Pierre Monteux in France

1952–58 Concert Performances with the National Orchestra

National Orchestra (Orchestre National)
Pierre Monteux, conductor

CD 1

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Petrouchka (1947 version) – 6:34

Igor Stravinsky
Le Sacre du printemps – 33:14

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Le Coq d’or – Suite – 13:42

Recorded in Paris and Strasbourg, 1955–1958

CD 2

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral” – 66:08

Hélène Bouvier, mezzo-soprano
Libero de Luca, tenor
Josef Greindl, bass
Chœurs du Conservatoire

Recorded in Paris, 1955

CD 3

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica” – 46:47

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449 – 19:10
Robert Casadesus, piano

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 “Classical” – 13:09

Recorded in Paris and Montreux, 1956

CD 4

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 “Turkish” – 28:44
Annie Jodry, violin

Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
Mathis der Maler – Symphony – 26:59

Recorded in Strasbourg and Paris, 1955

CD 5

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Images – 35:39

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Boléro – 15:27

Claude Debussy
La Mer – 24:06

François Couperin (1668–1733)
Leçons de ténèbres (orchestral suite) – 10:47

Recorded in Paris and Strasbourg, 1955

CD 6

Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)
Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome) – 22:24

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 – 24:57

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 – 33:10

Recorded in Paris and Strasbourg, 1952–1956

CD 7

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique” – 45:47

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma” – 31:34

Recorded in Paris, 1958

CD 8

Richard Wagner (1813–1883)
Der fliegende Holländer – Overture – 10:34

César Franck (1822–1890)
Symphony in D minor – 38:46

Recorded in Paris, 1955