Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Conductor: Sergiu Celibidache
Number of Discs: 13
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Audite
Catalogue: AUDITE21423
Release: 2013
Size: 2.74 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 ‘Italian’
01. I. Allegro vivace
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Con moto moderato
04. IV. Saltarello: Presto
05. Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusine Overture, Op. 32
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 ‘Turkish’
06. I. Allegro aperto
07. II. Adagio
08. III. Tempo di menuetto
CD 02
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
01. I. Maestoso
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Allegro vivace
Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21
04. Overture
Bizet: Symphony in C
05. I. Allegro vivo
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Allegro vivace
08. IV. Allegro vivace
Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9
09. Allegro assai con fuoco
CD 03
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Andante moderato
03. III. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno presto
04. IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Piu allegro
05. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
06. Wolf: Uber Nacht
07. Wolf: Denk es, o Seele!
08. Wolf: Gebet (No. 28 from Mörike-Lieder)
09. Wolf: Goethe-Lieder: No. 29. Anakreons Grab
10. Wolf: Mörike-Lieder: No. 46. Gesang Weylas
CD 04
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 ‘Little Russian’
01. I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo
02. II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato
03. III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto vivace
04. IV. Finale: Moderato assai – Allegro vivo
05. Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
06. Rimsky Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
CD 05
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio ma non troppo
03. III. Finale: Allegro moderato
04. Glazunov: Carnaval, Op. 45
Cui: Suite No. 3 ‘In modo populari’, Op. 43
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Moderato
07. III. Vivace
08. IV. Moderato
09. V. Allegretto
10. VI. Vivace, ma non troppo
CD 06
Debussy: La Mer
01. No. 1. De l’aube a midi sur la mer
02. No. 2. Jeux de vagues
03. No. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
04. Debussy: Jeux – Poème dansé
Debussy: Trois Nocturnes
05. No. 2. Fetes
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
06. Act II: Sieh mein Herz erschliesset sich (Sung in German)
Glière: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 82
07. I. Andante
08. II. Allegro
CD 07
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Moderato
03. III. Presto
04. IV. Largo
05. V. Allegretto
Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes
06. Premiere donne (First Deal)
07. Deuxieme donne (Second Deal)
08. Troisieme donne (Third Deal)
09. Stephan: Music for Orchestra (1912)
10. Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42
CD 08
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 ‘Classical’
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Gavotte: Non troppo allegro
04. IV. Finale: Molto vivace
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter
05. I. Montagues and Capulets
06. II. The Young Juliet
07. III. Friar Laurence
08. IV. Dance
09. V. Romeo at Juliet’s before Parting
10. VI. Dance of the Antilles Girls
11. VII. Romeo at the Grave of Juliet
Roussel: Petite Suite Op. 39
12. I. Aubade
13. II. Pastorale
14. III. Mascarade
CD 09
Milhaud: Suite francaise, Op. 248 (version for orchestra)
01. I. Normandie
02. II. Bretagne
03. III. Ile de France
04. IV. Alsace-Lorraine
05. V. Provence
Milhaud: Suite Symphonique No. 2, Op. 57
06. I. Ouverture
07. IV. Nocturne
08. V. Finale
Raphael: Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 62
09. I. Langsam
10. II. Serh rhythmisch bewegt
11. III. Langsam
12. IV. Frisch, lebendig
13. Chávez: Symphony No. 1 ‘Sinfonía de Antígona’
CD 10
Barber: Capricorn Concerto
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Allegro con brio
04. Copland: Appalachian Spring
Piston: Symphony No. 2
05. I. Moderato
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Allegro
08. MacDowell: Romance for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 35
CD 11
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
01. I. Lacrymosa
02. II. Dies Irae
03. III. Requiem aeternam
Purcell: King Arthur Suite
04. I. Overture
05. II. Aire
06. III. Hornpipe
07. IV. Faisrest Isle: Allegretto
08. V. Aire
09. VI. Chaconne
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto, Op. 8 No. 11 in D major, RV210
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Largo
12. III. Allegro
Diamond: Rounds
13. I. Allegro, molto vivace
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Allegro vigoroso
16. Tiessen: Vorspiel zu einem Revolutionsdrama, Op. 33
CD 12
Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G Major ‘Surprise’
01. I. Adagio cantabile – Vivace assai
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto
04. IV. Finale: Allegro di molto
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major ‘London’
05. I. Adagio – Allegro
06. II. Andante
07. III. Menuet – Trio
08. IV. Finale: Spiritoso
09. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
CD 13
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
01. I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Presto, assai meno presto (excerpt)
As a conductor, Sergiu Celibidache influenced as no other the musical life of Berlin, a metropolis still scarred by the war. The sound documents of this edition, most of which have not been previously released, for the first time paint a comprehensive picture of the conductor during the period between 1945 and 1957. These historic documents, providing new impressions of the legendary conductor, were revealed after intensive research.
Unlike in the elegiac, lyrical interpretations of Celibidache’s mature period, he also reveals a youthful, boisterous side in these recordings. However, his later development is already also perceptible, as for instance in the Chopin recording with Raoul Koczalsky. The conductor’s stamping and singing in the incomplete studio recording of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, on the other hand, clearly demonstrates his fiery and passionate temperament. This recording is added as a bonus disc.
This edition is exclusively based on certified sound documents, i.e. original tapes preserved today in the archives of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) and the Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv Babelsberg (DRA). Fragments and tapes whose technical condition does not allow publication were not considered. Also not considered were non-licensed on-air copies from the grey market (as for instance Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony). The booklet contains extensive editorial comments, including those concerning partially missing bars or movements on the original tapes.