Wolfgang Sawallisch- Complete Symphonic, Lieder & Choral Recordings 65CD
SKU: 5054197832178
For five decades Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923-2013) held a central position in the musical world. That centrality was reflected in a series of top orchestral and operatic posts and in his interpretations, free of self-regarding eccentricities. His modest but highly effective conducting technique also made him the ideal recording artist. Sawallisch was a Bavarian born in Munich, city of orchestras and a great opera company, which he headed for 21 years. He started his career as an outstanding pianist and remained a sought-after accompanist to great Lieder singers and instrumentalists. Volume 1 of a complete conspectus of his Warner Classics recordings (made for Electrola and EMI Classics between 1954 to 1997) includes wonderful Lieder and song collaborations, as well as famous concerto accompaniments for eminent soloists and a heartwarming traversal of Schubert's secular vocal and sacred choral music with Bavarian Radio colleagues. But the main focus among the 65 discs is on his symphonic achievements: Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Bruckner and Dvorák - the latter's Eighth Symphony was his first published recording, from 1954. Richard Strauss, an early influence, is strongly represented. This 65CD-box brings together all the non-operatic recordings that the German conductor and pianist Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923-2013) made in the years from 1954 to 1997 for EMI Classics and Electrola (now Warner Classics).
Track List
- Composers Represented
- Beethoven (6CDS)
- Brahms (10CDS)
- Bruckner
- Dvorák (5CDS)
- Hindemith
- Mendelssohn (3CDS)
- Mozart (3CDS)
- Orff
- Pfitzner
- Schubert (12CDS)
- Schumann (5CDS)
- R. Strauss (8CDS)
- Tchaikovsky (3CDS)
- Wagner
- Weber
- Soloists Include
- Emanuel Ax Yuri Egorov Annie Fischer Stephen Kovacevich Piano
- Johanna Martzy Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
- Natalia Gutman Heinrich Schiff Cello
- Ole Edvard Antonsen Trumpet
- Dennis Brain Horn
- Helen Donath Barbara Hendricks Lucia Popp Margaret Price Soprano
- Brigitte Fassbaender Alto
- Marjana Lipovšek Mezzo-Soprano
- Adolf Dallapozza Peter Schreier Tenor
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Thomas Hampson Baritone
- Choirs Include
- Capella Bavariae
- Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Chor Des Städtischen Musikvereins Zu Düsseldorf
- Orchestras Include
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Staatskapelle Dresden
- The London Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Format: New CD/Classical
Wolfgang Sawallisch- Complete Symphonic, Lieder & Choral Recordings 65CD
SKU: 5054197832178
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For five decades Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923-2013) held a central position in the musical world. That centrality was reflected in a series of top orchestral and operatic posts and in his interpretations, free of self-regarding eccentricities. His modest but highly effective conducting technique also made him the ideal recording artist. Sawallisch was a Bavarian born in Munich, city of orchestras and a great opera company, which he headed for 21 years. He started his career as an outstanding pianist and remained a sought-after accompanist to great Lieder singers and instrumentalists. Volume 1 of a complete conspectus of his Warner Classics recordings (made for Electrola and EMI Classics between 1954 to 1997) includes wonderful Lieder and song collaborations, as well as famous concerto accompaniments for eminent soloists and a heartwarming traversal of Schubert's secular vocal and sacred choral music with Bavarian Radio colleagues. But the main focus among the 65 discs is on his symphonic achievements: Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Bruckner and Dvorák - the latter's Eighth Symphony was his first published recording, from 1954. Richard Strauss, an early influence, is strongly represented. This 65CD-box brings together all the non-operatic recordings that the German conductor and pianist Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923-2013) made in the years from 1954 to 1997 for EMI Classics and Electrola (now Warner Classics).
Track List
- Composers Represented
- Beethoven (6CDS)
- Brahms (10CDS)
- Bruckner
- Dvorák (5CDS)
- Hindemith
- Mendelssohn (3CDS)
- Mozart (3CDS)
- Orff
- Pfitzner
- Schubert (12CDS)
- Schumann (5CDS)
- R. Strauss (8CDS)
- Tchaikovsky (3CDS)
- Wagner
- Weber
- Soloists Include
- Emanuel Ax Yuri Egorov Annie Fischer Stephen Kovacevich Piano
- Johanna Martzy Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
- Natalia Gutman Heinrich Schiff Cello
- Ole Edvard Antonsen Trumpet
- Dennis Brain Horn
- Helen Donath Barbara Hendricks Lucia Popp Margaret Price Soprano
- Brigitte Fassbaender Alto
- Marjana Lipovšek Mezzo-Soprano
- Adolf Dallapozza Peter Schreier Tenor
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Thomas Hampson Baritone
- Choirs Include
- Capella Bavariae
- Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Chor Des Städtischen Musikvereins Zu Düsseldorf
- Orchestras Include
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Staatskapelle Dresden
- The London Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
