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Michael Gielen Edition Volume 4

SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks, Michael Gielen

Most of the works are making first ever appearances or first appearances on CD and the breadth of repertory makes this an insightfully chosen selection that will make a direct appeal to Gielen’s... More…
  • Gramophone Magazine
    May 2017
    Re-issue of the Month

This release includes a digital booklet

Contents

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21

Work length12:11
$3.00
$3.85
  • Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 3 May 1968
  • Recording Venue: Saarbrücken, Germany

Excerpt, Smetana: The Bartered Bride

Work length7:00
$2.00
$2.60
  • Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 11 October 1968
  • Recording Venue: Saarbrücken, Germany

Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride): Overture

Track length7:00
$2.00
$2.60

Excerpt, Liszt: Episoden (2) aus Lenau's Faust, S. 110

Work length12:44
$3.00
$3.85
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 5 June 2007
  • Recording Venue: Freiburg Konzerthaus, Germany

2 Episoden aus Lenaus Faust, S110 / R427: No. 2. Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Erster Mephisto Walzer)

Track length12:44
$3.00
$3.85

Excerpt, Wagner: Lohengrin

Work length11:46
$3.00
$3.90
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 19 August 1992
  • Recording Venue: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, Germany

Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude

Track length8:12
$2.00
$2.60

Lohengrin, Act III: Prelude

Track length3:34
$1.00
$1.30

Excerpt, Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Work length9:26
$2.00
$2.60
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 5 September 1990
  • Recording Venue: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, Germany

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act I: Prelude

Track length9:26
$2.00
$2.60

Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9

Work length9:23
$2.00
$2.60
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 13 December 1995
  • Recording Venue: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, Germany

Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnaval), Op. 9

Track length9:23
$2.00
$2.60

Excerpt, Weber: Der Freischütz

Work length9:08
$2.00
$2.60
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 15 June 1990
  • Recording Venue: Festivalzelt, Minnesota-Musikfestival, USA

Der Freischütz, J. 277: Overture

Track length9:08
$2.00
$2.60

Strauss, J, II: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437

Work length7:07
$2.00
$2.60
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 15 June 1990
  • Recording Venue: Festivalzelt, Minnesota-Musikfestival, USA

Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437

Track length7:07
$2.00
$2.60

Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3

Work length6:54
$1.00
$1.30
  • Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 31 January - 1 February 1980
  • Recording Venue: Stuttgart Liederhalle, Germany

Ouvertüre

Track length6:54
$1.00
$1.30

Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 1

Work length16:11
$4.00
$5.20
  • Günter Reich (baritone), Judith Beckmann (soprano), Robert Holl (bass), Margit Neubauer (alto)
  • NDR Chor, SWR Vokalensemble
  • Recorded: 31 January - 1 February 1980
  • Recording Venue: Stuttgart Liederhalle, Germany

Part I: I. Szene im Garten (Faust, Gretchen, Mephistopheles, Marthe)

Track length4:30
$1.00
$1.30

Part I: II. Gretchen vor dem Bild der Mater Dolorosa (Gretchen)

Track length4:36
$1.00
$1.30

Part I: III. Szene im Dom (Böser Geist, Gretchen, Choir)

Track length7:05
$2.00
$2.60

Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 2

Work length39:57
$9.00
$11.55
  • Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Brigitte Messthaler (alto), Doris Soffel (mezzo-soprano), Mitsuko Shirai (soprano)
  • Recorded: 31 January - 1 February 1980
  • Recording Venue: Stuttgart Liederhalle, Germany

Part II: IV. Sonnenaufgang (Ariel, Faust, Choir)

Track length14:47
$3.00
$3.85

Part II: V. Mitternacht (Mangel, Schuld, Sorge, Not, Faust)

Track length11:53
$3.00
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Part II: VI. Fausts Tod (Mephistopheles, Lemuren, Faust, Choir)

Track length13:17
$3.00
$3.85

Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 3 "Fausts Verklärung"

Work length37:31
$10.00
$13.00
  • Barbara Miller (soprano), Helmut Berger-Tuna (bass), Roswitha Fischer (soprano), Tadao Yoshie (baritone), Marianne Luxenburger (soprano), Christa Muckenheim (soprano), Carsten Müller (boy soprano), Gregor Lütje (boy soprano), Ralph Ludewig (boy alto), Thomas Paulsen (boy alto), Peter Besch (tenor), Richard Anlauf (bass)
  • Tölzer Knabenchor
  • Recorded: 31 January - 1 February 1980
  • Recording Venue: Stuttgart Liederhalle, Germany

Part III: VII. Fausts Verklärung: Waldung, sie schwankt heran (Choir)

Track length2:28
$1.00
$1.30

Part III: VII. Fausts Verklärung: Ewiger Wonnebrand (Pater Ecstaticus)

Track length1:45
$1.00
$1.30

Part III: VII. Fausts Verklärung: Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen (Pater Profundus, Pater Seraphicus, Selige Knaben)

Track length5:20
$1.00
$1.30

Part III: VII. Fausts Verklärung: Gerettet ist das edle Glied (Engel, Selige Knaben, Choir)

Track length9:14
$2.00
$2.60

Part III: VII. Fausts Verklärung: Hier ist die Aussicht frei (Doctor Marianus)

Track length3:26
$1.00
$1.30

Part III. VII. Fausts Verklärung: Dir, der Unberührbaren (Doctor Marianus, Choir, Magna Peccatrix, Mulier Samaritana, Maria Aegyptiaca, Una Poenitentium, Selige Knaben, Gretchen, Mater Gloriosa)

Track length7:45
$2.00
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Part III: VII. Fausts Verklärung: Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis (Chorus Mysticus, SSATB)

Track length7:33
$2.00
$2.60

Schumann: Manfred, Op. 115

Work length11:29
$3.00
$3.85
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 17-24 March 2002
  • Recording Venue: Freiburg Konzerthaus und Frankfurt/Main Alte Oper, Germany

Manfred, Op. 115: Overture

Track length11:29
$3.00
$3.85

Schumann: Die Braut von Messina: Overture, Op. 100

Work length9:03
$2.00
$2.60
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 2 February 2010
  • Recording Venue: Freiburg Konzerthaus, Germany

Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina), Op. 100

Track length9:03
$2.00
$2.60

Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 'Spring'

Work length29:50
$7.00
$9.05
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 26 January 2014
  • Recording Venue: Freiburg Konzerthaus, Germany

I. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace

Track length10:25
$3.00
$3.85

II. Larghetto

Track length6:46
$1.00
$1.30

III. Scherzo: Molto vivace

Track length5:27
$1.00
$1.30

IV. Allegro animato e grazioso

Track length7:12
$2.00
$2.60

Weber: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, J. 155, Op. 32

Work length21:13
$5.00
$6.50
  • Ludwig Hoffmann (piano)
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 19 June 1973
  • Recording Venue: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, Germany

I. Allegro maestoso

Track length9:23
$2.00
$2.60

II. Adagio

Track length4:40
$1.00
$1.30

III. Rondo: Presto

Track length7:10
$2.00
$2.60

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Work length54:04
$12.00
$15.45
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 20 December 1995
  • Recording Venue: Villingen-Schwenningen Franziskanerkloster, Germany

I. Rêveries: Largo - Passions: Allegro agitato e appassionato assai

Track length14:57
$3.00
$3.85

II. Un Bal (Valse): Allegro non troppo

Track length6:20
$1.00
$1.30

III. Scène aux Champs: Adagio

Track length16:59
$4.00
$5.15

IV. Marche au Supplice: Allegretto non troppo

Track length4:57
$1.00
$1.30

V. Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat: Larghetto - Allegro

Track length10:51
$3.00
$3.85

Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Work length31:28
$9.00
$11.55
  • Josef Suk (violin)
  • Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 9 January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Stuttgart Liederhalle, Germany

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length10:47
$3.00
$3.85

II. Adagio ma non troppo

Track length10:22
$3.00
$3.85

III. Finale: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo

Track length10:19
$3.00
$3.85

Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

Work length41:27
$11.00
$14.15
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 23 and 30 March 2011
  • Recording Venue: Dijon Auditorium de Dijon, France and Freiburg Konzerthaus, Germany

I. Allegro maestoso

Track length11:15
$3.00
$3.85

II. Poco adagio

Track length11:44
$3.00
$3.85

III. Scherzo: Vivace - Poco meno mosso

Track length8:28
$2.00
$2.60

IV. Finale: Allegro

Track length10:00
$3.00
$3.85

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Work length37:14
$9.00
$11.55
  • Heinrich Schiff (cello)
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 15 March 1992
  • Recording Venue: Main Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany

I. Allegro

Track length14:14
$3.00
$3.85

II. Adagio ma non troppo

Track length11:17
$3.00
$3.85

III. Finale: Allegro moderato

Track length11:43
$3.00
$3.85

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

Work length41:50
$10.00
$12.95
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 10 March 1993
  • Recording Venue: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, Germany

I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo

Track length16:10
$4.00
$5.15

II. Allegro con gracia

Track length7:23
$2.00
$2.60

III. Allegro molto vivace

Track length9:04
$2.00
$2.60

IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso

Track length9:13
$2.00
$2.60

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Work length43:33
$9.00
$11.65
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 24 and 31 January 2009
  • Recording Venue: Freiburg Konzerthaus, Germany and Teneriffa Santa Cruz Auditorio, Spain

I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima

Track length18:40
$4.00
$5.15

II. Andantino in modo di canzona

Track length9:20
$2.00
$2.60

III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro

Track length5:53
$1.00
$1.30

IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Track length9:40
$2.00
$2.60

Excerpt, Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Work length16:46
$4.00
$5.15
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 1 September 1989
  • Recording Venue: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud Studio, Germany

Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude

Track length10:08
$3.00
$3.85

Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Isoldes Liebestod

Track length6:38
$1.00
$1.30

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)

Work length1:18:29
$19.00
$24.55
  • David Rendall (tenor)
  • SWR Vokalensemble, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, Chor der Württembergischen Staatsoper Stuttgart, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 29 March 1979
  • Recording Venue: Stuttgart Liederhalle, Germany

Requiem et Kyrie

Track length11:16
$3.00
$3.85

Dies Irae - Tuba mirum

Track length12:06
$3.00
$3.85

Quid sum miser

Track length2:41
$1.00
$1.30

Rex tremendae

Track length5:27
$1.00
$1.30

Quaerens me

Track length4:31
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$1.30

Lacrymosa

Track length9:15
$2.00
$2.60

Offertorium

Track length7:33
$2.00
$2.60

Hostias

Track length3:24
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$1.30

Sanctus

Track length9:51
$2.00
$2.60

Agnus Dei

Track length12:25
$3.00
$3.85

Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead - Symphonic Poem, Op. 29

Work length21:38
Album only
Album only
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 19 August 1993
  • Recording Venue: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud Studio, Germany

Ostrov myortvikh (The Isle of the Dead), Op. 29

Track length21:38
Album only
Album only

Suk: A Summer's Tale, Op. 29

Work length50:44
$12.00
$15.45
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Michael Gielen
  • Recorded: 4 February 1993
  • Recording Venue: Baden-Baden Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, Germany

I. Voices of Life and Consolation

Track length14:08
$3.00
$3.85

II. Midday

Track length5:31
$1.00
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III. Intermezzo: Blind Musicians

Track length4:44
$1.00
$1.30

IV. In the Power of Phantoms

Track length10:58
$3.00
$3.85

V. Night

Track length15:23
$4.00
$5.15