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Артуро Тосканини (Arturo Toscanini, 1867-1957) - выдающийся итальянский дирижёр. Одним из первых в Италии стал уделять внимание режиссуре, придавал огромное значение сохранению авторского замысла произведения, выступая против стремления некоторых оперных звёзд к демонстрации собственных вокальных возможностей в ущерб музыкальной и драматургической целостности сочинения.
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 piщ animato (1:10)
3 (27) Variation II: Piщ 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 CHLOЙ, SUITE NO.2
(1949)
1 (57) Daybreak (4:48)
2 (58) Pantomime (7:25)
3 (59) Danse gйnйrale (4:03)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
14. LE CARNAVAL ROMAIN, OP.9
(1953)
1 (60) Ouverture (8:26)
15. ROMЙO ET JULIETTE, OP.17
(1951)
1 (61) Queen Mab (Scherzo) (8:17)
Cйsar Franck (1822-1890)
16. PSYCHЙ, NO.4
(1952)
1 (62) Psychй et Eros (8:34)
Louis J. F. Hйrold (1791-1833)
17. ZAMPA
(1952)
1 (63) Ouverture (7:44)
Camille Saint-Saлns (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)
Gaлtano 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)
