The Complete Columbia Album Collection

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Annotation

A 77-CD collection of Bruno Walter's complete set of recordings for Columbia. Includes a hardcover book with essays and complete track listings, credits, and discography.

Annotation last modified on 2021-07-10 09:47 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”
2CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 3 “Eroica” & no. 5
3CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8
4CD: Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
5CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 4
6CD: Mozart: Symphonies no. 38 “Prague” & no. 41 “Jupiter”
7CD: Mozart Operatic Arias
8CD: Schumann: Symphony no. 3 “Rhenish” / Smetana: The Moldau
9CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 9 “Great” / Brahms: Schicksalslied
10CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 / Barber: Symphony no. 1
11CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 5 / Lieder und Gesänge
12CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
13CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 7 & no. 8
14CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 “Choral” (1949)
15CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 2 & no. 4
16CD: Strauss: Tod und Verklärung / Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
17CD: Mozart: Symphonies no. 35 “Haffner” & no. 40
18CD: Mozart: Soprano Arias
19CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 “Choral” (1949 & 1953)
20CD: Mozart: Bass Arias
21CD: Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben / Dichterliebe
22CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 1 & no. 5
23CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Overtures (1)
24CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Overtures (2)
25CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Overtures (3)
26CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 1 / Bruckner: Te Deum
27CD: Mozart: Symphonies no. 25, no. 26 & no. 29
28CD: Mozart: Symphony no. 36 “Linz” & Rehearsal (1)
29CD: Mozart: Symphony no. 36 “Linz” & Rehearsal (2)
30CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Dances / Overtures
31CD: Haydn: Symphonies no. 99 “The Miracle” & no. 102
32CD: Mozart: Requiem
33CD: Mozart: Symphonies no. 39 & no. 41 “Jupiter”
34CD: J. Strauss II: Waltzes & Overtures
35CD: Schubert: Rosamunde / Symphony no. 5 / Brahms: Double Concerto
36CD: Beethoven: Triple Concerto
37CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
38CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
39CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
40CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 4 & no. 5
41CD: Dvořák: Symphonies no. 8 & no. 9 “From the New World”
42CD: Mozart: Violin Concertos no. 3 & no. 4
43CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 1 & no. 2
44CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 7 & no. 8
45CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 “Choral” (1959)
46CD: Wagner: Overtures
47CD: Brahms: Double Concerto / Schumann: Piano Concerto
48CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations (1)
49CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations (2)
50CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations (3)
51CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 9
52CD: Schubert: Symphonies no. 5, no. 8 “Unfinished” & no. 9 (1)
53CD: Schubert: Symphonies no. 5, no. 8 “Unfinished” & no. 9 (2)
54CD: Beethoven: Violin Concerto
55CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 4 “Romantic”
56CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 9 (1)
57CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 9 (2)
58CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Overtures
59CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 1 “Titan”
60CD: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
61CD: Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Schicksalslied / Mahler
62CD: Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (1)
63CD: Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (2)
64CD: Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (3)
65CD: Haydn: Symphonies no. 88 & no. 100 “Military”
66CD: Wagner: Preludes / Siegfried Idyll / Beethoven
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1Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1959-02-27)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1959-02-27)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-02-27)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Vorspiel (prelude to Act I) (on 1959-02-27)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75
Richard Wagner8:34
2Siegfried Idyll
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer) and John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1959-02-27)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1959-02-27)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-02-27)
recording of:
Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103 (on 1959-02-27)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (in 1870)
dedicated to:
Cosima Wagner
part of:
Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis (number: 103)
is based on:
Siegfried Idyll (original version for 13 instruments)
Richard Wagner18:18
3Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg: Overture - Bacchanale (Venusberg Music)
choir vocals:
Occidental College Concert Choir (on 1961-03-24, on 1961-03-27)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-03-24, on 1961-03-27)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1961-03-24, on 1961-03-27)
chorus master:
Howard Swan (chorus master) (on 1961-03-24, on 1961-03-27)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-03-24, on 1961-03-27)
recording of:
Excerpt from: Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug I, Scene I. Bacchanale (Venusberg Music) (from 1961-03-24 until 1961-03-27)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug I, Scene I. “Naht euch dem Strande!”
part of:
Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Ouvertüre (from 1961-03-24 until 1961-03-27)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70
part of:
Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)
Richard Wagner24:55
4Leonore Overture no. 2, op. 72: Adagio - Allegro - Tempo I - Presto
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1960-07-01)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1960-07-01)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-07-01)
recording of:
Overture “Leonore” no. 2 in C major, op. 72a (on 1960-07-01)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 72a)
part of:
Leonore, Hess 109
revision of:
Fidelio/Leonore Overture op. 72/72a/72b/72c/138 (catch-all for unknown version)
Richard Wagner15:23
5Coriolan Overture, op. 62: Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1959-04-15)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1959-04-15)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-04-15)
recording of:
Ouvertüre Coriolan, op. 62 (Coriolan Overture, Op. 62) (on 1959-04-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1807)
dedicated to:
Heinrich Joseph von Collin
premiered at:
Palais Lobkowitz in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1807-03)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 62)
Richard Wagner7:57
67CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 7
68CD: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
69CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 7 / Gluck
70CD: An Evening with Bruno Walter
71CD: Bruno Walter in Conversation with Arnold Michaelis
72CD: Bruno Walter: Selbsporträt
73CD: Bruno Walter Rehearses the Siegfried Idyll
74CD: 2 Portraits of Bruno Walter in Memoriam
75CD: Portrait of a Great Musician at Work
76CD: Bruno Walter Rehearses Beethoven
77CD: Bruno Walter Tributes by Columbia Masterworks Artists and More