The Art of Leibowitz | Scribendum SC510

The Art of Leibowitz

Label: Scribendum

Cat No: SC510

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 13

Release Date: 22nd January 2016

Contents

Works

Auber, Daniel

Les Diamants de la couronne (The Crown Diamonds)
» Overture

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Egmont Overture, op.84
Leonore Overture no.3 in C major, op.72b
Symphonies 1-9 (complete)
The Ruins of Athens, op.113
» Turkish March

Bizet, Georges

Carmen Suite
Carmen
» Habanera 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' (Love is a rebellious bird) (Act 1)

Boccherini, Luigi

Minuetto

Borodin, Alexander

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Prince Igor
» Overture

Chabrier, Alexis Emmanuel

Espana
Joyeuse Marche

Chopin, Frederic

Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'

Debussy, Claude

Petite Suite
» I En bateau
Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un faune

Delibes, Leo

Naila
» Intermezzo

Dinicu, Grigoras

Hora staccato

Dukas, Paul

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)

Dvorak, Antonin

Humoresque

Falla, Manuel de

El amor brujo
» Ritual Fire Dance

Franck, Cesar

Panis Angelicus

Gade, Jacob

Jealousy

Gounod, Charles

Ave Maria (after JS Bach)
Faust
» Ballet music
Funeral March of a Marionette

Grieg, Edvard

Peer Gynt, op.23
» Solveig's Song
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Varen (Last Spring), op.34 no.2

Ibert, Jacques

Escales

Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail

Caucasian Sketches Suite no.1, op.10
» no.4 Procession of the Sardar

Liszt, Franz

Mephisto Waltz no.1, S110/2 'Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke'

Meyerbeer, Giacomo

Le Prophete
» Coronation March (Act 4)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K492
» Overture
Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'

Mussorgsky, Modest

A Night on the Bare Mountain
Pictures at an Exhibition

Offenbach, Jacques

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
» Barcarolle
Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphee aux enfers)
» Overture

Pierne, Gabriel

March of the Little Lead Soldiers

Puccini, Giacomo

Manon Lescaut
» Intermezzo

Ravel, Maurice

Bolero
La Valse

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

The Tale of Tsar Saltan
» Flight of the Bumblebee

Saint-Saens, Camille

Danse macabre, op.40
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28

Schubert, Franz

Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 'Great'

Schumann, Robert

Manfred Overture, op.115
Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.97 'Rhenish'

Strauss II, Johann

Die Fledermaus
» Overture

Stravinsky, Igor

The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Sullivan, Arthur

HMS Pinafore
» Overture

Traditional

Greensleeves (arr. Rene Leibowitz)
Londonderry Air (arr. Rene Leibowitz)

Wagner, Richard

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
» Prelude
Tannhauser
» Overture

Waldteufel, Emile

Les Patineurs, op.183

Artists

Inge Borkh (soprano)
Ruth Siewert (contralto)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
Ludwig Weber (bass)
Beecham Choral Society
London Festival Orchestra
Filarmonica di Roma
Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Societe des Concerts Symphoniques de Paris
RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
International Symphony Orchestra
New Symphony of London

Conductor

Rene Leibowitz

Works

Auber, Daniel

Les Diamants de la couronne (The Crown Diamonds)
» Overture

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Egmont Overture, op.84
Leonore Overture no.3 in C major, op.72b
Symphonies 1-9 (complete)
The Ruins of Athens, op.113
» Turkish March

Bizet, Georges

Carmen Suite
Carmen
» Habanera 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' (Love is a rebellious bird) (Act 1)

Boccherini, Luigi

Minuetto

Borodin, Alexander

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Prince Igor
» Overture

Chabrier, Alexis Emmanuel

Espana
Joyeuse Marche

Chopin, Frederic

Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'

Debussy, Claude

Petite Suite
» I En bateau
Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un faune

Delibes, Leo

Naila
» Intermezzo

Dinicu, Grigoras

Hora staccato

Dukas, Paul

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)

Dvorak, Antonin

Humoresque

Falla, Manuel de

El amor brujo
» Ritual Fire Dance

Franck, Cesar

Panis Angelicus

Gade, Jacob

Jealousy

Gounod, Charles

Ave Maria (after JS Bach)
Faust
» Ballet music
Funeral March of a Marionette

Grieg, Edvard

Peer Gynt, op.23
» Solveig's Song
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Varen (Last Spring), op.34 no.2

Ibert, Jacques

Escales

Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail

Caucasian Sketches Suite no.1, op.10
» no.4 Procession of the Sardar

Liszt, Franz

Mephisto Waltz no.1, S110/2 'Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke'

Meyerbeer, Giacomo

Le Prophete
» Coronation March (Act 4)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K492
» Overture
Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'

Mussorgsky, Modest

A Night on the Bare Mountain
Pictures at an Exhibition

Offenbach, Jacques

Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
» Barcarolle
Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphee aux enfers)
» Overture

Pierne, Gabriel

March of the Little Lead Soldiers

Puccini, Giacomo

Manon Lescaut
» Intermezzo

Ravel, Maurice

Bolero
La Valse

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

The Tale of Tsar Saltan
» Flight of the Bumblebee

Saint-Saens, Camille

Danse macabre, op.40
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28

Schubert, Franz

Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 'Great'

Schumann, Robert

Manfred Overture, op.115
Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.97 'Rhenish'

Strauss II, Johann

Die Fledermaus
» Overture

Stravinsky, Igor

The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)

Sullivan, Arthur

HMS Pinafore
» Overture

Traditional

Greensleeves (arr. Rene Leibowitz)
Londonderry Air (arr. Rene Leibowitz)

Wagner, Richard

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
» Prelude
Tannhauser
» Overture

Waldteufel, Emile

Les Patineurs, op.183

Artists

Inge Borkh (soprano)
Ruth Siewert (contralto)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
Ludwig Weber (bass)
Beecham Choral Society
London Festival Orchestra
Filarmonica di Roma
Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Societe des Concerts Symphoniques de Paris
RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
International Symphony Orchestra
New Symphony of London

Conductor

Rene Leibowitz

About

This set includes René Leibowitz's acclaimed Beethoven symphonies cycle, also noted for attempting to follow very precisely Beethoven's metronome marks.

Leibowitz's conducting repertoire, which spanned virtually everything, is well represented in this comprehensive 13CD set. Many recordings featured in this set have been available only as downloads, and it contains glorious, inspired, unique interpretations of 'classical' masterpieces.

After WW II, Leibowitz became one of the most sought-after conductors in Europe and his well deserved reputation is extensively represented in this set.

Contents:
CD 1

- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
- Mussorgsky: A night on Bare Mountain
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording: 1962

CD 2
- Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op.40
- Pierné: Marche des petits soldats de plomb
- Gounod: Marche funèbre d'une marionette
- Ravel: La valse
- Debussy: En Bateau (from Petit suite)
- Gounod: Ballet music (from Faust)
- Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
- Offenbach: Overture from Orphée aux enfers
- Ravel: Bolero
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, London Festival Orchestra
Recording: 1960, Paris - 1960, London

CD 3
- Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C major K551 'Jupiter'
- Schubert: Symphony No.9 in C major 'The Great' D944
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording: 1962

CD 4
- Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
- Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra
Recording: 1962 - 1960, London

CD 5
- Wagner:Overture from Tannhäuser
- Schumann: Symphony No.3 in E flat Op.97 'Rhenish'
- Schumann: Manfred overture
- Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1 'Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke'
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The International Symphony Orchestra
Recording: 1960, London - 1962, London

CD 6
- Bizet: Carmen Suite (Les Toréadors, Fate, Aragonaise, Les Dragons d'Alcala, Act III Entr'acte: Intermezzo, Avec la garde montante, Danse Bohème)
- Puccini: Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo
- Auber: Les diamants de la couronne: Overture
- Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier
- Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
- Borodin: Prince Igor: Overture, Polovetsian Dances
- Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (ossia la folle giornata): Overture
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Symphoniques De Paris
Recording: 1960, Paris

CD 7
- Grieg: Solveig's song from 'Peer Gynt'
- Meyerbeer: Coronation march from ' Le prophète'
- Gilbert & Sullivan: Overture from 'H.M.S. Pinafore'
- Waldteufel: Les Patineurs
- Rimsky-Korsakov: The flight of the bumble-bee
- de Falla: Ritual fire dance from 'L'amor brujo'
- Gounod/Bach: Ave Maria
- Gade: Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane'
- Chabrier: Joyeuse marche
- Boccherini: Minuetto
- Delibes: Intermezzo from 'Naila' (La Source)
- Dinicu: Hora Staccato
- Ibert: Escales
RCA Italiana Symphony Orchestra, The New Symphony Orchestra of London, Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma
Recording: 1961/62

CD 8
- Dvořák: Humoresque
- Strauss II: Die Fledermaus' Overture
- Trad. Arr. Rene Leibowitz: Greensleeves, Londonderry Air
- Bizet: Habanera (From 'Carmen')
- Chopin: Polonaise in A-Flat, 0p. 53
- Franck: Panis Angelicus
- lppolitov-Ivanov: Procession of the Sardar
- Chabrier: España
- Grieg: Våren (The Last Spring)
- Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
- Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude
New Symphony Orchestra of London, Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording: 1961/62

CD 9
- Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C major, Op.21
- Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36
- Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.3, Op.72b
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording: 1961 – 1962

CD 10
- Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E flat major, Op.55 'Eroica'
- Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B flat major, Op.60
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording: 1961

CD 11
- Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
- Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68 'Pastoral'
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording: 1961

CD 12
- Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92
- Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F major, Op.93
- Beethoven: Turkish March (from 'The Ruins of Athens)
- Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of London
Recording: 1961, 1962

CD 13
- Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 'Choral'
The Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Inge Borkh (soprano), Ruth Siewert (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor), Ludwig Weber (bass)
Recording: 1961

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