Philadelphia Orchestra – Alto CD

Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos Tchaikovsky ‘Meditation’ from ‘Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher’

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:05 +0000

(Tchaikovsky) “warm, relaxed and romantic, has the right degree of restraint in the obvious lyrical moments … it is completely convincing” (Sibelius) “Oistrakh in the Sibelius concerto is of course to be recommended – this is a fine bargain, especially as Ormandy, too, is in excellent form … the Philadelphia strings are both very strong and very impressive” (Gramophone)

Piotr Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 (34:35)

[1] Allegro moderato 18:31
[2] Adagio di molto 6:34
[3] Allegro, ma non tanto 9:29
[4] Meditation from Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher 9:32
with Vladimir Yampolsky (piano)
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (30:41)
[5] Allegro moderato 14:53
[6] Canzonetta (Andante) 8:23
[7] Finale: Allegro vivacissimo 7:24

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:42:57 +0000

“Splendid performances by Serkin and Ormandy of the Mendelssohn concertos, with plenty of attack from them both and a really wonderful, fiery interpretation of the D minor’s opening movement. This is how these concertos should be played, yet still -as here – with delicacy as well as brilliance. Here is a great pianist … who makes the most of both (concertos).” (Gramophone)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1831) [19:11]

[1] I. Molto allegro con fuoco 6:47
[2] II. Andante 6:23
[3] III. Presto – Molto allegro e vivace 6:00

Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 (1837) [22:32]

[4] I. Allegro appassionato 8:32
[5] II. Adagio: Molto sostenuto 8:04
[6] III. Finale: Presto scherzando 5:55
[7] Capriccio Brillante in B minor Op. 22 (1832) 11:06
[8] Rondo Brillante in E flat major, Op. 29 (1835) 11:19
[9] Serenade and Allegro Giocoso in B minor Op. 43 (1838) 13:01

Orff: Carmina Burana / Die Kluge (highlights)

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:40:20 +0000

“Ormandy & his Philadelphians have just the right panache to bring off this wildly exuberant picture of the Middle Ages…and there is no more enjoyable analogue version… tremendous vigour, warmth, and colour and a genial spontaneous enthusiasm from the Rutgers University choristers…is irresistible. Soloists are excellent…Choir and Orchestra steal the show.. Quite splendid…one of Ormandy’s most inspired recordings…exhilarating” (Penguin Guide rosette)

FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI COUR D’AMOURS

1. O fortuna 2.44 19. Stetit puella 1.49
2. fortuna plango vulnera 2.39 20. Circa mea pectora 2.09
I PRIMO VERE 21. Si Puer cum puellula 1.00
3. Veris leta facies 3.26 22. Veni, veni, venias 1.03
4. Omnia sol temperat 1.47 23. In trutina 2.08
5. Ecce gratium 2.34 24. Tempus est iocundum 2.14
UF DEM ANGE 25. Dulcissime 0.39
6. Tanz 1.37 BLANZIFOR ET HELENA
7. Floret silva 3.14 26. Ave formosissima 1.47
8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir 3.11 FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI
9. Reie 1.50 27. O fortuna 2.42
10. Swaz hie gat umbe 0.33
11. Chume, chum, geselle min 1.25 Die Kluge – Excerpts
12. Were diu werlt alle min 1.25 28. Als die treue ward geboren 4.14
IN TABERNA (Paul Kuen, Hermann Prey and
13. Estuans interius 2.14 Gustav Neidlinger)
14. Olim lacus colueram 3.31 29. So also so, so war’s gemeint….
15. Ego sum abbas 1.37 …Schuschunuhu….Was ist, wo bin ich,
16. Quando sumus 3.10 wer hat das getan? 13.32
COUR D’AMOURS (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marcel Cordes,
17. Amor volat undique 3.01 Rudolf Christ and Gottlob Frick;
18. Dies, nox et omnia 2.09 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted
by Wolfgang Sawallsich Rec.1956)