The Philadelphia Orchestra - Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901; Martucci, Giuseppe 1856-1909; Stravinsky, Igor 1882-1971; Elgar, Edward 1857-1934; Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 (Philadelphia Orchestra Association, 1992)
The 1st and 6th works from operas; the 2nd work originally for piano; the 5th work from a ballet; the 6th work for mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra
"In celebration of his [Riccardo Muti's] 20 years in Philadelphia"--Container
"This is a special, limited-edition recording made for the Philadelphia Orchestra/WFLN Radiothon 1992 from broadcast tapes of the Philadelphia Orchestra ..."
Enthält: Overture to I vespri siciliani / Giuseppe Verdi (8:20). Notturno, op. 70, no. 1 / Giuseppe Martucci (7:20). Suite from the ballet L'oiseau de feu : (1919 version) / Igor Stravinsky (21:00). In the south = Alassio : concert overture, op. 50 / Edward Elgar (20:38). Overture to Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus : op. 43 / Ludwig van Beethoven (5:15). Va pensiero sull' ali dorate : from Nabucco / Giuseppe Verdi (5:15)
Keywords: Overtures; Operas / Excerpts; Orchestral music, Arranged; Suites (Orchestra); Ballets / Excerpts; Live sound recordings