Szell : The Warner Recordings 1934-1970 (CD14)
Various ArtistsCD1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770-1827
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
- 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo
- 2 II. Larghetto
- 3 III. Rondo: Allegro
ÉDOUARD LALO 1823-1892
Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
- 4 I. Allegro non troppo
- 5 II. Scherzando (Allegro molto)
- 6 IV. Andante
- 7 V. Rondo (Allegro)
CD2
JOHANN STRAUSS II 1825-1899
- 1 An der schönen blauen Donau – Walzer, Op. 314
- 2 Frühlingsstimmen – Walzer, Op. 410
- 3 Pizzicato Polka
- 4 Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Op. 214
JOHANNES BRAHMS 1833-1897
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
- 5 I. Maestoso
- 6 II. Adagio
- 7 III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
CD3
RICHARD WAGNER 1813-1883
- 1 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Act 1: Vorspiel
CARL MARIA VON WEBER 1786-1826
- 2 Oberon, J360 – Overture
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
- 3 I. Allegro
- 4 II. Adagio un poco mosso
- 5 III. Rondo: Allegro – Più allegro
CD4
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK 1841-1904
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ‘From the New World’
- 1 I. Adagio – Allegro molto
- 2 II. Largo
- 3 III. Molto vivace
- 4 IV. Allegro con fuoco
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
- 5 I. Allegro
- 6 II. Adagio ma non troppo
- 7 III. Allegro moderato – Andante – Allegro vivo
CD5
RICHARD STRAUSS 1864-1949
Vier letzte Lieder, AV150
- 1 I. Frühling (Hesse)
- 2 II. September (Hesse)
- 3 III. Beim Schlafengehen (Hesse)
- 4 IV. Im Abendrot (Eichendorff)
Orchesterlieder
- 5 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 (Bürger)
- 6 Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 (Dehmel)
- 7 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 (Vom Gilm)
- 8 Freundliche Vision, Op. 40 No. 1 (Bierbaum)
- 9 Die Heiligen drei Konige, Op. 56 No. 6 (Heine)
CD6
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
- 1 Ch’io mi scordi di te? ... Non temer amato ben, K.505 (?Da Ponte)
- 2 Vado ma dove? ... O Dei, K.583 (?Da Ponte)
- 3 Alma grande e nobile care, K.578 (Palomba)
- 4 Nehmt meinem Dank, K.383 (Anon.)
RICHARD STRAUSS 1864-1949
- 5 Ruhe, meine Seele, Op. 27 No. 1 (Henckell)
- 6 Meinen Kinde, Op. 32 No. 3 (Falke)
- 7 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 (Dehmel)
- 8 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 (Mackay)
- 9 Das Bächlein, Op. 88 (attrib. Goethe)
- 10 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 (Klopstock)
- 11 Winterweihe, Op. 48 No. 4 (Henckell)
CD7
GUSTAV MAHLER 1860-1911
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
- 1 XI. Revelge
- 2 V. Das irdische Leben
- 3 II. Verlor’ne Müh’
- 4 VII. Rheinlegendchen
- 5 XII. Der Tamboursg’sell
- 6 I. Der Schildwache Nachtlied
- 7 IV. Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
- 8 X. Lob des hohen Verstandes
- 9 VI. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
- 10 VIII. Lied des Verfolgten im Turm
- 11 III. Trost im Unglück
- 12 IX. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
CD8
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
- 1 I. Allegro con brio
- 2 II. Largo
- 3 III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
- 4 I. Allegro con brio
- 5 II. Adagio
- 6 III. Rondo: Molto allegro
CD9
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37
- 1 I. Allegro con brio
- 2 II. Largo
- 3 III. Rondo: Allegro - Presto
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
- 4 I. Allegro moderato
- 5 II. Andante con moto
- 6 III. Rondo: Vivace
CD10
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770-1827
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’
- 4 I. Allegro
- 5 II. Adagio un poco mosso
- 6 III. Rondo: Allegro – Più allegro
CD11
JOHANNES BRAHMS 1833-1897
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
- 1 I. Allegro non troppo
- 2 II. Adagio
- 3 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
- 4 I. Allegro
- 5 II. Andante
- 6 III. Vivace non troppo
CD12
FRANZ SCHUBERT 1797-1828
Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944 ‘Great’
- 1 I. Adagio – Allegro molto
- 2 II. Andante con moto
- 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio
- 4 IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
CD13
ANTONIN DVOŘÁK 1841-1904
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
- 1 I. Allegro con brio
- 2 II. Adagio
- 3 III. Allegretto grazioso – Molto vivace
- 4 IV. Allegro ma non troppo
- 5 Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2
- 6 Slavonic Dance in A-flat major, Op. 46 No. 3
CD14
- 1: Introduction – Background and Overview
- 2: Early career and early recordings
- 3: Cleveland Orchestra – Auditions, Demands, Methods, Standard
- 4: Rehearsal – George Szell and Emil Gilels
- 5: Szell’s expectations of commitment from players and himself
- 6: London Symphony Orchestra – Demands, Methods, Standards
- 7: Szell the controller – and Szell’s pride in the Cleveland Orchestra
- Commentary from Joela Jones, Robert Conrad, Emilio Llinás, George Szell
- 8: Szell’s last year – and Conclusion