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Georges Prêtre - The SWR Recordings
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Georges Prêtre - The SWR Recordings

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Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, George Bizet, Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, Antonin Leopold
Artist
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Format
CD
Label
SWR
Released
Aug 23, 2024
Catalog #
SWR19155CD
UPC
747313915583

About

On the occasion of conductor Georges Prêtre's 100th birthday in August, the label SWRmusic will release an 8CD box-set containing a wonderful collection of representative orchestral works by eleven composers, thus showing the fruitful collaboration between the French conductor and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSO). Most of the recordings are being released for the first time, with the exception of the works by Maurice Ravel and Richard Strauss, which have previously been released by this label.

The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 and has developed into one of Germany’s most important musical ambassadors over the following seven decades. World-renowned conductors, as well as some of the world’s greatest soloists, have been guests of the Stuttgart RSO, including Carlos Kleiber, Ferenc Fricsay, Karl Böhm, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hans Knappertsbusch, Sir Georg Solti, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Kurt Sanderling, Gary Bertini, and Herbert Blomstedt, as well as Maria Callas, Mstislaw Rostropowitsch, Maurizio Pollini, Yehudi Menuhin, Alfred Brendel, Hélène Grimaud, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Elina Garanca, Rolando Villazon, Hilary Hahn, Sol Gabetta, and Lang Lang, to name just a few.

Tracklist 51 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture 08:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
    Duration
    08:53
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  3. 2 I. Allegro con brio 14:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    14:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  4. 3 II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai 16:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
    Duration
    16:21
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  5. 4 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 05:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  6. 5 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 12:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Duration
    12:50
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  7. Disc 2
  8. 1 I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro 13:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
    Duration
    13:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  9. 2 II. Andante sostenuto 09:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  10. 3 III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 04:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  11. 4 IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio 16:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
    Duration
    16:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  12. 5 Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (orch. J. Brahms) 03:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  13. 6 Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major (orch. J. Brahms) 02:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  14. 7 Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F Minor (orch. P. Juon) 04:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F Minor (orch. P. Juon)
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  15. 8 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (orch. A. Parlow) 03:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  16. Disc 3
  17. 1 I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell 18:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
    Duration
    18:37
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  18. 2 II. Andante quasi allegretto 15:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante quasi allegretto
    Duration
    15:11
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  19. 3 III. Scherzo: Bewegt 10:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Bewegt
    Duration
    10:33
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  20. 4 IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell 21:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    Duration
    21:09
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  21. Disc 4
  22. 1 I. Rêveries: Largo - Passions: Allegro agitato e appassionato assai 14:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Rêveries: Largo - Passions: Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
    Duration
    14:04
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  23. 2 II. Un Bal (Valse): Allegro non troppo 06:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Un Bal (Valse): Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  24. 3 III. Scène aux Champs: Adagio 16:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scène aux Champs: Adagio
    Duration
    16:28
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  25. 4 IV. Marche au Supplice: Allegretto non troppo 04:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Marche au Supplice: Allegretto non troppo
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  26. 5 V. Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat: Larghetto - Allegro 09:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat: Larghetto - Allegro
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  27. 6 La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Part II: Scene 7: Ballet des sylphes (Dance of the Spirits) 02:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Part II: Scene 7: Ballet des sylphes (Dance of the Spirits)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  28. 7 La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Part I: Hungarian March, "Rákóczy March" 04:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Part I: Hungarian March, "Rákóczy March"
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  29. Disc 5
  30. 1 Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 17:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2
    Duration
    17:01
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  31. 2 La valse (version for orchestra) 12:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    La valse (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    12:22
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  32. 3 I. Allegro vivo 10:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    10:04
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  33. 4 II. Adagio 11:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    11:10
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  34. 5 III. Allegro vivace 04:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  35. 6 IV. Allegro vivace 05:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  36. Disc 6
  37. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro molto 09:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro molto
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  38. 2 II. Largo 11:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    11:58
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  39. 3 III. Scherzo: Molto vivace 07:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  40. 4 IV. Allegro con fuoco 11:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    11:11
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  41. 5 Totenfeier 24:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    Totenfeier
    Duration
    24:09
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  42. Disc 7
  43. 1 I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba 04:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  44. 2 II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino 02:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  45. 3 III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio 03:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  46. 4 IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto 05:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  47. 5 I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese) 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  48. 6 II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb) 07:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb)
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  49. 7 III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum) 06:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum)
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  50. 8 IV. I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way) 05:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way)
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  51. 9 I. Introduction - II. The Firebird and its Dance - III. Variation of the Firebird 04:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Introduction - II. The Firebird and its Dance - III. Variation of the Firebird
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  52. 10 IV. Ring dance of the Princesses 04:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Ring dance of the Princesses
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  53. 11 V. Infernal Dance of King Kashchey 04:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Infernal Dance of King Kashchey
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  54. 12 VI. Lullaby 03:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Lullaby
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  55. 13 VII. Finale 03:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    VII. Finale
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  56. Disc 8
  57. 1 Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227d 25:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227d
    Duration
    25:03
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  58. 2 Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op. 28, TrV 171 15:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op. 28, TrV 171
    Duration
    15:55
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre
  59. 3 Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156 18:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
    Duration
    18:52
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Georges Prêtre