The Stereo Years

~ Release by Ernest Ansermet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

An 88-CD collection of Ernest Ansermet's stereo recordings for Decca. Includes a booklet with complete tracklistings and essays; CD wallets have original jacket artwork. The original release had defective discs: CD 20 - the last minute stuttered, CD 37 was the 1957 recording, not the 1964 one. Replacements were available through Deutsche Grammophon support.

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-15 09:32 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites 2 & 3 / Cantatas “Herr Gott, dich loben wir” / “Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ”
2CD: J.S. Bach: Cantatas “Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret”: Sinfonia / “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”: Sinfonia / “Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht” / “Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist” / “Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott” (excerpts)
3CD: Haydn: Symphonies 82 “L'Ours”, 83 “La Poule”, 84
4CD: Haydn: Symphonies 85 “La Reine”, 86, 87
5CD: Haydn: Symphonies 22 “Der Philosoph”, 90 / Trumpet Concerto in E-flat / Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
6CD: W.A. Mozart: Flute Concerto no. 2 / Schumann: Adagio & Allegro / Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 497 / L. Mozart: Trumpet Concerto
7CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 1 [1963] & 3
8CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 4 / Coriolan Overture
9CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 6
10CD: Beethoven: Symphonies 7 & 8 [1963] / Egmont Overture
11CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
12CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 1 [1956]
13CD: Weber: Overtures / Bassoon Concerto
14CD: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 / Overtures
15CD: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Schubert: Rosamunde
16CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 8 [1956] / Schumann: Symphony no. 2 / Manfred Overture
17CD: Brahms: Symphonies 1 & 3
18CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / St. Anthony Variations / Tragic Overture
19CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 4 / Academic Festival Overture / Nänie / Alto Rhapsody
20CD: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
21CD: Wagner: Orchestral Selections: Lohengrin / Götterdammerung / Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg / Parsifal
22CD: Liszt: A Faust Symphony / Episode no. 2 from Faust
23CD: Liszt: Episode no. 1 from Faust / Hunnenschlacht / Magnard: Symphony no. 3
24CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / 3 Orchestral pieces from La Damnation de Faust
25CD: Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été / Overtures
26CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (in rehearsal)
27CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor / Les Éolides / Le Chasseur maudit
28CD: Delibes: Coppélia (Tableaux I & II)
29CD: Delibes: Coppélia (Tableau III & alternate highlights takes) / Sylvia Suite / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no. 2 / Shéhérazade [1963]
30CD: Bizet: Carmen Suite / L'Arlésienne Suites / Patrie Overture
31CD: Bizet: Symphony in C / Petite Suite d'orchestre (Jeux d'enfants) / La Jolie Fille de Perth Suite / Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin / Tzigane
32CD: Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Namouna Suite / Andantino / Scherzo
33CD: Lalo: Rapsodie norvégienne / Chabrier: Habanera / España / Suite pastorale / Joyeuse marche / Le Roi malgré lui (excerpts)
34CD: Fauré: Requiem / Pelléas et Mélisande / Pénélope: Prélude / Masques et bergamasques
35CD: Roussel: Symphonies 3 & 4 / Le Festin de l'araignée
36CD: Roussel: Petite suite / Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier / La Péri (1958) / Chausson: Symphony in B-flat
37CD: Debussy: La Mer [1964] / Première rhapsodie / Clair de lune / Petite suite / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Jeux
38CD: Debussy: Images, Set 3 / Printemps / Nocturnes
39CD: Debussy: Le Martyre de saint Sébastien / Dukas: La Péri [1954]
40CD: Debussy: La Mer [1957] / Khamma / La Boîte à joujoux / Marche écossaise / Danse
41CD: Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Acte I / Acte II / Acte III, Scènes 1 & 2)
42CD: Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Acte III, Scènes 3 & 4 / Acte IV / Acte V)
43CD: Albéniz: Iberia Suite / Turina: Danzas fantásticas
44CD: Falla: El amor brujo / El sombrero de tres picos
45CD: Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortilèges / Shéhérazade [1954] / 2 Mélodies hébraïques
46CD: Ravel: Boléro / Valses nobles et sentimentales / Rapsodie espagnole / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Ma mère l'Oye Suite
47CD: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet) / Alborada del gracioso / La Valse [1963]
48CD: Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 “Organ” / Respighi: Fontane di Roma / Pini di Roma
49CD: Honegger: Symphonies 2-4
50CD: Honegger: Le Roi David / Pacific 231
51CD: Honegger: Une cantate de Noël / Martin: In Terra Pax
52CD: The Royal Ballet: Gala Performances (I)
53CD: The Royal Ballet: Gala Performances (II)
54CD: French Overtures to Auber: Le Domino noir / Fra Diavolo / Boieldieu: La Dame blanche / Hérold: Zampa / Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys / Offenbach: La Belle Hélène / Orphée aux enfers / Thomas: Raymond / Mignon
55CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition [1958] / Ravel: La Valse [1958] / Rossini/Respighi: Rossiniana
56CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition [1959] / Night on the Bare Mountain / Gopak / Prelude & Dance of the Persian Slaves (Khovanshchina) / Balakirev: Tamara
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1Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade / The Gnome
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: I. Gnomus (Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 1 “Gnomus” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo russico – Senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto, orchestrated by Ravel, 1st promenade) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (1st) (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: I. Gnomus (Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 1 “Gnomus” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo russico – Senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto, orchestrated by Ravel, 1st promenade) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (1st) (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: I. Gnomus (Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 1 “Gnomus” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo russico – Senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto, orchestrated by Ravel, 1st promenade) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (1st) (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky4:05
2Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade / The Old Castle
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: II. Il vecchio castello (Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Moderato comodo e con delicatezza, orchestrated by Ravel, 2nd promenade) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 1st) (original piano version, often called Promenade 2)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: II. Il vecchio castello (Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Moderato comodo e con delicatezza, orchestrated by Ravel, 2nd promenade) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 1st) (original piano version, often called Promenade 2)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: II. Il vecchio castello (Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Moderato comodo e con delicatezza, orchestrated by Ravel, 2nd promenade) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 1st) (original piano version, often called Promenade 2)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky5:22
3Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade / Tuileries
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: III. Tuileries (Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 3 “Tuileries” (Dispute d’enfants après jeux) (Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries (Children Quarreling at Play), original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Moderato non tanto, pesante, orchestrated by Ravel, 3rd promenade) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 2nd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 3)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: III. Tuileries (Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 3 “Tuileries” (Dispute d’enfants après jeux) (Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries (Children Quarreling at Play), original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Moderato non tanto, pesante, orchestrated by Ravel, 3rd promenade) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 2nd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 3)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: III. Tuileries (Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 3 “Tuileries” (Dispute d’enfants après jeux) (Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries (Children Quarreling at Play), original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Moderato non tanto, pesante, orchestrated by Ravel, 3rd promenade) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 2nd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 3)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky1:35
4Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo / Promenade
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IV. Bydlo (Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydło, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4 “Bydło” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Tranquillo, orchestrated by Ravel, 4th promenade) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 3rd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 4)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IV. Bydlo (Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydło, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4 “Bydło” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Tranquillo, orchestrated by Ravel, 4th promenade) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 3rd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 4)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IV. Bydlo (Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydło, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4 “Bydło” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Tranquillo, orchestrated by Ravel, 4th promenade) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: [Untitled] (Interlude, Promenade theme, 3rd) (original piano version, often called Promenade 4)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky3:10
5Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques (Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques (Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques (Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky1:19
6Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle (Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 6 “Samuel” Goldenberg und “Schmuÿle” (Pictures at an Exhibition: Samual Goldenberg and Schmuÿle, original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle (Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 6 “Samuel” Goldenberg und “Schmuÿle” (Pictures at an Exhibition: Samual Goldenberg and Schmuÿle, original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle (Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 6 “Samuel” Goldenberg und “Schmuÿle” (Pictures at an Exhibition: Samual Goldenberg and Schmuÿle, original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky2:06
7Pictures at an Exhibition: The Marketplace at Limoges
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VII. Limoges – le marché (Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges – le marché, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 7 “Limoges”, le marché (La grande nouvelle) (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VII. Limoges – le marché (Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges – le marché, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 7 “Limoges”, le marché (La grande nouvelle) (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VII. Limoges – le marché (Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges – le marché, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 7 “Limoges”, le marché (La grande nouvelle) (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky1:23
8Pictures at an Exhibition: The Catacombs (Sepulchrum Romanum)
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum) (Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum), orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 8 “Catacombæ” (Sepulcrum romanum) and “Cum mortuis in lingua mortua” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum) (Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum), orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 8 “Catacombæ” (Sepulcrum romanum) and “Cum mortuis in lingua mortua” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum) (Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum), orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 8 “Catacombæ” (Sepulcrum romanum) and “Cum mortuis in lingua mortua” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky3:47
9Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl's Legs
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poules (Baba-Yaga) (Pictures at an Exhibition: XIV. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga), orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poules (Baba-Yaga) (Pictures at an Exhibition: XIV. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga), orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poules (Baba-Yaga) (Pictures at an Exhibition: XIV. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga), orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky3:19
10Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (on 1959-11-01, on 1959-11-04, on 1959-11-07)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: X. La grande porte de Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-01)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: X. La grande porte de Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: X. La grande porte de Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev, orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1959-11-07)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky5:31
11Night on the Bare Mountain
engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
recording of:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov) (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
dedicated to:
Wladimir Stassoff (Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov)
publisher:
W. Bessel & Cie (in 1886)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Modest Mussorgsky11:09
12Khovanshchina: Prelude
engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Prelude: Dawn Over the River Moscow (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov) (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1882)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (in 1880)
librettist:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer)
orchestration of:
Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"
Modest Mussorgsky5:14
13Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slaves
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (in 1964-04)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (in 1964-04)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (in 1964-04)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Act IV, Scene I. Dance of the Persian Slave Girls (in 1964-04)
composer and librettist:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer)
part of:
Хованщина: Действие 4
Modest Mussorgsky7:21
14Sorochintsy Fair: Gopak
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
Victor Olof (task: mono) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (task: stereo)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1955-10-07 until 1955-10-16)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1955-10-07 until 1955-10-16)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1955-10-07 until 1955-10-16)
recording of:
The Fair at Sorochintsï: Gopak (orchestrated by Lyadov) (from 1955-10-07 until 1955-10-16)
orchestrator:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов (Anatoly Lyadov, Russian composer)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874 until 1880)
orchestration of:
The Fair at Sorochintsï: Hopak
Modest Mussorgsky2:03
15Tamara
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer) (task: stereo) and Gil Went (task: mono)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
recording of:
Tamara (from 1964-04-04 until 1964-05-03)
composer:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor) (from 1867 until 1882)
dedicated to:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
Mily Balakirev20:40
57CD: Borodin: Symphonies 2 & 3 / Overture & Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) / In the Steppes of Central Asia
58CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Act I, Act II, Act III beginning)
59CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Act III conclusion, Act IV) / Symphony no. 6
60CD: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Act II beginning)
61CD: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act II conclusion) / Suites 3 & 4
62CD: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (Prologue, Act I)
63CD: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, Act III)
64CD: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade [1954] / Scheherazade [1960]
65CD: Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar / May Night Overture / The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite / Flight of the Bumblebee
66CD: Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Fesitval Overture / Christmas Eve Suite / Dubinushka / Episode from the Bylina of Sadko / The Snow MaIden Suite
67CD: Glazunov: The Seasons / Concert Waltzes 1 & 2 / Schumann/Glazunov: Carnaval (ballet)
68CD: Glazunov: Stenka Razin / Glinka: Kamarinskaya / Waltz-Fantasia / Spanish Overture no. 1 / Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture / A Life for the Tsar Overture / Lyadov: Baba-Yaga / Kikimora / 8 Russian Folksongs
69CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 / Tapiola
70CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 4 / Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead
71CD: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) / The Prodigal Son Suite / Violin Concerto no. 1
72CD: Prokofiev: Cinderella Suites 1 & 2 (excerpts) / Scythian Suite / March & Scherzo (From The Love for Three Oranges Suite)
73CD: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Symphonies 1 & 5
74CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite / 2 Portraits / Romanian Folk Dances
75CD: Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Martin: Concerto for 7 wind instruments, timpani, percussion & string orchestra / Études for string orchestra
76CD: Stravinsky: The Firebird [1955] / Petrushka
77CD: Stravinsky: Apollon musagète / Chant du rossignol / Rite of Spring
78CD: Stravinsky: Renard [1955, French] / Renard [1964, English] / Soldier's Tale Suite / Pulcinella Suite
79CD: Stravinsky: Symphony in C / Symphony in 3 Movements / Symphonies of Wind Instruments
80CD: Stravinsky: Piano Concerto / Capriccio / Suites 1 & 2 / 4 Studies / Scherzo à la russe
81CD: Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms / Mavra / Les Noces
82CD: Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la fée / Pulcinella
83CD: Stravinsky: The Firebird [1968]
84CD: Stravinsky: Ansermet rehearses The Firebird [1968]
85CD: “What everyone should know about music”
86CD: “Ce que chacun devrait savoir sur la musique”
87CD: „Was jeder über Musik wissen sollte”
88CD: Ernest Ansermet: A Memoir

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photography:Hans Wild (photographer)
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)
mastering:Chris Bernauer (freelance multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer)
Paschal Byrne
compiler:Ray Granlund
design:Paul Chessel (art director)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/30266201 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005918349 [info]