The 100 Greatest Recordings of All Time 23/24 - Orchestral Showpieces

~ Release by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra, Pierre Boulez & New York Philharmonic (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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1Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1959-11-04)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (on 1959-11-04)
recorded at:
BBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-11-04)
recording of:
Les Troyens : Acte IV, no. 29. Chasse royale et orage – Pantomime (Chœur) (on 1959-11-04)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (from 1856 until 1858)
part of:
Les Troyens : Acte IV
Hector Berlioz9:55
2Night on Bald Mountain
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
A Night on Bare Mountain (orchestrated by Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
A Night on Bald Mountain (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
Modest Mussorgsky9:20
3Prince Igor: Overture
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-01-31, from 1966-02-02 until 1966-02-03)
recording of:
Prince Igor: Overture (from 1966-01-31 until 1966-02-03)
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer)
additional composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
part of:
Prince Igor (opera by Borodin, most contemporary performances shouldn't link to this work)
Alexander Borodin11:41
4Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Polovtsian Dance with Choir
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
part of:
Prince Igor: Act II
Alexander Borodin13:32
▼ 12" Vinyl 2
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1Gaité parisienne
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1958-05-22 until 1958-05-23)
recording of:
Gaîté parisienne
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
premiered at:
Opéra de Monte-Carlo in Monte-Carlo (Monte Carlo), Monaco (on 1938-04-05)
Jacques Offenbach35:55
2La Valse
engineer:
Arthur Kendy
producer:
Thomas Z. Shepard
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (from 1974-02-23 until 1974-02-25)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1974-02-23 until 1974-02-25)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1974-02-23 until 1974-02-25) and Manhattan Center: Grand Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1974-02-23 until 1974-02-25)
recording of:
La Valse (for orchestra) (from 1974-02-23 until 1974-02-25)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1919 until 1920)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 72)
Maurice Ravel12:38