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CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 1: Haydn, Mozart, Ravel, Falla, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Piston, Copland (1955) - PASC501
These recordings were sourced from generally very high quality tape recordings. Despite some electrical hum and the occasional buzzing, both of which have largely been dealt with, only the very occasional incidence of mild, and short-lived dropout in any way troubled the reproduction. XR remastering has greatly improved the listening experience, with a fuller, clearer and cleaner sound. Whilst much of Jim Fassett's original CBS radio commentary has been retained, I have edited out sections irrelevant to the concerts.
Andrew Rose
CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 2: Beethoven, Schumann, Vivaldi, Strauss, Creston (1956) - PASC510
These recordings were sourced from generally very high quality tape
recordings. Despite some electrical hum and the occasional buzzing, both
of which have largely been dealt with, only the very occasional
incidence of mild, and short-lived dropout in any way troubled the
reproduction. XR remastering has greatly improved the listening
experience, with a fuller, clearer and cleaner sound. I have edited out some of the longer sections of Jim
Fassett's original CBS radio commentary, most of which was largely irrelevant to the concerts.
Andrew Rose
CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 3: Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, Monteverdi, Handel, Hindemith (1956) - PASC523
These two CDs preserve Guido Cantelli's programmes of his last subscription concerts and are valuable for two reasons. First, they contain Cantelli's very last concerts which he gave in America, but second and more importantly three of the compositions - both of the Brahms and the Verdi - were the first time that the conductor had performed these works. Additionally, Cantelli had only conducted the Wagner and Hindemith once: the Wagner was given in Italy during 1945 so it is unlikely that it was recorded but,fortunately, the Hindemith - a new addition to Cantelli's repertoire - was broadcast with the NBC Symphony Orchestra and is available on a Pristine Audio CD, PASC 111.
Keith Bennnett (author of "Guido Gantelli, Just Eight Years of Fame")
These two final broadcast concerts conducted by Guido Cantelli were sourced from high quality mono FM radio recordings and offer excellent sound quality throughout. That said, there were some issues with wow and flutter which I was able to deal with using Capstan pitch stabilisation software, and other minor sonic technical issues were easily overcome. Commentaries were quite long between most works, and these have been trimmed down - at times considerably. I chose, however, to leave the very final closing as broadcast - it was the last time Cantelli would appear on US radio and on a US concert platform. The following month he headed to London for recording sessions with the Philharmonia Orchestra, and for the rest of the year conducted in London, Milan, Johannesburg, Modena and, finally, in Brescia, Italy on 15 November 1956. Nine days later he was to lose his life in a fatal plane crash in Paris, France, having just a week earlier been named Musical Director of La Scala, Milan.
NB. The arrangement of Handel's Largo from Xerxes is attributed by the commentator to the Italian composer Bernadino Molinari, whereas the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's official archive suggests the more common arrangement by Arthur Luck. An examination of the printed concert programme for the evening is of no help - there is no mention here of the arranger (by contrast the Monteverdi arrangement is properly attributed to Ghedini). An examination of the recording indicates that Cantelli does not, in fact, use the Luck arrangement - Luck begins with strings, Cantelli with wind; Luck proceeds with solo violin and harp, Cantelli with solo violin and other orchestral instruments, and so forth. We have been unable to verify 100% that a Molinari arrangement is used here but have no reason to doubt it, despite this contradicting the "official" record.
Andrew Rose
CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 1: Haydn, Mozart, Ravel, Falla, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Piston, Copland (1955) - PASC501
CD ONE
1 Concert 1 - Introduction (1:07)
HAYDN Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. 1:93
2 1st mvt. - Adagio - Allegro assai (8:09)
3 2nd mvt. - Largo cantabile (5:37)
4 3rd mvt. - Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio (4:19)
5 4th mvt. - Finale (Presto ma non troppo) (5:30)
6 Introduction to Mozart (1:28)
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467
7 1st mvt. - Allegro maestoso (14:54)
8 Andante (7:39)
9 Allegro vivace assai (7:26)
Walter Gieseking, piano
10 RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte (6:32)
FALLA El Sombrero des Tres Picos, Suite No. 2
11 1. Los vecinos (3:06)
12 2. Danza del molinero (Farruca) (2:52)
13 3. Danza final (6:54)
CBS Radio Broadcast
Introduced by Jim Fassett
Carnegie Hall, 6 March, 1955
CD TWO
1 Concert 2 - Introduction (1:50)
VIVALDI L'Estro Armonico: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 11, No. 3, RV565
2 1st mvt. - Allegro (1:11)
3 2nd mvt. - Adagio e spiccato (0:41)
4 3rd mvt. - Allegro (3:35)
5 4th mvt. - Largo e spiccato (3:45)
6 5th mvt. - Allegro (4:12)
7 Introduction to Beethoven (2:20)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
8 1st mvt. - Allegro con brio (15:15)
9 2nd mvt. - Largo (8:48)
10 3rd mvt. - Rondo. Allegro - Presto (9:02)
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
11 PISTON Toccata (8:15)
12 Introduction to Copland (1:12)
13 COPLAND El Salón México (11:16)
CBS Radio Broadcast
Introduced by Jim Fassett
Carnegie Hall, 13 March, 1955
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Guido Cantelli
XR remastering by Andrew Rose
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Guido Cantelli
Total duration: 2hr 26:56
CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 2: Beethoven, Schumann, Vivaldi, Strauss, Creston (1956) - PASC510
1 Concert 1: Introduction (0:17)
2CRESTON Dance Overture, Op. 62 (12:02)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
3 1st mvt. - Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft (8:53)
4 2nd mvt. - Romanze (Ziemlich langsam) (3:38)
5 3rd mvt. - Scherzo (Lebhaft) (5:04)
6 4th mvt. - Langsam - Lebhaft - Schneller - Presto (8:33)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
7 1st mvt. - Allegro moderato (17:28)
8 2nd mvt. - Andante con moto (4:45)
9 3rd mvt. - Rondo - Vivace (11:06)
Wilhelm Backhaus piano
1 Concert 2: Introduction (1:00)
VIVALDI L'Estro Armonico: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 11, No. 3, RV565
2 1st mvt - Allegro (1:20)
3 2nd mvt - Adagio Spiccato e Tutti (0:45)
4 3rd mvt - Allegro (3:57)5 4th mvt - Largo e Spicato (4:00)
6 5th mvt - Allegro (5:11)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
7 1st mvt. - Allegro (19:38)
8 2nd mvt. - Adagio un poco mosso (6:58)
9 3rd mvt. - Rondo - Allegro (10:49)
Walter Gieseking piano
10 STRAUSS Don Juan, Op. 20 (18:13)
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Guido Cantelli
XR remastering by Andrew Rose
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Guido Cantelli
Concert No. 1
CBS Radio Broadcast
Introduced by Jim Fassett
Carnegie Hall, 18 March, 1956
Concert No. 2
CBS Radio Broadcast
Introduced by Jim Fassett
Carnegie Hall, 25 March, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 23:36
CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 3: Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, Monteverdi, Handel, Hindemith (1956) - PASC523
DISC ONE
1. Radio Introduction, 1 April 1956 (1:01)
2. WAGNER Parsifal - Good Friday Spell (11:06)
3. VERDI Te Deum (14:32)
4. BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody (16:11)
Martha Lipton, alto
5. MONTEVERDI (arr. Ghedini) Magnificat for 6 voices (from Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206) (21:22)
6. Radio Ending, 1 April 1956 (1:29)
Westminster Choir
Director: John Finlay Williamson
DISC TWO
1. Radio Introduction, 8 April 1956 (1:08)
2. HANDEL (arr. B. Molinari) Xerxes - Largo (6:17)
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
3. 1st mvt. - Maestoso (21:15)
4. 2nd mvt. - Adagio (12:51)
5. 3rd mvt. - Rondo. Allegro non troppo (11:42)
Rudolf Firkušný piano
6. HINDEMITH Concert Music for Strings and Brass (15:55)
7. Radio Ending, 8 April 1956 (0:46)
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Guido Cantelli
XR remastering by Andrew Rose
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Guido Cantelli
Concert No. 1
CBS Radio Broadcast
Introduced by Jim Fassett
Carnegie Hall, 1 April, 1956
Concert No. 2
CBS Radio Broadcast
Introduced by Jim Fassett
Carnegie Hall, 8 April, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 15:36
