The Complete RCA Album Collection

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Release Date: 2013-08-26

Labels: Sony Classical, RCA Red Seal

This compilation ℗ & © 2013 Sony Music Entertainment

Cover Photo: RCA © Sony Music Entertainment
Photos pp. 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 30/31, 36, 50, 62, 89, 90, 100, 110, 123, 128, 131, 132, 155: RCA © Sony Music Entertainment
Photos pp. 8, 61, 99, 109: Arthur Siegel; p. 19: Bruno Wiehr; p. 20: Brüder Basch; pp. 35, 44/45: Oscar & Associates; p. 57: Fritz Reiner; pp. 25, 65, 76/77, 118/119 © Rosenthal Archives of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Photo p. 49 © Collection Walfredo Toscanini

CDs 1–63 consist of previously released material
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CD 1 41:07
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 8, 1954 (1-9); March 6, 1954 (10)
Original LP: LM/LSC-1806 released on August 20, 1954 (mono); June 24, 1960 (stereo)
℗ 1954 Sony Entertainment
Note: Salome was not originally included on stereo LP LSC-1806 but first released in stereo on LP VICS-1424 in May 1969.

CD 2 43:38
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 6, 1954
Original LP: LM-1807 released on August 20, 1954
℗ 1954 Sony Entertainment
Note: VICS-1042 was the first stereo LP release of this recording on April 20, 1964.

CD 3 46:19
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 17, 1954
Original LP: LM-1831 released on November 19, 1954
℗ 1954 Sony Entertainment
Note: ARL1-2044 was the first stereo LP release of this recording in January 1977.

CD 4 33:24
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, December 6, 1954
Original LP: LM-1888 released on January 21, 1955
Publisher: Associated Music Publ. (1)
℗ 1955 Sony Entertainment
Note: LM-1888 was recorded in stereo but has never been released in this format except on stereo tape ECS-3.
Liebermann's Concerto was first released in stereo on LP AGL1-3882 on March 10, 1981; Don Juan was first released in stereo on LP VICS-1392 on January 24, 1969

CD 5 46:47
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, December 4, 1954
Original LP: LM-1899 released on August 19, 1955
℗ 1955 Sony Entertainment
Note: LM-1899 was recorded in stereo but has never been released on LP in this format. First stereo release on CD JMCXR-0006* in Japan.
* corrected from JMCXR-0019

CD 6 34:33
Recording: [Orchestra Hall, Chicago]*, February 21/22, 1955
Original LP: LM/LSC-1903 released on August 19, 1955 (mono); April 24, 1959 (stereo)
℗ 1955 Sony Entertainment
* Recording location from Johannes Brahms, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Jascha Heifetz, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner - Violin Concertos

CD 7 33:43
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, October 29, 1955
Original LP: LM-1969 released on November 4, 1955
℗ 1955 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 8 52:29
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 26, 1955 (1/2/4-6); April 23/26 (3); December 4, 1954 (7-10)
Original LP: LM-1966 released on February 17, 1956
℗ 1956 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 9 37:21
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, October 22, 1955
Original LP: LM/LSC-1934 released on March 23, 1956 (mono); May 23, 1958 (stereo)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
℗ 1956 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 10 40:54 | CD 11 47:25
Recording: CD 10: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 16, 1956 (1/3); April 14, 1956 (2); CD 11: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 17, 1956 (1/2/5/6); April 17/18, 1956 (3/4); April 18, 1956 (7); December 10, 1955 (8)
Publishers: Boosey & Hawkes (CD 10; CD 11, 8);
Associated Music Publishers (CD 11, 1-7)
℗ 1956 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: AGL1-3879 was the first stereo LP release of Strauss's Elektra, January 1981.
Due to running time restrictions the tracks on LP LM 6047-1 had the following sequence: Side A: (1) and (3), Side B: (2).
Note: VICS-1199 was the first stereo LP release of Strauss's Der Bürger als Edelmann, July 25, 1966.
VICS-1392 was the first stereo LP release of Strauss's Salome, January 24, 1969.

CD 12 41:09
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, October 24, 1955 (1-4); December 12, 1955 (5)
Original LP: LM/LSC-1991 released on August 17, 1956 (mono); May 23, 1958 (stereo)
℗ 1956 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 13 49:00
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, January 7, 1956 (1/3/5); December 10, 1955 (2); December 12, 1955 (4)
Original LP: LM-1999 released on November 23, 1956
℗ 1956 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: The "1812" Overture and the Mephisto Waltz were reissued later in stereo on LP LSC-2241 together with new recordings of The Hebrides and Tragic Overtures.

CD 14 33:14
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, January 9, 1956
Original LP: LM/LSC-2068 - Released on January 25, 1957 (mono); February 20, 1959 (stereo)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: This album was later reissued with a revised cover and with Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Alfred Wallenstein conducting the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra on Side B.

CD 15 45:23
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, January 16, 1956 (1-26); War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, March 25, 1957 (27-29)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2430 released on December 22, 1961
Publisher: Associated Music Publ. (27-29)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini was first released in mono on LP LM-2087, March 22, 1957.

CD 16 49:19
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 16, 1957 (1); April 15, 1957 (2/4-6); April 15/16, 1957 (3)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2112 released on August 16, 1957 (mono); May 23, 1958 (stereo)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes (6)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 17 29:39
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 19, 1957
Original LP: LM/LSC-2129 - Released on August 16, 1957 (mono); May 23, 1958 (stereo)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 18 45:33
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 2, 1957 (1-3); March 4, 1957 (4)
Original LP: LM-2127 released on September 20, 1957
Publisher: Edw. Schuberth and Company (4)
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: VICS-1101 was the first stereo LP release of this recording on December 21, 1964.
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 was first released in stereo on LP LSC-2541, March 24, 1961.

CD 19 43:48
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, November 5, 1956
Original LP: LM-2103 released on November 22, 1957
Publisher: Associated Music Publ.
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: VICS-1104 was the first stereo LP release of this recording, May 23, 1966.

CD 20 45:46 | CD 21 52:02
Recording: CD 20: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 26, 1954 (1-4): April 23, 1955 (5-8): CD 21: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 25, 1955 (1-4): April 26, 1954 (5-8)
Original LP: LM-6035 released on December 17, 1957
℗ 1957 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: Symphony No. 41 was the only one to be recorded in stereo and issued on stereo tape DCS-10.
Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 were previously released on mono LP LM-2114 on July 19, 1957.

CD 22 42:56
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 2, 1957 (1-5); November 3, 1956 (6-13)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2150 released on February 21, 1958 (mono); May 23, 1958 (stereo)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes (1-5)
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 23 45:13
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, February 8, 1958
Original LP: LM/LSC-2219 released on February 21, 1958 (mono); March 20, 1959 (stereo)
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 24 43:44
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, November 3, 1956 (1-4); March 2, 1957 (5); April 13, 1957 (6)
Publishers: Durand (1-4): Associated Music Publ. (5)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2183 released on March 21, 1958 (mono); May 23, 1958 (stereo)
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 25 33:05
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, December 7, 1957
Original LP: LM/LSC-2201 released on May 23, 1958
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 26 46:25
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, December 14, 1957
Original LP: LM/LSC-2209 released on June 20, 1958
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: Actually, the stereo release of LSC-2209 did not feature the Tragic Overture on Side B while the mono release LM-2209 did.
It was first released in stereo on LP LSC-2241, June 19, 1959.

CD 27 45:33
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 16, 1957 (1/2); April 17, 1957 (3/4)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2216 released on July 25, 1958
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 28 43:50
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 4, 1957 (1-3); April 15, 1957 (4-11); April 13, 1957 (12)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2222 released on July 25, 1958 (mono); September 19, 1958 (stereo)
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 29 39:19
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, November 9, 1957
Original LP: LM/LSC-2214 released on August 22, 1958
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 30 43:16
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 26, 1958
Original LP: LM/LSC-2230 released on August 22, 1958
Publishers: AMP / Eschig & Cie (7-9)
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 31 43:25
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 28, 1958
Original LP: LM/LSC-2251 released on September 19, 1958 (mono); March 20, 1959 (stereo)
Publishers: Associated Music Publ. (1-3); Boosey & Hawkes (5-8)
℗ 1958 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 32 45:30
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, January 7, 1956 (1/2); December 10, 1955 (3); December 14, 1957 (4)
Original LP: LSC-2241 released on June 19, 1959
℗ 1959 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: The "1812" Overture and Mephisto Waltz were previously released on mono LP LM-1999, November 23, 1956.

CD 33 46:46
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, November 22, 1958
Original LP: LM/LSC-2318 released on July 24, 1959
℗ 1959 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 34 38:02
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, May 4, 1959 (1-4); May 5, 1959 (5)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2343 released on August 21, 1959
℗ 1959 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 35 53:40
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, December 6, 1958 (1/3/4); December 8, 1958 (2)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2364 released on December 18, 1959
℗ 1959 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 36 38:46
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, December 28, 1958 (1/2); December 29, 1958 (3-9)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2374 released on February 19, 1960
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 37 63:10 | CD 38 21:02
Recording: CD 37: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, November 9, 1959 (1/3/5); November 7, 1959 (2/4/6); CD 38: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, February 6, 1960
Original LP: LM/LSC-6087 released on February 19, 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 39 43:07
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 11, 1959
Original LP: LD/LDS-2384 released on March 25, 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 40 38:49
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, February 15, 1958 (1-3); March 14, 1959 (4)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2287 released on April 22, 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 41 41:58
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 7, 1959
Original LP: LM/LSC-2395 released on May 20, 1960
Publisher: Leeds Music
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 42 38:02
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 14, 1959
Original LP: LM/LSC-2423 released on May 20, 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: Night on the Bare Mountain was previously released on compilation LP LM-2361, September 25, 1959.

CD 43 30:43
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 16, 1960
Original LP: LM/LSC-2455 released in June 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 44 40:15
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 30, 1959
Original LP: LM/LSC-2328 released on July 22, 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 45 37:01
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, October 24, 1959
Original LP: LM/LSC-2436 released on July 22, 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 46 44:27
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, February 8, 1960
Original LP: LM/LSC-2446 released on July 22, 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 47 43:46
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 18, 1959
Original LP: LM/LSC-2441 released on September 13, 1960
℗ 1960 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 48 41:39
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, February 27, 1960 (1-3); February 6, 1960 (4)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2462 released on January 21, 1961
℗ 1961 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 49 42:10
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 26, 1960 (1/5/6); April 25, 1960 (2-4)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2500 released on March 24, 1961
℗ 1961 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 50 49:08
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 26, 1960 (1/2); April 27, 1960 (3-6)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2516 released on July 21, 1961
℗ 1961 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 51 41:07
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, February 23, 1959 (1); March 2, 1957 (2-4)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2541 released on March 24, 1961
℗ 1961 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 52 38:08
Recording: May 4/12, 1961
Original LP: LM/LSC-2562 released on July 21, 1961
℗ 1961 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 53 47:59
Recording: May 9, 1961 (1); May 10/12, 1961 (2); May 10, 1961 (3); May 12, 1961 (4)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2581 released on December 22, 1961
℗ 1961 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: This album was reissued soon after release with a revised cover.

CD 54 68:29 | CD 55 22:38
Recording: CD 54: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, May 2, 1961 (1); May 1, 1961 (2/4); May 1/2, 1961 (3); CD 55: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, May 8, 1961
Original LP: LM/LSC-6096 released on February 16, 1962
℗ 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 56 33:58
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 30 & May 1, 1962
Original LP: LM/LSC-2609 released on July 9, 1962
℗ 1962 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 57
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, March 31 & April 2, 1962 (1/3); March 31, 1962 (2)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2601 released on September 14, 1962
℗ 1962 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: This album was reissued soon after release with a revised cover (for example, LSC 2601 (US)

CD 58 33:58
Recording: April 22, 1963 (1); April 23, 1963 (2/3)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2680 released on August 12, 1968
℗ 1963 Sony Music Entertainment
Note: This was Fritz Reiner's last recording with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

CD 59 40:43
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, April 8, 1961 (1/2); April 8/10, 1961 (3-5)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2614 released on September 20, 1963
℗ 1963 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 60 59:06
Recording: March 2, 1963 (1-6); March 4, 1963 (7-19)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2695 released on December 16, 1963
℗ 1963 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 61 51:02
Recording: Manhattan Center, New York City, September 13, 1963 (1/4); September 16, 1963 (2/3); September 18, 1963 (5/8); September 20, 1963 (6/7)
Original LP: LM/LSC-2742 released on April 20, 1964
℗ 1964 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 62 46:16
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, February 21, 1959 (1-3); February 23, 1959 (4)
Original LP: ARP1-4668 released on March 1983
℗ 1983 Sony Music Entertainment

Bonus CD 63 15:26
Recording: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, February 15, 1958 (1-3); November 9, 1957 (4)
This compilation ℗ 2016 Sony Music Entertainment

CD 63: Note: Bach's Harpsichord Concerto was first released on CD BVCC-38397 in Japan.
The Star-Spangled Banner was first released on LP CD 74321985402 in Japan.

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