100 Best Wiener Philharmoniker

Release Date: 8th Nov 2010
Catalogue No: 6485132
Label: Warner Classics
Series: 100 Best
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

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Strauss, J, II: Wiener Blut Waltz, Op. 354

Work length5:51

Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1949-10-24
Recording Venue: 24 October 1949, Grosse Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214

Work length2:34

Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1949-10-18
Recording Venue: 18 October 1949, Grosse Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333

Work length4:09

Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1949-10-20
Recording Venue: 20 October 1949, Grosse Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324

Work length3:05

Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1949-10-18
Recording Venue: 18 October 1949 / Grosser Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Strauss, Josef: Sphärenklänge, Op. 235

Work length8:06

Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1949-10-18
Recording Venue: 18 October 1949, Grosse Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), Josef Strauss: Pizzicato Polka

Work length2:52

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded: 1950-02-03
Recording Venue: 3 February 1950, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus Overture

Work length8:17

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1958-02-19
Recording Venue: 19 February 1958 / Grosse Saal, Musikversein, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325

Work length8:50

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1960-12-22
Recording Venue: 21 & 22 December 1960 / Grosse Sall, Musikversein, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Leichtes Blut, polka schnell, Op. 319

Work length2:38

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1960-12-22
Recording Venue: 22 December 1960 / Grosse Saal, Musikversein, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Tausendundeine Nacht, Op. 346

Work length6:57

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1960-12-22
Recording Venue: 22 December 1960 / Grosse Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Im Krapfenwald'l, Polka française, Op. 336

Work length4:24

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1960-12-22
Recording Venue: 22 December 1960 / Grosse Saal, Musikversein, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Eljen a Magyar Schnell-Polka, Op. 332

Work length2:41

Wiener Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti
Recorded: 2000-01-01
Recording Venue: 1 January 2000 / 'live' in the Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: Vom Donaustrande, Op. 356

Work length3:00

Wiener Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti
Recorded: 2000-01-01
Recording Venue: 1 January 2000 / 'live' in the Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Strauss, J, II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314

Work length10:03

Wiener Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti
Recorded: 2000-01-01
Recording Venue: 1 January 2000 / 'live' in the Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Strauss, J, I: Radetzky March, Op. 228

Work length3:35

Wiener Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti
Recorded: 2000-01-01
Recording Venue: 1 January 2000 / 'live' in the Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Mozart: Così fan tutte: Sinfonia (Orchestra)

Work length4:32

Margaret Marshall (soprano), Robert Kettelson (musician), Robert Kettelson (fortepiano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Kathleen Battle (soprano), José van Dam (bass), James Morris (baritone), Francisco Araiza (tenor)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Walter Hagen-Groll, Wiener Staatsoper
Riccardo Muti
Recorded: 1982-08-22
Recording Venue: 8, 15 & 22 August 1982, live in the Kleines Festspielhaus, Salzburg

Emil von Reznicek: Donna Diana Overture

Work length4:03

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1958-02-22
Recording Venue: 20-22 February 1958: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Mascagni: Intermezzo from L'Amico Fritz, Act III

Work length4:10

Rudolf Kempe (cantor)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 1961-12-01
Recording Venue: 11-17 Dec 1961, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours (from La Gioconda)

Work length9:15

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1961-12-01
Recording Venue: 11-17 Dec 1961, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Schmidt, F: Notre Dame - Intermezzo

Work length3:32

Rudolf Kempe (cantor)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 1961-12-01
Recording Venue: 11-17 Dec 1961, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Gounod: Waltz from Faust, Act II

Work length5:15

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe

Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers Overture

Work length9:27

Rudolf Kempe (cantor)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 1961-12-01
Recording Venue: 11-17 Dec 1961, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel (1995 Digital Remaster): Ouvertüre / Vorspiel / Prélude (Orchester)

Work length8:26

Wiener Sängerknaben (performed by), Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Liselotte Maikl (soprano), Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Grace Hoffman (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (mezzo-soprano), Anneliese Rothenberger (soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Christopher Thorn, André Cluytens
Recorded: 1995-01-01
Recording Venue: 18-26 March 1964: Musikvereinsaal, Vienna

Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture

Work length7:09

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1958-12-22
Recording Venue: 22-Dec-1958, Musikverein, Vienna

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia Overture

Work length7:41

Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Recorded: 1960-01-30
Recording Venue: 30 January 1960 / Grsser Saal, Musikverein, Wien

Verdi: Aida - Triumphal Scene: Glorai all'Egitto - Triumphal March - Ballet Music - Vieni, o guerriero vindice

Work length11:51

Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper, Walter Hagen-Groll, Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1979-05-17
Recording Venue: 7-10 & 14-17 May 1979 / Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Work length3:39

Chorus of the Friends of Music, Wiener Philharmoniker
Rafael Kubelik
Recorded: 1961-01-01
Recording Venue: 1960, Vienna

Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G Op. 55 (1997 Digital Remaster), IV. Theme and Variations

Work length18:51

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1961-12-01
Recording Venue: 16/17-Dec-1961, Vienna

Theme

Track length0:53

Var.1

Track length0:46

Var.2

Track length0:40

Var.3

Track length0:48

Var.4

Track length1:09

Var.5

Track length1:10

Var.6

Track length0:28

Var.7

Track length0:42

Var.8

Track length0:55

Var.9

Track length1:04

Var.10

Track length2:26

Var.11

Track length1:46

Var. 12

Track length6:04

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36 (1994 Digital Remastering): III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato, allegro (1994 Digital Remastering)

Work length5:58

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rafael Kubelik
Recorded: 1960-01-19
Recording Venue: 18 & 19 January 1960 / Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges (1994 Digital Remaster)

Work length16:54

Wiener Philharmoniker
Constantin Silvestri
Recorded: 1960-02-23
Recording Venue: 17-18, 20 & 23 February 1960 / Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

I. Les Ridicules

Track length2:53

II. Scène infernale

Track length3:14

III. Marche

Track length1:44

IV. Scherzo

Track length1:26

V. Le Prince et la Princesse

Track length5:08

VI. La Fruite

Track length2:29

Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor: III. Andante

Work length8:24

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rafael Kubelik
Recorded: 1960-01-01

Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, Op.110a: Allegro molto

Work length3:34

Mike Clements (balanceengineer)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Mariss Jansons
Recorded: 1997-01-14
Recording Venue: 7-14 January 1997, Musikverein, Vienna

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto

Work length5:21

Mariss Jansons/Wiener Philharmoniker/Werner Hink, Mike Clements (balanceengineer)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Mariss Jansons
Recorded: 1997-01-14
Recording Venue: 7-14 January 1997, Musikverein, Vienna

Khachaturian: Gayaneh - Suite No. 1 (1996 Digital Remaster)

Work length10:50

Wiener Philharmoniker
Constantin Silvestri
Recorded: 1961-01-01
Recording Venue: Vienna

Dance of the Young Maidens

Track length2:11

Lullaby

Track length6:07

Sabre Dance

Track length2:32

Smetana: Vltava (from Má Vlast)

Work length5:48

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded: 1951-01-24
Recording Venue: 24 January 1951 / Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11

Work length14:41

Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Recorded: 1990-01-01
Recording Venue: 16-18 November 1961: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

I. Intermezzo

Track length3:12

II. Ballade

Track length7:14

III. Alla marcia

Track length4:15

Excerpt, Kodály: Háry János Suite

Work length10:28

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1961-12-01
Recording Venue: 11-15/18 Dec 1961, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

II. Viennese Musical Clock

Track length2:18

V: Intermezzo

Track length4:58

VI: Entrance of the Emperor and his Court

Track length3:12

Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole

Work length15:00

Wiener Philharmoniker
Constantin Silvestri
Recorded: 1994-01-01
Recording Venue: 26/27 January 1959, Musikvereinsaal, Vienna

Prélude à la nuit

Track length4:29

Malagueña

Track length2:02

Habañéra

Track length2:39

Fería

Track length5:50

Lehár: Gold und Silber Walzer, Op. 79

Work length9:00

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1958-02-22
Recording Venue: 20-22 February 1958 / Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op.95 'From the New World': II. Largo (opening)

Work length4:34

Wiener Philharmoniker
André Cluytens, Christopher Thorn
Recorded: 1958-12-01
Recording Venue: 9-13 Dec-1958, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269

Work length10:58

Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Herbert von Karajan (harpsichord)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded: 1984-06-19
Recording Venue: 18 & 19 June 1984 / Zeremoniensaal, Hofburg, Vienna

I. Allegro

Track length3:18

II. Largo

Track length3:05

III. Allegro (Danza pastorale)

Track length4:35

Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G, 'Surprise': III. Menuetto (Allegro molto) & Trio

Work length4:09

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded: 1951-01-17
Recording Venue: 11, 12 & 17 January 1951, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D K385, 'Haffner' (1990 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro con spirito

Work length5:38

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rafael Kubelik
Recorded: 1961-01-04
Recording Venue: 3 & 4 January 1961 / Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C 'Linz' K425: III. Menuetto & Trio

Work length3:43

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rafael Kubelik
Recorded: 1961-01-04
Recording Venue: 4 January 1961 / Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

Work length17:23

Wiener Philharmoniker
Rafael Kubelik
Recorded: 1961-01-09
Recording Venue: 9 January 1961 / Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

I. Allegro

Track length5:58

II. Romanze (Andante)

Track length5:45

III. Menuetto (Allegretto) & Trio

Track length2:05

IV. Rondo (Allegro)

Track length3:35

Excerpt, Schubert: Incidental music to Rosamunde, D797

Work length12:02

Rudolf Kempe (cantor)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Recorded: 1961-12-01
Recording Venue: 11-17 Dec 1961, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Entr'acte No.3 in B flat

Track length7:02

Ballet No. 2 in G

Track length5:00

Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major D200: III. Menuetto (Vivace) & Trio

Work length3:49

Wiener Philharmoniker
Riccardo Muti
Recorded: 1980-12-13
Recording Venue: 12-13 December 1980: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A Op.90 'Italian': IV Saltarello: Presto

Work length5:43

Wiener Philharmoniker
André Cluytens, Christopher Thorn

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio

Work length7:17

Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
Recorded: 2000-12-03
Recording Venue: 1-3 December 2000 / Grosse Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral' - I. Allegro ma non troppo

Work length5:15

Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
Recorded: 2002-05-17
Recording Venue: 29 April - May 17 2002/Grosse Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 - Allegretto scherzando

Work length4:02

Sir Simon Rattle
Recorded: 2002-05-17
Recording Venue: 29 April - May 17 2002/Grosse Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio

Work length8:47

Sir Simon Rattle/Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
Recorded: 2002-05-17
Recording Venue: 29 April - May 17 2002/Grosse Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Wagner: Tannhäuser (1993 Digital Remaster): Overture

Work length14:03

Wiener Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded: 1952-12-03
Recording Venue: 2-3 December 1952: Grosser Saal, Musiverein, Vienna

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op.90 (2010 - Remaster): III. Poco allegretto

Work length6:21

Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir John Barbirolli
Recorded: 1967-12-04
Recording Venue: 4-5 December 1967. Musikvereinsaal, Vienna

Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a 'St Anthony Variations'

Work length18:24

Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir John Barbirolli
Recorded: 1967-12-18
Recording Venue: 4-18 December 1967, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Theme: Andante 'Chorale St Antoni'

Track length2:05

Variation I: Poco più animato

Track length1:19

Variation II: Più vivace (b)

Track length0:59

Variation III: Con moto

Track length1:38

Variation IV: Andante con moto (b)

Track length2:03

Variation V: Vivace (b)

Track length0:56

Variation VI: Vivace

Track length1:28

Variation VII: Grazioso (b)

Track length2:51

Variation VIII: Presto non troppo

Track length1:00

Finale: Andante (b)

Track length4:05

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (1991 Digital Remaster): II. Scherzo (Bewegt, lebhaft) & Trio (Schnell)

Work length10:29

Wiener Philharmoniker
Carl Schuricht
Recorded: 1961-11-22
Recording Venue: 20-22 November 1961, Musikverein, Vienna

Strauss, R: Don Juan, Op. 20

Work length6:32

Wiener Philharmoniker
André Previn
Recorded: 1980-04-16
Recording Venue: 11, 14-16 April 1980 / Grosse Saal, Musikverein, Vienna

Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D: II. Krãfitg bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Work length8:20

Wiener Philharmoniker
Paul Kletzki
Recorded: 1961-11-01
Recording Venue: Nov 1961, Vienna

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Work length11:29

Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir John Barbirolli
Recorded: 1967-12-18
Recording Venue: 18 December 1967, Musikvereinssaal. Vienna

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This 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the finest EMI recordings of the famous Wiener Philharmoniker, know in English as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, under some of the world’s greatest conductors including Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan, Rudolf Kempe, André Cluytens, Riccardo Muti and many others.

THE STRAUSS FAMILY contains some of the best-known waltzes and polkas by the inimitable Viennese composer Johann Strauss II and other members of his family. Among the waltzes are Wiener Blut (‘Vienna Blood’), Wein, Weib und Gesang (‘Wine, Women and Song’), G’schichten aus dem Wienerwald (‘Tales from the Vienna Woods’) and An der schönen, blauen Donau (‘The Blue Danube’) that was used so effectively in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. All the works included here have been heard at the famous New Year’s Day concerts given by the Wiener Philharmoniker, which traditionally concludes with the Radetzky March, performed here live at the New Year’s Day Concert of 2000 conducted by Riccardo Muti.

The Wiener Philharmoniker is drawn from the permanent orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and this programme called AT THE THEATRE covers orchestral pieces from the operatic repertoire. It begins with Mozart’s lively overture to Le nozze di Figaro and includes among others the overtures to Il barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini, The Bartered Bride by Smetana and Hänsel und Gretel by Humperdinck. Also heard are the Waltz from Act II of Gounod’s Faust, the spirited ‘Dance of the Hours’ from Ponchielli’s La Gioconda, immortalised in Walt Disney’s original Fantasia film, and the stirring Triumphal Scene from Verdi’s Aida.

As its name implies, IN RUSSIA is a programme of memorable works by Russian composers. Tchaikovsky, the doyen of Russian composers, is represented by the famous ‘pizzicato’ movement from his Fourth Symphony and the Theme and Variations from his orchestral Suite No.3 in G. Borodin provides a section of his Polovtsian Dances and the Andante movement from his Second Symphony. More recent compositions include the Suite from Prokofiev’s Love for Three Oranges and extracts from Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony and his Symphony No. 5 in D minor. The disc ends with three items from Khachaturian’s colourful ballet Gayaneh, finishing with the spectacular ‘Sabre Dance’.

ON HOLIDAY takes its name from a famous LP on which most of these pieces were originally released. The composers come from all over the world – Smetana and Dvorák from Czechoslovakia, Kodály and Lehár from Hungary, Sibelius from Finland, Ravel from France and Vivaldi from Italy – and one can imagine the Wiener Philharmoniker holidaying in all those different countries and performing some of the music by the local composers while they are there.

CLASSICAL MASTERS brings together a programme by the greatest Austrian and German composers from the Classical period, beginning with a movement from Haydn’s ‘Surprise’ Symphony, followed by extracts from Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ and ‘Linz’ Symphonies and his much-loved Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Popular works by Schubert and Mendelssohn follow, and the disc ends with a group of items by perhaps the greatest Classical master of all – Ludwig van Beethoven.

The last CD, called VIENNESE HERITAGE, covers a group of composers who had special associations with Vienna, most notably Brahms, Bruckner and Mahler. It opens with Wagner’s stirring overture to Tannhäuser before moving to the three main composers mentioned above. It also includes part of Richard Srauss’s colourful tone poem Don Juan and concludes with the jubilant Academic Festival Overture by Johannes Brahms.

100 Best Wiener Philharmoniker

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