Artist: Igor Markevitch, Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: The Deutsche Grammophon Legacy
Year Of Release: 2021
Label: Eloquence / Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 22:56:47

Tracklist:

Volume 1
01. Requiem No. 2 in D Minor : 1. Introitus et Kyrie
02. Requiem No. 2 in D Minor : 2. Graduale
03. Requiem No. 2 in D Minor : 3. Dies irae
04. Requiem No. 2 in D Minor : 4. Offertorium
05. Requiem No. 2 in D Minor : 5. Sanctus
06. Requiem No. 2 in D Minor : 6. Pie Jesu
07. Requiem No. 2 in D Minor : 7. Agnus Dei
08. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 1. Kyrie
09. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 2. Gloria
10. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 3. Credo
11. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 4. Sanctus
12. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 5. Benedictus
13. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 6. Agnus Dei

Volume 2
01. Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338 : I. Allegro vivace
02. Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338 : II. Andante di molto
03. Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338 : IIa. Minuet K. 409
04. Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338 : III. Finale (Allegro vivace)
05. Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504 “Prague” : I. Adagio – Allegro
06. Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504 “Prague” : II. Andante
07. Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504 “Prague” : III. Finale (Presto)
08. Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner” : I. Allegro con spirito
09. Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner” : II. Andante
10. Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner” : III. Menuetto
11. Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner” : IV. Finale (Presto)
12. Sinfonia in G Major : I. Allegro (Arr. by Hans Gál)
13. Sinfonia in G Major : II. Andante (Arr. by Hans Gál)
14. Sinfonia in G Major : III. Allegro (Arr. by Hans Gál)

Volume 3
01. Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191 : I. Allegro – Cadenza: Edouard Flament
02. Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191 : II. Andante ma adagio
03. Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191 : III. Rondo (Tempo di menuetto)
04. Sinfonia concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:105 : I. Allegro
05. Sinfonia concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:105 : II. Andante
06. Sinfonia concertante in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:105 : III. Allegro con spirito
07. Concerto for 2 Flutes in G Major, G. 1077 : I. Allegro
08. Concerto for 2 Flutes in G Major, G. 1077 : II. Largo
09. Concerto for 2 Flutes in G Major, G. 1077 : III. Rondo. Allegretto ma non tanto
10. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200 : I. Adagio maestoso – Allegro con brio
11. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200 : II. Allegretto
12. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200 : III. Menuetto (Vivace)
13. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200 : IV. Presto. Vivace

Volume 4
01. Music to Goethe’s Tragedy “Egmont”, Op. 84
02. Overture “Leonore No. 3”, Op. 72b
03. Overture “Fidelio”, Op. 72c
04. Overture “Coriolan”, Op. 62
05. Overture “Nameday”, Op. 115
06. Overture “The Consecration of the House”, Op. 124

Volume 5
01. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica” : I. Allegro con brio
02. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica” : II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
03. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica” : III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
04. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica” : IV. Finale (Allegro molto)

Volume 6
01. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” : I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
02. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” : II. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
03. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” : III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
04. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” : IV. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
05. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” : V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto

Volume 7
01. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 : I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – Meno allegro
02. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 : II. Andante sostenuto
03. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 : III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
04. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 : IV. Adagio – Piu andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio – Piu allegro

Volume 8
01. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 : I. Allegro non troppo
02. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 : 2. Andante moderato
03. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 : 3. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno presto – Tempo I
04. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 : 4. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro
05. Harold en Italie, Op.16 : 1. Harold aux montagnes (Adagio – Allegro)
06. Harold en Italie, Op.16 : 2. Marche des Pèlerins (Allegretto)
07. Harold en Italie, Op.16 : 3. Sérénade (Allegro assai – Allegretto)
08. Harold en Italie, Op.16 : 4. Orgie de brigands (Allegro frenetico – Adagio – Allegro, Tempo I)

Volume 9
01. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : 1. Rêveries. Passions (Largo – Allegro agitato ed appassionato assai)
02. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : 2. Un bal (Valse: Allegro non troppo)
03. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : 3. Scène aux Champs (Adagio)
04. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : 4. Marche au Supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
05. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : 5. Songe d’une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto – Allegro – Ronde du Sabbat: Poco meno mosso)
06. Anacréon : Overture
07. La muette de Portici, S. 16 : Overture

Volume 10
01. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 1 : Scène 1. “Le vieil hiver a fait place au printemps”
02. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 1 : Ronde des Paysans. “Les bergers quittent” – Scène 2. “Mais d’un éclat guerrier”
03. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 1 : Marche hongroise
04. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Scène 3. “Sans regrets j’ai quitté les riantes campagnes”
05. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Chant de la fête de Pâques. “Christ vient de ressusciter!”
06. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Scène 4. “O pure émotion!”
07. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Scène 5. Choeur de buveurs. “A boire encor!”
08. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Chanson de Brander. “Certain rat, dans une cuisine”
09. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Fugue sur le thème de la chanson. “Amen”
10. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Chanson de Méphistophélès. “Une puce gentille”
11. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Scène 6. Air de Méphistophélès. “Voici des roses”
12. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Songe de Faust. “Dors! heureux Faust”
13. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Ballet des Sylphes
14. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 : Choeurs de Soldats et Chanson d’Etudiants. “Villes entourées” – “Jam nox stellata velamina pandit”
15. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : (Prélude: La retraite)
16. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : “Merci, doux crépuscule!” – “Je l’entends!” (Faust / Méphistophélès, Faust)
17. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : Scène 10. “Que l’air est étouffant”
18. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : Le roi de Thulé (Chanson gothique). “Autrefois un roi de Thulé”
19. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : Scène 11. Evocation. “Esprits des flammes inconstantes”
20. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : Menuet des Follets – Scène 12. “Maintenant chantons à cette belle”
21. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : Sérénade de Méphistophélès. “Devant la maison”
22. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : Scène 13. “Grands dieux!”
23. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 : Scène 14. “Allons, il est trop tard!” – “Je connais donc enfin”
24. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 4 : Scène 15. Romance. “D’amour l’ardente flamme”
25. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 4 : “Au son des trompettes”
26. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 4 : Scène 16. Invocation à la Nature. “Nature immense”
27. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 4 : Scène 17. Récitatif et Chasse. “A la voûte azurée”
28. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 4 : Scène 18. La course à l’abîme. “Dans mon choeur retentit sa voix”
29. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 4 : Scène 19. Pandaemonium. “Has! Irimiru Karabrao!” – “Tradioun marexil”
30. La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 4 : Scène 21. Le Ciel. “Laus! Laus!” – Apothéose de Marguerite. “Remonte au ciel, âme naïve”

Volume 11
01. Symphony No. 2 in E flat : I. Adagio-Allegro agitato
02. Symphony No. 2 in E flat : II. Larghetto
03. Symphony No. 2 in E flat : III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
04. Symphony No. 2 in E flat : IV. Finale. Allegro, leggiero assai
05. Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 – Petite Suite for Orchestra : I. Marche: Trompette et tambour
06. Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 – Petite Suite for Orchestra : II. Berceuse: La Poupée
07. Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 – Petite Suite for Orchestra : III. Impromptu: La toupie
08. Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 – Petite Suite for Orchestra : IV. Duo: Petit mari, petite femme
09. Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 – Petite Suite for Orchestra : V. Galop: Le bal
10. La mer, L. 109 : I. From Dawn till Noon on the Sea (De l’aube à midi sur la mer)
11. La mer, L. 109 : II. Play of the Waves (Jeux de vagues)
12. La mer, L. 109 : III. Dialogue Of The Wind And The Sea
13. Danse sacrée et danse profane, L. 103 : I. Danse sacrée
14. Danse sacrée et danse profane, L. 103 : II. Danse profane

Volume 12
01. Russian Easter Festival, Overture, Op. 36
02. Overture “May Night”
03. The Golden Cockerel (Suite) : I. Tsar Dodon In His Palace (Arr. by Glazunov & Steinberg)
04. The Golden Cockerel (Suite) : II. Tsar Dodon On Campaign (Arr. by Glazunov & Steinberg)
05. The Golden Cockerel (Suite) : III. Tsar Dodon As Guest Of The Queen Of Shemakha (Arr. by Glazunov & Steinberg)
06. The Golden Cockerel (Suite) : IV. The Wedding And Lamentable End Of Dodon (Arr. by Glazunov & Steinberg)
07. In the Steppes of Central Asia
08. Fragment de l’Apocalypse, Op. 66
09. Ruslan and Lyudmila : Overture

Volume 13
01. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, TH 30 “Pathétique” : I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
02. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, TH 30 “Pathétique” : II. Allegro con grazia
03. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, TH 30 “Pathétique” : IIII. Allegro molto vivace
04. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, TH 30 “Pathétique” : IV. Finale (Adagio lamentoso – Andante)
05. Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Volume 14
01. Lohengrin : Prelude to Act I
02. Lohengrin : Prelude to Act III
03. Tannhäuser, WWV 70 : Overture
04. Tannhäuser, WWV 70 – Paris Version : Der Venusberg (Bacchanale)
05. Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103 : Siegfried Idyll
06. Die Walküre, WWV 86B : The Ride of the Valkyries

Volume 15
01. Les Choéphores : I. Vocifération funèbre
02. Les Choéphores : II. Libation
03. Les Choéphores : III. Incantation
04. Les Choéphores : IV. Présages
05. Les Choéphores : V. Exhortation
06. Les Choéphores : VI. La Justice et la lumière
07. Les Choéphores : VII. Conclusion
08. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, H. 202 “Di tre re” : I. Grave
09. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, H. 202 “Di tre re” : II. Allegretto – Adagio – Allegretto
10. Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, H. 202 “Di tre re” : III. Allegro marcato
11. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : I. Andante
12. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : II. Lento (Elle regarde avec étonnement de tous côtés)
13. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : III. Allegro (Bacchus danse seul)
14. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : IV. Andante (Le baiser)
15. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : V. Allegro deciso (Le Thiase défile)
16. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : VI. Andante (Danse d’Ariane)
17. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : VII. Moderato e pesante (Danse d’Ariane et de Bacchus)
18. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : VIII. Allegro brillante (Bacchanale)
19. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op. 4 : IX. Allegro molto

Volume 16
01. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : I. Rêveries. Passions (Largo – Allegro agitato ed appassionato assai)
02. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : II. Un bal (Valse: Allegro non troppo)
03. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : III. Scène aux champs (Adagio)
04. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
05. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 : V. Songe d’une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto – Allegro – Ronde du Sabbat: Poco meno mosso)
06. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : Promenade I
07. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 1 Gnomus
08. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : Promenade II.
09. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 2 The Old Castle
10. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : Promenade III.
11. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 3 The Tuileries Gardens
12. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 4 Bydlo
13. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : Promenade IV.
14. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 5 Ballet Of The Chickens In Their Shells
15. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 6 Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
16. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 7 The Market-place At Limoges
17. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 8 The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum)
18. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 9 Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
19. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 10 The Hut On Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga)
20. Pictures at an Exhibition – Orch. Ravel : No. 11 The Great Gate Of Kiev

Volume 17
01. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, “Singulière” : I. Allegro fuocoso
02. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, “Singulière” : II. Adagio – Scherzo (Allegro assai) – Adagio
03. Symphony No. 3 in C Major, “Singulière” : III. Presto
04. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major “Naïve” : I. Allegro risoluto
05. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major “Naïve” : II. Adagio
06. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major “Naïve” : III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
07. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major “Naïve” : IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
08. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 “Tragic” : I. Adagio molto – Allegro vivace
09. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 “Tragic” : II. Andante
10. Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417 “Tragic” : III. Menuetto (Allegro vivace)
11. Symphony No.4 in C minor, D.417 – “Tragic” : IV. Allegro

Volume 18
01. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : Einleitung
02. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde”
03. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle”
04. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Und Gott machte das Firmament”
05. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerk”
06. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Und Gott sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser”
07. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Rollend in schäumenden Wellen”
08. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde Gras hervor”
09. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün”
10. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Und die himmlischen Heerscharen verkündigten”
11. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Stimmt an die Saiten”
12. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Und Gott sprach: Es seien Lichter”
13. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt die Sonne”
14. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 1 : “Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes”
15. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser”
16. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Auf starken Fittiche”
17. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Und Gott schuf grosse Walfische”
18. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Und die Engel rührten ihre unsterblichen Harfen”
19. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “In holder Anmut stehn” – “Der Herr ist groß in seiner Macht”
20. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde”
21. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoß”
22. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel”
23. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Und Gott schuf den Menschen nach seinem Ebenbilde”
24. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Mit Würd und Hoheit angetan”
25. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Und Gott sah jedes Ding, was er gemacht hatte”
26. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 2 : “Vollendet ist das große Werk” – “Zu Dir, o Herr, blickt alles auf”
27. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 3 : “Aus Rosenwolken bricht”
28. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 3 : “Von deiner Güt’, o Herr und Gott”
29. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 3 : “Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt”
30. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 3 : “Holde Gattin !”
31. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 3 : “O glücklich Paar und glücklich immerfort”
32. Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 / Part 3 : “Singt dem Herren alle Stimmen”
33. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 1. Kyrie
34. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 2. Gloria
35. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 3. Credo
36. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 4. Sanctus
37. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 5. Benedictus
38. Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation” : 6. Agnus Dei

Volume 19
01. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : No.1 Kyrie
02. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : No.2 Gloria
03. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Domine, Fili unigenite
04. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Quoniam tu solus
05. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : No.3 Credo
06. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Et incarnatus est
07. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Et resurrexit
08. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : No.4 Offertorium
09. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Sanctus
10. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Benedictus
11. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : No.6 Agnus Dei
12. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : No.7 Domine salvam: Prière de l’Église
13. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Prière de l’Armée
14. Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile : Prière de la Nation
15. Markevitch Interview 2.8.1957 : Introduction (Markevitch Interview 2.8.1957)
16. マルケヴィチヘノインタビュー : Ellenville festival (Markevitch Interview 2.8.1957)
17. マルケヴィッチヘノインタビュー : Rite of Spring (Markevitch Interview 2.8.1957)
18. マルケヴィチヘノインタビュー : Composer (Markevitch Interview 2.8.1957)
19. マルケヴィチヘノインタビュー : Recording (Markevitch Interview 2.8.1957)
20. マルケヴィッチヘノインタビュー : Work with students (Markevitch Interview 2.8.1957)
21. マルケヴィチヘノインタビュー : Future activities (Markevitch Interview 2.8.1957)

Issued complete for the first time, Igor Markevitch’s Deutsche Grammophon legacy from Berlin, Paris, Prague and New York, made between 1953 and 1965.
ORIGINAL JACKETS | LIMITED EDITION.
‘I record so much I forget even my own records!’ Markevitch was a prolific recording artist for several labels, principal among them Deutsche Grammophon,
HMV/EMI and Philips (Eloquence has also released a new, complementary collection of his Philips legacy). He felt more comfortable in the studio than many of his podium colleagues and viewed recording as the opportunity to bring out aspects of the score which could remain unheard by live audiences.
As a polymath, Markevitch turned from composition to conducting after the Second World War,
and soon became one of the most in-demand conductors of his day, at home in a vast range of repertoire,
equally at home in Classical-era symphonies by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, Romantic narratives by Berlioz,
Wagner and Tchaikovsky, and contemporary Francophone composers such as Milhaud, Honegger and Roussel,
bringing to each of them a sharp attack and acute sensitivity to colour and harmony.

Nowadays, many conductors follow Markevitch’s lead in refusing to specialise: he was a man ahead of his time,
and his analytical mind was well suited to the precision of DG’s engineering teams. He worked with many of Europe’s finest orchestras,
enjoying a productive relationship with the Berlin Philharmonic which resulted in many superb recordings from 1953–55,
such as a pioneering album of symphonies by Schumann’s Swedish contemporary, Franz Berwald. Late in 1956, an invitation to conduct the successor to Toscanini’s NBC Symphony, the Symphony of the Air, resulted in lithe and athletic symphonic Beethoven (No. 3) and Brahms (No. 1)

Most of Markevitch’s DG legacy, however, was made in Paris, with the Lamoureux Orchestra whose fortunes he revived as
chief conductor between 1957 and 1961. This relationship produced fleet and graceful, French-accented Beethoven
(Pastoral Symphony and overtures) and Brahms (Symphony No. 4) and a superbly cast Damnation of Faust still widely considered as the finest interpretation of Berlioz’s ‘dramatic legend’ on record. Gounod, Bizet, Auber and Debussy receive no less vividly idiomatic treatment.

Markevitch was best known internationally as a fiery interpreter of Russian repertoire, represented here by virtuoso pieces of tone-colour
and atmosphere from Lyadov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Tchaikovsky, including two specialities, Francesca da Rimini and the ‘Pathétique’ Symphony.
He could also galvanise choruses to heights of dynamic response: DG recorded him in Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s Coronation Mass
(twice, in Berlin and Paris, both reissued here) and the less familiar D minor Requiem of Cherubini and Gounod’s Saint Cecilia Mass.
Recorded in Prague with the Czech Philharmonic in the early 1960s, these albums became Markevitch’s swansong to DG. Featuring original covers and a new essay by
Peter Quantrill, this box includes much material long unavailable on CD.