Bach Mozart Beethoven Strauss Shostakovich Hindemith

Disc 1 (54:10) Recorded October & November 1949
Johann Sebastian Bach , Columbia String Ensemble - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major BWV 1046
- 1-1. I. Adagio (4:30)
- 1-2. II. Adagio (4:44)
- 1-3. III. Allegro (4:17)
- 1-4. IV. Menuetto & Trio. Polacca & Trio (8:57)
Johann Sebastian Bach , Columbia String Ensemble - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
- 1-5. I. Allegro (6:58)
- 1-6. II. Adagio & III. Allegro (3:14)
Johann Sebastian Bach , Columbia String Ensemble - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
- 1-7. I. Allegro (10:25)
- 1-8. II. Affetuoso (5:23)
- 1-9. III. Allegro (5:38)
Johann Sebastian Bach , Columbia String Ensemble - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major BWV 1051
- 1-10. I. Allegro (7:12)
- 1-11. II. Adagio ma non tanto (6:04)
- 1-12. III. Allegro (5:34)
Recorded April 1st 1946
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 40 in G minor KV 550
- 2-1. I. Molto allegro (7:19)
- 2-2. II. Andante (7:59)
- 2-3. III. Menuetto: Allegretto & Trio (4:28)
- 2-4. IV. Allegro assai (4:37)
Recorded March 27th 1946
Ludwig van Beethoven , The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36
- 2-5. I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio (8:45)
- 2-6. II. Larghetto (11:08)
- 2-7. III. Scherzo: Allegro (3:28)
- 2-8. IV. Allegro molto (6:23)
Recorded March 8th 1954
Richard Strauss , The Chicago Symphony Orchestra - "Also sprach Zarathustra" Op. 30
- 3-1. Introduction: Sunrise (1:30)
- 3-2. Of the People of the Unseen World (3:10)
- 3-3. Of the Great Longing (1:45)
- 3-4. Of Joys and Passions (1:49)
- 3-5. Dirge (2:15)
- 3-6. Of Science (3:58)
- 3-7. The Convalescent (5:02)
- 3-8. Dance Song and Night Song (7:35)
- 3-9. Night Wanderer's Song (4:43)
Recorded February 4th 1946
Richard Strauss , The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - "Der Burger als Edelmann" Op. 60
- 3-10. Overture (3:56)
- 3-11. Minuet (1:25)
- 3-12. The Fencing Master (1:45)
- 3-13. Entrance and Dance of the Tailors (4:34)
- 3-14. The Menuet of Lully (2:57)
- 3-15. Courante (2:20)
- 3-16. Entrance of Cleonte (4:05)
- 3-17. Intermezzo. Prelude to Act II (2:55)
- 3-18. Dinner Music and Dance of the Kitchen Maids (9:52)
Recorded March 26th 1945
Dmitri Shostakovich , The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op.54
- 4-1. I. Largo (18:27)
- 4-2. II. Allegro (6:28)
- 4-3. III. Presto (7:24)
Recorded December 29th 1946
Paul Hindemith , NBC Symphony Orchestra - "Mathis der Maler"
- 4-4. Angelic Concert (7:43)
- 4-5. Entombment (3:46)
- 4-6. Temptation of Saint Anthony (13:01)