Going by his discographical track-record, Antal Dorati (1906 - 1988) was probably the busiest conductor after the end of World War II. He was a studio partner to greats of the concert halls such as Rubinstein, Menuhin, Milstein or Janis, and his recording of Tchaikovsky's "1812" overture from Minneapolis with church-bells and a real bronze cannon set a yet unbeaten sales record. You can hear all of this and more in this 10-CD set, which encompasses the incredible range of repertoire of a conductor, who was gifted with a fantastic memory. Dorati's teachers were Bartók and Kodály at the Budapest Academy of Music. In 1924 he became the youngest band master in the history of the Budapest Opera, then assisted Fritz Busch in Dresden, came to the Ballets Russes in Monte Carlo via Münster, later became the music director of the American Ballet Theater in New York, created the Symphony Orchestra of Dallas and was chief conductor in Minneapolis from 1949 to 1960. Other stops along his career path were Washington, Detroit, Stockholm and, time and again, London.
DISC 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Overture Solennelle 1812, Op. 49
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Gioacchino Rossini - La Gazza Ladra Overture
Isaac Albéniz - Iberia Suite (Orch. By Enrique Fernández Arbós) I. Evocación -
Isaac Albéniz - Iberia Suite (Orch. By Enrique Fernández Arbós) II. El Corpus En Sevilla
Isaac Albéniz - Iberia Suite (Orch. By Enrique Fernández Arbós) III. Triana
Isaac Albéniz - Iberia Suite (Orch. By Enrique Fernández Arbós) IV. El Puerto
Isaac Albéniz - Iberia Suite (Orch. By Enrique Fernández Arbós) V. El Albaicin
Manuel de Falla - La Vida Breve Intermedio Y Danza No.1
Giuseppe Verdi - La Forza Del Destino Overture
DISC 2
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 1. Promenade
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 2. Gnomus -
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 3. Promenade
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 4. Il Vecchio Castello
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 5. Promenade
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 6. Tuileries
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 7. Bydlo
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 8. Promenade
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 9. Ballet Des Poussins Dans Leurs Coques
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 10. Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 11. Limoges-Le Marché
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 12. Catacombe (Sepulcrum Romanum)
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 13. Cum Mortuis In Lingua Mortua
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 14. La Cabane Sur Des Pattes De Poule
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. By Maurice Ravel) 15. La Grande Porte De Kiev
Modest Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina Prelude
Modest Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina Dance Of The Persian Slaves Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov - Russian Easter, Op. 36 Overture
Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov - Capriccio Español, Op. 34 Alborada, Variazioni, Alborada, Scena E Canto Gitano, Fandango Asturiano
DISC 3
Sergej Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor , Op. 30 I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
Sergej Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor , Op. 30 II. Intermezzo: Adagio
Sergej Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor , Op. 30 III. Finale: Alla Breve -
Béla Bartók - Violin Concerto No. 2 I. Allegro Non Troppo -
Béla Bartók - Violin Concerto No. 2 II. Andante Tranquillo -
Béla Bartók - Violin Concerto No. 2 III. Allegro Molto
DISC 4
Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier Suite (Arr. Dorati)
Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks, Op. 28 -
Richard Strauss - Don Juan, Op. 20 -
Richard Strauss - Death And Transfiguration, Op. 24
DISC 5
Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major I. Allegro Maestoso
Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major II. Quasi Adagio
Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Major III. Allegro Marziale Animato
Antonín Dvorák - Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53 I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Antonín Dvorák - Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53 II. Adagio
Antonín Dvorák - Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53 III. Allegro Giocoso
Antonín Dvorák - Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66
Smetana - Prodaná Nev?sta (The Bartered Bride) Overture
Smetana - Prodaná Nev?sta (The Bartered Bride) Polka
Smetana - Prodaná Nev?sta (The Bartered Bride) Furiant
Smetana - Prodaná Nev?sta (The Bartered Bride) Dance Of The Comedians
DISC 6
Richard Wagner - The Flying Dutchman Overture
Richard Wagner - Lohengrin Prelude To Act Iii
Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser Overture & Venusberg Music
Richard Wagner - The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg Prelude To Act I
Richard Wagner - Parsifal Good Friday Spell
Richard Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde Prelude To Act I
Richard Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde How Gently And Quietly He Smiles
DISC 7
George Gershwin - An American In Paris -
Aaron Copland - Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) I. Buckaroo Holiday -
Aaron Copland - Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) II. Corral Nocturne -
Aaron Copland - Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) III. Saturday Night Waltz -
Aaron Copland - Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) IV. Hoe-Down -
Gunther Schuller - Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee I. Antique Harmonies
Gunther Schuller - Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee II. Abstract Trio -
Gunther Schuller - Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee III. Little Blue Devil -
Gunther Schuller - Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee IV. The Twittering-Machine
Gunther Schuller - Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee V. Arab Village -
Gunther Schuller - Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee VI. An Eerie Moment
Gunther Schuller - Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee VII. Pastorale
Ernest Bloch - Sinfonia Breve I. Moderato -
Ernest Bloch - Sinfonia Breve II. Andante -
Ernest Bloch - Sinfonia Breve Allegro Molto -
Ernest Bloch - Sinfonia Breve Allegro Deciso
DISC 8
Sergej Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5, Op. 100 I. Andante
Sergej Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5, Op. 100 II. Allegro Marcato Sergej Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5, Op. 100 III. Adagio
Sergej Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5, Op. 100 IV. Allegro Giocoso
Sergej Prokofiev - Scythian Suite, Op.20 I. Invocation To Veles And Ala -
Sergej Prokofiev - Scythian Suite, Op.20 II. The Evil God And Dance Of The Pagan Monsters
Sergej Prokofiev - Scythian Suite, Op.20 III. Night
Sergej Prokofiev - Scythian Suite, Op.20 IV. Lolli'S Pursuit Of The Evil God, And Sunrise
Sergej Prokofiev - Suite From The Love For Three Oranges. Op. 33A I. Les Ridicules
Sergej Prokofiev - Suite From The Love For Three Oranges. Op. 33A II. Scène Infernale
Sergej Prokofiev - Suite From The Love For Three Oranges. Op. 33A III. Marche
Sergej Prokofiev - Suite From The Love For Three Oranges. Op. 33A IV. Scherzo
Sergej Prokofiev - Suite From The Love For Three Oranges. Op. 33A V. Le Prince Et La Princesse
Suite From The Love For Three Oranges. Op. 33A VI. La Fuite
DISC 9
Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka Suite In Four Scenes (Version 1947) I. The Shrovetide Fair
Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka Suite In Four Scenes (Version 1947) II. Petrouchka's Room
Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka Suite In Four Scenes (Version 1947) III. The Moor's Room
Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka Suite In Four Scenes (Version 1947) IV. The Shrovetide Fair (Toward Evening)
Igor Stravinsky - Pictures Of Pagan Russia Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth
Igor Stravinsky - Pictures Of Pagan Russia Part II: The Sacrifice
Richard Strauss - Salome Dance Of The Seven Veils
DISC 10
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. First Act Decorating And Lighting The Christmas Tree Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. First Act March Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. First Act Dance Scene: Children'S Galop And Dance Of The ParentsPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. First Act Scene: The Grandfathers Dance Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. First Act Tableau I, Scene: The GuestS Depart - The Children Go To Bed - The Magic Spell Begins - Scene: The Nutcracker Battles The Army Of The Mouse King - He Wins And Is Transformed Into Prince -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. Second Act Scene: Arrival In Fairyland - Festival In Honor Of The Children And Prince Charming -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. Second Act Character Dances: Chocolate (Spanish) - Coffee (Arabian) - Tea (Chinese) - Trepak (Russian) -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. Second Act Dance Of The Flowers -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. Second Act Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy And Prince Charming (Pas De Deux) Dance Of Prince Charming - Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy - Coda -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker. Second Act Waltz Finale And Apotheosis