BBC Legends Volume 3

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Annotation

Box set of 20 previously released BBC Legends CDs. Each CD is in a cardboard sleeve, all in a box. The booklets provided with the original releases are NOT provided. The CD ToCs also appear to be slightly different.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-19 13:59 UTC.

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1Vier letzte Lieder: Frühling
soprano vocals:
Sena Jurinac (soprano) (on 1961-09-11)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-09-11)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (on 1961-09-11)
recorded at:
The Proms 1961: Prom 44 (1961-09-11)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-09-11)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (on 1961-09-11)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss3:16
2Vier letzte Lieder: September
soprano vocals:
Sena Jurinac (soprano) (on 1961-09-11)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-09-11)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (on 1961-09-11)
recorded at:
The Proms 1961: Prom 44 (1961-09-11)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-09-11)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: II. „September“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 2. “September”) (on 1961-09-11)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-09-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss4:17
3Vier letzte Lieder: Beim Schlfengehen
soprano vocals:
Sena Jurinac (soprano) (on 1961-09-11)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-09-11)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (on 1961-09-11)
recorded at:
The Proms 1961: Prom 44 (1961-09-11)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-09-11)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”) (on 1961-09-11)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss4:44
4Vier letzte Lieder: Im Abendrot
soprano vocals:
Sena Jurinac (soprano) (on 1961-09-11)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1961-09-11)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (on 1961-09-11)
recorded at:
The Proms 1961: Prom 44 (1961-09-11)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-09-11)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 4. “In the Afterglow”) (on 1961-09-11)
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-05-06)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss7:18
5Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1957-12-02)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1957-12-02)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (on 1957-12-02)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall, London (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1957-12-02)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: I. "Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht" (on 1957-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler4:13
6Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Ging heut morgen übers Feld
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1957-12-02)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1957-12-02)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (on 1957-12-02)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall, London (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1957-12-02)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: II. "Ging heut morgen übers Feld" (on 1957-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler4:32
7Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Ich hab ein glühend Messer
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1957-12-02)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1957-12-02)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (on 1957-12-02)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall, London (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1957-12-02)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: III. "Ich hab' ein glühend Messer" (on 1957-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler3:04
8Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Die zwei blauen Augen
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1957-12-02)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1957-12-02)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (on 1957-12-02)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall, London (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1957-12-02)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: IV. "Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz" (on 1957-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler6:18
9Songs after poems by Friedrich Rückert: Ich armet' einen linden Duft
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (on 1978-07-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1978-07-15)
recorded at:
Wigmore Hall, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-15)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: II. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (on 1978-07-15)
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 40)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler3:02
10Songs after poems by Friedrich Rückert: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (on 1978-07-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1978-07-15)
recorded at:
Wigmore Hall, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-15)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (on 1978-07-15)
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 41)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler6:58
11Songs after poems by Friedrich Rückert: Um Mitternacht
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (on 1978-07-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1978-07-15)
recorded at:
Wigmore Hall, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-15)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: IV. Um Mitternacht (on 1978-07-15)
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 42)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler5:43
12Du meines Herzens Krönelein, op. 21 no. 2
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (on 1978-07-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1978-07-15)
recorded at:
Wigmore Hall, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-15)
recording of:
Du meines Herzens Krönelein, op. 21 no. 2 (for voice and piano) (on 1978-07-15)
lyricist:
Felix Dahn
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1889 until 1890)
part of:
Schlichte Weisen (op. 21; TrV 160)
Richard Strauss2:32
13Ruhe, meine Seele, op. 27 no. 1
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (on 1978-07-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1978-07-15)
recorded at:
Wigmore Hall, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-15)
recording of:
Ruhe, meine Seele, op. 27 no. 1 (on 1978-07-15)
lyricist:
Karl Friedrich Henckell
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1894)
part of:
4 Lieder, op. 27
Richard Strauss3:50
14Zueignung, op. 106 no. 1
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (on 1978-07-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1978-07-15)
recorded at:
Wigmore Hall, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-15)
recording of:
Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 (for voice and piano) (on 1978-07-15)
lyricist:
Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1885)
part of:
8 Gedichte aus »Letzte Blätter« (op 10; TrV 141)
Richard Strauss2:05
15Wiegenlied, op. 49 no. 4
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (on 1978-07-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1978-07-15)
recorded at:
Wigmore Hall, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-15)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano) (on 1978-07-15)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" ([traditional], special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer (author and publisher of German folk songs, fables, sayings and riddles.)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1874)
version of:
Fünf Lieder für eine Stimme, op. 49: Nr. 4, Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht” (early one-verse version)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
Johannes Brahms2:40
16Ständchen, op. 106 no 1
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (on 1978-07-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (on 1978-07-15)
recorded at:
Wigmore Hall, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-15)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 106: Nr. 1. Ständchen (on 1978-07-15)
lyricist:
Franz Theodor Kugler
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 106
Johannes Brahms2:18
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Credits

Release

part of:BBC Legends (great performers of the twentieth century) (number: Volume 3) (order: 266)
discography entry:https://icaclassics.com/releases/bbc-legends-vol-3 [info]

Release group

includes:A Faust Symphony by Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor); BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic), Men's Voices of the BBC Northern Singers (The Britten Singers, formerly BBC Northern Singers), Jascha Horenstein (conductor), John Mitchinson (tenor)
Bach: Capriccio / Reger: Variations and Fugue / Beethoven: Piano Sonatas by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician), Reger (German composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Serkin (pianist)
Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue / Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 22 / Schubert: 3 Piano Pieces, D946 by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer); Wilhelm Kempff (pianist)
BBC Legends: Cherkassky / Solti by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Mussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer), Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist), Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); Shura Cherkassky (American pianist), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
BBC Legends: Rozhdestvensky by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer), Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
BBC Legends: Svetlanov by Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no. 9 & 10 / Schubert: "Wanderer" Fantasy / Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien / "Abegg" Variations by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer), Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer); Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
Cello Concertos by Haydn (composer), Saint‐Saëns (composer), Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Mstislav Rosptropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
Cherubini: Anacréon Overture / Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 / Strauss: Don Juan / Berlioz: Hungarian March by Cherubini (composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Strauss (Richard Strauss, German composer), Berlioz (Hector Berlioz, French composer); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic), Pierre Monteux (conductor)
Haydn: Symphony no. 100 "Military" / Symphony no. 101 "The Clock" / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Haydn (composer), Hindemith (German composer, 1895–1963); Jochum (conductor)
Introduction and Allegro for Strings / Symphony no. 1 by Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
Mozart Requiem (BBC Legends conduct by Britten) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer); English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3 / Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Vivaldi (Antonio Vivaldi, Italian baroque composer and violinist); Henryk Szeryng (violinist), English Chamber Orchestra
Scarlatti: Seven Piano Sonatas / Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp minor / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 3 / Debussy: Pour le piano by Scarlatti (composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Scriabin (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer), Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Debussy (French composer); Gilels (Emil Gilels, pianist)
Schubert: Symphony no. 2 / Brahms Symphony no. 2 by Franz Schubert (composer), Johannes Brahms (German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite / Beethoven: Egmont Overture by Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer), Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder / Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen by Strauss (Richard Strauss, German composer), Mahler (composer), Brahms (Johannes Brahms, German composer); Sena Jurinac (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (pianist), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor)
Symphony no. 9 “Choral” by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Mari Anne Häggander (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Gwynne Howell (operatic bass), London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no. 4 / Sibelius: Symphony no. 4 by Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer), Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
Weber: Oberon Overture / Schubert: Symphony no. 9 / Brahms: Tragic Overture by Carl Maria von Weber (composer), Franz Schubert (composer), Johannes Brahms (German composer); London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)