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Release Date: 30th Oct 2020
Catalogue No: 9029526718
Label: Warner Classics
Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Work length38:57

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Bronisław Huberman (violin)
Wiener Philharmoniker
George Szell

I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Joachim)

Track length21:10

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II. Larghetto

Track length9:13

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III. Rondo allegro (Cadenza by Joachim)

Track length8:34

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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Work length24:36

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Bronisław Huberman (violin)
Wiener Philharmoniker
George Szell

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length7:13

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II. Scherzando. Allegro molto

Track length3:44

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IV. Andante

Track length5:55

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V. Rondo. Allegro

Track length7:44

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Strauss, J, II: Strauss II, J

Work length13:49

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Wiener Philharmoniker
George Szell

An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Track length9:11

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Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410

Track length4:38

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Strauss, J, II: Strauss, Jos. & Joh.: Pizzicato-Polka

Work length2:10

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Wiener Philharmoniker
George Szell

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

Work length2:34

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Wiener Philharmoniker
George Szell

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Work length47:20

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Artur Schnabel (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
George Szell

I. Maestoso

Track length20:58

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II. Adagio

Track length15:50

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III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo

Track length10:32

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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I: Prelude

Work length8:34

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
George Szell

Weber: Oberon Overture

Work length8:18

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London Philharmonic Orchestra
George Szell

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

Work length37:24

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Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro

Track length20:06

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II. Adagio un poco mosso

Track length7:54

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length9:24

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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'

Work length38:40

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
George Szell

I. Adagio - Allegro molto

Track length8:36

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II. Largo

Track length11:34

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III. Scherzo. Molto vivace

Track length7:53

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IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Track length10:37

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Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Work length36:12

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Pablo Casals (cello)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro

Track length13:41

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II. Adagio ma non troppo

Track length10:34

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III. Finale. Allegro moderato

Track length11:57

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Strauss, R: Strauss, R

Work length40:08

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

4 Letzte Lieder: No. 1, Frühling

Track length3:45

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4 Letzte Lieder: No. 2, September

Track length5:22

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4 Letzte Lieder: No. 3, Beim Schlafengehen

Track length5:26

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4 Letzte Lieder: No. 4, Im Abendrot

Track length8:26

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3 Gesänge älterer deutscher Dichter, Op. 43: No. 2, Muttertändelei

Track length2:08

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8 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 1, Waldseligkeit

Track length3:18

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8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10: No. 1, Zueignung

Track length1:54

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5 Lieder, Op. 48: No. 1, Freundliche Vision

Track length3:09

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6 Lieder, Op. 56: No. 6, Die heiligen drei Könige

Track length6:40

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Mozart: Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K505

Work length11:14

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Alfred Brendel (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Mozart: Vado, ma dove? oh Dei!, K583

Work length4:23

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Mozart: Alma grande e nobil core K578

Work length4:30

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Mozart: Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner!, concert aria K383

Work length3:58

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Strauss, R: 4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 1, Ruhe, meine Seele

Work length3:54

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Strauss, R: 6 Lieder, Op. 37: No. 3, Meinem Kinde

Work length2:50

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Strauss, R: Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1

Work length4:45

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Strauss, R: 4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen

Work length3:46

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Edith Peinmann (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Strauss, R: 3 Lieder, Op. 88: No. 1, Das Bächlein

Work length2:01

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Strauss, R: Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1

Work length3:13

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Strauss, R: 5 Lieder, Op. 48: No. 4, Winterweihe

Work length3:21

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1899 version)

Work length49:56

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra
George Szell

No. 11, Revelge

Track length7:10

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No. 5, Das irdische Leben

Track length2:46

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No. 2, Verlor'ne Müh'

Track length2:30

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No. 7, Rheinlegendchen

Track length3:07

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No. 12, Der Tamboursg'sell

Track length5:51

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No. 1, Der Schildwache Nachtlied

Track length6:18

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No. 4, Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?

Track length2:00

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No. 10, Lob des hohen Verstandes

Track length2:48

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No. 6, Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt

Track length4:00

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No. 8, Lied des Verfolgten im Turm

Track length3:42

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No. 3, Trost im Unglück

Track length2:12

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No. 9, Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen

Track length7:32

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Work length35:44

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Emil Gilels (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro con brio

Track length14:27

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II. Largo

Track length12:29

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III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Track length8:48

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

Work length29:45

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Emil Gilels (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro con brio

Track length14:17

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II. Adagio

Track length9:02

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III. Rondo. Molto allegro

Track length6:26

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Work length35:53

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Emil Gilels (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro con brio

Track length16:39

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II. Largo

Track length10:25

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length8:49

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Work length34:36

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Emil Gilels (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro moderato

Track length18:51

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II. Andante con moto

Track length5:46

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III. Rondo. Vivace

Track length9:59

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

Work length39:48

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Emil Gilels (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro

Track length20:16

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II. Adagio un poco mosso

Track length8:56

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length10:36

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Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Work length40:51

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David Oistrakh (violin)
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by J. Joachim)

Track length22:36

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II. Adagio

Track length9:38

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III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

Track length8:37

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Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102

Work length33:52

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David Oistrakh (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro

Track length17:02

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II. Andante

Track length7:55

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III. Vivace non troppo

Track length8:55

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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'

Work length50:23

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Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo

Track length14:20

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II. Andante con moto

Track length14:31

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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio

Track length9:47

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IV. Finale. Allegro vivace

Track length11:45

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Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Work length37:44

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Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

I. Allegro con brio

Track length10:50

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II. Adagio

Track length10:38

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III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace

Track length6:42

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IV. Allegro, ma non troppo

Track length9:34

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Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 2 in E Minor

Work length6:05

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Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 78: No. 3 in A-Flat Major

Work length5:04

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Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

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George Szell’s commitment to musical truth made him an intimidating figure – even among the other formidable conductors of the 20th century. His uncompromising quest for perfection drew performances of exalted quality from soloists and orchestras. In particular, his long tenure as the Cleveland Orchestra’s music director (1946-1970) established it firmly as one of the world’s great ensembles. This 14-disc set encompasses Szell’s entire HMV legacy. Beside such iconic recordings as Strauss’s Vier letzte Lieder with Schwarzkopf, Brahms concertos with Oistrakh and Rostropovich, and the complete Beethoven piano concertos with Gilels, it includes several items making their first appearance on CD. Among these is an audio documentary which features rehearsals with Gilels and interviews with Szell and other distinguished figures.

30 July 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of George Szell’s passing

Born in Budapest in 1897, Szell grew up in Vienna. A prodigious pianist and composer as a child, he later held conducting posts in Germany and Czechoslovakia, and his career in the USA, his home from 1939 to escape the Nazis, was furthered by none other than Arturo Toscanini.

According to author and critic Robert Layton, Szell is ‘A perfectionist with an extraordinary ear and remarkable memory, his performances exhibited great dramatic intensity, an astonishing discipline and fire, a selfless pursuit of musical truth and a complete absence of intrusive interpretative mannerisms.’

Szell’s greatest achievement was his stewardship of the Cleveland Orchestra which he took over in 1946, aged 49. Though the orchestra was the youngest and least fashionable of the American ‘big five’, it was Szell’s aim to make it ‘second to none’, and not only in the US. Hi success was such, it out-ran his death in 1970. As Christoph von Dohnányi observed two decades later: ‘When we give an outstanding concert abroad, George Szell gets a good review.’!

Though less voluminous than the Columbia ones, the complete recordings Szell made for EMI - now Warner - represent a significant part of his recorded legacy: Strauss’s Vier letzte Lieder with Schwarzkopf, Brahms concertos with Oistrakh and Rostropovich, complete Beethoven piano concertos with Gilels, Dvořák 8th Symphony…

The set also includes the 78RPM era recordings among which the below make their first appearance on CD:

J. Strauss II Pizzicato Polka

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Act 1: Vorspiel

Weber Oberon – Overture

As a bonus, the box also includes an audio documentary, George Szell – A Memoir, which features rehearsals with Gilels and interviews with Szell, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and other distinguished figures.

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George Szell - Complete Warner Recordings

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