Composed By
– I. Allegro Con Brio
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace
IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Slavonic Dance In E Minor, Op. 72 No. 2
Slavonic Dance In A-flat Major, Op. 46 No. 3
George Szell - A Memoir
Introduction - Background And Overview
Early Career And Early Recordings
Cleveland Orchestra - Auditions, Demands, Methods, Standard
Rehearsal - George Szell And Emil Gilels
Szell's Expectations Of Commitment From Players And Himself
London Symphony Orchestra - Demands, Methods, Standards
Szell The Controller - And Szell's Pride In The Cleveland Orchestra
Szell's Last Year - And Conclusion
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CD wallets designed from original cover artwork
Recordings from 1934-1970.
This compilation ℗ 2000 & © 2020 Parlophone Records Limited
Made in Germany.
Includes a 30 page booklet with tracklisting and program notes.
CD 1
Recorded: 18-20.VI (1-3), 20 & 22.VI (4-7) 1934, Konzerthaus, Vienna (MONO)
1-3: first release as Columbia
LX 509-513 (78rpm) - 78 matrix numbers WHAX 39-44
4-7: first release as Columbia LX 347-349 (78rpm) - 78 matrix numbers WHAX 39-44
Remastered in 2017 from original masters in 24-Bit/96kHz by Studio art e Son (1-3)
℗ 1934/Remastered 2020 (4-7) & 1936/Remastered 2017 (1-3) Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 68:38
CD 2
Recorded: 26.VI.1934, Mittlerer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna [1-4]m 9.I & 12.XII.1938, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road London [5-7] (MONO)
78 rpm originally released as: HMV C 2686, matrix numbers 2WX 768-769 (); HMV C 2687 (2-4), matrix numbers 2WX 771 (2) & 2WX 770 (3-4); HMV DB 3712-3717, matrix numbers 2EA 5963-5974 (5-7)
℗ 1934 (1-4), 1939 (5-7) & Remastered ℗ 2020 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 65:59
CD 3
Recorded 15.X.1935 [1-2], 21.X.1938 [3-5], No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (MONO)
78 rpm originally released as: HMV C 2809, matrix numbers 2EA 1564-1565); HMV C 2826, matrix numbers 2EA 1560-1561 (2); HMV C3043-3047, matrix numbers 2EA 1196-1200 & 6901-6905 (3-5)
℗ 1936 (1-2), 1939 (3-5) & Remastered ℗ 2020 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 54:21
CD 4
Recorded 30.X.1937, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London [1-4], 8.IV.1938 Slovansky Hall (formerly Deutsche Haus), Prague [5-7] (MONO)
78 rpm originally released as: HMV C 2949-2953, matrix numbers 2EA 5337-5346 (1-4); HMV DB 3288-3292, matrix numbers 2HC 220-220 [sic] (5-7)
℗ 1938 & Remastered ℗ 2003 (5-7) & 2020 (1-4) Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 74:49
CD 5
Recorded 1-3.IX.1965, Grunewaldkirche, Berlin (STEREO)
Originally released as Columbia
SAX 5258 · Tape number YRX 15-16
Remastered in 24-bit / 96 kHz (see Credits)
℗ 1966 & Remastered ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 40:13
CD 6
Recorded 10-14 & 18.IX.1965, Kingsway Hall, London (STEREO)
Originally released as HMV
ASD 2493 · Tape number 2YEA 3759-3760
Remastered in 24-bit / 96 kHz (see Credits)
℗ 1969 & Remastered ℗ 2011 (5-11), 2015 (1-4) Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 48:12
CD 7
Recorded 8-9 & 11-12.III.1968, Kingsway Hall, London
Originally released as HMV
SAN 218 · Tape number 2YEA 3595-3596
Remastered from original tapes in 24-bit / 96 kHz by Studio Art et Son
℗ 1968 & Remastered ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 48:12
CD 8 to CD 10
Recorded 29-30.IV, 1 & 4.V.1968, Severance Hall, Cleveland
℗ 1968 & Remastered ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: CD 8 65:32, CD 9 70:35, CD 10 39:45
CD 11
Recorded 9 & 12-13.V.1969, Severance Hall, Cleveland
Originally released as HMV
ASD 2526 · Tape numbers: 2YEA 3879-3880
4-6 Remastered from original tapes in 24-bit / 96 kHz by Studio Art et Son
℗ 1970, Remastered ℗ 2003 (1-3) & 2017 (4-6) Parlophone Records Limited
CD 12
Recorded 21-22.IV.1970, Severance Hall, Cleveland
Originally released as HMV
ASD 2760 · Tape numbers: 2YEA 4060-4061
Remastered from original tapes in 24-bit / 96 kHz by Warner Japan
℗ 1970 & Remastered ℗ 2017 Parlophone Records Limited
CD 13
Recorded 28-29.IV.1970 [1-4], 20.IV.1970 [5-6], Severance Hall, Cleveland
Originally released as HMV
ASD 2653 · Tape numbers: 2YEA 4056-4057
Remastered from original tapes in 24-bit / 96 kHz by Warner Japan
℗ 1970 & Remastered ℗ 2018 Parlophone Records Limited
CD14
℗ 2020 Jon Tolansky (spoken material) & Parlophone Records Limited (sound recordings).
Conductor – - George Szell
Cover, Photography By – - Malcolm Walker (2)
Engineer [Balance Engineer] – - Arthur Clarke (2) (tracks: 2-5 to 2-7, 3-1 to 3-5, 4-1 to 4-4), - Carson Taylor (tracks: 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6), - Charles B. Gregory * (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4, 4-5 to 4-7), - Christopher Parker (tracks: 6-1 to 6-11), - Edward Thomas Graham * (tracks: 8-1 to 8-6, 9-1 to 9-6, 10-1 to 10-3), - Ernst Rothe (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9), - Frank Bruno (tracks: 8-1 to 8-6, 9-1 to 9-6, 10-1 to 10-3), - Robert Gooch (tracks: 6-1 to 6-11), - Walter Starkman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7), - Wolfgang Gülich (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9)Liner Notes – - Jon Tolansky
Liner Notes [Traduction] – - Hugues Mousseau
Liner Notes [Übersetzung] – - Dorle Ellmers
Photography By [p. 10-11] – - David Farrell (3)
Producer – - Frederick W. Gaisberg * (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4, 4-5 to 4-7), - Lawrance Collingwood (tracks: 2-5 to 2-7, 3-3 to 3-5, 4-1 to 4-4), - Paul Myers (2) (tracks: 8-1 to 8-6, 9-1 to 9-6, 10-1 to 10-3), - Peter Andry (tracks: 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6), - Rex Palmer (4) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7), - Suvi Raj Grubb (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9), - Unknown Artist (tracks: 3-1, 3-2), - Walter Legge (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9, 6-1 to 6-11, 7-1 to 7-12)Remastered By – - Alan Ramsay * (tracks: 6-1 to 6-4), - Simon Gibson (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9, 6-5 to 6-11)
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Recorded At Grunewaldkirche
Recorded At Kingsway Hall
Recorded At Severance Hall
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