The Great Recordings: The LSO Years 1971-1980
Compilation by André Previn
Released 19 May 2009
Tracklist
- CD 1: Olivier Messiaen : Turangalîla-Symphonie
- 1Turangalila Symphony: IntroductionOlivier Messiaen6:51
- 2Turangalila Symphony: Chant d'amour IOlivier Messiaen8:37
- 3Turangalila Symphony: Turangalila IOlivier Messiaen5:35
- 4Turangalila Symphony: Chant d'amour IIOlivier Messiaen11:33
- 5Turangalila Symphony: Joie du sang des etoilesOlivier Messiaen6:36
- 6Turangalila Symphony: Jardin du sommiel d'amourOlivier Messiaen12:29
- 7Turangalila Symphony: Turangalila IIOlivier Messiaen3:49
- 8Turangalila Symphony: Developpement de l'amourOlivier Messiaen11:58
- 9Turangalila Symphony: Turangalila IIIOlivier Messiaen5:18
- 10Turangalila Symphony: FinalOlivier Messiaen7:11
- CD 2: Claude Debussy : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Images for Orchestra, Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra
- 1Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneClaude Debussy10:30
- 2Images: I. GiguesClaude Debussy7:20
- 3Images: II. Ibéria: 1. Par les rues et par les cheminsClaude Debussy7:26
- 4Images: II. Ibéria: 2. Les parfums de la nuitClaude Debussy9:57
- 5Images: II. Ibéria: 3. Le matin d'un jour de fêteClaude Debussy5:00
- 6Images: III. Rondes de printempsClaude Debussy8:09
- 7Nocturnes: I. NuagesClaude Debussy8:10
- 8Nocturnes: II. FêtesClaude Debussy6:43
- 9Nocturnes: III. Sirènes (with women's choir)Claude Debussy11:28
- CD 3: Rachmaninov : Symphony No.2 & Maurice Ravel : Boléro
- 1Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: I. Largo - Allegro moderatoSergei Rachmaninov19:10
- 2Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)Sergei Rachmaninov10:10
- 3Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. AdagioSergei Rachmaninov15:45
- 4Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: IV. Finale (Allegro vivace)Sergei Rachmaninov14:08
- 5BoléroMaurice Ravel17:18
- CD 4: Shostakovich : Symphony No.8 & Prokofiev : Symphony No.1
- 1Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - AdagioDmitri Shostakovich25:09
- 2Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: II. AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich5:51
- 3Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: III. Allegro non troppoDmitri Shostakovich5:34
- 4Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: IV. LargoDmitri Shostakovich11:16
- 5Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: V. AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich13:24
- 6Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: I. AllegroSergei Prokofiev4:16
- 7Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: II. LarghettoSergei Prokofiev4:11
- 81:37
- 9Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: IV. Finale (Molto vivace)Sergei Prokofiev4:11
- CD 5: Prokofiev : Romeo & Juliet
- 1Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: IntroductionSergei Prokofiev2:50
- 2Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: The street awakensSergei Prokofiev1:38
- 3Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Morning DanceSergei Prokofiev2:07
- 4Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Juliet as a young girlSergei Prokofiev3:34
- 5Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: MasksSergei Prokofiev2:44
- 6Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Dance of the KnightsSergei Prokofiev5:37
- 7Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Juliet's VariationSergei Prokofiev2:36
- 8Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Balcony sceneSergei Prokofiev3:49
- 9Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Romeo's VariationSergei Prokofiev1:28
- 10Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Love DanceSergei Prokofiev5:38
- 11Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Romeo and MercutioSergei Prokofiev2:29
- 12Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Dance with the mandolinsSergei Prokofiev2:07
- 13Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Romeo with Friar LaurenceSergei Prokofiev3:23
- 14Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Juliet with Friar LaurenceSergei Prokofiev3:33
- 153:27
- 16Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Tybalt and Mercutio fightSergei Prokofiev1:30
- 172:11
- 18Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: FinaleSergei Prokofiev1:53
- 19Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: IntroductionSergei Prokofiev1:48
- 201:27
- 21Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: The last farewellSergei Prokofiev5:32
- 22Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Morning SerenadeSergei Prokofiev2:43
- 232:41
- 24Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Juliet's funeralSergei Prokofiev7:08
- 25Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Death of JulietSergei Prokofiev4:04
- CD 6: Tchaikovsky : Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker
- 1Swan Lake, op. 20, Act II: No. 10. ScènePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:50
- 2Swan Lake, op. 20, Act I: No. 2. ValsePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:21
- 3Swan Lake, op. 20, Act II: No. 13. Danse des cygnes: IV. Allegro moderatoPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:31
- 4Swan Lake, op. 20, Act II: No. 13. Danse des cygnes: V. Andante non troppo - AllegroPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:02
- 5Swan Lake, op. 20, Act III: No. 20. Danse hongroise - Danse russePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:00
- 6Swan Lake, op. 20, Act III: No. 21 Danse espagnolePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:36
- 7Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I "The Spell": No. 8. Pas d'action: I. Adagio à la rose (Andante - Adagio maestoso)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:16
- 8Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III "The Wedding": No. 24. Pas de caractère (Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat) (Allegro moderato)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:58
- 9Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act II: Scene 1 "The Vision": 17. Panorama (Andantino "The Awakening")Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:06
- 10Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I "The Spell": No. 6. Valse (Allegro Tempo di valse)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:03
- 11Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III "The Wedding": No. 28. Pas de deux (Aurora and Florimund): VI. Coda (Allegro vivace)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:24
- 12Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III "The Wedding": No. 30. Finale (Allegro brillante Tempo di mazurka) et Apothéose (Andante molto maestoso)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky8:06
- 13The Nutcracker, op. 71: Miniature OverturePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:31
- 14The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I: MarchPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:264.0 ★
- 15The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Coffee (Arab Dance)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:16
- 16The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:07
- 17The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Trepak (Russian Dance)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:07
- 18The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Dance of the Reed FlutesPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:18
- 19The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Pas de deux (The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy): Pas de deuxPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:01
- 20The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Pas de deux (The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy): Variation I (Tarantella)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky0:40
- 21The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Pas de deux (The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy): Variation II (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy) - CodaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:29
- 22The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Final Waltz and ApotheosisPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:58
- CD 7: Walton : Belshazzar's Feast & Elgar : Enigma Variations & Vaughan Williams : Fantasia on Greensleeves
- 1Belshazzar's Feast: Thus spake IsaiahSir William Walton6:09
- 2Belshazzar's Feast: If I forget thee, O JerusalemSir William Walton2:48
- 3Belshazzar's Feast: By the waters of BabylonSir William Walton3:42
- 4Belshazzar's Feast: Babylon was a great citySir William Walton4:25
- 5Belshazzar's Feast: Praise ye the God of GoldSir William Walton5:18
- 6Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon the mighty citySir William Walton3:24
- 7Belshazzar's Feast: And in that same hour, as they feastedSir William Walton2:18
- 8Belshazzar's Feast: Then sing aloud to God our strengthSir William Walton4:14
- 9Belshazzar's Feast: The trumpeters and pipers are silentSir William Walton1:29
- 10Belshazzar's Feast: Then sing aloud to God our strengthSir William Walton3:48
- 111:24
- 12Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: I. C.A.E. (the composer's wife) (L'istesso tempo)Edward Elgar1:55
- 13Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: II. H.D.S.-P. ( Hew David Steuart-Powell) (Allegro)Edward Elgar0:47
- 14Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: III. R.B.T. (Richard Baxter Townshend) (Allegretto)Edward Elgar1:23
- 15Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: IV. W.M.B. (William Meath Baker) (Allegro di molto)Edward Elgar0:31
- 16Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: V. R.P.A. (Richard Penrose Arnold) (Presto)Edward Elgar2:01
- 17Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VI. Ysobel (Isabel Fitton) (Andantino)Edward Elgar1:24
- 18Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VII. Troyte (Troyte Griffith) (Presto)Edward Elgar0:59
- 19Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VIII. W.N. (Winifred Norbury) (Allegretto)Edward Elgar1:59
- 204:35
- 21Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: X. Intermezzo Dorabella (Dora Penny) (Allegretto)Edward Elgar2:42
- 22Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XI. G.R.S. (George Robertson Sinclair) (Allegro di molto)Edward Elgar0:58
- 23Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XII. B.G.N. (Basil G. Nevinson) (Andante)Edward Elgar2:50
- 24Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XIII. Romanza * * * [Lady Mary Lygon] (Moderato)Edward Elgar2:46
- 25Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XIV. Finale E.D.U. (the composer) (Allegro)Edward Elgar5:06
- 26Fantasia on "Greensleeves"Ralph Vaughan Williams4:46
- CD 8: Holst : The Planets & Britten : Four Sea Interludes, Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
- 17:00
- 28:45
- 33:53
- 47:45
- 59:54
- 66:03
- 77:35
- 83:48
- 9Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): II. Sunday Morning (Allegro spiritoso)Benjamin Britten3:48
- 10Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): III. Moonlight (Andante comodo e rubato)Benjamin Britten4:24
- 114:28
- 12Passacaglia, op. 33b (from Peter Grimes)Benjamin Britten7:35
- CD 9: Orff : Carmina Burana & Barber : Adagio for Strings
- 12:49
- 2Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 2. Fortune plango vulneraCarl Orff2:50
- 34:17
- 42:07
- 52:49
- 61:40
- 73:26
- 83:18
- 94:45
- 101:00
- 112:25
- 123:47
- 131:22
- 143:25
- 153:28
- 162:17
- 172:15
- 182:12
- 191:05
- 201:04
- 212:311.0 ★
- 222:23
- 230:41
- 242:00
- 252:49
- 26Adagio for Strings, op. 11Samuel Barber9:44
- CD 10: Gershwin ; Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Piano Concerto in F, Cuban Overture
- 1Rhapsody in BlueGeorge Gershwin / Ferde Grofé14:52
- 2An American in ParisGeorge Gershwin18:16
- 3Concerto in F: I. AllegroGeorge Gershwin13:02
- 4Concerto in F: II. Adagio - Andante con motoGeorge Gershwin12:26
- 5Concerto in F: IiI. Allegro agitatoGeorge Gershwin6:38
- 6Cuban OvertureGeorge Gershwin10:48
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Release credits
- choir vocals [2.9, 8.7]
- conductor [10.1, 10.1-2, 10.2-3, 10.3-4, 10.4-5, 10.5-6, 7.1-26, 4.1-6, 4.6-7, 4.7-8, 4.8-9, 4.9, 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, 2.1-7, 2.7-8, 2.8-9, 2.9, 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, 1.1-10, 3.1-5, 8.1-12, 9.1-26], piano [1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5]
- chorus master [7.1-10, 9.1-3, 9.5, 9.7-10, 9.12-14, 9.19-20, 9.22, 9.24-25]
- chorus master [15, 18, 22]
- producer [1.1-10, 4.1-5, 6.1-3, 6.5-11, 6.13-22, 8.1-12, 5.1-25, 9.1-25, 3.1-4, 10.1-5, 7.1-26]
- balance [3.5, 5.1-25, 9.1-26, 10.1-6, 1.1-10, 6.1-3, 6.5-11, 6.13-22, 4.1-9, 2.2-9, 7.1-25, 8.1-12], 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 [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, 7.1-26, 10.1, 10.1-2, 10.2-3, 10.3-4, 10.4-5, 10.5-6, 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, 1.1-10, 3.1-5, 8.1-12, 9.1-26, 2.1-7, 2.7-8, 2.8-9, 2.9]
- 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 [4.6-9, 3.5, 2.2-9, 10.6, 9.26]
Issues
T19 May 2009