[ Sony Classical Masters / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 20 May 2011
Eugene Ormandy (1899-1985) was music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra for 42 years - from 1938, when he took over from Leopold Stokowski, until 1980. Together Ormandy and the orchestra made numerous critically acclaimed recordings for Columbia Records covering a broad range of the orchestral repertory. In 1973 they made an unprecedented visit to China.
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Excerpts)
Act I:
Scène
Waltz
Act II:
Scène
Danses des cygnes
Act III:
Danse hongroise
Czardas
Act IV:
Scène finale
Sleeping Beauty (Excerpts)
Introduction
Waltz
Pas d'action
Panorama
March
Pas de Caractere
Apotheosis
The Nutcracker (highlights)
Overture Miniature
Marche
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Danse Russe
Danse Arabe
Danse Chinoise
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Waltz of the Flowers