ADL 365 (6 CDs) The Minneapolis Concerts in the1950s Antal Doráti

ADL 365 (This set includes 6 CDs)

The newly discovered live recordings.

The Minneapolis Concerts in the1950s Antal Doráti

ADL 365 CD1 Dorati conducts Americana: live Minneapolis Symphony recordings 1952-1958 Alan Shulman: Laurentian Overture, r. 4 April 1952 Samuel Barber: Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, r. 30 March 1956 Henry Cowell: Music for Orchestra 1957, r. 1 Nov 1957 Everett Helm: Divertimento for String Orchestra, r. 10 Jan 1958 Alan Hovhaness: Prelude and Quadruple, r. 21 March 1958 William Schuman: American Festival Overture, r. 18 Oct 1958 Minneapolis Symphony; Antal Dorati, cond. All selections recorded live at Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

ADL 365 CD2 Dorati conducts Sibelius and Debussy: live Minneapolis Symphony recordings from 1955 Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela Carl Berglund, English horn, r. 9 Dec 1955 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, r. 9 Dec 1955 Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun, r. 30 Dec 1955 Minneapolis Symphony; Antal Dorati, cond.

ADL 365 CD3 Dorati conducts Classical and Romantic Works: live Minneapolis Symphony recordings 1956-1958 Dorati’s Young People Concert spoken introduction Cimarosa: Giannina and Bernadone Overture (exact recording date unknown, most likely circa 10 Feb 1956 Cherubini: Ala Baba Overture, r.10 Jan 1958 Weber: Preciosa Overture, r. 22 Nov 1957 Benjamin Franklin (arr. Alan Shulman): Suite for Strings, r. 23 March 1956 Dorati’s on-stage spoken comments and introduction* Mozart (arr. Dorati): Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K. 356, r. 23 March 1956 Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) r. 27 Dec 1957 bonus track from a MSO People’s Concert led by Dorati’s assistant conductor Weber: Oberon Overture, r. 10 Jan 1956 Minneapolis Symphony; Gerhard Samuel, cond. All selections recorded live at Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. *The Mozart was added to the 23 March subscription concert at the last moment as a nod to the composer’s bicentennial anniversary year in 1956. The pieces attributed to Franklin were originally for a string quartet comprised of 3 violins plus cello, each tuned differently and to be played on open strings (!), and, as Dorati notes, in 1778 Franklin (the inventor of the glass harmonica) and Mozart were both in Paris at the same time. Since Dorati’s arrangement of the Mozart’s Adagio for glass harmonica from 1791 was not listed in the printed program he announced it from the Northrop stage.

ADL 365 CD4 Dorati conducts Latin-American, Spanish, and Italian Moderns:live Minneapolis Symphony recordings 1956 and 1958 Juan Orrego-Salas: Symphony No. 2, r. 17 Feb 1956 Julián Orbón: Tres pieces sinfonicas, r. 17 Jan 1957 Mario Labroca: Eight Madrigals (TPT=16:13) John Langstaff, baritone, r. 4 Apr 1958 Minneapolis Symphony; Antal Dorati, cond.

ADL 365 CD5 Dorati conducts Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky: live Minneapolis Symphony recordings from 1956 Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, with Rafael Druian, violin (Minneapolis Symphony concertmaster), r. 10 February 1956 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, with Eva Knardahl, piano (Minneapolis Symphony orchestral pianist), r. 15 February 1956 Minneapolis Symphony; Antal Dorati, cond. bonus track from a Minneapolis Symphony Young People’s Concert led by Dorati’s assistant conductor Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture, r. 10 Jan 1956 Minneapolis Symphony; Gerhard Samuel, cond.

ADL 365 CD6 Dorati and the Minneapolis Symphony in Iran: live 1957 Mideast tour performances from Golestan Palace in Teheran Rossini: La Gazza Ladra Overture Mozart: Symphony No. 35 (Haffner), K. 385 Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Minneapolis Symphony; Antal Dorati, cond. r. 16 Sept 1957 at Golestan Palace in Teheran, Iran bonus track from a Subscription Concert at Northrop led by the Minneapolis Symphony’s assistant conductor while Dorati was guest conducting in Amsterdam Handel (arr. Harty): Water Music Suite Minneapolis Symphony; Gerhard Samuel, cond, r. 24 Jan 1958 Produced by Dennis D. Rooney. Digital transfers and restoration by Seth B. Winner Studios, Inc. Co-ordination and funding for this Antal Dorati Society release provided by John Michel in memory of Dennis D. Rooney (1941-2024)