Itzhak Perlman, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy – Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Sérénade mélancolique (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Itzhak Perlman, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy – Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Sérénade mélancolique (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:49 minutes | 836 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

It has to be the most popular violin concerto of all — by turns captivating, moving and flamboyant. Almost every virtuoso has recorded it at least once. And it was with this work that an eighteen-year-old violinist by the name of Itzhak Perlman would make the very first recording of his career, with the London Symphony Orchestra and Alfred Wallenstein (1964), returning to the studio in the years to come to set down three further versions of the same concerto. We are, of course, talking about Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35. Between the recording he made with the Boston Symphony conducted by Erich Leinsdorf (RCA, 1967), and his live version with the Israel Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta in Leningrad (EMI, 1990; see volume 45), Perlman added this third interpretation to his recorded catalogue. This concerto more than any other has accompanied him throughout his career. Indeed, he’s often claimed that he could play it virtually in his sleep. It could even be seen as emblematic of his style, given both the prodigiously virtuosic demands it makes on the performer and its charismatic warmth.

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Eugene Ormandy – The Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Victor Herbert (Remastered) (1952/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – The Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Victor Herbert (Remastered) (1952/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:44 minutes | 464 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

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Eugene Ormandy – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Op. 36 & Serenade in C Major, Op. 48 (Remastered) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Op. 36 & Serenade in C Major, Op. 48 (Remastered) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:28 minutes | 687 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

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Eugene Ormandy – Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59 & Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 (Remastered) (1959/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59 & Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 (Remastered) (1959/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:31 minutes | 442 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

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Eugene Ormandy – Six Dances by Smetana, Dvorák, Brahms, Fernández and Glière (Remastered) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Six Dances by Smetana, Dvorák, Brahms, Fernández and Glière (Remastered) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 20:51 minutes | 206 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

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Eugene Ormandy – Schuman: Credendum – Kirchner: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Remastered) (1957/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Schuman: Credendum – Kirchner: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Remastered) (1957/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 47:57 minutes | 499 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

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Eugene Ormandy – Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6 (Remastered) (1953/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6 (Remastered) (1953/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 25:47 minutes | 276 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

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Eugene Ormandy – Ormandy Conducts Works by McDonald, White, Hanson and Kennan (Remastered) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Ormandy Conducts Works by McDonald, White, Hanson and Kennan (Remastered) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:39 minutes | 437 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

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Eugene Ormandy – Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (Remastered) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (Remastered) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 34:34 minutes | 372 MB | Genre: Klassik
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.

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Eugene Ormandy – Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle, Sz. 48 (Remastered) (1963/2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle, Sz. 48 (Remastered) (1963/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 55:49 minutes | 2,24 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Sony Classical announces a further batch of complete recordings from the CBS/Sony and RCA Victor catalogues. The newest installment of this popular series features some unusual repertoire as well as documents of the New York Metropolitan Opera in its postwar heyday. Columbias 1960 recording of Bartoks Bluebeards Castle features American singers. Though it is sung in English, its authentic Hungarian quality is guaranteed by the conductor, Budapest-born Eugene Ormandy. Rosalind Elias makes a splendidly passionate Judith. The Philadelphia Orchestra comes into its own at the opening of the various doors especially the Second, where the dazzling brilliance of Bluebeards treasure-chamber is vividly depicted (Gramophone).

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Eugene Ormandy – Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1,2,7 & Orchestral Works by Eugene Ormandy (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1,2,7 & Orchestral Works by Eugene Ormandy (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:26:24 minutes | 2,63 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording

Has any musical reputation in the classical music world suffered more than Ormandy’s? I doubt it. Collectors can sneer all they want at the outdated styles of playing that Karajan and Bernstein brought to the party, but they buy the endless reissues all the same. Toscanini still sets a gold standard for many, and Stokowski is weird and famous enough to continue capturing hearts and minds. I’m not sure what Ormandy did wrong; he was a champion of new music, possibly the world’s greatest accompanist, and loved the world over. And then he died. Maybe that was it. In all seriousness, his musical achievements are worth hearing, and he was a persuasive advocate of Sibelius, among others.

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NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg, Eugene Ormandy – Cesar Franck Symphony in D minor live conducted by Eugene Ormandy (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg, Eugene Ormandy – Cesar Franck Symphony in D minor live conducted by Eugene Ormandy (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:10 minutes | 1,31 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Archipel

Eugene Ormandy leads the Ndr Symphony Orchestra Hamburg on this stunning legacy recording of Cesar Franck’s Symphony in D Minor, along with works from Strauss and Beethoven!

The Symphony in D minor is the best-known orchestral work and the only mature symphony written by the 19th-century composer César Franck. The work is unusual in being in three, rather than the traditional four, movements. It employs a cyclic form, with important themes recurring in all three movements.

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Eugene Ormandy – Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht and Works by Honegger, Kreisler, Schumann and More (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht and Works by Honegger, Kreisler, Schumann and More (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:29 minutes | 602 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy (* 18. November 1899 in Budapest, Österreich-Ungarn; † 12. März 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), mit Geburtsnamen eigentlich Jenő Blau, war ein US-amerikanischer Dirigent und Geiger ungarischer Herkunft.

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Eugene Ormandy – Strauss – Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59 & Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 (1959/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Eugene Ormandy – Strauss – Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59 & Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 (1959/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:30 minutes | 442 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical

Eugene Ormandy KBE (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards.
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