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Pierre Monteux Live

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Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, Carl Maria von Weber
Artist
Pierre Monteux
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Jul 05, 2024
Catalog #
ARIADNE 5028-2
UPC
758871502825

About

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.

Tracklist 39 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Jubel-Ouvertüre, Op. 59, J. 245 08:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Jubel-Ouvertüre, Op. 59, J. 245
    Duration
    08:17
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  3. 2 I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo 09:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  4. 3 II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso 11:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso
    Duration
    11:22
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  5. 4 III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro 05:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  6. 5 IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro 03:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  7. 6 V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto 08:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  8. 7 I. Prélude à la nuit 04:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prélude à la nuit
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  9. 8 II. Malagueña 02:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Malagueña
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  10. 9 III. Habanera 02:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Habanera
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  11. 10 IV. Feria 06:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Feria
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    BBC Northern Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  12. 11 Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 16:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2
    Duration
    16:15
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Jack Brymer
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro 06:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  15. 2 II. Andante 06:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  16. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio 05:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  17. 4 IV. Finale spirituoso 04:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale spirituoso
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  18. 5 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction - 03:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction -
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  19. 6 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls - 03:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls -
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  20. 7 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction - 01:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction -
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  21. 8 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage - 03:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage -
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  22. 9 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of the River Tribes - 01:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of the River Tribes -
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  23. 10 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage 01:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  24. 11 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Dance of the Earth 01:34
    Track
    11
    Title
    Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Dance of the Earth
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  25. 12 Part II: The Sacrifice: Introduction - 04:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    Part II: The Sacrifice: Introduction -
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  26. 13 Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls - 03:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls -
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  27. 14 Part II: The Sacrifice: Glorification of the Chosen One - 01:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    Part II: The Sacrifice: Glorification of the Chosen One -
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  28. 15 Part II: The Sacrifice: Evocation of the Ancestors - 00:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    Part II: The Sacrifice: Evocation of the Ancestors -
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  29. 16 Part II: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action of the Ancestors - 03:17
    Track
    16
    Title
    Part II: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action of the Ancestors -
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  30. 17 Part II: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One) 04:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    Part II: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  31. 18 Applause - Announcement 01:21
    Track
    18
    Title
    Applause - Announcement
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Alvar Lidell
    Ensemble
    Audience
  32. 19 LSO Members Recall the 50th Anniversary Performance of the Rite of Spring 02:27
    Track
    19
    Title
    LSO Members Recall the 50th Anniversary Performance of the Rite of Spring
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Jon Tolansky
  33. 20 About Pierre Monteaux's Appointment as Principal Conductor of the LSO 01:40
    Track
    20
    Title
    About Pierre Monteaux's Appointment as Principal Conductor of the LSO
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Jon Tolansky
  34. 21 Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO 05:19
    Track
    21
    Title
    Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Jon Tolansky
  35. 22 Pierre Monteux's Achievements in the LSO 00:46
    Track
    22
    Title
    Pierre Monteux's Achievements in the LSO
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Jon Tolansky
  36. 23 Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO 00:56
    Track
    23
    Title
    Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Jon Tolansky
  37. 24 Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO 02:57
    Track
    24
    Title
    Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux in the LSO
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Jon Tolansky
  38. 25 Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux at the Pierre Monteux School 02:23
    Track
    25
    Title
    Personal Recollections of Pierre Monteux at the Pierre Monteux School
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Jon Tolansky
  39. 26 Pierre Monteux - Souvenirs of an Icon: Discovery and Championship of the Willem Pijper's Symphony No. 3 01:18
    Track
    26
    Title
    Pierre Monteux - Souvenirs of an Icon: Discovery and Championship of the Willem Pijper's Symphony No. 3
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Jon Tolansky
  40. 27 I. Allegro maestoso (excerpt) 01:44
    Track
    27
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  41. 28 II. Poco adagio (excerpt) 01:12
    Track
    28
    Title
    II. Poco adagio (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux