Paul Paray The Mercury Masters Vol 2 (22CD)

Under the leadership of Paul Paray, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra quickly cultivated a brilliance of attack, precision of ensemble and moulded sonority. Their signature sound was ideally suited to the dynamic profile of Mercury Living Presence recordings, especially in stereo. This edition of their recordings, remastered from the original sources by Thomas Fine and Wilma Cozart Fine, chronicles the last five years of this partnership (1958–62). This original jackets collection is presented chronologically as when first issued.

TRACK LIST

CD 1
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M1
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107, MWV N15 ‘Reformation’

CD 2
FLORENT SCHMITT (1870–1958)
La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50

RICHARD STRAUSS (1864–1949)
Dance of the Seven Veils (Salome)

ÉDOUARD LALO (1823–1892)
Namouna: Suite No. 1

CD 3
OUVERTURES FRANÇAISES

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
Overture: Le Carnaval romain, Op. 9

ÉDOUARD LALO (1823–1892)
Overture: Le Roi d’Ys
GEORGES BIZET (1838–1875)
Overture: La Patrie

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
Overture: Le Corsaire, Op. 21

CD 4
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 ‘Spring’
Overture: Manfred, Op. 115

CD 5
BOUQUET DE PARAY
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792–1868)
Overture: William Tell

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)
Danse macabre, Op. 4

CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786–1826)
Arranged by Hector Berlioz (1803–1869)
Aufforderung zum Tanze, Op. 65
Invitation to the Dance

FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886)
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 110

CD 6
JEAN SIBELIUS (1865–1957)
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

CD 7
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

CD 8
VIVE LA MARCHE !
HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
Marche hongroise (La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24)

CHARLES GOUNOD (1818–1893)
Marche funèbre d’une marionette

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)
Marche héroïque in E flat major, Op. 34
ROUGET DE LISLE (1760–1836)
La Marseillaise

EMMANUEL CHABRIER (1841–1894)
Joyeuse marche

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)
Marche militaire française (Suite algérienne in C major, Op. 60)

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
Marche troyenne (Les Troyens)

GIACOMO MEYERBEER (1791–1864)
Coronation March (Le Prophète)

CD 9
EMMANUEL CHABRIER (1841–1894)

España – Rhapsody for Orchestra
Suite Pastorale
Fête polonaise (Le Roi malgré lui)
Overture: Gwendoline
Danse slave (Le Roi malgré lui)

CD 10
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1822–1890)
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L.86

MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Valses nobles et sentimentales, M.61
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M.68

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1822–1890)
Petite Suite (orch. Büsser)

CD 11
JACQUES OFFENBACH (1819–1880)
Overture: La belle Hélène
Overture: Orphée aux enfers
Les Contes d’Hoffmann – Suite

DANIEL AUBER (1782–1871)
Overture: Le Cheval de bronze
Overture: Fra Diavolo
Overture: Masaniello

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
PAUL PARAY

CD 12
RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883)
Overture: Der fliegende Holländer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Suite
Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music (Die Walküre)
Overture: Rienzi

CD 13
FRENCH OVERTURES
FERDINAND HÉROLD (1791–1833)
Overture: Zampa

DANIEL-FRANÇOIS AUBER (1782–1871)
Overture: Les Diamants de la couronne

AMBROISE THOMAS (1811–1896)
Overture: Mignon
Overture: Raymond

FRANÇOIS-ADRIEN BOIELDIEU (1775–1834)
Overture: La Dame blanche

ADOLPHE ADAM (1803–1856)
Overture: Si j’étais roi

CD 14
HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

CD 15
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 9‘From the New World’

CD 16
FRANZ VON SUPPÉ (1819–1895)
Overture: Die schöne Galathée
Overture: Pique Dame
Overture: Leichte Kavallerie
Overture: Dichter und Bauer
Overture: Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien
Overture: Boccaccio, oder Der Prinz von Palermo

CD 17
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1822–1890)
Nocturnes, L.91

MAURICE RAVEL (1822–1890)
Daphnis et Chloé – Suite No. 2, M.57b
Wayne State University Women’s Glee Club Choir · Malcolm Johns, director (Debussy)

CD 18
CÉSAR FRANCK (1822–1890)
Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

CD 19
MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Rapsodie espagnole, M.54
Alborada del gracioso, M.43
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19
La Valse, M.72

JACQUES IBERT (1890–1962)
Escales

CD 20
BALLET – HIGHLIGHTS FROM FRENCH OPERA
CHARLES GOUNOD (1818–1893)
Faust – ballet music

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)
Bacchanale (Samson et Dalila)

GEORGES BIZET (1838–1875)
Danse bohème (Carmen Suite No. 2)

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
Chasse royale et orage – Pantomime (Les Troyens)

JULES MASSENET (1842–1912)
Overture: Phèdre

AMBROISE THOMAS (1822–1896)
Gavotte (Mignon)

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PAUL PARAY

CD 21
The Naked Carmen
Electric Rock Opera
Written, arranged and produced by John Corigliano & David A. Hess
Adapted from Bizet’s Carmen

John Corigliano, synthesizer
Anita Darian, kazoo
John Atkins, piano
David Hess, Melba Moore, George Turner, Robert White, William Walker, vocals
Mary Bruce And Her Starbuds
Pig Iron
Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Paul Paray

CD 22
MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Piano Concerto in G major, M.83
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M.82
Monique Haas, piano
Orchestre National de France / Paul Paray