De Falla: El Amor Brujo, Nights in the Gardens of Spain & The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2

Various Artists

2002

A document of the high-octane sound for which the Philadelphia Orchestra was famous under its great 20th-century conductors Eugene Ormandy and Leopold Stokowski, this recording features both of them in vividly Hispanic music by de Falla. Stokowski’s contribution is the ballet score El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician), which he delivers with his trademark sparkling showmanship—assisted by the mezzo Shirley Verrett in characterful voice. The rest is Ormandy—there’s a sultry, shimmering account of Noches en los Jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), an almost-piano concerto, with the young Philippe Entremont as soloist. And to finish, a powerhouse performance of dances from El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) in which the high jinks of this comic ballet about geriatric lechery gets technicolour treatment.

I. Introducción y Escena (Introduction and Scene)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, Shirley Verrett

0:30

II. En la Cueva - La Noche (In the Cave - Night-Time)

Leopold Stokowski, Shirley Verrett, The Philadelphia Orchestra

2:16

III. Canción del Amor Dolido (Song of Love's Sorrow)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shirley Verrett, Leopold Stokowski

1:35

IV. El Aparecido (The Apparition)

Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shirley Verrett

0:14

V. Danza del Terror (Dance of Terror)

Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shirley Verrett

2:00

VI. El Circulo Mágico (The Magic Circle)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shirley Verrett, Leopold Stokowski

2:28

VII. A Media Noche - Los Sortilegios (Midnight - Witchcraft)

Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shirley Verrett

0:31

VIII. Danza Ritual del Fuego (Ritual Fire Dance)

Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shirley Verrett

3:20

IX. Escena (Scene)

Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shirley Verrett

2:17

X. Canción del Fuego Fatuo (Song of the Will o' the Wisp)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, Shirley Verrett

1:52

XI. Pantomima (Pantomime)

Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Shirley Verrett

1:32

XII. Danza del Juego de Amor (Dance of the Game of Love)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, Shirley Verrett

6:43

XIII. Final - Las Campanes del Amanecer (Finale - The Bells of Morning)

Shirley Verrett, Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:17

I. En el Generalife

Eugene Ormandy, Philippe Entremont, The Philadelphia Orchestra

9:38

II. Danza Lejana

Philippe Entremont, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

4:10

III. En los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba

Philippe Entremont, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra

9:06

I. Danza de los Vecinos (The Neighbors' Dance)

Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:14

II. Danza del Molinero (The Miller's Dance)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

3:04

III. Danza Final (The Final Dance)

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

6:39