 The Art of the Conductor
Volume 1
Charles Münch in Paris
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Program —
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (French National Radio Orchestra) rec. 1949
(All other recordings with the Paris Conservatory; Jolivet's Trois complaintes with Pierre Bernac, baritone)
Debussy: La Mer, rec. March 2, 1942
Aubert: Habanera, rec. July 21-22, 1941
Honegger: Symphony Nº2 for string orchestra and trumpet, rec. October 15-16, 1942 and March 1, 1944
Jolivet: Les trois complaintes du soldat vaincu, rec. October 29, 1943
Chopin-Aubert: La Nuit ensorcelée, rec. April 15 and 28, 1944
Ravel: Pavane pour le Infante défunte, rec. March 3, 1942; La Valse, rec. March 3, 1942
2 discs; $30
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The Art of the Conductor
Volume 2
Charles Münch
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with
Marguerite Long, piano
Pierre Bernac, tenor
Henri Merkel, violin
Jean Doyen, piano
Program —
G.H. Hoffman (attr. J.S. Bach): Cantata Nº189*, rec. December 22, 1941 (Bernac, tenor)
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe, and Bassoon; rec. 1938 (Charmy, Navarra, Morel, and Oubradous, soloists)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nº5, "Emperor", rec. June 11 & 18, 1944 (Long, piano)
Mozart: Piano Concerto Nº20, rec. December 23, 1941 & February 2, 1942 (Doyen, piano)
Delannoy: Sérénade Concertante for Violin & Orchestra, Grand Suite de La Pantoufle de Vair, rec. July 21-22, 1941 (Merkel, violin)
Halffter: Rapsodia Portuguesa for Piano & Orchestra, rec. October 22, 1941 (Long, piano)
Samazeuilh: Nuit, poème for orchestra (1924), rec. ca. 1942
All recordings with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (*unless indicated)
2 discs; $30
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 The Art of the Violin
Volume 1
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Guila Bustabo, violin
Program —
Sibelius: Violin Concerto and Paganini: Violin Concerto, Op. 6 (the Berlin State Orchestra conducted by Zaun)
Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Concerto (Kempe conducting Munich)
Nussio: Violin Concerto (Nussio conducting)
Selections by Sarasate, Falla, Suk, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Dvorák, Rubinstein, Debussy, Novacek, Pugnani, and Paganini (G. Moore and W.H. Schroter, piano)
2 discs; limited edition of 1200 copies: $35
An autographed copy is available for $60
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 The Art of the Violin
Volume 2
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Gioconda de Vito and Vása Prihoda, violins
Program —
Brahms: Violin Concerto (de Vito with the Deutches Opernhauses Berlin conducted by van Kempen)
Dvorák: Violin Concerto (Prihoda with the Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra conducted by van Kempen)
$15
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 The Art of the Violin
Volume 3
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Albert Spalding, violin
André Benoist, piano
Program —
Handel: Sonata Nº6 in E
Tartini: "Devil's Trill" Sonata in G minor
Franck: Sonata in A major
Brahms: Sonata Nº2 in A major
Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 35 Nº12
$15
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 The Art of the Piano
Volume 1
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Elly Ney, piano
Ludwig Hoelscher, cello
Wilhelm Stross, violin
Max Strub, violin (Reger)
Program —
Brahms: Piano Trio, Op. 8
Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata
Reger: Liebestraum, Suite in A minor
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
$15
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