The Complete RIAS Recordings

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Erwachen heiterer Gefühle bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:04
• 2
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:58
• 3
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:32
• 4
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:04
• 5
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:41
• 6
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:13
• 7
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:35
• 8
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:47
• 9
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:59
• CD 2
• 1
  Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op. 21

  Felix Mendelssohn
  12:58
• 2
  Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  23:44
• 3
  Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:26
• 4
  Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: III. Rondo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:56
• 5
  Orchestral Suite in D major, BWV 1068: I. Ouverture

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  8:11
• 6
  Orchestral Suite in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:39
• 7
  Orchestral Suite in D major, BWV 1068: III. Gavotte

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:51
• 8
  Orchestral Suite in D major, BWV 1068: IV. Bourrée

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:54
• 9
  Orchestral Suite in D major, BWV 1068: V. Gigue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:35
• CD 3
• 1
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

  Franz Schubert
  11:36
• 2
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": II. Andante con moto

  Franz Schubert
  12:02
• 3
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo

  Johannes Brahms
  12:45
• 4
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato

  Johannes Brahms
  12:22
• 5
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto

  Johannes Brahms
  6:27
• 6
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più Allegro

  Johannes Brahms
  9:47
• CD 4
• 1
  Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd version 1890, Edition Robert Haas): I. Allegro moderato

  Anton Bruckner
  15:30
• 2
  Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd version 1890, Edition Robert Haas): II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato. Trio. Langsam

  Anton Bruckner
  13:41
• 3
  Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd version 1890, Edition Robert Haas): III. Adagio. Feierlich lansam; doch nicht schleppend

  Anton Bruckner
  24:54
• 4
  Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd version 1890, Edition Robert Haas): IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell

  Anton Bruckner
  21:55
• CD 5
• 1
  Overture "Manfred", Op. 115: Rasch

  Robert Schumann
  13:21
• 2
  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: I. Allegro con brio

  Johannes Brahms
  13:16
• 3
  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: II. Andante

  Johannes Brahms
  9:42
• 4
  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: III. Poco Allegretto

  Johannes Brahms
  6:23
• 5
  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: IV. Allegro

  Johannes Brahms
  9:22
• 6
  Concerto for Violin and large Chamber Orchestra: I. Allegro con brio

  Wolfgang Fortner
  6:16
• 7
  Concerto for Violin and large Chamber Orchestra: II. Canzone. Andantino

  Wolfgang Fortner
  9:44
• 8
  Concerto for Violin and large Chamber Orchestra: III. Introduction e Rondo. Molto Allegro - Allegro poco scherzando - Presto

  Wolfgang Fortner
  6:20
• CD 6
• 1
  Götterdämmerung (Trauermarsch): Sehr langsam - Feierlich

  Richard Wagner
  9:35
• 2
  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Sehr mäßig bewegt

  Richard Wagner
  9:23
• 3
  Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10: I. Overture

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:11
• 4
  Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10: II. Allegro

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:53
• 5
  Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10: III-IV. Air. Lentement

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:44
• 6
  Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10: V. Allegro

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:00
• 7
  Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10: VI. Allegro moderato

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:51
• 8
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: I. Chorale St. Antoni. Andante

  Johannes Brahms
  2:08
• 9
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: II. Var. I

  Johannes Brahms
  1:19
• 10
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: III. Var. II

  Johannes Brahms
  1:04
• 11
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: IV. Var. III

  Johannes Brahms
  2:06
• 12
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: V. Var. IV

  Johannes Brahms
  2:58
• 13
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: VI. Var. V

  Johannes Brahms
  0:57
• 14
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: VII. Var. VI

  Johannes Brahms
  1:25
• 15
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: VIII. Var. VII

  Johannes Brahms
  3:30
• 16
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: IX. Var. VIII

  Johannes Brahms
  1:06
• 17
  Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: X. Finale. Andante

  Johannes Brahms
  3:46
• 18
  Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38: I. Mit Kraft, mäßig schnelle Viertel

  Paul Hindemith
  3:18
• 19
  Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38 II. Sehr schnelle Halbe

  Paul Hindemith
  3:28
• 20
  Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38: III. Marsch für Holzbläser. Nicht zu langsame Viertel

  Paul Hindemith
  3:41
• 21
  Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38: IV. Basso ostinato. Schnelle Viertel

  Paul Hindemith
  2:15
• CD 7
• 1
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  15:58
• 2
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:32
• 3
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:15
• 4
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:09
• 5
  [applause]

  [no artist]
  0:30
• 6
  Overture to "Alceste": Intrada. Un poco moderato - Andante

  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  9:34
• 7
  Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5: I. [Larghetto e staccato]

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:42
• 8
  Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5: II. Allegro

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:02
• 9
  Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5: III. Presto

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:15
• 10
  Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5: IV. Largo

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:47
• 11
  Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5: VI. Menuet. Un poco larghetto

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:46
• 12
  Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5: V. Allegro

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:19
• CD 8
• 1
  [applause]

  [no artist]
  0:38
• 2
  Overture to "Der Freischütz": Adagio - Molto vivace

  Carl Maria von Weber
  13:01
• 3
  [applause]

  [no artist]
  0:17
• 4
  Symphony "Die Harmonie der Welt": I. Musica Instrumentalis. Breit - Marsch. Gewichtig

  Paul Hindemith
  12:40
• 5
  Symphony "Die Harmonie der Welt": II. Musica Humana. Sehr getragen

  Paul Hindemith
  9:22
• 6
  Symphony "Die Harmonie der Welt": III. Musica mundana. Sehr breit - Passacaglia. Ruhig bewegt

  Paul Hindemith
  14:12
• CD 9
• 1
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:37
• 2
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  18:54
• 3
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:36
• 4
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:56
• 5
  [applause]

  [no artist]
  0:27
• 6
  Overture to "Rosamunde", Op. 26 D. 644: Andante - Allegro vivace

  Franz Schubert
  11:44
• 7
  [applause]

  [no artist]
  0:15
• 8
  Concertante Musik für Orchester, Op. 10: Moderato - Molto Allegro

  Boris Blacher
  9:38
• CD 10
• 1
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

  Franz Schubert
  11:40
• 2
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": II. Andante con moto

  Franz Schubert
  11:36
• 3
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great": I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo

  Franz Schubert
  14:16
• 4
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great": II. Andante con moto

  Franz Schubert
  17:03
• 5
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio

  Franz Schubert
  9:56
• 6
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great": IV. Finale. Allegro vivace

  Franz Schubert
  11:13
• CD 11
• 1
  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: I. Allegro con brio

  Johannes Brahms
  10:48
• 2
  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: II. Andante

  Johannes Brahms
  9:55
• 3
  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: III. Poco Allegretto

  Johannes Brahms
  6:39
• 4
  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: IV. Allegro

  Johannes Brahms
  9:40
• 5
  Don Juan, Op. 20: Allegro molto con brio

  Richard Strauss
  18:14
• 6
  Tristan und Isolde: Prelude

  Richard Wagner
  11:00
• 7
  Tristan und Isolde: Isoldes Liebestod

  Richard Wagner
  6:42
• CD 12
• 1
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Erwachen heiterer Gefühle bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:45
• 2
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:44
• 3
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:59
• 4
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:09
• 5
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:59
• 6
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:23
• 7
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:08
• 8
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:11
• 9
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:51
• CD 13: Colloquium: Furtwängler on the art of interpretation
• 1
  Criteria for casting singers
  5:44
• 2
  Relationship between conductor and director
  10:05
• 3
  Length of breaks / Overture to 'Die Zauberflöte'
  8:09
• 4
  Musical tempo
  1:27
• 5
  Audience / musical intelligence
  3:13
• 6
  General pauses in Bruckner’s works / Principle of the symphony / Future of music / Schott composers
  5:39
• 7
  "Emotional music" / freedom in music
  6:08
• 8
  Universality of interpretations / Sound volume and size of concert hall
  5:50
• 9
  Acoustics of opera houses and concert halls
  1:34
• 10
  Casting of Wagnerian roles / impact of gender / perfection and charisma
  9:50
• 11
  Orchestra pit – covered or open / The orchestra as an accompanying instrument
  4:05
• 12
  The art of accompaniment
  2:09

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Release credits

• Berliner Philharmoniker
  performing orchestra [2.1-9, 4.1-4, 10.1-6, 11.1-7, 12.1-9, 5.1-8, 1.1-9, 9.1-4, 9.6, 9.8, 6.1-21, 7.1-4, 7.6-12, 8.2, 8.4-6, 3.1-6]
• Gerhard Taschner
  violin [6-8]
• Wilhelm Furtwängler
  conductor [4.1-4, 3.1-6, 12.1-9, 5.1-8, 6.1-21, 7.1-4, 7.6-12, 9.1-4, 9.6, 9.8, 2.1-9, 8.2, 8.4-6, 11.1-7, 1.1-9, 10.1-6], spoken vocals [1-12]
• Yehudi Menuhin
  violin [2-4]

Issues

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  The Complete RIAS Recordings

  13x CD
  15 May 2009