The Complete Columbia Album Collection

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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
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1Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo in G minor, BWV 1056R: I. [Moderato]
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-01-13)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-01-13)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-01-13)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-01-13)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R: I. Allegro (on 1954-01-13)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R
Johann Sebastian Bach4:05
2Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo in G minor, BWV 1056R: II. Largo
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-01-13)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-01-13)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-01-13)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-01-13)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R: II. Largo (on 1954-01-13)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R
Johann Sebastian Bach3:45
3Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo in G minor, BWV 1056R: III. Presto
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-01-13)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-01-13)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-01-13)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-01-13)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R: III. Presto (on 1954-01-13)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R
Johann Sebastian Bach3:54
4Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in D major, HWV 371: I. Affettuoso
piano:
Carlo Bussotti (pianist) (on 1954-02-23)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-02-23)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-02-23)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-23)
recording of:
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371: I. Adagio (on 1954-02-23)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371
George Frideric Handel4:23
5Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in D major, HWV 371: II. Allegro
piano:
Carlo Bussotti (pianist) (on 1954-02-23)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-02-23)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-02-23)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-23)
recording of:
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371: II. Allegro (on 1954-02-23)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371
George Frideric Handel2:50
6Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in D major, HWV 371: III. Larghetto
piano:
Carlo Bussotti (pianist) (on 1954-02-23)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-02-23)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-02-23)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-23)
recording of:
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371: III. Larghetto (on 1954-02-23)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371
George Frideric Handel3:47
7Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in D major, HWV 371: IV. Allegro
piano:
Carlo Bussotti (pianist) (on 1954-02-23)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-02-23)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-02-23)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-23)
recording of:
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371: IV. Allegro (on 1954-02-23)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371
George Frideric Handel3:16
8Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor, D. 45: I. Allegro (moderato)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-01-15)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-01-15)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-01-15)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-01-15)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, D. 45: I. Allegro assai (on 1954-01-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini (Italian composer)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, D. 45
Giuseppe Tartini5:22
9Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor, D. 45: II. Grave
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-01-15)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-01-15)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-01-15)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-01-15)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, D. 45: II. Grave (on 1954-01-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini (Italian composer)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, D. 45
Giuseppe Tartini3:32
10Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor, D. 45: III. Presto (non troppo)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-01-15)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-01-15)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1954-01-15)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-01-15)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, D. 45: III. Presto (on 1954-01-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini (Italian composer)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, D. 45
Giuseppe Tartini4:22
11Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19: I. Lento
piano:
Carlo Bussotti (pianist) (on 1954-02-22)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-02-22)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-02-22)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19: I. Lento (on 1954-02-22)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini (Italian composer)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19
Giuseppe Tartini2:47
12Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19: II. Allegro
piano:
Carlo Bussotti (pianist) (on 1954-02-22)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-02-22)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-02-22)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19: II. Allegro (on 1954-02-22)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini (Italian composer)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19
Giuseppe Tartini2:18
13Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19: III. Presto assai
piano:
Carlo Bussotti (pianist) (on 1954-02-22)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (on 1954-02-22)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1954-02-22)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19: III. Presto assai (on 1954-02-22)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini (Italian composer)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in G major, B.G 19
Giuseppe Tartini2:04
14Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo no. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
violin:
Zino Francescatti (violinist) (on 1953-01-06)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1953-01-06)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1953-01-06)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (on 1953-01-06)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: I. Allegro (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro) (on 1953-01-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
Johann Sebastian Bach8:10
15Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo no. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
violin:
Zino Francescatti (violinist) (on 1953-01-06)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1953-01-06)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1953-01-06)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (on 1953-01-06)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: II. Adagio (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio) (on 1953-01-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
Johann Sebastian Bach7:15
16Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo no. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
violin:
Zino Francescatti (violinist) (on 1953-01-06)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1953-01-06)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1953-01-06)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (on 1953-01-06)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai) (on 1953-01-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:54
10▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 24 & 26
11▶CD: Dvořák: Piano Concerto / Tchaikovsky
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]