Label: Naxos Educational
Series: A-Z
Genre: Ballet; Choral - Sacred; Concerto; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.558087-90
Barcode: 0636943808726
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 11/2007

A TO Z OF CONDUCTORS

A–Z of Conductors
Author: David Patmore
Biographies of 300 great conductors
Booklet of 960 pages, with photographs
4 CDs of illustrative historical recordings
Includes access to a dedicated website with over 200 hours of music
ISBN: 978-1-84379-071-6

Includes Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Leopold Stokowski, Thomas Beecham, Willem Mengelberg, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein

The A–Z of Conductors surveys the history of recording during the twentieth century, from the earliest days of capturing orchestral music on disc to the present era of the iPod, through the biographies of 310 of the most significant conductors whose art is preserved on record. In addition, the entry for each conductor contains a list of selected recordings and a career outline. Four accompanying CDs present excerpts from recordings by forty-eight of the conductors featured. The A–Z of Conductors will be of interest and value both to those new to orchestral music on record who wish to explore the huge resources of repertoire and performance available, as well as to seasoned collectors.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Respighi, Ottorino
Ansermet, Ernest (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
1La boutique fantasque, P. 120: Can-can and Scene04:40
Ansermet, Ernest (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Hallé Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
2The Hebrides, Op. 2609:07
Hallé Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
Delius, Frederick
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Beecham, Thomas (Conductor)
3A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden07:14
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Beecham, Thomas (Conductor)
Rossini, Gioachino
Concertgebouw Orchestra (Orchestra)
Beinum, Eduard van (Conductor)
4La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder): Overture05:55
Concertgebouw Orchestra (Orchestra)
Beinum, Eduard van (Conductor)
Schumann, Robert
Bernstein, Leonard (Conductor)
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
5Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: IV. Allegro molto vivace08:10
Bernstein, Leonard (Conductor)
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weber, Carl Maria von
Böhm, Karl (Conductor)
Staatskapelle Dresden (Orchestra)
6Der Freischutz, J. 277: Overture09:12
Böhm, Karl (Conductor)
Staatskapelle Dresden (Orchestra)
Elgar, Edward
BBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Boult, Adrian (Conductor)
7Imperial March, Op. 3204:07
BBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Boult, Adrian (Conductor)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Busch, Fritz (Conductor)
Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture06:18
Busch, Fritz (Conductor)
Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Debussy, Claude
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Cantelli, Guido (Conductor)
9La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer07:56
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Cantelli, Guido (Conductor)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Celibidache, Sergiu (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
10Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: IV. Allegro04:17
Celibidache, Sergiu (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gounod, Charles-François
Cluytens, André (Conductor)
Paris Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
11Faust, Act V Scene 2: Ballet Music04:19
Cluytens, André (Conductor)
Paris Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wagner, Richard
Coates, Albert (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
12Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude02:52
Coates, Albert (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Disc 2
Berlioz, Hector
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
De Sabata, Victor (Conductor)
1Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnaval), Op. 908:39
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
De Sabata, Victor (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Désormière, Roger (Conductor)
Symphonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Pelleas et Melisande (Pelleas and Melisande), Act IV: Interlude03:42
Désormière, Roger (Conductor)
Symphonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Doráti, Antal (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Hamlet Fantasy Overture, Op. 67a07:39
Doráti, Antal (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Borodin, Alexander Porfir'yevich
Fricsay, Ferenc (Conductor)
RIAS Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
4In the Steppes of Central Asia06:11
Fricsay, Ferenc (Conductor)
RIAS Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wagner, Richard
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
5Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod07:04
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bruckner, Anton
Horenstein, Jascha (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
6Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107: I. Allegro moderato (beginning) (modified 1885 version, ed. A. Gutmann)04:47
Horenstein, Jascha (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brahms, Johannes
Jochum, Eugen (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
7Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato09:58
Jochum, Eugen (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
8Egmont, Op. 84: Overture08:21
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Kempe, Rudolf (Conductor)
Staatskapelle Dresden (Orchestra)
9Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act III: Prelude11:07
Kempe, Rudolf (Conductor)
Staatskapelle Dresden (Orchestra)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Kleiber, Erich (Conductor)
Concertgebouw Orchestra (Orchestra)
10Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio07:17
Kleiber, Erich (Conductor)
Concertgebouw Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mahler, Gustav
Traditional - Lyricist
Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb - Lyricist
Rössel-Majdan, Hilde (mezzo-soprano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
11Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht04:18
Rössel-Majdan, Hilde (mezzo-soprano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Disc 3
Wagner, Richard
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
1Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries05:53
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
Grieg, Edvard
Koussevitzky, Sergey (Conductor)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
22 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. Varen (Last Spring)05:39
Koussevitzky, Sergey (Conductor)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Strauss II, Johann
Krauss, Clemens (Conductor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Die Fledermaus: Overture08:04
Krauss, Clemens (Conductor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Krips, Josef (Conductor)
4Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Overture04:28
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Krips, Josef (Conductor)
Berlioz, Hector
Concertgebouw Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mengelberg, Willem (Conductor)
5La damnation de Faust (The Damnation of Faust), Op. 24: Hungarian March04:22
Concertgebouw Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mengelberg, Willem (Conductor)
Scriabin, Alexander
Mitropoulos, Dimitri (Conductor)
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
6Le Poeme de l'extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op. 54 (conclusion)07:31
Mitropoulos, Dimitri (Conductor)
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Berlioz, Hector
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Monteux, Pierre (Conductor)
7Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: II. Un bal (The Ball)05:45
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Monteux, Pierre (Conductor)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Mravinsky, Yevgeny (Conductor)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 (beginning)03:50
Mravinsky, Yevgeny (Conductor)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Indy, Vincent d'
Munch, Charles (Conductor)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (Orchestra)
9Fervaal, Op. 40: Prelude to Act I04:40
Munch, Charles (Conductor)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (Orchestra)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Nikisch, Arthur (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
10Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro (conclusion)04:42
Nikisch, Arthur (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Philadelphia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ormandy, Eugene (Conductor)
11Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia07:43
Philadelphia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ormandy, Eugene (Conductor)
Bizet, Georges
RCA Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
12Carmen, Act I: Prelude02:18
RCA Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Rodziński, Artur (Conductor)
Austrian Symphony Orchestra, members (Orchestra)
13Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace05:35
Rodziński, Artur (Conductor)
Austrian Symphony Orchestra, members (Orchestra)
Handel, George Frideric
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Scherchen, Hermann (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
14Messiah, Part II: Hallelujah03:26
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Scherchen, Hermann (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
15Adagio in E Major, K. 26104:44
Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Disc 4
Schumann, Robert
Schuricht, Carl (Conductor)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (Orchestra)
1Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97, "Rhenish": V. Lebhaft05:21
Schuricht, Carl (Conductor)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (Orchestra)
Suppé, Franz von
Solti, Georg (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture05:34
Solti, Georg (Conductor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Liszt, Franz
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von - Lyricist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, William (Conductor)
3Eine Faust-Symphonie in 3 Charakterbildern, S108/R425, "A Faust Symphony": II. Gretchen (conclusion)05:12
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Steinberg, William (Conductor)
Wagner, Richard
Stokowski, Leopold (Conductor)
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
4Rienzi: Overture11:14
Stokowski, Leopold (Conductor)
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Strauss, Richard (Conductor)
Berlin Staatskapelle (Orchestra)
5Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": IV. Allegro molto05:38
Strauss, Richard (Conductor)
Berlin Staatskapelle (Orchestra)
Dvořák, Antonín
Szell, George (Conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
6Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": III. Molto vivace07:52
Szell, George (Conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Suk II, Josef
Talich, Václav (Conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
7Serenade in E-Flat Major, Op. 6: II. Allegro ma non troppo e grazioso05:39
Talich, Václav (Conductor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brahms, Johannes
Toscanini, Arturo (Conductor)
BBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8Tragic Overture, Op. 8112:33
Toscanini, Arturo (Conductor)
BBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mahler, Gustav
Walter, Bruno (Conductor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
9Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto08:14
Walter, Bruno (Conductor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Strauss II, Johann
Weingartner, Felix (Conductor)
British Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
10Tausend und eine Nacht (Thousand and One Nights), Op. 34608:00
Weingartner, Felix (Conductor)
British Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 05:07:07