Credits:

Eugene Ormandy

Description:

[Tower Records "Sony Classical" Special Selection 10th Season] For the past few years, the "Tower Records "Sony Classical" Special Selection" has been reissuing many famous recordings of Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra every year. The Philadelphia Orchestra in his home country has also been reissued. The Philadelphia Orchestra has been praising this reissue, recognizing it as "an important project to revive their history in the present. The Philadelphia Orchestra has also praised this reissue, recognizing it as "an important project to revive their history to the present day. The two albums that have never been released in Japan (the latter was released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth) are two of the most outstanding Columbia recordings of Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. This 2-CD set is based on the albums of the two composers, coupled with Walton's Violin Concerto with Francescatti and two Vaughan Williams pieces, which were his best-known works. New coupling. Recordings: April 8, 1962 (1); January 20, 1963 (2); March 1 & 14, 1959, Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia (3); October 13, 1963, Town Hall, Philadelphia (4); April 14, 1957 (5); April 8, 1962 (6); April 8, 1962 November 2, 1961 (7), March 11, 1962 (8), November 20, 1960 (9), Town Hall, Philadelphia

Tracklisting:

1 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 THEME (ENIGMA) / Eugene Ormandy
2 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 1 (C.A.E.) / Eugene Ormandy
3 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 2 (H.D.S-P.) / Eugene Ormandy
4 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 3 (R.B.T.) / Eugene Ormandy
5 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 4 (W.M.B.) / Eugene Ormandy
6 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 5 (R.P.A.) / Eugene Ormandy
7 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 6 (YSOBEL.) / Eugene Ormandy
8 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 7 (TROYTE.) / Eugene Ormandy
9 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 8 (W.N.) / Eugene Ormandy
10 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 9 (NIMROD.) / Eugene Ormandy
11 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 10 (DORABELLA.) INTERMEZZO / Eugene Ormandy
12 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 11 (G.R.S.) / Eugene Ormandy
13 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 12 (B.G.N.) / Eugene Ormandy
14 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 13 (***) ROMANZA / Eugene Ormandy
15 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME). OP.36 VARIATION 14 (E.D.U.) FINALE / Eugene Ormandy
16 COCKAIGNE OVERTURE (IN LONDON TOWN). OP.40 / Eugene Ormandy
17 VIOLIN CONCERTO 1.ANDANTE TRANQUILLO / Eugene Ormandy
18 VIOLIN CONCERTO 2.PRESTO CAPRICCIOSO ALLA NAPOLITANA / Eugene Ormandy
19 VIOLIN CONCERTO 3.VIVACE / Eugene Ormandy
1 FANTASIA ON A THEME BY THOMAS TALLIS / Eugene Ormandy
2 FANTASIA ON GREENSLEEVES FROM SIR JOHN IN LOVE / Eugene Ormandy
3 BRIGG FAIR: AN ENGLISH RHAPSODY / Eugene Ormandy
4 DANCE RHAPSODY NO.2 / Eugene Ormandy
5 ON HEARING THE FIRST CUCKOO IN SPRING / Eugene Ormandy
6 IN A SUMMER GARDEN / Eugene Ormandy