The Great Recordings: The LSO Years 1971-1980
André Previn · Arthur Oldham · Michel Béroff · John McCarthy · Gervase de Peyer · Howard Snell · London Symphony Orchestra · John Shirley-Quirk
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Disc 2
Images: II. Ibéria: 1. Par les rues et par les chemins
Claude Debussy - Images pour orchestre, L 122: IIa. Ibéria - Par les rues et par les chemins
Images: II. Ibéria: 2. Les parfums de la nuit
Claude Debussy - Images pour orchestre, L 122: IIb. Ibéria - Les Parfums de la nuit
Images: II. Ibéria: 3. Le matin d'un jour de fête
Claude Debussy - Images pour orchestre, L 122: IIa. Ibéria - Par les rues et par les chemins
Disc 3
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: I. Largo - Allegro moderato
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
Disc 4
Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Adagio
Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: II. Allegretto
Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo
Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: V. Allegretto
Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: I. Allegro
Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”
Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25: II. Larghetto
Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”
Disc 5
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Introduction
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene I. No. 1. Introduction
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: The street awakens
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene I. No. 3. The street awakens
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Morning Dance
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene I. No. 4. Morning dance
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Juliet as a young girl
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 10. Juliet as a young girl
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Masks
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 12. Masks
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Dance of the Knights
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Juliet's Variation
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 14. Juliet’s variation
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Balcony scene
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 19. Balcony scene
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Romeo's Variation
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 20. Romeo’s variation
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I: Love Dance
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 21. Love dance
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Romeo and Mercutio
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II, Scene I. No. 23. Romeo and Mercutio
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Dance with the mandolins
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II, Scene I. No. 25. Dance with the mandolins
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Romeo with Friar Laurence
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II, Scene II. No. 28. Romeo at Friar Laurence’s
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Juliet with Friar Laurence
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II, Scene II. No. 29. Juliet at Friar Laurence’s
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: The people continue to make merry
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II, Scene III. No. 30. The people continue to make merry
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Tybalt and Mercutio fight
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II, Scene III. No. 33. Tybalt and Mercutio fight
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Romeo decides to avenge Mercutio's death
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II, Scene III. No. 35. Romeo decides to avenge Mercutio’s death
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II: Finale
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act II, Scene III. No. 36. Finale
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Introduction
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III, Scene I. No. 37. Introduction
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Romeo and Juliet (Juliet's bedroom)
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III, Scene I. No. 38. Romeo and Juliet (Juliet’s bedroom)
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: The last farewell
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III, Scene I. No. 39. The last farewell
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Morning Serenade
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III, Scene III. No. 48. Morning serenade
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III: Dance of the girls with the lilies
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act III, Scene III. No. 49. Dance of the girls with the lilies
Disc 6
Swan Lake, op. 20, Act I: No. 2. Valse
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I, no. 2: Valse, Tempo di valse
Swan Lake, op. 20, Act II: No. 13. Danse des cygnes: IV. Allegro moderato
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes
Swan Lake, op. 20, Act II: No. 13. Danse des cygnes: V. Andante non troppo - Allegro
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes
Swan Lake, op. 20, Act III: No. 20. Danse hongroise - Danse russe
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 8. Pas d’action: a. Introduction ("Rose adagio")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte III, no. 24. Pas de caractère: Le Chat botté et la chatte blanche
Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act II: Scene 1 "The Vision": 17. Panorama (Andantino "The Awakening")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte II, no. 17. Panorama
Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I "The Spell": No. 6. Valse (Allegro Tempo di valse)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 6. Valse
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I: March
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I, Картина I, no. 2. Марш
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Coffee (Arab Dance)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12b. Дивертисмент (б) Кофе: арабский танец
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12c. Дивертисмент (в) Чай: китайский танец
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Trepak (Russian Dance)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12d. Дивертисмент (г) Трепак: русский танец
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Divertissement: Dance of the Reed Flutes
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: Pas de deux (The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy): Pas de deux
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14a. Па-де-де: Танец Принца Оршада и Феи Драже
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14b. Па-де-де: Вариация I: Тарантелла
Disc 7
Belshazzar's Feast: If I forget thee, O Jerusalem
William Walton - Belshazzar’s Feast: IIa. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem
Belshazzar's Feast: By the waters of Babylon
William Walton - Belshazzar’s Feast: IIb. By the waters of Babylon
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: Theme (Andante)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: Theme (Andante)
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: I. C.A.E. (the composer's wife) (L'istesso tempo)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: V. R.P.A. (Richard Penrose Arnold) (Presto)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VI. Ysobel (Isabel Fitton) (Andantino)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VII. Troyte (Troyte Griffith) (Presto)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: VIII. W.N. (Winifred Norbury) (Allegretto)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: IX. Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) (Moderato)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: X. Intermezzo Dorabella (Dora Penny) (Allegretto)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XII. B.G.N. (Basil G. Nevinson) (Andante)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: XIII. Romanza * * * [Lady Mary Lygon] (Moderato)
Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Disc 8
Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): I. Dawn (Lento e tranquillo)
Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a
Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): II. Sunday Morning (Allegro spiritoso)
Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a
Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes): III. Moonlight (Andante comodo e rubato)
Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a
Disc 9
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 1. O Fortuna
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 2. Fortune plango vulnera
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 6. Tanz
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 7. Floret silva
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Uf dem Anger: No. 10. Were diu werlt alle min
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae: Blanziflor et Helena: No. 24. Ave formosissima
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana: Blanziflor et Helena: 24. Ave formosissima
Disc 10
Concerto in F: II. Adagio - Andante con moto
George Gershwin - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major