Annotation

Box set of 20 previously released BBC Legends CDs. Each CD is in a cardboard sleeve, all in a box. The booklets provided with the original releases are NOT provided. The CD ToCs also appear to be slightly different.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-19 13:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Anacréon: Ouverture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1960-01-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1960-01-25)
recorded at:
BBC Studios, London in London (Greater London) (on 1960-01-25)
recording of:
Anacréon: Overture (on 1960-01-25)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
part of:
Anacréon
Luigi Cherubini10:14
2Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": I Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1960-11-12)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1960-11-12)
recorded at:
BBC Studios, London in London (Greater London) (on 1960-11-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio (on 1960-11-12)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven14:58
3Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": II Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1960-11-12)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1960-11-12)
recorded at:
BBC Studios, London in London (Greater London) (on 1960-11-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (on 1960-11-12)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven14:11
4Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": III Scherzo. Allegro vivace
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1960-11-12)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1960-11-12)
recorded at:
BBC Studios, London in London (Greater London) (on 1960-11-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (on 1960-11-12)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:37
5Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": IV Finale. Allegro molto
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1960-11-12)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1960-11-12)
recorded at:
BBC Studios, London in London (Greater London) (on 1960-11-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto (on 1960-11-12)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven11:36
6Don Juan, op. 20
orchestra:
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic) (on 1960-12-21)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1960-12-21)
recorded at:
Milton Hall, Manchester in Manchester (on 1960-12-21)
recording of:
Don Juan (op. 20; TrV 156) (on 1960-12-21)
premiered in:
Weimar (on 1889-11-11)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Works of Richard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 20) and Werkverzeichnis (Richard Strauss TrV) (number: TrV 156)
Richard Strauss16:56
7La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Marche hongroise (Marche de Rákóczy)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1960-12-15)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1960-12-15)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall, London in London (Greater London) (on 1961-12-15)
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre) (Rákóczi March) (on 1960-12-15)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie
Hector Berlioz4:23
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Credits

Release

part of:BBC Legends (great performers of the twentieth century) (number: Volume 3) (order: 266)
discography entry:https://icaclassics.com/releases/bbc-legends-vol-3 [info]

Release group

includes:BBC Legends: Rozhdestvensky by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer), Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)