The Columbia Legacy

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Annotation

A 120-CD collection of the complete mono-recordings between 1944-1958 by Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra for Columbia Records. Includes a 120-page hardcover book with complete tracklists and essays.

Note: the set was originally released with the track 103.7 truncated by several seconds (other tracks on CD 103 also had incorrect timings). Sony provided a replacement disc on request, and this disc was used for setting the disc ID and timings for CD 103. To identify the incorrect disc, its disc ID is bJ.7ur6k2NG.J.1eJt3xR4LTpCo- and should not be used for this release. The incorrect track timings are:

  1. 11:10
  2. 4:39
  3. 5:59
  4. 8:52
  5. 8:54
Annotation last modified on 2025-05-01 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Early Recordings 1944–1950 – Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Respighi: Arie di corte / Gluck: Mélodie / Suppé: Dichter und Bauer: Overture
2▶CD: Early Recordings 1944–1950 – McDonald: My Country at War / White: Sea Chanty / Hanson: Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings / Kennan: Night Soliloquy
3▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 / Brahms: Symphony no. 4
4▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto (Serkin)
5▶CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto (Szigeti)
6▶CD: Glière / Smetana / Dvořák / Brahms / J. Strauss II / Debussy
7▶CD: Debussy: Nocturnes / Respighi: Pini di Roma
8▶CD: Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Bruch: Kol Nidrei
9▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
10▶CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
11▶CD: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Tod und Verklärung
12▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 / String Serenade
13▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand
14▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 3 / Haydn Variations / Liszt: Les Préludes
15▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
16▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
17▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
18▶CD: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
19▶CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies
20▶CD: J. Strauss II / Glinka / Weber / Weinberger
21▶CD: Prokofiev: Scythian Suite / Respighi: Feste romane
22▶CD: Bach: Orchestral Arrangements / Handel: Water Music / Corelli: Suite
23▶CD: Hindemith: Nobilissima visione / Symphonic Metamorphosis
24▶CD: Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Miaskovsky: Symphony no. 21
25▶CD: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Classical Symphony
26▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Saint‐Saëns: Cello Concerto
27▶CD: Thomson / Berg / McDonald / Brand
28▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 99, 92 “Oxford” & 101 “The Clock”
29▶CD: Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Kodály: Háry János Suite
30▶CD: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
31▶CD: Debussy / Dukas / Honegger / Sibelius / Rachmaninoff
32▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6
33▼CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (I)
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1Die Fledermaus: Overture
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (Die Fledermaus: Overture) (on 1950-12-24)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
Johann Strauss II8:08
2Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 1 Introduction: “Do you still belong to me” (Alfred, Adele) / No. 1a Solo and Duet: “I've a sister rarely writes me” (Rosalinda, Adele)
soprano vocals [Adele]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
soprano vocals [Rosalinda]:
Ljuba Welitsch (soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
tenor vocals [Alfred]:
Richard Tucker (tenor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 1 Introduction: “Do you still belong to me” (Alfred, Adele) / No. 1a Solo and Duet: “I've a sister rarely writes me” (Rosalinda, Adele) (on 1950-12-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II4:18
3Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 2 Trio: “Let me tell you” (Eisenstein, Rosalinda, Blind)
soprano vocals [Rosalinda]:
Ljuba Welitsch (soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
tenor vocals [Dr. Blind]:
Paul Franke (tenor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
tenor vocals [Gabriel von Eisenstein]:
Charles Kullman (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 2 Trio: “Let me tell you” (Eisenstein, Rosalinda, Blind) (on 1950-12-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II3:38
4Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 3 Duet: “I've a plan for a man” (Falke, Eisenstein)
baritone vocals [Dr. Falke]:
John Brownlee (baritone) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
tenor vocals [Gabriel von Eisenstein]:
Charles Kullman (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 3 Duet: “I've a plan for a man” (Falke, Eisenstein) (on 1950-12-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II3:16
5Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 4 Trio: “The graying sea, the leaden sky” (Rosalinda, Adele, Eisenstein)
soprano vocals [Adele]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
soprano vocals [Rosalinda]:
Ljuba Welitsch (soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
tenor vocals [Gabriel von Eisenstein]:
Charles Kullman (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 4 Trio: “The graying sea, the leaden sky” (Rosalinda, Adele, Eisenstein) (on 1950-12-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II3:38
6Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 5 Finale I: “What a lovely rendezvous” (Alfred, Rosalinda, Frank)
baritone vocals [Frank]:
Clifford Harvuot (baritone) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
choir vocals [ensemble]:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
soprano vocals [Rosalinda]:
Ljuba Welitsch (soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
tenor vocals [Alfred]:
Richard Tucker (tenor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
chorus master:
Kurt Adler (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Act I. No. 5 Finale I: “What a lovely rendezvous” (Alfred, Rosalinda, Frank) (on 1950-12-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II11:08
7Die Fledermaus: Act II. No. 6 Entr'acte and Ensemble: “You will find if your mind is an ever-sharp stiletto” (chorus)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
chorus master:
Kurt Adler (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Act II. No. 6 Entr'acte and Ensemble: “You will find if your mind is an ever-sharp stiletto” (chorus) (on 1950-12-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II1:35
8Die Fledermaus: Act II. No. 7 Couplet: “I've many peculiarities” (Orlofsky)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Prince Orlofsky]:
Martha Lipton (mezzo soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Act II. No. 7 Couplet: “I've many peculiarities” (Orlofsky) (on 1950-12-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II2:53
9Die Fledermaus: Act II. No. 8 Ensemble and Couplet: “It seems we're entertaining an uninvited guest” - “Look me over once, look me over twice” (Adele's Laughing Song) (Orlofsky, Falke, ensemble, Adele, Eisenstein)
baritone vocals [Dr. Falke]:
John Brownlee (baritone) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
choir vocals [ensemble]:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Prince Orlofsky]:
Martha Lipton (mezzo soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
soprano vocals [Adele]:
Lily Pons (soprano) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
tenor vocals [Gabriel von Eisenstein]:
Charles Kullman (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
chorus master:
Kurt Adler (conductor) (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-24, on 1950-12-29, on 1951-01-07)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Act II. No. 8 Ensemble and Couplet: “It seems we're entertaining an uninvited guest” - “Look me over once, look me over twice” (Adele's Laughing Song) (Orlofsky, Falke, Adele, Eisenstein) (on 1950-12-24)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
Johann Strauss II4:36
34▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (II)
35▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Chausson: Poème
36▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20
37▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
38▶CD: Schuman: Symphony no. 3 / Debussy: Ibéria
39▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 2
40▶CD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
41▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1
42▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 “Pathétique”
43▶CD: The Strauss Family & Beethoven Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures
44▶CD: Gottschalk, Gould, Walton, Bernstein: Ballet Music
45▶CD: First Chair
46▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1
47▶CD: Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite
48▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 7 & 45
49▶CD: Honegger: Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher
50▶CD: Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3
51▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 7 / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / 1812 Overture
52▶CD: The Strauss Family: Overtures, Polkas & Marches
53▶CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu Suite
54▶CD: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker & The Sleeping Beauty Suites
55▶CD: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde & Götterdämmerung (Excerpts)
56▶CD: Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Concert Music
57▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 2
58▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol / Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien
59▶CD: Wagner: Tannhäuser / Lohengrin / Walküre / Meistersinger (Orchestral Music)
60▶CD: Waldteufel: Waltz Suites / Lehár: Waltzes
61▶CD: R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
62▶CD: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade
63▶CD: Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne / Chopin: Les Sylphides
64▶CD: Thomson: 3 Pictures / 5 Songs from William Blake
65▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
66▶CD: Franck: Symphony in D minor
67▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 3 / Vocalise
68▶CD: Ravel / Ibert / Debussy / Chabrier
69▶CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
70▶CD: Yardumian: Armenian Suite / Violin Concerto / Psalm 130
71▶CD: Schuman: Symphony no. 6 / Piston: Symphony no. 4
72▶CD: Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps
73▶CD: Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites nos. 1 & 2 / Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suites nos. 1 & 2
74▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 4
75▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonies nos. 4 & 5
76▶CD: Rachmaninoff: The Bells / The Isle of the Dead
77▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4
78▶CD: Bach: Orchestral Arrangements
79▶CD: Vivaldi, Bach, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
80▶CD: Wagner: Parsifal (Orchestral Music)
81▶CD: Mendelssohn, Mozart, Paganini: Violin Concertos
82▶CD: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2 / 2 Préludes
83▶CD: Harris: Symphonies no. 7 & “1933” (no. 1)
84▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Mozart: Symphony no. 40
85▶CD: Persichetti: Symphony no. 4 / Gesensway: 4 Squares of Philadelphia
86▶CD: Debussy: Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune / Nocturnes / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2
87▶CD: Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1
88▶CD: Brahms: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 4
89▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
90▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
91▶CD: Virtuosi de Philadelphia
92▶CD: Albéniz: Iberia
93▶CD: Khachaturian: Gayane (Excerpts) / Kabalevsky: The Comedians
94▶CD: Copland: Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid
95▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture & Suite
96▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / R. Strauss: Burleske
97▶CD: R. Strauss: Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Rosenkavalier Waltzes
98▶CD: Schuman: Credendum / Kirchner: Piano Concerto no. 1
99▶CD: Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Barber: Music for Strings / Vaughn Williams
100▶CD: Glière: Symphony no. 3 “Ilya Muromets”
101▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Excerpts)
102▶CD: Rossini, Offenbach, Smetana, Suppé, Berlioz: Overtures
103▶CD: Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Ravel: Tzigane / Saint‐Saëns
104▶CD: Saint‐Saëns: Symphony no. 3 “Organ”
105▶CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished” / Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum
106▶CD: Glière / Smetana / Brahms / Khachaturian
107▶CD: Sibelius: Symphonic Poems / Alfvén / Grieg
108▶CD: Enescu: 2 Romanian Rhapsodies / Dvořák: Carnival / Tchaikovsky
109▶CD: Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen / Saint‐Saëns / Chausson
110▶CD: Smetana: The Moldau / Weber / Liszt / Berlioz
111▶CD: Dello Joio: Variations, Chaconne & Finale / Vincent: Symphony in D
112▶CD: Prokofiev: Classical Symphony / Bizet: Symphony no. 1 / Weinberger
113▶CD: R. Strauss: Don Quixote
114▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 99 & 100 “Military”
115▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”
116▶CD: R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite / Die Frau ohne Schatten Fantasia
117▶CD: Herbert: Panamericana / American Fantasy / Irish Rhapsody
118▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral” / Schubert: Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”
119▶CD: Kern / Rodgers / Berners / Rossini
120▶CD: Symphony in Brief

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photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Marvin Koner
Arnold Newman (photographer)
Hank Parker (photographer)
Nick Sangiamo (photographer)
Adrian Siegel (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Matt Fiveash (task: tape research)
Tom Tierney (task: document research)
mixer and mastering:Noëlle Byer (engineer)
Nancy Conforti
Matthias Erb (producer)
Martin Kistner (engineer)
Andreas K. Meyer (US sound engineer)
Jennifer Nulsen (engineer)
Rebekah Wineman
engineer:Noëlle Byer (engineer)
Nancy Conforti
Andreas K. Meyer (US sound engineer)
Jennifer Nulsen (engineer)
Che Williams
Rebekah Wineman
Brett Zinn (audio engineer)
producer:Miriam Rodriguez (product manager at Sony Classical International)
Robert Russ (producer)
booklet editor:Jochen Rudelt
texthouse (liner notes)
design:[ec:ko] communications (German design agency)
mixed at and mastered at:b-sharp music & media solutions in Berlin, Germany
Swan Studios NYC in New York, New York, United States
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