The Complete Columbia Album Collection

~ Release by George Szell (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A 106-CD collection of the complete recordings made by George Szell and the Cleveland orchestra for Columbia between 1946-1969. Includes a hardcover book with complete track listings and facsimiles of the original album covers.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-09 10:38 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Dvořák: Slavonic Dances / Smetana: String Quartet no. 1
2▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 / Schumann: Symphony no. 4
3▶CD: Mozart: Symphony no. 39 / Haydn: Symphony no. 92 “Oxford”
4▶CD: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 “Italian” / Hindemith / Strauss
5▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
6▶CD: Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Weber
7▶CD: Schumann: Symphony no. 2
8▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
9▶CD: Bach / Handel / Tartini / Szigeti / Francescatti
10▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 24 & 26
11▼CD: Dvořák: Piano Concerto / Tchaikovsky
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1Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor, op. 33: I. Allegro agitato
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Rudolf Firkušný (pianist) (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-04-11)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-04-11)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-09-11)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-04-11)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63: I. Allegro agitato (on 1954-04-09)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1876-08 until 1876-09-14)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63: I. Allegro agitato (on 1954-04-11)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1876-08 until 1876-09-14)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63
Antonín Dvořák17:23
2Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor, op. 33: II. Andante sostenuto
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Rudolf Firkušný (pianist) (on 1954-04-09)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-04-11)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-09-11)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-04-11)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63: II. Andante sostenuto (on 1954-04-09)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1876-08 until 1876-09-14)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63: II. Andante sostenuto (on 1954-04-11)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1876-08 until 1876-09-14)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63
Antonín Dvořák9:36
3Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor, op. 33: III. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Rudolf Firkušný (pianist) (on 1954-04-09)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-04-11)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-09-11)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (on 1954-04-09, on 1954-04-11)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63: III. Finale: Allegro con fuoco (on 1954-04-09)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1876-08 until 1876-09-14)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63: III. Finale: Allegro con fuoco (on 1954-04-11)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1876-08 until 1876-09-14)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63
Antonín Dvořák9:40
4Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Moderato quasi andante - Tema. Moderato semplice - Var. I. Tempo del tema - Var. II. Tempo del tema - Var. III. Andante sostenuto - Var. IV. Andante grazioso - Var. V. Allegro moderato - Var. VI. Andante - Var. VII e Coda. Allegro vivo
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
cello:
Leonard Rose (cellist) (on 1952-01-08)
orchestra:
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic) (on 1952-01-08)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1952-01-08)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1952-01-08)
recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version) (on 1952-01-08)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1877-11-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1877)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
dedicated to:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 33)
version of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (original Tchaikovsky version)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky17:57
12▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8
13▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 88 & 104 “London”
14▶CD: Dvořák: Slavonic Dances
15▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 40 & 41 “Jupiter”
16▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 10 & 12
17▶CD: Wagner: Orchestral Highlights from the “Ring”
18▶CD: Rachmaninoff / Franck / Delius
19▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 17 & 25
20▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 1
21▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
22▶CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 9 “The Great”
23▶CD: Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel / Don Juan / Tod und Verklärung
24▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 97 & 99
25▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 18 & 20
26▶CD: Tchaikovsky / Borodin / Rimsky-Korsakov / Mussorgsky
27▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
28▶CD: Merry Overtures
29▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 8
30▶CD: Walton: Partita / Mahler: Symphony no. 10
31▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Mozart
32▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
33▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
34▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 7
35▶CD: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 5
36▶CD: Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos
37▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 7
38▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 35 “Haffner”, 39 & 40
39▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 22 & 23
40▶CD: Schumann: Symphonies nos. 1-4 (1)
41▶CD: Schumann: Symphonies nos. 1-4 (2)
42▶CD: Strauss: Don Quixote
43▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1
44▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3
45▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5
46▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 9 & 8 (1)
47▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 9 & 8 (2)
48▶CD: Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu / Walton: Symphony no. 2
49▶CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 8
50▶CD: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Strauss
51▶CD: Wagner: Preludes
52▶CD: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
53▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
54▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
55▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 26 & 27
56▶CD: Bartók, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos
57▶CD: Johann Strauss II & Josef Strauss
58▶CD: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 “Italian”
59▶CD: Debussy: La Mer / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Pavane
60▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 / Leonore Overture no. 3
61▶CD: Bohemian Carnival
62▶CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
63▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 28 & 33
64▶CD: Mozart: Violin Concertos nos. 1, 3 & 5
65▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 19 & 20
66▶CD: Mozart: Sinfonia concertante / Exsultate, jubilate
67▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Mozart: Symphony no. 41
68▶CD: Strauss: Sinfonia domestica
69▶CD: Barber: Piano Concerto / Schuman
70▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 3 / Haydn Variations
71▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 1 & 2
72▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 21 & 24
73▶CD: Dvořák: Slavonic Dances
74▶CD: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Janáček
75▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 4
76▶CD: Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite no. 1 / Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1
77▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 3
78▶CD: Wagner: Preludes
79▶CD: Prokofiev: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
80▶CD: Beethoven: Overtures
81▶CD: Brahms: Symphonies nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Overtures (1)
82▶CD: Brahms: Symphonies nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Overtures (2)
83▶CD: Brahms: Symphonies nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Overtures (3)
84▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
85▶CD: Mendelssohn, Schubert: Incidental Music
86▶CD: Rossini: Overtures
87▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
88▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 93 & 94 “Surprise”
89▶CD: Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Walton
90▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 15 & 17
91▶CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Posthorn Serenade
92▶CD: Wagner: Great Orchestral Highlights from the “Ring”
93▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1
94▶CD: Kodály: Háry János Suite / Prokofiev
95▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 (1)
96▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 (2)
97▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 95 & 96 “The Miracle”
98▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 97 & 98
99▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 6 “Tragic”
100▶CD: Smetana: The Moldau / From Bohemia's Fields and Groves
101▶CD: Wagner, Weber: Overtures
102▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
103▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1
104▶CD: Mozart: Piano Quartets nos. 1 & 2
105▶CD: Mozart: Violin Sonatas K. 296, 301, 304 & 376
106▶CD: Christmas Melodies & Interviews

Credits

Release

photography:Bob Cato (album cover designer)
Peter Hastings (English horn player)
Andria Hoy (archivist)
Don Hunstein (photographer)
Geoffrey Landesman (photographer)
Hank Parker (photographer)
Sandy Speiser
Dan Weiner (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Anthony Fountain (music archivist at Sony Music Entertainment) (task: tape research)
Michael Panico (archives manager at Sony Music Entertainment) (task: document research)
Miriam Rodriguez (product manager at Sony Classical International) (task: product manager)
Che Williams (task: analogue to digital image conversion)
mixer and mastering:Matthias Erb (classical producer and engineer)
Richard King (engineer with Sony Music Studios, NYC from 1992–2007)
Martin Kistner (engineer)
Andreas K. Meyer (US sound engineer)
Rebekah Wineman
engineer:Matt Cavaluzzo
Andreas K. Meyer (US sound engineer)
Rebekah Wineman
Brett Zinn (audio engineer)
producer:Robert Russ (producer)
booklet editor:Jochen Rudelt
texthouse (liner notes)
design:[ec:ko] communications (German design agency)
mixed at and mastered at:b-sharp music & media solutions in Berlin
Meyer Media LLC in Long Island City
engineered at:Battery Studios (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan
Iron Mountain Digital Services in Sunbury
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/22373824 [info]
discography entry:https://sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/george-szell-the-complete-columbia-album-collection [info]