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Thanks for the discography! Do you happen to know who soloed in the Grieg Concerto? I also know very few of the names. joe salerno Robert J Hodge wrote: > Curious... Rudolph Mengelberg- is he any relation to Willem ? > > Thanks! > > B.Hodge > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Ross > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 6:45 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Orchestras of the World transcriptions > > Here's a list of "Orchestras of the World" transcriptions. It's > entirely possible that I also have the missing sequence numbers among > the large stack of SESAC and AFN discs that I got at the same time. > > Obviously, each program was split onto four 16-inch sides, in > "broadcast" sequence, so the radio station's board operator could go > from each side to the next one on a second turntable, without > interruption. E.g., Sides 1 and 3 were on one disc, and sides 2 and 4 > on the other. There appear to have been at least fifteen separate > one-hour programs. > > It's clear that each program features a major national orchestra > playing native composers from that country. With obvious exceptions, > I have to say that I've never heard of many of the composers. > > Any additional information will be most welcome. > > Orchestras of the World > > Ref No. SSZ2 Austria Vienna Philharmonic, Rudolf Morait, conducting > 2 Franz Schmidt: Zwischenspiel aus Notre Dame > 4 Schubert: Fifth Symphony (Continued) > > Ref No. SSZ3 Denmark Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Launy > Grondahl, cond > 1 Knudage Riisager: Erasmus Montanus > Svend Erik Tarp: Battle of Jericho (1st Part) > 3 Carl Nielson: Second Symphony (2nd Part) > > Ref No. SSZ4 Denmark Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Launy Grondahl, > cond > 2 Svend Erik Tarp: Battle of Jericho (Concl) > Carl Nielson: Second Symphony (1st Part) > 4 Carl Nielson: Second Symphony (Concl) > > Ref No. SSZ5 Italy Turin Symphony Orchestra, Mario Rossi conducting > 1 Monteverdi: Symphonic Excerpts "Orfeo" > Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra (1st > Part) > 3 Rossini: Italian in Algiers (concluded) > Verdi: Overture to "The Force of Destiny" > > Ref No. SSZ6 Italy Turin Symphony Orchestra, Mario Rossi conducting > 2 Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra > (Concluded) > Rossini: Italian in Algiers (First Part) > 4 Respighi: Fountains of Rome > > Ref. No. SSZ7 Greece Greek State Symphony Orchestra, Dr. > Philotetes Oikonomedes, cond > 1 Antiochis Evangelatos: Overture to a Drama > Marios Vavaaglion" Suite Pastoral (1st Part) > 3 Petros Petridis: Greek Dances > Manolis Calomiris: Triptichion (1st Part) > > Ref. No. SSZ8 Greece Greek State Symphony Orchestra, Dr. > Philotetes Oikonomedes, cond > 2 Marios Vavaglios: Suite Pastorale (Concl) > 4 Manolis Calomiris: Triptichon (Concluded) > > Ref No. SSZ9 Germany RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, cond > 1 Bach: Second Brandenberg Concerto (First Part) > 3 Boris Blacher: Variations on the Paganini Theme > (Conclusion) > Werner Egks: French Suite (First Part) > > Ref No. SSZ10 Germany RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, > cond > 2 Bach: Second Brandenburg Concerto (Conclusion) > Boris Blacher: Variations on the Paganini Theme (First > Part) > 4 Werner Egks: French Suite (Conclusion) > > Ref. No. SSZ11 Norway Oslo Philharominc, Odd Gruner-Hegge, cond > 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor (First movement) > 3 Johan Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1 > > > Ref No. SSZ12 Norway Oslo Philharominc, Odd Gruner-Hegge, cond > 2 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor (2nd and 3rd > Movements) > 4 Johann Svendsen: Carnival in Paris > > Ref No. SSZ13 Britain BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, cond > 1 Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings > 3 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 (second and Third > Movements) > > Ref No. SSZ14 Britain BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, cond > 2 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 (1st Movement) > 4 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 (End Third and > Fourth Movement) > > Ref No. SSZ15 Ireland Radio Eireann Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon, > cond > 1 Charles Stanford: Overture to the Opera "Shamus > O'Brien" > Redmond Friel: Two Linked Melodies from Donegal > 3. J. F. Larchet: Tinker's Wedding (Conclusion) > Hamilton Harty: With the Wild Geese (First Part) > > Ref No. SSZ16 Ireland Radio Eireann Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon > cnd > 2 E.J. Moeran: Serenade in G (First part) > 4 Hamilton Harty: With the Wild Geese (Last three > movements) > > Ref No. SS19 Portugal Symphony Orchestra of the Portugese > National Radio, Pedro de Freita-Branco, cond > 1 Joly Brage Santos: The Second Overture > 3 Luis de Freitas-Branco: Alentejo Suite No. 1 (3rd > Movement) > > Ref SSZ221 Sweden Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sten Frykberg, > cond > 1 Dag Wiren: Alla Marcia > William Seymer: Sun Flower > Wilhelm Petersen-Berger: Froso Flowers > 3 Hugo Alven: Midsummer Eve (Conclusion) > Evert Taubee: Medley of Swedish Folk Music (First Part) > > Ref No. SSZ22 Sweden Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sten Frykberg, > cond > 2 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Froso Flowers > Hugo Alven: Midsummer Eve (1st Part) > 4 Evert Taube: Medley of Swedish Folk Music (Conclusion) > Erik Larsen: Pastoral Suite > > Ref No. SSZ24 Belgium Belgian National Radio Symphony. Daniel > Sternfeld, Condunctiing > 2 Andre Gretry: Village Dances > 4 Robert Herberigs: Anthony and Cleopatra (Conclusion) > > Ref No. SSZ25 Turkey Presidential Philharmonic Orchestra, Hasan > Ferit Alnar, Conducting > 1 Alnar: Prelude and Two Dances > 3 Necil Kazim Akses: Poems for Cello > > Ref. No. SSZ26 Turkey Presidential Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. > Erkin, Conducting > 2 Ulvi Cemal Erkin: Dance Rhapsody > 4 Ulvi Cemal Erkin: Second Movement of First Symphony > > Ref. No. SSZ27 Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, > Edmond Appia, cond > 1 Emile Jaques Dalcroze: La Suisse est Belle (Part 1) > 3 Roger Vuataz: Petit Concert (Conclusion) > Pierre Wissmer: Le Bal chez Sylvie (Part 1) > > Ref No. SSZ28 Switzerland Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, > Edmond Appia, cond > 2 Emile Jacques Dalcroze: La Suisse est Belle > (Conclusion) > Roger Vuataz: Petit Concert (Part 1) > 4 Pierre Wissmer: Le Bal chez Sylvie (Conclusion) > > > Ref No. SSZ29 Netherlands Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van > Beinum, cond (2 copies) > 1 Johan Wagenlaar: Taming of the Shrew > Alex Voormolen: Concerto for 2 Oboes (1st Movement) > 3 Jan van Gilse: Song of Tagore > Hans Henkemans: Passacaglia and Gigue (Part 1) > > Ref No. SSZ30 Netherlands Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van > Beinum, cond (2 copies) > 2 Alex Voormolen: Concerto for 2 Oboes (2nd and 3rd > Movements) > 4 Hans Henkemans: Passacaglia and Gigue (Part 2) > Rudolf Mengelberg: Hymn to Amsterdam > > > John Ross > ===== > > At 7/21/2008 01:02 PM, Joe Salerno wrote: >> I believe I have some on tape - Mackenzie lists it as a 1951 series, > and >> cites 13 as the highest issue number in the series, if I read correctly >> >> There was also Orchestras of the Nation and Orchestras of the West. >> >> John, do you have a list of the selections/performers on your > transcriptions? >> joe salerno >> >> >> John Ross wrote: >>> Does anybody have information about a series of 16-inch >>> transcription discs called "Orchestras of the World; Produced by >>> the Economic Cooperation Administration"? Probably from around 1950. >>> They're fully produced radio programs of performances by European >>> orchestras (BBC Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, RIAS, Concertgebouw, >>> Suisse Romande, Radio Eireann Symphony, etc etc.) with >>> introductions and "intermission" interviews related to postwar >>> economic development. >>> Are these things taken from commercial recordings or from domestic >>> live concert or studio broadcasts? Are they documented anywhere? >>> John Ross >