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THE WESTMINSTER LEGACY

THE WESTMINSTER LEGACY
COLLECTOR'S EDITION

Int. Release 06 Jan. 2014

40 CDs / Download

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CD 1: Beethoven: Symphonies No.3 "Eroica" & No.6 "Pastorale"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 - "Eroica"

1.

1. Allegro con brio

14:39

2.

2. Marcia funèbre (Adagio assai)

13:25

3.

3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)

5:25

4.

4. Finale (Allegro molto)

10:21

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 - "Pastoral"

5.

1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo

7:45

6.

2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)

10:58

7.

3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)

3:10

8.

4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)

3:32

9.

3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) - 4. Gewitter. Sturm (Allegro) - 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)

8:57

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:18:12

CD 2: Beethoven: Symphonies No.2 In D, Op. 36; No.4 In B Flat, Op.60 & No.8 In F, Op.93

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36

1.

1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

9:35

2.

10:14

3.

3. Scherzo (Allegro)

3:48

4.

4. Allegro molto

5:47

Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60

5.

1. Adagio - Allegro vivace

8:58

6.

9:57

7.

3. Allegro vivace

5:38

8.

4. Allegro ma non troppo

4:49

Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93

9.

1. Allegro vivace e con brio

8:26

10.

2. Allegretto scherzando

3:55

11.

3. Tempo di menuetto

4:36

12.

4. Allegro vivace

6:26

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:22:09

CD 3: Beethoven: Symphony No.9 "Choral"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral"

1.

1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

16:17

2.

2. Molto vivace

11:50

3.

3. Adagio molto e cantabile

14:49

London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux

4.

4. Presto - Allegro assai

25:31

Elisabeth Söderström, Regina Resnik, Jon Vickers, David Ward, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, London Bach Choir

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:08:27

CD 4: Haydn: Symphony No.45 In F Sharp Minor "Farewell"; Symphony No.100 In G Major "Military"

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Symphony No.45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob.I:45 -"Farewell"

1.

1. Allegro assai

4:22

2.

5:45

3.

3. Menuet (Allegretto)

3:59

4.

4. Finale (Presto - Adagio)

8:14

Symphony No. 100 in G Major, Hob.I:100 "Military"

5.

1. Adagio - Allegro

6:19

6.

7:36

7.

3. Menuet (Moderato)

5:14

8.

4. Finale (Presto)

4:02

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Gesamtspielzeit: 45:31

CD 5: Mozart: Symphonies No. 39 In E Flat, K.543; No.40 In G Minor, K.550; No.41 In C, K.551 "Jupiter"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat Major, K. 543

1.

1. Adagio - Allegro

8:18

2.

2. Andante con moto

8:11

3.

3. Menuetto (Allegretto)

4:05

4.

4. Finale (Allegro)

4:02

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550

5.

1. Molto allegro

5:41

6.

7:08

7.

3. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio

4:39

8.

4. Finale (Allegro assai)

4:35

Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 - "Jupiter"

9.

1. Allegro vivace

7:11

10.

2. Andante cantabile

7:49

11.

3. Menuetto (Allegretto)

4:59

12.

4. Molto allegro

6:21

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:12:59

CD 6: Holst: The Planets, Op.32 / Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Greensleeves; Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis

Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)

The Planets, Op. 32

1.

1. Mars, the Bringer of War

7:18

2.

2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

8:39

3.

3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

4:03

4.

4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

8:30

5.

5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age

8:24

6.

6. Uranus, the Magician

6:26

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Adrian Boult

7.

7. Neptune, the Mystic

6:21

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Adrian Boult, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

8.

Fantasia on Greensleeves

4:44

9.

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

16:24

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Adrian Boult

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:10:49

CD 7: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Part 1)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

The Nutcracker, Op.71, TH.14

1.

3:21

Version with french titles

Acte 1

2.

No.1 Scene. L'ornement et l'illumination de l'arbre de Noel

4:05

3.

2:10

4.

No.3 Petit Galop des enfants et entrée des parents

2:23

5.

No.4 Scène dansante

5:33

6.

No.5 Scène et Danse Gross-Vater

5:55

7.

No.6 Scène. Allegro semplice

7:27

8.

No.7 Scène. Allegro vivo

3:15

9.

No.8 Scène. Andante

3:59

10.

No. 9 Valse des flocons de neige

6:47

Acte 2

11.

No.10 Scène. Andante

3:41

12.

No.11 Scène. Andante con moto

4:32

13.

No.12a Le chocolat (Danse espagnole)

1:12

14.

No.12b Le café (Danse arabe)

3:01

15.

No.12c Le thé (Danse chinoise)

0:58

16.

No.12d Trépak (Danse russe)

1:04

17.

No.12e Danse de mirlitons

2:10

18.

No.12f La mère Gigogne et les polichinelles

2:41

19.

No.13 Valse des fleurs

6:12

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Rodzinski

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:10:26

CD 8: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op.71 (Part 2); Symphony No.4 In F Minor, Op.36

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

The Nutcracker, Op.71, TH.14

Version with french titles

Acte 2

1.

No.14a La fée Dragée et le prince Orgeat

4:22

2.

No.14b Variation I (pour de danseur)

0:41

3.

No.14c Variation II (pour la danseuse) [Danse de la fée Dragée]

2:01

4.

1:18

5.

No.15a Tempo di Valse

3:29

6.

No.15b L'Apothéose

1:11

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Symphony No.4 In F Minor, Op.36, TH.27

7.

1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima - Moderato assai, quasi Andante - Allegro vivo

17:13

8.

2. Andantino in modo di canzone

8:52

9.

3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro

5:26

10.

4. Finale (Allegro con fuoco)

8:46

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Rodzinski

Gesamtspielzeit: 53:19

CD 9: Bruckner: Symphony No.8 In C Minor (Part 1)

Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)

Symphony No.8 In C Minor, WAB 108

First published version 1892/revised by Josef Schalk

1.

1. Allegro moderato

15:55

2.

2. Scherzo. Allegro moderato - Trio. Langsam

15:59

3.

3. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend

27:41

Münchner Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch

Gesamtspielzeit: 59:35

CD 10: Bruckner: Symphony No.8 In C Minor (Part 2) / Wagner: Lohengrin - Prelude; Siegfried Idyll; Parsifal - Prelude

Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896)

Symphony No.8 In C Minor, WAB 108

First published version 1892/revised by Josef Schalk

1.

4. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell

26:02

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Lohengrin, WWV 75

2.

Prelude To Act I

7:27

3.

Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

19:12

Parsifal, WWV 111

4.

11:48

Münchner Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:04:29

CD 11: Mahler: Symphony No.1 In D; Symphony No.2 In C Minor

Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)

Symphony No. 1 in D Major

1.

1. Langsam. Schleppend

15:14

2.

2. Kräftig bewegt

6:16

3.

3. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

10:54

4.

4. Stürmisch bewegt

17:44

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Symphony No.2 In C Minor - "Resurrection"

5.

1: Allegro maestoso (Totenfeier)

24:50

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:14:58

CD 12: Mahler: Symphony No.2 In C Minor

Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)

Symphony No.2 In C Minor - "Resurrection"

1.

2: Andante moderato

11:52

2.

12:28

3.

6:49

4.

5: Im Tempo des Scherzo

37:34

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:08:43

CD 13: Glière: Symphony No.3 "Ilya Murometz"

Reinhold Glière (1875 - 1956)

Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Murometz"

1.

I. Pèlerins errants. Ilia Mourometz et Sviatogor

23:37

Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Murometz"

2.

II. Solovéï le Brigand

22:16

Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Murometz"

3.

III. Chez Vladimir Beau Soleil

7:13

Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Murometz"

4.

IV. Les prousses et la pétrification d'Ilia Mourometz

27:43

Vienna State Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:20:49

CD 14: Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op.91 / Orff: Entrata / Gabrielli: Canzon Primi Toni

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Wellington's Victory or the Battle Symphony, Op.91

1.

8:33

2.

2. Symphony of Triumph

7:04

Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)

3.

Entrata [after William Byrd: The Bells]

8:35

Giovanni Gabrieli (1553 - 1612)

4.

Canzon Primi Toni no.1 a 8 from Sacrae symphoniae, (1597)

5:16

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Wellington's Victory or the Battle Symphony, Op.91

5.

Wellington's Victory or the Battle Symphony, Op.91 Rehersal

24:04

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

Gesamtspielzeit: 53:32

CD 15: Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20, K.466 / Scarlatti, D.: 11 Sonatas

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K.466

1.

14:12

2.

9:30

3.

3. Rondo (Allegro assai)

7:24

Clara Haskil, Winterthur Symphony Orchestra, Henry Swoboda

Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)

4.

Sonata in C sharp minor, K.247 (L.256)

5:22

5.

Sonata in G, K.2

1:45

6.

Sonata in C, K.132

5:54

7.

Sonata in G minor, K.35

2:26

8.

Sonata in E flat, K.193

4:08

9.

Sonata in F minor, K.386

2:28

10.

Sonata in F minor, K.519

2:48

11.

Sonata in A, K.322

2:53

12.

Sonata in B minor, K.87

4:35

13.

Sonata in C, K.515

2:43

14.

Sonata in F, K.437

2:32

Clara Haskil

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:08:40

CD 16: Mozart, W.A.: Piano Concerto No.22, K.482; Piano Sonata No.16, K.570 & Piano Sonata No.8, K.310

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Piano Concerto No.22 in E Flat Major, K.482

1.

13:40

2.

9:56

Edited Hans Engel & Horst Heussner

3.

12:08

Daniel Barenboim, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Laszlo Somogyi

Piano Sonata No.16 in B flat, K.570

4.

6:12

5.

8:46

6.

3:35

Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor, K.310

7.

1. Allegro maestoso

8:34

8.

2. Andante cantabile con espressione

8:02

9.

2:57

Daniel Barenboim

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:13:50

CD 17: Rachmaninov: Concerto No.2 Pour Piano En Ut Mineur, Op.18; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op.43

Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

1.

Concerto No.2 Pour Piano En Ut Mineur, Op.18 : I - Moderato

9:21

2.

Concerto No.2 Pour Piano En Ut Mineur, Op.18 : II - Adagio Sostenuto

10:12

3.

Concerto No.2 Pour Piano En Ut Mineur, Op.18 : III - Allegro Scherzando

11:15

4.

Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op.43 (arr. Camarata)

22:33

Raymond Lewenthal, Vienna State Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel

Gesamtspielzeit: 53:21

CD 18: Brahms: Violin Concerto In D, Op.77 / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto In D, Op.35

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

1.

1. Allegro non troppo

20:56

2.

9:22

3.

3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco più presto

8:00

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59

4.

1. Allegro moderato

17:34

5.

2. Canzonetta (Andante)

6:29

6.

3. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)

8:17

Erica Morini, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Rodzinski

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:10:38

CD 19: Mozart, W.A.: String Quintet No.3 In G Minor, K.516; String Quartet No.23 IN F, K.590 "Prussian No.3"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

String Quintet No. 4 In G Minor, K.516

1.

10:29

2.

2. Menuetto (Allegretto)

5:23

3.

3. Adagio ma non troppo

8:23

4.

4. Adagio - Allegro

10:31

Amadeus Quartet, Cecil Aronowitz

String Quartet No.23 In F, K.590 "Prussian No.3"

5.

1. Allegro moderato

8:38

6.

6:12

7.

3. Menuetto (Allegretto)

4:15

8.

4:48

Amadeus Quartet

Gesamtspielzeit: 58:39

CD 20: Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18 No.4 & Op.59 No.3 "Razumovsky"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

String Quartet In C Minor, Op.18 No.4

1.

1. Allegro ma non tanto

6:46

2.

2. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto

7:29

3.

3. Menuetto (Allegretto)

3:56

4.

4:15

String Quartet In C, Op.59 No.3 - "Rasumovsky No. 3"

5.

1. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace

10:30

6.

2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

10:58

Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59 No.3 'Razumovsky'

7.

III: Menuetto grazioso

5:04

Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59 No.3 'Razumovsky'

8.

IV: Allegro molto

6:25

Smetana Quartet

Gesamtspielzeit: 55:23

CD 21: Schubert: String Quintet In C, D.956

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

String Quintet In C Major, D. 956

1.

1. Allegro ma non troppo

16:27

2.

15:21

3.

3. Scherzo (Presto) - Trio (Andante sostenuto)

10:20

4.

9:29

Günther Weiss, Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet

Gesamtspielzeit: 51:37

CD 22: Schubert: Octet In F Major, D.803

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Octet in F, D.803

1.

1. Adagio - Allegro

11:50

2.

12:02

3.

3. Allegro vivace

5:10

4.

4. Thema. Andante - Var. I - VII

8:35

5.

6:15

6.

6. Andante molto - Allegro

9:34

Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet, Leopold Wlach, Karl Oehlberger, Gottfried von Freiberg, Hermann Josef Dahmen

Gesamtspielzeit: 53:26

CD 23: Mendelssohn: Octet In E Flat, Op.20 / Beethoven: String Quartet No.8 In E Minor, Op.59 No.2 "Rasumovsky No.2"

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

Octet In E Flat, Op.20, MWV R20

1.

1. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco

15:01

2.

8:12

3.

3. Scherzo (Allegro leggierissimo)

4:46

4.

6:05

Janacek Quartet, Smetana Quartet

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

String Quartet No.8 In E Minor, Op.59 No.2 -"Rasumovsky No. 2"

5.

9:41

6.

2. Molto adagio

13:52

7.

8:33

8.

4. Finale (Presto)

5:50

Janacek Quartet

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:12:00

CD 24: Dvorák: String Sextet Op.48; String Quintet Op.97

Antonín Dvo?ák (1841 - 1904)

String Sextet in A major, Op.48

1.

1. Allegro moderato

10:04

2.

2. Dumka (Elegie): Poco allegretto

6:33

3.

3. Furiant (Presto)

4:38

4.

4. Finale (Tema con variazioni: Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino)

7:21

European String Quartet, Richard Strabl, Wolfgang Herzer

String Quintet In E Flat Major, Op.97, B.180

5.

1. Allegro non tanto

6:45

6.

2. Allegro vivo

5:44

7.

10:08

8.

4. Finale (Allegro giusto)

7:31

European String Quartet, Richard Strabl

Gesamtspielzeit: 58:44

CD 25: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No.8, Op.13 "Pathétique"; No.23, Op.57 "Appassionata"; No.29, Op.106 "Hammerklavier"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique"

1.

1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

8:31

2.

2. Adagio cantabile

4:48

3.

3. Rondo (Allegro)

3:59

Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata"

4.

1. Allegro assai

8:42

5.

2. Andante con moto

6:21

6.

3. Allegro ma non troppo

5:11

Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier"

7.

10:23

8.

2. Scherzo. Assai vivace

2:46

9.

3. Adagio sostenuto

14:22

10.

4. Largo - Allegro risoluto

11:17

Egon Petri

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:16:20

CD 26: Schubert: Fantasia For Piano In C, D.760 "Wanderer - Fantasie"; 6 Moments musicaux D.780; Impromptus Op.90

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Fantasia For Piano In C Major, Op.15, D. 760

1.

1. Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo

6:03

2.

6:48

3.

4:50

4.

3:39

6 Moments musicaux, Op.94, D.780

5.

No.1 in C Major (Moderato)

4:27

6.

No.2 in A Flat Major (Andantino)

6:11

7.

No.3 in F Minor (Allegro moderato)

1:57

8.

No.4 in C Sharp Minor (Moderato)

5:06

9.

No.5 in F Minor (Allegro vivace)

2:19

10.

No.6 in A Flat Major (Allegretto)

6:36

4 Impromptus, Op.90, D.899

11.

No.1 In C Minor (Allegro molto moderato)

9:09

12.

No.2 In E Flat Major (Allegro)

4:34

13.

No.3 In G Flat Major (Andante)

5:17

14.

No.4 In A Flat Major (Allegretto)

7:12

Paul Badura-Skoda

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:14:08

CD 27: Franck: Prélude, Choral et Fugue; Prélude, Aria et Fugue / Fauré: Impromptus Op.31, 91, 102; Thème et variations, Op.73; Barcarolle Op.70; Noturne No.6, Op.63

César Franck (1822 - 1890)

Prélude, Chorale et Fugue, FWV 21

1.

5:02

2.

5:36

3.

9:15

Prélude, Aria et Final, FWV 23

4.

8:46

5.

6:27

6.

7:09

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)

7.

Impromptus Op. 31

4:10

8.

Impromptu No.4, Op.91

4:47

9.

Impromptu No.5, Op. 102

2:23

10.

Thème et variations, Op. 73

13:28

11.

Barcarolle n 6 op 70

3:43

12.

Nocturne No.6 in D flat, Op.63

8:49

Jörg Demus

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:19:35

CD 28: Spanish Guitar Music

Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839)

Sonata for Guitar in C, Op.22

1.

3:49

Six Short Pieces Op.5

2.

5. Andante Largo

4:33

Etudes for Guitar, Op.31

3.

No. 20 in A minor

1:11

4.

Estudio in B minor (Hilfseingabe!)

2:03

5.

Estudio in A major (Hilfseingabe!)

1:45

Fantasia

6.

6:24

Sonata for Guitar in C, Op.22

7.

4. Rondo (Allegretto)

4:31

Joaquín Pérez Turina (1882 - 1949)

Homenaje a Tárrega, Op.69

8.

2:30

9.

2:10

10.

Fandanguillo, Op.36

5:26

11.

2:48

Manuel de Falla Matheu (1876 - 1946)

12.

Homenaje "Le tombeau de Debussy"

3:47

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)

5 Preludes, W419

13.

No. 1 in E minor

4:21

14.

No. 2 In E Major

2:44

15.

No. 3 in A minor

6:23

16.

No. 4 in E minor

3:30

17.

No. 5 In D Major

3:43

Federico Moreno Torroba (1891 - 1982)

18.

1:52

Sonatina

19.

4:14

20.

3:56

21.

3:11

Julian Bream

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:14:51

CD 29: Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, Op.42; Liederkreis, Op.39 / Respighi: Il tramonto

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Frauenliebe und -leben Op.42

1.

1. Seit ich ihn gesehen

2:33

2.

2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen

2:56

3.

3. Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben

1:43

4.

4. Du Ring an meinem Finger

3:02

5.

5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern

1:53

6.

6. Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an

4:52

7.

7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust

1:16

8.

8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan

4:01

Liederkreis, Op.39

9.

1. In der Fremde

2:11

10.

2:02

11.

3. Waldesgespräch

2:00

12.

1:23

13.

4:04

14.

6. Schöne Fremde

1:20

15.

7. Auf einer Burg

2:48

16.

8. In der Fremde ("Ich hör die Bachlein rauschen")

1:41

17.

2:32

18.

3:27

19.

1:27

20.

12. Frühlingsnacht

1:07

Sena Jurinac, Franz Holletschek

Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)

Il tramonto

21.

Version for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet

18:21

Sena Jurinac, Barylli Quartet

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:06:39

CD 30: Duparc: Opera Recitals And Songs

Henri Duparc (1848 - 1933)

1.

L'invitation au voyage

3:59

2.

La vie antérieure

4:48

3.

3:35

4.

3:45

5.

Sérénade florentine

2:30

6.

Le manoir de Rosemonde

2:51

7.

La vague et la cloche

5:37

8.

3:48

9.

3:37

10.

5:38

11.

3:33

12.

2:46

13.

3:51

14.

Au Pays Ou Se Fait La Guerre

5:00

Léopold Simoneau, Allan Rogers

Gesamtspielzeit: 55:18

CD 31: Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge / Mozart, W.A.: An Chloë, K.524; Oiseaux, si tous les ans K.307/K.284d; Ridente la calma K.152; "Un moto di gioia" (Le nozze di Figaro) K.492; Das Veilchen K.476

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Christus am Oelberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives)

1.

Introduktion. Grave - Adagio

6:45

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

2.

Rezitativ: "Jehova, du mein Vater!"

4:52

3.

Arie: "Meine Seele ist erschüttert"

5:24

Jan Peerce, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

4.

Rezitativ: "Erzittre, Erde"

1:49

5.

Arie: "Preist des Erlösers Güte"

3:34

Maria Stader, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

6.

Chor der Engel: " O Heil euch, ihr Erlösten"

6:19

Maria Stader, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

7.

Rezitativ: "Verkündet, Seraph, mir dein Mund Erbarmen"

1:37

8.

Duett: "So ruhe denn mit ganzer Schwere"

6:40

Maria Stader, Jan Peerce, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

9.

Rezitativ: "Willkommen, Tod"

1:29

Jan Peerce, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

10.

Chor der Krieger: "Wir haben ihn gesehen"

2:27

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

11.

Rezitativ: "Die mich zu fangen ausgezogen sind"

2:01

Jan Peerce, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

12.

Chor der Krieger: "Hier ist er, der Verbannte"

2:04

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

13.

Rezitativ: "Nicht ungestraft soll der Verweg'nen"

1:45

Otto Wiener, Jan Peerce, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

14.

Terzett: "In meinen Adern wühlen gerechter Zorn"

9:01

Maria Stader, Otto Wiener, Jan Peerce, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Choir

15.

Chor der Engel: "Welten singen Dank und Ehre"

1:10

16.

Chor: "Preiset ihn, ihr Engelchöre"

4:03

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Choir

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

17.

An Chloë, K524

2:48

18.

Oiseaux, si tous les ans K307/K284d

1:30

19.

Ridente la calma K152

3:35

20.

Un moto di gioia mi sento, K.579

1:55

21.

Das Veilchen K476

2:37

Maria Stader, Jörg Demus

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:13:25

CD 32: Bach, J.S.: Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 (Part 1)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

Kyrie: No.1 Kyrie eleison

Kyrie

1.

1. Kyrie Eleison I

14:49

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

2.

2. Christe eleison

4:51

Pierrette Alarie, Nan Merriman, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

3.

3. Kyrie eleison II

5:24

Gloria

4.

4. Gloria in excelsis Deo

1:56

5.

5. Et in terra pax

5:23

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

6.

4:47

Nan Merriman, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen

7.

7. Gratias agimus tibi

3:20

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

8.

5:45

Pierrette Alarie, Léopold Simoneau, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen

9.

9. Qui tollis peccata mundi

4:53

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

10.

10. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris

5:02

Nan Merriman, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen

11.

11. Quoniam tu solus sanctus

6:08

Gustav Neidlinger, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen

12.

12. Cum Sancto Spiritu

4:46

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:07:04

CD 33: Bach, J.S.: Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 (Part 2)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

Kyrie: No.1 Kyrie eleison

Credo

1.

13. Credo in unum Deum

2:03

2.

14. Patrem omnipotentem

2:47

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

3.

15. Et in unum Dominum

4:28

Pierrette Alarie, Nan Merriman, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen

4.

16. Et incarnatus est

4:26

5.

5:09

6.

18. Et resurrexit

4:01

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

7.

19. Et in Spiritum Sanctum

5:46

Gustav Neidlinger, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen

8.

20. Confiteor unum baptisma

7:21

9.

21. Et expecto resurrectionem

1:55

Sanctus

10.

7:14

11.

23. Osanna in excelsis

2:51

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

12.

7:10

Léopold Simoneau, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen

13.

25. Osanna in excelsis

2:50

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

Agnus Dei

14.

5:29

Nan Merriman, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

15.

27. Dona nobis pacem

3:59

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Wiener Akademie Kammerchor

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:07:29

CD 34: Mozart: Requiem In D Minor, K.626

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626

compl. by Franz Xaver Süssmayer

1.

7:03

Sena Jurinac, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

2.

3:12

3.

3. Sequentia: Dies irae

1:43

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

4.

3. Sequentia: Tuba mirum

5:13

Sena Jurinac, Lucretia West, Hans Loeffler, Frederick Guthrie, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

5.

3. Sequentia: Rex tremendae

1:56

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

6.

3. Sequentia: Recordare

7:27

Sena Jurinac, Lucretia West, Hans Loeffler, Frederick Guthrie, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

7.

3. Sequentia: Confutatis

3:13

8.

3. Sequentia: Lacrimosa

2:46

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

9.

4. Offertorium: Domine Jesu

4:56

Sena Jurinac, Lucretia West, Hans Loeffler, Frederick Guthrie, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

10.

4. Offertorium: Hostias

4:16

11.

1:30

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

12.

7:59

Sena Jurinac, Lucretia West, Hans Loeffler, Frederick Guthrie, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen

13.

4:33

Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

14.

8.Communio: Lux aeterna

7:29

Sena Jurinac, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:03:16

CD 35: Händel: Rodelinda (Part 1)

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Rodelinda, HWV 19

Rodelinda: Atto Primo

1.

2:52

2.

1:44

Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

3.

Aria: "Ho perduto il caro sposo"

5:27

Teresa Stich-Randall, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

4.

Recitativo: "Regina?/Grimoaldo, nel mio presente stato"

1:08

Teresa Stich-Randall, Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

5.

Aria: "L'empio rigor del fato"

4:32

Teresa Stich-Randall, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

6.

Recitativo: "E tanto, da che sei re"

0:38

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

7.

Aria: "Io già t'amai"

3:31

Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

8.

Recitativo: "E tu dici d'amarmi?"

0:39

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

9.

Aria: "Lo farò, dirò: spietato"

4:17

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

10.

Recitativo: "Eduige, t'inganni"

0:17

11.

Aria: "Di Cupido impiego i vanni"

4:30

John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

12.

Sinfonia ed Accompagnato: "Pompe vane di morte"

1:51

13.

Aria: "Dove sei, amato bene?"

5:06

Maureen Forrester, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

14.

Recitativo: "Ma giunge Unulfo, oh Dio!"

0:59

Maureen Forrester, Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

15.

Aria: "Ombre, piante, urne funeste"

6:46

Teresa Stich-Randall, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

16.

Accompagnato e Recitativo: "Ombra del mio bel sol - Deh, lascia!/ No, signor"

0:55

Teresa Stich-Randall, Maureen Forrester, Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

17.

Recitativo: "Baci inutili e vani"

2:02

Teresa Stich-Randall, Maureen Forrester, Helen Watts, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

18.

Aria: "Morrai, sì; l'empia tua testa"

3:43

Teresa Stich-Randall, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

19.

Recitativo: E ben, duca, poss'io all'ardor"

0:46

Alexander Young, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

20.

Aria: "Se per te giungo a godere"

3:23

Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

21.

Accompagnato: "Sì, l'infida consorte"

0:27

22.

Aria: "Confusa si miri"

2:42

Maureen Forrester, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

Gesamtspielzeit: 58:15

CD 36: Händel: Rodelinda (Part 2)

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Rodelinda, HWV 19

Rodelinda: Atto Secondo

1.

Recitativo: "Già perdesti...Rodelinda, sì mesta ritorni"

1:12

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

2.

Aria: "De' miei scherni per far le vendette"

5:50

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

3.

Recitativo: Rodelinda, è pur ver?"

1:54

Teresa Stich-Randall, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

4.

Aria: Spietati, io vi giurai"

4:28

Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

5.

Recitativo: Unulfo, Garibaldo, in questo seno"

0:32

Helen Watts, Alexander Young, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

6.

Aria: "Prigioniera ho l'alma in pena"

4:57

Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

7.

Recitativo: "Massime così indegne"

0:36

Helen Watts, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

8.

Aria: "Tirannia gli diede il regno"

3:07

John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

9.

Recitativo: "Perché con soli intanto l'afflitto"

0:24

10.

Aria: "Fra tempeste funeste"

3:51

Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

11.

Aria e Recitativo: "Con rauco mormorio - Dell'estinto germano"

5:56

Maureen Forrester, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

12.

Recitativo: "Ah no, che non m'inganna"

1:59

Maureen Forrester, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

13.

Aria: "Scacciata dal suo nido"

2:10

Maureen Forrester, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

14.

Recitativo: "Vive il mio sposo?"

0:41

Teresa Stich-Randall, Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

15.

Aria: "Ritorna, o caro e dolce mio tesoro"

4:08

Teresa Stich-Randall, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

16.

Recitativo: "Ah sì! ecco lo sposo!"

2:13

Teresa Stich-Randall, Maureen Forrester, Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

17.

Aria: "Tuo drudo è mio rivale"

3:20

Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

18.

Recitativo: "Non ti bastò, consorte"

0:54

19.

Duetto: "Io t'abbraccio"

6:29

Teresa Stich-Randall, Maureen Forrester, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

Gesamtspielzeit: 54:41

CD 37: Händel: Rodelinda (Part 3)

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Rodelinda, HWV 19

Rodelinda: Atto Terzo

1.

Recitativo: "Del german nel periglio"

1:15

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

2.

Aria: "Un zeffiro spirò"

5:17

Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

3.

Recitativo: "Con opra giusta io cancellar disegno"

0:22

4.

Aria: "Quanto più fiera tempesta freme"

4:12

Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

5.

Recitativo: "O falso è Bertarido o fu mendace"

1:12

Alexander Young, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

6.

Aria: "Tra sospetti, affetti e timori"

5:21

Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

7.

Arioso: "Chi di voi fu più infedele"

3:06

Maureen Forrester, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

8.

Accompagnato e Recitativo: "Ma non so che dal remoto balcon...Non temere. Signore? Germano?"

3:40

Maureen Forrester, Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

9.

Aria: "Se 'l mio duol non è si forte"

6:24

Teresa Stich-Randall, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

10.

Recitativo: "Amico, ah! che a me duole"

1:02

Maureen Forrester, Helen Watts, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

11.

Aria: "Se fiera belva ha cinto"

5:34

Maureen Forrester, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

12.

Accompagnato: "Fatto inferno è il mio petto"

2:46

13.

Aria: "Pastorello d'un povero armento"

4:31

Alexander Young, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

14.

Recitativo: "Che miro? Amica sorte...Ecco ti innanzi il reo"

2:57

Teresa Stich-Randall, Maureen Forrester, Alexander Young, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

15.

Aria: "Mio caro bene"

3:39

Teresa Stich-Randall, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

16.

Recitativo: "Sposa, figlio, sorella, amici"

0:27

Maureen Forrester, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

17.

Coro: "Dopo la notte oscura"

2:45

Teresa Stich-Randall, Maureen Forrester, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, John Boyden, Martin Isepp, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman

Gesamtspielzeit: 54:30

CD 38: Berlioz: Roméo & Juliette (Part 1)

Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Roméo et Juliette, Op.17, H.79

Part 1

1.

4:53

London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux

2.

Prologue: "D'anciennes haines endormies"

4:31

3.

Strophes 1 & 2: "Premiers transports""Heureux enfants"

5:56

Regina Resnik, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Chorus

4.

Récitatif et Scherzetto: "Bientôt de Roméo" - "Mab! la messagère" - "Bientôt la mort est souveraine"

3:20

André Turp, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Chorus

Part 2

5.

Roméo seul - Tristesse Grande fête chez Capulets

13:03

London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux

Part 3

6.

"Ohé! Capulets! bonsoir, bonsoir!"

18:42

London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Chorus

Part 4

7.

Scherzo. La Reine Mab ou la Fée des songes

8:55

London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux

Part 5

8.

Convoi funebre "Jetez des fleurs pour la vierge expirée"

9:02

London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Chorus

Part 6

9.

Romeo au tombeau des Capulets (complete)

7:40

London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:16:02

CD 39: Berlioz: Roméo & Juliette (Part 2); Symphonie fantastique

Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Roméo et Juliette, Op.17, H.79

Part 7

1.

Final. "Quoi! Roméo de retour! Roméo"

5:09

London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Chorus

2.

Final. "Pauvres enfants que je pleure"

9:15

3.

Final. "Jurez donc, par l'auguste symbole"

4:52

David Ward, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Chorus

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

4.

1. Rêveries. Passions (Largo - Allegro agitato ed appassionato assai)

15:25

5.

2. Un bal (Valse: Allegro non troppo)

6:45

6.

3. Scène aux champs (Adagio)

16:57

7.

4. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)

4:39

8.

5. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro - Ronde du Sabbat: Poco meno mosso)

10:01

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, René Leibowitz

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:13:03

CD 40: Opera Arias

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Linda di Chamounix

Act 1

1.

Ah! tardai troppo... O luce di quest'anima

6:29

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta

Act 1

2.

Eccomi...Oh! quante volte

9:37

Beverly Sills, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Jussi Jalas

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Lucia di Lammermoor

Act 1

3.

Ancor non giunse!...Regnava nel silenzio

14:01

Beverly Sills, Sonja Draksler, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Jussi Jalas

Roberto Devereux

Act 3

4.

"E Sara in questi orribili momenti".."Vivi, ingrato"

9:40

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

La Sonnambula

5.

"Care compagne... come per me sereno"

9:21

Beverly Sills, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Jussi Jalas, Wiener Akademie-Chor

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Rosmonda d'Inghilterra

6.

"Ancor non giunse"..."Perchè non ho del vento"

10:50

Beverly Sills, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Jussi Jalas

Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Manon

Act 3

7.

Je marche sur tous les chemins...Oui, dans les bois

9:29

Ambroise Charles Louis Thomas (1811 - 1896)

Mignon

Act 2

8.

"Oui! pour ce soir... Je suis Titania"

6:08

Beverly Sills, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras, Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Gesamtspielzeit: 1:15:35

English
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. . . a fascinating overview of the label's activities in the form of original jacket facsimiles . . . Among long-sought-after collector's items receiving their first official CD release in the West are the first complete recording of Glière's Symphony No 3 . . . the 16-year-old Daniel Barenboim's first Mozart concerto and sonata recordings, Raymond Lewenthal's fiery Rachmaninov "Paganini" Rhapsody . . . and the young Jörg Demus's idiomatic solo Franck and Fauré. Handel's complete "Rodelinda" fields a small modern orchestra foreshadowing period practice alongside a more "traditional" yet vocally sumptuous cast, with Teresa Stich-Randall in the title-role . . . and the late, great contralto Maureen Forrester's moving Bertarido.

Un coffret impeccable le remet à l'honneur, avec des trésors signés Scherchen, Boult, Rodzinski, Jurinac, Morini, Sills, Demus . . . On ne sera jamais trop reconnaissant à . . . [Westminster] d'avoir confié un album de lieder à la grande Sena Jurinac . . . Ce Schumann sans pareil, ou chaque mot se fait vision, est bien sûr au rendez-vous . . . L'éditeur a pris soin de glisser cà et là des fill-up après les microsillons, ce qui nous vaut de redécouvrir, avec le "Roméo et Juliette" de Monteux, la "Symphonie fantastique" singulièrement anguleuse et analytique de Leibowitz. Les haendéliens se presseront pour trouver la "Rodelinda" de Brian Priestman, en 1964, enfin rééditée . . . La sélection ménage trésors bien connus et raretés, dont un "Concerto no 22" idéalement svelte et déclamé sous les doigts d'un Daniel Barenboim de vingt-deux ans . . . Le florilège Bellini/Donizetti de la jeune Beverly Sills, en 1968, promet des comparaisons cruelles avec les autres coloratures, à qui elle montrait la voie. Les onze CD (sur quarante) dévolus à Hermann Scherchen . . . un maître inclassable à la pensée libre et toujours en éveil. "Pensée libre"? Ecoutez seulement la "8e" de Beethoven, vous comprendrez vite.