy): Variation II (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy) - Coda
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:29
  • 22
    The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Final Waltz and Apotheosis
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    4:58
  • CD 7: Walton : Belshazzar's Feast & Elgar : Enigma Variations & Vaughan Williams : Fantasia on Greensleeves
  • 1
    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus spake Isaiah
    Sir William Walton
    6:09
  • 2
    Belshazzar's Feast: If I forget thee, O Jerusalem
    Sir William Walton
    2:48
  • 3
    Belshazzar's Feast: By the waters of Babylon
    Sir William Walton
    3:42
  • 4
    Belshazzar's Feast: Babylon was a great city
    Sir William Walton
    4:25
  • 5
    Belshazzar's Feast: Praise ye the God of Gold
    Sir William Walton
    5:18
  • 6
    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon the mighty city
    Sir William Walton
    3:24
  • 7
    Belshazzar's Feast: And in that same hour, as they feasted
    Sir William Walton
    2:18
  • 8
    Belshazzar's Feast: Then sing aloud to God our strength
    Sir William Walton
    4:14
  • 9
    Belshazzar's Feast: The trumpeters and pipers are silent
    Sir William Walton
    1:29
  • 10
    Belshazzar's Feast: Then sing aloud to God our strength
    Sir William Walton
    3:48
  • 11
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: Theme (Andante)
    Edward Elgar
    1:24
  • 12
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: I. C.A.E. (the composer's wife) (L'istesso tempo)
    Edward Elgar
    1:55
  • 13
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: II. H.D.S.-P. ( Hew David Steuart-Powell) (Allegro)
    Edward Elgar
    0:47
  • 14
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: III. R.B.T. (Richard Baxter Townshend) (Allegretto)
    Edward Elgar
    1:23
  • 15
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: IV. W.M.B. (William Meath Baker) (Allegro di molto)
    Edward Elgar
    0:31
  • 16
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: V. R.P.A. (Richard Penrose Arnold) (Presto)
    Edward Elgar
    2:01
  • 17
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VI. Ysobel (Isabel Fitton) (Andantino)
    Edward Elgar
    1:24
  • 18
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VII. Troyte (Troyte Griffith) (Presto)
    Edward Elgar
    0:59
  • 19
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VIII. W.N. (Winifred Norbury) (Allegretto)
    Edward Elgar
    1:59
  • 20
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: IX. Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) (Moderato)
    Edward Elgar
    4:35
  • 21
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: X. Intermezzo Dorabella (Dora Penny) (Allegretto)
    Edward Elgar
    2:42
  • 22
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XI. G.R.S. (George Robertson Sinclair) (Allegro di molto)
    Edward Elgar
    0:58
  • 23
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XII. B.G.N. (Basil G. Nevinson) (Andante)
    Edward Elgar
    2:50
  • 24
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XIII. Romanza * * * [Lady Mary Lygon] (Moderato)
    Edward Elgar
    2:46
  • 25
    Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XIV. Finale E.D.U. (the composer) (Allegro)
    Edward Elgar
    5:06
  • 26
    Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:46
  • CD 8: Holst : The Planets & Britten : Four Sea Interludes, Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
  • 1
    The Planets Suite, H125 (op. 32): Mars, the Bringer of War
    Gustav Holst
    7:00
  • 2
    The Planets Suite, H125 (op. 32): Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    Gustav Holst
    8:45
  • 3
    The Planets Suite, H125 (op. 32): Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    Gustav Holst
    3:53
  • 4
    The Planets Suite, H125 (op. 32): Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    Gustav Holst
    7:45
  • 5
    The Planets Suite, H125 (op. 32): Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
    Gustav Holst
    9:54
  • 6
    The Planets Suite, H125 (op. 32): Uranus, the Magician
    Gustav Holst
    6:03
  • 7
    The Planets Suite, H125 (op. 32): Neptune, the Mystic
    Gustav Holst
    7:35
  • 8
    Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): I. Dawn (Lento e tranquillo)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:48
  • 9
    Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): II. Sunday Morning (Allegro spiritoso)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:48
  • 10
    Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): III. Moonlight (Andante comodo e rubato)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:24
  • 11
    Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): IV. Storm (Presto con fuoco)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:28
  • 12
    Passacaglia, op. 33b (from Peter Grimes)
    Benjamin Britten
    7:35
  • CD 9: Orff : Carmina Burana & Barber : Adagio for Strings
  • 1
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 1. O Fortuna
    Carl Orff
    2:49
  • 2
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 2. Fortune plango vulnera
    Carl Orff
    2:50
  • 3
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: I. Primo vere: No. 3. Veris Ieta facies
    Carl Orff
    4:17
  • 4
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: I. Primo vere: No. 4. Omnia Sol temperat
    Carl Orff
    2:07
  • 5
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: I. Primo vere: No. 5. Ecce gratum
    Carl Orff
    2:49
  • 6
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 6. Tanz
    Carl Orff
    1:40
  • 7
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 7. Floret silva
    Carl Orff
    3:26
  • 8
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir
    Carl Orff
    3:18
  • 9
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 9. Reie - Swaz hie gat umbe - Chume, chum, geselle min - Swaz hie gat umbe
    Carl Orff
    4:45
  • 10
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 10. Were diu werlt alle min
    Carl Orff
    1:00
  • 11
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: II. In taberna: No. 11. Estuans interius
    Carl Orff
    2:25
  • 12
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: II. In taberna: No. 12. Olim lacus colueram
    Carl Orff
    3:47
  • 13
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: II. In taberna: No. 13. Ego sum abbas
    Carl Orff
    1:22
  • 14
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: II. In taberna: No. 14. In taberna quando sumus
    Carl Orff
    3:25
  • 15
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No.15. Amor volat undique
    Carl Orff
    3:28
  • 16
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No. 16. Dies, nox et omnia
    Carl Orff
    2:17
  • 17
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No. 17. Stetit puella
    Carl Orff
    2:15
  • 18
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No. 18. Circa mea pectora
    Carl Orff
    2:12
  • 19
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No. 19. Si puer cum puellula
    Carl Orff
    1:05
  • 20
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No. 20. Veni, veni, venias
    Carl Orff
    1:04
  • 21
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No. 21. In trutina
    Carl Orff
    2:31
    1.0 ★
  • 22
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No. 22. Tempus est iocundum
    Carl Orff
    2:23
  • 23
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: III. Cours d'amour: No. 23. Dulcissime
    Carl Orff
    0:41
  • 24
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Blanziflor et Helena: No. 24. Ave formosissima
    Carl Orff
    2:00
  • 25
    Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 25. O Fortuna
    Carl Orff
    2:49
  • 26
    Adagio for Strings, op. 11
    Samuel Barber
    9:44
  • CD 10: Gershwin ; Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Piano Concerto in F, Cuban Overture
  • 1
    Rhapsody in Blue
    George Gershwin / Ferde Grofé
    14:52
  • 2
    An American in Paris
    George Gershwin
    18:16
  • 3
    Concerto in F: I. Allegro
    George Gershwin
    13:02
  • 4
    Concerto in F: II. Adagio - Andante con moto
    George Gershwin
    12:26
  • 5
    Concerto in F: IiI. Allegro agitato
    George Gershwin
    6:38
  • 6
    Cuban Overture
    George Gershwin
    10:48

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  • choir vocals [8.7, 2.9]
  • conductor [2.1-7, 2.7-8, 2.8-9, 2.9, 4.1-6, 4.6-7, 4.7-8, 4.8-9, 4.9, 7.1-26, 8.1-12, 9.1-26, 5.1, 5.1-2, 5.2-3, 5.3-4, 5.4-5, 5.5-6, 5.6-7, 5.7-8, 5.8-9, 5.9-10, 5.10-11, 5.11-12, 5.12-13, 5.13-14, 5.14-15, 5.15-16, 5.16-17, 5.17-18, 5.18-19, 5.19-20, 5.20-21, 5.21-22, 5.22-23, 5.23-24, 5.24-25, 5.25, 1.1-10, 10.1, 10.1-2, 10.2-3, 10.3-4, 10.4-5, 10.5-6, 3.1-5, 6.1, 6.1-2, 6.2-3, 6.3-5, 6.5-6, 6.6-7, 6.7, 6.7-8, 6.8, 6.8-9, 6.9, 6.9-10, 6.10, 6.10-11, 6.11, 6.11-22], piano [1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5]
  • chorus master [9.1-3, 9.5, 9.7-10, 9.12-14, 9.19-20, 9.22, 9.24-25, 7.1-10]
  • chorus master [15, 18, 22]
  • producer [5.1-25, 6.1-3, 6.5-11, 6.13-22, 7.1-26, 4.1-5, 9.1-25, 1.1-10, 8.1-12, 10.1-5, 3.1-4]
  • balance [9.1-26, 7.1-25, 5.1-25, 3.5, 8.1-12, 1.1-10, 4.1-9, 10.1-6, 2.2-9, 6.1-3, 6.5-11, 6.13-22], sound [26]
  • piano [6]
  • tenor vocals [12]
  • clarinet [1]
  • trumpet [4]
  • ondes Martenot [1-10]
  • chorus master [2.9, 8.7]
  • baritone vocals [2, 4-5, 7]
  • choir vocals [7.1-10, 9.1-3, 9.5, 9.7-10, 9.12-14, 9.18-20, 9.22, 9.24-25]
  • performing orchestra [6.1, 6.1-2, 6.2-3, 6.3-5, 6.5-6, 6.6-7, 6.7, 6.7-8, 6.8, 6.8-9, 6.9, 6.9-10, 6.10, 6.10-11, 6.11, 6.11-22, 8.1-12, 2.1-7, 2.7-8, 2.8-9, 2.9, 5.1, 5.1-2, 5.2-3, 5.3-4, 5.4-5, 5.5-6, 5.6-7, 5.7-8, 5.8-9, 5.9-10, 5.10-11, 5.11-12, 5.12-13, 5.13-14, 5.14-15, 5.15-16, 5.16-17, 5.17-18, 5.18-19, 5.19-20, 5.20-21, 5.21-22, 5.22-23, 5.23-24, 5.24-25, 5.25, 4.1-6, 4.6-7, 4.7-8, 4.8-9, 4.9, 9.1-26, 10.1, 10.1-2, 10.2-3, 10.3-4, 10.4-5, 10.5-6, 7.1-26, 1.1-10, 3.1-5]
  • piano [1-10]
  • balance [3.1-4, 7.26], sound [26]
  • soprano vocals [15, 17, 21-23]
  • baritone vocals [4, 11, 13, 16, 18, 22]
  • choir vocals [15, 22]
  • producer [10.6, 9.26, 2.2-9, 4.6-9, 3.5]

Issues