Under the Direction of John Barbirolli
Debussy—Iberia (Images, Set 3, No. 2)
Purcell—Suite for Strings with four Horns, two Flutes, English Horn
Respighi—Fountains of Rome
Respighi—Old Dances and Airs (Special recording for members of the Philharmonic-Symphony League of New York)
Schubert—Symphony No. 4 in C minor (Tragic)
Schumann—Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor (with Yehudi Menuhin, violin)
Tschaikowsky—Francesca da Rimini—Fantasia
Under the Direction of Willem Mengelberg
J. C. Bach—Arr. Stein—Sinfonia in B-flat major
J. S. Bach—Arr. Mahler—Air for G String (from Suite for Orchestra)
Beethoven—Egmont Overture
Handel—Alcina Suite
Mendelssohn—War March of the Priests (from Athalia)
Meyerbeer—Prophète—Coronation March
Saint-Saens—Rouet d’Omphale (Omphale’s Spinning Wheel)
Schelling—Victory Ball
Wagner—Flying Dutchman—Overture
Wagner—Siegfried—Forest Murmurs (Waldweben)
Transcriber’s Notes
- Illustrations shifted to the nearest paragraph break.
- Copyright notice is from the printed exemplar. (U.S. copyright was not renewed: this ebook is in the public domain.)
Following remarks have been marked in the text as well:
- Page 8, “Solenelle” changed to “Solennelle”
- Page 13, first name spelled here as “Nadeshka” or “Nadezhka”, elsewhere as “Nadezhda”.
- “Desirée” (Artôt), usually “Désirée” (2x)
- Page 33, “Pathetique” changed to “Pathétique”
- Page 33, “espressive” changed to “espressivo”
- Page 55, “Cosi fan Tutti” kept, but should be “Cosi fan Tutte”
- Page 56-58, “Saint-Saens” kept, but should be “Saint-Saëns” (3 times)