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Reader's Digest: A Gay Festival of Light Classical Music

René Leibowitz · Alexander Gibson · Adrian Boult · Victor Desarzens · Massimo Freccia · New Symphony Orchestra · Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

RCA1960Cat. RDFS4h 36m68 tracks

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Disc 1

01

Capriccio Italien, Op. 45

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Capriccio italien, op. 45

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

4:51

02

Minute of the Will-O'-The Wisps (From "The Damnation of Faust")

Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust : Troisième Partie : Scène 12. Menuet des Feux follets … « Maintenant, chantons à cette belle … » (Méphistophélès)

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

5:32

03

Ballet of the Sylphs (From "The Damnation of Faust")

Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust : Deuxième Partie : Scène 7. Ballet des sylphes (Orchestre)

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

2:21

04

Rakoczy March (From "The Damnation of Faust")

Hector Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre)

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

4:23

05

Thunder and Lightning Polka

Johann Strauss II - Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

2:56

06

The Moldau (No. 2 From "My Country")

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

12:17

07

Andante cantabile (From Quartet in D, Op. 11)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

6:24

08

Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

5:06

Disc 2

Disc 3

Disc 4

01

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 1

René Leibowitz

12:35

03

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

René Leibowitz

15:55

04

Faust: Ballet Music

Charles Gounod - Faust: Ballet Music no. 1

René Leibowitz

5:57

Disc 5

01

Poet and Peasant Overture

Franz von Suppè - Dichter und Bauer: Ouvertüre

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

8:57

02

Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Carl Maria von Weber - Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 65

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

8:35

03

Moto perpetuo, Op. 11

Niccolò Paganini - Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo, op. 11, MS 72

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

4:41

04

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214

Johann Strauss II - Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

2:56

05

Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

3:16

06

Norwegian Dance No. 2

Edvard Grieg - Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35: No. 2. Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso in A major

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

2:15

07

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

Alexander Gibson, New Symphony Orchestra

14:58

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Disc 10

01

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525. First Movement: Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Victor Desarzens

6:04

02

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525. Second Movement: Romanza: Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Victor Desarzens

6:15

03

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525. Third Movement: Menuetto: Allegretto; Trio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Victor Desarzens

2:16

04

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525. Fourth Movement: Rondo: Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Victor Desarzens

2:58

05

On the Beautiful Blue Danube

Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Victor Desarzens

9:17

06

Academic Festival Overture

Johannes Brahms - Akademische Fest‐Ouvertüre, op. 80

Victor Desarzens

-

07

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 ("Carnival of Pesth")

Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra no. 6 in D-flat major "Carnival in Pest", S. 359/6

Victor Desarzens

-

Disc 11

Disc 12

01

Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a. Overture Miniature

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

2:54

02

Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a. Marche

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

2:30

03

Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

1:48

04

Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a. Trepak

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

1:08

05

Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a. Arabian Dance

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

3:15

06

Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a. Chinese Dance

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

1:08

07

Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a. Dance of the Reed Flutes

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

2:34

08

Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a. Waltz of the Flowers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Adrian Boult, New Symphony Orchestra

6:28