Pierre Monteux Live

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SOMM Recordings
Release Date
July 5, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, Carl Maria von Weber
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Northern Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Pierre Monteux
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 05, 2024
    • UPC
      758871502825
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ARIADNE 5028-2
    • LABEL
      SOMM Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Jubel-Ouvertüre, Op. 59, J. 245

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    2. I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    3. II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    4. III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    5. IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    6. V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    7. I. Prélude à la nuit

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    8. II. Malagueña

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    9. III. Habanera

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    10. IV. Feria

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    11. Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Jack Brymer

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    12. I. Adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    13. II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    14. III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    15. IV. Finale spirituoso

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    16. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    17. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    18. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    19. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    20. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of the River Tribes -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    21. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    22. Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Dance of the Earth

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    23. Part II: The Sacrifice: Introduction -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    24. Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    25. Part II: The Sacrifice: Glorification of the Chosen One -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    26. Part II: The Sacrifice: Evocation of the Ancestors -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    27. Part II: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action of the Ancestors -

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    28. Part II: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    29. Applause - Announcement

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Ensemble: Audience

      Performer: Alvar Lidell

    30. LSO Members Recall the 50th Anniversary Performance of the Rite of Spring

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Jon Tolansky

    31. About Pierre Monteaux's Appointment as Principal Conductor of the LSO

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Jon Tolansky

    32. Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Jon Tolansky

    33. Pierre Monteux's Achievements in the LSO

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Jon Tolansky

    34. Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Jon Tolansky

    35. Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Jon Tolansky

    36. Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux at the Pierre Monteux School

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Jon Tolansky

    37. Pierre Monteux - Souvenirs of an Icon: Discovery and Championship of the Willem Pijper's Symphony No. 3

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Jon Tolansky

    38. I. Allegro maestoso (excerpt)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    39. II. Poco adagio (excerpt)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux


SOMM Recordings is thrilled to announce Pierre Monteux Live, a two-CD set comprised entirely of first releases including never-before-issued performances led by the renowned conductor. Among these is a legendary 50th Anniversary performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring with the composer in attendance, given a half-century to the day after Monteux himself conducted the storied Paris world premiere! This recording captures an extraordinary moment of historical continuity: between 1913 and 1963 five decades elapsed in the evolution of 20th-century music, in the taste and understanding of the public and in the lives of both creator and pioneering interpreter. The concert was broadcast live on the BBC from the Royal Albert Hall and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra who referred to Monteux affectionately as their "Maître". Both the devoted playing and the emotional audience acclaim are preserved in vividly present sound. This set also commemorates the revered conductor - on the 60th anniversary of his death and ahead of the 150th anniversary of his birth - with moving testimony from LSO musicians involved in the landmark Stravinsky concert. These interviews were recorded between 1992 and 1995 by this set's producer, Jon Tolansky, co-founder of Music Preserved and the author of documentary features on composers and performers. Monteux is also heard speaking on tape here, in a 1955 interview and a 1959 rehearsal of the LSO in Dvorak's Seventh Symphony, providing a window onto the man's intellect, work ethic and rapport with fellow musicians. Rounding out this set are still more never-before-issued recordings of Monteux conducting the BBC Northern Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in music by Haydn, Weber and Beethoven, as well as works by Ravel, who, like Stravinsky, was a composer Monteux knew personally. To the highly discriminating players of the RPO of 1960, Monteux was a favourite guest conductor. As with The Rite of Spring, he represented a direct link to the origins of Daphnis and Chloe, another Ballets Russes production that Monteux led in it's world premiere. The RPO's Principal Clarinet, Jack Brymer, remembered "this wonderfully energetic and meticulous little man" who "even in his eighties... had the touch of elegance, the humour, the exquisite good taste" and "could produce a sudden sforzato second to none by a tiny stab of his baton." The recordings of the performances in this album, all made privately off-air from various sources, have been fastidiously polished by Restoration Engineer Paul Baily. His restoration of the recent Sir Adrian Boult Conducts (ARIADNE 5024-2) was honoured with the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Records Critics' Award) in the Historical Recordings category.