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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 · Domenico Ceccarossi · Giuseppe Selmi · Hans Grötzer

RCA1960Cat. RDFS4h 36m68 tracks

Reader's Digest: A Gay Festival of Light Classical Music (1960), CD, on RCA. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz, performed by René Leibowitz, Alexander Gibson, Adrian Boult, Victor Desarzens; 68 tracks.

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Tracklist

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

Disc 6

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Disc 9

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