Pierre Monteux - Decca Recordings (2016) [20CD Box Set] mp3

Famously conducted the world premieres of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and other prominent works including Petrushka, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Debussy's Jeux. Monteux was the principal conductor of the French repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
He led the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1919-24), Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (1924-34), Orchestre Symphonique de Paris (1929-38) and San Francisco Symphony (1936-52). In 1961, aged eighty-six, he accepted the chief conductorship of the London Symphony Orchestra, a post which he held until his death three years later. Although known for his performances of the French repertoire, his chief love was the music of German composers.



Tracks:


CD01 - Bach, Gluck, Mozart (49:56)
J.S. Bach
Suite No.2, BWV 1067:
01. Ouverture: Grave - Allegro (7:16)
02. Rondeau: Allegro (1:32)
03. Sarabande (3:02)
04. Bourrees I & II (2:14)
05. Polonaise (2:54)
06. Menuet (1:33)
07. Badinerie (1:27)
C.W. Gluck
08. Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, Act 2, Ballo (9:15)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1963)
W.A. Mozart
Flute Concerto No.2, K314:
09. Allegro aperto (8:35)
10. Andante ma non troppo (6:39)
11. Allegro (5:28)
Claude Monteux (flute)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1963)

CD02 - Haydn, Brahms (64:06)
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No.94 "Surprise":
01. Adagio - Vivace assai (6:36)
02. Andante (5:42)
03. Menuetto (Allegro molto) (5:09)
04. Finale: Allegro di molto (3:35)
Symphony No.101 "The Clock":
05. Adagio - Presto (8:55)
06. Andante (6:09)
07. Menuetto e trio: Allegretto (6:37)
08. Finale: Vivace (4:23)
Wiener Philharmoniker - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1959)
Johannes Brahms
09. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a (17:00)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1958)

CD03 - Beethoven (72:32)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.1, Op.21:
01. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (9:05)
02. Andante cantabile con moto (6:09)
03. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace (3:25)
04. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace (5:39)
Symphony No.3, Op.55 "Eroica":
05. Allegro con brio (14:44)
06. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai (15:01)
07. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (5:45)
08. Finale: Allegro molto (12:43)
Wiener Philharmoniker - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1957, 1959)

CD04 - Beethoven (68:40)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.6, Op.68 "Pastoral":
01. Allegro ma non troppo (12:34)
02. Andante molto (11:45)
03. Allegro (5:19)
04. Allegro molto (3:34)
05. Allegretto (9:03)
Symphony No.8, Op.93:
06. Allegro vivace e con brio (9:58)
07. Allegretto scherzando (3:40)
08. Tempo di menuetto (5:02)
09. Allegro vivace (7:45)
Wiener Philharmoniker - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1958, 1960)

CD05 - Beethoven (75:45)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.5, Op.67:
01. Allegro con brio (7:13)
02. Andante con moto (9:16)
03. Allegro (5:01)
04. Allegro (9:01)
Symphony No.7, Op.92:
05. Poco sostenuto - Vivace (12:05)
06. Allegretto (8:44)
07. Presto (9:12)
08. Allegro con brio (6:40)
09. Egmont Overture, Op.84 (8:34)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1961)

CD06 - Beethoven (73:15)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.2, Op.36:
01. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (10:05)
02. Larghetto (11:01)
03. Scherzo: Allegro (3:28)
04. Allegro molto (6:42)
Symphony No.4, Op.60:
05. Adagio - Allegro vivace (12:42)
06. Adagio (9:22)
07. Allegro vivace (5:49)
08. Allegro ma non troppo (6:40)
09. King Stephen Overture, Op.117 (7:27)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1960)

CD07 - Beethoven (68:26)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.9, Op.125 "Choral":
01. Allegro ma non troppo (16:17)
02. Molto vivace (11:50)
03. Adagio molto e cantabile (14:49)
04. Presto: "O Freunde, Nicht Diese Tone" (25:31)
Elisabeth Soderstrom (soprano), Regina Resnik (contralto), Jon Vickers (tenor), David Ward (bass)
London Bach Choir
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1962)

CD08 - Beethoven (61:50)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.3, Op.55 "Eroica":
01. Allegro con brio (14:51)
02. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai (15:29)
03. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (5:37)
04. Finale: Allegro molto (12:00)
05. Marcia funebre (rehersal) (13:53)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1962)

CD09 - Schubert, Stravinsky (80:50)
Franz Schubert
Symphony No.8 "Unfinished":
01. Allegro moderato (13:04)
02. Andante con moto (12:13)
Rosamunde, D797:
03. Ouverture (9:55)
04. Entra'acte No.3: Andantino (6:31)
05. Ballet Music No.2 (6:14)
Igor Stravinsky*
Le Sacre Du Printemps:
06. Premiere Partie: Introduction. L'Adoration de la Terre (3:07)
07. Les augures printaniers (3:21)
08. Jeu du rapt (1:27)
09. Rondes printanieres (3:19)
10. Jeux des cites rivales (2:02)
11. Cortege du sage. Le sage (1:06)
12. Danse de la Terre (1:18)
13. Deuxieme Partie: Le sacrifice (3:50)
14. Cercles mysterieux des adolescentes (3:05)
15. Glorification de l'elue (1:40)
16. Evocation des ancetres (3:43)
17. Action rituelle des ancetres (3:16)
18. Danse sacrale (L'Elue) (4:38)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra* - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1963, 1957, 1956*)

CD10 - Berlioz (50:29)
Hector Berlioz
Romeo et Juliette (Dramatic Symphony, Op.17):
01. Premiere Partie: Introduction (4:54)
02. Prologue. Recitatif Choral: D'anciennes haines endormies (4:29)
03. Strophes: Premiers Transports que mui n'oubili! (5:58)
04. Recitatif et Scherzetto: Bientot de Romeo (3:24)
05. Deuxieme Partie: Romeo seul (13:03)
06. Scene d'amour (18:41)
Regina Resnik (contralto), Andre Turp (tenor), David Ward (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1962)

CD11 - Berlioz (44:56)
Hector Berlioz
Romeo et Juliette (Dramatic Symphony, Op.17):
01. Scherzo: La Reine Mab, ou la Fee des songes (9:01)
02. Troisieme Partie: Convoi funebre de Juliette: Jetez des fleurs pourla vierge expiree (9:03)
03. Romeo au tombeau de Capulets: Invocation (7:36)
04. Finale: La foule accourt au cimetiere (5:06)
05. Air: Pauvres enfants que je pleure (9:16)
06. Serment: Jurez donc, par l'auguste symbole (4:55)
Regina Resnik (contralto), Andre Turp (tenor), David Ward (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1962)

CD12 - Brahms (67:02)
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No.2, Op.73:
01. Allegro non troppo (20:29)
02. Adagio non troppo (8:34)
03. Allegretto grazioso (5:15)
04. Allegro con spirito (9:21)
05. Tragic Overture, Op.81 (13:07)
06. Academic Festival Overture, Op.80 (10:16)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1962)

CD13 - Tchaikovsky (53:03)
Peter Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty - Excerpts:
01. Prologue (2:12)
02. No.1 Marche (2:40)
03. No.3 Pas De Six (4:11)
04. Introduction (0:33)
05. Variation 4: Canari qui chante (1:00)
06. Variation 5: Violente (4:34)
07. Act One: No.6 Valse, No.8 Pas d'action (5:07)
08. Variation d'Aurore (2:18)
09. Coda (1:00)
10. No.9 Finale (2:16)
11. Act Two: No.13 Faranadole (1:39)
12. No.17 Panorama (2:18)
13. No.22 Polacca (3:15)
14. No.23 Pas de quatre: Intrada (1:05)
15. Variation 2: La fee-argent (0:52)
16. Variation 4: La fee-diamant (0:45)
17. Coda (0:43)
18. No.25 Pas de quatre: Adagio (2:13)
19. Variation 1: Cendrillon et fortune (0:54)
20. Variation 2: L'Oiseau bleu et princesse florine (0:47)
21. Coda (1:44)
22. No.26 Pas de caractere: A chaperon rouge et le loup (1:18)
23. No.28 Pas de deux (Aurore et desire): Adagio (3:19)
24. Coda (1:08)
25. No.30 Finale: Mazurka (3:39)
26. Apotheose (1:35)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1957)

CD14 - Tchaikovsky (58:40)
Peter Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake - Highlights:
01. Scene (3:02)
02. Valse (5:25)
03. Sujet. Danse des coupes (5:07)
04. Scene (3:01)
05. Danse ces cygnes (2:17)
06. Pas d'action (6:38)
07. Danse des petits cygnes (1:32)
08. Coda (1:21)
09. Scene (Fanfares) et valse (4:42)
10. Danse espagnole (2:30)
11. Danse hongroise (Czardas) (2:45)
12. Mazurka (3:02)
13. Pas de deux (5:20)
14. Danse ces cygnes (Dance of the swans) (4:48)
15. Scene Finale (7:10)
Hugh Maguire (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1962)

CD15 - Dvorak (37:33)
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No.7, Op.70:
01. Allegro maestoso (10:45)
02. Poco adagio (10:37)
03. Scherzo: Vivace - Poco meno mosso (7:25)
04. Finale: Allegro (8:45)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1959)

CD16 - Debussy (80:03)
Claude Debussy
01. Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune (9:28)
Nocturnes:
02. Nuages (6:53)
03. Fetes (6:05)
Images Pour Orchestre:
04. Gigues (7:19)
05. Iberia: Par les rues et par les chemins (7:15)
06. Les parfums de la nuit (8:06)
07. Le matin d'un jour de fete (4:54)
08. Rondes de printemps (8:07)
Le martyre de Saint Sebastien:
09. La cour des lys (3:31)
10. Danse extatique et final du Premier Acte (7:22)
11. La passion (4:56)
12. Le bon pasteur (6:07)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1963)

CD17 - Ravel (73:45)
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis Et Chloe - Complete ballet:*
01. Premiere Partie: Introduction et danse religieuse (7:20)
02. Scene - Danse generale (2:43)
03. Scene - Danse grotesque de dorcon (2:18)
04. Danse legere et gracieux de Daphnis (2:23)
05. Scene - Danse de lyceion - Scene - Les pirates (4:38)
06. Nocturne - Danse lente et mysterieuse (4:40)
07. Deuxieme Partie: Introduction (2:55)
08. Danse guerriere (4:06)
09. Scene - Danse suppliante de Chloe (5:14)
10. Troisieme Partie: Lever du jour - Scene (5:12)
11. Pantomime (5:29)
12. Danse generale (4:59)
Rapsodie Espagnole:
13. Prelude a la nuit (4:07)
14. Malaguena (2:15)
15. Habanera (2:36)
16. Feria (6:16)
17. Pavane pour une infante defunte (6:35)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden*
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1959*, 1961)

CD18 - Ravel (55:10)
Maurice Ravel
01. Bolero (15:27)
02. La Valse (11:46)
Ma mere l'oye - Complete ballet:
03. Prelude (3:27)
04. Danse du rouet et scene (3:29)
05. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (1:40)
06. Interlude (0:54)
07. Les entretiens de la belle et de la bete (4:11)
08. Interlude (0:47)
09. Petit poucet (3:20)
10. Interlude (1:09)
11. Laideronette. Apotheose. Le jardin feerique (3:55)
12. Interlude (1:23)
13. Apotheose: Le jardin feerique (3:42)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1964)

CD19 - Sibelius, Elgar (73:26)
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No.2, Op.54:
01. Allegretto (10:17)
02. Tempo andante (14:36)
03. Vivacissimo (6:16)
04. Finale: Allegro moderato (12:55)
Edward Elgar
Variations on an original theme, Op.36 "Enigma":
05. Theme: Andante (1:17)
06. (C.A.E.) L'istesso tempo (1:57)
07. (H.D.S.P.) Allegro (0:47)
08. (R.B.T.) Allegretto (1:21)
09. (W.M.B.) Allegro di molto (0:27)
10. (R.P.A.) Moderato (1:55)
11. (Ysobel) Andantino (1:20)
12. (Troyte) Presto (0:56)
13. (W.N.) Allegretto (1:55)
14. (Nimrod) Adagio (3:50)
15. (Dorabella) Intermezzo: Allegretto (2:39)
16. (G.R.S.) Allegro di molto (0:56)
17. (B.G.N.) Andante (2:25)
18. (***) Romanza: Moderato (2:39)
19. (E.D.U.) Finale: Allegro - Presto (4:58)
London Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1958)

CD20 - Stravinsky (54:30)
Igor Stravinsky
L'Oiseau de feu - Suite:
01. Introduction (3:31)
02. Danse de L’Oiseau de feu (1:29)
03. Ronde des princesses (3:42)
04. Danse infernale de Kachtchei (4:46)
05. Berceuse (3:24)
06. Finale (2:56)
Petrushka (Original version, 1911):*
07. Tableau I: Fete populaire de la semaine grasse (9:52)
08. Tableau II: Chez Petrouchka (4:10)
09. Tableau III: Le maure et la ballerine (7:34)
10. Tableau IV: Fete populaire de la semaine grasse (Ver Le Soir) (13:06)
Julius Katchen (piano)*
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra - Pierre Monteux
(Rec. 1956)