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SET. 111 THE CONDUCTORS presents a wide breadth of repertoire from Haydn and Mozart to Mahler and Messiaen; legendary recordings from Kleiber’s immortal Beethoven 5 & 7 to Karajan’s sensational Beethoven 9 to Nelsons’ more recent Shostakovich Symphonies 5 & 9; and also rare gems either new to CD or never before released internationally in this format – recordings by Fritz Busch, Riccardo Chailly, Fritz Lehmann, Ferdinand Leitner, and Carl Schuricht. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897-1899; France
2.
Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2 by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra,
New England Conservatory Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1913; France
3.
Pavane pour une infante défunte by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1899; France
5.
Tragic Overture, Op. 81 by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; Austria
8.
Le Déluge, Op. 45 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Alain Moglia (Violin)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875
9.
Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Luben Yordanoff (Violin)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; France
10.
Boléro by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; France
11.
Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan" by Gustav Mahler
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888/1896
12.
Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler
Performer:
Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano),
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Choir,
New York Philharmonic
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888/1896; Germany
14.
Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 by Arnold Schoenberg
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1902-1903; Vienna, Austria
15.
Symphony of Psalms by Igor Stravinsky
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,
Berlin Radio Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930/1948; France
16.
Symphony in Three Movements by Igor Stravinsky
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942-1945; USA
19.
Tragic Overture, Op. 81 by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Fritz Busch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; Austria
20.
Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 44 by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:
German Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; Paris, France
21.
Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:
German Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919/1924; USA
22.
Turangalîla-Symphonie by Olivier Messiaen
Performer:
Jeanne Loriod (Ondes Martenot),
Yvonne Loriod (Piano)
Conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bastille Opera Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946-1948; France
23.
Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Victor de Sabata
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1884-1885; Austria
24.
Dances of Galánta by Zoltán Kodály
Conductor:
Victor de Sabata
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; Hungary
25.
Sensemayá by Silvestre Revueltas
Conductor:
Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; Mexico
26.
Margariteńa by Inocente Carreńo
Conductor:
Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; Venezuela
28.
Danzón no 2 by Arturo Márquez
Conductor:
Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1994; Mexico
30.
Estancia, Op. 8: Dance(s) by Alberto Ginastera
Conductor:
Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; Argentina
31.
Santa Cruz de Pacairigua by Evencio Castellanos
Conductor:
Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; Venezuela
33.
Die Fledermaus: Overture by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Vienna, Austria
34.
Annen-Polka, Op. 117 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1852; Vienna, Austria
35.
Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
36.
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1858; Vienna, Austria
37.
Radetzky March, Op. 228 by Johann Strauss Sr.
Conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848; Vienna, Austria
38.
An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria
39.
Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1869; Vienna, Austria
41.
Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68 by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1855-1876; Austria
43.
Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Period: Classical
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
45.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109 by Anton Bruckner
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891-1896; Vienna, Austria
46.
Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Gidon Kremer (Violin)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1775; Salzburg, Austria
47.
Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K 218 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Gidon Kremer (Violin)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1775; Salzburg, Austria
Date of Recording: 01/1987
Venue: Grosser Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna
48.
Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major, K 219 "Turkish" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Gidon Kremer (Violin)
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1775
Date of Recording: 01/1987
Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna
49.
Karelia Suite, Op. 11 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Finland
50.
Luonnotar, Op. 70 by Jean Sibelius
Performer:
Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1910; Finland
52.
Oceanides, Op. 73 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1914; Finland
53.
King Christian II, Op. 27: Suite by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898; Finland
54.
Finlandia, Op. 26 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Finland
57.
Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1807; Vienna, Austria
58.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Walter Berry (Bass Baritone),
Waldemar Kmentt (Tenor),
Hilde Rössl-Majdan (Mezzo Soprano),
Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,
Vienna Singverein
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
59.
Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Carlos Kleiber
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria
60.
Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Carlos Kleiber
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1811-1812; Vienna, Austria
63.
Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 1 in G major, HWV 319 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Hans Melzer (Cello),
Otto Büchner (Violin),
Franz Berger (Violin),
Karl Richter (Cembalo)
Conductor:
Fritz Lehmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; London, England
64.
Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 4 in A minor, HWV 322 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Hans Melzer (Cello),
Otto Büchner (Violin),
Franz Berger (Violin),
Karl Richter (Cembalo)
Conductor:
Fritz Lehmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; London, England
65.
Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 5 in D major, HWV 323 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Hans Melzer (Cello),
Otto Büchner (Violin),
Franz Berger (Violin),
Karl Richter (Cembalo)
Conductor:
Fritz Lehmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; London, England
66.
Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 6 in G minor, HWV 324 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Hans Melzer (Cello),
Otto Büchner (Violin),
Franz Berger (Violin),
Karl Richter (Cembalo)
Conductor:
Fritz Lehmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; London, England
67.
Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 12 in B minor, HWV 330 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Hans Melzer (Cello),
Otto Büchner (Violin),
Franz Berger (Violin),
Karl Richter (Cembalo)
Conductor:
Fritz Lehmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; London, England
70.
Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1783; Linz, Austria
71.
Capriccio italien, Op. 45 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; Russia
72.
Marche slave, Op. 31 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1876; Russia
73.
Lohengrin: Act 1 Prelude by Richard Wagner
Conductor:
James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
80.
Scheherazade, Op. 35 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor:
Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Russia
81.
Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:
Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1909; Russia
82.
Symphony no 34 in C major, K 338 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Igor Markevitch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1780; Salzburg, Austria
85.
Symphony in G major by Christoph W. Gluck
Conductor:
Igor Markevitch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux
Period: Classical
Written: 18th Century
86.
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 by Hector Berlioz
Conductor:
Marc Minkowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra,
Les Musiciens du Louvre members
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; France
87.
Herminie by Hector Berlioz
Performer:
Aurélia Legay (Soprano)
Conductor:
Marc Minkowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra,
Les Musiciens du Louvre members
Period: Romantic
Written: 1828; France
89.
Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Kurt Sanderling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1801-1802; Vienna, Austria
91.
Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor:
Andris Nelsons
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; USSR
93.
Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120 by Robert Schumann
Conductor:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Germany
94.
Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923-1924; Rome, Italy
95.
Feste romane by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; Rome, Italy
96.
Fountains of Rome by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1916; Rome, Italy
97.
Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor:
André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; USSR
98.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Krystian Zimerman (Piano)
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1854-1858; Germany
101.
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
Leon Spierer (Violin),
Eberhard Finke (Cello)
Conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875-1876; Russia
102.
Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Russia
103.
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Russia
104.
Night on the Bare Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; Russia
106.
Le sacre du printemps by Igor Stravinsky
Conductor:
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911-1913
107.
Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107 by Anton Bruckner
Conductor:
Carl Schuricht
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881-1883; Vienna, Austria
108.
Pictures at an exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Russia
109.
Night on the Bare Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; Russia
110.
Valses nobles et sentimentales by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911; France
111.
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Joseph Silverstein (Violin)
Conductor:
William Steinberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1895-1896; Germany
112.
Symphony "Mathis der Maler" by Paul Hindemith
Conductor:
William Steinberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
115.
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Rainer Honeck (Violin)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897-1898; Germany
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