Berlioz

Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts (Requiem). Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works, and conducted several concerts with more than 1,000 musicians. He also composed around 50 songs. His influen...

MONTEUX conducts Ravel (1959) - PASC738

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RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suites 1 & 2
BERLIOZ Rêverie et caprice

Live recording, 1959
Total duration: 73:00

Joseph Szigeti, violin
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Pierre Monteux

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REINER Rarities, Volume 3 (1938-49) - PASC438

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DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Two Nocturnes - Danse
RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2 - La Valse
HONEGGER Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
BERLIOZ Damnation of Faust – Hungarian March

Studio and live recordings, 1938-49
Total duration: 72:20

Fritz Reiner, conductor
Oscar Levant, piano
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
CBS Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra

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SINGHER French Operatic Arias (1945) - PACO004

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MARTIAL SINGHER French Operatic Arias

Recorded in 1945
Duration 32:41

Martial Singher, baritone
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Paul Breisach

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SZIGETI The Complete European Columbia Recordings (1926-46) - PABX042

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BACH Violin Sonatas 1 & 2
BACH Concerto for Two Violins
HANDEL Violin Sonata No. 4
TARTINI Violin Sonata in G
TARTINI Violin Concerto in D minor
MOZART Violin Sonata No. 21
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4
short works by BACH, EXAUDET, TARTINI, VERACINI

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
WEBER Violin Sonata No. 3
PAGANINI Caprices
SCHUBERT Rondo

MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3
Music by BERLIOZ, HUBAY, ELGAR, KREISLER, DVOŘÁK, CHABRIER, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, FALLA

WARLOCK Capriol Suite
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto
BARTÓK Hungarian Folk Tunes
BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances
IVES Violin Sonata No. 4
BLOCH Violin Concerto
music by DEBUSSY, RAVEL, MILHAUD, LIE, SZYMANOWSKI, SCRIABIN, STRAVINSKY

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SZIGETI The European Columbia Recordings, Volume 3 (1926-46) - PASC682

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MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3
Music by BERLIOZ, HUBAY, ELGAR, KREISLER, DVOŘÁK, CHABRIER, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, FALLA

Studio recordings, 1926-1946
Total duration: 2hr 27:05

Joseph Szigeti, violin
Egon Petri, piano
Kurt Ruhrseitz, piano
Nikita Magaloff, piano
Constant Lambert ∙ Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham ∙ London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Hamilton Harty ∙ Hallé Orchestra

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WALTER NBC Vol. 4: Beethoven, Berlioz, Corelli, Mason, R. Strauss (1939) - PASC742

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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
BERLIOZ The Damnation of Faust - excerpts
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire - Overture
CORELLI "Christmas" Concerto Grosso
MASON Suite After English Folk Songs
R. STRAUSS Tod und Verklärung

Live broadcast recordings, 1939
Total duration: 2hr 38:16

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Bruno Walter

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