Der Rosenkavalier Suite / Bolero / Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy

~ Release by Strauss, Ravel, Tchaikovsky; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Packaged in a standard jewel case including 4 page booklet.

"Transferred using a customized state of the art Ampex tube tape recorder and an extraordinary analog to digital converter with 20 bit linearity and a 128 times oversampling / digital filter, in an effort to achieve the finest quality sound.
These historic recordings were originally made on high quality analog equipment. We feel this Compact Disc transfer, made from the original master tapes, is a testimony to our dedication to preserving the fidelity and transparency of the original source."

© 1990 Ardee Music Publishing, Inc.

Printed in Canada

Annotation last modified on 2022-06-02 22:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Der Rosenkavalier Suite
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1964-01-26 until 1964-01-28)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier (Suite), TrV 227d, AV 145
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
arranger:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1945)
is based on:
Der Rosenkavalier (The Rose-knight, op. 59, op 59; TrV 227)
Richard Strauss27:50
2Bolero
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel14:42
3Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-03-13)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky20:57

Credits

Release

art direction:Brigid Kavanagh
executive producer:David Chesky
Norman Chesky
producer:Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording engineer:Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
copyrighted (©) by:Ardee Music Publishing, Inc. (not for release label use! for publisher/copyrights use related to Reader’s Digest) (in 1990)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8961048 [info]