Bamberg Symphony - The First 70 Years

Bamberg Symphony

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (4 songs, complete) Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan' Mozart: Serenade No. 7 in D major, K250 'Haffner' Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491 Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K412 (K386b) Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K477 Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague' Pfitzner: Palestrina: Prelude to Act 1 Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 'Spring' Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 Smetana: Má Vlast: Vltava Má Vlast: Z ceských luhu a háju The Bartered Bride (extracts) Strauss, J, II: Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410 Künstlerleben, Op. 316 Strauss, R: Waltz Sequence No. 1 (from Der Rosenkavalier) Metamorphosen Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 Vier letzte Lieder Don Juan, Op. 20 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture Wagner: Rienzi Overture Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act 1

This 17CD Limited Edition Set encompasses the 70-year history of one of Germany’s leading orchestras, and presents no fewer than 5 CDs of world premiere recordings by luminaries such as Kertész, Sinopoli, Blomstedt as well as definitive recordings by all the famous conductors who shaped the orchestra’s distinctive bohemian style. Apart from DG’s own repertoire, this set contains recordings licensed not only from various radio stations, but also from numerous classical labels that the orchestra has worked with over the decades (among them Warner, Sony, Tudor and Orfeo). Highlights include some rare historical recordings going back as far as 1940 when the Bamberg Symphony was still the -Deutsches Philharmonisches Orchester Prag”.

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