Karajan and his Soloists I (1948-1958 Official Remastered Edition)
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Karajan and his Soloists I (1948-1958 Official Remastered Edition)
Walter Gieseking, Hans Richter-Haaser (piano) Dennis Brain (horn) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic,Herbert von Karajan
[ Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Wednesday 20 August 2014
The Karajan Official Remastered Edition comprises 13 box sets containing official remasterings of the finest recordings the Austrian conductor made for EMI between 1946 and 1984, and which are now a jewel of the Warner Classics catalogue.
For many, Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989) - hailed early in his career as 'Das Wunder Karajan' (The Karajan Miracle) and known in the early 1960s as 'the music director of Europe' - remains the ultimate embodiment of the maestro. The release of the Karajan Official Remastered Edition over the first half of 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the conductor's death in July 1989 at the age of 81.
He was closely associated with EMI for the majority of his recording career (specifically from 1946 to 1960 and then again from 1969 to 1984). EMI's legendary producer Walter Legge sought him out in Vienna just after World War II and the long relationship that ensued embraced recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Philharmonia (the orchestra founded by Legge), the Berlin Philharmonic (of which Karajan became 'conductor for life' in 1955), the forces of La Scala, Milan, and the Orchestre de Paris.
The Karajan Official Remastered Edition will feature primarily symphonic and choral music. The entire edition will comprise recordings remastered from the original sources in 24-bit/96kHz at Abbey Road Studios, the world's most renowned recording studio.
Tracks:
Beethoven:
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
Recorded: VI.1951, Kingsway Hall, London
Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Brahms:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Recorded: XI.1958, Grünewaldkirche, Berlin
Hans Richter-Haaser (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker
Franck, C:
Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46
Recorded: VI.1951
Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Grieg:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Recorded: VI.1951
Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Leimer:
Piano Concerto in C minor
Piano Concerto for the left hand
Recorded: XI.1954, Kingsway Hall, London
Kurt Leimer (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Massenet:
Meditation (from Thaïs)
Recorded: 22.VII.1954, Kingsway Hall, London
Manoug Parikian
Mozart:
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
Recorded live Kunsthaus: VIII.1950, Lucerne, Switzerland
Dinu Lipatti (piano) / Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
Recorded: VI.1951, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
Recorded: VIII.1953, Kingsway Hall, London
Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 (complete)
Recorded: XI.1953, Kingsway Hall, London
Dennis Brain (horn) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Sinfonia concertante in E flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Orchestra, K297b
Recorded: XI.1953, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Sidney Sutcliffe, Bernard Walton, Dennis Brain, Cecil James / Philharmonia Orchestra
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622
Recorded: VI.1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Bernard Walton (clarinet) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Schumann:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Recorded: IV.1948, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Dinu Lipatti (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Recorded: VIII.1953, Kingsway Hall, London
Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra
