Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886–1954) Conductor

CD 1

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)

Symphony No. 6 in B flat major, op. 67 “Pathétique”

1 I. Adagio. Allegro non troppo 20:10

2 II. Allegro con grazia 8:53

3 III. Allegro molto vivace 9:19

4 IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso. Andante 10:22

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 1938

HANS PFITZNER (1869–1949)

5 Symphony in C major, op. 46 15:10

Wiener Philharmoniker, rec. 07.08.1949 at Salzburg Festival

Total Time: 63:54

CD 2

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)

Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, KV 543

1 I. Adagio. Allegro 9:10

2 II. Andante con moto 8:36

3 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 4:09

4 IV. Finale: Allegro 3:59

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 1942/43

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550

5 I. Molto allegro 5:35

6 II. Andante 8:22

7 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 4:46

8 IV. Allegro assai 4:36

Wiener Philharmoniker, rec. 02.–03.06.1944

Serenade No. 13 in G major, KV 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”

9 I. Allegro 4:19

0 II. Romanze: Andante 5:50

ß III. Menuetto: Allegretto. Trio 2:06

q IV. Rondo: Allegro 3:02

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 1936/37

Total Time: 64:30

CD 3

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)

Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944 “Great”

1 I. Andante. Allegro ma non troppo 13:45

2 II. Andante con moto 16:29

3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 9:35

4 IV. Finale: Allegro vivace 10:49

Wiener Philharmoniker, rec. 12.05.1943 in Stockholm

Rosamunde: Incidental Music, D 797

5 Overture 9:48

6 Entr’acte 5:13

7 Ballet music 5:10

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 1929

Total Time: 70:49

CD 4

RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883)

Parsifal

1 Prelude to Act I 14:06

2 Karfreitagszauber (Good Friday Music) 10:37

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 15.03.1938

Tristan und Isolde

3 Vorspiel und Liebestod 18:06

Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, rec. 25.11.1942 in Stockholm

Lohengrin

4 Prelude to Act I 9:45

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 1930

Götterdämmerung

5 Trauermarsch 8:22

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

6 Prelude to Act I 9:10

Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, rec. June 1943 live in Bayreuth

Total Time: 70:06

CD 5

FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY (1809–1847)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1 Overture, op. 21 12:33

GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (1792–1868)

La gazza ladra 2 Sinfonia 9:12

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

3 Egmont: Overture, op. 84 8:27

CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786–1826)

Der Freischütz 4 Overture 9:47

JOHANN STRAUSS JR. (1825–1899)

Die Fledermaus 5 Overture 8:21

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)

Le nozze di Figaro 6 Overture 4:13

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK (1714–1787)

Alceste 7 Overture 8:18

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec.1929–1942

Total Time: 60:51

CD 6

GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685–1759)

1 Concerto grosso in D major, op. 6 No. 5 15:28

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 13.09.1939

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

2 I. Allegro 7:12 3 III. Allegro 3:22

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

4 II. Air 4:58

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 1929/30

WILHELM FURTWÄNGLER (1886–1954)

Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

in B flat major (excerpt)

5 II. Adagio 10:59

Edwin Fischer (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. August 1939

RICHARD STRAUSS (1864–1949)

6 Don Juan - Symphonic Poem for Orchestra, op. 20 17:02

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec, 17.02.1942

7 Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche – Symphonic Poem

for Orchestra, op. 28 14:47

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 1930

Total Time: 73:48

CD 7

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68

1 I. Un poco sostenuto. Allegro 14:16

2 II. Andante sostenuto 10:13

3 III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 5:05

4 IV. Adagio. Più andante.

Allegro non troppo, ma con brio 16:37

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 17.–20.11.1947

Hungarian Dances

5 No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto.

No. 10 in F major: Presto 4:46

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec.1930

Total Time: 50:57

CD 8

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98

1 I. Allegro non troppo 12:05

2 II. Andante moderato 12:13

3 III. Allegro giocoso 6:15

4 IV. Allegro energico e spassionato. Più allegro 9:16

5 Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a 19:50

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 12. & 15.12.1943

Total Time: 59:39

CD 9

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67

1 I. Allegro con brio 7:33

2 II. Andante con moto 10:08

3 III. Allegro 5:05

4 IV. Allegro 8:25

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 1937

Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”

5 I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft

auf dem Lande (Allegro ma non troppo) 11:24

6 II. Szene am Bach (Andante molto mosso) 13:14

7 III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) 5:35

8 IV. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro) 3:55

9 V. Hirtengesang: Frohe und dankbare Gefühle

nach dem Sturm (Allegretto) 8:45

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 20.–22.03.1944

Total Time 74:04

CD 10

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61

1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 24:02

2 II. Larghetto 11:00

3 III. Rondo: Allegro molto 10:11

Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Festival Orchestra Lucerne,

rec. 28. & 29.08.1947 live at Lucerne Festival

4 Overture “Leonore III”, op. 72a 14:03

Berliner Philharmoniker, rec. 28.01.1945

5 Overture “Coriolan”, op. 62 8:57

Berliner Philharmoniker,

rec. June 1943 live at Titania Palast, Berlin

Total Time: 68:13