{"product_id":"giulini-in-boston-dvorak-haydn-rossini-tchaikovsky-1962-stereo-pasc559","title":"GIULINI in Boston: Dvořák, Haydn, Rossini, Tchaikovsky (1962, stereo) - PASC559","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eHAYDN  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 94, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\"Surprise\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 2, \"Little Russian\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eROSSINI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eL'italiana in Algeri - Overture \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eDVOŘÁK  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 9, \"From the New World\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eLive stereo broadcast recordings, 1962\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration:  1hr 52:52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eBoston Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCarlo Maria Giulini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFanfare magazine review578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fGiulini delivers bracing tempos; the Presto finale is as exhilarating as ever, with this magnificent orchestra in total command of every twist and turn578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe 1962 Boston Symphony was the Rolls Royce of\norchestras, purring along in high gear. The silky violins maintained\nfull tone from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003epp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e,\nnever screeching, never drying. They were a perfect match with Carlo\nMaria Giulini’s gentle touch, sounding very different here from Charles\nMunch’s high-wire explosions. There’s much of Beecham’s bounce and\nelegance in the Haydn symphony; “Papa Haydn,” perhaps? A touch (the\n“Surprise” is the symphony most prone to such sentiment), but the\nperformance is so beautiful we cannot complain. The only surprise is the\n“Surprise” chord itself, drawn out rather than clipped, which lessens\nits potency. The main signs of 1960s performance practice are\nsoft-headed timpani and retards at cadential points. I suspect this is\nthe full BSO, yet its strings are so smooth and subtle that winds are\nalways given suitable prominence. The acoustic of Symphony Hall is\ngorgeous, if a touch reverberant—so are all the great halls. Giulini\ndelivers bracing tempos; the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003ePresto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e finale is as exhilarating as ever, with this magnificent orchestra in total command of every twist and turn. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe silky purring continues into The “Little Russian” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eAndante sostenuto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e, enough so to make one worry whether Giulini will lay bare all of Tchaikovsky’s drama. But he lets loose in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eAllegro vivo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e,\nwith crisp, Munchian brass attacks and hard drumsticks. I’ve always\nbeen disappointed by the “Little Russian,” a series of beautiful ideas\nthat do not coalesce into a fine symphony; recent exposure (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eFanfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e\n43:2) to all of Tchaikovsky’s operas has shown me how operatic this\nopening movement is. The Scherzo is taken at a slightly slower tempo\nthan usual, with a crisp military mien; its coda will knock your socks\noff. The entrance of the finale’s second theme is incredibly tender. The\norchestra is not quite perfect in some places; perhaps Giulini was\nadlibbing beyond rehearsal, and this was his very first appearance with\nthe BSO. It remains a marvelous performance; with many interior details\nsubtly brought forth. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eThe many oboe solos in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003e L’Italiani in Algeri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e\ngive us the opportunity to compare the Gomberg brothers: the BSO’s\nRalph is smooth and correct; the New York Philharmonic’s Harold is sweet\nand vivacious. Giulini—now on his home ground—leads a superbly subtle\nperformance, making Bernstein’s NYP seem loud and crass. One doubts that\nit ever went as well in Milan as in Boston. Yet the Philharmonic plays\neven more crisply for Bernstein, its excitement more than making up for\nthe lack of subtlety. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"B\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003eAfter all this magnificence, it’s a shock to hear a\n“New World” that just doesn’t work; there is much virtuoso playing\nthroughout, but it doesn’t add up to a satisfactory performance. The\nBSO’s sharp, bright French woodwinds are all wrong for Dvořák,\nespecially when compared to the cool, mellow winds of the Czech\nPhilharmonic. Perhaps that’s why the powers that be assigned Arthur\nFiedler to conduct the BSO’s only complete recording of the “New World.”\nStrings are recessed now, with too much attention paid to the winds\n(oddly, a brief viola passage in the finale stands out); Roger Voisin’s\nblazing first trumpet upsets many ensemble passages. Tempos are\nunsteady. The English horn solo in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eLargo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e is taken quite briskly (perhaps Giulini had seen the manuscript, where Dvořák first wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eAndante\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e, then crossed it out and wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eAdagio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e, and finally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESi\"\u003eLargo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e);\nlate in the movement, Giulini suddenly slams on the brakes, catching\nthe orchestra off guard for a moment. The Scherzo goes well, but the\nfirst section of its Trio is heavy-handed, almost lugubrious. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"Br\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003ePristine Audio’s 1962 stereo recordings are\nsuperb. They may not be as crystal clear and incisive as RCA’s Living\nStereo of that era, but they are warmer and sweeter. They represent the\nBoston Symphony I heard in the 1960s as well as any commercial\nrecordings. This is a valuable release, musically as well as\nhistorically. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"Br\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMES\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TIMESb\"\u003eJames H. North \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"dateBlockDiv\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eThis article originally appeared in Issue 43:1 (Sept\/Oct 2019) of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eFanfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e Magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC559.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\"Carlo Maria Giulini was born in 1914 in Barietta, an ancient and historic city on the Adriatic coast in the south of Italy. He studied at the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome, and took a course in conducting under Alfredo Casella, and later under Bernardino Molinari at the Chigi Academy in Siena. He was engaged by the Italian Radio (RIA) in 1946 and in 1950 became the conductor of the orchestra of Radio Milano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the past nine years his principal activities have been with La Scala opera in Milan. The performances directed by him there include: Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Stravinsky’s Les Noces (in its first Italian stage performance), Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and L’Italiana in Algeri. He has conducted at numerous festivals throughout Europe. He made his American debut conducting the Chicago Orchestra in 1955, and returned to this country in the autumn of 1960 as conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Giulini is now conducting in Boston for the first time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \u003cb\u003eBSO programme notes\u003c\/b\u003e, March 1962\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf the major US orchestras, Giulini was most associated with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Following his 1955 debut he was its Principal Guest Conductor from 1969 to 1972, and continued to appear with them regularly until 1978. From 1978 to 1984, he served as principal conductor and Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiulini’s performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra were, by contrast, somewhat few and far between. He conducted the orchestra in some twenty concerts in total: seven in March 1962, eight in October and November 1969 and a final five in March and April 1974. The recordings here represent all we’ve managed to find from his 1962 concert broadcasts thus far. Captured in fine stereo sound and perfectly preserved over the intervening years, they are truly magnificent performances. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eGIULINI in Boston, 1962\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAYDN  \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 94 in G, Hob.I:94 \"Surprise\" \u003cbr\u003e1. 1st mvt. - Adagio cantabile - Vivace assai  (9:39)\u003cbr\u003e2. 2nd mvt. - Andante  (6:33)\u003cbr\u003e3. 3rd mvt. - Minuet - Trio  (4:18)\u003cbr\u003e4. 4th mvt. - Finale. [Presto]  (4:35)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY \u003c\/b\u003e Symphony No. 2 in C minor, \"Little Russian\" \u003cbr\u003e5. 1st mvt. - Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo  (11:07)\u003cbr\u003e6. 2nd mvt. - Andantino marziale quasi Moderato  (7:12)\u003cbr\u003e7. 3rd mvt. - Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace  (5:37)\u003cbr\u003e8. 4th mvt. - Finale. Moderato assai — Allegro vivo  (10:02)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cb\u003eROSSINI \u003c\/b\u003eL'italiana in Algeri - Overture  (8:56)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVOŘÁK  \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, \"From the New World\" \u003cbr\u003e2. 1st mvt. - Adagio - Allegro molto  (9:37)\u003cbr\u003e3. 2nd mvt. - Largo  (13:14)\u003cbr\u003e4. 3rd mvt. - Molto vivace  (7:52)\u003cbr\u003e5. 4th mvt. - Allegro con fuoco  (14:10)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003econducted by \u003cb\u003eCarlo Maria Giulini\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXR remastering by Andrew Rose\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork based on a photograph of Carlo Maria Giulini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLive broadcast concerts:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 March 1962 (Rossini, Tchaikovsky)\u003cbr\u003e9 March 1962 (Haydn, Dvořák)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSymphony Hall, Boston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal duration:  1hr 52:52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/thumbs\/PASC559.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PASC559.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Ambient Stereo 24-bit FLAC","offer_id":54932349813075,"sku":"sik1789302494295","price":29.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ambient Stereo 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":54932349845843,"sku":"shz1789302494296","price":19.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"320kbps Ambient Stereo MP3","offer_id":54932349878611,"sku":"jbl1789302494297","price":15.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/1833\/9155\/files\/giulini-in-boston-dvorak-haydn-rossini-tchaikovsky-1962-stereo---pasc559_1.jpg?v=1789302501","url":"https:\/\/vendnora.com\/products\/giulini-in-boston-dvorak-haydn-rossini-tchaikovsky-1962-stereo-pasc559","provider":"luckagni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}