Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection, 1958-1967 (Box Set) [Box set]

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This set marks the beginning of Deutsche Grammophon's classic stereo recordings, when the company went from being sonically so-so to the sonic vanguard. Though many of these CDs are familiar, DG's programmers are clever enough to include some incredibly tantalizing tidbits that many collectors must have. Pierre Fournier and Friedrich Gulda probing recordings of Beethoven's Cello Sonatas Op. 69 and 102, No. 2, are filled out by a somewhat labored but still stylish 1971 recording of the Chopin Cello Sonata. Pianist Geza Anda seems sluggish in Mozart's Piano Concerto K. 449, but there's a fine performance of Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze. There are convenient compilation discs devoted to the great singers Rita Streich and Fritz Wunderlich. Even Eugen Jochum's familiar Bruckner Symphony No. 7 is filled out with the same composer's motets, while Mstislav Rostropovich's Schumann Cello Concerto also features a rarely heard, positively yummy Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata. Only discs devoted to Wilhelm Kempff (Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto), Herbert von Karajan (Beethoven Symphonies 3 and 8), Karl Böhm (Strauss tone poems and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante), and Narciso Yepes (Rodrigo and Falla) lack that sexy spin. --David Patrick Stearns

Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection, 1958-1967 (Box Set), Music, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pierre Fournier, Isaac Albeniz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Bruckner, Fryderyk Chopin, Manuel de Falla, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Albert Lortzing, Xavier Montsalvatge, Federico Moreno Torroba, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alonso de Mudarra, Antonio Ruiz Pipo, Sergey Rachmaninov, Joaquin Rodrigo, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Fernando Sor, Richard Strauss, Francisco Tarrega, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi, Bernhard Paumgartner, Bruno Bartoletti, Eugen Jochum, Ferdinand Leitner, Ferenc Fricsay, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Géza Anda, Hans Gierster, Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Ordon Alonso, Otto Gerdes, Sir Charles Mackerras, Narciso Yepes, Teresa Berganza, Bamberg Symphony Chorus, Bayerischen Rundfunkorchester, Bayerischen Rundfunks Sinfonie-orchester, Berliner Philharmoniker, Camerata Academica des Salzburger Mozarteums, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Orquesta Sinfonica R.T.V. Espanola

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Deutsche Grammophon Centenary Collection, 1958-1967 (Box Set) Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruckner | Bruckner, Anton | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lortzing | Lortzing, Albert | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tarrega | Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sinfonia Concertante | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B00000DI2P Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

1. The Abduction From The Seraglio: 'Durch Zartlichkeit und Schmeichein' - Rita Streich
2. The Abduction From The Seraglio: 'Welche Wonne, welche Lust' - Rita Streich
3. The Magic Flute: 'O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn! Sum Leiden bin ich auserkoren' - Rita Streich
4. The Magic Flute: 'Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen' - Rita Streich
5. Il re pastore: 'Aer tranquillo' - Rita Streich
6. Concert Arias: 'Alcandro, lo confesso... Non so d'onde viene', K.294 - Rita Streich
7. Concert Arias: 'Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle', K.538 - Rita Streich
8. Concert Arias: 'Vado, ma dove? oh Dei!', K.583 - Rita Streich
9. Concert Arias: 'Popoli di Tessaglia!...Io non chiedo, eterni Dei', K.316 - Rita Streich
10. Concert Arias: 'Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!...Ah, conte, partite', K.418 - Rita Streich
11. Concert Arias: 'No, che non sei capace', K.419 - Rita Streich
12. Concert Arias: Mia speranza adorata!...Ah, non sai qual pena sia', K.416 - Rita Streich
13. Concert Arias: 'Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gonner!', K.383 - Rita Streich

Tracks:

1. Sonata For Piano And Cello In A Major, Op.69: 1. Allegro ma non tanto
2. Sonata For Piano And Cello In A Major, Op.69: 2. Scherzo: Allegro molto
3. Sonata For Piano And Cello In A Major, Op.69: 3. Adagio cantabile- Allegro vivace
4. Sonata For Piano And Cello In D major, Op.102, No.2: 1. Allegro con brio
5. Sonata For Piano And Cello In D major, Op.102, No.2: 2. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affeto- attaca:
6. Sonata For Piano And Cello In D major, Op.102, No.2: 3. Allegro- Allegro fugato
7. Sonata For Piano And Cello In G Minor, Op.65: 1. Allegro moderato
8. Sonata For Piano And Cello In G Minor, Op.65: 2. Scherzo: Allegro con brio
9. Sonata For Piano And Cello In G Minor, Op.65: 3. Largo
10. Sonata For Piano And Cello In G Minor, Op.65: 4. Finale: Allegro

Tracks:

1. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op.129: 1. Nicht zu schnell
2. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op.129: 2. Langsam
3. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op.129: 3. Sehr lebhaft
4. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Moderato quasi Andante
5. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Tema: Moderato semplice
6. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Veriazione I: Tempo del Tema
7. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Veriazione II: Tempo del Tema
8. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Variazione III: Andante sostenuto
9. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Variazione III: Andante grazioso
10. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Variazione V: Allegro moderato
11. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Cadenza
12. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Variazione VI: Andante
13. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op.33: Veriazone VII e Coda: Allegro vivo
14. Sonata For Piano And Cello In G Minor, Op.19: 1. Lento- Allegro moderato
15. Sonata For Piano And Cello In G Minor, Op.19: 2. Allegro scherzando
16. Sonata For Piano And Cello In G Minor, Op.19: 3. Andante
17. Sonata For Piano And Cello In G Minor, Op.19: 4. Allegro mosso

Tracks:

1. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No.5 In E Flat Major, Op.73 'Emperor': 1. Allegro - Beethoven
2. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No.5 In E Flat Major, Op.73 'Emperor': 2. Adagio un poco mosso - attaca: - Beethoven
3. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No.5 In E Flat Major, Op.73 'Emperor': 3. Rondo: Allegro - Beethoven
4. Piano Sonata No.29 In B flat major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier': 1. Allegro - Beethoven
5. Piano Sonata No.29 In B flat major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier': 2. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Beethoven
6. Piano Sonata No.29 In B flat major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier': 3. Adagio sostenuto: Appassionato e con molto sentimento - Beethoven
7. Piano Sonata No.29 In B flat major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier': 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto - Beethoven

Tracks:

1. Symphony No.3 In E Flat Major, Op.55 'Eroica': 1. Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No.3 In E Flat Major, Op.55 'Eroica': 2. Marcia funubre: Adagio assai
3. Symphony No.3 In E Flat Major, Op.55 'Eroica': 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
4. Symphony No.3 In E Flat Major, Op.55 'Eroica': 4. Finale: Allegro molto
5. Symphony No.8 In F Major, Op.93: 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
6. 2. Allegro scherzando
7. Symphony No.8 In F Major, Op.93: 3. Tempo di Menuetto
8. Symphony No.8 In F Major, Op.93: 4. Allegro vivace

Tracks:

1. Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op.28
2. Don Juan, Op.20
3. 'Salome', Op.54: Dance Of The Seven Veils
4. Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In E Flat Major K.364: 1. Allegro maestoso
5. Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In E Flat Major K.364: 2. Andante
6. Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Viola And Orchestra In E Flat Major K.364: 3. Presto

Tracks:

1. Symphony No.7 In E Major: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Symphony No.7 In E Major: 2. Adagio: Sehr Feierlichund sehr langsam
3. Symphony No.7 In E Major: 3. Scherzo: Sehr schnell- Trio: Etwas langsamer
4. Symphony No.7 In E Major: 4. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
5. 2 Motets: 'Os justi'
6. 2 Motets: 'Christus Factus est'

Tracks:

1. The Magic Flute: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd sch Aria - Fritz Wunderlich
2. The Abduction From The Seraglio: Hier soll ich dich denn sehen- Aria - Fritz Wunderlich
3. The Abduction From The Seraglio: Wenn der Freude Trn fliessen- Aria - Fritz Wunderlich
4. Die Schng (The Creation): Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle- Verzweiflung, Wut und Schrecken- Aria - Fritz Wunderlich
5. Die Schng (The Creation): In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt / - Fritz Wunderlich
6. Die Schng (The Creation): Die Himmel erzen - Fritz Wunderlich
7. Die Schng (The Creation): Mit Wnd Hoheit angetan - Fritz Wunderlich
8. La Traviata: O Freunde, so leeret in vollen Z Fritz Wunderlich
9. La Traviata: O, lass uns fliehen aus diesen Mauern - Fritz Wunderlich
10. Eugene Onegin: Wohin seid ihr entschwunden- Aria- Lenski (Act II) - Fritz Wunderlich
11. Zar und Zimmerman: Lebe wohl, mein flandrisch Mhen - Fritz Wunderlich
12. 12 Lieder: Im Abendrot D799 - Fritz Wunderlich
13. 12 Lieder: An die Laute D905 - Fritz Wunderlich
14. 12 Lieder: Die Forelle D550 - Fritz Wunderlich
15. 12 Lieder: Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren D360 - Fritz Wunderlich
16. 12 Lieder: Der Musensohn D764 - Fritz Wunderlich
17. 12 Lieder: Der Einsame D800 - Fritz Wunderlich
18. 12 Lieder: Frsglaube D686 - Fritz Wunderlich
19. 12 Lieder: An Sylvia D891 - Fritz Wunderlich
20. 12 Lieder: Heidenrin D257 - Fritz Wunderlich
21. 12 Lieder: Stchen D957 No.4 - Fritz Wunderlich
22. 12 Lieder: Liebhaber in allen Gestalten D558 - Fritz Wunderlich
23. 12 Lieder: An die Musik D547 - Fritz Wunderlich

Tracks:

1. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major K.449: 1. Allegro vivace
2. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major K.449: Andantino
3. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In E Flat Major K.449: 3. Allegro, ma non troppo
4. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 1. Lebhaft
5. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 2. Innig
6. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 3. Mit Humor (Etwas hahnbuchen)
7. Davidsbundlertanze: 4. Ungeduldig
8. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 5. Einfach
9. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 6. Sehr rasch (Sehr rasch und in sich hinein)
10. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 7. Nicht Scnell (Mit ausserst starker Empfindung)
11. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 8. Frisch
12. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 9. Lebhaft
13. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 10. Balladenmassig. Sehr rasch
14. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 11. Einfach
15. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 12. Mit Humor
16. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 13. Wild und lustig
17. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 14. Zart und singend
18. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 15. Frisch
19. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 16. Mit gutem Humor
20. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 17. Wie aus der Ferne
21. Davidsbundlertanze, Op.6: 18. Nicht schnell
22. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmers)

Tracks:

1. Fantasia que cantrahaze la harpa en la manera de Ludovico - Narciso Yepes
2. 4 Studies: Study In C Minor, Op.35, No.14 - Narciso Yepes
3. 4 Studies: Study In B Minor, Op.35, No.22 - Narciso Yepes
4. 4 Studies: Study In B Major, Op.35, No.21 - Narciso Yepes
5. 4 Studies: Study In E minor, Op.6, No.11 - Narciso Yepes
6. Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Narciso Yepes
7. Tango - Narciso Yepes
8. tiree de, Op.165: Malaguena - Narciso Yepes
9. Homenaje 'Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy' - Manuel De Falla
10. En los trigales - Narciso Yepes
11. Madronos - Narciso Yepes
12. Habanera - Narciso Yepes
13. Cancion y Danza No.1 - Narciso Yepes
14. Concierto de Aranjuez: 1. Allegro con spirito - Narciso Yepes
15. Concierto de Aranjuez: 2. Adagio - Narciso Yepes
16. Concierto de Aranjuez: 3. Allegro gentile - Narciso Yepes
17. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: 1. El pano moruno - Narciso Yepes
18. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: 2. Seguidilla murciana - Narciso Yepes
19. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: 3. Asturiana - Narciso Yepes
20. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: 4. Jota - Narciso Yepes
21. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: 5. Nana - Narciso Yepes
22. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: 6. Cancion - Narciso Yepes
23. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: 7. Polo - Narciso Yepes

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Customer Reviews:

Good Years for Classical Music.......2000-04-12

Eugen Jochum brings spark to a very nice Brucker 7th and motets, even to a less-than avid Bruckner person like myself. Fritz Wunderlich is featured next, with warm, passionate arias from Mozart, Haydn, Verdi (in German!) and 12 magnificent Schubert Lieder. Although his career may have only lasted 10 years (ending with his untimely death, in the middle of recording Haydn's Die Schöpfung), Wunderlich is truly one of the great German lyric tenors. Géza Anda is next, with a nice Mozart K. 449 (in which he also serves as conductor) and a surprisingly eloquent Davidsbündlertänze. The last disc of this box is Narciso Yepes at his 10-string guitar. Full of resonance and technical virtuosity, he displays a program exclusively of Spanish music, including Sor, Albéniz, Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Falla's Spanish Folk Songs with Teresa Berganza. The intimacy of this last cycle of songs, mostly rather simple, is truly exquisite.

Even though many classical CD enthusiasts may have a few of these recordings in their collections already, this set is well worth the price, displaying eloquence and precision all the way through.

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