Claudio Abbado Edition Vol. 2

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RICHARD STRAUSS / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / LISZT / NONO
Claudio Abbado Edition Vol. 2
Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Claudio Abbado

[ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Thursday 10 April 2014

As the endlessly sad news of Claudio Abbado's passing broke on Monday 20th January 2014, heartfelt tributes quickly poured in from around the world: "a great musician and a generous man" (Sir Simon Rattle); "will always be part of the exalted group of geniuses in the history of the arts" (Gustavo Dudamel); "one of the wonders of the world" (Daniel Harding); "[Abbado's concerts] weren't mere performances of pieces of music, they were transformative existential journeys" (The Guardian).

'Sony Classical' is making available immediately the Claudio Abbado Gold Edition: three individual, budget-priced 5 CD box sets of Maestro Abbado conducting the Berlin Philharmonic with pieces by Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Strauss, Schumann and Mussorgsky.

Tracks:

Beethoven:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Jane Eaglen (soprano), Waltraud Meier (mezzo), Ben Heppner (tenor), Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Rundfunkchor Stockholm, E. Ericson-Kammerchor
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: excerpts

Liszt:
Prometheus, symphonic poem No. 5, S99

Mozart:
Serenade No. 9 in D major, K320 'Posthorn'
Marches (2) in D major, K335
Divertimento No. 11 in D major, K251
Hansjörg Schellenberger (oboe)
Symphony No. 23 in D major, K181
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364
Rainert Kußmaul (violin), Wolfram Christ (viola)
Symphony No. 36 in C major, K425 'Linz'

Nono:
Prometeo: excerpts
Ingrid Ade-Jesemann (soprano), Monika Bair-Ivenz (soprano), Susanne Otto (alto), Peter Hall (tenor), Ulrike Krumbiegel, Mathias Schadock (speakers), Michael Hasel (bass flute), Manfred Preis (bass clarinet), Christhard Gössling (euphonium/tuba)

Scriabin:
Prometheus (The Poem of Fire), Op. 60
Martha Argerich (piano)

Strauss, R:
Don Juan, Op. 20
Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85
Martha Argerich (piano)
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Marie Theres'! ... Hab mir's gelobt (from Der Rosenkavalier)
Renee Fleming (Marschallin), Frederica von Stade (Octavian), Katleen Battle (Sophie), Andreas Schmidt (Faninal)