Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Number of Discs: 6
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4778840
Release: 2010
Size: 1.57 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
04. IV. Finale. Allegro molto
05. Schumann: Overture Manfred, Op.115
CD 02
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
01. 1. Allegro con brio
02. 2. Andante con moto
03. 3. Allegro
04. 4. Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 – “Pastoral”
05. I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
06. II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso
07. III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
08. IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
09. V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
CD 03
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68
01. 1. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – Meno allegro
02. 2. Andante sostenuto
03. 3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
04. 4. Adagio – Piu andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio – Piu allegro
CD 04
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73
01. 1. Allegro non troppo
02. 2. Adagio non troppo – L’istesso tempo, ma grazioso
03. 3. Allegretto grazioso ( Quasi andantino) – Presto ma non assai
04. 4. Allegro con spirito
CD 05
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 In E Flat, Op. 97 – “Rhenish”
01. 1. Lebhaft
Schumann: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.97 – “Rhenish”
02. 2. Scherzo (Sehr mäßig)
03. 3. Nicht schnell
04. 4. Feierlich
05. 5. Lebhaft
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74, TH.30
06. 1. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
07. 2. Allegro con grazia
08. 3. Allegro molto vivace
09. 4. Finale (Adagio lamentoso – Andante)
CD 06
Debussy: La mer, L. 109
01. 1. De l’aube à midi sur la mer
02. 2. Jeux de vagues
03. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Ravel: Ma mère l’oye, M. 60
04. 1. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
05. 2. Petit Poucet
06. 3. Laideronnette, impératrice des Pagodes
07. 4. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
08. 5. Le jardin féerique
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
09. 1. Prélude à la nuit
10. 2. Malagueña
11. 3. Habanera
12. 4. Feria
Since his death in 2005, there has been growing recognition of Carlo Maria Giulini’s status in the world of conductors. Now we are bringing together his American recordings – made with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – in two separate capboxes, starting with a 6-CD Los Angeles set.
Giulini (1914–2005) was famous for his combination of rigorous classical discipline with thrilling excitement and colour in performance. Musicians loved him: although an extremely demanding perfectionist, he was, unusually for a conductor, one of the gentlest and most patient of men. As Victor Aitay, the Chicago Symphony’s concertmaster recalled: ‘In five minutes he had an orchestra that loved him. His approach to music was so honest and sincere, he was so clear and so knowledgeable of the music that the whole orchestra fell for him.’ He was acclaimed for the incandescent spirituality and electrifying dynamism of his music-making, and for the remarkable level of ensemble perfection and balance – producing exceptional results both in concert and in the studio.
Fairly late in his career, Giulini became Musical Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, from 1978 to 1984, and made an inspiring series of recordings with them – a “revelatory association” was Gramophone’s phrase. “The orchestra is full of young people who are hungry to make music,” he said, “They do not say, here is Beethoven once more; they really want to play and the esprit de corps is unbelievable.” It was especially in this later phase that Giulini’s music-making developed a warm, burnished glow that made such a deep impression on Los Angeles Philharmonic audiences.
Here, then, are the complete orchestral recordings from Los Angeles, which include many classics of the repertoire, released for the first time in a single box set.