Orchestral Spectaculars from Handel to Bartók (1949-1960)

Compilation by Herbert von Karajan

Released 20 April 2014

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CD 1: Sibelius: Symphonies 2 & 5
1
Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 43: I. Allegretto
Jean Sibelius
9:59
2
Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 43: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato - Andante sostenuto - Allegro - Andante sostenuto
Jean Sibelius
14:24
3
Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave - Tempo primo -
Jean Sibelius
6:08
4
Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 43: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
Jean Sibelius
15:22
5
Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: I. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato
Jean Sibelius
13:25
6
Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
Jean Sibelius
8:11
7
Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: III. Allegro molto - Un pochettino largamente
Jean Sibelius
9:10
CD 2: Sibelius: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Finlandia
1
Finlandia, op. 26
Jean Sibelius
9:10
2
Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
Jean Sibelius
9:45
3
Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: II. Allegro molto vivace
Jean Sibelius
4:58
4
Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: III. Il tempo largo
Jean Sibelius
12:00
5
Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63: IV. Allegro
Jean Sibelius
9:21
6
Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: I. Tempo molto moderato - Largamente - Allegro moderato - Presto
Jean Sibelius
13:52
7
Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
Jean Sibelius
8:59
8
Symphony no. 5 in E-flat, op. 82: III. Allegro molto - Un pochettino largamente
Jean Sibelius
9:37
CD 3: Sibelius: Symphonies 6 & 7 / Tapiola
1
Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: I. Allegro molto moderato
Jean Sibelius
9:16
2
Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: II. Allegretto moderato
Jean Sibelius
5:16
3
Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: III. Poco vivace
Jean Sibelius
3:41
4
Symphony no. 6 in D minor, op. 104: IV. Allegro - Allegro assai
Jean Sibelius
9:53
5
Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: Adagio - Vivacissimo -
Jean Sibelius
9:10
6
Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: Rallentando all'Adagio -
Jean Sibelius
6:01
7
Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato -
Jean Sibelius
4:47
8
Symphony no. 7 in C, op. 105: Presto - Adagio - Largamente molto - Affettuoso
Jean Sibelius
5:09
9
Tapiola, op. 112
Jean Sibelius
20:05
CD 4: Sibelius: Valse triste / Finlandia / Britten: Frank Bridge Variations / Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Handel: Water Music
1
Finlandia, op. 26
Jean Sibelius
9:05
2
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1
Jean Sibelius
6:10
3
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Introduction and Theme: Lento maestoso - Allegretto poco lento -
Benjamin Britten
1:59
4
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 1: Adagio: Adagio -
Benjamin Britten
2:54
5
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 2: March: Presto all Marcia -
Benjamin Britten
1:20
6
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 3: Romance: Allegretto grazioso -
Benjamin Britten
1:41
7
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 4: Aria Italiana: Allegro brillante -
Benjamin Britten
1:19
8
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 5: Bourrée classique: Allegro e pesante
Benjamin Britten
1:24
9
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 6: Wiener Walzer: Lento - Vivacee -
Benjamin Britten
2:49
10
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 7: Moto perpetuo: Allegro molto -
Benjamin Britten
1:03
11
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 8: Funeral March: Andante ritmico
Benjamin Britten
3:55
12
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 9: Chant: Lento -
Benjamin Britten
1:43
13
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10: Var. 10: Fugue and Finale: Allegro molto vivace - Lento e solenne
Benjamin Britten
7:13
14
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Ralph Vaughan Williams
14:54
15
Water Music Suite: I. Allegro
George Frideric Handel
2:34
16
Water Music Suite: II. Air
George Frideric Handel
6:05
17
Water Music Suite: III. Bourrée & Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel
1:43
18
Water Music Suite: IV. Andante espressivo
George Frideric Handel
4:25
19
Water Music Suite: V. Allegro deciso
George Frideric Handel
4:04
CD 5: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Kodály: Háry János - Intermezzo
1
Háry János: Intermezzo
Zoltán Kodály
5:39
2
Music for strings, percussion and celesta: I. Andante tranquillo
Béla Bartók
8:00
3
Music for strings, percussion and celesta: II. Allegro
Béla Bartók
6:50
4
Music for strings, percussion and celesta: III. Adagio
Béla Bartók
6:38
5
Music for strings, percussion and celesta: IV. Allegro molto
Béla Bartók
6:56
6
Music for strings, percussion and celesta: V. Adagio (rehearsal sequence)
Béla Bartók
1:49
7
Concerto for Orchestra: I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
Béla Bartók
9:42
8
Concerto for Orchestra: II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
Béla Bartók
6:25
9
Concerto for Orchestra: III. Elegia: Andante non troppo
Béla Bartók
7:57
10
Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
Béla Bartók
4:24
11
Concerto for Orchestra: V. Finale: Pesante - Presto
Béla Bartók
9:15
CD 6: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Kodály: Háry János - Intermezzo
1
La scala di seta: Overture
Gioachino Rossini
6:35
2
L'italiana in Algeri: Overture
Gioachino Rossini
8:13
3
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture
Gioachino Rossini
7:25
4
La gazza ladra: Overture
Gioachino Rossini
9:50
5
Semiramide: Overture
Gioachino Rossini
12:16
6
Guillaume Tell: Overture
Gioachino Rossini
12:07
7
Guillaume Tell: Pas de trois et chœur tyrolien
Gioachino Rossini
8:21
CD 7: Gounod, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Arias / Roussel: Symphony no. 4
1
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni
3:34
2
L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni
4:39
3
Manon Lescaut: Act III. Intermezzo
Giacomo Puccini
5:21
4
Pagliacci: Intermezzo
Ruggero Leoncavallo
3:37
5
La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
Amilcare Ponchielli
9:27
6
La traviata: Act III. Prelude
Giuseppe Verdi
4:16
7
Aida: Act II. Ballet Music
Giuseppe Verdi
4:33
8
Don Carlos: “Ella giammai m'amo”
Giuseppe Verdi
4:40
9
Don Carlos: “Dormirò sol”
Giuseppe Verdi
4:38
10
Faust: “Vous qui faites l'endormie”
Charles Gounod
3:04
11
Symphony no. 4: I. Lento - Allegro con brio
Albert Roussel
6:16
12
Symphony no. 4: II. Lento molto
Albert Roussel
9:50
13
Symphony no. 4: III. Allegro scherzando
Albert Roussel
3:00
14
Symphony no. 4: IV. Allegro molto
Albert Roussel
4:08
CD 8: Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini, Verdi: Intermezzi & Dances / Respighi: Pini di Roma
1
La traviata: Act III. Prelude
Giuseppe Verdi
4:03
2
Aida: Act II. Ballet Music
Giuseppe Verdi
4:30
3
La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
Amilcare Ponchielli
9:57
4
Pagliacci: Intermezzo
Ruggero Leoncavallo
3:39
5
Manon Lescaut: Act III. Intermezzo
Giacomo Puccini
5:16
6
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni
3:23
7
L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni
4:30
8
Pini di Roma: I. I pini di Villa Borghese
Ottorino Respighi
2:50
9
Pini di Roma: II. Pini presso una catacomba
Ottorino Respighi
6:58
10
Pini di Roma: III. I pini del Gianicolo
Ottorino Respighi
6:50
11
Pini di Roma: IV. I pini di Via Appia
Ottorino Respighi
6:14
12
Orphée aux enfers: Overture
Jacques Offenbach
9:41
CD 9: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / La Carnaval romain / Marche hongroise / Royal Hunt and Storm
1
La Carnaval romain: Overture
Hector Berlioz
9:22
2
La damnation de Faust: Marche hongroise
Hector Berlioz
4:23
3
Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm
Hector Berlioz
10:15
4
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: I. Rêveries - Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
Hector Berlioz
14:41
5
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: II. Un bal: Valse: Allegro non troppo
Hector Berlioz
6:20
6
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: III. Scène aux champs: Adagio
Hector Berlioz
16:44
7
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice: Allegretto non troppo
Hector Berlioz
4:49
8
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat: Larghetto - Allegro - Allegro assai - Allegro - Un peu retenu (Ronde du sabbat - animez un peu)
Hector Berlioz
10:47
CD 10: Bizet: Carmen / L'Arlésienne - suites / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
1
Carmen Suite: Act IV. Entr'acte (Aragonaise)
Georges Bizet
2:23
2
Carmen Suite: Act III. Entr'acte (Intermezzo)
Georges Bizet
2:57
3
Carmen Suite: Act II. Entr'acte (Les Dragons d'Alcala)
Georges Bizet
1:34
4
Carmen Suite: Act I. Prelude
Georges Bizet
2:22
5
L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: I. Prélude
Georges Bizet
6:57
6
L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: II. Minuetto
Georges Bizet
3:14
7
L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: III. Adagietto
Georges Bizet
3:01
8
L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 1: IV. Carillon
Georges Bizet
4:03
9
L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: I. Pastorale
Georges Bizet
6:23
10
L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: II. Intermezzo
Georges Bizet
5:21
11
L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: III. Menuet
Georges Bizet
4:09
12
L'Arlésienne - Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole
Georges Bizet
3:31
13
España
Emmanuel Chabrier
6:04
14
Marche joyeuse
Emmanuel Chabrier
4:08
15
Faust - Ballet Music: No. 1 Les Nubiennes
Charles Gounod
2:27
16
Faust - Ballet Music: No. 2 Adagio
Charles Gounod
3:57
17
Faust - Ballet Music: No. 3 Allegretto: Danse antique
Charles Gounod
1:36
18
Faust - Ballet Music: No. 4 Moderato maestoso: Variations de Cléopâtre
Charles Gounod
1:37
19
Faust - Ballet Music: No. 5 Moderato con moto: Les Troyens
Charles Gounod
3:06
20
Faust - Ballet Music: No. 6 Allegretto: Variations du miroir
Charles Gounod
1:56
21
Faust - Ballet Music: No. 7 Allegretto vivo: Danse de Phryné
Charles Gounod
2:27
CD 11: Debussy: La Mer / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole / Chabrier: España / Marche joyeuse / Bizet, Granados, Offenbach, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
1
La Mer: I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
Claude Debussy
8:52
2
La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues
Claude Debussy
6:49
3
La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Claude Debussy
8:29
4
Rapsodie espagnole: Prélude à la nuit -
Maurice Ravel
4:49
5
Rapsodie espagnole: Malagueña -
Maurice Ravel
2:02
6
Rapsodie espagnole: Habanera -
Maurice Ravel
2:33
7
Rapsodie espagnole: Feria
Maurice Ravel
6:25
8
Carmen: Act IV. Prélude
Georges Bizet
2:24
9
España
Emmanuel Chabrier
5:47
10
Marche joyeuse
Emmanuel Chabrier
4:02
11
Les Patineurs - Valse
Émile Waldteufel
7:04
12
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach
4:13
13
Orphée aux enfers: Overture
Jacques Offenbach
9:40
14
Goyescas: Intermezzo
Enrique Granados
4:13
15
Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka
Jaromír Weinberger
2:31
CD 12: Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne / Bartók: Music for strings, percussion and celesta / Granados, Waldteufel, Weinberger: Overtures & Dances
1
Gaîté parisienne: Overture (La Vie parisienne)
Jacques Offenbach
2:11
2
Gaîté parisienne: No. 1 Allegro moderato (Mesdames de la Halle)
Jacques Offenbach
0:22
3
Gaîté parisienne: No. 2 Polka (Voyage dans la lune)
Jacques Offenbach
1:43
4
Gaîté parisienne: No. 6 Entrée du Brésilien (La Vie parisienne)
Jacques Offenbach
1:07
5
Gaîté parisienne: No. 8 Valse (Orphée aux enfers)
Jacques Offenbach
2:52
6
Gaîté parisienne: No. 9 Marche (Tromb-al-Cazar)
Jacques Offenbach
0:47
7
Gaîté parisienne: No. 10 Valse (La Vie parisienne)
Jacques Offenbach
1:46
8
Gaîté parisienne: No. 11 Entrée du Brésilien
Jacques Offenbach
0:12
9
Gaîté parisienne: No. 12 Valse (Les Contes d'Hoffmann)
Jacques Offenbach
1:54
10
Gaîté parisienne: No. 13 Duel (composed by Rosenthal)
Jacques Offenbach
2:04
11
Gaîté parisienne: No. 14 Valse (La Périchole)
Jacques Offenbach
2:56
12
Gaîté parisienne: No. 15 Prélude au Can-Can (Rosenthal)
Jacques Offenbach
0:24
13
Gaîté parisienne: No. 16 Can-Can Scène 1 (Orphée aux enfers, Robinson Crusoe)
Jacques Offenbach
1:59
14
Gaîté parisienne: No. 17 Can-Can Scène 2 (Orphée)
Jacques Offenbach
1:14
15
Gaîté parisienne: No. 18 Can-Can Scène 3
Jacques Offenbach
0:44
16
Gaîté parisienne: No. 22 Can-Can (La Vie parisienne)
Jacques Offenbach
1:03
17
Gaîté parisienne: No. 23 Barcarolle (Les Contes d'Hoffmann)
Jacques Offenbach
4:30
18
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach
4:11
19
Les Patineurs - Valse
Émile Waldteufel
7:40
20
Goyescas: Intermezzo
Enrique Granados
4:37
21
Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka
Jaromír Weinberger
2:27
22
Music for the Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Andante tranquillo
Béla Bartók
7:17
23
Music for the Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Allegro
Béla Bartók
7:09
24
Music for the Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Adagio
Béla Bartók
7:02
25
Music for the Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Allegro molto
Béla Bartók
6:46
CD 13: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World” / Smetana: Vltava / Handel: Water Music
1
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: I. Adagio - Allegro molto
Antonín Dvořák
9:43
2
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo
Antonín Dvořák
12:57
3
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
Antonín Dvořák
8:12
4
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: IV. Allegro con fuoco
Antonín Dvořák
11:04
5
Má Vlast: Vltava
Bedřich Smetana
12:17
6
Water Music Suite: I. Allegro
George Frideric Handel
2:41
7
Water Music Suite: II. Air
George Frideric Handel
5:20
8
Water Music Suite: III. Bourrée
George Frideric Handel
0:44
9
Water Music Suite: IV. Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel
0:54
10
Water Music Suite: V. Andante espressivo
George Frideric Handel
3:52
11
Water Music Suite: VI. Allegro deciso
George Frideric Handel
3:38

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Release credits

Berliner Philharmoniker
performing orchestra [12.22-25, 13.1-11]
Christfried Bickenbach
producer [6-11]
Douglas Larter
balance [5.1-11, 7.1-14, 11.1-15, 9.1-2, 9.4-8, 4.3-13, 4.15-19, 8.2-4, 8.6-12, 12.1-17, 12.19, 12.21, 3.1-9, 10.1-21, 1.5-7, 2.1-8]
Fritz Ganss
producer [1-4]
Harold Davidson
balance [12.18, 12.20, 9.3, 8.4, 1.1-7, 4.1, 6.1-6, 7.11-14]
Herbert von Karajan
conductor [2.1-8, 1.1-5, 1.5-6, 1.6-7, 1.7, 7.1-11, 7.11-12, 7.12-13, 7.13-14, 7.14, 12.1, 12.1-2, 12.2-3, 12.3-4, 12.4-5, 12.5-6, 12.6-7, 12.7-8, 12.8-9, 12.9-10, 12.10-11, 12.11-12, 12.12-13, 12.13-14, 12.14-15, 12.15-16, 12.16-17, 12.17-19, 12.19-25, 10.1-14, 10.14-21, 3.1-9, 4.1-3, 4.3-4, 4.4-5, 4.5-6, 4.6-7, 4.7-8, 4.8-9, 4.9-10, 4.10-11, 4.11-12, 4.12-13, 4.13-14, 4.14-15, 4.15-16, 4.16-17, 4.17-18, 4.18-19, 4.19, 13.1-11, 5.1-7, 5.7-8, 5.8-9, 5.9-10, 5.10-11, 5.11, 6.1, 6.1-2, 6.2-3, 6.3-4, 6.4-5, 6.5-6, 6.6-7, 8.1-6, 8.6-8, 8.8-9, 8.9-10, 8.10-11, 8.11-12, 9.1-4, 9.4-5, 9.5-6, 9.6-7, 9.7-8, 9.8, 11.1-10, 11.10-15]
Horst Lindner
balance [13.1-11, 12.22-25]
Philharmonia Orchestra
performing orchestra [2.1-8, 4.1-3, 4.3-4, 4.4-5, 4.5-6, 4.6-7, 4.7-8, 4.8-9, 4.9-10, 4.10-11, 4.11-12, 4.12-13, 4.13-14, 4.14-15, 4.15-16, 4.16-17, 4.17-18, 4.18-19, 4.19, 12.1, 12.1-2, 12.2-3, 12.3-4, 12.4-5, 12.5-6, 12.6-7, 12.7-8, 12.8-9, 12.9-10, 12.10-11, 12.11-12, 12.12-13, 12.13-14, 12.14-15, 12.15-16, 12.16-17, 12.17-19, 12.19-21, 3.1-9, 11.1-10, 11.10-15, 5.1-7, 5.7-8, 5.8-9, 5.9-10, 5.10-11, 5.11, 7.1-11, 7.11-12, 7.12-13, 7.13-14, 7.14, 1.1-5, 1.5-6, 1.6-7, 1.7, 10.1-14, 10.14-21, 6.1, 6.1-2, 6.2-3, 6.3-4, 6.4-5, 6.5-6, 6.6-7, 9.1-4, 9.4-5, 9.5-6, 9.6-7, 9.7-8, 9.8, 8.1-6, 8.6-8, 8.8-9, 8.9-10, 8.10-11, 8.11-12]
Robert Beckett
balance [6.7, 10.5-12, 10.15-21]
Robert Gooch
balance [8.1, 4.2]
Walter Legge
producer
Борис Христов
bass vocals [8-10]

Issues

O
Orchestral Spectaculars from Handel to Bartók (1949-1960)
13x CD
20 April 2014