Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vol.7: 2000-2010 | RCO Live RCO12004

Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vol.7: 2000-2010

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Label: RCO Live

Cat No: RCO12004

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 14

Release Date: 14th January 2013

Contents

Works

Ades, Thomas

Asyla

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'

Berio, Luciano

Rendering (Schubert)

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony no.4 in E minor, op.98

Britten, Benjamin

Sinfonia da Requiem, op.20

Bruckner, Anton

Symphony no.8 in C minor

Busoni, Ferruccio

Berceuse elegiaque, op.42

Debussy, Claude

La Mer

Diepenbrock, Alphons

Elektra: Symphonic Suite

Dutilleux, Henri

Cello Concerto 'Tout un monde lointain'

Escher, Rudolf

Musique pour l'esprit en deuil

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Symphony no.97 in C major, Hob.I:97

Hindemith, Paul

Konzertmusik for string orchestra and brass, op.50

Janacek, Leos

Jealousy
Taras Bulba

Keulen, Geert van

Tragische Lieder (5) auf Gedichte von Anna Enquist

Lutoslawski, Witold

Piano Concerto

Mahler, Gustav

Das Lied von der Erde

Martinu, Bohuslav

Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, H352

Messiaen, Olivier

Les Offrandes oubliees

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'

Nas, Mayke

No reason to panic

Prokofiev, Sergei

Autumnal Sketch, op.8

Ravel, Maurice

Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no.2

Rihm, Wolfgang

Marsyas

Schat, Peter

Symphony no.3, op.45 'Gamelan'

Schubert, Franz

Symphony no.3 in D major, D200

Schumann, Robert

Symphony no.2 in C major, op.61

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Symphony no.13 in B flat minor, op.113 'Babi-Yar'

Sibelius, Jean

Pohjola's Daughter, op.49
Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82

Strauss, Richard

Der Rosenkavalier: Suite
Sinfonia domestica, op.53 TrV209

Stravinsky, Igor

Oedipus rex
» Act 2
» Prologue (Act 1)
Violin Concerto in D major

Szymanowski, Karol

Violin Concerto no.1, op.35

Verbey, Theo

LIED for trombone and orchestra

Webern, Anton

Pieces (6), op.6

Zuidam, Robert

Adam-Interludes

Artists

Alexander Kerr (violin)
Vesko Eschkenazy (violin)
Godfried Hoogeveen (cello)
Lars Vogt (piano)
Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet)
Gustavo Gimeno (percussion)
Jorgen van Rijen (trombone)
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano)
Marianne Cornetti (alto)
Robert Dean Smith (tenor)
Franz-Josef Selig (bass)
Detlef Roth (baritone)
Anna Larsson (alto)
Robert Dean Smith (tenor)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Conductors

Mark Elder
Lorin Maazel
Claus Peter Flor
Riccardo Chailly
Leonard Slatkin
Hans Vonk
Mariss Jansons
Colin Davis
Paavo Berglund
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Heinz Holliger
Kurt Masur
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Daniel Harding
George Benjamin
Markus Stenz
Zubin Mehta
Bernard Haitink
David Robertson
Pierre Boulez
Kurt Masur
Herbert Blomstedt
Stefan Asbury
George Benjamin
Ingo Metzmacher
Bernard Haitink
Lothar Zagrosek
Ivan Fischer
Ed Spanjaard
Fabio Luisi

Works

Ades, Thomas

Asyla

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'

Berio, Luciano

Rendering (Schubert)

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony no.4 in E minor, op.98

Britten, Benjamin

Sinfonia da Requiem, op.20

Bruckner, Anton

Symphony no.8 in C minor

Busoni, Ferruccio

Berceuse elegiaque, op.42

Debussy, Claude

La Mer

Diepenbrock, Alphons

Elektra: Symphonic Suite

Dutilleux, Henri

Cello Concerto 'Tout un monde lointain'

Escher, Rudolf

Musique pour l'esprit en deuil

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Symphony no.97 in C major, Hob.I:97

Hindemith, Paul

Konzertmusik for string orchestra and brass, op.50

Janacek, Leos

Jealousy
Taras Bulba

Keulen, Geert van

Tragische Lieder (5) auf Gedichte von Anna Enquist

Lutoslawski, Witold

Piano Concerto

Mahler, Gustav

Das Lied von der Erde

Martinu, Bohuslav

Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, H352

Messiaen, Olivier

Les Offrandes oubliees

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'

Nas, Mayke

No reason to panic

Prokofiev, Sergei

Autumnal Sketch, op.8

Ravel, Maurice

Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no.2

Rihm, Wolfgang

Marsyas

Schat, Peter

Symphony no.3, op.45 'Gamelan'

Schubert, Franz

Symphony no.3 in D major, D200

Schumann, Robert

Symphony no.2 in C major, op.61

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Symphony no.13 in B flat minor, op.113 'Babi-Yar'

Sibelius, Jean

Pohjola's Daughter, op.49
Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82

Strauss, Richard

Der Rosenkavalier: Suite
Sinfonia domestica, op.53 TrV209

Stravinsky, Igor

Oedipus rex
» Act 2
» Prologue (Act 1)
Violin Concerto in D major

Szymanowski, Karol

Violin Concerto no.1, op.35

Verbey, Theo

LIED for trombone and orchestra

Webern, Anton

Pieces (6), op.6

Zuidam, Robert

Adam-Interludes

Artists

Alexander Kerr (violin)
Vesko Eschkenazy (violin)
Godfried Hoogeveen (cello)
Lars Vogt (piano)
Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet)
Gustavo Gimeno (percussion)
Jorgen van Rijen (trombone)
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano)
Marianne Cornetti (alto)
Robert Dean Smith (tenor)
Franz-Josef Selig (bass)
Detlef Roth (baritone)
Anna Larsson (alto)
Robert Dean Smith (tenor)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Conductors

Mark Elder
Lorin Maazel
Claus Peter Flor
Riccardo Chailly
Leonard Slatkin
Hans Vonk
Mariss Jansons
Colin Davis
Paavo Berglund
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Heinz Holliger
Kurt Masur
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Daniel Harding
George Benjamin
Markus Stenz
Zubin Mehta
Bernard Haitink
David Robertson
Pierre Boulez
Kurt Masur
Herbert Blomstedt
Stefan Asbury
George Benjamin
Ingo Metzmacher
Bernard Haitink
Lothar Zagrosek
Ivan Fischer
Ed Spanjaard
Fabio Luisi

About

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.

Contents:
CD 1
LEOŠ JANÁČEK
1. Jealousy
Sir Mark Elder
AVRO, November 10, 2000

LEOŠ JANÁČEK
Taras Bulba
2. The Death of Andrei
3. The Death of Ostap
4. The Prophecy and Death of Taras Bulba
Sir Mark Elder
AVRO, November 10, 2000

RICHARD STRAUSS
5. Sinfonia domestica, op.53
Lorin Maazel
AVRO, October 14, 2000

Total Time 75:00

CD 2
ALPHONS DIEPENBROCK
Elektra, Symphonic Suite (arr. suite Eduard Reeser)
1. Andante agitato - Adagio
2. Presto (tempo di scherzo) - Andantino moderato - Presto
3. Lento - Sostenuto e agitato - Largamente
4. Allegro agitato - Maestoso
Claus Peter Flor
AVRO, October 7, 2001

IGOR STRAVINSKY
Oedipus Rex
5. Prologue - Act I
6. Act II
- Robert Dean Smith, tenor (Oedipus)
- Waltraud Meier, mezzo-soprano (Jocasta)
- Juha Uusitalo, baritone (Creon, Messenger)
- Jan-Hendrik Rootering, bass (Tiresias)
- Marcel Reijans, tenor (Shepherd)
- Johan Leysen, narrator (the Speaker)
Men of the Netherlands Radio Choir
Riccardo Chailly
AVRO, December 25, 2001

Total Time 72:48

CD 3

IGOR STRAVINSKY
Violin Concerto in D
1. Toccata
2. Aria I
3. Aria II
4. Capriccio
Alexander Kerr, violin
Riccardo Chailly
AVRO, September 8, 2000

BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ
Les fresques de Piero della Francesca
5. Andante poco moderato
6. Adagio
7. Poco allegro
Leonard Slatkin
AVRO, February 16, 2001

PETER SCHAT
Symphony No.3, op.45 ‘Gamelan’
8. Adagio, molto tranquillo e rubato
9. Allegro
10. Vivace
11. Allegro
Hans Vonk
AVRO, May 19, 2001

MAURICE RAVEL
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No.2
12. Lever du jour - Pantomime - Danse générale
Mariss Jansons
AVRO, April 11, 2002

Total Time 69:33

CD 4
JEAN SIBELIUS
1. Pohjola’s Daughter, op.49
Sir Colin Davis
AVRO, June 7, 2002

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Violin Concerto No.1
2. Vivace assai
3. Vivace scherzando
4. Cadenza (by Pawel Kochański)
5. Allegro moderato
Vesko Eschkenazy, violin
Sir Mark Elder
AVRO, November 10, 2000

JEAN SIBELIUS
Symphony No.5 in E flat major, op.82
6. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato
7. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
8. Allegro molto
Paavo Berglund
AVRO, February 16, 2003

Total Time 72:26

CD 5
JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony No.97 in C major, Hob.I:97
1. Adagio - Vivace
2. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
4. Finale: Presto assai
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
AVRO, October 16, 2003

FRANZ SCHUBERT / LUCIANO BERIO
Rendering
5. Allegro
6. Andante
7. Allegro
Heinz Holliger
AVRO, September 26, 2003

PAUL HINDEMITH
Konzertmusik für Streichorchester und Blechbläser, op.50
8. I: Mäßig schnell, mit Kraft - Sehr breit, aber stets fließend
9. II: Lebhaft - Langsam - Im ersten Zeitmaß (Lebhaft)
Kurt Masur
AVRO, February 2, 2001

Total Time 76:24

CD 6
HENRI DUTILLEUX
Tout un monde lointain…
1. Énigme
2. Regard
3. Houles
4. Miroirs
5. Hymne
Godfried Hoogeveen, cello
Yan Pascal Tortelier
AVRO, April 7, 2004

WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI
Piano Concerto
6. I
7. II: Presto
8. III
9. IV
Lars Vogt, piano
Daniel Harding
AVRO, January 23, 2004

WOLFGANG RIHM
10. Marsyas: rhapsody for trumpet, percussion and orchestra
Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet
Gustavo Gimeno, percussion
George Benjamin
AVRO, October 27, 2006

CD 7
THEO VERBEY
LIED for trombone and orchestra
1. ð² = 56 4:10
2. ð² = 112 4:57
3. ð² = 66 6:38
4. ð² = 132 3:27
Jorgen van Rijen, trombone
Markus Stenz
AVRO, September 14, 2007 (world premiere)

ANTON BRUCKNER
Symphony No.8 in C minor (edition Nowak 1955)
5. Allegro moderato
6. Scherzo: Allegro moderato - Trio
7. Adagio: Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend
Zubin Mehta
AVRO, December 2, 2005

Total Time 79:05

CD 8
ANTON BRUCKNER
Symphony No.8 in C minor conclusion
1. Finale: Feierlich, nicht schnell
Zubin Mehta
AVRO, December 2, 2005

RUDOLF ESCHER
2. Musique pour l’esprit en deuil
Bernard Haitink
AVRO, February 25, 2005

MAYKE NAS
3. No reason to panic, for wind orchestra, percussion and double basses
David Robertson
AVRO, October 11, 2008

THOMAS ADÈS
Asyla, op.17
4. I
5. II
6. III: Ecstasio
7. IV
Daniel Harding
AVRO, January 23, 2004

Total Time 77:33

CD 9
ANTON WEBERN
Sechs Stücke für Orchester, op.6
1. Etwas bewegte Achtel
2. Bewegt
3. Zart bewegt
4. Langsam: Marcia funebre
5. Sehr langsam
6. Zart bewegt
Pierre Boulez
AVRO, January 21, 2011

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125
7. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
8. Molto vivace - Presto
9. Adagio molto e cantabile
10. Finale: Presto - Ode an die Freude
- Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano
- Marianne Cornetti, alto
- Robert Dean Smith, tenor
- Franz-Josef Selig, bass
Netherlands Radio Choir
Mariss Jansons
AVRO, December 25, 2006

CD 10
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Symphony No.2 in C major, op.61
1. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
2. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio I - Trio II
3. Adagio espressivo
4. Allegro molto vivace
Kurt Masur
AVRO, November 4, 2007

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
5. Allegro non troppo
6. Andante moderato
7. Allegro giocoso
8. Allegro energico e passionato
Herbert Blomstedt
AVRO, April 15, 2007

Total Time 76:00

CD 11

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.13 in B-flat minor, op.113 ‘Babi Yar’
1. Babi Yar
2. Humour
3. In the Store
4. Fears
5. A Career
Sergei Leiferkus, bass
Men of the Prague Philharmonic Choir
Kurt Masur
AVRO, May 12, 2006

BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Sinfonia da Requiem, op.20
6. Lacrymosa
7. Dies irae
8. Requiem aeternam
Stefan Asbury
AVRO, March 9, 2007

Total Time 79:54

CD 12

OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Les offrandes oubliées
1. Très lent, douloureux, profondément triste
2. Vif, féroce, désesperé, haletant
3. Extrêmement lent (avec une grande pitié et un grand amour)
George Benjamin
AVRO, November 9, 2007

ROB ZUIDAM
Adam-Interludes
4. O, knaegend naberou
5. Wy zagen U endtloos schooner dan de zon
6. Dat de paradysgront dreunt
Ingo Metzmacher
AVRO, June 14, 2008 (world premiere)

CLAUDE DEBUSSY
La mer
7. De l’aube à midi sur la mer
8. Jeux de vagues
9. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Bernard Haitink
AVRO, March 12, 2009

GEERT VAN KEULEN
Fünf tragische Lieder auf Gedichte von Anna Enquist, für Bariton und Orchester
10. Nirgends
11. Bitte an den Maler
12. Preis die Höhe
13. Wanderung
14. Spiel
Detlef Roth, baritone
Lothar Zagrosek
AVRO, November 13, 2009 (world premiere)

Total Time 70:40

CD 13
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Symphony No.41 in C major, KV 551 ‘Jupiter’
1. Allegro vivace
2. Andante cantabile
3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
4. Molto allegro
Iván Fischer
AVRO, November 6, 2009

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Symphony No. 3 in D major, D200
5. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con brio
6. Allegretto
7. Menuetto: Vivace - Trio
8. Presto vivace
Iván Fischer
AVRO, April 23, 2010

RICHARD STRAUSS
9. Der Rosenkavalier, Suite op.59
Mariss Jansons
AVRO, February 4, 2011

Total Time 76:00

CD 14

FERRUCCIO BUSONI
1. Berceuse élégiaque, op.42
Ed Spanjaard
AVRO, December 10, 2010

SERGEI PROKOFIEV
2. Autumn, op.8
David Robertson
AVRO, October 11, 2008

GUSTAV MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde
3. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde
4. Der Einsame im Herbst
5. Von der Jugend
6. Von der Schönheit
7. Der Trunkene im Frühling
8. Der Abschied
- Anna Larsson, alto
- Robert Dean Smith, tenor
Fabio Luisi
AVRO, May 20, 2011

Total Time 78:50

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