| Other author/creator | Brice, Carol, 1918-1985, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Gilels, Emil, instrumentalist. |
| Included Work | Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Magyar képek. Ürögi kanásztánc. |
| Included Work | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Coriolan. |
| Included Work | Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 83, Bb major. |
| Included Work | Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Tragische Ouvertüre. |
| Included Work | Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946. Amor brujo. |
| Included Work | Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sommernachtstraum. Scherzo. |
| Included Work | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Symphonies, K. 425, C major. |
| Included Work | Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Tombeau de Couperin. Selections; arranged. |
| Included Work | Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung. Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt. |
| Other author/creator | Chicago Symphony Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | NBC Symphony Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia performer. |
| Series |
Great conductors of the 20th century
Great conductors of the 20th century. ^A1163378
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| Contents |
Coriolan overture : op. 62 / Ludwig van Beethoven (6:53) -- Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 2 in B flat major, op. 83 / Johannes Brahms (44:55) -- Symphony no. 36 in C major, K425 : "Linz" / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (22:58) -- A midsummer night's dream. Scherzo / Felix Mendelssohn (4:35) -- Tragic overture : op. 81 / Johannes Brahms (11:55) -- Götterdämmerung. Morgendämmerung und Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt / Richard Wagner (13:14) -- Hungarian sketches : Sz97. Swineherd's dance / Béla Bartók (2:03) -- Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche : op. 28 / Richard Strauss (14:19) -- Le tombeau de Couperin / Maurice Ravel (13:37) -- El amor brujo / Manuel de Falla (22:34). |
| General note | Excerpts from incidental music (4th work) and an opera (6th work); the 8th work is a symphonic poem, the 10th a ballet; the 9th work is a suite, originally for piano, arr. by the composer. |
| General note | Previously released as a compact disc. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012). |
| Performer |
Emil Gilels, piano (2nd work); Carol Brice, soprano (10th work); Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1st-3rd and 5th-7th works); the Robin Hood Dell Orchestra (4th work); RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (8th work); NBC Symphony Orchestra (9th work); Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (10th work); Fritz Reiner, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in Orchestra Hall, Chicago, May 5, 1959 (1st work), Feb. 8, 1958 (2nd work), Apr. 26, 1954 (3rd work), Dec. 14, 1957 (5th work), Apr. 18, 1959 (6th work), and Dec. 29, 1958 (7th work); June 30, 1951, Academy of Music, Philadelphia (4th work); Carnegie Hall, New York, Sept. 20, 1950 (8th work), and Jan. 19, 1952 (9th work); and Feb. 5, 1946, Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh (10th work). |
| Language | The 10th work sung in Spanish. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
