The Classic Andre Previn

 
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The Classic Andre Previn
Andre Previn (piano / conductor) with Emanuel Ax, Cecile Lucad, Leonard Pennario, Alicia de Larrocha, Julian Bream, etc

[ Sony Classical / 55 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Friday 3 May 2019

The Los Angeles Times called him a "candidate for most versatile American musician, past or present". In an unparalleled career extending over seven decades, André Previn has won four Academy Awards and ten Grammy Awards and admirers worldwide as a conductor, composer and arranger of music in seemingly every genre, and as a pianist equally at home in chamber, jazz and pop music or accompanying the greatest singers of the day - from Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat "King" Cole to Leontyne Price, Dame Janet Baker and Renée Fleming. His recording catalogue is mind-boggling in its size and scope. Sony Classical now presents a 55-CD collection of this unique artist's classical RCA and CBS discography, ranging from the early 1960s, when he began to grace concert-hall podiums in the US and UK, to the mid-1990s, when Queen Elizabeth II awarded him an honorary knighthood, including collaborations with Leontyne Price, Emanuel Ax, Leonard Pennario, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Julian Bream, John Williams and many more.

Sadly, Andre Previn passed away on February 28, 2019, at home in Manhattan at the age of 89.

"I may resist being just a composer, just a conductor or just a pianist," André Previn declared not long ago. "But I am proud and happy to be a musician. It's the best profession in the world, and I am grateful to be in it." Every performance in this extraordinary display of a musician's unmatched versatility comes from the best source, including 6 works making their first appearance on CD, newly remastered from the original analogue tapes.

"The jewels for me are his Vaughan Williams symphony recordings with the LSO: benchmark performances, most of them, from a conductor utterly in tune with the composer's typical combination of visionary flights and British reserve. Not what you would naturally expect from an American musician forged in the Hollywood hothouse." - The NY Times

Tracks:

Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Hindemith: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat major
Barber: Excursions Op. 20

Martin, F: Prelude No. 7
Poulenc: 3 Pièces
Poulenc: Mélancolie
Poulenc: Suite française (d'après Claude Gervaise), FP80
Poulenc: Presto in B flat major
Roussel: 3 Pieces, Op. 49
Roussel: Sonatine, Op. 16

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet & strings, Op. 35
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, with William Vacchiano (trumpet)

Poulenc: Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos & Orchestra
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein,
with Arthur Gold, Robert Fizdale (pianos)

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
with Feri Roth (violin), Joseph Schuster (cello)
Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
with Feri Roth (violin), Joseph Schuster (cello)

Copland: The Red Pony - Film Music (Suite)
St Louis Symphony Orchestra

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
St Louis Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Variations (12) on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' in C major, K265
Mendelssohn: Kinderstücke (6), Op. 72 'Christmas Pieces'
Mussorgsky: Ein Kinderscherz
Mussorgsky: Intermezzo in modo classico
Lieberson, G: Piano pieces for advanced children or retarded adults

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Pennario (piano)

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Pennario (piano)

Khachaturian: Piano Concerto in D flat major
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Lorin Hollander (piano)

Bloch, E: Scherzo fantasque for piano & orchestra
with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorin Hollander (piano)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 'Little Russian'
London Symphony Orchestra

Liadov: Russian Folksongs (8), Op. 58
London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
London Symphony Orchestra

Franck, C: Violin Sonata in A major
Erick Friedman (violin)

Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor
with Erick Friedman (violin)

Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
London Symphony Orchestra

Nielsen: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7 (FS16)
London Symphony Orchestra

Nielsen: Saul & David - Prelude Act 2
London Symphony Orchestra

Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra

Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3 orch. Debussy
London Symphony Orchestra

Françaix: L'Horloge de flore
London Symphony Orchestra

Ibert: Symphonie Concertante for oboe & string orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
with John De Lancie (oboe)

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: The Rock - Fantasy for Orchestra, Op. 7
London Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor, K486
English Chamber Orchestra
Judith Raskin (Madame Herz), Reri Grist (Mademoiselle Silberklang), Richard Lewis (Vogelsang), Sherrill Milnes (Buff)

Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
London Symphony Orchestra

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
London Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman (violin)

Ravel: Tzigane
London Symphony Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman (violin)

Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
London Symphony Orchestra

Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier - Suite
London Symphony Orchestra

Strauss, R: Don Juan, Op. 20
London Symphony Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Violin Concerto in D minor 'Concerto Accademico'
London Symphony Orchestra
with James Oliver Buswell (violin)

Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto
London Symphony Orchestra
with Juliam Bream (guitar)

Villa-Lobos: Etude for Guitar, W 235 No. 8 in C sharp minor
with Juliam Bream (guitar)

Villa-Lobos: Preludes (5) for guitar
Juliam Bream (guitar)

Villa-Lobos: Suite populaire brésilienne: 2. Schottish-Chôro
Juliam Bream (guitar)

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
with Joseph Kalichstein (piano)

Mendelssohn: Fantasia in F sharp minor, Op. 28
with Joseph Kalichstein (piano)

Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54
with Joseph Kalichstein (piano)

Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture
London Symphony Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: The England of Elizabeth: Three Portraits
André Previn

Previn: Concerto for Guitar
London Symphony Orchestra
with John Williams (guitar)

Ponce, M: Concierto del Sur
London Symphony Orchestra
with John Williams (guitar)

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian'
London Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical'
London Symphony Orchestra

Rochberg: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
with Isaac Stern (violin)

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Cecile Licad (piano)

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Cecile Licad (piano)

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Walton: Cello Concerto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Emanuel Ax (piano)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Joseph Swensen (violin) Joseph Swensen (violin)
Beethoven: Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
with Joseph Swensen (violin)
Beethoven: Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50
with Joseph Swensen (violin)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Fidelio Overture Op. 72c
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
with Young Uck Kim (violin), Heiichiro Ohyama (viola), Gary Hoffman (cello)
Schumann: Piano Quartet in C minor, WoO 32
with Young Uck Kim (violin), Heiichiro Ohyama (viola), Gary Hoffman (cello)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
with Ambrosian Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478
with Young Uck Kim (violin), Heiichiro Ohyama (viola), Gary Hoffman (cello)
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, K493
with Young Uck Kim (violin), Heiichiro Ohyama (viola), Gary Hoffman (cello)

Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra No. 10 in E flat, K365
The Orchestra of St Luke's
with Alicia De Larrocha (piano)
Mozart: Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K448
with Alicia De Larrocha (piano)
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
with Julie Rosenfeld (violin), Gary Hoffman (cello)
Debussy: Piano Trio in G major
with Julie Rosenfeld (violin), Gary Hoffman (cello)

Poulenc: Sextet for piano and wind quintet, Op. 100
Milhaud: La Création du Monde for piano quintet, Op. 81b
Saint-Saëns: Septet in E flat major for piano, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass Op. 65
Previn: Cello Sonata (1993)
with Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Previn: Four Songs for soprano, cello & piano
with Sylvia McNair (soprano), Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Previn: Vocalise
with Sylvia McNair (soprano)
Walton: Viola Concerto
with Yuri Bashmet (viola)
Davies, Peter Maxwell: Violin Concerto
with Isaac Stern (violin)
Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95