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

1▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”
2▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 3 “Eroica” & no. 5
3▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8
4▶CD: Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
5▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 4
6▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies no. 38 “Prague” & no. 41 “Jupiter”
7▶CD: Mozart Operatic Arias
8▶CD: Schumann: Symphony no. 3 “Rhenish” / Smetana: The Moldau
9▶CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 9 “Great” / Brahms: Schicksalslied
10▶CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 / Barber: Symphony no. 1
11▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 5 / Lieder und Gesänge
12▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
13▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 7 & no. 8
14▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 “Choral” (1949)
15▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 2 & no. 4
16▶CD: Strauss: Tod und Verklärung / Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
17▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies no. 35 “Haffner” & no. 40
18▶CD: Mozart: Soprano Arias
19▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 “Choral” (1949 & 1953)
20▶CD: Mozart: Bass Arias
21▶CD: Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben / Dichterliebe
22▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 1 & no. 5
23▶CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Overtures (1)
24▶CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Overtures (2)
25▶CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Overtures (3)
26▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 1 / Bruckner: Te Deum
27▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies no. 25, no. 26 & no. 29
28▶CD: Mozart: Symphony no. 36 “Linz” & Rehearsal (1)
29▶CD: Mozart: Symphony no. 36 “Linz” & Rehearsal (2)
30▶CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Dances / Overtures
31▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies no. 99 “The Miracle” & no. 102
32▶CD: Mozart: Requiem
33▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies no. 39 & no. 41 “Jupiter”
34▶CD: J. Strauss II: Waltzes & Overtures
35▶CD: Schubert: Rosamunde / Symphony no. 5 / Brahms: Double Concerto
36▶CD: Beethoven: Triple Concerto
37▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
38▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
39▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
40▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 4 & no. 5
41▶CD: Dvořák: Symphonies no. 8 & no. 9 “From the New World”
42▶CD: Mozart: Violin Concertos no. 3 & no. 4
43▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 1 & no. 2
44▶CD: Beethoven: Symphonies no. 7 & no. 8
45▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 “Choral” (1959)
46▶CD: Wagner: Overtures
47▶CD: Brahms: Double Concerto / Schumann: Piano Concerto
48▶CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations (1)
49▶CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations (2)
50▶CD: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Haydn Variations (3)
51▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 9
52▶CD: Schubert: Symphonies no. 5, no. 8 “Unfinished” & no. 9 (1)
53▶CD: Schubert: Symphonies no. 5, no. 8 “Unfinished” & no. 9 (2)
54▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Concerto
55▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 4 “Romantic”
56▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 9 (1)
57▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 9 (2)
58▶CD: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Overtures
59▶CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 1 “Titan”
60▶CD: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
61▶CD: Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Schicksalslied / Mahler
62▶CD: Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (1)
63▶CD: Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (2)
64▶CD: Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (3)
65▶CD: Haydn: Symphonies no. 88 & no. 100 “Military”
66▶CD: Wagner: Preludes / Siegfried Idyll / Beethoven
67▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 7
68▶CD: Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
69▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 7 / Gluck
70▶CD: An Evening with Bruno Walter
71▶CD: Bruno Walter in Conversation with Arnold Michaelis
72▶CD: Bruno Walter: Selbsporträt
73▶CD: Bruno Walter Rehearses the Siegfried Idyll
74▶CD: 2 Portraits of Bruno Walter in Memoriam
75▶CD: Portrait of a Great Musician at Work
76▶CD: Bruno Walter Rehearses Beethoven
77▼CD: Bruno Walter Tributes by Columbia Masterworks Artists and More
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1Beethoven Set Bonus EP for Japan: “My dear listeners and friends in Japan”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
Bruno Walter2:23
277th Birthday Celebration: “I am going to introduce some of my records...”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
Bruno Walter2:42
377th Birthday Celebration: Symphony no. 35 “Haffner”: I. Allegro con spirito
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic) (on 1953-01-16)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1953-01-16)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-01-16)
recording of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”: I. Allegro con spirito (on 1953-01-16)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1782)
part of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:30
477th Birthday Celebration: Symphony no. 35 “Haffner”: II. Andante
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic) (on 1953-01-16)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1953-01-16)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-01-16)
recording of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”: II. Andante (on 1953-01-16)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1782)
part of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:48
577th Birthday Celebration: Symphony no. 35 “Haffner”: III. Menuetto - Trio
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic) (on 1953-01-16)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1953-01-16)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-01-16)
recording of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”: III. Minuetto & Trio (on 1953-01-16)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1782)
part of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:24
677th Birthday Celebration: Symphony no. 35 “Haffner”: IV. Presto
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic) (on 1953-01-16)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1953-01-16)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-01-16)
recording of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”: IV. Presto (on 1953-01-16)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1782)
part of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:46
777th Birthday Celebration: “The concert aria 'Mentre ti lascio, o figlia' ...”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
Bruno Walter0:37
877th Birthday Celebration: “Mentre ti lascio, o figlia”, K. 513
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-05-07 until 1953-05-08)
bass-baritone vocals:
George London (bass-baritone) (from 1953-05-07 until 1953-05-08)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (from 1953-05-07 until 1953-05-08)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (from 1953-05-07 until 1953-05-08)
recording of:
Aria for Bass & Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 513: "Mentre ti lascio, oh figlia" (from 1953-05-07 until 1953-05-08)
lyricist:
Nicola Giuseppe Morbilli
additional composer:
Giovanni Paisiello (composer)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 513) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 513)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:03
977th Birthday Celebration: “Dear friends, let me say goodbye to you...”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (in 1956)
Bruno Walter0:51
10Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Lotte Lehmann
spoken vocals:
Lotte Lehmann (soprano) (in 1956)
Lotte Lehmann1:19
11Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Ezio Pinza
spoken vocals:
Ezio Pinza (operatic bass) (in 1956)
Ezio Pinza0:55
12Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Eleanor Steber
spoken vocals:
Eleanor Steber (soprano) (in 1956)
Eleanor Steber0:54
13Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: George London
spoken vocals:
George London (bass-baritone) (in 1956)
George London0:58
14Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Lauritz Melchior
spoken vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor) (in 1956)
Lauritz Melchior1:06
15Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Joseph Szigeti
spoken vocals:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist) (in 1956)
Joseph Szigeti1:16
16Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Leonard Bernstein
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
Leonard Bernstein1:07
17Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Leonard Rose
spoken vocals:
Leonard Rose (cellist) (in 1956)
Leonard Rose1:20
18Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: John Corigliano
spoken vocals:
John Corigliano, Sr. (violinist) (in 1956)
John Corigliano, Sr.1:34
19Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: William Warfield
spoken vocals:
William Warfield (bass-baritone) (in 1956)
William Warfield0:45
20Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Jennie Tourel
spoken vocals:
Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano) (in 1956)
Jennie Tourel0:56
21Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: Goddard Lieberson
spoken vocals:
Goddard Lieberson (in 1956)
Goddard Lieberson1:18
22Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: “Here's exciting new for Bruno Walter collectors”
spoken vocals:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
Paul Myers0:19
23Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: Siegfriend Idyll - Rehearsal
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1959-02-27)
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)
Bruno Walter2:51
24Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: “I could not think of my life without Mahler and Bruckner”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
Bruno Walter0:53
25Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: “John McClure, the recording director”
spoken vocals:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
Paul Myers0:10
26Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: Symphony no. 9 - Rehearsal
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1959-01-26)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1959-01-26)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1959-01-26)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-01-26)
Ludwig van Beethoven1:40
27Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: “The Scherzo of Bruckner's Romantic Symphony”
spoken vocals:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
Paul Myers0:14
28Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: Symphony no. 4 “Romantic”: Scherzo
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1960-02-13, on 1960-02-15, on 1960-02-17, on 1960-02-25)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1960-02-13, on 1960-02-15, on 1960-02-17, on 1960-02-25)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-02-13, on 1960-02-15, on 1960-02-17, on 1960-02-25)
Anton Bruckner1:34
29Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: “I had so many channels through which I found my way to Brahms”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
Bruno Walter0:50
30Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: “But the next work is by Brahms”
spoken vocals:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
Paul Myers0:19
31Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: Academic Festival Overture
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1960-01-16)
performer:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1960-01-16)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-01-16)
Johannes Brahms1:05
32Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: “You will now hear Mozart's Symphony in G minor”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
Bruno Walter0:59
33Sound of Genius - An Invitation to Great Listening: Symphony no. 40: Allegro assai
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings)
orchestra:
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (New York Philharmonic) (on 1953-02-23)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1953-02-23)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1953-02-23)
Bruno Walter1:42
34Bruno Walter Recollects: “I had so many channels to Brahms”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter0:52
35Bruno Walter Recollects: “My door to Bruckner”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter2:01
36Bruno Walter Recollects: Bruckner's Te Deum
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter0:37
37Bruno Walter Recollects: First meeting with Mahler: difference and connection between Mahler and Bruckner
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter2:03
38Bruno Walter Recollects: First meeting with Kathleen Ferrier: their notable collaborations in Mahler's “Das Lied von der Erde“ and “Kindertotenlieder”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter1:43
39Bruno Walter Recollects: How the love for Mozart had grown since Walter was a young conductor
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter1:34
40Bruno Walter Recollects: Bruno Walter introduces Mozart's Symphony no. 35 “Haffner”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter2:14
41Bruno Walter Recollects: Bruno Walter introduces Mozart's Symphonyno. 40
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter1:02
42Bruno Walter Recollects: His early performances of the last three Mozart Symphonies nos. 39, 40 & 41
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter1:01
43Bruno Walter Recollects: On the birth of a performance: the complete rehearsal of Mozart's “Linz” Symphony no. 36 recorded without the conductor's knowledge
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter1:11
44Bruno Walter Recollects: Mozart's Requiem: Walter's changes in instrumentation and Süssmayr's contributions
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter1:47
45Bruno Walter Recollects: Johann Strauss and Walter's love for Vienna
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter1:17
46Bruno Walter Recollects: “Dear friends, let me say goodbye to you”
spoken vocals:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1956-02-23)
Bruno Walter0:41