Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] - Great Recordings

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BEETHOVEN / RICHARD STRAUSS / WAGNER / BRUCKNER / MENDELSSOHN / BRUCH / TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV
Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] - Great Recordings
Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, Seiji Ozawa, Herbert von Karajan, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Lorin Maazel, Gunter Wand, etc

[ Sony Music / 8 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Friday 11 September 2015

The Berlin Philharmonic is consistently ranked as one of the greatest orchestras in the world. As is fitting such an eminent orchestra, they consistently work with the world's most renowned conductors and soloists, and this collection shows these great musicians coming together in eight classic recordings.

Featuring conductors such as Abbado, Barenboim, Jansons, Karajan, and Wand, this box set also brings together a star-studded host of guest soloists, with pianists Glenn Gould and Arcadi Volodos, bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, violinist Midori Gotō, and more.

Through these recordings, listeners will be able to explore the best of the Berlin Philharmonic, playing some of the most loved pieces by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, R. Strauss, and Rachmaninoff.

"..captures the electricity of a great occasion. The finale with a superb quartet of soloists and fine Swedish choirs brings the feeling of climax too often missing in recordings of the Ninth. Highly recommended." *** Penguin Stereo Guide (Beethoven 9 - Abbado)

"The sound is, to some extent, the orchestra's own, but there's a feeling that the players are giving extra for Wand, something with more inner life; and the unaffected eloquence and shapeliness of the phrasing is all Wand. It carries you along even when the rubato ought to jar, as it does sometimes in other versions. This is a concert performance, and feels like one." Penguin Guide (Bruckner - Wand)

"...a very exciting and lively account of The Flying Dutchman which has the storm scenes thrashing around in very vivid form. This is one of the more exciting performances of the overture I have heard." MusicWeb (Wagner - Maazel)

"Mehta's recent Berlin Philharmonic performance for Sony Classical is magnificent, both as an interpretation and a recording" Gramophone (Strauss - Mehta)

Tracks:

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Glenn Gould / Herbert von Karajan

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Herbert von Karajan

Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Zubin Mehta

Strauss, R: Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11
Gerd Seifert (horn) / Zubin Mehta

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Daniel Barenboim (conductor/piano)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Daniel Barenboim

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Waltraud Meijer (mezzo-soprano), Jane Eaglen (soprano), Ben Heppner (tenor), Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Claudio Abbado

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'
Gunter Wand

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Midori (violin) / Mariss Jansons

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Midori (violin) / Mariss Jansons

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Arcadi Volodos (piano) / Seiji Ozawa

Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 23 No. 10 in G flat major
Arcadi Volodos (piano)

Rachmaninov: Moment musical No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 16 No. 2
Arcadi Volodos (piano)

Rachmaninov: Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3
Arcadi Volodos (piano)

Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G major
Arcadi Volodos (piano)

Rachmaninov: Oriental Sketch (1917)
Arcadi Volodos (piano)

Rachmaninov: Melodie in E Major, Op. 3 No. 3
Arcadi Volodos (piano)

Rachmaninov: Polka italienne
Arcadi Volodos (piano)

Wagner: Tannhäuser: Overture
Lorin Maazel

Wagner: Tannhäuser: Venusberg Music (bacchanale)
Lorin Maazel

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer: Overture
Lorin Maazel

Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1
Lorin Maazel

Wagner: Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Funeral March
Lorin Maazel

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod
Waltraud Meijer (soprano)
Lorin Maazel