Eugene Ormandy - The Original Jacket Collection: Eugene Ormandy [Box Set]

Title: The Original Jacket Collection: Eugene Ormandy [Box Set] Artist: Eugene Ormandy Release Date: 2008 Label: Sony Classical Essent Duration: 658:03 Album Type(s): performer(s) biography, composition (work) description, Box set UPC: 886972798721 Genre: Orchestral Music Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 10

1. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141
   - I pini di Villa Borghese. Allegretto vivace. Vivace
2. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141
   - Pini presso una catacomba. Lento
3. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141
   - I pini del Gianicolo
4. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141
   - I pini della Via Appia: Tempo di Marcia
5. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106
   - La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba. Andante mosso
6. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106
   - La fontana del Tritone al mattino. Vivo
7. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106
   - La fontana di Trevi al meriggio. Allegro moderato. Allegro vivace. Largamente
8. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106
   - La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto. Andante
9. Feste romane (Roman Festivals), symphonic poem, P. 157
   - Circenses
10. Feste romane (Roman Festivals), symphonic poem, P. 157
    - Il giubileo
11. Feste romane (Roman Festivals), symphonic poem, P. 157
    - L'Ottobrata
12. Feste romane (Roman Festivals), symphonic poem, P. 157
    - La befana

1. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Promenade
2. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Gnomus (The Gnome)
3. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Promenade
4. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle)
5. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Promenade
6. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Tuileries (Children's Dispute after a Game)
7. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Bydlo
8. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Promenade
9. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
   - Ballet des petits poussins dans leurs coques (Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks)
10. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
    - Samuel Goldenburg and Schmuyle
11. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
    - Limoges. Le Marché (The Market Place of Limoges)
12. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
    - Catacombae. Sepulchrum romanum (Catacombs. A Roman Grave)
13. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
    - Cum mortuis in lingua morta (With the Dead in a Dead Language)
14. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
    - La Cabane de Baba-Yaga sur des pattes de poule (The Hut of Baba-Yaga on Chicken's Legs)
15. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
    - La grande Porte de Kiev (The Great Gate of Kiev)
16. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35
    - The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
17. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35
    - The Story of the Kalander Prince
18. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35
    - The Young Prince and the Young Princess
19. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35
    - Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship goes to pieces on a rock surmounted by a Bronze Warrior. Con

1. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
   - Largo. Allegro molto
2. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
   - Allegro molto
3. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
   - Adagio
4. Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
   - Allegro vivace
5. Vocalise, transcription for orchestra, Op. 34/14

1. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
   - Andante. Allegro con anima
2. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
   - Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza. Moderato con anima
3. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
   - Valse
4. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
   - Finale (Andante maestoso). Allegro vivace
5. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48
   - Pezzo in forma di sonatina
6. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48
   - Waltz
7. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48
   - Elegia
8. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48
   - Finale (Tema Russo)

1. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127
   - Introduzione. Andante non troppo. Allegro vivace
2. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127
   - Giuoco delle coppie. Allegro scherzando
3. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127
   - Elegia. Andante non troppo
4. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127
   - Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
5. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127
   - Finale. Pesante. Presto
6. The Miraculous Mandarin, suite for orchestra, Sz. 73a, BB 82 (Op. 19)
7. Pictures (2) (Két kép), for orchestra, Sz. 46, BB 59 (Op. 10)
   - In Full Flower
8. Pictures (2) (Két kép), for orchestra, Sz. 46, BB 59 (Op. 10)
   - Village Dance

1. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
   - Allegro molto appassionato
2. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
   - Andante
3. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
   - Allegretto ma non troppo. Allegro molto vivace
4. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
   - Allegro moderato
5. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
   - Conzonetta. Andante
6. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
   - Finale. Allegro vivacissimo

1. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
   - Allegretto
2. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
   - Allegro
3. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
   - Lento
4. Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
   - Allegro molto
5. Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
   - Allegretto
6. Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
   - Moderato
7. Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
   - Cadenza
8. Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
   - Allegro con moto

1. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
2. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
   - Arioso
3. Minuet for keyboard No. 1 in G major (AMN II/1; by Christian Pezold, not JSB), BWV Anh. 114
4. Musette for keyboard in D major (AMN II/22; doubtful), BWV Anh. 126
5. Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölzel), BWV 508
6. March for keyboard in D major (by CPE Bach, not JSB; Anna Magdalena Clavier-Büchlein No. 2/16), BWV Anh. 122
7. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (I), chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 302 (BC F53.1)
8. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174)
   - Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
9. Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66)
10. Passacaglia and Fugue, for organ in C minor, BWV 582 (BC J79)
11. Prelude for keyboard in E major (Six Little Preludes No. 5), BWV 937 (BC L68)
12. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
    - Air on the G String
13. Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3)
    - Sheep May Safely Graze
14. Komm, süsser Tod, for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch No. 868), BWV 478 (BC F227)
15. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166)
    - Sleepers Awake

1. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 564 (BC J36)
2. Symphony for double orchestra "No. 26" in E flat major, Op. 18/1, CW C26 (T. 269/4)
   - Allegro spiritoso
3. Symphony for double orchestra "No. 26" in E flat major, Op. 18/1, CW C26 (T. 269/4)
   - Andante
4. Symphony for double orchestra "No. 26" in E flat major, Op. 18/1, CW C26 (T. 269/4)
   - Allegro
5. Symphony for double orchestra in D major Op. 18/3 (Overture: Endimione, second version), CW G15ov/b (T. 270/4)
   - Allegro
6. Symphony for double orchestra in D major Op. 18/3 (Overture: Endimione, second version), CW G15ov/b (T. 270/4)
   - Andante
7. Symphony for double orchestra in D major Op. 18/3 (Overture: Endimione, second version), CW G15ov/b (T. 270/4)
   - Allegro assai
8. Sinfonia in D minor ("Adagio and Fugue"), F. 65 (BR C7)
9. Concerto for violin (or viola, or 4 violas) & piano (or orchestra) in D major, H. 497 (spurious; by Henri Casadesus)
   - Allegro moderato
10. Concerto for violin (or viola, or 4 violas) & piano (or orchestra) in D major, H. 497 (spurious; by Henri Casadesus)
    - Andante lento molto
11. Concerto for violin (or viola, or 4 violas) & piano (or orchestra) in D major, H. 497 (spurious; by Henri Casadesus)
    - Allegro

1. Nocturne for string orchestra (arranged by Malcolm Sargent from String Quartet No. 2)
2. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act
   - Intermezzo
3. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song
4. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
5. Andante cantabile, for cello and string orchestra in D major (arr. of 2nd mvt. from String Quartet No.1)
6. Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1
7. Lyric Suite for orchestra (orchestration of Op. 54)
   - Notturno No. 5. Andante
8. Våren (Last Spring), elegiac melody for orchestra (or piano) No. 2, Op. 34/2
9. Élégie: O doux printemps d'autrefois, for voice & piano (from "Mélodies, Vol.1")
10. To a Wild Rose, for piano, Op. 51/1 (Woodland Sketches)
11. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love")
12. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras

There are several reasons why the popularity of Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra has declined so steeply since their glory days in the '50s and '60s. For one thing, Ormandy hung on to his post in Philadelphia a tad too long, and recordings from the later '70s and '80s are for the most part marked by audible fatigue. For another, Columbia and RCA, now Song/BMG, have been reluctant to reissue Ormandy's classic recordings on CD and nearly as reluctant to keep them in print after the first few press runs. But what hurt Ormandy most of all was a change in fashion. What was once hailed as "The Fabulous Philadelphia" sound was later disparaged as the flabby Philadelphia sound in the face of sharper, edgier performances, and Ormandy and his orchestra had almost disappeared from sight when this 10-disc Sony/BMG The Original Jacket set was released in 2008.

For anyone with ears to hear, the performances here are magnificent. In these recordings, the Philadelphia under Ormandy truly sounds fabulous. Building on Stokowski's foundation, Ormandy raised an orchestra built for the gods of music. As amply demonstrated in these performances recorded when the Ormandy/Philadelphia partnership was at its peak, there was no better conductor/orchestra relationship at the time. Listen to the plush strings in Barber's Adagio and Vaughan Williams' Fantasie on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, the piquant woodwinds in Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and the scherzo from Tchaikovsky's Fifth, the brazen brass in Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and the Great Gates of Kiev from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, or the brilliant ensemble in Respighi's tone poems and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. But the best thing is that Ormandy and the Philadelphia do not use their astounding virtuosity to show off their technique; they use it to show off the music. Even in obvious virtuoso pieces like the Bach transcriptions, Ormandy and the Philadelphia play the music with polish and precision, but they do not overwhelm it with panache and passion. Superbly remastered, this 10-disc set will be mandatory for fans of the Fabulous Philadelphia, and likely fascinating for those who do not already know its work. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adrian Siegal Photography Alex Miller General Manager David Foil Project Director, Compilation Dennis Collins Liner Note Translation Don Hunstein Cover Photo, Photography Elizabeth A. Wright Product Development Eugene Ormandy Conductor Giulio Turturro Series Design Howard H. Scott Producer John Berg Cover Design Matt Fowler Mastering Engineer Philadelphia Orchestra Orchestra Reinhard Luthje Liner Note Translation Richard D. Freed Liner Notes Roxanne Slimak Art Direction Sandy Speiser Cover Photo