Credits:

Eugene Ormandy,The Philadelphia Orchestra

Description:

The complete Brahms cycle, documenting the Philadelphia sound of the golden age. Part of the complete Brahms cycle has been released on CD for the first time in the world. The "Philadelphia Sound," under the direction of master musician Eugene Ormandy, is the most beautiful orchestral art of the 20th century, along with the Karajan Berlin Philharmonic, and is based on a foundation of thick, richly resonant strings and interspersed with virtuoso wind instrumental performances. Recorded in the 1960s, when Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra were at the height of their powers, the complete Brahms cycle is the quintessential record of their work, and encompasses almost all the stereo recordings of Brahms's orchestral works made by the duo for Sony Classical. Symphony No. 3 is the world premiere on CD. Most of the others are also available for the first time on CD in Japan. Among them, "Variations on a Theme by Handel," arranged by the British composer Rabbler, is a famous arrangement that was also performed by Toscanini, and is rarely recorded by major orchestras.

Tracklisting:

1 [Disc 1] SYMPHONY NO.1 IN C MINOR. OP.68 1.UN POCO SOSTENUTO.ALLEGRO
2 [Disc 1] SYMPHONY NO.1 IN C MINOR. OP.68 2.ANDANTE SOSTENUTO
3 [Disc 1] SYMPHONY NO.1 IN C MINOR. OP.68 3.UN POCO ALLEGRETTO E GRAZIOSO
4 [Disc 1] SYMPHONY NO.1 IN C MINOR. OP.68 4.(FINALE)ADAGIO.PIU ANDANTE;ALLEGRO NON TROPPO.MA CON BRIO
5 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A THEMA.CHORALE ST.ANTONI.ANDANTE
6 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A VARIATION 1.POCO PIU ANIMATO
7 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A VARIATION 2.PIU VIVACE
8 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A VARIATION 3.CON MOTO
9 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A VARIATION 4.ANDANTE CON MOTO
10 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A VARIATION 5.VIVACE
11 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A VARIATION 6.VIVACE
12 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A VARIATION 7.GRAZIOSO
13 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A VARIATION 8.PRESTO NON TROPPO
14 [Disc 1] VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN. OP.56A FINALE.ANDANTE
15 [Disc 1] ACADEMIC FESTIVAL OVERTURE. OP.80
1 [Disc 2] SYMPHONY NO.2 IN D MAJOR. OP.73 1.ALLEGRO NON TROPPO
2 [Disc 2] SYMPHONY NO.2 IN D MAJOR. OP.73 2.ADAGIO NON TROPPO
3 [Disc 2] SYMPHONY NO.2 IN D MAJOR. OP.73 3.ALLEGRETTO GRAZIOSO(QUASI ANDANTINO).PRESTO MA NON ASSAI
4 [Disc 2] SYMPHONY NO.2 IN D MAJOR. OP.73 4.ALLEGRO CON SPIRITO
5 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL ARIA
6 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 1
7 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 2
8 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 3
9 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 4:RISOLUTO
10 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 5:ESPRESSIVO
11 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 6
12 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 7:CON VIVACITA
13 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 8
14 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 9:POCO SOSTENUTO
15 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 10
16 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 11
17 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 12
18 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 13:LARGAMENTE. MA NON PIU
19 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 14
20 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 15
21 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 16
22 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 17:PIU MOSSO
23 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 18
24 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 19:LEGGIERO E VIVACE
25 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 20
26 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 21
27 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 22
28 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 23
29 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 24
30 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL VARIATION 25
31 [Disc 2] VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL FUGA
32 [Disc 2] FIVE HUNGARIAN DANCES NO.17 IN F-SHARP MINOR
33 [Disc 2] FIVE HUNGARIAN DANCES NO.18 IN D MAJOR
34 [Disc 2] FIVE HUNGARIAN DANCES NO.19 IN B MINOR
35 [Disc 2] FIVE HUNGARIAN DANCES NO.20 IN E MINOR
36 [Disc 2] FIVE HUNGARIAN DANCES NO.21 IN E MINOR
1 [Disc 3] SYMPHONY NO.3 IN F MAJOR. OP.90 1.ALLEGRO CON BRIO-UN POCO SOSTENUTO
2 [Disc 3] SYMPHONY NO.3 IN F MAJOR. OP.90 2.ANDANTE
3 [Disc 3] SYMPHONY NO.3 IN F MAJOR. OP.90 3.POCO ALLEGRETTO
4 [Disc 3] SYMPHONY NO.3 IN F MAJOR. OP.90 4.ALLEGRO-UN POCO SOSTENUTO
5 [Disc 3] SYMPHONY NO.4 IN E MINOR. OP.98 1.ALLEGRO NON TROPPO
6 [Disc 3] SYMPHONY NO.4 IN E MINOR. OP.98 2.ANDANTE MODERATO
7 [Disc 3] SYMPHONY NO.4 IN E MINOR. OP.98 3.ALLEGRO GIOCOSO
8 [Disc 3] SYMPHONY NO.4 IN E MINOR. OP.98 4.ALLEGRO ENERGICO E PASSIONATO