Decca: 475 145-2 (on discs: 475 146-2--475 150-2). Original works and transcriptions for orchestra. Variously: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ; London Symphony Orchestra ; New Philharmonia Orchestra ; Hilversum Radio Philharmonic Orchestra ; London Symphony Chorus ; all with Leopold Stokowski, conductor. Recorded Sept. 1965-1974 in London, England (principally); Prague, Czech Republic; and Hilversum, The Netherlands; in part live recordings. Previously released recordings (p1966-p1975). Compact discs. Program and biographical notes by Ivan March in English with French and German translations (22 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Contents:
L'ascension : quatre méditations symphoniques pour orchestre / (20:00). Well-tempered clavier, book 1. Prelude in E flat minor, BWV 853 (5:12) ; Schemelli Gesangbuch. Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh : BWV 487 (5:27) ; Wir glauben all' an einen Gott : chorale prelude for organ, BWV 680 : Giant fugue (3:28) ; Easter cantata : BWV 4. Chorale, Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (4:32) ; Passacaglia and fugue in C minor for organ, BWV 582 (14:59) / Olivier Messiaen Pavan "The Earl of Slisbury" and Galliard (after Francis Tregian) / William Byrd (5:18) -- Trumpet voluntary / Jeremiah Clarke (2:25) -- Moment musical no. 3 in F minor : D780 / Franz Schubert (2:07) -- Mazurka in A minor, op. 17, no. 4 / Frédéric Chopin (5:54) -- Chant sans paroles : op. 40, no. 6 / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (3:17) -- Extase / Henri Duparc (3:07) -- Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2 / Sergei Rachmaninov (4:41) -- La cathédrale engloutie / Claude Debussy (6:37) -- Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64 / Tchakikovsky (51:00) -- Le poème de l'extase : op. 54 / Alexander Scriabin (19:11) -- Symphony in D minor / César Franck (44:00) -- Variations on an original theme : op. 36 : Enigma / Edward Elgar (32:00) -- Symphonie fantastique : op. 14 (53:00) ; La damnation de Faust : op. 24. Ballet des sylphes (3:12) / Hector Berlioiz -- Fanfare : L'éventail de Jeanne (2:08) ; Daphnis et Chloé. Suite no. 2 (17:00) / Maurice Ravel -- L'oiseau de feu suite (1919 version) / Igor Stravinsky (23:00) -- Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune (11:45) ; La mer (27:00) -- L'ascension : quatre méditations symphoniques pour orchestre / Olivier Messiaen (20:00).
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