Credits:

Eugene Ormandy

Description:

[Tower Records "Sony Classical" Special Selection 10th Season] For the past few years, "Tower Records "Sony Classical" Special Selection" has been reissuing many famous recordings of Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra every year. The Philadelphia Orchestra in his home country has also been reissued. The Philadelphia Orchestra has been praising this reissue, recognizing it as "an important project to revive their history in the present. The Philadelphia Orchestra has also recognized this as "an important project to revive their history in the present. 10 titles will be reissued, including some recordings that have never been released in Japan or on CD before! Fantasitic Philadelphians" is one of the three 3-CD box sets released in the 1970s after Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra moved back to RCA. This compilation has never been released in Japan in this 3-disc form. It is a collection of pieces that are truly designed to appreciate the virtuosity of Ormandy and the Phila Orchestra, and is a collection of masterpieces that will allow you to enjoy the appeal of this duo at the pinnacle of 20th century orchestras to the very marrow. Recordings: March 23, 1972 (1); January 11, 1972 (2, 5, 7); January 13, 1971 (3); May 17, 1973 (4, 6); September 30, 1971 (9); April 21, 1971 (10); April 25, 1972 (11, 16); June 12, 1972 (12, 15); June 12, 1972 March 22, 1971 (13), June 15, 1972 (14, 17), February 16, 1972 (18), September 28, 1971 (8, 19), January 14, 1971 (20), Scottish Rite Cathedral, Philadelphia

Tracklisting:

1 FINLANDIA. OP.26 / Eugene Ormandy
2 ROUMANIAN RHAPSODY NO.1 IN A MAJOR. OP.11. NO.1 / Eugene Ormandy
3 POLOVETSIAN DANCES FROM 'PRINCE IGOR' / Eugene Ormandy
4 PERPETUAL MOTION. OP.257 / Eugene Ormandy
5 TRITSCH-TRATSCH POLKA. OP.214 / Eugene Ormandy
6 FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE FROM 'TSAR SALTAN' / Eugene Ormandy
7 ESPANA / Eugene Ormandy
8 THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE / Eugene Ormandy
9 HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO.2. S.359. NO.4 / Eugene Ormandy
10 FINLANDIA. OP.26 (ON GREAT LONE HILLS) / Eugene Ormandy
1 DANSE MACABRE. OP.40 / Eugene Ormandy
2 A NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN / Eugene Ormandy
3 DANCE OF THE COMEDIANS FROM 'THE BARTERED BRIDE' / Eugene Ormandy
4 BACCHANALE FROM 'SAMSON AND DELILAH' / Eugene Ormandy
5 DANCE OF THE HOURS FROM 'LA GIOCONDA' / Eugene Ormandy
6 SABRE DANCE FROM 'GAYANE' / Eugene Ormandy
7 HUNGARIAN DANCE NO.5 / Eugene Ormandy
8 ANITRA'S DANCE FROM 'PEER GYNT' SUITE NO.1. OP.46 / Eugene Ormandy
9 GALOP FROM 'THE COMEDIANS' / Eugene Ormandy
10 RUSSIAN SAILORS' DANCE FROM 'THE RED POPPY' / Eugene Ormandy
11 SLAVONIC DANCE NO.8 IN G MINOR. OP.46. NO.8 / Eugene Ormandy
12 RITUAL FIRE DANCE FROM 'EL AMOR BRUJO' / Eugene Ormandy
13 HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO.1. S.359. NO.1 / Eugene Ormandy