Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila, Overture

Handel: Concerto in D major

Wolf-Ferrari: Il segreto di Susanna, Overture

R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Suite

 

The Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy

 

Recorded at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 30 June –1 July 1978 / 24–26 June 1977 (Handel)

 

• One of the 20th century’s legendary combinations of conductor and orchestra, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, worked closely together for almost half a century. Under his direction as Musical Director from 1936 until 1980, the Philadelphia Orchestra became known for its warm, textured romantic sound

• The DVD features a variety of virtuosic compositions for orchestra – with Rimsky- Korsakov’s wild and exotic Sheherazade as centrepiece

• The performance reveals the masterful playing of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the full range of the inimitable “Philadelphia” or “Ormandy” Sound

• Together they embody American orchestral culture at its best!

 

“The Philadelphia sound – c’est moi!” Eugene Ormandy

 

4:3 fullscreen

Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1

Region Code: 0

Booklet Notes: English, German, French

Running Time: 91 mins

 

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