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VIVALDI Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op.3, No. 8

1 1st mvt. - Allegro (4:58)

2 2nd mvt. - Larghetto e spiritoso (4:20)

3 3rd mvt. - Allegro (4:17) Daniel Guilet, Remo Bolognini, solo violins

4 Introduction to Brahms (Ben Grauer) (1:56)

BRAHMS No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

5 1st mvt. - Un poco sostenuto - Allegro (12:41)

6 2nd mvt. - Andante sostenuto (8:13)

7 3rd mvt. - Un poco allegretto e grazioso (4:41)

8 4th mvt. - Adagio - Allegro non troppo ma con brio (16:42)

NBC Symphony Orchestra conductor Guido Cantelli THE COMPLETE CONCERT OF CANTELLI'S 26TH APPEARANCE WITH THE Live NBC broadcast from , 6th December, 1952 YMPHONY RCHESTRA Transfer tape from the collection of Keith Bennett NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA VIVALDI Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op.3, No. 8 Transfer and XR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, August 2010 Cover artwork based on a photograph of Guido Cantelli BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Total duration: 57:48 ©2010 Pristine Audio. CARNEGIE HHALL,, 66TH DDECEMBER,, 19521952 SARL Pristine Audio, Le Bourg, 24610 St. Méard de Gurçon, - Tel. +33 (0)5 53 82 18 57 - Internet: www.pristineclassical.com CANTELLI'S NBC CONCERT 26 - VIVALDI, BRAHMS PASC 237 CANTELLI, NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA writer heard any writerof composer’s heard music this a as was the seeing The majority ofname ofreaders Vivaldi Toscanini’s last appearances in London were when London he in appearances last Toscanini’s that to heard, given preferences he being has those – whether from approval or displeasure difficulwas whether – displeasure or from approval the musicthe as – critic (MM) The Gramophone in pu commercial for outstanrecording).The his partially the timpanist in the fourth movement which Cantelli performanceto theof 1953 two recor that Toscanini fewa a showed totalof lack weeks sensitiv earlier performance but– to make such commenta to the Mae interpretation interpretation ‘was one of the best around’. The me was a young person who was continually shaking his his awas who young person shaking continually was Symphony Orchestra Symphonycame Orchestra into being at the end of 19 No.11 in his very first very concert, No.11his in the conductor who it wasand the first 1951 time had that Vivaldi any performances performances of this symphony were some of the best only gave three ofstill therepe in fourhis works other was Guido Cantelli. CantelliAlthough gave mo concert he and his wifeconcert his went he and Iris to back usual as conducte concerts Cantelli tohad Prior Toscanini’s on the arrival of his youngof his colleague theon came arrival forward September). 24 and 23 on In the Decemberfollowing conducted Cantellithis concerto had for the first that any score has of being specific. by phraseby and in the build-up of the phrases into t September and 1 October 1952 which included all fou all which Septemberincluded October 1952 1 and this this CD were (which last)Da thehis was violinists Symphony Orchestra: on 15 January 1951 the first-de 1951 SymphonyJanuary Orchestra: 15 on conducted by Cantelli and he also heard Karajan con Karajan heard conducted by Cantelli he also and T HIS

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