Decca Recordings, Volume 1: 1965-1972

Tracklist

• CD 1: Transcriptions
• 1
  Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (Transcription: Leopold Stokowski)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  10:19
• 2
  Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor / D-sharp minor (WTK, Book I, No. 8), BWV 853: Prelude in E-flat minor (Arr. Stokowski)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:16
• 3
  Schemellis Gesangbuch: Mein Jesu! Was für Seelenweh, BWV 487

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:31
• 4
  "Wir glauben alle an einen Gott", BWV 680

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:32
• 5
  Easter Cantata: Chorale

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:36
• 6
  Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  15:03
• 7
  Pavan: The Earl of Salisbury & Galliard (after Francis Tregian)

  William Byrd
  5:24
• 8
  Trumpet Voluntary

  Jeremiah Clarke
  2:29
• 9
  Moment musical in F minor, D. 780 no. 3

  Franz Schubert
  2:11
• 10
  Mazurka no. 13 in A minor, op. 17 no. 4

  Frédéric Chopin
  5:59
• 11
  Chant sans paroles, op. 40, no. 6

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  3:21
• 12
  Extase

  Henri Duparc
  3:10
• 13
  Prélude in C-sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2

  Sergei Rachmaninov
  4:44
• 14
  Préludes - Book 1, L. 117: 10. La cathédrale engloutie

  Claude Debussy
  6:41
• CD 2: Symphony no. 5 / Le Poème de l'Extase
• 1
  Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro con anima

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  15:50
• 2
  Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Moderato con anima

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  15:05
• 3
  Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: III. Valse (Allegro moderato)

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  6:38
• 4
  Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: IV. Finale (Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace)

  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  12:58
• 5
  Le Poème de l'Extase, op. 54

  Alexander Scriabin
  19:19
• CD 3: Franck: Symphony in D minor / Elgar: Enigma Variations
• 1
  Symphony in D minor: I. Lento - Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro

  César Franck
  18:09
• 2
  Symphony in D minor: II. Allegretto

  César Franck
  12:36
• 3
  Symphony in D minor: III. Allegro non troppo

  César Franck
  12:51
• 4
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": Theme (Andante)

  Edward Elgar
  1:27
• 5
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 1. C.A.E. (L'istesso tempo)

  Edward Elgar
  2:02
• 6
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 2. H.D.S.-P. (Allegro)

  Edward Elgar
  0:47
• 7
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 3. R.B.T. (Allegretto)

  Edward Elgar
  1:38
• 8
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 4. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto)

  Edward Elgar
  0:31
• 9
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 5. R.P.A. (Moderato)

  Edward Elgar
  2:05
• 10
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 6. Ysobel (Andantino)

  Edward Elgar
  0:59
• 11
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 7. Troyte (Presto)

  Edward Elgar
  0:58
• 12
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 8. W.N. (Allegretto)

  Edward Elgar
  1:39
• 13
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)

  Edward Elgar
  4:08
• 14
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 10. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Allegretto)

  Edward Elgar
  3:00
• 15
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 11. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto)

  Edward Elgar
  1:05
• 16
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 12. B.G.N. (Andante)

  Edward Elgar
  3:00
• 17
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 13. Romanza *** (Moderato)

  Edward Elgar
  3:15
• 18
  Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 14. Finale: E.D.U. (Allegro - Presto)

  Edward Elgar
  5:25
• CD 4: Symphonie fantastique / Daphnis et Chloë (Suite no. 2)
• 1
  Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: I. Rêveries. Passions (Largo - Allegro agitato ed appassionato assai)

  Hector Berlioz
  14:07
• 2
  Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: II. Un bal (Valse: Allegro non troppo)

  Hector Berlioz
  6:22
• 3
  Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: III. Scène aux champs (Adagio)

  Hector Berlioz
  17:24
• 4
  Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)

  Hector Berlioz
  4:18
• 5
  Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro - Ronde du Sabbat: Poco meno mosso)

  Hector Berlioz
  10:31
• 6
  La Damnation de Faust, op. 24, part 2: Ballet des Sylphes

  Hector Berlioz
  3:20
• 7
  Fanfare from "L'Eventail de Jeanne"

  Maurice Ravel
  2:14
• 8
  Daphnis & Chloë - Suite no. 2: I. Lever du jour

  Maurice Ravel
  9:21
• 9
  Daphnis & Chloë - Suite no. 2: II. Pantomime

  Maurice Ravel
  3:50
• 10
  Daphnis & Chloë - Suite no. 2: III. Danse générale

  Maurice Ravel
  3:45
• CD 5: The Firebird / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / La Mer / L'Ascension
• 1
  The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) Suite (1919): Introduction

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:36
• 2
  The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) Suite (1919): Dance of the Firebird

  Igor Stravinsky
  1:09
• 3
  The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) Suite (1919): Round Dance of the Princesses

  Igor Stravinsky
  5:42
• 4
  The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) Suite (1919): Infernal Dance of King Kaschei

  Igor Stravinsky
  4:31
• 5
  The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) Suite (1919): Berceuse

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:46
• 6
  The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) Suite (1919): Finale

  Igor Stravinsky
  3:24
• 7
  Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

  Claude Debussy
  11:53
• 8
  La Mer, L.109: I. From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea (De l'aube à midi sur la mer)

  Claude Debussy
  9:53
• 9
  La Mer, L.109: II. Play of the Waves (Jeux de vagues)

  Claude Debussy
  7:59
• 10
  La Mer, L.109: III. Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea (Dialogue du vent et de la mer)

  Claude Debussy
  8:51
• 11
  L'Ascension (Four symphonic meditations for orchestra): I. Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son père

  Olivier Messiaen
  3:49
• 12
  L'Ascension (Four symphonic meditations for orchestra): II. Alléluias sereins d'un âme qui désire le ciel

  Olivier Messiaen
  5:07
• 13
  L'Ascension (Four symphonic meditations for orchestra): III. Alléluia sur la trompette, alléluia sur la cymbale

  Olivier Messiaen
  6:15
• 14
  L'Ascension (Four symphonic meditations for orchestra): IV. Prière du Christ montant vers son père

  Olivier Messiaen
  4:43

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The Poem of Ecstasy / Azerbaijan Mugam

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Release credits

• Alan Civil
  horn [2], solo [2]
• Arthur Lilley
  balance [14], engineer [1.1-6, 1.8, 1.13, 3.1-18, 2.5, 4.1-10, 5.1-6, 5.8-14], recording [5.7, 1.7, 1.9-12]
• David Gray
  horn [12], solo [12]
• Howard Snell
  solo [8], trumpet [8]
• Leopold Stokowski
  arranger [1-3, 5-6], conductor
• London Symphony Chorus
  choir vocals [8], performer [10]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [5.1-14, 1.7-12, 4.6, 4.8-10]
• Philharmonia Orchestra
  performing orchestra [4.1-5, 1.14, 2.1-4]
• Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
  performing orchestra [3.1-3, 4.7]
• Raymond Few
  producer [5.7, 1.1-13, 2.5]
• Tim McDonald
  producer [11]
• Tony D’Amato
  producer [2.1-4, 4.1-10, 1.14, 5.1-6, 3.1-3]
• Česká filharmonie
  performing orchestra [3.4-18, 1.1-6, 1.13, 2.5]

Issues

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  Decca Recordings, Volume 1: 1965-1972

  5x CD
  15 September 2003