Symphonies (100 Cd)

Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dmitri Shostakovich, Gustav Mahler, Carl Nielsen, Alexander Borodin, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Franz Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms
Conductors: Jaap Van Zweden, Jaap ter Linden, Adám Fischer, Rudolf Barshai, Yuri Simonov, Hans Vonk, Jascha Horenstein, Hartmut Haenchen, Václav Neumann, Kurt Masur, Neeme Järvi, Theodore Kuchar, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Roy Goodman, Sir Neville Marriner, Herbert Blomstedt
Orchestras: Dresden Staatskapelle, Amsterdam Mozart Academy, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Wdr Sinfonieorchester, Wdr Sinfonieorchester Rundfunkchor, Wdr Sinfonieorchester Choral Academy Moscow, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hague Residentie Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Chorus, Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, Ostrava Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Hanover Band, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 1-11: Mozart - Symphonies 1, 4-10, 12-36, 38-41, KV 19a, 111a, 196, first and second versions of No. 40 (with/without clarinets)
Jaap ter Linden; Mozart Akademie Amsterdam
CD 12-44: Haydn - Symphonies 1-104, A, B, Sinfonia Concertante Adam Fischer; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Rainer Kuchl, violin; Wolfgang Herzer, cello; Gerhard Turetschek, oboe;
CD 45-49: Beethoven - Symphonies 1-9 Herbert Blomstedt; Staatskapelle Dresden; Helena Doese, soprano; Marga Schiml, alto; Peter Schreier, tenor; Theo Adam, bass; Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Chor Der Staatsoper Dresden
CD 50-52: Clementi - Symphonies 1-4, Op. 18 1-2, Piano Concerto Francesco D'Avalos; The Philharmonia; Pietro Spada, piano (Piano Concerto)
CD 53-56: Schubert - Symphonies 1-6, 8-9 Roy Goodman; The Hanover Band
CD 57-59: Mendelssohn - Symphonies 1-5; Frans Brüggen; Radio Kamerorkest (1,4); Edo de Waart; Radio Filharmonisch Koor & Orkest; Annegeer Stumphius, soprano; Young-Hee Kim, soprano; Matthias Bleidorn, tenor (2); Arnold Oestman; Radio Kamerorkest; Jos van Immerseel;
CD 60-61: Schumann - Symphonies 1-4; Sir Neville Marriner; Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
CD 62-63: Dvorak - Symphonies 8-9, Serenade for Strings; Sir Yehudi Menuhin; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Paavo Järvi; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
CD 64-66: Brahms - Symphonies 1-4; Jaap van Zweden (all); Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland
CD 67: Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3 "Organ", Le Rouet d' Omphale Op. 31, Phaëton Op. 39, Danse Macabre Op. 40; Emmanuel Krivine; Orchestre National De Lyon; Michael Matthes, organ
CD 68: Liszt - Dante Symphony; Hartmut Haenchen; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
CD 69-79: Mahler - Symphonies 1-9; Yuri Simonov; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1); Hans Vonk; Residentie Orchestra The Hague; The Dutch Theatre Choir; Maria Orán, soprano; Jard van Nes, contralto (2); Jascha Horenstein; London Symphony Orchestra; John McCarthy; Ambrosian Singers; Russel Burgess; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir; Norma Procket, contralto; Hartmut Haenchen; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (4,6); Alexandra Coku, soprano (4); Vaclav Neumann; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (5,9); Kurt Masur; Gewandhausorchster Leipzig (7); Neeme Jarvi; Gothenburg Opera Orchestra & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Estonian Boys' Choir; Brunnsbo Children's Choir; Gothenburg Opera Chorus; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Choir; Ulla Gustafsson, soprano I (Magna Peccatrix); MarieAnne Haggander, soprano II (Una poenitentium); Carolina Sandgren, soprano III; Ulrika Tenstam, alto I (Mulier Samaritana); Anne Gjevang, alto II (Maria Aegyptiaca); Seppo Ruohonen, tenor (Doctor Marianus); Mats Persson, baritone (Pater ecstaticus); Johann Tilli, bass (Pater profundus)
CD 80-82: Nielsen - Symphonies 1-6; Theodore Kuchar; Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra
CD 83-85: Tchaikovsky - Symphonies 4-6, Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Marche Slave; Valeri Polyansky; Russian State Symphony Orchestra
CD 86-87: Rimsky-Korsakov - Symphonies 1-3, The Tsar's Bride Overture, Fantasia on Serbian Themes Op. 6, Ouverture on Russian Themes Op. 20; Yondani Butt; Philharmonia Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra (3)
CD 88-98: Shostakovich - Symphonies 1-15; Rudolf Barshai; WDR Sinfonieorchester; Rundfunkchor (1-3); The Choral Academy Moscow; Sergiei Aleksashkin, bass (13); Alla Simoni, soprano; Vladimir Vaneev, bass (14)
CD 99-100: Borodin - Symphonies 1-3, Petite Suite, Romance for baritone and orchestra, "At the Homes of Other Folk" for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Polovtsian Dances; Gennady Rozhdestvensky; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (all); Tord Wallström, baritone; Larissa Dyadkova, mezzo-soprano ("At the Homes of Other Folk")

A huge set at an economical price. Included are the complete symphonies of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Nielsen, and Shostakovich. Surprisingly, the complete symphonies of Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov are also included.
This is, to our knowledge, the best way to obtain such a broad view of the symphonic repertoire and, at this price, would make a great gift or addition to any collection.

Price: $165.98