The 5 piano concertos by
Performers
Leon Fleisher, piano ; Cleveland Orchestra ; George Szell, conductor.
Program notes in English, French, and German (11 p.) inserted in container.
Contents
No. 1, op. 15, C major (38:00) ; No. 2, op. 19, B-flat major (28:00) ; No. 3, op. 37, C minor (34:00) ; No. 4, op. 58, G major (33:00) ; No. 5, op. 73, E-flat major : Emperor (38:00) / Beethoven -- No. 25, K. 503, C major / Mozart (30:00).
9 Sinfonien by
Performers
Yvonne Kenny, soprano, Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano, Patrick Power, tenor, Petteri Salomaa, bass, Schütz Choir of London (12th work) ; London Classical Players ; Roger Norrington, conductor.
Program notes by David Wyn Jones and performance notes by Roger Norrington in English with French and German translations and text of the last movement of the 12th work in German with English and French translations (95 p. : ill.) included.
Contents
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21 -- Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 : Pastorale -- Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36 -- Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93 -- Prometheus overture : op. 43 -- Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 : Eroica -- Symphony no. 4 in B flat major, op. 60 -- Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 -- Overture to Collin's tragedy Coriolan : op. 62 -- Overture to Goethe's tragedy Egmont : op. 84 -- Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 -- Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 : Choral.
Frühe Streichquartette ; The early quartets by
Performers
Amadeus Quartet (1st-7th works) ; Mendelssohn-Quartett (8th and 9th works) ; Hagen Quartett (10th-12th works).
Program notes by Joseph Kerman, Michael Steinberg, Ludwig Finscher, and Wolfgang Dömling, in English and German, with French, Italian and Spanish translations (71, 24 p. : ill.) included.
Recorded 1961-1997.
Contents
F-Dur op. 18 No. 1 (24:28) -- G-Dur op. 18 No. 2 (21:56) -- D-Dur op. 18 No. 3 (21:35) -- c-Moll op. 18 No. 4 (20:12) -- A-Dur op. 18 No. 5 (24:54) -- B-Dur op. 18 No. 6 (24:03) -- F-Dur Hess 34, nach der Klaviersonate op. 14 No. 1 (14:16) -- Praeludium und Fuge F-Dur Hess 30 (6:58) -- Praeludium und Fuge C-Dur Hess 31 (5:04) -- F-Dur Hess 32 (op. 18 No. 1, 1. Fassung) (27:27) -- Menuett As-Dur Hess 33 (1:16) -- Fuge aus der Ouvertüre zu Händels "Solomon" : Hess 36 (2:33).
Fidelio by
Opera in 2 acts.
Performers
Ingeborg Hallstein, soprano ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; Jon Vickers, Gerhard Unger, tenors ; Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry, Franz Crass, basses ; Philharmonia Chorus ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Otto Klemperer, conductor.
Program notes and synopsis in English with French and German translations and libretto in German with English and French translations.
Contents
Fidelio (2:08:14) -- Ouvertüre : Leonore Nr. 3 (14:38).
12 London symphonies by
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Eugen Jochum, conductor.
Contents
No. 93 in D major -- No. 94 in G major : Surprise = Mit dem Paukenschlag -- No. 103 in E flat major : Drum roll = Mit dem Paukenwirbel = Roulement de timbales (77:37) -- No. 95 in C minor -- No. 99 in E flat major -- No. 104 in D major : London = Londoner Symphonie = Londres (77:11) -- No. 96 in D major : The miracle -- No. 97 in C major -- No. 98 in B flat major (75:43) -- No. 100 in G major : Military = Militär Symphonie = Militaire -- No. 101 in D major : The clock = Die Uhr = L'Horloge -- No. 102 in B flat major (75:48).
The string quartets by
Performers
The Angeles string quartet (Kathleen Lenski, Steven Miller, Sara Parkins, violins ; Brian Dembow, viola; Stephen Erdody, cello)
Program notes in English, French and German (61 p.) inserted in container.
Mass in F major ; Mass in C major by
Performers
The Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City; REBEL Baroque Orchestra; Owen Burdick, conductor.
Booklet in German, English & Spanish.
Le nozze di Figaro by
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on: Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais.
Performers
Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, sopranos ; Frederica von Stade mezzo-soprano ; Thomas Allen, baritone ; Samuel Ramey, Kurt Moll, basses ; other soloists ; London Opera Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor.
Program notes and synopsis in English, French, German, and Italian, with Italian libretto and English, French, and German translations (366 p.) laid in container.
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Symphony no. 40 ; Symphony no. 31 by
Symphony no. 40 performed in the original version (without clarinets).
Performers
Academy of Ancient Music ; directed by Jaap Schröder (concert master) and Christopher Hogwood (continuo) ; performed on authentic period instruments (A=430).
Program notes by Neal Zaslaw in English, French, and German in container.
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More of the best of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by
Performers
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; various soloists, choruses, and other orchestras ; Neville Marriner, Sir Colin Davis, conductors.
Contents
Don Giovanni : K. 527. Overture (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (6:07) -- Symphony no. 29 in A, K. 201. Allegro moderato (Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Neville Marriner, conductor) (7:22) -- Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Bassa Selim lebe lange (John Alldis Choir ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (1:27) -- Concerto for two pianos in E flat, K. 365. Rondeaux (Allegro) (Alfred Brendel, Imogen Cooper, pianos ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Neville Marriner, conductor) (6:56) -- Mass in C minor, K. 427. Kyrie (Margaret Marshall, soprano ; Academy and Chorus of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Neville Marriner, conductor) (6:52) --
(cont.): Le nozze di Figaro : K. 492. Ecco la marcia (2:08) ; Contessa, perdono ; Ah, tutti contenti (3:30) (singers ; BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) -- Die Zauberflöte : K. 620. Overture (BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) (6:52) -- Requiem, K. 626. Introitus, Requiem (4:47) ; Dies irae (1:45) ; Confutatis (3:09) (Helen Donath, soprano ; Alan Harverson, organ ; John Alldis Choir ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor) -- Piano concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466. Romance (Alfred Brendel, piano ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Neville Marriner, conductor) (9:21).
Piano concertos nos. 20-23 by
Performers
Berliner Philharmonker; Daniel Barenboim, piano and conductor.
Contents
CD 1. Piano concerto no. 20, k. 466 in D minor -- Piano concerto, no. 21, k. 467 in C major -- CD 2. Piano concerto, no. 22, k. 482 in E flat minor -- Piano concerto, no. 23, k. 488 in A minor.
Symphonies, K.318, G major by
Performers
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor.
Contents
Disc 1. Symphony no.32, K.318 -- Symphony no.35, K.385 -- Symphony no.36, K.425. Disc 2. Symphony no.39, K.543 -- Symphony no.41, K.551.
The complete string quartets by
Performed on a matched set of Stradivarius instruments.
Performers
American String Quartet (Peter Winograd, Laurie Carney, violins ; Daniel Avshalomov, viola ; David Geber, violoncello).
Notes by Daniel Avshalomov (23 p. ; 13 cm.) inserted in container.
Contents
CD1. Vol. I. Quartet in E-flat major, K.428 -- Quartet in B-flat major, K.589 -- Quartet in C major, K.157 -- CD2. Vol. II. Quartet in D minor, K.421 (417b) -- Quartet in G major, K.387 -- Quartet in E-flat major, K.171 -- CD3. Vol. III. Quartet in D major, K.499 -- Quartet in B-flat major, K.159 -- Quartet in D major, K.575 -- CD4. Vol. IV. Quartet in B-flat major, K.172 -- Quartet in F major, K.168 -- Quartet in B-flat major, K.458 -- Quartet in F major, K.590 -- CD5. Vol. V. Quartet no. 18 in A major, K.464 -- Quartet no. 13 in D minor, K.173 -- Quartet no. 9 in A major, K.169 -- Quartet no. 3 in G major, K.156 -- Quartet no. 2 in D major, K.155 -- CD6. Vol. VI. Quartet in C major, K.465 "Dissonant" -- Quartet in G major, K.80 -- Quartet in F major, K.158 -- Quartet in C major, K.170 -- Quartet in E-flat major, K.160.