The Westminster Legacy: The Collector's Edition (2014)

In the golden age of orchestral recording – the 1950s cusp between mono and stereo – American labels piled into London and Vienna after an aggressive union priced their own musicians out of work. At Abbey Road, players worked 30 days on the trot, three sessions a day, to feed a burgeoning market for classical music. In Vienna, the Philharmonic (exclusively contracted to Decca) performed under six different names for other labels.

Westminster was one of the busiest of these producers, and its archives have been virtually unavailable for the past quarter-century, since the digital dawn. This overdue compilation of 40 CDs is filled with uncollected glories, some half-remembered, others unknown. A Vienna Mozart Requiem conducted by the cerebral Hermann Scherchen, with Sena Jurinac as soloist; Clara Haskil playing the Mozart D minor concerto and the very young Daniel Barenboim the E-flat major: treasures beyond the stuff of dreams.

Pierre Monteux leading Beethoven’s Ninth in London with Elisabeth Söderström and Jon Vickers; Adrian Boult conducting The Planets in Vienna; Hans Knappertsbusch interpreting Bruckner; debut discs by the Amadeus Quartet and Julian Bream; the two best Czech quartets coming together in Mendelssohn’s Octet. This is fantasy casting of an almost unimaginable pedigree and few today are aware that these recordings even exist.

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Gustav Mahler, …
Performer: Sena Jurinac, Lucretia West, Hans Loeffler, Frederick Guthrie, …
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen, Pierre Monteux, René Leibowitz, Erich Leinsdorf, …
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Academy Chamber Chorus, …

Reviews: CD 1: "Scherchen's "Eroica" rocks. Adopting what at the time (1958) seemed absurdly fast speeds in the outer movements, a funeral march bereft of excessive sentiment, top-to-bottom ensemble clarity, and a comparatively cavalier approach to ensemble discipline, it turns out that the old maestro actually beat many of today's period instrument folks at their own game. The whole performance whizzes by with boundlesss energy, and it's great fun." David Hurwitz, classicstoday.com

CD 1: "Released in 1958, these performances attest to a distinct personality in Beethoven, one disarmingly "modern" in his approach to the "Pastorale" in particular. Since the late 1980's, with the advent of the Norrington and Zinman […] emphases on Beethoven's original metronome markings, the quick tempos set by Scherchen no longer seem eccentric." Gary Lemco, Audiophile Audition

CD 3: "Monteux's soloists are in great voice, especially So?derstro?m and Vickers. This is a Ninth of spirit and musical naturalness, re3sonant with the conductor's savvy personality. Add it to your shopping cart." Gary Lemco, Audiophile Audition

CD 9/10: "The monumentality of the outer movements [of the Bruckner], their ease of periodic transition, marks a great temperament in a milieu very much his own. The Wagner tempi are generally quicker than earlier inscriptions, though maintaining the air and pageantry in the Parsifal Prelude, the grand spaciousness in Lohengrin, and the harmonic luxxury of the Siegfried Idyll." Gary Lemco, Audiophile Audition

CD11: "The First Symphony has a lot going for it: a very fresh sounding opening pair of movements, a marvelously grotesque funeral march (the conductor really is in his element, reveling in Mahler's bizarre orchestral colors), and a finale that's simply exciting as hell despite instrumental execution in the fast sections from brass and strings that at times verges on desperation." David Hurwitz, classicstoday.com

CD 13: "Scherchen manages not only a colossal scale for this piece, but he coaxes infinite colors from strings and winds that vibrate with all the energy of folklore." Gary Lemco, Audiophile Audition

CD 15: "Can these recordings really be 50 years old? They hardly sound their age. Even card-carrying audiophiles will be impressed with the Mozart Concerto's ideal orchestra/piano balances and sonic warmth. […] These miraculous performances belong in every serious piano collection. Haskil's Scarlatti sonatas are paradigms of control, taste, color, ornamentation, and timing. […] Discover Clara Haskil's genius Scarlatti playing for yourself, then write Universal a big fat thank you note for reissuing these performances." Jed Distler, classicstoday.com

CD 18: "La purete? du style, l'intelligente sobrie?te? du phrase?, la perfection du trait et la mai?trise instrumentale hissent ces deux interpre?tations tout en haut de la discographie des duex concertos. A rede?couvir absolument" Jean- Michel Molkhou, Diapason, novembre 2001, Diapason d'or

CD 32-33: "We're not likely to hear from authentic instruments the melting sweetness of Willi Boskovsky's violin in the Benedictus, nor his warmth and long-breathed phrasing.[…] Soloists are led by tenor Le?opold Simoneau, whose every appearance is a cause for joy. The voice is a marvel: mellifluous without being cloying, the phrasing perfection itself, the feeling strong in every bar. His Boskovsky-accompanied Benedictus alone is worth the price of this set." Dan Davis, classicstoday.com

CD 35-37: "Brian Priestman made the first full-length recording in 1964, and his cast - Stich-Randall, Forrester, Young and Watts among them - revealed a generation of singers who could balance vocal beauty with stylistic sensitivity. That's a recording worthy of revival." Classical Music: The Third Ear (2002)

Tracklisting:

1. Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1812; Vienna, Austria
2. Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
3. Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1803; Vienna, Austria
4. Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1801-1802; Vienna, Austria
5. Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Written: 1808
6. Requiem in D minor, K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Sena Jurinac (Soprano), Lucretia West (Alto), Hans Loeffler (Tenor),
Frederick Guthrie (Bass)
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Academy Chamber Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 06/1958
Venue: Concert House, Vienna, Austria
Length: 63 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: Latin
7. Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1772; Eszterhazá, Hungary
8. Symphony no 100 in G major, H 1 no 100 "Military" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1793-1794; London, England
9. Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler
Performer: Lucretia West (Alto), Mimi Coertse (Soprano)
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Academy Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888/1896; Germany
Date of Recording: 1958
Language: German
10. Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan" by Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888/1896
Date of Recording: 09/1954
Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Length: 50 Minutes 5 Secs.
11. Symphony no 3 in B minor, Op. 42 "Il'ya Muromets" by Reinhold Gliere
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1909-1911; Russia
12. Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 "Battle Symphony" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1813; Vienna, Austria
13. Entrata by Carl Orff
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928/1940
14. Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1: Canzon primi toni a 8 by Giovanni Gabrieli
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1597; Venice, Italy
15. Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Jan Peerce (Tenor), Maria Stader (Soprano), Otto Wiener (Bass)
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Academy Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1803-1804; Vienna, Austria
Language: German
16. An Chloë, K 524 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Academy Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
17. Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K307/K284d by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Academy Choir
Written: 1777-78
18. Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Academy Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1772-1775; Italy
19. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Un moto di gioia mi sento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Academy Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Austria
20. Das Veilchen, K 476 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Academy Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
21. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Nan Merriman (Alto), Pierrette Alarie (Soprano),
Gustav Neidlinger (Bass), Willi Boskovsky (Violin), Franz Holetschek (Organ)
Conductor: Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Academy Chamber Chorus
Period: Baroque
Written: 1747-49; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 1959
Venue: Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Wien
Length: 134 Minutes 36 Secs.
Language: Latin
22. Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: David Ward (Bass), Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano), Regina Resnik (Alto),
Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor: Pierre Monteux
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Bach Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 06/1962
Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Length: 68 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: German
23. Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 by Hector Berlioz
Performer: Regina Resnik (Alto), David Ward (Bass), André Turp (Tenor)
Conductor: Pierre Monteux
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; France
Date of Recording: 06/1962
Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Length: 92 Minutes 32 Secs.
24. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 by Hector Berlioz
Conductor: René Leibowitz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; France
Date of Recording: 07/1958
Venue: Mozart Hall, Concert House, Vienna
Length: 53 Minutes 47 Secs.
25. Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria
26. Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria
27. Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria
28. The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 by Gustav Holst
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Academy Chamber Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1916; England
Date of Recording: 03/1959
Venue: Mozart Hall, Concert House, Vienna
Length: 49 Minutes 41 Secs.
29. Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; England
Date of Recording: 03/1959
Venue: Mozart Hall, Concert House, Vienna
Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs.
30. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910/1919; England
Date of Recording: 03/1959
Venue: Mozart Hall, Concert House, Vienna
Length: 16 Minutes 24 Secs.
31. Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Artur Rodzinski
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877-1878; Russia
Length: 40 Minutes 17 Secs.
32. Nutcracker, Op. 71 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Artur Rodzinski
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891-1892; Russia
Length: 83 Minutes 32 Secs.
33. Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Erica Morini (Violin)
Conductor: Artur Rodzinski
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1956
Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Length: 38 Minutes 17 Secs.
34. Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Erica Morini (Violin)
Conductor: Artur Rodzinski
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Russia
Date of Recording: 09/1956
Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Length: 32 Minutes 18 Secs.
35. Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108 by Anton Bruckner
Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 01/1963
Venue: Bavaria Studios, Munich, Germany
Length: 85 Minutes 37 Secs.
36. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner
Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1870; Germany
Date of Recording: 11/1962
Venue: Bavaria Studios, Munich, Germany
Length: 19 Minutes 12 Secs.
37. Parsifal: Act 1 Prelude by Richard Wagner
Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877-1882; Germany
Date of Recording: 11/1962
Venue: Bavaria Studios, Munich, Germany
Length: 11 Minutes 48 Secs.
38. Lohengrin: Act 1 Prelude by Richard Wagner
Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
Date of Recording: 11/1962
Venue: Bavaria Studios, Munich, Germany
Length: 7 Minutes 27 Secs.
39. Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Conductor: Henry Swoboda
Orchestra/Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1950
40. Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Conductor: Laszlo Somogyi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
41. Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor: Maurice Abravanel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
42. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer: Raymond Lewenthal (Piano)
Conductor: Maurice Abravanel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1934; USA
43. Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello no 4 in G minor, K 516 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Cecil Aronowitz (Viola)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amadeus String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
44. Quartet for Strings no 23 in F major, K 590 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amadeus String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria
45. Octet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20 by Felix Mendelssohn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Smetana String Quartet, Janácek String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Germany
46. Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59 no 3 "Razumovsky" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble: Smetana String Quartet
Written: 1805/6
47. Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble: Janácek String Quartet
Period: Classical
Written: 1805-1806; Vienna, Austria
48. Quartet for Strings no 4 in C minor, Op. 18 no 4 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra/Ensemble: Smetana String Quartet
Written: 1798/1800
49. Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166 by Franz Schubert
Performer: Gottfried Von Freiberg (French Horn), Leopold Wlach (Clarinet), Karl Öhlberger (Bassoon),
Joseph Hermann (Double Bass)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Konzerthaus String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1824; Vienna, Austria
50. Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956 by Franz Schubert
Performer: Günther Weiss (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Konzerthaus String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; Vienna, Austria
51. Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48/ B 80 by Antonín Dvorák
Orchestra/Ensemble: European String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Bohemia
52. Quintet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 97/B 180 by Antonín Dvorák
Orchestra/Ensemble: European String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; USA
53. Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Franz Holetschek (Piano), Sena Jurinac (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Germany
Date of Recording: 1953
Venue: Mozart Hall, Concert Hall, Vienna
Length: 22 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: German
54. Liederkreis, Op. 39 by Robert Schumann
Performer: Franz Holetschek (Piano), Sena Jurinac (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Germany
Date of Recording: 1953
Venue: Mozart Hall, Concert Hall, Vienna
Length: 26 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: German
55. Il tramonto by Ottorino Respighi
Performer: Sena Jurinac (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Barylli String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914; Italy
Date of Recording: 1953
Venue: Mozart Hall, Concert Hall, Vienna
Length: 18 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: Italian
56. Rodelinda, HWV 19 by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Helen Watts (Alto), Maureen Forrester (Alto), Alexander Young (Tenor),
Hilde Rössl-Majdan (Mezzo Soprano), Teresa Stich-Randall (Soprano), John Boyden (Bass)
Conductor: Brian Priestman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Radio Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; London, England
57. Sonata for Harpsichord in C sharp minor, K 247/L 256 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 5 Minutes 22 Secs.
58. Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 2/L 388 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1738
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs.
59. Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 132/L 457 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 5 Minutes 54 Secs.
60. Sonata for Harpsichord in G minor, K 35/L 386 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs.
61. Sonata for Harpsichord in E flat major, K 193/L 142 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 4 Minutes 8 Secs.
62. Sonata for Harpsichord in F minor, K 386/L 171 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs.
63. Sonata for Harpsichord in F minor, K 519/L 475 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 2 Minutes 48 Secs.
64. Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 322/L 483 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs.
65. Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 4 Minutes 35 Secs.
66. Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 515/L 255 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs.
67. Sonata for Harpsichord in F major, K 437/G 278 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Clara Haskil (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Date of Recording: 10/1950
Venue: Winterthür, Switzerland
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.
68. Rosmonda d'Inghilterra: Perché non ho del vento…Torna by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer: Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor: Jussi Jalas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1834; Italy
69. Roberto Devereux: Vivi, ingrato by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer: Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor: Jussi Jalas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Italy
70. Linda di Chamounix: Regnava nel silenzio by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer: Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor: Jussi Jalas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Italy
71. Linda di Chamounix: O luce di quest' anima by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer: Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor: Jussi Jalas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Italy
72. La sonnambula: Come per me sereno…Sovra il sen by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer: Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor: Jussi Jalas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Italy
73. I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer: Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor: Jussi Jalas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Italy
74. Manon: Je marche sur tous chemins "Gavotte" by Jules Massenet
Performer: Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1884; France
75. Mignon: Je suis Titania la blonde by Ambroise Thomas
Performer: Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
76. Sonata for Piano no 8 in A minor, K 310 (300d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1778; Paris, France
77. Sonata for Piano no 17 in B flat major, K 570 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1789; Vienna, Austria
78. Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Egon Petri (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1797-1798; Vienna, Austria
79. Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Egon Petri (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1817-1818; Vienna, Austria
80. Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Egon Petri (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1804-1805; Vienna, Austria
81. Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94 by Franz Schubert
Performer: Paul Badura-Skoda (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823-1828; Vienna, Austria
82. Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90 by Franz Schubert
Performer: Paul Badura-Skoda (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
83. Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer" by Franz Schubert
Performer: Paul Badura-Skoda (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1822; Vienna, Austria
84. Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21 by César Franck
Performer: Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1884; France
85. Prelude, Aria and Finale for Piano, M 23 by César Franck
Performer: Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886-1887; France
86. Theme and Variations for Piano in C sharp minor, Op. 73 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1895; France
87. Nocturne for Piano no 6 in D flat major, Op. 63 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
88. Impromptu for Piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 102 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1908-1909; France
89. Impromptu for Piano no 4 in D flat major, Op. 91 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; France
90. Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F minor, Op. 31 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; France
91. Barcarolle for Piano no 6 in E flat major, Op. 70 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Jörg Demus (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; France
92. Testament by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1883; France
93. Soupir by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1869; France
94. Sérénade florentine by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: ?1880-81; France
95. Sérénade by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1869; France
96. Phidylé by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
97. Le manoir de Rosemonde by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1879; France
98. Lamento by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1883; France
99. La vie antérieure by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1884; France
100. La vague et la cloche by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1871; France
101. L'invitation au voyage by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1870; France
102. Extase by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
103. Elégie by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1874; France
104. Chanson triste by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1868; France
105. Au pays où se fait la guerre by Henri Duparc
Performer: Léopold Simoneau (Tenor), Allen Rogers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: ?1869-70; France
106. Sonata for Guitar in C major, Op. 22: Minuetto by Fernando Sor
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1923; London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs.
107. Pétites Pièces (6) for Guitar, Op. 5: no 5, Andante largo by Fernando Sor
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1814
108. Leçons progressives (24), Op. 31: no 20 in A minor, Andante allegro by Fernando Sor
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: after 1825; Paris, France
109. Etudes for Guitar, Op. 6: no 5 in B minor by Fernando Sor
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1823
110. Etudes for Guitar, Op. 6: no 12 in A major, Andante by Fernando Sor
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1823
111. Fantasia for Guitar in C minor, Op. 7: Largo by Fernando Sor
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1814; London, England
112. Sonata for Guitar in C major, Op. 22: Rondo by Fernando Sor
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1823; London, England
113. Homenaje a Tárrega for Guitar, Op. 69 by Joaquin Turina
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; Spain
114. Fandanguillo for Guitar, Op. 36 by Joaquin Turina
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; Spain
115. Ráfaga for Guitar, Op. 53 by Joaquin Turina
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930; Spain
116. Homenaje "Le tombeau de Claude Debussy" by Manuel de Falla
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Spain
117. Preludes (5) for Guitar, W 419 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940; Brazil
118. Preludio in E major by Federico Moreno-Torroba
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
Length: 1 Minutes 57 Secs.
119. Sonatina for guitar in A major: Andante by Federico Moreno-Torroba
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: Modern
Written: 1926; Spain
120. Burgalesa by Federico Moreno-Torroba
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; Spain
121. Sonatina for Guitar in A major: Allegro by Federico Moreno-Torroba
Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)



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