Eugene Ormandy: The Columbia Stereo Recordings (1964-1983)

 
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BACH / BERLIOZ / BRAHMS / DEBUSSY / GERSHWIN / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
Eugene Ormandy: The Columbia Stereo Recordings (1964-1983)
The Philadephia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, with Philippe Entremont, Emil Gilels, Eugene Istomin, Rudolf Serkin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose, etc

[ Sony RCA Classical Masters / 94 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Friday 28 March 2025

This massive new reissue from Eugene Ormandy's stereo discography collects all the Columbia Masterworks recordings he made in Philadelphia between the early 1960s and early 1980s. Sony Classical's new 94-CD box set once again demonstrates what noted critic Jed Distler, reviewing the previous instalment of this ambitious project "The Columbia Stereo Collection 1958-1963" in Gramophone's December 2023 issue, characterised as "the Philadelphia Orchestra's brilliance and versatility as well as Ormandy's unflappable consistency and habitually underestimated interpretative gifts". Some of these performances - including the complete recording of Bach's St John Passion, Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis, Schubert's Sixth Symphony and a disc of opera choruses with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, as well as Ginastera's Concerto for Strings and the ballet music from Massenet's opera Le Cid - have never appeared before in the digital medium, and they shine a light into new corners of Ormandy's astonishingly large repertoire.

"Ormandy's reading generates excitement through exact accentuation as well as vibrant instrumental color and striking ensemble balances." ClassicsToday

Tracks:

Adam, Adolphe
Giselle (excerpts)

Alfven, Hugo
Swedish Rhapsody no.1, op.19 'Midsommarvaka' (Midsummer Vigil)

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Cantata BWV4 'Christ lag in todes Banden' (Easter Cantata)
» So feiern wir das hohe Fest
Cantata BWV79 'Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild'
» no.3 Nun danket alle Gott (chorus)
Cantata BWV80 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'
» no.1 Chorus: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
» no.1 Chorus: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (arr. Harris)
» no.5 Chorale: Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel war
Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme'
» Chorale 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'
» Chorale 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (arr. Bantock)
» IV Chorale: Zion hort die Wachter singen
Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'
» Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring)
» Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (arr. Cailliet)
Cantata BWV156 'Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe'
» Sinfonia (arr. Smith)
Cantata BWV208, 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!'
» Sheep may safely graze (Schafe konnen sicher weiden) (arr. William Walton)
Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachts-Oratorium), BWV248
» Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein
Easter Oratorio, BWV249
Fugue in G minor, BWV578 'Little' (arr. Smith)
Komm, susser Tod, BWV478 (arr. Taynton)
Komm, susser Tod, BWV478
Magnificat in D major, BWV243
» Magnificat anima mea Dominum
Notenbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena Bach
» Little Suite (arr. Frost)
Partita for solo violin no.3 in E major, BWV1006
» I Preludio (arr. Kreisler)
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV542
» Fugue (arr. Busoni)
St John Passion, BWV245
St Matthew Passion, BWV244
» Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 (orch. Ormandy)

Bartok, Bela
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz116 BB123
Divertimento for Strings, Sz113
Pictures (2), op.10 BB59
Portraits (2), op.5 BB48b
The Miraculous Mandarin (suite), op.19 Sz73

Beethoven, Ludwig van
Bagatelle no.25 in A minor, WoO59 'Fur Elise' (arr. Smith)
Christus am Olberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), op.85
Minuets (6), WoO10
» no.2 in G major (arr. Burmeister)
Missa solemnis in D major, op.123
Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58
Symphonies 1-9 (complete)
Triple Concerto in C major for piano, violin and cello, op.56

Benjamin, Arthur
Jamaican Rumba (arr. Harris)

Berg, Alban
Lulu Suite

Berlioz, Hector
Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem), op.5
Harold in Italy, op.16
Les Troyens
» Marche troyenne

Bizet, Georges
Carmen
» Les voici, les voici
L'Arlesienne Suite no.1
L'Arlesienne Suite no.2

Bloch, Ernest
Suite modale

Boccherini, Luigi
String Quintets (6), op.13 G277-282
» no.5 in A major, G281: Menuet

Brahms, Johannes
Academic Festival Overture, op.80
Chorale Preludes (11), op.122
» no.8 Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (arr. Jacques)
Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, op.102
Hungarian Dances (21), WoO1
» no.5 in F sharp minor
» no.6 in D flat major
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83
Symphonies 1-4 (complete)
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56a 'St Anthony Variations'

Bruch, Max
Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26

Bruckner, Anton
Symphony no.4 in in E flat major 'Romantic' (1878/80 version)
Symphony no.5 in B flat major
Te Deum in C major, WAB45

Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario
Guitar Concerto no.1 in D major, op.99

Chabrier, Alexis Emmanuel
Joyeuse Marche

Chopin, Frederic
Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, op.11

Clarke, Jeremiah
Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March'

Cooley, Carlton
Aria and Dance for viola and orchestra

Copland, Aaron
Fanfare for the Common Man
Lincoln Portrait

Creston, Paul
Concertino for marimba and orchestra, op.21

Davis, Katherine
The Little Drummer Boy

Debussy, Claude
Arabesques (2)
» no.1 in E major (arr. William Smith)
Danse 'Tarentelle styrienne', L69 (orch. Ravel)
Danses sacree et profane
Nocturnes (3)
Petite Suite (orch. H Busser)
» I En bateau
Preludes (12), Book 1
» no.8 La fille aux cheveux de lin (The girl with the flaxen hair) (arr. William Smith)
Preludes (12), Book 2
» no.6 General Lavine - eccentric
Reverie, L68 (arr. William Smith)
Rhapsody for clarinet and orchestra, L116 'Premiere Rapsodie'

Dinicu, Grigoras
Hora staccato (arr. Heifetz)

Dvorak, Antonin
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
Humoresques (8), op.101 B187
» no.7 in G flat major
Romance in F minor, op.11
Symphony no.9 in E minor, op.95 B178 'From the New World'
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53

Elgar, Edward
Cockaigne Overture 'In London Town', op.40
Enigma Variations, op.36

Falla, Manuel de
El amor brujo
» Ritual Fire Dance
El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat): Suite no.2
Noches en los Jardines de Espana (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)

Faure, Gabriel
Elegie in C minor, op.24 (cello and orchestra)
Pavane, op.50

Foster, Stephen
Beautiful Dreamer (arr. Robertson)
Camptown Races (arr. Harris)
O Susannah (arr. Shaw)

Franck, Cesar
Psalm 150, M69

Gershwin, George
An American in Paris
Piano Concerto in F major
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Rhapsody in Blue

Ginastera, Alberto
Concerto for Strings, op.33

Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Armide
» Musette
Iphigenie en Aulide
» Gavotte (arr. Frost)
Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice)
» Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Gould, Morton
Spirituals for orchestra
» Gospel Train
» Old Time Religion

Gounod, Charles
Ave Maria (after JS Bach)
Faust
» Ballet Music
» Soldiers' Chorus
» Waltz (Act 2)

Granados, Enrique
Danzas espanolas (12)
» no.5 Andaluza (arr. Harris)

Grieg, Edvard
Lyric Pieces: Book 5 (6), op.54
» no.2 Norwegian Rustic March
» no.3 March of the Dwarfs (arr. Harris)
» no.4 Nocturne
Norwegian Dances (4), op.35
» no.2 in A major: Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Orchestral Pieces (3), op.56
» no.3 Homage March

Grofe, Ferde
Grand Canyon Suite
Guilmant, Alexandre

Morceau symphonique, op.88

Guthrie, Woody
This Land is Your Land (arr. De Cormier)

Halvorsen, Johan
Entry March of the Boyars

Handel, George Frideric
Israel in Egypt, HWV54
» But as for his people
» Sing ye to the Lord
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV63
» Hallelujah, Amen
» See, the conqu'ring hero comes
» Sing unto God
Messiah, HWV56
» For unto us a child is born
» Hallelujah Chorus
Samson, HWV57
» Awake the trumpet's lofty sound
» Let their celestial concerts all unite
Saul, HWV53
» David, his ten thousands slew
» How excellent thy name
» Welcome, welcome, mighty King!
Serse (Xerxes), HWV40
» Holy art thou
» Largo
Water Music Suite (arr. H Harty)
Zadok the Priest, HWV258

Harris, Arthur
March of the Mandarins

Haydn, Franz Joseph
Symphony no.96 in D major, Hob.I:96 'Miracle'
Symphony no.101 in D major, Hob.I:101 'The Clock'

Hindemith, Paul
Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes by Weber
Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'
Hofstetter, Roman
String Quartet no.5 in F major, op.3 'Serenade' (attr. Haydn)

Humperdinck, Engelbert
Hansel und Gretel
» Abendsegen 'Abends will ich schlafen gehn'

Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail
Caucasian Sketches Suite no.1, op.10
» no.4 Procession of the Sardar

Ivanovici, Iosif
The Danube Waves

Ives, Charles
Orchestral Set no.1 'Three Places in New England'
Symphony no.1

Jarnefelt, Armas
Praeludium

Kabalevsky, Dmitry
Cello Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.49

Kodaly, Zoltan
Concerto for Orchestra
Dances of Galanta
Dances of Marosszek
Hary Janos Suite

Kreisler, Fritz
Liebesfreud (arr. Leidzen)

Lalo, Edouard
Cello Concerto in D minor
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op.21

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero
Pagliacci
» Don, din, don, suona vespero (Bell chorus)

Liszt, Franz
Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S123
Grand Galop chromatique, S219

Mahler, Gustav
Das Lied von der Erde
Symphony no.10 in F sharp major (version by Deryck Cooke)

Marcello, Alessandro
Oboe Concerto in C minor

Mascagni, Pietro
Cavalleria rusticana
» Easter Hymn
» Intermezzo

Massenet, Jules
Elegie (arr. Frost)
Le Cid: Ballet Suite

Mendelssohn, Felix
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, op.61
Athalia, op.74
» War March of the Priests
Capriccio brillant, op.22
Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra in A flat major
Concerto in E major for 2 pianos
Symphony no.4 in A major, op.90 'Italian'

Menotti, Gian Carlo
Sebastian: Ballet suite
» Barcarolle

Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Les Patineurs: Ballet Suite

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Don Giovanni, K527
» Minuet
Horn Concertos nos.1-4 (complete)
Piano Concerto no.27 in B flat major, K595
Symphony no.30 in D major, K202
Symphony no.31 in D minor, K297 'Paris'

Mussorgsky, Modest
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Nielsen, Carl
Helios Overture, op.17 FS32
Masquerade, FS39
» Overture
» Prelude (Act 2)
Pan and Syrinx, op.49 FS87
Rhapsody Overture: An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands, FS123
Symphony no.1 in G minor, op.7
Symphony no.6, 'Sinfonia semplice'

Niles, John Jacob
I wonder as I wander

Novacek, Ottokar
Perpetuum mobile, op.5 no.4

Offenbach, Jacques
Gaite Parisienne
Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
» Minuet (Prelude to Act 2)

Orff, Carl
Catulli Carmina

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan
Humoresques de concert, op.14
» no.1 Minuet in G major (arr. Harris)

Paganini, Nicolo
Moto perpetuo, op.11, MS72 (orch. Ormandy)

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista
Glory to God in the highest

Pierne, Gabriel
Cydalise et la chevre-pied
» Marche des petits faunes

Ponchielli, Amilcare
La Gioconda
» Dance of the Hours (Act 3)

Prokofiev, Sergei
Lieutenant Kije: Suite, op.60
Symphony no.1 in D major, op.25 'Classical'
The Love for Three Oranges: Suite, op.33a
Violin Concerto no.1 in D major, op.19
Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.63

Puccini, Giacomo
Madama Butterfly
» Humming Chorus

Rachmaninov, Sergei
Songs (14), op.34
» no.14 Vocalise
Symphony no.1 in D minor, op.13
Symphony no.3 in A minor, op.44

Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Nouvelles Suites de Pieces de Clavecin
» 12. La Poule (arr. Harris)

Ravel, Maurice
Bolero
Piano Concerto in G major
Rapsodie espagnole

Respighi, Ottorino
Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome), P106
Gli uccelli (The Birds), P154
La Boutique fantasque (after Rossini), P120
Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome), P141
Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows), P150

Riisager, Knudage
Concertino for trumpet and strings

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
Capriccio espagnol, op.34
Mlada: Suite
» Procession of the Nobles
The Golden Cockerel (Le Coq d'Or): Suite
» IV Bridal Procession and Lamentable Death of Tsar Dodon
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, op.57
» Farwell of the Tsar
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
» Flight of the Bumblebee

Robertson, Leroy
How Beautiful Upon the Mountain

Rodrigo, Joaquin
Concierto de Aranjuez

Rossini, Gioachino
Guillaume Tell
» Overture
» Passo a sei (Act 1)

Saint-Saens, Camille
Carnival of the Animals
» The Swan
Cello Concerto no.1 in A minor, op.33
Morceau de concert in F minor, op.94
Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.22
Piano Concerto no.4 in C minor, op.44
Suite algerienne, op.60
» IV Marche militaire francaise

Sarasate, Pablo de
Introduction et Tarantelle, op.43

Schoenberg, Arnold
Theme and Variations, op.43b

Schubert, Francois
Bagatelles, op.13
» no.9 L'Abeille (arr. Harris)

Schubert, Franz
Psalm 23: Gott ist mein Hirt (The Lord is my shepherd), D706
Symphony no.4 in C minor, D417 'Tragic'
Symphony no.6 in C major, D589
Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 'Great'

Schumann, Robert
Introduction and Concert Allegro, op.134
Kinderszenen, op.15
» no.7 Traumerei (arr. T Frost)

Shostakovich, Dmitri
Cello Concerto no.1 in E flat major, op.107
Symphony no.5 in D minor, op.47
Symphony no.10 in E minor, op.93

Sibelius, Jean
Finlandia, op.26
Karelia Suite, op.11
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47

Smetana, Bedrich
The Bartered Bride (Prodana nevesta)
» Skocna - Dance of the Comedians

Strauss II, Johann (with Josef Strauss)
Pizzicato Polka, op.234

Strauss, Richard
Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra
Der Burger als Edelmann, op.60: Orchestral Suite
Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, TrV 227d
Horn Concerto no.1 in E flat major, op.11
Salome, op.54
» Dance of the Seven Veils
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28

Stravinsky, Igor
Petrushka: Ballet Suite
The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite no.2 (1919)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Capriccio italien, op.45
Eugene Onegin, op.24
» Polonaise
» Waltz
Piano Concerto no.2 in G major, op.44
Piano Concerto no.3 in E flat major, op.75
Romances (6), op.6
» no.6 None but the Lonely Heart (arr. Harris)
Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture in F major, op.64
String Quartet no.1 in D major, op.11
» II Andante cantabile (arr. Frost)
Symphony no.4 in F minor, op.36
The Nutcracker, op.71 (excerpts)
The Seasons, op.37a
» no.6 June: Barcarolle (arr. Gould)
Variations on a Rococo theme, op.33

Thomas, Ambroise
Mignon
» Gavotte

Traditional
Away in a manger
Deep River
Down in the Valley (arr. Hunter)
He's got the whole world in his hands (arr. De Cormier)
Here we go a-caroling
Home on the Range (arr. De Cormier)
It came upon the midnight clear
I wonder as I wander (arr. Harris)
Jingle Bells
Londonderry Air (arr. Harris)
O Tannenbaum
Sailor's Hornpipe (arr. Harris)
She'll be coming round the mountain (arr. De Cormier)
Shenandoah (arr. De Cormier)
Sweet Betsy from Pike (arr. De Cormier)
We Three Kings
We wish you a merry Christmas
When I first cane to this land (arr. De Cormier)
When Johnny comes marching home (arr. Harris)

Vanhal, Johann Baptist
Double Bass Concerto in E flat major

Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Verdi, Giuseppe
Aida
» Grand March
» Triumphal March (Act 2)
Il trovatore
» Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil chorus)
La Traviata
» Prelude (Act 1)

Wagner, Richard
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
» Prelude to Act 1
Die Walkure
» Magic Fire Music (Die Zauberfeuer)
» Ride of the Valkyries
Lohengrin
» Prelude to Act 3
» Treulich gefuhrt ziehet dahin (Bridal chorus)
Tannhauser
» Entrance of the Guests (Act 2)
» Festive March
» Overture
» Pilgrims' Chorus
Tristan und Isolde
» Prelude and Liebestod

Waldteufel, Emile
Estudiantina, op.191
Les Patineurs, op.183

Weber, Carl Maria von
Andante e Rondo ungarese, op.35 J158
Der Freischutz, J277
» Huntsmen's chorus

Webern, Anton
Im Sommerwind (Idyll for large orchestra)
Pieces (3), op.posth

Weinberger, Jaromir
Schwanda the Bagpiper
» Polka

Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno
I gioielli della Madonna (The Jewels of the Madonna)
» Intermezzo (Act 3)