Decca 2894854973

John Culshaw
The Art Of The Producer
The Early Years 1948-1955
Decca 289 4854973 (12 CDs)
Length: 15:05:16
Release date: 31/5/2024

CD 1 The First Year, 1948/9. Recordings by Mansel Thomas, Kathleen Ferrier, Aaron Copland, Erna Sack, Clifford Curzon, Georg Solti, Ernest Bloch & Zara Nelsova, Boyd Neel

1. Fantasia On Welsh Nursery Tunes
2. Ma Bonny Lad (Northumbrian Folk Song)
3. The Keel Row
4. Blow the Wind Southerly
5. Have you seen but a Whyte Lillie grow?
6. Willow, Willow
7. Down By The Sally Gardens
8. The Lover's Curse
9. 1. Freely poetic [4 Piano Blues]
10. 2. Soft and languid [4 Piano Blues]
11. 3. Muted and sensuous [4 Piano Blues]
12. 4. With bounce [4 Piano Blues]
13. La Danza
14. Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
15. Overture [La forza del destino]
16. Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49
17. 1. Prayer [From Jewish Life]
18. 2. Supplication [From Jewish Life]
19. 3. Jewish Song [From Jewish Life]
20. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

CD 2 Birth of the LP, 1950. Recordings by Royalton Kisch, Don Gillis, Ellabelle Davis, Jacqueline Blancard

1. Overture The Bartered Bride
2. 1. Chamber of Commerce
3. 2. Where the West begins
4. 3. Ranch House Party
5. 4. Prairie Sunset
6. 5. Main Street Saturday Night
7. I Stood on de Ribber ob Jordan
8. Plenty Good Room
9. Were You There?
10. Oh, What a Beautiful City
11. Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen
12. Good News
13. On My Journey
14. I'm a Travelling to the Grave
15. My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord
16. 1. Des Abends [8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12]
17. 2. Aufschwung [8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12]
18. 3. Warum? [8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12]
19. 4. Grillen [8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12]
20. 5. In der Nacht [8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12]
21. 6. Fabel [8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12]
22. 7. Traumes-Wirren [8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12]
23. 8. Ende vom Lied [8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12]

CD 3 Barber conducts Barber, 1950. Cello Concerto (Zara Nelsova), Medea Suite, Symphony No.2

1. 1. Allegro moderato [Concerto for Cello and Orchestra]
2. 2. Andante sostenuto [Concerto for Cello and Orchestra]
3. 3. Molto allegro e appassionato [Concerto for Cello and Orchestra]
4. 1. Parodos [Medea (Ballet Suite)]
5. 2. Choros Medea and Jason [Medea (Ballet Suite)]
6. 3. The Young Princess - Jason [Medea (Ballet Suite)]
7. 4. Choros [Medea (Ballet Suite)]
8. 5. Medea [Medea (Ballet Suite)]
9. 6. Kantikos Agonias [Medea (Ballet Suite)]
10. 7. Exodos [Medea (Ballet Suite)]
11. 1. Allegro ma non troppo [Symphony No. 2, Op. 19]
12. 2. Andante, un poco mosso [Symphony No. 2, Op. 19]
13. 3. Presto, senza battuta ... Allegro molto [Symphony No. 2, Op. 19]

CD 4 Bayreuth, 1951 & 1953. Highlights from Parsifal, Knappertsbusch (1951) and Lohengrin, Keilberth (1953)

1. Prelude to Act I [Lohengrin]
2. "Einsam in trüben Tagen" [Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act I]
3. Prelude to Act III [Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act III]
4. "In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten" [Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act III]
5. "Mir schwankt der Boden! Welche Nacht!" [Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act III]
6. "Mein lieber Schwan!" [Lohengrin, WWV 75 / Act III]
7. "Vom Bade kehrt der König heim"...Transformation Music..."Nun achte wohl!" [Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act I]
8. Zum letzen Liebesmahle [Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act I]
9. "Parsifal! Weile!" [Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act 2]
10. "Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust" [Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act 2]
11. "So ward es uns verhiessen...Good Friday Spell...Du siehst, das ist nicht so" [Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act III]
12. "Mittag. Die Stund' ist da" - Verwandlungsmusik [Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act 3]

CD 5 Concertgebouw, 1951 & Hamburg, 1953. Brahms 3, Szell (Concertgebouworkest, 1951) & Dvorak 7, Schmidt-Isserstedt (Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1953)

1. 1. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto - Tempo I [Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90]
2. 2. Andante [Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90]
3. 3. Poco allegretto [Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90]
4. 4. Allegro [Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90]
5. 1. Allegro maestoso [Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141]
6. 2. Poco adagio [Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141]
7. 3. Scherzo. Vivace [Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141]
8. 4. Finale. Allegro [Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141]

CD 6 Copenhagen, 1952, 3. Haydn Symphonies 48 & 44, Wöldike and Nielsen 1, Jensen. Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

1. 1. Allegro [Symphony in C, H.I No. 48 -"Maria Theresia"]
2. 2. Adagio [Symphony in C, H.I No. 48 -"Maria Theresia"]
3. 3. Menuet (Allegretto) [Symphony in C, H.I No. 48 -"Maria Theresia"]
4. 4. Finale. Allegro [Symphony in C, H.I No. 48 -"Maria Theresia"]
5. 1. Allegro con brio [Symphony in E minor, H.I No. 44 -"Mourning"]
6. 2. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Canone in Diapason [Symphony in E minor, H.I No. 44 -"Mourning"]
7. 3. Adagio [Symphony in E minor, H.I No. 44 -"Mourning"]
8. 4. Finale (Presto) [Symphony in E minor, H.I No. 44 -"Mourning"]
9. 1. Allegro orgoglioso [Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7]
10. 2. Andante [Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7]
11. 3. Allegro comodo [Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7]
12. 4. Allegro con fuoco [Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7]

CD 7 Paris, 1952/3. Recordings of Gerad Souzay, Mado Robin, Libero de Luca, Jean Borthayre, Janine Michaeau, Raffaele Arié with Paris Conservatoire Orchestra.

1. Il faut passer [Alceste]
2. Belle Hermione [Cadmus et Hermione]
3. C'est un torrent impétueux [La Rencontre imprévue]
4. Nature, amour, qui partagez mon coeur [Castor et Pollux]
5. "Il dolce suono...Spargi d'amaro" [Lucia di Lammermoor - after Walter Scott - Act 3.]
6. "A vos jeux, mes amis, permettez-moi" [Hamlet / Act 4]
7. No. 2 b) Duo "Au fond du temple saint" [Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1]
8. "Me voila seule dans la nuit...Comme autrefois, dans la nuit sombre"" [Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 2]
9. "Je frémis, je chancelle" [Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 3]
10. "O skaly groznyed robyatsya s ryovom volny" [Sadko / Tableau 3]
11. "Dostig ya vyshey vlasti" [Boris Godounov / Act 2]
12. "Kak vo gorodye bylo vo Kazane" [Boris Godounov / Act 1]
13. 1. Waltz [Masquerade - Ballet Suite]
14. 2. Nocturne [Masquerade - Ballet Suite]
15. 3. Mazurka [Masquerade - Ballet Suite]
16. 4. Romance [Masquerade - Ballet Suite]
17. 5. Galop [Masquerade - Ballet Suite]

CD 8 Coronation, 1953. Recordings by Malcolm Sargent, Jennifer Vyvyan, Boyd Neel

1. Orb and Sceptre
2. Coronation March (1953)
3. "Pomp and Circumstance," Op. 39 March, No. 1 in D
4. Imperial March, Op. 32
5. "Pomp and Circumstance," Op. 39 March, No. 4 in G
6. Lye Still My Deare
7. Nymphs and Shepherds
8. Fairest Isle
9. Now Is The Month Of Maying
10. I Will Give My Love an Apple
11. Where The Bee Sucks
12. O Ravishing Delight [The Judgement of Paris - Arr. Cummings]
13. Bobby Shaftoe
14. 1. Introduction & Theme [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
15. 2. Adagio [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
16. 3. March [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
17. 4. Romance [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
18. 5. Aria Italiana [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
19. 6. Bourrée Classique [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
20. 7. Wiener Waltzer [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
21. 8. Moto Perpetuo [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
22. 9. Funeral March [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
23. 10. Chant [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
24. 11. Fugue & Finale [Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10]
25. 1. Basse-danse [Capriol Suite]
26. 2. Pavane [Capriol Suite]
27. 3. Tordion [Capriol Suite]
28. 4. Bransles [Capriol Suite]
29. 5. Pied-en- l'air [Capriol Suite]
30. 6. Mattachins (Sword Dance) [Capriol Suite]

CD 9 Britten & Aldeburgh, 1953. Aldeburgh Festival opening concert, Britten. Simple Symphony, Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings (Peter Pears, Dennis Brain), Eugene Goossens

1. Theme [Sellinger's Round - variations for keyboard - Variations on an Elizabethan Theme]
2. Variation 1 - Allegro non troppo [Sellinger's Round - variations for keyboard - Variations on an Elizabethan Theme]
3. Variation 2 - Lament [Sellinger's Round - variations for keyboard - Variations on an Elizabethan Theme]
4. Variation 3 - Andante [Sellinger's Round - variations for keyboard - Variations on an Elizabethan Theme]
5. Variation 4 - Quick & Gay [Sellinger's Round - variations for keyboard - Variations on an Elizabethan Theme]
6. Variation 5 - Nocturne [Sellinger's Round - variations for keyboard - Variations on an Elizabethan Theme]
7. Variation 6 - Finale - Presto giocoso [Sellinger's Round - variations for keyboard - Variations on an Elizabethan Them
8. Rule Britannia
9. Now all the air shall ring
10. O Lord, grant the King a long life - verse anthem
11. 1. Boisterous Bourrée [Simple Symphony, Op. 4]
12. 2. Playful Pizzicato [Simple Symphony, Op. 4]
13. 3. Sentimental Sarabande [Simple Symphony, Op. 4]
14. 4. Frolicsome Finale [Simple Symphony, Op. 4]
15. Prologue [Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31]
16. Pastoral [Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31]
17. Nocturne [Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31]
18. Elegy [Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31]
19. Dirge [Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31]
20. Hymn [Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31]
21. Sonnet [Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31]
22. Epilogue [Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31]

CD 10 Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, Frankfurt, 1954. Georg Solti (recorded for Capitol Records)

1. 1. "Selig sind, die da Leid tragen" [Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45]
2. 2. "Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras" [Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45]
3. 3. "Herr, lehre doch mich" [Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45]
4. 4. "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth!" [Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45]
5. 5. "Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit" [Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45]
6. 6. "Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt" [Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45]
7. 7. "Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben" [Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45]

CD 11 Return to Decca, 1955. Mozart Piano Concertos 13 & 20. Katchen, Maag, 1955; Bach Partita No 3. Emil Telmányi, 1953

1. 1. Preludio [Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006]
2. 2. Loure [Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006]
3. 3. Gavotte en Rondeau [Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006]
4. 4. Menuet I-II [Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006]
5. 5. Bourrée [Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006]
6. 6. Gigue [Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006]
7. 1. Allegro [Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415]
8. 2. Andante [Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415]
9. 3. Rondeau. Allegro [Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415]
10. 1. Allegro [Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466]
11. 2. Romance [Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466]
12. 3. Rondo. Allegro assai [Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466]

CD 12 Culshaw in his own words 1960 & 1980.

1-11 Tristan und Isolde - Rehearsal - The Birth of an Opera - narrated by Culshaw (Solti, 960)
1. Rehearsal of Sailor's Song
2. Recording Crew - Preliminary Discussions
3. Rehearsal Act 1
4. Playback discussions
5. Piano rehearsal
6. End Act 1 Rehearsal
7. Discussion
8. Rehearsal Act 2 Horn Section
9. Rehearsal Brangäne Call Act 2
10. Rehearsal Wooden Trumpet Act 3
11. Speech at Final Session
12. John Culshaw discusses Wagner's Götterdämmerung: a BBC Radio 3 talk, 1980.