Артуро Тосканини (дирижер). CD2. Оркестровые произведения.

Диск содержит записи 1949-1954 годов произведений следующих композиторов: Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Рихард Штраус, Иоганнес Брамс, Петр Ильич Чайковский, Ян Сибелиус, Бедржих Сметана, Клод Дебюсси, Морис Равель, Гектор Берлиоз, Сезар Франк, Луи Дж. Ф. Герольд, Камилл Сен-Санс, Жорж Бизе, Амбруаз Тома, Поль Дюка, Отторино Респиги, Джакомо Россини, Альфредо Каталани, Гаэтано Доницетти, Джузеппе Верди, Амилькаре Понкьелли

NBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Arturo Toscanini.

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)

1. PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
orch. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
(1953)
1 (1)  Promenade (1:35)
2 (2)  The Gnome (2:43)
3 (3)  Promenade (0:59)
4 (4)  The Old Castle (4:21)
5 (5)  Promenade (0:31)
6 (6)  Tuileries (1:09)
7 (7)  Bydlo (2:25)
8 (8)  Promenade (0:45)
9 (9)  Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (1:17)
10 (10)  Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle (1:54)
11 (11)  Limoges - The Market (1:20)
12 (12)  Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum) (2:27)
13 (13)  Con mortuis in lingua mortua (2:01)
14 (14)  The Hut on Fowl's Legs (3:20)
15 (15)  The Great Gate at Kiev (4:59)

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

2. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION, OP.24
(1952)
1 (16)  Largo (Happy Memories of Childhood) (5:22)
2 (17)  Allegro molto agitato (Life and Death Battle) (4:13)
3 (18)  Meno mosso, ma sempre alla breve (Dreams of the Dying; Death) (8:15)
4 (19)  Moderato (Transfiguration) (7:06)

3. TILL EULENSPIEGEL'S MERRY PRANKS, OP.28
(1952)
1 (20)  Introducing the Rogue (1:06)
2 (21)  Till's Pranks (7:46)
3 (22)  Till's Trial (3:14)
4 (23)  Sentence and Execution (1:43)
5 (24)  Epilogue (1:23)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

4. VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN, OP.56A
(1952)
1 (25)  Chorale St. Antoni: Andante (1:58)
2 (26)  Variation I: Poco più animato (1:10)
3 (27)  Variation II: Più vivace (0:55)
4 (28)  Variation III: Con moto (1:47)
5 (29)  Variation IV: Andante con moto (2:05)
6 (30)  Variation V: Vivace (0:50)
7 (31)  Variation VI: Vivace (1:08)
8 (32)  Variation VII: Grazioso (2:04)
9 (33)  Variation VIII: Presto non troppo (0:54)
10 (34)  Finale: Andante (3:34)

5. HUNGARIAN DANCES
(1953)
1 (35)  No.1 in G Minor (Allegro molto) (2:48)
2 (36)  No.17 in F Sharp Minor (Andantino; Vivace) (3:01)
3 (37)  No.20 in E Minor (Poco allegretto; Vivace) (1:38)
4 (38)  No.21 in E Minor (Vivace) (1:27)

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

6. THE NUTCRACKER, OP.71A, SUITES NOS. 1-8
(1951)
1 (39)  Miniature Overture (3:10)
2 (40)  Miniature March (2:24)
3 (41)  Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (1:33)
4 (42)  Trepak (1:11)
5 (43)  Arabian Dance (3:36)
6 (44)  Chinese Dance (1:07)
7 (45)  Dance of the Flutes (2:09)
8 (46)  Waltz of the Flowers (6:22)

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

7. FINLANDIA, OP.26
(1952)
1 (47)  Finlandia, Op.26 (9:00)

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

8. THE MOLDAU (VLTAVA)
(1950)
1 (48)  The Moldau (11:05)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

9. LA MER
(1950)
1 (49)  From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea (8:42)
2 (50)  Play of the Waves (6:41)
3 (51)  Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea (7:53)

10. IMAGES POUR ORCHESTRE, NO.2 "IBERIA"
(1950)
1 (52)  In the Streets and Byways (7:11)
2 (53)  Fragrances of the Night (6:48)
3 (54)  The Morning of a Festival Day (4:37)

11. NOCTURNES, NO.1
(1952)
1 (55)  Nuages (5:36)

12. PRELUDE TO THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN
(1953)
1 (56)  Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (8:53)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

13. DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ, SUITE NO.2
(1949)
1 (57)  Daybreak (4:48)
2 (58)  Pantomime (7:25)
3 (59)  Danse générale (4:03)

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

14. LE CARNAVAL ROMAIN, OP.9
(1953)
1 (60)  Ouverture (8:26)

15. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE, OP.17
(1951)
1 (61)  Queen Mab (Scherzo) (8:17)

César Franck (1822-1890)

16. PSYCHÉ, NO.4
(1952)
1 (62)  Psyché et Eros (8:34)

Louis J. F. Hérold (1791-1833)

17. ZAMPA
(1952)
1 (63)  Ouverture (7:44)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

18. DANSE MACABRE, OP.40
(1950)
1 (64)  Danse macabre (7:33)

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

19. CARMEN, SUITE NO.1
(1952)
1 (65)  Suite (12:35)

Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896)

20. MIGNON
(1952)
1 (66)  Ouverture (8:29)

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

21. L'APPRENTI SORCIER
(1950)
1 (67)  Scherzo (10:11)

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

22. PINES OF ROME
(1953)
1 (68)  The Pines of the Villa Borghese (2:34)
2 (69)  Pines near a Catacomb (6:35)
3 (70)  The Pines of the Janiculum (6:43)
4 (71)  The Pines of the Appian Way (5:02)

23. FOUNTAINS OF ROME
(1951)
1 (72)  The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn (3:51)
2 (73)  The Triton Fountain at Morning (2:44)
3 (74)  The Fountain of Trevi at Midday (3:07)
4 (75)  The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset (5:31)

24. ROMAN FESTIVALS
(1949)
1 (76)  Circuses (4:47)
2 (77)  The Jubilee (6:54)
3 (78)  The October Festival (7:10)
4 (79)  Epiphany (4:52)

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

25. THE ITALIAN GIRLS IN ALGIERS
(1950)
1 (80)  Overture (7:25)

26. SEMIRAMIDE
(1951)
1 (81)  Overture (11:48)

27. GUILLAUME TELL
(1953)
1 (82)  Overture (11:59)

Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)

28. LORELEY
(1952)
1 (83)  Act III: Dance of the Water Nymphs (6:29)

29. LA WALLY
(1952)
1 (84)  Act IV: Prelude (6:39)

Gaëtano Donizetti (1797-1848)

30. DON PASQUALE
(1951)
1 (85)  Overture (6:35)

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

31. LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
(1952)
1 (86)  Overture (7:10)

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)

32. LA GIOCONDA
(1952)
1 (87)  Dance of the Hours (9:41)