The Complete EMI Recordings 1946–1984, Volume 1: Orchestral

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Waltzes & Polkas / Strauss Family
2▶CD: Waltzes & Polkas / Strauss Family
3▶CD: Symphony No. 2 / Brahms. Masonic Funeral Music / Mozart. Metamorphosen / R. Strauss
4▶CD: Adagio & Fugue; Adagio From Divertimento K. 334 / Mozart. Symphonies 5 & 8 / Beethoven
5▶CD: Two German Dances; Symphony No. 33 / Mozart. Symphony No. 9 / Schubert
6▶CD: Le Nozze di Figaro. Overture; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Clarinet Concerto; Symphony No. 39 / Mozart
7▶CD: España / Chabrier. Romeo and Juliet; Symphony No. 6 / Tchaikovsky
8▶CD: Symphony No. 9 / Beethoven
9▶CD: The Four Seasons / Vivaldi (Anne-Sopie Mutter, Violin)
10▶CD: Symphony No. 1 / Balakirev. Symphony No. 4 / Roussel
11▶CD: Symphonies 1 & 3 / Beethoven
12▶CD: Symphonies 2 & 7 / Beethoven
13▶CD: Symphonies 4 & 5; Coriolan Overture / Beethoven
14▶CD: Symphonies 6 & 8; Egmont Overture / Beethoven
15▶CD: Symphony No. 9 / Beethoven
16▶CD: Carmen Suite; L'Arlésienne. Suites / Bizet. Pagliacci. Intermezzo / Leoncavallo. Notre Dame. Intermezzo / Schmidt. Khovanshchina. Dance of the Persian Slaves / Mussorgsky
17▶CD: Leonore: No. 3, Overture / Beethoven. Haydn Variations; Symphony No. 1 / Brahms
18▶CD: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 / Beethoven
19▶CD: Le Carnaval Romain: Overture; La Damnation de Faust. Marche Hongroise; Les Troyens. Royal Hunt & Storm; Symphonie Fantastique / Berlioz
20▶CD: Symphony No. 2 / Brahms. Symphony No. 8 / Schubert
21▶CD: Symphony No. 4 / Brahms. Les Préludes / Liszt. Pini di Roma / Respighi
22▶CD: Frank Bridge Variations / Britten. Tallis Fantasia / Vaughan Williams. Jeu de Cartes / Stravinsky
23▶CD: Water Music Suite / Handel; Arr. Harty. Rapsodie Espagnole / Ravel. La Mer / Debussy
24▶CD: Háry János Suite. Intermezzo / Kodály. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Concerto for Orchestra / Bartók
25▶CD: Piano Concerto; Piano Concerto for the Left Hand / Leimer. Tannhäuser. Venusberg Music / Wagner
26▶CD: Horn Concertos 1-4 / Mozart (Dennis Brain, Horn)
27▶CD: Toy Symphony / Leopold Mozart. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Mozart. Waltzes & Polkas / Strauss Family
28▶CD: Piano Concertos 23 & 24 / Mozart
29▶CD: Sinfonia Concertante: For Winds; Clarinet Concerto / Mozart
30▶CD: Symphonies 35 & 39; Divertimento No. 15 / Mozart
31▶CD: Pictures at an Exhibition / Mussorgsky; Orch. Ravel. Khovanshchina. Act 4. Entr'Acte / Mussorgsky. Peter and the Wolf / Prokofiev
32▶CD: Gaité Parisienne / Offenbach; Orch. Rosenthal. Faust. Ballet Music / Gounod. Aïda. Ballet Music / Verdi. La Gioconda. Dance of the Hours / Ponchielli. Prince Igor. Polovtsian Dances / Borodin. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka / J. Strauss II
33▶CD: Overtures / Rossini
34▶CD: Piano Concerto / Schumann. Piano Concerto No. 21 / Mozart (Lucerne Festival Orchestra)
35▶CD: Piano Concerto / Schumann. Symphonic Variations / Franck. Piano Concerto / Grieg
36▶CD: Symphonies 2 & 5 / Sibelius
37▶CD: Finlandia; Symphonies 4 & 5 / Sibelius
38▶CD: Symphonies 6 & 7; Tapiola / Sibelius
39▼CD: Orchestral Showpieces
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1Finlandia, Op. 26
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-01-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-01-06)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-01-06)
premiered in:
Helsinki (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius8:59
2Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius6:03
3España - Rapsodie
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-24)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-24)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1960-09-24)
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra) (on 1960-09-24)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier5:59
4Marche Joyeuse
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1955-07-09, on 1960-09-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-07-09, on 1960-09-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1955-07-09, on 1960-09-23)
recording of:
Joyeuse marche (for orchestra) (on 1955-07-09)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1888)
recording of:
Joyeuse marche (for orchestra) (on 1960-09-23)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1888)
Emmanuel Chabrier4:03
5Radetzky March, Op. 228
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-24)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-24)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1960-09-24)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228) (on 1960-09-24)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna) (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:53
6Goyescas - Intermezzo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1959-01-05)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1959-01-05)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1959-01-05)
recording of:
Goyescas, H.65: Cuadro I. Intermedio (for orchestra) (on 1959-01-05)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
part of:
Goyescas, H.65 (opera)
Enrique Granados4:31
7Schwanda the Bagpiper - Polka
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1960-09-23)
recording of:
Polka and Fugue From "Schwanda the Bagpiper": I. Polka (on 1960-09-23)
composer:
Jaromír Weinberger
part of:
Polka and Fugue From "Schwanda the Bagpiper"
Jaromír Weinberger2:23
8La Traviata - Prelude to Act III
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1958-01-09)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Preludio (on 1958-01-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata: Act III (english version)
part of:
La Traviata: Akt III.
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:58
9Les Contes D’Hoffmann - Barcarolle
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1959-01-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1959-01-06)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1959-01-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta) (on 1959-01-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur) (on 1959-01-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach4:08
10Manon Lescaut - Intermezzo, Act III
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. Intermezzo (Intermezzo between Acts II and III) (from 1959-01-02 until 1959-01-03)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut
Giacomo Puccini5:12
11Les Patineurs - Valse, Op. 183
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-21, on 1960-09-23)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-21, on 1960-09-23)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1960-09-21, on 1960-09-23)
recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183) (from 1960-09-21 until 1960-09-23)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
Émile Waldteufel7:36
12Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1958-01-09 until 1958-01-10)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1958-01-09 until 1958-01-10)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-01-09 until 1958-01-10)
recording of:
Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra no. 2 in C minor, S. 359/2 (orch. Liszt/Doppler) (from 1958-01-09 until 1958-01-10)
orchestrator:
Franz Doppler and Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
orchestration of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 12 in C‐sharp minor, S. 244 no. 12
part of:
6 Hungarian Rhapsodies for Orchestra, S. 359
Franz Liszt11:09
13Invitation to the Dance
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-01-09, on 1958-01-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1958-01-09, on 1958-01-18)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1958-01-09, on 1958-01-18)
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, J. 260 (Invitation to the Dance, J. 260, orchestrated by Berlioz) (from 1958-01-09 until 1958-01-18)
orchestrator:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 90)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
Carl Maria von Weber8:38
14Unter Donner Und Blitz - Polka, Op. 324
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1960-09-24)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1960-09-24)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1960-09-24)
recording of:
Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324 (Thunder and Lightning, op. 324) (on 1960-09-24)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1868)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 324)
Johann Strauss II3:15
40▶CD: Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel; Tod Und Verklärung / R. Strauss
41▶CD: Symphony No. 4; Swan Lake. Suite / Tchaikovsky
42▶CD: Symphony No. 5; Sleeping Beauty. Suite / Tchaikovsky
43▶CD: Symphony No. 6; The Nutcracker. Suite / Tchaikovsky
44▶CD: Swan Lake. Suite; Sleeping Beauty. Suite / Tchaikovsky. Tannhäuser. Venusberg Music / Wagner
45▶CD: 1812 Overture / Tchaikovsky. Leichte Kavallerie. Overture / Suppé. Orphée Aux Enfers. Overture / Offenbach. Symphony No. 38 / Mozart
46▶CD: Orchestral Showpieces
47▶CD: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Bartók
48▶CD: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Beethoven
49▶CD: Piano Concertos 3 & 5 / Beethoven
50▶CD: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Triple Concerto / Beethoven
51▶CD: Haydn Variations; Piano Concerto No. 2 (Hans Richter-Haaser, piano) / Brahms
52▶CD: Tragic Overture / Brahms. Symphony "Mathis Der Maler" / Hindemith. Symphony No. 8. Beginning / Bruckner
53▶CD: Symphony No. 8. Conclusion / Bruckner
54▶CD: Symphony No. 4 / Bruckner
55▶CD: Symphony No. 7 / Bruckner
56▶CD: La Mer / Debussy. Boléro / Ravel. Prélude À L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune / Debussy. Alborada Del Gracioso; La Valse / Ravel
57▶CD: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Dvořák
58▶CD: Symphony No. 9; Slavonic Dance: No. 8 / Dvořák. La Damnation de Faust. Marche Hongroise / Berlioz
59▶CD: Symphony; Symphonic Variations / Franck
60▶CD: Symphonies 83, 101 & 104 / Haydn
61▶CD: Overtures, Intermezzi and Showpieces
62▶CD: Symphonies 29, 35 & 36 / Mozart
63▶CD: Symphonies 38 & 39 / Mozart
64▶CD: Symphonies 40 & 41 / Mozart
65▶CD: Sinfonia Concertante: For Winds / Mozart. Violin Concerto / Brahms (Gidon Kremer, Violin)
66▶CD: Clarinet Concerto (Karl Leister, Clarinet); Oboe Concerto (Lothar Koch, Oboe) / Mozart
67▶CD: Concerto for Flute and Harp (James Galway, Flute; Fritz Helmis, Harp); Flute Concerto No. 1 (Andreas Blau, Flute); Bassoon Concerto (Günther Piesk, Bassoon) / Mozart
68▶CD: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Three German Dances / Mozart. Symphony No. 5 / Schubert. Symphony No. 4 / Schumann
69▶CD: Rapsodie espagnole; Le Tombeau de Couperin / Ravel. L'Arlésienne. Suite No. 2 / Bizet. España / Chabrier. Faust. Ballet Music / Gounod
70▶CD: Der Freischütz. Overture / Weber. Symphonies 1 & 2 / Schubert
71▶CD: Symphonies 3 & 4; Rosamunde. Ballet Music / Schubert
72▶CD: Rosamunde. Overture ; Symphonies 5 & 6 / Schubert
73▶CD: Symphonies 8 & 9 / Schubert
74▶CD: Symphonies 1 & 6 / Sibelius
75▶CD: Symphony No. 2 / Sibelius
76▶CD: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Sibelius
77▶CD: Tone Poems / Sibelius
78▶CD: Waltzes & Polkas / Strauss Family. Má Vlast. Vltava / Smetana. The Hebrides: Fingal's Cave / Mendelssohn. Die Lustigen Weiber Von Windsor. Overture / Nicolai
79▶CD: Don Quixote / R. Strauss. Tannhäuser. Overture & Venusberg Music; Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg. Prelude to Act I / Wagner
80▶CD: Ein Heldenleben / R. Strauss. Der Fliegende Holländer. Overture; Parsifal. Preludes to Acts I & III / Wagner
81▶CD: Symphonia Domestica / R. Strauss. Tristan Und Isolde. Prelude and Liebestod; Lohengrin. Preludes to Acts I & III / Wagner
82▶CD: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Tchaikovsky. Piano Concerto No. 2 / Rachmaninov
83▶CD: Symphony No. 4 / Tchaikovsky
84▶CD: Symphony No. 4; Symphony No. 5. Beginning / Tchaikovsky
85▶CD: Symphony No. 5. Conclusion; Symphony No. 6 / Tchaikovsky
86▶CD: Trumpet Concertos by Telemann, Hummel, Leopold Mozart & Vivaldi (Maurice André, Trumpet). Water Music Suite / Handel; Arr. Harty
87▶CD: Der fliegende Holländer. Overture; Tannhäuser. Overture; Lohengrin. Prelude to Act I; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Prelude to Act I; Tristan und Isolde. Prelude and Liebestod / Wagner
88▶Data CD: Remembering Karajan