Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice / Weinberger: Schwanda / Liszt: Les Préludes / Strauss: Salome
Paul Dukas & Weinberger & Liszt & Strauss & Dimitri Mitropoulos & New York Philharmonic
1957
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The album "Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice / Weinberger: Schwanda / Liszt: Les Préludes / Strauss: Salome" is a classical compilation featuring orchestral works by various composers, performed by the New York Philharmonic. Dimitri Mitropoulos conducts the orchestra. The album includes Paul Dukas's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", Jaromír Weinberger's "Schwanda - Polka and Fugue", Richard Strauss's "Salome - Dance of the Seven Veils, Op. 54", and Franz Liszt's "Les Preludes (Symphonic Poem No. 3)".
The album has been released on Vinyl and as a digital download. The Columbia Masterworks label released a version in Canada. Gray Foy is credited with the artwork on the jacket front, and Morris Hastings wrote the liner notes.
Recording Info
The recording features the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos.
Track Highlights
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti Sorcier) (Paul Dukas) — A symphonic poem based on Goethe's ballad
- Schwanda - Polka and Fugue (Jaromír Weinberger)
- Salome - Dance of the Seven Veils, Op. 54 (Richard Strauss)
- Les Preludes (Symphonic Poem No. 3) (Franz Liszt)
Personnel
- Dimitri Mitropoulos (Conductor)
- Gray Foy (Artwork [Jacket Front])
- Morris Hastings (Liner Notes)
- New York Philharmonic (Orchestra)
Significance
Paul Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is a well-regarded symphonic poem that vividly depicts the story from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ballad. The music is known for its descriptive and graphic storytelling, and its popularity was significantly boosted by its inclusion in Disney's film *Fantasia*. The piece is a part of the Romantic genre of programmatic music.
Paul Dukas was a meticulous composer who was highly self-critical and destroyed many of his compositions. Despite composing other works, he is most famous for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," which was based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem.
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