The History of Classical Music, Part 4: Late Romantic to Modern: From Tchaikovsky to Rachmaninov

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto
2▶Digital Media: Wagner: Overtures & Preludes
3▶Digital Media: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (highlights)
4▶Digital Media: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (highlights)
5▶Digital Media: Verdi: Aida (highlights)
6▶Digital Media: Verdi: Rigoletto (highlights)
7▶Digital Media: Verdi: La traviata (highlights)
8▶Digital Media: Saint‐Saëns: “Organ” Symphony / Franck: Symphony in D minor
9▶Digital Media: Glinka: “Ruslan and Lyudmila” Overture / Balakirev: Islamey / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
10▶Digital Media: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade / Capriccio espagnol
11▶Digital Media: Mahler: Symphony no. 1 / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
12▶Digital Media: Mahler: Symphony no. 5
13▶Digital Media: Debussy: La Mer / Nocturnes / Prélude à l’après‑midi d’un faune
14▼Digital Media: Debussy: Suite bergamansque / Préludes
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1Préludes, Book 1, L 117: III. Le vent dans la plaine
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Franz Christian Wulff
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: III. Le Vent dans la plaine. Animé (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1911-01-16)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:21
2Préludes, Book 1, L 117: IV. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Franz Christian Wulff
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: IV. «Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir». Modéré (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1911-01-16)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy4:36
3Préludes, Book 1, L 117: V. Les collines d’Anacapri
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Franz Christian Wulff
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: V. Les collines d'Anacapri. Très modéré (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1911-01-14)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy3:00
4Préludes, Book 1, L 117: VII. Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Franz Christian Wulff
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest. Animé et tumultueux (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-07-26)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy3:31
5Préludes, Book 1, L 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Franz Christian Wulff
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04: piano) and Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
engineered at:
Plenarsaal (Plenarsaal der Akademie der Künste in Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy3:07
6Préludes, Book 1, L 117: X. La cathédrale engloutie
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Franz Christian Wulff
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: X. La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
arranger:
György Vukán
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy7:00
7Préludes, Book 1, L 117: XII. Minstrels
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Franz Christian Wulff
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: XII. Minstrels. Modéré (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1911-02-10)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:13
8Préludes, Book 2, L 123: II. Feuilles mortes
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: II. Feuilles mortes. Lent et mélancolique (Préludes, Book II: 2. Feuilles mortes) (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy4:59
9Préludes, Book 2, L 123: III. La puerta del vino
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: III. La puerta del Vino. Mouvement de Habanera (Préludes, Book II: 3. La Puerta del Vino) (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy3:42
10Préludes, Book 2, L 123: VI. “General Lavine” – eccentric
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: VI. Général Lavine – eccentric. Dans le style et le mouvement d’un Cakewalk (Préludes, Book II: 6. General Lavine – eccentric) (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy2:24
11Préludes, Book 2, L 123: VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune. Lent (Préludes, Book II: 7. La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune) (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy5:49
12Préludes, Book 2, L 123: XII. Feux d’artifice
audio engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
producer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Dino Ciani (Italian pianist) (in 1972-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1972-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1972-04)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: XII. Feux d’artifice. Modérément animé (Préludes, Book II: 12. Feux d’artifice) (in 1972-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy4:18
13Suite bergamasque, L 75: I. Prélude
audio engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
executive producer:
Karl Faust (producer)
producer:
Karl Faust (producer) and Hans-Joachim Reiser (engineer/producer)
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1969-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1969-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1969-04)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : I. Prélude (for piano) (in 1969-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:55
14Suite bergamasque, L 75: II. Menuet
audio engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Karl Faust (producer) and Hans-Joachim Reiser (engineer/producer)
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1969-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1969-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1969-04)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : II. Menuet (for piano) (in 1969-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:30
15Suite bergamasque, L 75: III. Clair de lune
audio engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Karl Faust (producer) and Hans-Joachim Reiser (engineer/producer)
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1969-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1969-04)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (in 1969-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy55:16
16Suite bergamasque, L 75: IV. Passepied
audio engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Karl Faust (producer) and Hans-Joachim Reiser (engineer/producer)
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1969-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) and Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1969-04: piano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1969-04)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : IV. Passepied (for piano) (in 1969-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:32
15▶Digital Media: Strauss, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel
16▶Digital Media: Strauss, R.: Death and Transfiguration / Four Last Songs / Capriccio
17▶Digital Media: Puccini: La bohème (highlights)
18▶Digital Media: Puccini: Tosca (highlights) / Nessun dorma
19▶Digital Media: Elgar: “Enigma” Variations / Holst: The Planets
20▶Digital Media: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Scriabin: Le poeme de l’extase

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includes:Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss (German composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Der Ring des Nibelungen (highlights) by Richard Wagner (composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Holst: The Planets / Elgar: Enigma Variations by Holst (Gustav Holst, composer), Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg (conductor), Eugen Jochum (conductor)
La bohème (1987 live composite recording cast) by Puccini (Italian composer); Réaux (US soprano), Hadley (tenor), Hampson (baritone), Daniels (soprano), Coro (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) e Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia), Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
La Mer / Nocturnes / Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune by Claude Debussy (French composer); Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
La traviata (1976-77 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Ileana Cotrubas (Romanian soprano), Placido Domingo (tenor), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany), Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist), Nathan Milstein (violinist)
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Ileana Cotrubaş (Romanian soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass), Kurt Moll (operatic bass), Hanna Schwarz (mezzo soprano), Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
Scheherazade / Capriccio espagnol by Rimski-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); Joseph Silverstein (violinist and conductor), Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Suite bergamasque / 12 Préludes by Claude Debussy (French composer); Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor), Dino Ciani (Italian pianist)
Symphonie Nr. 1 / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1967 recording) by Gustav Mahler (composer); Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone), Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Symphonie Nr. 5 by Gustav Mahler (composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Tristan und Isolde (1966 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Richard Wagner (composer); Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Martti Talvela (operatic bass), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
part of:The History of Classical Music: From Gregorian Chant to Górecki (order: 4)