The San Francisco Orchestra
PIERRE MONTEUX conductor
Disc ONE:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony no.4 in B flat major, op.60
1. I. Adagio – Allegro vivace 12:13
2. II. Adagio 09:02
3. III. Menuetto - Allegro vivace – Trio 05:38
4. IV. Allegro ma non troppo 06:36
Recording : San Francisco, April 7, 1952
Symphony no.8 in F major, op.93
5. I. Allegro vivace e con brio 09:17
6. II. Allegretto scherzando 03:23
7. III. Tempo di menuetto 04:51
8. IV. Allegro vivace 07:10
Recording : San Francisco, February 28, 1950
9. The Ruins of Athens, op.113, Overture 04:44
Recording : San Francisco, April 19, 1949
Disc TWO:
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582 (orchestrated by Respighi)
1. I. Passacaglia 07:43
2. II. Fugue 04:59
Recording : San Francisco, April 19, 1949
HECTOR BERLIOZ
3. Benvenuto Cellini, op.23 H76a Overture 10:55
Recording : San Francisco, April 6, 1952
4. Les troyens, Act II Overture 04:39
Recording : San Francisco, January 27, 1945
5. La damnation de Faust: Rakoczy March 04:04
Recording : San Francisco, April 14, 1951
EDOUARD LALO
6. Le roi d'Ys, Overture 10:09
Recording : San Francisco, March 4, 1942
JACQUES IBERT
Escales
7. I. Rome - Palermo. Calme 07:03
8. II. Tunis - Nefta. Modéré, très rythmé 06:05
9. III. Valencia. Animé 02:39
Recording : San Francisco, April 2, 1946
ALEXIS-EMMANUEL CHABRIER
10. Le roi malgré lui, Fete-polonaise 05:19
Recording : San Francisco, December 22, 1947
Disc THREE:
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Sadko Op. 5
1. I. Sadko on the calm sea 03:03
2. II. The creatures of the sea-king’s submarine court 01:33
3. III. Sadko sings accompanied by his Gusli 02:07
4. IV. Dance of the sea creatures to Sadko’s music 03:49
5. V. Sadko’s rescue and return to his home by St. Nicolas 01:38
Recording : San Francisco, March 3, 1945
Symphony no.2, op.9 'Antar'
6. I. Largo—Allegro giocoso 09:27
7. II. Allegro—Molto allegro—Allargando 04:16
8. III. Allegro risoluto alla marcia 05:00
9. IV. Allegretto vivace—Andante amoroso 07:18
Recording : San Francisco, April 2, 1946
ERNEST CHAUSSON
Symphony in B flat major, op.20
10. I. Lento – Allegro vivo 12:36
11. II. Très lent – Un peu plus vite 08:21
12. III. Animé 11:20
Recording : San Francisco, February 28, 1950