Claudio Abbado Edition Vol. 1
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BRAHMS / DVORAK / MENDELSSOHN / MUSSORGSKY / MAHLER / NONO
Claudio Abbado Edition Vol. 1
Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Claudio Abbado
[ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Thursday 10 April 2014
As the endlessly sad news of Claudio Abbado's passing broke on Monday 20th January 2014, heartfelt tributes quickly poured in from around the world: "a great musician and a generous man" (Sir Simon Rattle); "will always be part of the exalted group of geniuses in the history of the arts" (Gustavo Dudamel); "one of the wonders of the world" (Daniel Harding); "[Abbado's concerts] weren't mere performances of pieces of music, they were transformative existential journeys" (The Guardian).
'Sony Classical' is making available immediately the Claudio Abbado Gold Edition: three individual, budget-priced 5 CD box sets of Maestro Abbado conducting the Berlin Philharmonic with pieces by Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Strauss, Schumann and Mussorgsky.
Tracks:
Brahms:
Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Dvorak:
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
The Noon Witch, Op. 108 (B196)
Mahler:
Kindertotenlieder
Marjana Lipovsek (contralto)
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder)
Marjana Lipovsek (contralto)
Mendelssohn:
A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61
Sylvia McNair (soprano), Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo)
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian'
Mussorgsky:
A Night on the Bare Mountain
Khovanshchina: excerpts
Anatoli Kotscherga (bass baritone)
Nono:
Il canto sospeso
Barbara Bonney (soprano), Susanne Otto (mezzo)
Reger:
An die Hoffnung, Op. 124
Karita Mattila (soprano)
Rihm:
Hölderlin-Fragmente
Johannes M. Kösters (baritone)
Strauss, R:
Drei Hymnen Op. 71
