Historical Discography (.pdf) - Detroit Symphony Orchestra

-1-Note: Find below an historical listing of Detroit Symphony Orchestra recordings. Manyof these recordings are not available commercially. To determine availability, contactShop @ The Max manager Paul Yee at pyee@dso.org, or check local retailers specializingin classical music. Recordings that have been re-released can also be referenced bycontacting the record label, e.g. Mercury, etc. Other options for finding these recordingsare used-record stories and Web sites for music collectors. Question marks indicateincomplete archival information.THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAHISTORICAL DISCOGRAPHYMusic Directors and Principal ConductorsWeston Gales 1914 - 1917 0 recordingsOssip Gabrilowitsch 1918 - 1936 2 recordingsFranco Ghione 1936 - 1940 0 recordingsVictor Kolar 1940 - 1942 6 recordingsKarl Krueger 1944 - 1949 2 recordingsPaul Paray 1951 - 1963 70 recordingsSixten Ehrling 1963 - 1973 2 recordingsAldo Ceccato 1973 - 1977 0 recordingsAntal Dorati 1977 - 1981 16 recordingsGunther Herbig 1984 - 1990 1 recordingsNeeme Järvi 1990 -2005 40 recordingsKEY TO RECORDING LOCATIONS:CH = Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.CT = Cass Technical High School, DetroitFA = Ford Auditorium, DetroitMT = Masonic Temple, DetroitOH = Orchestra Hall, DetroitSF = Michigan State Fair Grounds, DetroitUA = United Artists Auditorium, Detroit

-2-Chronological by conductor and date of recordingOSSIP GABRILOWITSCHON RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTSDate Recorded Catalogue #1. Gabrilowitsch at Orchestra Hall DPL1-0403BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture OH 4/16/28CHABRIER España Rhapsody OH 4/16/28GLUCK Dance of the Spirits, from Orpheus OH 4/17/28TCHAIKOVSKY Valse, from Serenade for Strings OH 4/17/28BRAHMS Minuet, from Serenade No. 1 OH 4/18/28TCHAIKOVSKY March Miniature, from Suite No. 1 OH 4/18/28ALTSCHLER Russian Soldiers Song OH 4/18/28VICTOR KOLARON DECCA RECORDS2. ROSSINI William Tell Overture (2 discs) N/A 157?3. ENESCO Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 N/A 231724. HERBERT, American Fantasy N/A 29071VICTOR5. RIMSKY- Scheherazade (4 discs) N/A 157KORSAKOV290722907329074290756. GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (3 discs) N/A 169Peer Gynt Suite No. 229 M Series29 M SeriesKARL KRUEGERON RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS7. Neiman Marcus - First Edition DPM4-02104 disc anthology including various orchestrasWAGNERForest Murmers from Siegfried, unknown(orig. 78 rpm)PAUL PARAYON THE MERCURY LABEL

-3-8. RAVEL Bolero (1st recording) OH 2/53 MG50020RIMSKY-Capriccio espagnoleKORSAKOV9. WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger OH 2/53 MG50021WAGNERLohengrin, Prelude to Act IWAGNERLohengrin, Prelude to Act IIIWAGNEROverture to TannhaüserWAGNERRide of the Valkyries10. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 MT 2/53 MG5002211. FRANCK Symphony in D minor (1st recording) MT & OH 2/53 MG5002312. RIMSKY- Symphony No. 2 (“Antar”) N/A MG50028KORSAKOVRussian Easter Overture13. FAURÉ Pavane OH 12/53 MG50029FRANCKPsycheRAVELLa Valse (1st recording)14. DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice OH 12/53 MG50036FAURÉPelléas et Mélisande, Incidental MusicROUSSELThe Spider’s Feast15. LISZT Les Préludes OH 12/53 MG50036SCHUMANN Symphony No. 416. WAGNER The Flying Dutchmen Overture OH 11/54 MG50044WAGNERGood Friday Spell (Parsifal)WAGNERForest Murmurs (Siegfried)WAGNERPrelude und Liebestod (Tristan)17. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) OH 11/54 MG5004518. CHABRIER España (1st recording) OH 3/55 MG50056IBERTEscales (1st recording)RAVELRapsodie espagnole (1st recording)19. BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 OH 3/55 MG5005720. DEBUSSY Iberia OH 12/55 MG50101DEBUSSY La Mer SR90011DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune SR90010(1st recording)21. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 OH 12/2/55 ??50102

-4-22. WAGNER Dawn and Rhine Journey OH 3/56 ??50107WAGNERSiegfried IdyllWAGNERPrelude to ParsifalWAGNERTristan, Act III Prelude23. CHAUSSON Symphony in Bb OH 3/56 MG50108SR9001724. PARAY Mass Comemorating the 500th FA 11/20/56 MG50128Anniversary of the Death ofJoan of Arc25. HAYDN Symphony No. 96 FA 11/21/56 ??50129MOZART Symphony No. 3526. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 OH 11/9/56 ??5013327. BIZET L’Arlesianne Suite No. 1 FA 11/8/56 MG50135BIZET L’Arlesianne Suite No. 2 SR90374BIZETCarmen SuiteRe-released on the Mercury label, # 434-32128. RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 OH 3/18-19/57 MG5014229. BARRAUD Offrande a une ombre OH 3/18-19/57 MG50145CHABRIERBouree fantasqueRAVELMother Goose SuiteROUSSELSuite in F major30. SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”) FA 10/57 MG5016731. MENDELSSOHN Incidental Music to OH 3/21/58 MG50174A Midsummer Night’s DreamMG50175MENDELSSOHNSymphony No. 5 (“Reformation”)32. LALO Namouna Suite No. 1 OH 3/58 MG50177SCHMITTTragedy of SalomeSTRAUSSDance of the Seven Veils33. “Ouvertures Francaise” OH 3/22-24/58 MG50191BERLIOZLe Corsaire OvertureBERLIOZRoman Carnival OvertureBIZETLa Patrie OvertureLALOLe Roi d’Ys Overture34. SCHUMANN Manfred Overture OH 3/58 MG50198SCHUMANN Symphony No. 135. RAVEL Bolero (2nd recording) OH 3/58 SR90005RAVEL Mother Goose Suite (from 3-57)

-5-CHABRIER Bourree fantasque (from 3-57)36. “Bouquet de Paray” FA 1/16/59 MG50203LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1ROSSINIWilliam Tell OvertureSAINT-SAËNSDanse macabreWEBERInvitation to the Waltz37. SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 FA 1/17/59 MG5020438. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 FA 1/18/59 MG50205BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 239. “Viva La Marche!” OH 4/3-5/59 MG50211BERLIOZRakoczy MarchBERLIOZTrojan MarchCHABRIERJoyeuse MarcheDeLISLELa MarseillaiseGOUNODFuneral March of a MarionetteMEYERBEERCoronation March (Le Prophete)SAINT-SAËNSMarche HéroïqueSAINT-SAËNSMarche Militaire Francaise(PIERNEMarch of the Lead Soldiers--recorded but not released)40. AUBER Bronze Horse Overture OH 4/3-5/59 MG50212AUBER Fra Diavolo Overture SR90215AUBERMasaniello OvertureOFFENBACHLa belle Hélène OvertureOFFENBACHOrpheus in the Underworld OvertureOFFENBACHTales of Hoffman Overture41. DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune OH 4/3-5/59 MG50213(2nd recording)SR90213DEBUSSYPetite SuiteRAVELLe Tombeau de CouperinRAVELValses nobles et sentimentales42. FRANCK Symphony in D minor (2nd recording) CT 11/27/59 MG5028543. BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique CT 11/28/59 MG50254SR9025444. SUPPE The Beautiful Galathea Overture CT 11/29/59 MG50269SUPPE Pique Dame Overture SR90269SUPPELight Cavalry OvertureSUPPEPoet and Peasant OvertureSUPPEMorning, Noon and Night in Vienna OvertureSUPPEBoccaccio Overture45. WAGNER Flying Dutchmen Overture (from 11-54) CT 2/60 MG50232

-6-WAGNERWAGNERWAGNERMeistersinger, Act III excerptsRienzi OvertureMagic Fire Music (Die Valkure)46. CHABRIER Danse slave CT 11/18-19/60 MG50212CHABRIER España (2nd recording) SR90212CHABRIERFête polonaiseCHABRIEROverture to GwendolineCHABRIERSuite Pastorale47. ADAM Si j’étais Roi Overture CT 11/19/60 MG50247AUBERCrown Diamonds OvertureBOIELDIEULa Dame blanche OvertureHEROLDZampa OvertureTHOMASMignon OvertureTHOMASRaymond Overture48. DVORÁK Symphony No. 9 CT 2/19/60 MG50262Re-released on the Mercury label, # 434-317SR9026249. DEBUSSY Three Nocturnes CT 3/11/61 MG50281RAVEL Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2 SR9028150. IBERT Escales (2nd recording) CT 3/18/62 MG50313RAVEL Alborada del gracioso SR90313RAVELPavane pour une Infante défunteRAVELRapsodie espagnole (2nd recording)RAVELLa Valse (2nd recording)51. BERLIOZ Royal Hunt and Storm (The Trojans) CT 3/17/62 MG50318BIZETDanse bohèmienne (Carmen)GOUNODWaltz and Ballet Music from FaustMASSANETOverture to PhedreSAINT-SAËNSBacchanale from Samson and DelilahTHOMASGavotte from MignonPAUL PARAYON MERCURY “CURTAIN UP!” SERIES52. “Orchestral March Favorites” OH 4/3-5/59 MG50292CHABRIER Marche Joyeuse SR90292BERLIOZRakoczy MarchGOUNODFuneral March of a MarionetteMEYERBEERCoronation March from The Prophet(Along with performances by Minneapolis, London and Rochester Symphonies.)

-7-PAUL PARAYON MERCURY GOLDEN IMPORTS - RE-RELEASES53. DEBUSSY Iberia OH 12/55 SRI75053DEBUSSYLa MerDEBUSSYPrélude à l’après-midi d’un faune(1st recording)54. BIZET L’Arlesianne Suite No. 1 FA 11/8/56 SRI75060BIZET L’Arlesianne Suite No. 2BIZETCarmen Suite55. SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”) FA 10/57 SRI7500356. RAVEL Bolero (2nd recording) OH 3/58 ? SRI75033RAVELAlborada del graciosoRAVELPavane pour une Infante défunteRAVELRapsodie espagnole (2nd recording)RAVELLa Valse (2nd recording)57. SUPPE The Beautiful Galathea Overture CT 11/29/59 SRI75091SUPPEPique Dame OvertureSUPPELight Cavalry OvertureSUPPEPoet and Peasant OvertureSUPPEMorning, Noon and Nightin Vienna OvertureSUPPEBoccaccio Overture58. CHAUSSON Symphony in Bb OH 3/56 SRI75029CHABRIER Suite Pastorale CT 11/18-19/6059. RAVEL Mother Goose Suite OH 3/18-19/57 SRI75066RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales OH 4/3-5/59RAVEL Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2 CT 3/11/6160. ROUSSEL Suite in F major OH 3/18-19/57 SRI75100RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin OH 4/3-5/59DEBUSSY Three Nocturnes CT 3/11/6161. CHABRIER Bourree fantasque OH 3/18-19/57 SRI75078CHABRIER Joyeuse Marche OH 4/3-5/59CHABRIER Danse slave CT 11/18-19/60CHABRIEREspaña (2nd recording)CHABRIERFête polonaiseCHABRIEROverture to GwendolineMASSENET Overture to Phedre CT 3/17/6262. “French Overtures” N/A SRI75077

-8-OFFENBACHAUBERHEROLDTHOMASPAUL PARAYON THE MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE SERIES63. DEBUSSY La Mer OH 12/3/55 434-343-2DEBUSSYPrélude à l’après-midi d’un fauneDEBUSSYIberiaRAVELMa Mere l’Oye64. SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 FA 10/12/57 432-719-2PARAY The Mass FA 10/20/5665. “Paul Paray Conducts the Dances of Death” 434-336-2METHISTA/Invitation to the DanceLISZTSAINT-SAËNS Danse Macabre FA 1/16/59STRAUSS Dance of the Seven Veils OH 3/23/58SCHMITTLa Tragédie de Salomé66. BERLIOZ Symphonie Fanatastique CT 11/28/59 434-328-2BERLIOZ The Hungarian March OH 4/3/59BERLIOZThe Trojan MarchBERLIOZ Le Corsaire Overture OH 3/24/58BERLIOZThe Roman Carnival Overture67. SUPPE Overtures CT 11/29/59 434-309-2AUBER The Bronze Horse OH 4/4/5968. “Marches and Overtures Á La Francaise”ROSSINI William Tell Overture FA 1/16/59 434-332-2OTHERBY Adam and Boieldieu Overtures CT 11/19/60other works by OFFENBACH, GOUNOD, SAINT-SAENS, MEYERBEER, and DELISLE69. CHABRIER España (2nd recording) CT 11/18-19/60 434-303-2CHABRIERSuite PastoraleCHABRIERFête polonaiseCHABRIEROverture to GwendolineCHABRIERDanse slaveCHABRIER March Joyeux OH 4/5/59CHABRIER Bourree Fantasque FA 3/19/57ROUSSELSuite in F major70. DEBUSSY Three Nocturnes CT 3/11/61 434-306-2

-9-RAVEL Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2DEBUSSY Petitie Suite OH 4/3/59RAVELValses Nobles et SentimentalesRAVEL Bolero OH 3/24/5871. “French Opera Highlights” 432-014-2AUBER Crown Diamonds Overture CT 11/19/60HEROLDZampa OvertureBERLIOZ Royal Hunt and Storm (The Trojans) CT 3/17/62BIZETDanse bohémienne (Carmen)GOUNODWaltz and Ballet Music form FaustMASSENETOverture to PhedreSAINT-SAËNSBacchanale from Samson and DelilahTHOMASGavotte from Mignon72. “You Are There” 442-541featuring Paul Paray conducting the Detroit Syphony Orchestra and Antal Dorati conducting the MinneapolisSymphony OrchestraDVORÁK “New World” Symphony N/A 434-317-2SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2BIZET Carmen Suite N/A 434-321-2BIZET L’Arlesienne Suites No. 1 & 2BIZETLa Patrie OvertureTHOMASMignon OvertureTHOMASRaymond Overture73. FRANCK Symphony in D Minor N/A 434-368-2RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 274. IBERT Escales N/A 432-003-2RAVELRapsodie espagnoleRAVELAlborada del GraciosoRAVELPavane pour une Infante défunteRAVELLa ValseRAVELLe Tombeau de CouperinVALTER POOLEON COLUMBIA SPECIAL PRODUCTS75. The DSO Golden Anniversary Album CSP158BEETHOVEN Coriolanus Overture FA 12/14/61 (live)TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz, from The Sleeping Beauty SF 06/30/64 (live)SIXTEN EHRLINGON COLUMBIA SPECIAL PRODUCTS76. The DSO Golden Anniversary Album CSP158

-10-BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 FA 12/13/62 (live)DVORÁK Carnival Overture FA 11/9/61 (live)GLINKA Overture to Russian and Ludmilla FA 12/12/62 (live)OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH, VICTOR KOLAR, KARL KRUEGER,SIXTEN EHRLING, AND PAUL PARAY ONPOLYGRAM SPECIAL PRDUCTSReleased circa 197477. Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The First 60 Years--Limited Edition DE-3-83ACHABRIER España Rhapsody-- OH 4/16/28Ossip Gabrilowitsch, conductorHERBERT American Fantasy-- 1941Victor Kolar, conductorOFFENBACH Overture to Orpheus in Hades ?/45Karl Krueger, conductorDVORÁK Carnival Overture FA 11/09/61 (live)Sixteen Ehrling, conductorRAVEL La Valse ?/62Paul Paray, conductorAlso: Interviews with Antal Dorati and Gary BertiniPAUL FREEMAN ONCOLUMBIA MASTERWORKS78. Black Composer Series--Volume 4 M32784ROQUE CORDERO Violin Concerto ?Eight Miniatures 1974ANTAL DORATION LONDON RECORDS79. TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture UA 4/78 CS7118TCHAIKOVSKYCapriccio ItalianTCHAIKOVSKYMarche SlaveRe-released on the London label, # 443-00380. “RHAPSODY!” UA 4/78 CS 7119LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2arr. MULLER-BERGHAUSDVORÁK Slavonic Rhapsody in Ab, Opus 45 no. 3ENESCORoumanian Rhapsody in A, Opus 11 no.1RAVELRhapsodie espagnole81. BARTÓK Suite No. 1 UA 4/78 CS7120BARTÓKTwo Pictures

-11-82. STRAUSS The Egyptian Helen (3 discs) UA 5/79 OSA13135Re-released on the London label, # 430-38183. STRAVINSKY Petrushka UA 6/80 LDR7102384. DVORÁK Prague Waltzes UA 6/80 LDR71024DVORÁKPolonaise in E-flatDVORÁKPolka (“For Prague Students”)DVORÁKNocturne in B majorDVORÁKCzech Suite85. STRAUSS Don Juan, Opus 20 UA 06/80 LDR 71025STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel, Opus 28STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration, Opus 2486. SZYMANOWSKI Symphony No. 2 UA 6/80 LDR71026SZYMANOWSKISymphony No. 3 (“Song of the Night”)87. COPLAND Dance Symphony UA 5/81 LDR71047COPLANDEl salon MexicoCOPLANDFour Dance Episodes from RodeoCOPLANDFanfare for the Common ManRe-released on London Jubilee, #430-70588. STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring UA 5/81 LDR7104889. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra UA 10/82 LDR71113STRAUSSMacbeth90. STRAVINSKY The Firebird UA 10/82 410 109-191. GROFE Grand Canyon Suite UA 10/82 410-110-1GERSHWIN/Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picturearr. BENNETTRe-released on London Jubliee, # 430-74292. STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier UA 11/83 411 893-1STRAUSSSymphonic Fantasy fromDie Frau ohne Schatten93. BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin UA 11/83 411 894-1BARTÓKMusic for Strings, Percussion,and CelestaSTRAVINSKY Symphony No. 1 OH 11/84 414 456-1STRAVINSKYScherzo fantastique

-12-GUNTHER HERBIGON RCA RED SEAL94. ADLER “The Lady Remembers” CH 10/29/85 HRC1-9545For recordings during Neeme Järvi’s tenure, return to previous screen and click on “Discography.”