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- Producer's Note
- Full Track Listing
- Cover Art
"It is a pleasure to hear my dad's musicianship brought up to new sonic heights. The results of this remastering are nothing short of amazing."
- Leonard Slatkin Music Director: Detroit SO, Principal Guest Conductor: Pittsburgh SO & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The idea for this release came from Edward Johnson, who supplied the transfers from his own collection. The originals were in very good condition for their era, and if they were at times a little 'veiled' this has been lifted with careful remastering to reveal a much clearer and more open sound than was immediately apparent.
Slatkin was the first non-British conductor to have recorded an LP of music by Delius - at the time he was following Beecham and Anthony Collins in being only the third conductor to havw recorded an all-Delius LP (the Collins recording for Decca is available here as PASC015).
The recording here moves from Delius to France, where the composer spent the last three decades of his life, with Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals of 1886 and Ibert's colourful Divertissiment, which he wrote for Chamber Orchestra in 1930.
To the best of our knowledge, none of these recordings has been previously issued on CD.
Andrew Rose
SLATKIN conducts Delius, Saint Saëns, Ibert (1952-54)
DELIUS Orchestral Music
1. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (0:48)
2. Summer Night on the River (2:00)
3. Intermezzo from 'Hassan' (1:11)
4. Serenade from 'Hassan' (5:48)
5. Caprice for Cello and Orchestra (1:53)
6. Elegy for Cello and Orchestra (3:09)
7. Prelude to 'Irmelin' (1:47)
Paul Shure: solo violin
Eleanor Aller: solo cello
Recorded 8 & 11 September, 1952
First issued as Capitol P-8182
SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals
8. 1. Introduction: Royal March of the Lion (2:47)
9. 2. Cocks and Hens (1:19)
10. 3. Wild Asses (2:22)
11. 4. Tortoises (2:52)
12. 5. The Elephant (2:04)
13. 6. Kangaroos (1:06)
14. 7. The Aquarium (4:17)
15. 8. Personages with Long Ears (0:45)
16. 9. The Cuckoo in the Wood (2:08)
17. 10. The Aviary (1:58)
18. 11. Pianists (3:03)
19. 12. Fossils (1:09)
20. 13. The Swan (2:51)
21. 14. Finale (4:43)
Victor Aller, piano
Harry Sukman, piano
Recorded 11 April, 1954
First issued as Capitol P. 8270
IBERT Divertissement
22. 1. Introduction (4:38)
23. 2. Cortège (1:10)
24. 3. Nocturne (6:18)
25. 4. Valse (1:24)
26. 5. Parade (1:53)
27. 6. Finale (0:40)
Recorded 23 November, 1953
First issued as Capitol P. 8270
The Concert Arts Orchestra
conducted by Felix Slatkin
Transfers by Edward Johnson
Restoration and XR remastering by Andrew Rose, September 2009
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Felix Slatkin
Total duration: 66:03
