Philharmonia Orchestra ; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milan ; Lovro von Matačić, conductor. Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, December 14, 1954 (1st work), January, 1956 (2nd work), December 11 and 13, 1954 (3rd work), January, 1956 (4th work), and at La Scala Opera House, Milan, Italy September, 1960 (5th work). Previoulsy released, p1955-p1957. Compact disc. Program notes in English by Alan Sanders with German, and French translations (10 pages : portrait) inserted in container.
Contents:
Islamey : Oriental fantasy (orch. Schalk) (9:28) ; Overture on 3 Russian themes (1858) (8:16) ; 2nd overture on Russian themes : Russia (1863-4, rev. 1884) (13:36) / Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev -- Hamlet : Fantasy overture, op. 67a (19:38) ; Suite no. 3 in G, op. 55 : Theme and variations (19:42) / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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