Die Weihe des Hauses (Consecration of the House), overture for orchestra, Op. 124
Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43: Adagio, Op. 43
Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84
Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c
Leonore Overture No. 3 in C major, Op. 72b
Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Overture
Symphony No. 35 in D major ("Haffner"), K. 385
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (K. 385p): 2. Andante
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (K. 385p): 3. Allegretto
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Overture
Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384: Overture
Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40: Ouverture
Symphony No. 88 in G major ("Letter V"), H. 1/88
Don Juan, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 20 (TrV 156)
Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 24 (TrV 158)
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 28 (TrV 171)
Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227)
Parsifal, opera, WWV 111: Prelude
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Act 1. Prelude
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Act 3. Prelude. Dance of the Apprentices. Precession of the Masters
Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), opera, WWV 63: Overture
Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Prelude and Liebestad
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music
Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Forest Murmurs
Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), opera, WWV 86d: Siegfried's Rhine Journey
Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Overture
Les Préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97 (LW G3)
Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 359/2 (LW G21/2)
Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9)
Marche troyenne, for orchestra (Les Troyens), H. 133b: Prelude
L'Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchestra ("trilogie sacrée") H. 130 (Op. 25): La Fuite en Egypt Ouverture. Trio pour deux Flûes et Harpe (Executé par les jeunes Ishmaelites)
La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra ("légende dramatique"), H. 111 (Op. 24): Minuet des Follets. Ballet des Sylphes. Marche Hongroise
Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17): Combat, Tumult. Romeo Alone. Fête at the Capulets. Love Scene
Le Corsaire, overture for orchestra, H. 101 (Op. 21)
The Hebrides, overture for orchestra in B minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90
Ruy Blas, overture for orchestra in C minor, Op. 95
Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions)
Work(s): Waltzes, Op. 9, Nos. 1, 2, 11, 14, 15
L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera: Overture
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Movement 2
Mignon, opera in 3 acts: Overture
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra
L'Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a: 1. Majesty of Christ
L'Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a: 2. Serene Hallelujahs
L'Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a: 3. Hallelujah on the Trumpet
Valse triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1
Tragic Overture, in D minor, Op. 81
Euryanthe, opera, J. 291, (Op. 81): Overture
The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band
Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovetsian Dances
Christmas Eve (Noch' pered rozhdestvom), opera in 4 acts
Russian Easter Festival Overture (Svetlïy pazdnik), for orchestra, Op. 36:
Capriccio espagnol (Kaprichchio na ispankskiye temï), for orchestra, Op. 34
Is this ever a generous sampling of Pierre Monteux and the San Francisco Symphony! Music and Arts' Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux collects broadcast performances from Monteux's lengthy engagement with the Standard Hour program, heard on NBC's Pacific Radio Network from 1941 to 1952. This show aired on Sunday evenings, sponsored by Standard Oil (the predecessor to Chevron), and it featured West Coast orchestras exclusively. Monteux was heard in San Francisco during the winter and spring, and in summer and fall, another ...
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Is this ever a generous sampling of Pierre Monteux and the San Francisco Symphony! Music and Arts' Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux collects broadcast performances from Monteux's lengthy engagement with the Standard Hour program, heard on NBC's Pacific Radio Network from 1941 to 1952. This show aired on Sunday evenings, sponsored by Standard Oil (the predecessor to Chevron), and it featured West Coast orchestras exclusively. Monteux was heard in San Francisco during the winter and spring, and in summer and fall, another orchestra (usually the Los Angeles Philharmonic) was heard in his stead. There was a strict rule about timing; each work played had to be 20 minutes or less, but no more. Although this constraint prevented longer works, such as would be expected in the concert hall, from being programmed, it did afford Monteux flexibility in programming short pieces of a greater variety than that observed on his concurrent RCA Victor studio recordings, which are heavily weighted toward French and...
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