Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra: Last Great Performances / Esoteric

When the Hungarian-born American violinist took over from Leopold Stokowski as principal conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1938, an extraordinary collaboration was born, one that made him and his orchestra

famous far beyond the country's borders. Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra became so popular that they advanced to become one of the most recorded ensembles in music history.The Esoteric Mastering Center

has now taken on some highlights from the last years of this fruitful musical collaboration: The recordings presented on the strictly limited double hybrid SACD "Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra: Last Great Performances

" originally took place on six different evenings at the "Old Metropolitan Opera House", Philadelphia (USA) – between February 20, 1978 and November 24, 1979. From Samuel Barber's touching "Adagio For Strings" to Richard Strauss's

majestic "Also sprach Zarathustra" to Jean Sibelius' mythical "Lemminkäinen Suite" – thanks to Esoteric's proprietary DSD remastering process, these popular works take on a new emotional and physical depth.Esoteric's reissue of classical

music masterpieces has attracted a great deal of attention worldwide. The uncompromising commitment to restoring and remastering the original tapes, as well as the use of Hybrid Super Audio CD technology to enhance sound quality,

makes all Esoteric releases a must-have for all lovers of classical music!

Limited edition double Hybrid SACD. Japanese pressing with deluxe digipak packaging.

We recommend the use of "L'Art du Son" CD/DVD conditioner for even more sonic improvement.

Title

Disc 1

R. Strauss (1864~1949)

"Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30":

1. Tondichtung für großes Orchester frei nach Friedrich Nietzsche

P. Hindemith (1895 ~1963)

"Symphonische Metamorphosen nach Themen von Carl Maria von Weber":

2. I.: Allegro

3. II.: "Turandot, Scherzo", Moderato - Lebhaft

4. III.: Andantino

5. IV.: Marsch "Konzertmusik für Streichmusik und Blechbläser, Op. 50":

6. Part 1: Mäßig schnell, mit Kraft – Sehr breit, aber stets fließend

7. Part 2: Lebhaft – Langsam – Im ersten Zeitmaß (Lebhaft)

Disc 2

B. Bartók (1881 ~1945)

"Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta, Sz. 106":

1. I.: Andante Tranquillo

2. II.: Allegro

3. III.: Adagio

4. IV.: Allegro Motto "The Miraculous Mandarin – Suite, Op. 19, Sz. 73"

5. I.: Beginning

6. II.: The Curtain Rises

7. III.: First Seduction Game

8. IV.: Second Seduction Game

9. V.: Third Seduction Game

10. VI.: The Mandarin Enters

11. VII.: Dance Of The Girl

12. VIII.: The Chase – The Tramps Leap Out

 J. Sibelius (1865 ~1957)

"Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 (The Four Legends)": 

13. II.: The Swan Of Tounela

14. IV.: Lemminkäinen's Return