The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary
Hericon Records 02-9614
(12CDs)
* : International Premiere Release on CD
** : IPO Archive
*** : Israel Broadcasting Authority Archive
CD 1
1. Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27 by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Paul Kletzki
Written: 1828; Germany
Date of Recording: 1954
2. Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Josef Krips
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1975
3. Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485 by Franz Schubert
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1958
4. Le Cid: Ballet music by Jules Massenet
Conductor: Jean Martinon
Written: 1885; France
Date of Recording: 1958  *
5. Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93: Overture by Bedrich Smetana
Conductor: István Kertész
Written: 1863/1870; Czech Republic
Date of Recording: 1962
 
CD 2
6. La traviata: Act 1 Prelude by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 1978
7. Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141 by Antonín Dvorák
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1884-1885; Bohemia
Date of Recording: 1972  *
8. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 by Béla Bartók
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1943; USA
Date of Recording: 1976  *
 
CD 3
9. Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Rafael Kubelik
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1975
10. Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Written: 1829-1832; Rome, Italy
Date of Recording: 1979
11. Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Written: 1833; Germany
Date of Recording: 1979
 
CD 4
12. Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1892; Russia
Date of Recording: 1979
13. Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great" by Franz Schubert
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: ?1825-28; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1977 ) *
 
CD 5
14. Symphony no 4 in G major by Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1892-1900; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1979
15. Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Written: 1965; USA
Date of Recording: 1978
 
CD 6
16. Oberon, J 306: Overture by Carl Maria von Weber
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1825-1826; Dresden, Germany
Date of Recording: 1978
17. Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 28 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer: Shlomo Mintz (Violin) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1863; France
Date of Recording: 1988
18. Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1887; Russia
Date of Recording: 1980 *
19. Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Written: 1919 version; Russia
Date of Recording: 1984
20. Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Written: 1943; USA
Date of Recording: 1991
 
CD 7
21. Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16 by Edvard Grieg
Performer: Julius Katchen (Piano) Conductor: István Kertész
Written: 1868/1907; Norway
Date of Recording: 1962
22. Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15 by Johannes Brahms
Performer: Artur Rubinstein (Piano) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1854-1858; Germany
Date of Recording: 1976
 
CD 8
23. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1986
24. Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Daniel Barenboim (Piano) Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1972  ***
25. Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Radu Lupu (Piano) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1979
 
CD 9
26. Harold en Italie, Op. 16 by Hector Berlioz
Performer: Daniel Benyamini (Viola) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1834; France
Date of Recording: 1975  *
27. Schelomo by Ernest Bloch
Performer: János Starker (Cello) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1915-1916; USA
Date of Recording: 1968  *
28. Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra by Paul Ben-Haim
Performer: Pnina Salzman (Piano) Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Written: 1960; Israel
Date of Recording: 1960  **
 
CD10
29. Concertos (4) for Violin, Op. 8 no 1-4 "Four seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Itzhak Perlman (Violin), Isaac Stern (Violin), Pinchas Zukerman (Violin), Shlomo Mintz (Violin) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 1982
30. Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Pinchas Zukerman (Viola), Itzhak Perlman (Violin) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1779; Salzburg, Austria
Date of Recording: 1982
 
CD11
31. Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Itzhak Perlman (Violin) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1878; Russia
Date of Recording: 1990
32. Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Pinchas Zukerman (Violin) Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1998  **
 
CD12
33. Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture in E major by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Written: 1814; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1962
34. Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish" by Robert Schumann
Conductor: István Kertész
Written: 1850; Germany
Date of Recording: 2003 **
35. Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120 by Robert Schumann
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Written: 1851; Germany
Date of Recording: 2003  **
36. Má vlast: no 2, Moldau, T 111 by Bedrich Smetana
Conductor: István Kertész
Written: 1874; Czech Republic
Date of Recording: 1962
37. Hatikvah by Traditional
Conductor: Zubin Mehta Ankor Children, Israel Philharmonia Singers  **

 

CD 9
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) : Harold in Italy
Daniel Benyamini, Viola
Zubin Mehta
Recorded 1975
DECCA
International Premiere Release
43:00
1. Harold in the Mountains 14:52
2. March of the Pilgrims singing their Evening Prayers 8:17
3. Serenade of a Mountaineer of the Abruzzi to his Mistress 6:37
4. Orgy of Brigands 11:38
   
5. Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) : Schelomo (Hebrew Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra)
Janos Starker, Cello
Zubin Mehta
Recorded 1968
DECCA
International Premiere Release
21:53
   

6. Paul-Ben Haim (1897-1984) : Cappriccio for Piano and Orchestra
Pnina Salzman, Piano
Carlo Maria Giulini
Recorded Live at the Mann Auditorium, 12 / 1960
From the IPO Archive
World Premiere Release

12:00