Guido Cantelli

Guido Cantelli (27 April 1920 – 24 November 1956) was an Italian orchestral conductor. He was named Musical Director of La Scala, Milan in November 1956 but his promising career was cut short only one week later by his death at the age of 36 in an airplane crash in Paris, France.Guido Cantelli (27 April 1920 – 24 November 1956) was an Italian orchestral conductor. He was named Musical Director of La Scala, Milan in November 1956 but his pro...

CANTELLI in Boston: Frescobaldi, Schumann, Busoni, Mussorgsky (1953) - PASC086

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FRESCOBALDI Four Pieces
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
BUSONI Berceuse élégiaque
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition

Recorded live in 1953
Total duration: 79:54

Boston Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Guido Cantelli

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CANTELLI in New York - The 1955-1956 Broadcast Collection - PABX056

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BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 5
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1; Alto Rhapsody
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21
HAYDN Symphony No. 93
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
VIVALDI L'Estro Armonico: Concerto Grosso No. 11 in D minor, RV565 (1955 and 1956 performances)
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
FALLA El Sombrero des Tres Picos, Suite No. 2
PISTON Toccata
COPLAND El Salón México
R. STRAUSS Don Juan
CRESTON Dance Overture
WAGNER Parsifal – Good Friday Spell
VERDI Te Deum
MONTEVERDI Magnificat (arr. Ghedini)
HANDEL Xerxes – Largo
HINDEMITH Concert Music for Strings and Brass

Six live CBS broadcast concerts, Carnegie Hall, New York, 6 March 1955–8 April 1956
Total duration: 7:06:07, including radio commentary by Jim Fassett

New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Guido Cantelli
Walter Gieseking, piano (Mozart No. 21; Beethoven No. 5)
Rudolf Firkušný, piano (Beethoven No. 3; Brahms No. 1)
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano (Beethoven No. 4)
Martha Lipton, alto
Westminster Choir, directed by John Finlay Williamson

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CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 1: Haydn, Mozart, Ravel, Falla, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Piston, Copland (1955) - PASC501

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HAYDN Symphony No. 93
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
FALLA El Sombrero des Tres Picos, Suite No. 2
VIVALDI L'Estro Armonico: Concerto Grosso No. 11
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
PISTON Toccata
COPLAND El Salón México

Recorded in 1955
Total duration: 2hr 26:56

Walter Gieseking, piano
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Guido Cantelli

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CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 2: Beethoven, Schumann, Vivaldi, Strauss, Creston (1956) - PASC510

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BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
VIVALDI L'Estro Armonico: Concerto Grosso No. 11
R. STRAUSS Don Juan
CRESTON Dance Overture

Recorded in 1956
Total duration: 2hr 23:36

Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Walter Gieseking, piano
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Guido Cantelli

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CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 3: Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, Monteverdi, Handel, Hindemith (1956) - PASC523

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WAGNER Parsifal - Good Friday Spell
VERDI Te Deum
BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody
MONTEVERDI Magnificat
HANDEL Xerxes - Largo
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
HINDEMITH Concert Music For Strings And Brass

Live broadcast concerts, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 15:36

Martha Lipton, alto
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Guido Cantelli

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CANTELLI in New York: Handel, Beethoven, Barber, Respighi (1955) - PASC088

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HANDEL Largo from 'Xerxes'
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
BARBER Adagio for Strings
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome

Recorded live in 1955
Total duration: 70:30

New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Guido Cantelli

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