Philharmonia Orchestra: Birth of a Legend
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Label: Warner
Cat No: 9029534951
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 24
Release Date: 24th January 2020
Contents
Works
Souvenirs, op.28 (orchestra)Music for strings, percussion and celesta, Sz106 BB114
Violin Concerto no.2, Sz112 BB117
Egmont Overture, op.84
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 'Emperor'
Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67
Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'
Symphonie fantastique, op.14 H48
Jeux d'enfants, op.22
Symphonies 1-4 (complete)
Symphony no.3 in F major, op.90
Tragic Overture, op.81
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56a 'St Anthony Variations'
La Mer
Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien: Symphonic Fragments
Nocturnes (3)
Suite for Orchestra, op.19
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)
Psyche
Thais: Meditation
Symphony no.4 in A major, op.90 'Italian'
Ein musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke), K522
Serenade no.13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'
A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no.2
Miroirs
Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome), P141
Il Signor Bruschino
Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), op.4
Tanze aus Osterreich, op.25
Symphony no.8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Symphony no.4 in D minor, op.120
Piano Concerto no.1 in C minor, op.35
Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82
Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice)
Don Juan, op.20
Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major, TRV283
Tanzsuite aus Klavierstucken von Francois Couperin, TrV245
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28
Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), AV150
The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)
Irrfahrt um's Gluck (Fortune's Labyrinth)
Serenade for strings in C major, op.48
Symphony no.2 in C minor, op.17 'Little Russian'
Pezzi sacri (4)
Requiem (Messa da Requiem)
Gotterdammerung
Orb and Sceptre
Symphony no.1 in B flat minor
Viola Concerto
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
I gioielli della Madonna: Suite
Der Obersteiger (The Foreman)
Artists
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)Dennis Brain (horn)
Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Edwin Fischer (piano)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
Alfred Flaszynski (trombone)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass)
Hans Hotter (bass)
Harold Jackson (trumpet)
Cecil James (bassoon)
Waldemar Kmentt (tenor)
Dinu Lipatti (piano)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Gareth Morris (flute)
Aase Nordmo-Lovberg (soprano)
Manoug Parikian (violin)
William Primrose (viola)
Neil Sanders (horn)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Sidney Sutcliffe (oboe)
Bernard Walton (clarinet)
Philharmonia Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductors
Otto AckermannGuido Cantelli
Andre Cluytens
Wilhelm Furtwangler
Carlo Maria Giulini
Robert Irving
Herbert von Karajan
Otto Klemperer
Paul Kletzki
Efrem Kurtz
Henry Krips
Charles Mackerras
Nikolai Malko
Igor Markevitch
Herbert Menges
Artur Rodzinski
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Arturo Toscanini
William Walton
George Weldon
Works
Souvenirs, op.28 (orchestra)Music for strings, percussion and celesta, Sz106 BB114
Violin Concerto no.2, Sz112 BB117
Egmont Overture, op.84
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 'Emperor'
Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67
Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'
Symphonie fantastique, op.14 H48
Jeux d'enfants, op.22
Symphonies 1-4 (complete)
Symphony no.3 in F major, op.90
Tragic Overture, op.81
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56a 'St Anthony Variations'
La Mer
Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien: Symphonic Fragments
Nocturnes (3)
Suite for Orchestra, op.19
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)
Psyche
Thais: Meditation
Symphony no.4 in A major, op.90 'Italian'
Ein musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke), K522
Serenade no.13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'
A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no.2
Miroirs
Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome), P141
Il Signor Bruschino
Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), op.4
Tanze aus Osterreich, op.25
Symphony no.8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Symphony no.4 in D minor, op.120
Piano Concerto no.1 in C minor, op.35
Symphony no.5 in E flat major, op.82
Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice)
Don Juan, op.20
Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major, TRV283
Tanzsuite aus Klavierstucken von Francois Couperin, TrV245
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28
Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), AV150
The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps)
Irrfahrt um's Gluck (Fortune's Labyrinth)
Serenade for strings in C major, op.48
Symphony no.2 in C minor, op.17 'Little Russian'
Pezzi sacri (4)
Requiem (Messa da Requiem)
Gotterdammerung
Orb and Sceptre
Symphony no.1 in B flat minor
Viola Concerto
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
I gioielli della Madonna: Suite
Der Obersteiger (The Foreman)
Artists
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)Dennis Brain (horn)
Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Edwin Fischer (piano)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
Alfred Flaszynski (trombone)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass)
Hans Hotter (bass)
Harold Jackson (trumpet)
Cecil James (bassoon)
Waldemar Kmentt (tenor)
Dinu Lipatti (piano)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Gareth Morris (flute)
Aase Nordmo-Lovberg (soprano)
Manoug Parikian (violin)
William Primrose (viola)
Neil Sanders (horn)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Sidney Sutcliffe (oboe)
Bernard Walton (clarinet)
Philharmonia Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductors
Otto AckermannGuido Cantelli
Andre Cluytens
Wilhelm Furtwangler
Carlo Maria Giulini
Robert Irving
Herbert von Karajan
Otto Klemperer
Paul Kletzki
Efrem Kurtz
Henry Krips
Charles Mackerras
Nikolai Malko
Igor Markevitch
Herbert Menges
Artur Rodzinski
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Arturo Toscanini
William Walton
George Weldon
About
A deluxe set of 24 CDs showcases the fine artistry of the Philharmonia from 1946 to 1964 under the baton of Karajan, Furtwängler, Toscanini, Klemperer, Giulini among others, including:
- Some of its most celebrated recordings
- Some rare, long-deleted gems here for the first time on CD
- First ever releases
- A bonus 2018 live recording of Verklärte Nacht by Schoenberg conducted by its Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Esa-Pekka Salonen
- A bonus CD with distinguished players recalling the relationships between the Philharmonia and Karajan, Cantelli, Klemperer and Giulini
All recordings have been remastered in HD from original tapes, except where stated*
CD 1
Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54 (1948)
- Dinu Lipatti (piano)
Schubert -Symphony no.8 in B minor, D759 ‘Unfinished’ (1955)
Respighi - Pini di Roma (1958)
CD 2: Beethoven
Egmont, op.84: Overture (1953)
Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67 (1954)
Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92 (1951)
CD 3
R Strauss - Don Juan, op.20 (1951)
Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz.106 (1949)
Sibelius - Symphony no.5 in E flat, op.82 (1960)
CDs 4-5: Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
Mahler - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1952)
- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau (baritone)
R Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder, Av150* (1950, live)
- Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
CD 5
Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat, op.73 ‘Emperor’ (1951)
- Edwin Fischer piano
Bartók - Violin Concerto no.2 in B minor, Sz.112 (1953)
- Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
CDs 6-8: Guido Cantelli
CD 6
Mendelssohn - Symphony no.4 in A major, op.90 ‘Italian’ (1955)
Schumann - Symphony no.4 in D minor, op.120 (revised version) (1953)
Mozart - Ein musikalischer Spaß, K522 (1955)
- Dennis Brain (horn), Neil Sanders (horn)
CD 7
Brahms - Symphony no.3 in F major, op.90 (1955)
Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture (1951)
Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte (1952)
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé: Suite no.2 (1955-56)
CD 8: Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (1954)
- Gareth Morris (flute)
Deux Nocturnes (1955)
La Mer (1954)
Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien: Fragments symphoniques (1954)
Dukas - L’Apprenti sorcier (1954)
CDs 9-11: Arturo Toscanini conducts Brahms (1952, live)
CD 9*
UK National Anthem
Tragic Overture, op.81
Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.68
CD 10*
Symphony no.2 in D major, op.73
UK National Anthem
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op.56a
CD 11*
Symphony no.3 in F major, op.90
Symphony no.4 in E minor, op.98
CD 12: Paul Kletzki & André Cluytens
Tchaikovsky - Serenade in C major, op.48 (1952)
- Paul Kletzki
Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, op.14 (1958)
- André Cluytens
CD 13: William Walton conducts William Walton
Symphony no.1 in B flat minor (1951)
Viola Concerto (original version) (1946)
- William Primrose (viola)
Orb and Sceptre (1953)
CDs 14-16: Otto Klemperer
CD 14
Mozart - Serenade no.13 in G major, K525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ (1956)
Mozart - Symphony no.41 in C major, K551 ‘Jupiter’ (1954)
R Strauss - Don Juan, op.20* (1958, live)
R Strauss - Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28* (1958, live)
CD 15
Beethoven - Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 ‘Choral’ (1957)
- Aase Nordmo-Lovberg (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass)
- Philharmonia Chorus (chorus-master: Wilhelm Pitz)
Klemperer - Das Ziel: Merry Waltz (1961)
CD 16
Mahler - Symphony no.4 in G major (1961)
Weill - Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (1961)
CDs 17-19: Carlo Maria Giulini
CD 17
Bizet - Jeux d’enfants (1956)
Mussorgsky - Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) (1956)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony no.2 in C minor, Op. 17 ‘Little Russian’ (1956)
Franck - Psyché: IV. Psyché et Éros (1958)
Ravel - Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso (1958)
CDs 18-19: Verdi & Rossini
Verdi - Messa da Requiem (1963-64)
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass)
- Philharmonia Chorus (chorus-master: Wilhelm Pitz)
Verdi - Quattro pezzi sacri (1962)
- Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
- Philharmonia Chorus (chorus-master: Wilhelm Pitz)
Tancredi: Overture (1964)
L’Italiana in Algeri: Overture (1959)
Il signor Bruschino: Overture (1959)
La scala di seta: Overture (1959)
Johann Strauss II - Eine Nacht in Venedig: Overture (rev. Korngold) (1954)
Heuberger - Der Opernball: Im Chambre séparée (1957)
Zeller - Der Obersteiger: Sei nicht bös (1957)
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
- Otto Ackermann
Suppé - Die Irrfahrt um’s Glück: Overture (1956)
Waldteufel - Pomona: Valse (1956)
Schönherr - Tänze aus Österreich (Suite of Austrian Music from Tänze aus Österreich & Bauernmusi’ aus Österreich) (1958)
- Henry Krips
Johann Strauss II - Graduation Ball: ballet (arr. Antal Doráti) (1961)
- Charles Mackerras
CD 21: Rarities
Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila: March of Chernomor & 3 Oriental Dances (1950, 1952)
- Nikolai Malko
Wolf-Ferrari - I Gioielli della Madonna: Suite (1956)
- Charles Mackerras
Dohnányi - Suite in F sharp minor, op.19 (1954)
- Robert Irving
R Strauss - Tanzsuite aus Klavierstücken von François Couperin, AV107 (1958)
- Artur Rodzinski
CD 22: Philharmonia Orchestra Soloists
Massenet - Thaïs: Méditation (1951)
- Manoug Parikian (violin)
- George Weldon
R Strauss - Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major, AV132 (1956)
- Dennis Brain (horn)
- Wolfgang Sawallisch
Debussy - Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (1954)
- Gareth Morris (flute)
- Igor Markevitch
Shostakovich - Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings in C minor, op.35 (1954)
- Shura Cherkassky (piano), Harold Jackson (trumpet)
- Herbert Menges
Barber - Souvenirs: Suite from the ballet, op.28 (1955)
- Sidney Sutcliffe (oboe), Gareth Morris (flute), Bernard Walton (clarinet), Cecil James (bassoon), Harold Jackson (trumpet), Dennis Brain (horn), Alfred Flaszynski (trombone)
- Efrem Kurtz
CD 23: Igor Markevitch & Esa-Pekka Salonen
Stravinsky - Le Sacre du printemps (1959)
Satie - Parade (1954)
- Igor Markevitch
Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht, op.4 (2018, live)
- Esa-Pekka Salonen
CD 24: Legendary Personalities - Philharmonia Memories
1. Herbert von Karajan – a Philharmonia Memoir
Recollections from Hugh Bean, Hugh Maguire, John Meek, Arthur Wilson
Extracts from:
Respighi - Pini di Roma: I pini del Gianicolo
Waldteufel - Les Patineurs: Valse
Puccini - Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo
Beethoven - Symphony no.9: I. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Guido Cantelli – A Philharmonia Memoir
Recollections from Hugh Bean, Hugh Maguire, Gareth Morris, John Cave
Extracts from:
Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet
Debussy - La Mer: Jeux de vagues
Mandelssohn - Symphony no.4: IV. Saltarello. Presto
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no.2
3. Otto Klemperer – A Philharmonia Memoir
Recollections from Gillian Eastwood, Martyn Jones, Gareth Morris, Basil Tschaikov, Anthony Tunstall
Speech by Otto Klemperer
Extracts from:
Beethoven
- Symphony no.3: I. Allegro con brio (stereo recording)
- Fidelio: Overture
- Symphony no.3: I. Allegro con brio (mono recording)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony no.6: II. Allegro con grazia
R Strauss
- Don Juan (studio recording)
- Don Juan (live concert performance)
- Till Eulenspiegel (live concert performance)
Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer: Overture
4. Carlo Maria Giulini – A Philharmonia Memoir
Recollections from Lord Harewood, Martyn Jones, Gillian Eastwood
Extracts from:
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) - Night on the Bare Mountain
Rossini - Tancredi: Overture
Verdi - Messa da Requiem: Dies irae
Debussy - La Mer: I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer
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