Ferenc Fricsay - Complete DG Recordings Vol.1 - (45CDs, DG, 2014)

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Ferenc Fricsay

Complete Recordings Orchestral Works, Vol 1

CD 1 Bartók: Piano Concertos 1 – 3 (Anda)
CD 2 Bartók: Violin Concerto 2; Dance Suite etc. (Varga)
CD 3 Bartók: Konzert für Orchester; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
CD 4 Bartók: Divertimento; Piano Concerto 3; Rhapsody (Haas; Anda)
CD 5 Beethoven: Piano Concerto 3; Triple Concerto (Fischer; Anda, Schneiderhan, Fournier)
CD 6 Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 8
CD 7 Beethoven: Symphony 3; Leonore III; Handel: Harp Concerto (Zabaleta)
CD 8 Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 7
CD 9 Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Symphony 9
CD 10 Orchestral Works by Berlioz, Borodin, Gounod, Mussorgsky
CD 11 Bizet: Carmen Suite & Ballet Music, Rossini: Overtures
CD 12 Blacher: Paganini Variations; Rondo for Piano & Orchestra (Herzog) , Liebermann: Furioso von Einem: Ballade; Piano Concerto op. 20
CD 13 Brahms: Piano Concerto 2; Double Concerto (Anda; Schneiderhan, Starker)
CD 14 Franck: Symphonic Variations (Weber), Brahms: Haydn Variations; Symphony 2
CD 15 Bruch, Dvořák, Glasunov: Violin Concertos (Morini; Martzy)
CD 16 Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune etc.
CD 17 Dvořák: Symphony 9 (1959), Liszt: Les Préludes, Smetana: Vltava (Má vlast) (1960)
CD 18 Dvořák: Symphony 9 (1953) Smetana: Vltava, From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields (Má vlast) (1953)
CD 19 Egk; von Einem; Henze; Fortner & Liebermann
CD 20 Falla; Francaix; Honegger; Tcherepnin; Rachmaninov (Weber)
CD 21 Prokofiev: Symphonie classique, Glière: Symphony 3 “Ilya Murometz”
CD 22 Hindemith: Symphonic Dances, Hartmann: Symphonies 2 (excerpt) & 6 von Einem; Martin
CD 23 Haydn: Symphonies 44, 48 & 95
CD 24 Haydn: Symphonies 98, 100 & 101
CD 25 Kodály: Háry János (1961); Symphony in C
CD 26 Kodály: Dances of Marosszék; Dances of Galánta; Háry János (1954)
CD 27 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (Schneiderhan), Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies 1 & 2 Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen (Zacharias)
CD 28 Mozart: Symphonies 29 (1961) & 39; Maurerische Trauermusik; Adagio & Fugue
CD 29 Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41 (1961); Eine kleine Nachtmusik
CD 30 Mozart: Symphonies 29 (1955), 35 & 41 (1953)
CD 31 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Piano Concerto 20; 2 Rondos (Geuser; Haskil; Fischer)
CD 32 Mozart: Piano Concertos 19 & 27 (Haskil)
CD 33 Rossini-Respighi: La boutique fantastique, Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
CD 34 Schubert: Symphony 8, Schumann: Symphony 1, Weber: Clarinet Concerto 1 (Geuser)
CD 35 J. Strauss: Waltzes (Stereo, 1961)
CD 36 J. Strauss: Waltzes (Mono, 1949-52)
CD 37 R. Strauss: Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel etc.
CD 38 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Pétrouchka etc.
CD 39 Stravinsky: Capriccio etc.; Weber: Konzertstück etc. (Haas; Weber)
CD 40 Tchaikovsky: Symphony 4; Ballet Selections
CD 41 Tchaikovsky: Symphony 5; 1812 Overture etc.
CD 42 Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 (1953); Violin Concerto (Menuhin)
CD 43 Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Symphony 6 (1959)
CD 44 Verdi: Overtures, Preludes & Ballet Music, Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours
CD 45 Smetana: Má vlast: Vltava (rehearsal)
CONTAINING:

• Fricsay’s Beethoven, consisting of Symphonies nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 9
• The famed Fricsay Mozart: Symphonies 29 (twice), 35, 39, 40, 41 (twice), as well as legendary concerto recordings with Clara Haskil
• His definitive Bartók and Kodály interpretations, still considered the reference recordings of these composers’ works
• Tchaikovsky: Symphonies nos. 4 – 6
• Two sets of Strauss waltzes (mono and stereo)
• Famous recordings of great modernists like Blacher, Egk, Glière, Hindemith, Honegger, Martin restored to the catalogue. And many more! (See below)
• An 80-page booklet featuring a newly commissioned text by Fricsay aficionado Tully Potter
• Several rare photographs

Deutsche Grammophon unites all of its Fricsay recordings into 2 volumes, of which this is the first. FERENC FRICSAY – Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Vol. 1 presents Fricsay’s orchestral output in its entirety, covering symphonies, concertos, waltzes, overtures, ballets etc. (a second box set covering sacred and choral works as well as Fricsay’s opera recordings is being planned for 2015).

Deutsche Grammophon 45cds 4792691

Track List

CD 1: Bartók: Piano Concertos No.1, BB 91, Sz 83; No.2, BB 91, Sz 95 & No.3, BB 127, Sz 119

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Piano Concerto No.1, BB 91, Sz. 83
1. 1. Allegro moderato - Allegro
9:09
2. 2. Andante
8:36
3. 3. Allegro molto
7:13
Piano Concerto No.2, BB 101, Sz. 95
4. 1. Allegro
9:45
5. 2. Adagio - Più adagio - Presto
12:14
6. 3. Allegro molto
6:12
Piano Concerto No.3, BB 127, Sz. 119
7. 1. Allegretto
7:08
8. 2. Adagio religioso
10:18
9. 3. Allegro vivace
6:46
Géza Anda, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:17:21
CD 2: Bartók: Violin Concerto No.2, Sz 112; Deux portraits Op.5, Sz 37; Dance Suite, Sz 77

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Violin Concerto No.2, BB 117 (Sz.112)
1. 1. Allegro non troppo
15:34
2. 2. Andante tranquillo
10:04
3. 3. Allegro molto
11:59
Tibor Varga, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
2 Portraits, BB 48b, Op.5 (Sz.37)
4. 1. "Ideal"
10:37
5. 2. "Distorted"
2:28
Rudolf Schulz, RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Dance Suite, BB 86 (Sz. 77)
6. 1. Moderato
3:26
7. 2. Allegro molto
2:02
8. 3. Allegro vivace
2:56
9. 4. Molto tranquillo
2:29
10. 5. Comodo
1:28
11. 6. Finale (Allegro)
3:47
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:06:50
CD 3: Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra, Sz 116; Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta, Sz 106

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Concerto For Orchestra, BB 123 (Sz.116)
1. 1. Introduzione (Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace)
9:40
2. 2. Giuoco della coppie (Allegretto scherzando)
6:29
3. 3. Elegia (Andante, non troppo)
7:09
4. 4. Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto)
4:49
5. 5. Finale (Pesante - Presto)
8:55
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB 114 (Sz.106)
6. 1. Andante tranquillo
6:59
7. 2. Allegro
7:30
8. 3. Adagio
6:33
9. 4. Allegro molto
6:45
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:04:49
CD 4: Bartók: Divertimento For Strings, Sz 113 BB118; Piano Concerto No.3; BB 127, Sz119; Rhapsody For Piano And Orchestra, Sz 27

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Divertimento for Strings, BB 118 (Sz.113)
1. 1. Allegro non troppo
8:56
2. 2. Molto adagio
9:07
3. 3. Allegro assai
7:05
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Piano Concerto No.3, BB 127, Sz. 119
4. 1. Allegretto
6:35
5. 2. Adagio religioso
9:09
6. 3. Allegro vivace
6:44
Monique Haas, RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, BB 36b, Op.1 (Sz.27)
7. 1. Adagio molto
12:58
8. 2. Poco allegretto
10:34
Géza Anda, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:11:08
CD 5: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3, Op.37; Concerto For Piano, Violin And Cello, Op.56

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor, Op.37
1. 1. Allegro con brio
16:13
2. 2. Largo
9:38
3. 3. Rondo (Allegro)
9:09
Annie Fischer, Bavarian State Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay
Concerto For Piano, Violin, And Cello In C Major, Op.56
4. 1. Allegro
18:14
5. 2. Largo - attacca:
5:04
6. 3. Rondo alla Polacca
13:39
Géza Anda, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Pierre Fournier, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:11:57
CD 6: Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C Major Op.21; Symphony No. 8 In F Major Op.93

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21
1. 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
7:38
2. 2. Andante cantabile con moto
5:30
3. 3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
3:16
4. 4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)
5:28
Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93
5. 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
8:49
6. 2. Allegretto scherzando
3:48
7. 3. Tempo di menuetto
4:26
8. 4. Allegro vivace
7:43
Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 46:38
CD 7: Beethoven: Symphony No.3 "Eroica", Op.55; Overture Leonore III / Handel: Harp Concerto In B Flat, Op.4, HWV 294

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.55 -"Eroica"
1. 1. Allegro con brio
15:40
2. 2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
15:30
3. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
6:22
4. 4. Finale (Allegro molto)
12:38
5. Overture "Leonore No.3", Op.72b
14:11
Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294
6. 1. Andante allegro
5:26
7. 2. Larghetto
6:57
8. 3. Allegro moderato
2:31
Nicanor Zabaleta, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:19:15
CD 8: Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67; Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
1. 1. Allegro con brio
9:08
2. 2. Andante con moto
13:15
3. 3. Allegro
6:23
4. 4. Allegro
9:30
Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92
5. 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
13:08
6. 2. Allegretto
9:57
7. 3. Presto - Assai meno presto
8:36
8. 4. Allegro con brio
7:26
Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:17:23
CD 9: Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op.84; Symphony No.9 In D Minor Op.125

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
1. Music To Goethe's Tragedy "Egmont" Op.84
8:54
Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 - "Choral"
2. 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
16:41
3. 2. Molto vivace
10:32
4. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile
18:00
5. 4. Presto -
6:13
Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
6. 4. Presto - Allegro assai
17:00
Irmgard Seefried, Maureen Forrester, Ernst Haefliger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Chor der St. Hedwig's-Kathedrale, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:17:20
CD 10: Berlioz: Overture "Le carnaval romain"; La damnation de Faust: Danse des sylphes; Hungarian March / Borodin: In the Steppes Of Central Asia; Polovtsian Dances / Mussorgsky: Night On The Bare Mountain; Gounod: Faust Waltz

Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
1. Overture "Le carnaval romain", Op.9
8:46
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Ferenc Fricsay
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24
Part 2
2. Ballet des Sylphes
2:25
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Part 1
3. Marche hongroise
4:31
Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)
In the Steppes of Central Asia
4. instr. Alexander Glazunov
6:10
5. Polovtsian Dances, from: Prince Igor
14:47
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
A Night on the Bare Mountain
6. Orch. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
10:04
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Faust, Ballet Music (1869)
7. 1. Les Nubiennes, valse (Allegretto)
2:44
8. 2. Adagio
4:08
9. 3. Danse antique (Allegretto)
1:51
10. 4. Variations de Cléopatre (Moderato maestoso)
1:46
11. 5. Les Troyennes (Moderato con moto)
2:40
12. 6. Variations du miroir (Allegretto)
2:07
13. 7. Danse de Phryné (Allegro vivo)
2:43
Faust, CG 4
Act 2
14. Waltz
4:27
Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24
Part 1
15. Marche hongroise
4:39
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:13:48
CD 11: Rossini: Overtures / Bizet: Carmen Suite & Ballet Music

Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
La scala di seta
1. Overture
5:40
Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Semiramide
2. Overture
11:13
Il Signor Bruschino
3. Sinfonia
4:29
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
L'italiana in Algeri
4. Overture
8:01
Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Tancredi
5. Overture
5:13
La gazza ladra
6. Overture
8:58
Il barbiere di Siviglia
7. Overture (Sinfonia)
7:07
Il viaggio a Reims
8. Overture
7:53
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Carmen Suite No.1
9. Prélude
3:45
10. Entr'acte (Act II)
1:38
11. Entr'acte (Act III)
2:37
12. Entr'acte (Act IV)
2:07
Carmen, WD 31
Act IV: Ballet Music
13. Allegro vivo e deciso
1:17
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
14. Pastorale: Andantino
2:08
RIAS Kammerchor, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
15. Danse bohème
3:00
16. Final March
4:00
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:19:06
CD 12: Blacher: Variations On A Theme By Paganini / Liebermann: Furioso / von Einem: Ballade; Piano Concerto Op.20

Boris Blacher (1903 - 1975)
Variations On A Theme Of Paganini, Op.26
1. Thema. Quasi Presto - Variations 1-3
2:08
2. Variations 4-7
2:03
3. Variation 8
2:18
4. Variations 9-12
3:04
5. Variations 13-16
4:29
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.1 op.28
6. (Finale) Rondo. Allegro
4:54
Gerty Herzog, RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Rolf Liebermann (1910 - 1999)
7. Furioso for Orchestra
7:06
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Gottfried von Einem (1918 - 1996)
Ballade for Orchestra, Op.23
8. Allegro moderato -
8:56
9. Quasi l'istesso tempo molto marcato ed energico
5:48
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Piano Concerto, Op.20
10. 1. Molto moderato
7:43
11. 2. Adagio
7:10
12. 3. Allegro con spirito
6:15
Gerty Herzog, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:01:54
CD 13: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 Op.83; Double Concerto Op.102

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83
1. 1. Allegro non troppo
18:42
2. 2. Allegro appassionato
9:10
Géza Anda, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
3. 3. Andante - Più adagio
12:05
Géza Anda, Eberhard Finke, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
4. 4. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più presto
9:34
Géza Anda, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op.102
5. 1. Allegro
16:54
6. 2. Andante
8:09
7. 3. Vivace non troppo - Poco meno allegro - Tempo I
9:16
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, János Starker, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:23:50
CD 14: Franck: Symphonic Variations / Brahms: Haydn Variations, Op.56a; Symphony No.2 In D, Op.73

César Franck (1822 - 1890)
1. Variations symphoniques
15:04
Margrit Weber, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a
2. Theme: "Chorale St. Antoni"
2:10
3. Variation I: Poco più animato
1:18
4. Variation II: Più vivace
0:57
5. Variation III: Con moto
1:56
6. Variation IV: Andante con moto
2:19
7. Variation V: Vivace
0:55
8. Variation VI: Vivace
1:16
9. Variation VII: Grazioso
2:59
10. Variation VIII: Presto non troppo
0:57
11. Finale: Andante
3:50
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73
12. 1. Allegro non troppo
16:02
13. 2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
9:53
14. 3. Allegretto grazioso ( Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai
6:12
15. 4. Allegro con spirito
9:34
Wiener Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:15:22
CD 15: Dvorák: Violin Concerto Op.53 / Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1, Op.26 / Glazunov: Violin Concerto Op.82

Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op.53, B. 108
1. 1. Allegro ma non troppo - Quasi moderato
11:28
2. 2. Adagio, ma non troppo
9:57
3. 3. Finale (Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo)
10:42
Johanna Martzy, RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
4. 1. Vorspiel (Allegro moderato)
7:48
5. 2. Adagio
7:49
6. 3. Finale (Allegro energico)
6:58
Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936)
Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op.82
7. 1. Moderato
4:05
8. 2. Andante sostenuto
3:05
9. Tempo I
3:50
10. Cadenza
2:15
11. 3. Allegro
6:25
Erica Morini, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:14:22
CD 16: Debussy: Prélude à l'après-mid