Complete Decca & Philips Recordings

~ Release by Karl Böhm (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

The complete collection of recordings that Karl Böhm made for Decca and Philips. The set consists of 38 CDs and a Blu-Ray that contains the remastered Wagner Ring cycle recorded live in Bayreuth (1966-1967).

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-28 10:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 34, 36, 38
2▶CD: Mozart: Requiem in D minor / Symphonies nos. 26 & 32
3▼CD: Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 / Beethoven: “Choral Fantasy”
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1Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat, K. 595: I. Allegro
engineer:
James Brown (Decca engineer, 1960s) and Cyril Windebank
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) and Victor Olof
piano:
Wilhelm Backhaus (pianist) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
recorded at:
Redoutensaal (in der Hofburg) in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595: I. Allegro (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart13:28
2Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat, K. 595: II. Larghetto
engineer:
James Brown (Decca engineer, 1960s) and Cyril Windebank
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) and Victor Olof
piano:
Wilhelm Backhaus (pianist) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
recorded at:
Redoutensaal (in der Hofburg) in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595: II. Larghetto (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:07
3Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat, K. 595: III. Allegro
engineer:
James Brown (Decca engineer, 1960s) and Cyril Windebank
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) and Victor Olof
piano:
Wilhelm Backhaus (pianist) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
recorded at:
Redoutensaal (in der Hofburg) in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595: III. Rondo. Allegro (from 1955-05-30 until 1955-05-31)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:49
4Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80 (“Choral Fantasy”): I. Adagio - / II. Finale: Allegro - Meno allegro (Allegretto) – Allegro molto – Adagio ma non troppo – Marcia, assai vivace – Allegro – Allegretto ma non troppo quasi andante con moto “Schmeichelnd hold und lieblich klingen” – Presto
piano:
Hans Richter-Haaser (pianist) (in 1957-06)
bass vocals:
Paul Schöffler (bass-baritone) (in 1957-06)
choir vocals:
Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1957-06)
contralto vocals:
Hilde Rössel‐Majdan (Austrian contralto) (in 1957-06)
soprano vocals:
Judith Hellwig (soprano) (in 1957-06) and Teresa Stich‐Randall (soprano) (in 1957-06)
tenor vocals:
Anton Dermota (tenor) (in 1957-06) and Erich Majkut (tenor) (in 1957-06)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (in 1957-06)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1957-06)
recording of:
Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80 “Choral Fantasy” (in 1957-06)
lyricist:
Christoph Kuffner
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
dedicated to:
Maximilian Joseph I. von Bayern
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22) (on 1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: Bia 486) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 80)
Ludwig van Beethoven18:17
4▶CD: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 39, 40, 41 “Jupiter”
5▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Piano Concerto no. 3
6▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 8 / Schubert: Symphonies nos. 5 & 8 “Unfinished”
7▶CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 “Choral”
8▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
9▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
10▶CD: Brahms: Symphony no. 3 / Weber: Four Overtures
11▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 3 (1889 version)
12▶CD: Bruckner: Symphony no. 4 “Romantic” (1878/80 version)
13▶CD: R. Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder / Tod und Verklärung
14▶CD: Recitals of Arias & Lieder
15▶CD: Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Overture, Act One)
16▶CD: Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Act Two)
17▶CD: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Overture, Act One)
18▶CD: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Act Two)
19▶CD: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Act Three, Act Four)
20▶CD: Mozart: Così fan tutte (Overture, Act One beginning)
21▶CD: Mozart: Così fan tutte (Act One conclusion, Act Two)
22▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (Overture, Act One)
23▶CD: J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus (Act Two, Act Three)
24▶CD: R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten (Act One)
25▶CD: R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten (Act Two)
26▶CD: R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten (Act Three)
27▶CD: Wagner: Das Rheingold (Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3 beginning) - Live in Bayreuth (1966)
28▶CD: Wagner: Das Rheingold (Scene 3 conclusion, Scene 4) - Live in Bayreuth (1966)
29▶CD: Wagner: Die Walküre (Act One) - Live in Bayreuth (1967)
30▶CD: Wagner: Die Walküre (Act Two) - Live in Bayreuth (1967)
31▶CD: Wagner: Die Walküre (Act Three) - Live in Bayreuth (1967)
32▶CD: Wagner: Siegfried (Act One) - Live in Bayreuth (1966)
33▶CD: Wagner: Siegfried (Act Two) - Live in Bayreuth (1966)
34▶CD: Wagner: Siegfried (Act Three) - Live in Bayreuth (1966)
35▶CD: Götterdammerung (Prologue, Orchestral Interlude, Siegfried's Rhine Journey) - Live in Bayreuth (1967)
36▶CD: Götterdammerung (Act One) - Live in Bayreuth (1967)
37▶CD: Götterdammerung (Act Two) - Live in Bayreuth (1967)
38▶CD: Götterdammerung (Act Three) - Live in Bayreuth (1967)
39▶Blu-ray: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Credits

Release

liner notes:Birgit Irgang
Saul Lipetz (liner notes translator)
Rémy Louis (liner notes author)
miscellaneous support:Andrew Dalton (Research (Repertoire, Publishing & Data), liner notes and compiler at Decca.) (task: repertoire, publishing & data)
Edward Weston (Catalogue Manager, Decca Classics) (task: project management)
remastering:Craig Thompson (engineer)
Ben Wiseman
design:WLP Ltd
remastered at:Lakeside Studios Ltd.
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/22495139 [info]
discography entry:https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/catalogue/products/karl-boehm-complete-decca-philips-recordings-12388 [info]