CD 1

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major for Piano, Flute and Strings, BWV 1050

1  I. Allegro

2  II. Affettuoso

3  III. Allegro

Dimitri Mitropoulos / NBC Symphony Orchestra, rec. December 1945

4  Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 (arr. by Mitropoulos)

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 6 April 1942

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58

5  I. Allegro moderato

6  II. Andante con moto

7  III. Rondo: Vivace

Artur Rubinstein (piano), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 1951

CD 2

FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY (1809–1847)

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56 “Scottish”

1  I. Andante con moto. Allegro un poco agitato

2  II. Vivace non troppo

3  III. Adagio

4  IV. Allegro vivacissimo

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 6 December 1941

5  Capriccio Brillant for Piano and Orchestra in B minor, op. 22

Joanna Graudan (piano), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 10 January 1940

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”

6  I. Allegro

7  II. Scherzo: Allegretto

8  III. Moderato

9  IV. Grave

10  V. Finale: Allegro

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 20 January 1947

CD 3

CÉSAR FRANCK (1822–1890)

Symphony in D minor

1  I. Lento. Allegro non troppo. Allegro

2  II. Allegretto

3  III. Allegro non troppo

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 8 January 1940

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22

4  I. Andante sostenuto

5  II. Allegro scherzando

6  III. Presto

Arthur Rubinstein (piano), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 1952

ÉDOUARD LALO (1823–1892)

7  Le Roi d'Ys: Overture

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 2 March 1945

CD 4

ERNEST CHAUSSON (1855–1899)

Symphony in E flat major, op. 20

1  I. Lent. Allegro vivo

2  II. Très lent

3  III. Animé

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 1939

JULES MASSENET (1842–1912)

Suite for Orchestra No. 7 « Scènces alsaciennes »

4  « Dimanche matin »

5  « Au caberet »

6  « Sous les tilleus »

7  « Dimanche soir »

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 11 March 1946

CD 5

PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23

1  I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso

2  II. Andantino maestoso

3  III. Allegro con fuoco

Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 16 November 1947

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”

4  I. Andante sostenuto. Allegro vivo

5  II. Andante marziale quasi moderato

6  III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace

7  IV. Moderato assai

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 10 & 11 March 1946

CD 6

ALEXANDER BORODIN (1833–1887)

Symphony No. 2 in B minor

1  I. Allegro

2  II. Scherzo: Prestissimo

3  III. Andante

4  IV. Finale: Allegro

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 7 December 1941

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)

Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53

5  I. Allegro ma non troppo

6  II. Adagio ma non troppo

7  III. Finale: Allegro giocoso ma non troppo

Isaac Stern (violin), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 4 March 1951

ALEXANDER GLASUNOV (1865–1936)

8  Overture No. 1 on Three Greek Themes, op. 3

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 6 April 1942

CD 7

SERGEJ RACHMANINOV (1873–1943)

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27

1  I. Largo. Allegro moderato 

2  II. Allegro molto. Meno mosso. Tempo I

3  III. Adagio

4  IV. Allegro vivace. Adagio. Tempo precedene

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 1 & 20 January 1947

5  The Isle of the Dead, op. 29 - Symphonic Poem after a Tableau by Arnold Böcklin

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 2 March 1945

Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting

the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

CD 8

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810–1849)

Chopiniana (arr. by Dimitri Rogal-Levitzky)

1  Etude No. 12 in C minor, op. 10, 12 “Revolution”

2  Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, op. 48, 1

3  Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, op. 33, 4

4  Valse brillante No. 14 in E minor, op. posth.

5  Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, op. 53 “Heroic”

The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia, rec. 21 September 1945

SERGEJ PROKOFIEV (1891–1953)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26

6  I. Andante. Allegro

7  II. Tema con variazioni

8  III. Allegro ma non troppo

Dimitri Mitropoulos (piano), The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia, rec. 26 July 1946

Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classique”

9  I. Allegro

10  II. Larghetto

11  III. Gavotte: Non troppo allegro

12  IV. Finale: Vivace

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 7 January 1940

CD 9

GUSTAV MAHLER (1860–1911)

Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan”

1  I. Langsam. Schleppend. Im Anfang sehr gemächlich

2  II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

3  III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

4  IV. Stürmisch bewegt

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 4 November 1940

MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)

Le Tombeau de Couperin - Suite de Orchestre

5  Prélude: Vif

6  Forlane: Allegretto

7  Menuet: Allegro moderato

8  Rigaudon: Assez vif

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 6 December 1941

CD 10

ALBAN BERG (1885–1935)

Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”

1  I. Andante. Allegretto

2  II. Allegro. Adagio

Joseph Szigeti (violin), Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 30 December 1945

DARIUS MILHAUD (1892–1974)

3  Le Boeuf sur le toit - Cinema Fantasy for Orchestra

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, rec. 2 March 1945

ERNST KRENEK (1900–1991)

4  Piano Concerto No. 3