CD-1199(1) BRUNO WALTER CONDUCTS MAHLER. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in c, “Resurrection”. With Maria Stader, sop., Maureen Forrester, cont. and Philharmonic- Symphony Orchestra, cond. Bruno Walter. Carnegie Hall, 17 Feb. 1957. Restoration Engineer: Kit Higginson; notes: Mark W. Kluge. Total 79:47. UPC# 0-17685-11992-7

BUZZ: This is the first release of Walter’s farewell concert as regular guest conductor of the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra. While similar to the CBS/Sony studio recording of 1957, it enjoys the participation of the soprano Maria Stader, a Walter favorite, and the live performance setting also draws an added measure of spontaneity and expression from the conductor.

CD-1201(2) IN MEMORY OF ARTURO TOSCANINI: CONCERT GIVEN BY THE SYMPHONY OF THE AIR AT CARNEGIE HALL ON FEBRUARY 3, 1957. CD No. 1 (74:06) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55 (Eroica), cond. Bruno Walter; Debussy: La Mer, cond. Charles Munch. CD No. 2 (67:48) Elgar: Enigma Variations, cond. Pierre Monteux (all above recorded in mono). SPECIAL BONUS: Tribute to Toscanini by “The Orchestra that Refused to Die”. Recorded in Stereo from the recording session with the [conductorless] Symphony of the Air, Sep. 21, 1954. Tchaikovsky: Suite from the ballet, “The Nutcracker”, Op. 71a; Berlioz: Overture, The Roman Carnival, Op. 9; Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger. Audio restoration: Aaron Z. Snyder. Notes: Harris Goldsmith. AAD. UPC# 0-17685-12012-1

BUZZ: The Toscanini Memorial Concert preserved in this album was an altogether remarkable event: three great conductors, Bruno Walter, Charles Munch and Pierre Monteux came forth to pay homage to their friend and colleague, each leading a work that Toscanini had interpreted so wonderfully well. Only the Eroica was previously released from this memorable concert in any format, and the bonus selections were only issued on a Roulette mono LP (which also included Dvorak’s New World Symphony) as a fund-raising record for the Symphony of the Air; this is the first release of these performances in stereo.

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