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NEW RELEASE INFORMATION COMPOSER(S) VARIOUS TITLE ICON-series: KARL BÖHM – THE EARLY YEARS ARTIST(S) Various Orchestras & Artists : Karl BÖHM FORMAT 19 CD clamshell box BARCODE 0190295886721 LABEL Warner Classics RELEASE 02/06/2017 0 190295 886721 > INFO The Austrian conductor Karl Böhm is one of the towering conductors of the 20th Century. As the embodiment of the long Austro-German musical tradition, he helped to write musical history. This 19-CD set assembles all the extant recordings he conducted for EMI (notably its German Electrola label) over the period 1935 to 1949 in Dresden, Berlin, Vienna and London includes a number of rarities and the world premiere release of a version of Mozart’s Serenata notturna recorded in Vienna in 1947. It was during these years that Böhm cemented his reputation as a major conductor of Austro-German repertoire. Collectors will also be pleased to know that this set contains all the recordings that featured in the now-iconic series of Dresden-themed LP boxes released by EMI to mark Böhm’s 85th birthday in 1979. All the recordings in the set have been carefully remastered in 24BIT/96Khz from the best sources available. All the Dresden recordings have been remastered from the tapes prepared for the iconic LP boxes that EMI released to celebrate Böhm’s 85th birthday in 1979. The digital master of the previously unreleased 1947 Vienna recording of the Serenata notturna has been created from a newly- manufactured positive metal master, taken from the original positive metal master that was found in the archive. CONTENT See below CD1 MOZART 1–3 Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K219 27.03 4–6 Horn Concerto No.3 in E-flat, K447 14.24 7–10 Serenade No.13 in G, K525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’ 14.15 11 Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384 Overture 4.21 12 Le nozze di Figaro, K492 Overture 4.00 BEETHOVEN 13 Leonore Overture No.3 from Leonore [Fidelio], Op.72b 13.46 Jan Dahmen violin (1–3) Max Zimolong horn (4–6) Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1938 (1–3, 7–10, 13), 1939 (11, 12), 1940 (4–6) CD2 BEETHOVEN 1–4 Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 65.58 5 Egmont, Op.84 Overture 8.07 Margarete Teschemacher soprano (4) Elisabeth Höngen alto (4) Torsten Ralf tenor (4) NEW RELEASE INFORMATION Josef Herrmann baritone (4) Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (4) Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1935 (5), 1941 (1–4) CD3 BEETHOVEN 1–3 Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 42.43 4–6 Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58 28.43 Max Strub violin (1–3) Walter Gieseking piano (4–6) Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1939 CD4 BEETHOVEN 1–3 Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37 35.24 4–6 Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat, Op.73 ‘Emperor’ 37.12 Lubka Kolessa (1–3) · Edwin Fischer (4–6) piano Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1939 CD5 BRAHMS 1–4 Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 40.36 SCHUBERT 5 3 Marches militaires, D733: No.1 in D 4.18 BERLIOZ 6 Marche hongroise from La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 H111 4.11 TCHAIKOVSKY 7 Capriccio italien, Op.45 (excerpts) 8.06 PFITZNER 8–10 Sinfonie in C, Op.46 15.40 Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1938 (7), 1939 (1–6), 1940 (8) CD6 BRAHMS 1–4 Piano Concerto No.2 in B, Op.83 44.57 SCHUMANN 5–7 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 29.08 Wilhelm Backhaus (1–4) · Walter Gieseking (5–7) piano Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: Semperoper, Dresden, VI.1939 (1–4), 1942 (5–7) CD7 BRAHMS 1–3 Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 37.09 4–5 Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 & 6 5.35 REGER 6–15 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op.132 29.45 Wolfgang Schneiderhan violin (1–3) Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1938 (4–15), 1940 (1–3) CD8 1 WEBER Oberon Overture 8.39 2 WEBER Der Freischütz Overture 9.13 3 WEBER Was gleicht wohl auf Erden (Der Freischütz, Act III: Chorus of foresters) 2.38 4 GOUNOD Hoch, Ruhm und Ehre (Faust, Act IV: Soldiers’ chorus) 2.49 5 VERDI Aida Prelude to Act I 3.58 6 VERDI Bei des Himmels ehernem Dache (Otello, Act II: Duet) 2.54 7 LEONCAVALLO Pagliacci Intermezzo 3.28 8 PUCCINI Lasset sie glauben (La fanciulla del West, Act III: Aria) 2.29 9 MASCAGNI Lasst uns preisen den Herrn (Cavalleria rusticana, Easter Hymn with Santuzza) 4.09 10 MASCAGNI Cavalleria rusticana Intermezzo 3.21 11 J. STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus Overture 7.47 12 J. STRAUSS II Tausendundeine Nacht Intermezzo 4.42 13 J. STRAUSS II Kaiserwalzer, Op.437 8.50 14 ŘEZNÍČEK Donna Diana Overture 4.06 NEW RELEASE INFORMATION 15 BERGER Rondino giocoso, Op.4 3.52 Christel Goltz soprano (9) Torsten Ralf tenor (6, 8) Josef Herrmann baritone (6) Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (3, 4, 9) Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1938 (2, 7, 10, 12, 14), 1939 (1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13), 1940 (6, 8, 15) CD9 BRUCKNER 1–4 Symphony No.4 in E-flat ‘Romantic’ 63.25 Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: Staatsoper, Dresden, 9–11.VI.1936 CD10 BRUCKNER 1–4 Symphony No.5 in B-flat 69.33 Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: Staatsoper, Dresden, 1–3.VI.1937 CD11 WAGNER 1 Der fliegende Holländer Overture 9.49 Tannhaüser 2 Overture 14.24 3 ‘Freudig begrüßen wir die edle Halle’ (Act II: Entry of the guests) 3.53 Lohengrin 4 ‚Gesegnet soll sie schreiten‘ (Act II: Women‘s train to Münster) 4.08 5 Prelude to Act III 3.07 6 ‚Treulich geführt’ (Act III: Bridal chorus) 5.16 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg 7 Prelude to Act I 8.59 8 ‚Was duftet doch der Flieder‘ (Act II: Hans Sachs‘s monologue) 7.03 HUMPERDINCK 9 Hänsel und Gretel Overture 7.44 SMETANA 10 The Bartered Bride Overture 7.02 Josef Herrmann baritone (8) Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (3, 4, 6) Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1939 (1–7, 9–10), 1940 (8) CD12 R. STRAUSS 1 Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op.28 14.53 2 Don Juan, Op.20 15.55 3 Salome Dance of the Seven Veils 8.28 Der Rosenkavalier 4 ‚Mit ihren Augen voll Tränen‘ (Act II: Duet) 3.23 5 Act III: Waltz 7.37 6 ‚Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein‘ (Act III: Duet) 4.33 Daphne 7 ‚O wie gern blieb‘ ich bei dir‘ (Daphne‘s scene) 3.48 8 ‚Götter! Brüder im hohen Olympos!’ (Apollo‘s scene) 4.11 9 ‚Wind… Spiele mit mir!‘ (Transformation scene) 7.25 Esther Rethy soprano (4, 6) Elisabeth Höngen alto (4, 6) Margarete Teschemacher soprano (7, 9) Torsten Ralf tenor (8) Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1938 (2, 5, 7–9), 1940 (1, 3, 4, 6) CD13 WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Act III (beginning) 1–4 Scene 1 20.32 5–7 Scene 2 20.18 8–9 Scene 3 10.48 10–12 Scene 4 (beginning) 12.56 Margarete Teschemacher soprano NEW RELEASE INFORMATION Helene Jung alto Rudolf Dittrich · Klaus Hermanns · Martin Kremer · Hanns Lange · Torsten Ralf · Rudolf Schmalnauer tenors Robert Büssel · Eugen Füchs · Hans Hermann Nissen · Arno Schellenberg baritones Ludwig Eybisch · Hermann Greiner · Sven Nilsson · Serge Smirnoff basses Chor der Staatsoper Dresden Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Recorded: 1938 CD14 WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Act III (conclusion) 1 Scene 4 (conclusion) 7.29 2–9 Scene 5 40.05 10 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Prelude to Act III 7.34 NICOLAI 11 Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor Overture 8.02 LORTZING 12 Zar und Zimmermann Act III: Holzschuhtanz 4.03 13 Undine Act II: Ballettmusik 4.15 Margarete Teschemacher soprano (1–9) · Helene Jung alto (1–9) Rudolf Dittrich · Klaus Hermanns · Martin Kremer Hanns Lange · Torsten Ralf · Rudolf Schmalnauer tenors (1–9) Robert Büssel · Eugen Füchs Hans Hermann Nissen · Arno Schellenberg baritones (1–9) Ludwig Eybisch · Hermann Greiner · Sven Nilsson · Serge Smirnoff basses (1–9) Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (1–9) Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (1–9, 12–13) Berliner Philharmoniker (10–11) Recorded: 1938 (1-9), 1935 (12, 13), 1936 (10, 11) CD15 SCHUBERT 1–2 Symphony No.8 in B minor, D759 ‘Unfinished’ 25.15 BRAHMS 3–6 Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73 40.57 Wiener Philharmoniker Recorded: 1940 (1, 2), 17–18.IX.1942 (3–6) CD16 BACH Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 1 II. Air 4.43 MOZART 2–5 Symphony No.35 in D, K385 ‘Haffner’ 18.13 BRAHMS 6–9 Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68 44.48 Wiener Philharmoniker Recorded: 28.X.1942 (1–5), 18–19.XI.1944 (6–9) CD17 MOZART 1–4 Symphony No.25 in G minor, K183 21.26 5–8 Symphony No.41 in C, K551 ‘Jupiter’ 27.04 Wiener Philharmoniker Recorded: 22–24.XI.1947 (1–4), 14–15.III.1949 (5–8), Brahms-Saal, Musikverein, Vienna CD18 MOZART 1 Der Schauspieldirektor, K486 Overture 4.08 2–4 Serenade No.6 in D, K239 ‘Serenata notturna’ 13.26 Serenade No.7 in D, K250 ‘Haffner’ 5 IV. Rondo: Allegro 7.43 Divertimento No.11 in D, K251 6 I. Allegro molto 3.35 JOHANN STRAUSS II 7 Morgenblätter, Op.279 8.09 8 Rosen aus dem Süden, Op.388 8.33 JOSEF STRAUSS 9 Sphärenklänge, Op.235 8.37 JOHANN STRAUSS II NEW RELEASE INFORMATION 10 Neue Pizzicato Polka, Op.449 3.49 SCHMIDT 11 Notre Dame Intermezzo 3.54 PUCCINI 12 Tu, che di gel sei cinta (Turandot, Act III: Aria) 2.55 Willi Boskovsky violin (5) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf soprano (12) Wiener Philharmoniker Recorded: 1.XII.1947 (2–4), 2.XII.1947 (5, 6), 15.III.1949 (11), 16.III.1949 (8, 12), 17.III.1949 (1), world premiere release (2-4) CD19 WAGNER Die Walküre 1 ‘Siegmund! Sieh’ auf mich!’ (Act II: Todesverkündigung) 18.21 Tristan und Isolde 2 ‘O sink’ hernieder, Nacht der Liebe’ (Act II: Love duet) 23.41 Kirsten Flagstad soprano Set Svanholm tenor Constance Shacklock contralto (2) Philharmonia Orchestra Recorded: 4.VI.1949 (1), 5.VI.1949 (2), Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London .