Guido Cantelli : The Complete Warner Recordings

CD 1:

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
1 I. Andante – Allegro con anima 13.15
2 II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 12.54
3 III. Valse: Allegro moderato 6.14
4 IV. Finale: Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace 12.28
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano · Guido Cantelli
Gioachino Rossini 1792-1868
5 L’assedio di Corinto: Overture9.01
Alfredo Casella 1883-1947
Paganiniana Op.65
6 I. Allegro agitato 4.00
7 II. Polachetta 4.01
8 III. Romanza 4.34
9 IV. Tarantella 4.33
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 9 (5) 13-14 (6-9) V.1949, Teatro Argentina, Rome , 23 & 26.IX.1950, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1-4) · MONO
Producer: David Bicknell (1-4), unknwon (5-9)
Balance engineer: Robert Beckett (1-4), unknwon (5)
Originally released as ALP 1001 (1-4), DB11324 (5), DB11334 (6-9)
0190295383039 · P 1951 & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company. (1-4)
P 1949 & Remastered P 1993 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company. (5-9)

CD 2:

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
1 Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy Overture 18.38
Richard Wagner 1813-1883
2 Siegfried Idyll 17.22
Dennis Brainhorn
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
Symphony No.4 in A Op.90 ‘Italian’
3 I. Allegro vivace 8.23
4 II. Andante con moto 5.57
5 III. Con moto moderato 6.15
6 IV. Saltarello: Presto 6.03
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 12 (3-6), 13 (1), 16 (2).X.1951 (1), No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London · MONO
Producers: Lawrance Collingwood (1, 3-6) & David Bicknell (1-6)
Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Originally released on DB21373-5 (1), ALP 1086 (2), Testament SBT 1173 (3-6)
0190295383039 · P 1951 (1), P 1953 (2), P 1999 (3-6) & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

CD 3:

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74 ‘Pathétique’
1 I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo 16.22
2 II. Allegro con grazia 8.08
3 III. Allegro molto vivace 9.17
4 IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso 9.20
Gioachino Rossini 1792-1868
5 La gazza ladra: Overture 8.57
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 22 (5), 22-25 & 28 (1-4) X.1952, Royal Festival Hall, London · MONO
Producers: Lawrance Collingwood & David Bicknell
Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Originally released on ALP 1042 (1-4), Testament SBT 1034 (5)
0190295383039 · P 1953 (1-4), P 1994 (5) & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

CD 4:

Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Symphony No.4 in D minor Op.120
1 I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft 9.07
2 II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam 4.04
3 III. Scherzo: Lebhaft & Trio 4.52
4 IV. Langsam – Lebhaft 7.35
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.68
5 I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – 13.11
6 II. Andante sostenuto 8.52
7 III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 4.37
8 V. Adagio – Più andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio – Più allegro 16.45
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 15 & 21 (1-4) & 21–22 (5-8) V.1953, Kingsway Hall, London · MONO
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Originally released on BLP 1044 (1-4), ALP 1152 (5-8)
0190295383039 · P 1954 & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

CD 5:

Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
1 Pavane pour une infante défunte 6.12
Manuel de Falla 1876-1946
El sombrero de tres picos
2 Danza de los vecinos 3.06
3 Danza del molinero 2.46
4 Danza final 6.41
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
5 Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune 9.19
Paul Dukas 1865-1935
6 L’Apprenti sorcier 10.34
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
César Franck 1822-1890
Symphony in D minor
7 I. Lento – Allegro non troppo 17.14
8 II. Allegretto 9.37
9 III. Allegro non troppo 9.39
NBC Symphony Orchestra · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 24–25.X.1952 Royal Festival Hall, London (1); 1 (2-4, 6), 8-9 (5) VI.1954 (6), Kingsway Hall, London; 6.IV.1954, Carnegie Hall, New York (7-9) · MONO (1-6), STEREO (7-9)
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood (1, 5), David Bicknell (1-6), John Pfeiffer (7-9)
Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (1, 5), Robert Beckett (2-4, 6), Leslie Chase (7-9)
Originally released on ALP 1207 (1-6), ALP 1219 (7-9)
0190295383039 · P 1955 & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

CD 6:

Claude Debussy 1862-1918
La Mer
1 I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer 8.20
2 II. Jeux de vagues 6.36
3 III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer 7.59
Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien
4 I. La Cour des Lys (Prélude) 3.44
5 II. Danse extatique et final 6.07
6 III. La Passion 5.55
7 IV. Le Bon Pasteur 5.49
Nocturnes
8 I. Nuages 6.30
9 II. Fêtes 6.24
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
Daphnis et Chloé – Suite No.2
10 I. Lever du jour 4.38
11 II. Pantomime 5.50
12 III. Danse générale 4.58
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 4 & 8.VI (4-7), 13–14.IX.1954 (1-3), 4 & 6.VIII.1955 (8-12), 28.V.1956 (10-12), Kingsway Hall, London · MONO
Producers: David Bicknell & Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineer: Robert Beckett (4-7), Douglas Larter (1-3, 8-12)
Originally released on ALP 1228 (1-7), BLP 1089 (8-12)
0190295383039 · P 1955 (1-7), P 1957 (8-12) & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

CD 7:

Franz Schubert 1797-1828
Symphony No.8 in B minor D759 ‘Unfinished’
1 I. Allegro moderato 10.58
2 II. Andante con moto 12.07
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
Symphony No.4 in A Op.90 ‘Italian’
3 I. Allegro vivace 8.12
4 II. Andante con moto 6.00
5 III. Con moto moderato 7.02
6 IV. Saltarello: Presto 6.10
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 12, 13 & 16 (3-6), 18 (1-2) VIII.1955, Kingsway Hall, London · MONO (3-6), STEREO (1-2)
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineer: Christopher Parker (1-2), Neville Boyling (1-6)
Originally released on ALP 1325
0190295383039 · P 1957 & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

CD 8:

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Symphony No.3 in F Op.90
1 I. Allegro con brio 10.03
2 II. Andante 8.49
3 III. Poco allegretto 6.23
4 IV. Allegro – Un poco sostenuto 8.36
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Ein musikalischer Spaß K522 (A Musical Joke)
5 I. Allegro 2.49
6 II. Menuetto: Maestoso – Trio 6.06
7 III. Adagio cantabile 6.13
8 IV. Presto 4.13
Symphony No.29 in A K201
9 I. Allegro moderato 7.03
10 II. Andante 5.35
11 III. Menuetto & Trio 3.20
12 IV. Allegro con spirito 5.24
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 8, 9, 12, 16 & 18 (1-4), 18 (5-8) VIII.1955, 28–31.V.1956 (9-12) Kingsway Hall, London · STEREO
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineers: Christopher Parker (5-8), Neville Boyling (1-8), Douglas Larter (8-12)
Originally released on BLP 1083 (1-4), ALP 1461 (5-12)
0190295383039 · P 1956 (1-4), P 1957 (5-12) & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

CD 9:

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Symphony No.7 in A Op.92
1 I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace 11.20
2 II. Allegretto 8.32
3 III. Presto – Assai meno presto 7.59
4 IV. Allegro con brio 7.11
Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67
5 II. Andante con moto 10.17
6 III. Allegro – 5.28
7 IV. Allegro – Presto 8.57
Recording sessions of Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67
8 II. Andante con moto (extract) 8.15
9 III. Allegro (extract) 3.09
10 IV. Allegro – Presto (extract) 4.46
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli

Recorded: 28–31.V (1-4), 31.V & 1, 4 & 5.VI (5-10) 1956, Kingsway Hall, London · STEREO (1-7), MONO (8-10)
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Originally released on ASD 254 (1-4), Testament SBT 1034 (5-7)
WORLD PREMIERE RELEASE (8-10)
0190295383039 · P 1960 (1-4), P 1994 (5-7), P 2020 (8-10) & Remastered 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

CD 10:

Remembering Guido Cantelli
Written, narrated and produced by Jon Tolansky
1 Introduction 3.48
Beethoven Symphony No.5: Finale – Narration
2 Introduction – first recordings 5.01
Narration – Casella Paganiniana
3 Cantelli’s impact 4.46
Narration – Hugh Maguire and Hugh Bean
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
4 Cantelli’s perfectionism 1.10
Narration
5 Mendelssohn 5.49
Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’: Finale
6 Recording sessions 11.06
Narration – Gareth Morris, John Cave and Hugh Bean – Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No.2
in rehearsal
7 The Philharmonia and Cantelli 8.03
Narration – Hugh Bean – Debussy La Mer: Jeux de vagues
8 Recording sessions 5.25
Narration – Hugh Bean – Brahms Symphony No.3: F inale
9 Cantelli’s impact on the audience 3.41
Narration – Bernard Dennis-Browne – Beethoven Symphony No.5: Scherzo in
rehearsal – in performance
10 Cantelli’s final recording and death 5.17
Narration – Bernard Dennis-Browne – Beethoven Symphony No.5: Finale

0190295383039 · P 2012 The copyright in the spoken material in this feature belongs to Jon Tolansky · MONO