More Label: Brilliant | cat. no. 94031 Yes, I know the title says “2010”, and many of us had a lengthy discussion about posting current-year-releases, but this one is hardly new. It’s Brilliant’s repackage from a 4cd set previously released on Decca. Added to this set are the Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique," the Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra, the Orchestral Suite No. 3, and the Orchestral Suite No. 4, "Mozartiana,".
I couldn’t let this go when I saw it in the shop; for the powerful combination Ansermet and Decca its price was so low as to be downright offensive. I’d blush to mention it, so I won’t.
Hardly new and at a bargain, but that doesn’t make it less good. As soon as I’d listened to it I hurried to search the board for other Ansemet collections I might have missed – and found one.
Here is an athlete among conductors! The controlled strength and crystal clear sound of Ansermet’s performances are perfectly suited to my taste of how orchestral works should be played.
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This was posted as an mp3 before. Here’s the lossless version. All scans are in the archive of cd1
Tracks:
Swan Lake, Op. 20 Introduction (Moderato assai) No. 1 Scene (Allegro giusto)
002 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 2 Waltz (Tempo di valse)
003 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 4 Pas de trois Intrada (Allegro) Andante sostenuto Allegro semplice
Presto Moderato Allegro Coda (Allegro vivac
004 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 7 Subject No. 8 Dance with Goblets (Tempo di polacca)
005 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 10 Scene (Moderato)
006 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 11 Scene (Allegro moderato Allegro vivo) No. 12 Scene (Allegro)
007 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 13 Dances ofthe Swans1. Tempo di valse
008 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 13 Dances ofthe Swans5. Pas d'action Odette et le prince (Andante)
009 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 13 Dances ofthe Swans6. Danse des petits cygnes (Allegro moderato)
010 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 13 Dances ofthe Swans7. Danse generale (Valse)
011 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 13 Dances ofthe Swans2. Odette solo (Moderato assai)
012 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 13 Dances ofthe Swans7. Coda (Allegro vivace)
013 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 15 Scene (Allegro giusto)
014 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 17 SceneEntranceand Waltz of the Special Guests (Allegro Tempo di
valse)
015 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 18 Scene (Allegro Allegro giusto)
016 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 21 Spanish Dance (Allegro non troppo tempo di Bolero)
017 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 22 Neapolitan Dance (Allegro moderato Andantino quasi moderato)
018 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 23 Mazurka
019 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 20 Dansehongroise(Czardas)
020 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 5 Pas de deux Intrada Valse Andante Valse Coda (Allegro molto vivace)
021 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 28 Scene (Allegro agitato Allegro vivace)
022 Swan Lake, Op. 20 No. 29 Finale (Andante Allegro agitato Alla breve Moderato e maestoso)
023 Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
024 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathetique' 1. Adagio Allegro non troppo
025 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathetique' 2. Allegro con grazia
026 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathetique' 3. Allegro molto vivace
027 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathetique' 4. Finale (Adagio lamentoso Andante)
028 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Introduction (Allegro vivo Andantino) Prologue The Christening No.
1 March (Moderato)
029 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening No. 2 Dance Scene (Moderato con moto) No.
3 Pas de six
030 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening Introduction adagio
031 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening Variation 1 The Fairy of the Crystal
Fountain (Allegro moderato)
032 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening Variation 2 The Fairy of the Enchanted
Garden (Allegro)
033 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening Variation 3 The Fairy of the Woodland
Glades (Allegro moderato)
034 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening Variation 4 The Fairy of the Songbirds
(Moderato)
035 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening Variation 5 The Fairy of the Golden Vine
(Allegro molto vivace)
036 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening Variation 6 The Lilac Fairy (Tempo di
valse)
037 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening Coda (Allegro giusto)
038 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Prologue The Christening No. 4 Finale
039 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 1 The Spell No. 5 Scene (Allergo vivo Moderato)
040 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 1 The Spell No. 6 Waltz (Allegro Tempo di valse)
041 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 1 The Spell No. 7 Scene (Andante) No. 8 Pas d'action
042 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 1 The Spell Rose Adagio (Andante Adagio maestoso)
043 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 1 The Spell Dance of the Maids of Honour and the Pages
044 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 1 The Spell Aurora's Variation
045 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 1 The Spell Coda (Allegro giusto)
046 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 1 The Spell No. 9 Finale
047 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision No. 10 Entr'acte and Scene (Allegro con spirito
Un poco piu tranquillo)
048 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision No. 11 Blind Man's Buff (Allegro vivo) No. 12
Scene Dances of theCourtiers
049 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision Scene
050 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision Dance of the Duchesses (Minuet Moderato con moto)
051 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision Dance of the Baronesses (Gavotte)
052 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision Dance of the Countesses (Allegro non troppo)
053 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision Dance of the Marchionesses (Allegro non troppo)
054 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision No. 13 Farandole Scene (Poco piu vivo) Dance
(Allegro non troppo)
055 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision No. 14 Scene Prince Florimund and the Lilac Fairy
No. 15 Pas d'action
056 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision Pas d'action Aurora and Florimund (Andanate
cantabile)
057 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision Aurora's Variation (Allegro con moto)
058 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision Coda (Presto)
059 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision No. 16 Scene (Allegro agitato)
060 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision No. 17 Panorama (Andantino)
061 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 2 The Vision No. 19 Symphonic Entr'acte (The Sleep) and Scene
(Andante misterioso) No. 20 Finale The Awakening
062 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 3 The Wedding No. 21 March (Allegro non troppo)
063 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 3 The Wedding No. 22 Polonaise Procession of Fairy Tale
Characters (Allegro moderato e brillante) No. 23 Pas d
064 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Introduction (Allegro non tanto)
065 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Variation 1 The Golden Fairy (Allegro Tempo di
valse)
066 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Variation 2 The Silver Fairy (Allegro giusto)
067 The SleepingBeautyOp. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Variation 4 The Diamond Fairy (Vivace) Coda
(L'istesso tempo)
068 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding No. 24 Pas de caractere Puss in Boots and the
White Cat (Allegro moderato) No. 25 Pas de quarte
069 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Introduction (Adagio)
070 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Variation 1 Cinderella and Prince Charming
(Allegro Tempo di valse)
071 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Variation 2 The Bluebird and Princess Florine
(Andantino)
072 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Coda (Presto)
073 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding No. 26 Pas de caractere Red Riding Hood and the
Wolf (Allegro moderato)
074 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding No. 27 Tom Thu (Allegro agitato Tempo di vlase
Vivace assai)
075 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Cinderella and Prince Fortune No 28 Pas de deux
(Aurora and Florimund)
076 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Entree (Allegretto Allegro moderato) Adagio
(Andante non troppo)
077 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Variation 1 Florimund (Vivace Prestissimo)
078 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Variation 2 Aurora (Andantino)
079 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Coda (Allegro vivace)
080 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding No. 29 Sarabande No. 30 Finale and Apotheosis
081 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Finale (Allegro brillante Tempo di mazurka)
082 The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 Act 3 The Wedding Apotheosis (Andante molto maestoso)
083 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Miniature Overture
084 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 1 The Decoration of the Christmas Tree
085 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 2 March
086 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 3 Children's Galop and Entry of the Parents
087 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 4 Arrival of Drosselmeyer
088 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 5 Grandfather's Dance
089 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 6 Scene Clara and the Nutcracker
090 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 7 Scene The Battle
091 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 8 Scene In the Pine Forest
092 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 1 No. 9 Waltz of the Snowflakes
093 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 No. 10 Scene The Kingdom of Sweets
094 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 No. 11 Scene Clara and the Prince No. 12 Divertissement
095 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Chocolate Spanish Dance
096 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Coffee Arabian Dance
097 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Tea Chinese Dance
098 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Trepak Russian Dance
099 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Dance of the Reed Pipes
100 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Mother Gigogne
101 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers
102 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 No. 14 Pas de deux
103 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Variation 1 Tarantella
104 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Variation 2 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
105 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 Coda
106 Nutcracker, Op. 71 Act 2 No. 15 Final Waltz and Apotheosis
107 Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 1. Elegie
108 Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 2. Valse melancolique
109 Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 3. Scherzo
110 Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 4. Theme et variations
111 Suite for Orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 'Mozartiana' 1. Gigue
112 Suite for Orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 'Mozartiana' 2. Menuet
113 Suite for Orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 'Mozartiana' 3. Preghiera
114 Suite for Orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 'Mozartiana' 4. Theme et variations
Performers:
Orchestre de La Suisse Romande - Ernest Ansermet
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