BBC Legends: Monteux

~ Release by Weber, Ravel, Pijper, Elgar, Chabrier; London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Jubel-Ouvertüre
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1963-09-24)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1963-09-24)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1963-09-24)
recording of:
Jubel-Ouvertüre, J 245 (op. 59) (on 1963-09-24)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Works of Carl Maria von Weber by opus number (number: op. 59) and Carl Maria von Weber in seinen Werken. Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichniss seiner sammtlichen Compositionen (number: J. 245)
Carl Maria von Weber8:32
2Le Tombeau de Couperin: Prélude
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-10-11)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1961-10-11)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-10-11)
recording of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin: I. Prélude (for orchestra) (on 1961-10-11)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1914 until 1917)
orchestration of:
Le tombeau de Couperin: I. Prélude (for solo piano)
part of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin (for orchestra)
Maurice Ravel3:21
3Le Tombeau de Couperin: Forlane
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-10-11)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1961-10-11)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-10-11)
recording of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin: II. Forlane (for orchestra) (on 1961-10-11)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1914 until 1917)
orchestration of:
Le tombeau de Couperin: III. Forlane (for solo piano)
part of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin (for orchestra)
Maurice Ravel4:44
4Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-10-11)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1961-10-11)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-10-11)
recording of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin: III. Menuet (for orchestra) (on 1961-10-11)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1914 until 1917)
orchestration of:
Le tombeau de Couperin: V. Menuet (for solo piano)
part of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin (for orchestra)
Maurice Ravel5:00
5Le Tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-10-11)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1961-10-11)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-10-11)
recording of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin: IV. Rigaudon. Assez vif (for orchestra) (on 1961-10-11)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1914 until 1917)
orchestration of:
Le tombeau de Couperin: IV. Rigaudon (for solo piano)
part of:
Le Tombeau de Couperin (for orchestra)
Maurice Ravel3:20
6Symphony no. 3
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-10-11)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1961-10-11)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-10-11)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3, K. 71 (on 1961-10-11)
composer:
Willem Pijper
Willem Pijper14:50
7Enigma Variations: Enigma. Andante / I. (C.A.E) L'istesso tempo
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: I. C.A.E. (L’istesso tempo) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Caroline Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: Theme (Andante) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:08
8Enigma Variations: II. (H.D.S.-P.) Allegro
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: II. H.D.S-P. (Allegro) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Hew David Steuart Powell
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:50
9Enigma Variations: III. (R.B.T.) Allegretto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: III. R.B.T. (Allegretto) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Richard Baxter Townshend
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:24
10Enigma Variations: IV. (W.M.B.) Allegro di molto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IV. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
William Meath Baker
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:28
11Enigma Variations: V. (R.P.A.) Moderato
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: V. R.P.A. (Moderato) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Richard Penrose Arnold
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:54
12Enigma Variations: VI. (Ysobel) Moderato
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VI. Ysobel (Andantino) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Isabel Fitton
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:19
13Enigma Variations: VII. (Troyte) Presto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VII. Troyte (Presto) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Arthur Troyte Griffith
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:59
14Enigma Variations: VIII. (W.N.) Allegretto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VIII. W.N. (Allegretto) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Winifred Norbury
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:52
15Enigma Variations: IX. (Nimrod) Adagio
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (on 1962-03-04)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:46
16Enigma Variations: X. Intermezzo (Dorabella): Allegretto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: X. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Allegretto) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Dora Penny
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar2:44
17Enigma Variations: XI. (G.R.S.) Allegro di molto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XI. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
George Robertson Sinclair
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:57
18Enigma Variations: XII. (B.G.N.) Andante
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XII. B.G.N. (Andante) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Basil George Nevinson
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar2:16
19Enigma Variations: XIII. Romanza (***) Moderato
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XIII. Romanza (Moderato) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Lady Mary Lygon
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar2:36
20Enigma Variations: XIV. Finale (E.D.U.) Allegro - Presto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1962-03-04)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1962-03-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-03-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XIV. Finale: E.D.U. (Allegro) (on 1962-03-04)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar4:58
21Fête polonaise from Le Roi malgré lui
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-12-14)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1961-12-14)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-12-14)
recording of:
Le Roi malgré lui: Fête polonaise (on 1961-12-14)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer)
part of:
Le roi malgré lui (1887 version)
Emmanuel Chabrier7:48

Credits

Release

liner notes:Stephen Johnson (journalist, author, broadcaster)
liner notes translator:Dennis Collins (liner notes translator)
Reinhard Lüthje (classical liner notes translator)
remastering:Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
booklet editor:texthouse, Hamburg (liner notes)
part of:BBC Legends (great performers of the twentieth century) (number: 4172) (order: 165)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14498658 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000B86550 [info]