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| |  | Claudio Abbado: The Decca Years
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Wiener Philharmoniker Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Wiener Philharmoniker The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 Wiener Philharmoniker | Brahms: | Rinaldo, Op. 50 New Philharmonia Orchestra Schicksalslied, Op. 54 New Philharmonia Orchestra | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 1 in C minor Wiener Philharmoniker | Hindemith: | Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber | Janacek: | Sinfonietta | Mendelssohn: | Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian' | Prokofiev: | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical' Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 Chout - Suite, Op.21a Romeo and Juliet Suite | Verdi: | Gli arredi festivi (from Nabucco) London Symphony Orchestra Va, pensiero (from Nabucco) London Symphony Orchestra Chi v'impose unirvi a noi? (from Macbeth) London Symphony Orchestra O patria … O tu, Palermo (from I Vespri Siciliani) London Symphony Orchestra A te l'estremo addio ... Il lacerato spirito (from Simon Boccanegra) London Symphony Orchestra |
Between February 1966 and January 1969 he made a series of 9 LP recordings for Decca. This small legacy already gives a clear indication of Abbado’s musical sympathies and the range of repertory he was conducting in the concert hall and on record, and which would continue to characterize his future career. This set brings together Abbado’s complete Decca studio recordings for the first time. | 
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| |  | 20th Century Music: Hindemith, Klemperer, Stravinsky & Weill
A SOUND BIOGRAPHY OF OTTO KLEMPERER INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH AND ABOUT DR. KLEMPERER Written, narrated and produced by Jon Tolansky [ 6] Introduction – Career summary 9.55 Beethoven Symphony No.5: First movement – Philharmonia Orchestra Commentary from John Dobson, Martyn Jones and Gareth Morris Narration [ 7] Early years and growth of international reputation in the 1920s 14.15 R Strauss Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils – Orchester der Staatsoper Berlin Narration; Commentary from Lionel Bentley Mahler Symphony No 2: Third movement – Philharmonia Orchestra Narration Weill Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Die Moritat Von Makie Messer – Philharmonia Orchestra [ 8] Expatriation and first dangerous illness 4.31 Narration Commentary from Otto Klemperer [ 9] Philharmonia Orchestra Debut and Return 6.49 Commentary from Gareth Morris Beethoven Symphony No 3: Third movement – Philharmonia Orchestra Narration Mozart Symphony No 41: Fourth movement – Philharmonia Orchestra Narration TOTAL DURATION (approx) 74.00 CD – 4 [ 1] Klemperer’s Effect on the Philharmonia Orchestra 3.10 Beethoven Symphony No 3: First movement – Philharmonia Orchestra Commentary from Gillian Eastwood and Gareth Morris Narration [ 2] Style and Tempi in the mid 1950s 3.35 Mozart Serenade No 13 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik): Fourth movement – Philharmonia Orchestra [ 3] Klemperer’s Communication and control in his conducting 6.07 Narration Commentary from Gillian Eastwood Beethoven Symphony No 3: First movement – Philharmonia Orchestra Commentary from Basil Tschaikov and Martyn Jones Beethoven Symphony No 9: First movement – Philharmonia Orchestra Commentary from Gareth Morris and Gillian Eastwood [ 4] Life-threatening accident, survival and return 2.27 Narration Commentary from Otto Klemperer Commentary from Gillian Eastwood [ 5] Klemperer’s results and relationship with the Philharmonia Orchestra players 12.07 Beethoven Overture the Consecration of the House – Philharmonia Orchestra Narration Commentary from Otto Klemperer Speech by Otto Klemperer at a reception for his 75th birthday Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act Three – Philharmonia Orchestra Narration Commentary from Gareth Morris, Basil Tschaikov and Martyn Jones [ 6] Klemperer’s communication and results in the opera house 14.47 Narration Commentary from Victor Godfrey and John Dobson Beethoven Fidelio: Closing scene – Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra Narration Commentary from Victor Godfrey and John Dobson [ 7] Klemperer in rehearsal 5.50 Narration Mozart Don Giovanni: Overture – New Philharmonia Orchestra – in rehearsal Mozart Don Giovanni: Giovinette, che fate all’amore – New Philharmonia Chorus – in rehearsal [ 8] Klemperer’s late Indian Summer with the New Philharmonia Orchestra 18’29 Narration Commentary from Otto Klemperer and Basil Tschaikov Narration Commentary from Martyn Jones Mahler Symphony No 9: First movement – New Philharmonia Orchestra Narration Klemperer Symphony No 2: First movement – New Philharmonia Orch. [ 9] Conclusion – final years and closing overview 4’55 Narration Hermione Lee quotation – read by Kelly Wale Commentary from Otto Klemperer Beethoven Symphony No 9: Fourth movement – Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
His enthusiasm for the art of his own time, and his desire to make a personal contribution to it, are not the least of Otto Klemperer’s qualities which have been overshadowed by the enduring image of a stern standard-bearer for tradition. Here are sprightly, quirkily personal performances of neo-classical masterpieces by Hindemith and Stravinsky, as well as a glimpse into the mind of Klemperer the creative musician, decisively influenced by his early encounters with Mahler. Otto Klemperer was born on 14th May 1885 in Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland) and died on 6th July 1973 in Zurich, hence 2013 marks 40 years since his passing. He had had a remarkable career as a young man but it was at the age of 70 that he started a series of recordings that would not only establish him as an inter-nationally renowned conductor but provide EMI with a catalogue of recordings that became and remain touchstones. At the age of 42 Klemperer became director of the Kroll Opera in Berlin and was responsible for numerous premieres of the music by modern composers, especially Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith and Kurt Weill. It was a source of pride that he brought so many works by Stravinsky, born three years and dying two years before him, to the public and this continued even when Stravinsky and Klemperer were in America where the Symphony in Three Movements was written. Hindemith, too, was supported both in Berlin and America. Klemperer was so captivated by the Berthold Brecht/Kurt Weill Die Dreigroschenoper when it opened in Berlin in 1928 that he commissioned the 28-year-old composer to make a suite for wind instruments based on the original score. The result was the Kleine Dreigroschenmusik, which was played for the first time at the annual Berlin opera ball under Klemperer’s direction. Not only a conductor, Klemperer loved to compose and three works were recorded, The first, in October 1961, was Merry Waltz taken from his opera Das Ziel (The Goal) and re-orchestrated for a larger orchestra which had originally premiered in August 1936 in Los Angeles. The second is his Symphony No. 2 which had had a private recording earlier in 1969 but which EMI then decided deserved proper session time and was released to celebrate his 85th birthday. His String Quartet No. 7 was recorded in February 1970, with the Philharmonia String Quartet for the same reason. The box set includes a musical bonus in the Overture and Dream Pantomime from Hänsel und Gretel composed by Engelbert Humperdinck. He had often conducted the opera and in 1932 his wife, the soprano Johanna Geissler, had alternated the roles of Gretel and the Witch. The set concludes with Jon Tolansky’s Sound Biography which illustrates how Otto Klemperer inspired musicians and music lovers not only with his conducting but also with his extraordinary courage, surviving extreme physical and mental adversity with remarkable stoicism. This special disc also includes two never before released items that were discovered as this feature was being prepared: a speech by Dr Klemperer at a reception for his 75th birthday, and a rehearsal during his recording sessions for Mozart’s Don Giovanni. An entire hour of rehearsal can be heard on a bonus CD that appears with EMI Classics’ reissue of the complete opera. | 
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| |  | Mercury Living Presence 2
Albéniz: | Iberia, books 1-4 (complete) | Albéniz, M P: | Sonata in D | Alford: | Colonel Bogey March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Anderson, Leroy: | Belle of the Ball Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Pirate Dance Frederick Fennell Suite of Carols - excerpts Frederick Fennell A Christmas Festival: Overture Frederick Fennell Sandpaper Ballet Frederick Fennell Forgotten Dreams Frederick Fennell Trumpeter's Lullaby Frederick Fennell The Penny Whistle Song Frederick Fennell Bugler's Holiday Frederick Fennell Irish Suite Frederick Fennell | anon.: | My Lady Careys Dompe | Auber: | Les diamants de la couronne: Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Auric: | Ouverture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bach, C P E: | Twelve Variationen über die Folie d'Espagne, Wq118/9/H263 | Bach, J C: | Duetto in La Maggiore, Op. 18:5 | Bach, J S: | French Overture in B minor, BWV831 Toccata in F sharp minor, BWV910 | Bach, W F: | Concerto a due Cembali in E | Barber, S: | Medea Orchestral Suite, Op. 23 Capricorn Concerto | Bartók: | Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77 Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati Two Portraits Op. 5 Erwin Ramor (violin) Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati Mikrokosmos (selection) Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati The Wooden Prince London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (complete ballet) BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Antal Dorati Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Antal Dorati Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110 Geza Frid, Luctor Ponae (pianos) Members of the London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (suite) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati First Rhapsody | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Egmont Overture, Op. 84 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Berg: | Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Lyric Suite - for soprano and string quartet Helga Pilarczyk (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bergsma: | Gold and the Senor Commandante | Berlioz: | Chasse royale et Orage (from Les Troyens) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Besard: | Branle Gay | Bizet: | Carmen: Danse Bohème Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Patrie Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Bloch, E: | Sinfonia Breve Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Borodin: | Prince Igor Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bull, J: | Les Buffons The King's Hunt | Byrd: | La Volta | Carpenter, J A: | Adventures in a Perambulator | Cese: | Inglesina Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Chabrier: | España Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Suite Pastorale Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Fête Polonaise Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Gwendoline Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Danse Slave Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Joyeuse Marche Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Bourrée Fantasque Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Chadwick: | Symphonic Sketches | Chambonnières: | Le Moutier | Chopin: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Polonaise brillante Op. 3 for cello & piano | Coates, E: | The Three Elizabeths Suite London 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Knightsbridge March from London Suite Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell London Suite Frederick Fennell Four Ways Suite Frederick Fennell | Copland: | Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Corigliano: | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Hilde Somer (piano) Victor A|essandro | Couperin, F: | La Pantomime | Couperin, L: | Tombeau de M de Blancrocher in F major Pavane in F sharp minor | Debussy: | Trois Nocturnes Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Petite Suite Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Images for orchestra: II. Ibéria Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Mer Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Cello Sonata | Delibes: | Sylvia London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari | Dieupart: | Passepied | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Falla: | La vida breve: Interlude & Dance | Fetler: | Contrasts for Orchestra Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Fischer, J K F: | Passacaille en Ré mineur - Uranie | Françaix: | Piano Concertino in F major London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Francisque: | Branle de Montirande | Franck, C: | Pièce héroïque, M37 Marcel Dupre (organ) Trois Chorals pour grand orgue, M. 38-40 Marcel Dupre (organ) | Freixanet: | Sonata in A | Frescobaldi: | Aria detta la Frescobalda (1627) Corrente in F major Galliards (5) Partite dodici sopra l'aria di Ruggiero | Ganne: | Father of Victory Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Gershwin: | An American in Paris, tone poem Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Giannini: | Symphony No. 3 for Winds Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Goldman: | On the mall Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Gould, M: | Symphony No. 4 ‘West Point’ Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Spirituals for Strings Fall River Legend Suite | Gounod: | Faust - Ballet Music Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Grainger: | Lincolnshire Posy Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Country Gardens Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Shepherd's Hey Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Colonial Song Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Children's March 'Over the Hills and Far Away' Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C) Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Mock Morris Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Handel in the Strand Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy' Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Spoon River Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Molly on the Shore Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell | Grieg: | Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 | Griffes: | Poem for flute & orchestra | Hanson, H: | Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 21 'Nordic' Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 'Romantic' Song of Democracy Symphony No. 3, Op. 33 Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky, Op. 44 Lament for Beowulf, Op. 25 Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, for piano and strings | Hanssen: | Valdresmarsj (March of the Valdre) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Hartley, W: | Concerto for 23 Winds Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Hérold: | Zampa - Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Hindemith: | Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Holst: | Suite No. 1 for Military Band in E flat major, Op. 28 No. 1, H105 Suite No. 2 for Military Band in F major, Op. 28 No. 2, H106 | Hovhaness: | Symphony No. 4, Op. 165 A. Clyde Roller Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Ibert: | Escales Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Ives, C: | Orchestral Set No. 1 'Three Places in New England' Symphony No. 3 'The Camp Meeting' | Kennan: | Pieces (3) for Orchestra | Khachaturian: | Two Armenian Dances Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | King, K: | Barnum and Bailey's Favorite Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Klohr: | The Billboard Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Kodály: | Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Liadov: | The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 Kikimora, Op. 63 | Liszt: | Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Loeffler: | Deux Rapsodies | MacDowell: | Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 42 | Marcello, A: | Oboe Concerto in D Minor | Martinu: | Variations on a Theme of Rossini | Massenet: | Phèdre: Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | McCauley: | Miniatures (5) for Flute & Strings | McCoy: | Lights Out Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | McPhee, C: | Tabuh-Tabuhan | Meacham: | American patrol (for toy ocarinas) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Mendelssohn: | Variations concertantes Op. 17 | Mennin: | Canzona Symphony No. 5 | Milhaud: | Le Boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Suite française, Op. 248 | Montaine: | Birds of Paradise, Op. 34 | Moore, D: | The Pageant of P.T. Barnum | Mozart: | Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita' Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Mussorgsky: | Khovanshchina: Prelude & Dance of the Persian Slaves | Paray: | Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Peerson: | The Primerose (P VI/4) The Fall of the Leafe | Persichetti: | Symphony for Band, Op. 69 Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Psalm for Band, Op. 53 | Peter, J: | Sinfonia in G | Philips, P: | Pavana Dolorosa Galiarda Dolorosa | Phillips, B: | Selections from McGuffey's Reader | Picchi: | Balli d'Arpicordo | Piston: | The Incredible Flutist | Prokofiev: | March in B flat major Op. 99 'Military March' Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Rameau: | Gavotte et doubles | Ravel: | Rapsodie Espagnole Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Alborada del gracioso (orchestral version) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Pavane pour une infante défunte Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Valse Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Le Tombeau de Couperin Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Valses nobles et sentimentales Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Ma Mère l'Oye Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Reed, H O: | La Fiesta Mexicana | Respighi: | The Birds London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Impressioni brasiliane London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Fountains of Rome Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Pines of Rome Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Ancient Airs and Dances, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati | Rogers, Bernard: | Three Japanese Dances Carol Dawn Mayer (mezzo) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Once Upon a Time | Roussel: | Suite in F major, Op. 33 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Saint-Saëns: | Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony' Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Danse macabre, Op. 40 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | San Miguel: | The Golden Ear Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Satie: | Parade London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K541 in F major Keyboard Sonata K175 in A minor Keyboard Sonata K381 in E major | Schmitt, F: | La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Schuller: | 7 Studies on Themes of Paul Klee Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Schuman: | New England Triptych: Three Pieces for Orchestra After William Billings | Sessions: | The Black Maskers | Smetana: | The Bartered Bride (extracts) | Sousa: | Hands Across The Sea Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell U.S. Field Artillery March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell The Thunderer Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Washington Post Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell King Cotton Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell El Capitan March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell The Stars and Stripes Forever Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Strauss, R: | Serenade in E flat major for Winds, Op. 7 Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Parergon zur Symphonia Domestica for piano (left hand) & orchestra, Op. 73 Hilde Somer (piano) Victor A|essandro | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Swan Lake, Op. 20 Rafael Druian (violin) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Teike: | Alte Kameraden Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Telemann: | Bourree alla Polacca | Thomas, Ambroise: | Gavotte from 'Mignon' Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Mignon Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Raymond Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Thomson, V: | Symphony on a Hymn Tune The Feast of Love | Vaughan Williams: | English Folk Song Suite Toccata Marziale | Weber: | Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Webern: | Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Weiner, Leó: | Lakodalmas 'Wedding dance', Op. 21b | Widor: | Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2: Allegro Marcel Dupre (organ) Symphony No. 2, Op. 13, No. 2, IV. Salve Regina Marcel Dupre (organ) |
This new collection of 55 CDs from the acclaimed label offers a wealth of recordings from the 1950s and 1960s in an unrivalled range of repertory. This ranges from solo Bach played by harpsichordist Rafael Puyana to American composer and conductor Howard Hanson in his own works as well as music by fellow-Americans. Key artists include Antal Dorati in works ranging from Beethoven to Bartók and Berg; Frederick Fennell, Rafael Kubelík, Paul Paray and János Starker. An extensive 182 page booklet includes new essays on the history and development of the Mercury label by Thomas Fine (son of Wilma Cozart Fine, legendary producer of the MLP label) and Mike Gray. Numerous photographs are included and full recording information is documented. When we say full recording information, we mean it too. All the details collectors love to see is here: the microphones, the recording location, the original engineers, the subsequent remastering engineers, even the type of recording equipment. Two CDs of true rarities are included: Dorati’s 1953 mono recording of The Rite of Spring; and making its first-ever appearance on CD is John Corigliano’s Piano Concerto. The CD also includes a rare 16 minute interview with Corigliano and pianist Hilde Somer. | 
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| |  | Hindemith: Messe, Six Chansons, Apparebit repentina dies
December 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of Paul Hindemith's death, but this is not the only reason for the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart to turn Hindemith's choral works. His works continue to impress with diverse expressions and moods that utilize a variety of different compositional techniques and musical forms. In the works on this program, the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart realizes this idea quite beautifully. With this latest recording of the choral works of Hindemith, the elite Stuttgart team under the direction of Marcus Creed continues its award-winning series of recordings together with the choral works by Kurtág, Carter, Schnittke and Villa-Lobos. | 
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| |  | Itzhak Perlman: Concertos, Sonatas and more…
Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 | Bazzini: | La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25 | Beethoven: | Serenade for string trio in D major, Op. 8 | Ben-Haim: | Berceuse Sfaradite | Bloch, E: | Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2) | Brahms: | Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 (complete) | Chausson: | Concerto in D major for piano, violin and string quartet, Op. 21 | Dohnányi: | Serenade in C major for String Trio Op. 10 | Dvorak: | Romance in F minor, Op. 11 | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) | Giuliani: | Duo Concertante | Handel: | Sonata in E major for violin and continuo, HWV373, Op. 1 No. 15 | Hindemith: | Sonata for Violin & Piano in E flat major, Op. 11 No. 1 | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 | Leclair, J-M: | Sonata for two violins in F major | Mozart: | Duos Nos. 1 & 2 | Paganini: | Sonata in A minor, MS112/1 (Centone di Sonate, Op. 64, Letter A/1) Violin Sonata No. 12 in E minor, MS19 Grande sonata concertata MS 3 Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 16 in G minor Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor Cantabile for violin & piano/guitar in D major, Op. 17, MS 109 | Prokofiev: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 | Ravel: | Tzigane | Sarasate: | Navarra, Op. 33 | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 | Vivaldi: | Concerto for 3 violins in F major, RV 551 |
and selections from Cinema Serenade
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| |  | Tine Thing Helseth: Tine
A recital disc which solidifies Tine’s place in the core classical world, whilst at the same time maintaining those key elements from “Storyteller” - interest, variety, approachability, whilst showcasing her talents, and incorporating plenty of repertoire that she can tour with. “The Norwegian trumpeter encapsulates many moods in her choice of repertoire” Financial Times, 2nd March 2013 “Helseth's playing is stylish in every way and there is ready virtuosity when required...Stott obviously identifies with her and both artists achieve striking spontaneity.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 | 
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| |  | Constantin Silvestri: The Complete EMI Recordings
Bartók: | Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 | Berlioz: | Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 | Borodin: | Prince Igor Overture Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances In the Steppes of Central Asia | Debussy: | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Trois Nocturnes La Mer | Dukas: | The Sorcerer's Apprentice (two recordings) | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' (two recordings) Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 Carnival Overture, Op. 92 | Elgar: | In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 | Enescu: | Romanian Rhapsody in A major, Op. 11 No. 1 | Franck, C: | Symphony in D minor | Glinka: | Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture | Hindemith: | Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' | Humperdinck: | Hänsel & Gretel Overture | Khachaturian: | Gayane Suite No. 1 | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S359 No. 4 in D minor Les Préludes, symphonic poem No. 3, S97 Tasso, Lamento e trionfo, symphonic poem No. 2, S96 | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21 | Mussorgsky: | A Night on the Bare Mountain | Prokofiev: | The Love for Three Oranges: Suite Op. 33a | Ravel: | Rapsodie Espagnole Pavane pour une infante défunte Boléro | Rimsky Korsakov: | May Night Overture Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Scheherazade, Op. 35 | Saint-Saëns: | Danse macabre, Op. 40 (two recordings) | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 | Sibelius: | Finlandia, Op. 26 | Stravinsky: | Le Chant du Rossignol Symphony in 3 movements | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' Manfred Symphony, Op. 58 Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24) Capriccio italien, Op. 45 1812 Overture, Op. 49 | Vaughan Williams: | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis The Wasps | Weber: | Der Freischütz Overture |
plus selections from Falla's ballets, Dvorak's Slavonic Dances and Brahms's Hungarian Dances,
Constantin Silvestri was born in Bucharest, Romania on 31st May 1913. His mother had to bring him up as both his father and stepfather had died whilst he was still a teenager. By the age of six he was playing both piano and organ and showed skill as an improviser. Although not in conducting classes at the Conservatoire in Bucharest he was already appearing as a conductor in his teens, making his debut with the Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1930 in a concert which included The Rite of Spring and one of his own compositions. After further success with the National Radio Orchestra of Romania he decided to make conducting his career. In 1935 he started his association with the Romanian National Opera and directed the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra for six years. In 1948 he started teaching at the Conservatoire and founded its Conducting Department. Whilst conducting all the main orchestras in Romania he was also able to accept guest appearances in the USSR, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. In 1957 he also made his debut in the U.K. conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall and started making recordings for EMI in London, Paris and Vienna. Before leaving his home country he had his greatest success there – the premiere of Enesco’s opera Oedipe in 1958. Settling first in Paris in 1959 and then in England when offered the post of Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. With his meticulous and lengthy preparation in rehearsals he raised the standard and prestige of the orchestra to one of international standing. He became a British citizen in 1967 but his growing reputation was cut short by increasing ill-health and he died of cancer in London on 23rd February 1968 at the age of 55. This set presents the Complete Recordings made by Constantin Silvestri for EMI. The microphones did offer to this “fanatical idealist” the most favourable circumstances to let his particular talent blossom. | 
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Adès: | Asyla Daniel Harding | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Marianne Cornetti (mezzo), Robert Dean Smith (tenor), Franz-Josef Selig (bass) Mariss Jansons | Berio: | Rendering Heinz Holliger | Brahms: | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Herbert Blomstedt | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 Stefan Asbury | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 8 in C minor Zubin Mehta | Busoni: | Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42 Ed Spanjaard | Debussy: | La Mer Bernard Haitink | Diepenbrock: | Elektra - symphonic suite Waltraud Meier (mezzo), Robert Dean Smith (tenor), Marcel Reijans (tenor), Juha Uusitalo (bass-baritone), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass-baritone), Johan Leysen (speaker) Claus Peter Flor | Dutilleux: | Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra) Godfried Hoogeveen (cello) Yan Pascal Tortelier | Escher: | Musique pour l’esprit en deuil Bernard Haitink | Haydn: | Symphony No. 97 in C major Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Hindemith: | Konzertmusik, Op. 50 for strings & brass Kurt Masur | Janacek: | Jealousy (original prelude to Jenufa) Sir Mark Elder Taras Bulba Sir Mark Elder | Keulen: | Fünf tragische Lieder Detlef Roth (baritone) Lothar Zagrosek | Lutoslawski: | Piano Concerto Lars Vogt (piano) Daniel Harding | Mahler: | Das Lied von der Erde Anna Larsson (contralto), Robert Dean Smith (tenor) Fabio Luisi | Martinu: | Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, H. 352 Leonard Slatkin | Messiaen: | Les Offrandes oubliées (1930) George Benjamin | Mozart: | Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter' Ivan Fischer | Nas: | No reason to panic David Robertson | Prokofiev: | Autumnal sketch, Op. 8 David Robertson | Ravel: | Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2 Mariss Jansons | Rihm: | Marsyas, rhapsody for trumpet with percussion & orchestra Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet), Gustavo Gimeno (percussion) George Benjamin | Schat: | Symphony No. 3, Op.45 'Gamelan' Hans Vonk | Schubert: | Symphony No. 3 in D major, D200 Ivan Fischer | Schumann: | Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Kurt Masur | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 'Babi Yar' Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) Kurt Masur | Sibelius: | Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 Sir Colin Davis Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Paavo Berglund | Strauss, R: | Sinfonia Domestica, Op. 53 Lorin Maazel Der Rosenkavalier - Suite Mariss Jansons | Stravinsky: | Oedipus Rex Riccardo Chailly Violin Concerto in D Alexander Kerr (violin) Riccardo Chailly | Szymanowski: | Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 Vesko Eschkenazy (violin) Sir Mark Elder | Verbey: | Lied for trombone and orchestra Jorgen van Rijen (trombone) Markus Stenz | Webern: | Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 Pierre Boulez | Zuidam: | Adam-Interludes Ingo Metzmacher |
This seventh installment of the Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (2000- 2010) covers a period in the orchestra's history largely characterised by changing perspectives in a new century. Indeed, it was in 2004 that Riccardo Chailly relinquished his position as chief conductor after a 16-year-long tenure, whereupon the orchestra managed to forge what would be a long-term relationship with the renowned maestro Mariss Jansons. A specialist in Romantic, and particularly Italian, opera repertoire, Chailly was also an advocate of the modern classics and of contemporary music. His collaboration with the RCO resulted in internationally acclaimed recordings of works by such composers as Varese, Stravinsky and Berio. The Latvian maestro Jansons, a passionate orchestral conductor particularly of the late Romantic repertoire, shifted the orchestra's focus more towards Tchaikovsky, Richard Strauss and Shostakovich, invariably endeavouring to strike a careful balance between clarity of form and aesthetics. In addition, Jansons successfully continued the tradition of high-profile co-productions between the RCO and De Nederlandse Opera with performances of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District' and Tchaikovsky's 'Yevgeny Onegin'. The orchestra itself also underwent changes. A generation of orchestral players, including the illustrious principal wind instrumentalists who had laid the foundations for the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, retired and were succeeded by a group of outstanding young musicians, most of them hailing from outside the Netherlands, resulting in a growing internationalisation of the RCO. There were also changes in the orchestra's business and artistic management and its concert programming policy also saw a shift in direction. The 'Picasso/Rembrandt formula' was retired to make way for the new A Series, featuring more firmly embedded contemporary, often Dutch, repertoire. The launch of the orchestra's own in-house record label, RCO Live, breathed new life into its rich recording tradition. The identity of a modern, 21st-century orchestra would be further bolstered by the RCO's active online presence, its own Web channel, effective use of social media, and the successful digital platform RCO Universe, a novelty in the orchestral world. This CD box set constitutes the final volume of the Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, a musical journey through time in seven installments, each made up of fourteen CDs of live concert recordings. Drawing on the wealth of recordings in the Dutch public broadcasting network archives, the compilers set out to create a colourful historical overview and sound mosaic whilst doing justice to the unique history of the orchestra from 1935, the year from which its oldest surviving radio recording dates. Repertoire, performance, conductors, soloists and recording quality were the criteria which, in the proper interrelationships, proved to be decisive. Working to document such a vast musical legacy has been a privilege, the compilers having been aware that the making of choices brings with it the duty to showcase as many aspects of this rich history as possible. The compilers wish to dedicate this series to all the musicians who have been part of the orchestra over the past 125 years. It is hoped that all seven volumes will be re-released as a 'superbox' to celebrate the RCO's anniversary. “Anyone who has been collecting this series will certainly want this latest addition, for the unusual repertoire as much as for the performances … the live sound is tremendous.” International Record Review, February 2013 “throughout this set it's the astonishing consistency of the orchestral playing that is most vivid...regardless of the conductor or the repertoire, the depth and eloquence of the strings, the quick-witted brilliance of the woodwind and the rounded security of the brass are unfailing.” The Guardian, 3rd January 2013 ***** | 
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