Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Balakirev, Stravinsky (1949-1960)

Compilation by Herbert von Karajan

Released 2014

Tracklist

  • CD 1: Balakirev: Symphony no. 1 / Borodin: Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dancese / Mussorgsky: Operatic excerpts
  • 1
    Symphony no. 1 in C: I. Largo - Allegro vivo
    Mily Balakirev
    14:53
  • 2
    Symphony no. 1 in C: II. Scherzo: Vivo
    Mily Balakirev
    6:41
  • 3
    Symphony no. 1 in C: III. Andante
    Mily Balakirev
    13:21
  • 4
    Symphony no. 1 in C: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
    Mily Balakirev
    8:42
  • 5
    Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
    Alexander Borodin
    2:19
  • 6
    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
    Alexander Borodin
    12:50
  • 7
    Khovanshchina: Act 4. Entr'acte
    Modest Mussorgsky
    5:35
  • 8
    Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slaves
    Modest Mussorgsky
    6:54
  • 9
    Boris Godunov: In the Town of Kazan (Varlaam's Drinking Song)
    Modest Mussorgsky
    2:29
  • CD 2: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Khovanshchina, Act 4 - Entr'acte / Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
  • 1
    Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade - Gnomus - Promenade
    Modest Mussorgsky
    5:14
  • 2
    Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle
    Modest Mussorgsky
    5:25
  • 3
    Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries
    Modest Mussorgsky
    1:04
  • 4
    Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo - Promenade
    Modest Mussorgsky
    3:50
  • 5
    Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
    Modest Mussorgsky
    1:11
  • 6
    Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
    Modest Mussorgsky
    2:20
  • 7
    Pictures at an Exhibition: The Market Place of Limoges
    Modest Mussorgsky
    1:23
  • 8
    Pictures at an Exhibition: Catacombae - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
    Modest Mussorgsky
    4:27
  • 9
    Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl's Legs
    Modest Mussorgsky
    3:27
  • 10
    Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev
    Modest Mussorgsky
    6:19
  • 11
    Khovanshchina: Act 4. Entr'acte
    Modest Mussorgsky
    4:53
  • 12
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: Introduction
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:37
  • 13
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: Early one morning… (Peter)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:02
  • 14
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: On a branch of a big tree (The Bird)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:33
  • 15
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: Just then, a duck came waddling round (The Duck)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:20
  • 16
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: Suddenly, something caught Peter's attention (The Cat)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:01
  • 17
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: Grandfather came out (Grandfather)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:23
  • 18
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: No sooner had Peter gone (The Wolf)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    3:02
  • 19
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: And now, this is how things stood
    Sergei Prokofiev
    4:32
  • 20
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: Meanwhile, Peter made a lasso
    Sergei Prokofiev
    1:48
  • 21
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: Just then… (The Hunters)
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:32
  • 22
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: And now…imagine the triumphant procession!
    Sergei Prokofiev
    5:26
  • CD 3: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / Swan Lake - Suite
  • 1
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    19:02
  • 2
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: II. Andante in modo di canzona
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    10:11
  • 3
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato, allegro
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    5:56
  • 4
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    9:01
  • 5
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Scène
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:46
  • 6
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Act I. Valse
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    5:49
  • 7
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Act II. Danse des petits cygnes
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:41
  • 8
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Act III. Introduction - Danse de la reine des cygnes
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    6:04
  • 9
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Act III. Danse hongroise (Czárdás)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:37
  • CD 4: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 / Sleeping Beauty - Suite
  • 1
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro con anima
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    15:54
  • 2
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    14:07
  • 3
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: III. Valse: Allegro moderato
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    6:50
  • 4
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    13:01
  • 5
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Prologue. Introduction et Fée des Lilas
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    5:28
  • 6
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Act I. Pas d'action: Adagio
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    6:19
  • 7
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Act III. Pas de caractère (Le Chat botté)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:46
  • 8
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Act II. Panorama
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:28
  • 9
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Act I. Valse
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    4:13
  • CD 5: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique” / The Nutcracker - Suite
  • 1
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    19:06
  • 2
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: II. Allegro con grazia
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    8:21
  • 3
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: III. Allegro molto vivace
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    9:08
  • 4
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    9:36
  • 5
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Ouverture
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:32
  • 6
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Marche
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:16
  • 7
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Danse de la fée dragée
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:55
  • 8
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Danse russe
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:06
  • 9
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Danse arabe
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    4:00
  • 10
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Dance chinoise
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:05
  • 11
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Dance des mirlitons
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:25
  • 12
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a - Suite: Valse des fleurs
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    6:39
  • CD 6: Borodin: Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Suite / Sleeping Beauty - Suite / 1812 Overture
  • 1
    Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
    Alexander Borodin
    2:23
  • 2
    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
    Alexander Borodin
    11:33
  • 3
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Scène
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    2:46
  • 4
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Act I. Valse
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    7:19
  • 5
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Act II. Danse des petits cygnes
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:35
  • 6
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Act III. Introduction - Danse de la reine des cygnes
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    6:17
  • 7
    Swan Lake, op. 20 - Suite: Act III. Danse hongroise (Czárdás)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:32
  • 8
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Prologue. Introduction et Fée des Lilas
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    5:07
  • 9
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Act I. Pas d'action: Adagio
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    6:09
  • 10
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Act III. Pas de caractère (Le Chat botté)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    1:52
  • 11
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Act II. Panorama
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:30
  • 12
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 - Suite: Act I. Valse
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    4:24
  • 13
    1812 Overture, op. 49
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    17:22
  • CD 7: Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes / Mussorgsky: Dance of the Persian Slaves / Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
  • 1
    Jeu de cartes: Première donne
    Igor Stravinsky
    5:45
  • 2
    Jeu de cartes: Deuxième donne
    Igor Stravinsky
    9:33
  • 3
    Jeu de cartes: Troisième donne
    Igor Stravinsky
    8:08
  • 4
    Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slaves
    Modest Mussorgsky
    5:56
  • 5
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    19:17
  • 6
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: II. Andante in modo di canzona
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    9:08
  • 7
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato, allegro
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    5:43
  • 8
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    8:53

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Release credits

  • performing orchestra [5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8]
  • balance [5.1-4, 2.1-10]
  • French horn [2], solo [2]
  • balance [6.1-2, 7.1-4, 1.1-9, 3.1-9, 4.1-9, 5.5-12]
  • balance [5.5-12, 4.5-9]
  • balance [5-9]
  • balance [6.3-12, 2.11]
  • conductor [3.1, 3.1-2, 3.2-3, 3.3-4, 3.4-5, 3.5, 3.5-6, 3.6, 3.6-7, 3.7, 3.7-8, 3.8, 3.8-9, 3.9, 7.1-5, 7.5-6, 7.6-7, 7.7-8, 7.8, 1.1, 1.1-2, 1.2-3, 1.3-4, 1.4-9, 4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2, 4.2-3, 4.3, 4.3-4, 4.4, 4.4-9, 6.1-13, 2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2-3, 2.3-4, 2.4-5, 2.5-6, 2.6-7, 2.7-8, 2.8-9, 2.9-10, 2.10-12, 2.12-13, 2.13-14, 2.14-15, 2.15-16, 2.16-17, 2.17-18, 2.18-19, 2.19-20, 2.20-21, 2.21-22, 2.22, 5.1, 5.1-2, 5.2, 5.2-3, 5.3, 5.3-4, 5.4, 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]
  • balance [5-8]
  • spoken vocals [12, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18-19, 19-20, 20-21, 21-22, 22]
  • performing orchestra [7.1-4, 1.1, 1.1-2, 1.2-3, 1.3-4, 1.4-9, 2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2-3, 2.3-4, 2.4-5, 2.5-6, 2.6-7, 2.7-8, 2.8-9, 2.9-10, 2.10-12, 2.12-13, 2.13-14, 2.14-15, 2.15-16, 2.16-17, 2.17-18, 2.18-19, 2.19-20, 2.20-21, 2.21-22, 2.22, 4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2, 4.2-3, 4.3, 4.3-4, 4.4, 4.4-9, 5.1, 5.1-2, 5.2, 5.2-3, 5.3, 5.3-4, 5.4, 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, 6.1-13, 3.1, 3.1-2, 3.2-3, 3.3-4, 3.4-5, 3.5, 3.5-6, 3.6, 3.6-7, 3.7, 3.7-8, 3.8, 3.8-9, 3.9]
  • balance [2.12-22, 6.13]
  • producer [6.3-12, 2.1-11]
  • producer [4.1-9, 5.1-12, 6.1-13, 1.1-9, 3.1-9, 7.1-8, 2.1-10, 2.12-22]
  • bass vocals [9]

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