A-Z Conductors by David Padmore

 
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A-Z Conductors by David Padmore
Various Artists

[ Naxos / 4 CD ]

Release Date: Monday 29 October 2007

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Biographies of 300 great conductors
Booklet of 960 pages, with photographs
4 CDs of illustrative historical recordings
Includes access to a dedicated website with over 200 hours of music.

Includes Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Leopold Stokowski, Thomas Beecham, Willem Mengelberg, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein

The A-Z of Conductors surveys the history of recording during the twentieth century, from the earliest days of capturing orchestral music on disc to the present era of the iPod, through the biographies of 310 of the most significant conductors whose art is preserved on record. In addition, the entry for each conductor contains a list of selected recordings and a career outline. Four accompanying CDs present excerpts from recordings by forty-eight of the conductors featured. The A-Z of Conductors will be of interest and value both to those new to orchestral music on record who wish to explore the huge resources of repertoire and performance available, as well as to seasoned collectors.

Tracks:

Disc 1

Respighi, Ottorino

La boutique fantasque, P. 120: Can-can and Scene
1. Play with flash player La boutique fantasque, P. 120: Can - can and Scene 00:04:40
Mendelssohn, Felix

The Hebrides, Op. 26
2. Play with flash player The Hebrides, Op. 26 00:09:07
Delius, Frederick

A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
3. Play with flash player A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden 00:07:14
Rossini, Gioachino

La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture
4. Play with flash player La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture 00:05:55
Schumann, Robert

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace
5. Play with flash player Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace 00:08:10
Weber, Carl Maria von

Der Freischutz, J. 277: Overture
6. Play with flash player Der Freischutz, J. 277: Overture 00:09:12
Elgar, Edward

Imperial March, Op. 32
7. Play with flash player Imperial March, Op. 32 00:04:07
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture
8. Play with flash player Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture 00:06:18
Debussy, Claude

La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
9. Play with flash player La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer 00:07:56
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: IV. Allegro
10. Play with flash player Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: IV. Allegro 00:04:17
Gounod, Charles-François

Faust, Act V Scene 2: Ballet Music
11. Play with flash player Faust, Act V Scene 2: Ballet Music 00:04:19
Wagner, Richard

Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude
12. Play with flash player Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude 00:02:52

Disc 2

Berlioz, Hector

Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnaval), Op. 9
1. Play with flash player Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnaval), Op. 9 00:08:39
Debussy, Claude

Pelleas et Melisande (Pelleas and Melisande), Act IV: Interlude
2. Play with flash player Pelleas et Melisande (Pelleas and Melisande), Act IV: Interlude 00:03:42
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

Hamlet, Op. 67
3. Play with flash player Hamlet, Op. 67 00:07:39
Borodin, Alexander Porfir'yevich

In the Steppes of Central Asia
4. Play with flash player In the Steppes of Central Asia 00:06:11
Wagner, Richard

Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
5. Play with flash player Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod 00:07:04
Bruckner, Anton

Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107: I. Allegro moderato (beginning) (modified 1885 version, ed. A. Gutmann)
6. Play with flash player Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107: I. Allegro moderato (beginning) (modified 1885 version, ed. A. Gutmann) 00:04:47
Brahms, Johannes

Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato
7. Play with flash player Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato 00:09:58
Beethoven, Ludwig van

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
8. Play with flash player Egmont, Op. 84: Overture 00:08:21
Wagner, Richard

Show Details Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act III: Prelude
9. Play with flash player Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act III: Prelude 00:11:07
Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
10. Play with flash player Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio 00:07:17
Mahler, Gustav
Traditional / Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb, lyricist(s)

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht
11. Play with flash player Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht 00:04:18

Disc 3

Wagner, Richard

Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
1. Play with flash player Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries 00:05:53
Grieg, Edvard

2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. Varen (Last Spring)
2. Play with flash player 2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. Varen (Last Spring) 00:05:39
Strauss II, Johann

Die Fledermaus: Overture
3. Play with flash player Die Fledermaus: Overture 00:08:04
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Overture
4. Play with flash player Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Overture 00:04:28
Berlioz, Hector

La damnation de Faust (The Damnation of Faust), Op. 24: Hungarian March
5. Play with flash player La damnation de Faust (The Damnation of Faust), Op. 24: Hungarian March 00:04:22
Scriabin, Alexander

Le Poeme de l'extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op. 54 (conclusion)
6. Play with flash player Le Poeme de l'extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op. 54 (conclusion) 00:07:31
Berlioz, Hector

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: II. Un bal (The Ball)
7. Play with flash player Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: II. Un bal (The Ball) 00:05:45
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 (beginning)
8. Play with flash player Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 (beginning) 00:03:50
Indy, Vincent d'

Fervaal, Op. 40: Prelude to Act I
9. Play with flash player Fervaal, Op. 40: Prelude to Act I 00:04:40
Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro (conclusion)
10. Play with flash player Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro (conclusion) 00:04:42
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia
11. Play with flash player Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia 00:07:43
Bizet, Georges

Carmen, Act I: Prelude
12. Play with flash player Carmen, Act I: Prelude 00:02:18
Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
13. Play with flash player Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace 00:05:35
Handel, George Frideric
Bible - New Testament, lyricist(s)

Messiah, Part II: Hallelujah
14. Play with flash player Messiah, Part II: Hallelujah 00:03:26
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Adagio in E Major, K. 261
15. Play with flash player Adagio in E Major, K. 261 00:04:44

Disc 4

Schumann, Robert

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97, "Rhenish": V. Lebhaft
1. Play with flash player Symphony No. 3 in E - Flat Major, Op. 97, "Rhenish": V. Lebhaft 00:05:21
Suppé, Franz von

Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture
2. Play with flash player Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture 00:05:34
Liszt, Franz
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, lyricist(s)

Eine Faust-Symphonie in 3 Charakterbildern, S108/R425, "A Faust Symphony": II. Gretchen (conclusion)
3. Play with flash player Eine Faust - Symphonie in 3 Charakterbildern, S108/R425, "A Faust Symphony": II. Gretchen (conclusion) 00:05:12
Wagner, Richard

Rienzi: Overture
4. Play with flash player Rienzi: Overture 00:11:14
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": IV. Allegro molto
5. Play with flash player Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": IV. Allegro molto 00:05:38
Dvořák, Antonín

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": III. Molto vivace
6. Play with flash player Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": III. Molto vivace 00:07:52
Suk, Josef

Serenade in E-Flat Major, Op. 6: II. Allegro ma non troppo e grazioso
7. Play with flash player Serenade in E - Flat Major, Op. 6: II. Allegro ma non troppo e grazioso 00:05:39
Brahms, Johannes

Tragic Overture, Op. 81
8. Play with flash player Tragic Overture, Op. 81 00:12:33
Mahler, Gustav

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto
9. Play with flash player Symphony No. 5 in C - Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto 00:08:14
Strauss II, Johann

Show Details Tausend und eine Nacht (Thousand and One Nights), Op. 346
10. Play with flash player Tausend und eine Nacht (Thousand and One Nights), Op. 346 00:08:00

Total Playing Time: 05:07:07