The First Sixty Years

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1Organ Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1: I. Andante maestoso - Sarabande - Minuet
organ:
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball (in 1951-09)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (in 1951-09)
conductor:
Bernard Heinze (Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor) (in 1951-09)
recording of:
Organ Concerto no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1, HWV 306: I. Andante (in 1951-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1740)
part of:
Organ Concerto no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1, HWV 306
George Frideric Handel5:30
2Violin Concerto in B minor, I: Andante tranquillo (incomplete)
violin:
Ernest Llewellyn (violinist) (on 1953-06-06)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (on 1953-06-06)
conductor:
Juan José Castro (Argentine composer and conductor) (on 1953-06-06)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto: I. Andante tranquillo (revised 1943) (on 1953-06-06)
premiered in:
Wolverhampton (on 1944-01-17)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (from 1938 until 1939)
revised by:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (in 1943)
part of:
Violin Concerto (revised 1943)
revision of:
Violin Concerto: I. Andante tranquillo (original version, seldom performed)
Sir William Walton10:13
3Psyche: Psyche & Eros
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (in 1972)
conductor:
Willem van Otterloo (conductor) (in 1972)
recording of:
Psyché, M. 47: IV. Psyché et Éros. Lento (in 1972)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
part of:
Psyché, FWV 47 (orchestral excerpts)
César Franck7:38
4The Planets: Venus / Mercury
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-05)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (in 1966-05)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (in 1966-05)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (in 1966-05)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst10:53
5Essay II
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (on 1982-07-03)
conductor:
Leonard Dommett (conductor and violinist) (on 1982-07-03)
recording of:
Essay II (on 1982-07-03)
composer:
Robert Hughes (Australian composer)
Robert Hughes8:43
6The Rite of Spring: Part 1 - The Adoration of the Earth
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (in 1978)
conductor:
Hiroyuki Iwaki (conductor) (in 1978)
Igor Stravinsky15:36
7Norfolk Rhapsody no. 1
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (in 1967)
conductor:
Bernard Heinze (Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor) (in 1967)
recording of:
Norfolk Rhapsody no. 1 (in 1967)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1905 until 1906)
Ralph Vaughan Williams10:41
8Turangalîla Symphony: Section 10 - Final
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (on 1988-05-21)
conductor:
Hiroyuki Iwaki (conductor) (on 1988-05-21)
recording of:
Turangalîla-Symphonie, I/29: X. Final (on 1988-05-21)
composer:
Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist) (from 1946 until 1948)
part of:
Turangalîla-Symphonie, I/29
Olivier Messiaen7:55