Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Johannes Brahms, Luigi Cherubini, Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, Richard Strauss, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Carl Maria von Weber
Performer: Roland Greutter, Nikita Magaloff, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Rudolf Firkusny, Hermann Baumann, Dennis Brain, Robert Casadesus, Emil Gilels, Hermut Giesser, Jorge Bolet, Edith Peinemann, Ruggiero Ricci
Orchestra: NDR Sinfonieorchester, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Conductor: Günter Wand
Number of Discs: 6
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Profil
Release: 2019
Size: 1.75 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041
01. I. Tempo ordinario
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro assai
Haydn: Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, HobXVIII:11
04. I. Vivace
05. II. Un poco adagio
06. III. Rondo all’Ungherese. Allegro assai
Haydn: Oboe Concerto Hob.VIIg:C1 (authorship doubtful)
07. I. Allegro spirituoso
08. II. Andante
09. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Haydn: Symphony No. 76 in E flat major
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Minuet
13. IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo
CD 02
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Romance
03. III. Allegro assai
Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Rondo. Allegro
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K447
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Romance. Larghetto
09. III. Allegro
CD 03
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Rondo. Vivace
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio un poco mosso
06. III. Rondo. Allegro
CD 04
Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
01. I. Allegro molto
02. II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo
03. III. Adagio non troppo
04. IV. Minuets I & II
05. V. Scherzo. Allegro
06. VI. Rondo. Allegro
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 74
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Romanza. Andante con moto
09. III. Alla polacca
CD 05
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
01. I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
02. II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo
03. III. Allegro con fuoco
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
04. I. Andantino
05. II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo
06. III. Moderato – Allegro moderato
CD 06
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Andantino quasi allegretto
03. III. Molto moderato e maestoso
04. Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9
05. Cherubini: Anacréon Overture
06. Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588: Overture
07. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620: Overture
08. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture
Günter Wand (1912-2002) left us dozens of gramophone records: complete symphonic cycles and impressive live recordings of his concerts with the NDR Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic. The archetypical anti-star all his life and for that very reason under-appreciated, this conductor only attained international recognition in his old age as an unequalled interpreter of classical music. Accordingly, most of these multiple-award-winning benchmark recordings date from his later years. Wand’s music-making moved those who heard it with its impeccable balance of perfection coupled with faithfulness to the original, emotional fulfilment, intellectual control, utmost sensitivity and spiritual penetration. He described his mission as “serving music”, a cause to which this totally unpretentious man remained committed for seventy years. He rose to be one of the true “greats” of the twentieth century, a figure standing head and shoulders above our restless times, his name synonymous with the highest musical quality.