Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier, Annie Fischer
Orchestra: Südwestfunkorchester Baden-Baden
Conductor: Hans Rosbaud
Number of Discs: 3
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: SWR Music
Catalogue: SWR19085CD
Release: 2019
Size: 604 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 ‘Spring’
01. I. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace.
04. IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
05. I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft
06. II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam
07. III. Scherzo. Lebhaft
08. IV. Langsam – Lebhaft
09. Overture to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Op. 128
CD 02
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
01. I. Nicht zu schnell
02. II. Langsam
03. III. Sehr lebhaft
Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
04. I. In Kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo
05. II. Langsam
06. III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell
CD 03
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
01. I. Allegro affettuoso
02. II. Intermezzo. Andante grazioso
03. III. Allegro vivace
Hans Rosbaud was one of the few great conductors in his time who hardly performed outside Germany Switzerland and France but nevertheless gained international reputation, with a virtually legendary status. And with good cause: he had conducted more often in Anglo-Saxon countries and made more records than his peers, and today is considered one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. This first edition presents most of Rosbaud’s recordings with the former symphony orchestra of the broadcasting corporation Sudwestfunk in Baden-Baden, his main ensemble from 1948 until his death, which due to his meticulous rehearsal practice became one of the best European orchestras of the 1950s. Half a century after his death, this edition aims to make Hans Rosbaud known beyond the circle of music experts as one of the great maestros.