The Mono Years

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Annotation

A 26-CD collection of Ernest Ansermet's mono recordings for Decca. Includes a booklet with complete tracklists, essays, and cross-reference of release year to original catalogue number. The CD wallets are printed with original jacket artwork.

Annotation last modified on 2024-11-08 10:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Handel: Concerti Grossi op. 6 nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12
2▶CD: Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto RV 481 / Marcello: Oboe Concerto / Handel: Organ Concertos HWV 289 & 290
3▶CD: Mozart: Symphony no. 38 “Prague” / Serenade no. 10 / Exsultate, jubilate
4▶CD: Haydn: Symphony no. 101 “Clock” / Schumann: Symphony no. 1 “Spring” / Genoveva Overture
5▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
6▶CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition [1947] / Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
7▶CD: Rimsky-Korsakov: Introduction & Bridal procession from The Golden Cockerel / The Golden Cockerel Suite / Capriccio espagnol / Mussorgsky: Gopak from Sorochyntsi Fair [mono & stereo versions]
8▶CD: Villa-Lobos: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2
9▶CD: Ravel: Alborada del gracioso [1947] / Debussy: La Mer [1947] / Ravel: La Valse [1947] / Shéhérazade / Debussy: Petite Suite
10▼CD: Rossini/Respighi: La Boutique fantasque / Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Ravel: 3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
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1La Boutique fantasque, P. 120: I. Overture & Scene
engineer:
Cyril Windebank
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: I. Overture. Tempo di Marcia – Allegretto – Meno mosso – Même mouvement – Vivo (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Ottorino Respighi5:46
2La Boutique fantasque, P. 120: II. Introduction & Tarantella
engineer:
Cyril Windebank
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: II. Tarantelle. Allegro con brio – Vivo (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
is based on:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Ottorino Respighi2:04
3La Boutique fantasque, P. 120: III. Introduction, Mazurka & Scene
engineer:
Cyril Windebank
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: III. Mazurka. Vivo – Lento – Moderato – Più vivo – Poco meno – Vivacissimo (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Ottorino Respighi4:20
4La Boutique fantasque, P. 120: IV. Danse cosaque & Valse brillante
engineer:
Cyril Windebank
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: IV. Danse Cosaque. Allegretto marcato – Animando un poco – Vivo – Allegretto brillante – Vivace (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Ottorino Respighi3:52
5La Boutique fantasque, P. 120: V. Can-can & Scene
engineer:
Cyril Windebank
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: V. Cancan. Allegretto grottesco – Vivacissimo – Poco meno vivo – Andantino mosso – Andantino mosso (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
is based on:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 10 "Miscellanée pour piano": No. 6. Petite Caprice (Style Offenbach)
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Ottorino Respighi5:31
6La Boutique fantasque, P. 120: VI. Andantino mosso & Valse lente
engineer:
Cyril Windebank
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: VI. Valse lente. Andantino moderato – Un poco più mosso – Con brio – Tempo I – Più animato – Tempo I (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Ottorino Respighi5:05
7La Boutique fantasque, P. 120: VII. Scene & Nocturne
engineer:
Cyril Windebank
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: VII. Nocturne. Andantino – Allegretto (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Ottorino Respighi3:30
8La Boutique fantasque, P. 120: VIII. Galop & Finale (Fugue)
engineer:
Cyril Windebank
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
recording of:
La Boutique fantasque: VIII. Galop. Vivacissimo – Allegro brillante – Prestissimo – Tempo I (from 1950-07-20 until 1950-07-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) and Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
Ottorino Respighi4:37
9El sombrero de tres picos: Part I. Introducción
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
soprano vocals:
Suzanne Danco (soprano / mezzo-soprano) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos: Introducción (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
lyricist:
Gregorio Martínez Sierra
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
Manuel de Falla1:32
10El sombrero de tres picos: Part I. La tarde
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos: Parte I. La tarde (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
Manuel de Falla5:11
11El sombrero de tres picos: Part I. Danza de la molinera
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos: Parte I. Danza de la molinera (Fandango) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
Manuel de Falla3:35
12El sombrero de tres picos: Part I. Las uvas
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos: Parte I. Las uvas (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
Manuel de Falla4:02
13El sombrero de tres picos: Part II. Danza de los vecinos
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos: Parte II. Danza de los vecinos (Seguidillas) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
Manuel de Falla3:14
14El sombrero de tres picos: Part II. Danza del molinero
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
soprano vocals:
Suzanne Danco (soprano / mezzo-soprano) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos: Parte II. Danza del molinero (Farruca) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
lyricist:
Gregorio Martínez Sierra
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
Manuel de Falla6:29
15El sombrero de tres picos: Part II. Danza del corregidor
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos: Parte II. Danza del corregidor (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
Manuel de Falla5:58
16El sombrero de tres picos: Part II. Danza final
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos: Parte II. Danza final (Jota) (from 1952-05-01 until 1952-05-13)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
Manuel de Falla6:30
173 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64: I. Soupir
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
soprano vocals:
Suzanne Danco (soprano / mezzo-soprano) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
recording of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : Soupir (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
lyricist:
Stéphane Mallarmé
composer:
Martino Traversa
part of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
recording of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64 : Nº 1. Soupir (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
lyricist:
Stéphane Mallarmé
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1913)
part of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64
Maurice Ravel3:36
183 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64: II. Placet futile
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
soprano vocals:
Suzanne Danco (soprano / mezzo-soprano) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
recording of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : Placet futile (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
lyricist:
Stéphane Mallarmé
composer:
Martino Traversa
part of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
recording of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64 : Nº 2. Placet futile (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
lyricist:
Stéphane Mallarmé
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1913)
part of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64
Maurice Ravel3:58
193 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64: III. Surgi de la croupe et du bond
engineer:
Gil Went
producer:
Victor Olof
soprano vocals:
Suzanne Danco (soprano / mezzo-soprano) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
recording of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64 : Nº 3. Surgi de la croupe et du bond (from 1954-10-14 until 1954-11-11)
lyricist:
Stéphane Mallarmé
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1913)
part of:
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64
Maurice Ravel2:37
11▶CD: Debussy: Images / Ravel: L'Heure espagnole
12▶CD: Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Acts I, II & III beginning)
13▶CD: Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Acts III conclusion, IV & V)
14▶CD: Ravel: Piano Concerto in D for the Left Hand [1949, 1953] / Piano Concerto in G
15▶CD: Debussy: Nocturnes / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Valses nobles et sentimentales / Le Tombeau de Couperin
16▶CD: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet)
17▶CD: Debussy: La Mer [1951] / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye Suite / Alborada del gracioso [1951] / Stravinsky: Circus Polka / Prokofiev: March from The Love for Three Oranges Suite
18▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6 / Bizet: Symphony in C
19▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 1 “Classical” / Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture / Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia / Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain / Debussy: Jeux / 6 Épigraphes antiques
20▶CD: Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Martin: Violin Concerto
21▶CD: Martin: Petite Symphonie concertante / Stravinsky: Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée / Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre / Le Rouet d' Omphale / Chabrier: Joyeuse marche / España / Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
22▶CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition [1953] / Ravel: La Valse [1953] / Boléro / Honegger: Pacific 231 / Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier
23▶CD: Bloch: Voice in the Wilderness / Schelomo / Oboussier: Antigone / Geiser: Symphony no. 1
24▶CD: Stravinsky: Petrushka [1946] / Firebird Suite [1946] / Symphony of Psalms
25▶CD: Stravinsky: Petrushka [1949] / The Rite of Spring
26▶CD: Stravinsky: Firebird Suite [1950] / Oedipus Rex

Credits

Release

miscellaneous support:Andrew Dalton (Research (Repertoire, Publishing & Data), liner notes and compiler at Decca.) (task: repertoire, publishing & data)
Edward Weston (Catalogue Manager, Decca Classics) (task: project management)
executive producer:Cyrus Meher‐Homji
mastering:Chris Bernauer (freelance multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer)
compiler:Ray Granlund
design:Paul Chessell (art director)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/30267098 [info]
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0006202719 [info]