NEW RELEASES

NEW RELEASES
TOSCANINI - ATTERBERG, BARBER, RAVEL ETC., 1940 & 1943
NBC Symphony Orchester conducted by ARTURO TOSCANINI
This important historical release brings the only performance Toscanini ever gave of
the Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg's Sixth Symphony, which won the 1928
Columbia Schubert Centenary Prize. This is therefore a highly valuable recording, for
the composer later described Toscanini's account as the finest he had ever heard of any
of his works. Also on the disc are four items from an important Washington DC concert
given in 1940 prior to a South American Tour, including the delightful Batuque by the
Brazilian composer Fernandez and Samuel Barber's haunting Adagio for strings. A rare
disc of Toscanini in mainly 20th-century music.
GHCD 2348
G REAT P IANISTS - VOL . 1, 1939-56
- WILHELM BACKHAUS piano, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA conducted by GUIDO CANTELLI
- LILI KRAUS piano, CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA
conducted by PIERRE MONTEUX
- ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN piano, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA conducted by VICTOR DE SABATA
GHCD 2349
Three great pianists of the 20th-century are brought together on this unique CD, which
features live performances from 1939 and the immediate post-war years. Wilhelm
Backhaus gives a superlative account of Beethoven's Fourth Concerto in New York with
the lamented Guido Cantelli offering magnificent orchestral support. Pierre Monteux
and the Concertgebouw Orchestra partner the wonderful Hungarian pianist Lili Kraus in
Weber's beautiful Konzertstück - a rare recording, indeed - and Arthur Rubinstein is at
his scintillating best in Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody, with
the legendary Victor de Sabata and the New York Philharmonic
on top form.
R OBIN O RR (1909-2006) - C ENTEN ARY T RIB UTE
- MAX ROSTAL violin, FRANZ OSBORN piano
- JAMES DURRANT viola, LAWRENCE GLOVER piano
- LEONARD FRIEDMAN violin, DUNCAN JOHNSON viola and
JOANNA BORRETT cello
- EDWIN PALING violin - ELISABETH MCDONALD cello
- GRANVILLE JONES violin, THURSTON DART harpsichord
GHCD 2350
The music of the Scottish-born but naturalised Swiss composer Robin Orr, who died in
2006 aged 96 is remarkable for its consistent quality and genuine style - the work of a
naturally very gifted composer, who wrote three operas and three symphonies amongst
other works. Following the success of an earlier Guild CD devoted to his orchestral
music, we are proud to present a collection of outstanding broadcast and live
performances of his chamber music, including the Duo for violin and cello, which is an
absolute masterpiece. The performers are amongst the most
famous musicians of the past, including Thurston Dart, Max
Rostal and Franz Osborn - which alone guarantees the
excellence of this music.
Guild GmbH, Moskau 314b, 8262 Ramsen, Switzerland - Tel: +41 52 742 85 00 - [email protected] - www.guildmusic.com
GHCD 2348 - Toscanini - Atterberg, Barber, Ravel etc. - 1940 & 1943
KURT MAGNUS ATTERBERG (1887-1974) - Symphony No. 6 in C major, Op. 31
1. I. Moderato
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Vivace
SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)
4. Adagio for Strings
5. Announcement
OSCAR LORENZO FERNANDEZ (1897-1948)
6. Reisado do pastoreio Batuque
7. Announcement
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
8. Symphonic Poem - Don Juan
MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)
9. La Valse
10. End Announcement
Great Pianists - Vol. 1, Wilhelm Backhaus, Lili Kraus, Arthur Rubinstein, 1939-56
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) - Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op.58
1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Andante con moto
3. III. Rondo (Vivace)
WILHELM BACKHAUS piano, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by GUIDO CANTELLI
CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826)
4. Konzertstück for piano and orchestra in F minor, Op.79 J.282
LILI KRAUS piano, CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA conducted by PIERRE MONTEUX
SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)
5. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op.43
ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN piano, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by VICTOR DE SABATA
10:15
11.04
8:01
8:13
0:15
3:51
0:27
16:58
11:12
0.50
17:43
4:51
10:21
16:30
21:55
GHCD 2350 - Robin Orr (1909-2006) - Centenary Tribute
Sonatina for Violin and Piano (1941)
1 Andante moderato
2:14
2 Adagio appassionato
2:10
3 Allegro vivace
4:22
Max Rostal violin, Franz Osborn piano / Recorded on a Decca 1948 'Promotion for New Music' 78 rpm record
Sonata for Viola and Piano (1947)
4 Announcement
0:17
5 Introduction and fugue - Adagio
4:35
6 Elegy - Dolente
5:07
7 Scherzetto - Vivace ma non troppo presto
2:17
8 Finale - Allegro
5:57
James Durrant viola, Lawrence Glover piano - A McEwan Concert recorded live by BBC Radio 3 in Glasgow in 1977 and
broadcast on 22 June 1978
Serenade for String Trio (1948, rev. 1989)
9 Allegro piacevole
5:31
10 Andante sostenuto, con molto espressione
5:03
11 Adagio, Presto
4:31
Leonard Friedman violin, Duncan Johnson viola, Joanna Borrett cello / From Robin Orr's 80th Birthday Concert at Cambridge
University West Road Concert Hall on 9 November 1989
Duo for Violin and Cello (1953, rev. 1965)
12 Announcement
0:59
13 In one movement
12:11
Edwin Paling violin - Elisabeth McDonald cello members of the NACSOS Trio / A McEwan Concert recorded live in the Bute Hall
of Glasgow University by BBC Radio Scotland in December 1983 and broadcast in 1984
Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord or Piano (1956)
14 Announcement
0:40
15 Allegro
4:25
16 Largo
6:30
17 Allegro vivace
5:29
Granville Jones violin, Thurston Dart harpsichord / First broadcast performance, recorded by BBC on 23 July 1959