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Karl Böhm - The Early Years

Jan Dahmen (violin), Max Zimolong (horn), Margarete Teschemacher (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (alto), Torsten Ralf (tenor), Josef Herrmann (baritone), Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (chorus), Max Strub (violin), Walter Gieseking (piano), Lubka Kolessa (piano), Edwin Fischer (piano), Wilhelm Backhaus...

Karl Böhm - The Early Years
There are magnificent performances here, especially of Wagner (Act III of Die Meistersinger is particularly wonderful). It’s fascinating, too, to hear how different, and more characterful, the...

The Times, 8th December 2017

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Karl Böhm - The Early Years

Jan Dahmen (violin), Max Zimolong (horn), Margarete Teschemacher (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (alto), Torsten Ralf (tenor), Josef Herrmann (baritone), Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (chorus), Max Strub (violin), Walter Gieseking (piano), Lubka Kolessa (piano), Edwin Fischer (piano), Wilhelm Backhaus...

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There are magnificent performances here, especially of Wagner (Act III of Die Meistersinger is particularly wonderful). It’s fascinating, too, to hear how different, and more characterful, the...

The Times, 8th December 2017

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The Austrian conductor Karl Böhm is one of the towering conductors of the 20th Century. As the embodiment of the long Austro-German musical tradition, he helped to write musical history. This 19-CD set assembles all the extant recordings he conducted for EMI (notably its German Electrola label) over the period 1935 to 1949 in Dresden, Berlin, Vienna and London includes a number of rarities and the world premiere release of a version of Mozart’s Serenata notturna recorded in Vienna in 1947. It was during these years that Böhm cemented his reputation as a major conductor of Austro-German repertoire. Collectors will also be pleased to know that this set contains all the recordings that featured in the now-iconic series of Dresden-themed LP boxes released by EMI to mark Böhm’s 85th birthday in 1979.

Artists

Jan Dahmen (violin), Max Zimolong (horn), Margarete Teschemacher (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (alto), Torsten Ralf (tenor), Josef Herrmann (baritone), Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (chorus), Max Strub (violin), Walter Gieseking (piano), Lubka Kolessa (piano), Edwin Fischer (piano), Wilhelm Backhaus (piano), Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin), Torsten Ralf (Otello), Josef Herrmann (Iago), Torsten Ralf (Johnson), Christel Goltz (soprano), Josef Herrmann (Hans Sachs), Esther Rethy (Sophie), Elisabeth Höngen (Octavian), Margarete Teschemacher (Daphne), Torsten Ralf (Apollo), Hans Hermann Nissen (Hans Sachs), Sven Nilsson (Veit Pogner), Eugen Fuchs (Sixtus Beckmesser), Arno Schellenberg (Fritz Kothner), Torsten Ralf (Walther von Stolzing), Martin Kremer (David), Margarete Teschenmacher (Eva), Helene Jung (Magdalena), Rudolf Dittrich (Kunz Vogelgesang), Robert Büssel (Konrad Nachtigall), Klaus Hermanns (Ulrich Eisslinger), Rudolf Schmalnauer (Balthasar Zorn), Hanns Lange (Augustin Moser), Ludwig Eybisch (Hermann Ortel), Hermann Greiner (Hans Schwarz), Serge Smirnoff (Hans Foltz), Chor der Dresdener Staatsoper (chorus), Elisabeth Schwartzkopf (Liù), Set Svanholm (Siegmund), Kirsten Flagstad (Brunnhilde), Set Svanholm (Tristan), Margueritte Teschemacher (Isolde)

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Karl Böhm

Contents and tracklist

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'
Work length27:08
I. Allegro aperto
Track length9:01
II. Adagio
Track length9:41
III. Rondeau - Tempo di Menuetto
Track length8:26
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K447
Work length14:29
I. Allegro
Track length6:43
II. Romance - Larghetto
Track length4:26
III. Allegro
Track length3:20
Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
Work length14:20
I. Allegro
Track length4:20
II. Romanze - Andante
Track length4:40
III. Menuetto - Allegretto
Track length2:15
IV. Rondo - Allegro
Track length3:05
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384: Overture
Work length4:26
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture
Work length4:06
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Work length13:46
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Work length1:06:03
I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestro
Track length15:37
II. Scherzo - Molto vivace
Track length9:46
III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Track length16:33
IV. Finale - Presto
Track length24:07
Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Work length8:07
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Work length42:49
I. Allegro non troppo
Track length22:03
II. Larghetto
Track length10:51
III. Rondo - Allegro
Track length9:55
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Work length28:42
I. Allegro moderato
Track length15:11
II. Andante con moto
Track length4:12
III. Rondo - Vivace
Track length9:19
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Work length35:30
I. Allegro con brio
Track length16:07
II. Largo
Track length10:14
III. Rondo - Allegro
Track length9:09
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
Work length37:11
I. Allegro
Track length19:42
II. Adagio un poco mosso
Track length7:53
III. Rondo
Track length9:36
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Work length40:41
I. Allegro non troppo
Track length12:34
II. Andante moderato
Track length11:50
III. Allegro giocoso
Track length5:56
IV. Allegro energico e passionato
Track length10:21
Schubert: Marche Militaire, D733 No. 1
Work length4:23
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Part 1: III. Marche hongroise
Work length4:16
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45 (Excerpt)
Work length8:11
Pfitzner: Symphony in C major, Op. 46
Work length15:40
I. Allegro Moderato
Track length6:36
II. Adagio
Track length3:14
III. Presto
Track length5:50
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Work length45:02
I. Allegro non troppo
Track length16:04
II. Allegro appassionato
Track length8:02
III. Andante
Track length11:49
IV. Allegro grazioso
Track length9:07
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Work length29:07
I. Allegro affettuoso
Track length14:30
II. Intermezzo - Andantino grazioso
Track length4:57
III. Allegro vivace
Track length9:40
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Work length37:15
I. Allegro non troppo
Track length20:15
II. Adagio
Track length9:13
III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo
Track length7:47
Excerpt,Brahms: Hungarian Dances
Work length5:41
No. 5 in G Minor (Arr. Schmeling for Orchestra)
Track length2:20
No. 6 in D Major (Arr. Schmeling for Orchestra)
Track length3:21
Reger: Variations and Fugue for Orchestra on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132
Work length29:41
I. Thema (Andante grazioso)
Track length2:11
II. Var. I (L'istesso tempo, quasi un poco piu lento)
Track length2:09
III. Var. II (Poco agitato)
Track length1:56
IV. Var. III (Con moto)
Track length1:16
V. Var. IV (Vivace)
Track length0:45
VI. Var. V (Quasi presto)
Track length1:34
VII. Var. VI - Sostenuto (quasi adagietto)
Track length2:20
VIII. Var. VII (Andante grazioso)
Track length2:21
IX. Var. VIII (Molto sostenuto)
Track length6:14
X. Fugue (Allegretto grazioso)
Track length8:55
Weber: Oberon Overture
Work length8:43
Weber: Der Freischütz Overture
Work length9:16
Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277, Act 3: "Was gleicht wohl auf Erden" (Chorus)
Work length2:43
  • Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Gounod: Faust, Act 4: "Hoch; Ruhm und Ehre" (Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux) [Chorus]
Work length2:54
  • Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Verdi: Aida: Prelude
Work length4:02
Verdi: Otello, Act 2: "Bei des Himmels ehernem Dache" (Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro) [Otello, Iago]
Work length2:59
  • Josef Herrmann (baritone), Torsten Ralf (tenor)
  • Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Act 1: Intermezzo
Work length3:33
Puccini: La fanciulla del West, Act 3: "Lasset sie glauben" (Ch'ella mi creda) [Johnson]
Work length2:34
  • Torsten Ralf (tenor)
  • Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Excerpt,Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Work length7:37
"Lasst uns preisen den Herrn" (Regina Coeli) [Santuzza, Chorus]
Track length4:11
Intermezzo sinfonico
Track length3:26
Strauss, J, II: Strauss, Johann II
Work length21:30
Die Fledermaus: Overture
Track length7:50
Tausendundeine Nacht, Op. 346: Intermezzo
Track length4:45
Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437
Track length8:55
Emil von Reznicek: Donna Diana: Overture
Work length4:10
Berger, T: Rondino giocoso, Op. 4
Work length3:52
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'
Work length1:03:23
I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell
Track length17:36
II. Andante, quasi allegretto
Track length16:09
III. Scherzo - Bewegt
Track length10:02
IV. Finale - Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Track length19:36
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Work length1:09:31
I. Introduction - Adagio - Allegro
Track length19:30
II. Adagio - Sehr langsam
Track length15:14
III. Scherzo - Molto vivace
Track length13:12
IV. Finale - Adagio - Allegro moderato
Track length21:35
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer: Overture
Work length9:53
Wagner: Tannhäuser: Overture
Work length14:27
Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act 2: "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle" (Chorus)
Work length3:57
  • Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 2: "Gesegnet soll sie schreiten" (Chorus)
Work length4:11
  • Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75: Prelude to Act 3
Work length3:10
Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act 3: "Treulich geführt" (Bridal Chorus)
Work length5:20
  • Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture
Work length9:02
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Act 2: "Was duftet doch de Flieder" (Hans Sachs)
Work length7:08
  • Josef Herrmann (baritone)
  • Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel: Overture
Work length7:49
Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture
Work length7:02
Strauss, R: Strauss, R
Work length1:10:33
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Track length14:58
Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Track length15:59
Salome, Op. 54, TrV 215: Dance of the Seven Veils
Track length8:34
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227, Act 2: "Mit ihren Augen voll Tränen" (Sophie, Octavian)
Track length3:22
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227, Act 3: Waltz
Track length7:37
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, TrV 227, Act 3: "Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein" (Sophie, Octavian)
Track length4:39
Daphne, Op. 82, TrV 272: "O wie gern blieb' ich bei dir" (Daphne)
Track length3:48
Daphne, Op. 82, TrV 272: "Götter! Brüder im hohen Olympos!" (Apollo)
Track length4:11
Daphne, Op. 82, TrV 272: "Wind ... Spiele mit mir!" (Daphne)
Track length7:25
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Act 3
Work length1:52:02
  • Arno Schellenberg (baritone), Hans Hermann Nissen (baritone), Eugen Füchs (baritone), Margarete Teschemacher (soprano), Helene Jung (mezzo-soprano), Hanns Lange (tenor), Martin Kremer (tenor), Torsten Ralf (tenor), Sven Nilsson (bass), Serge Smirnoff (bass), Rudolf Schmalnauer (tenor), Rudolf Dittrich (tenor), Robert Büssel (baritone), Ludwig Eybisch (bass), Klaus Hermanns (tenor), Hermann Greiner (bass)
  • Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
Prelude
Track length6:51
"Gleich, Meister! Hier!" (David, Hans Sachs)
Track length3:33
"Am Jordan Sankt Johannes stand" (David, Hans Sachs)
Track length3:43
"Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn!" (Sachs)
Track length6:24
"Grüss Gott, mein Junker" (Sachs, Walther)
Track length3:53
"Mein Freund! In holder Jundzeit" (Sachs, Walther)
Track length4:06
"Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein" (Sachs, Walther)
Track length12:18
"Ein Werbelied! Von Sachs? - Ist's wahr?" (Beckmesser, Sachs)
Track length3:37
"Das Gedicht? Hier liess ich's" (Beckmesser, Sachs)
Track length7:11
"Sieh, Evchen!" (Sachs, Eva, Walther)
Track length5:47
"Hat man mit dem Schuhwerk nicht seine Not" (Sachs, Eva)
Track length4:34
"Ein Kind wird hier geboren" (Sachs)
Track length2:34
"Die selige Morgentraum-Deutweise" ... "Selig wie die Sonne" (Sachs, Eva, Walther, David, Magdalene)
Track length7:29
"Sankt Crispin, lobet ihn" (Shoemakers, Tailors, Bakers, Apprentices)
Track length3:27
"Ihr tanzt? Was werden die Meister sagen?" (David, Apprentices, Journeymen)
Track length5:06
"Silentium! Silentium!" (Apprentices, All)
Track length3:35
"Euch macht ihr's leicht, mir macht ihr's schwer" (Sachs, Pogner, Beckmesser)
Track length4:29
"Nun denn, wenn's Meistern und Volk Beliebt" (Sachs, Kothner, Beckmesser, People, Apprentices, Masters)
Track length5:34
"Das Lied, fürwahr, ist nicht von mir" (Sachs, Masters, Apprentices, People)
Track length4:09
"Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein" (Walther, People, Masters, Sachs, Pogner, Eva)
Track length7:35
"Verachtet mir die Meister nicht" (Sachs, All)
Track length6:07
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Prelude to Act 3
Work length7:34
Nicolai, C O: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor overture
Work length8:02
Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann, Act 3: Holzschuhtanz
Work length4:03
Lortzing: Undine, Act 2: Ballet Music
Work length4:15
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
Work length25:21
I. Allegro moderato
Track length12:21
II. Andante con moto
Track length13:00
Excerpt,Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Work length31:23
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I. Allegro non troppo
Track length14:33
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II. Adagio non troppo
Track length11:04
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III. Allegretto grazioso
Track length5:46
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73, IV. Allegro con spirito
Work length9:31
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Bach, J S: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')
Work length4:49
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Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner'
Work length18:17
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I. Allegro con spirito
Track length5:47
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II. Andante
Track length4:59
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III. Menuetto
Track length3:36
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IV. Presto
Track length3:55
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Work length44:46
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I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
Track length13:26
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II. Andante sostenuto
Track length9:35
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III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
Track length4:33
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IV. Adagio - Più andante - Più allegro
Track length17:12
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Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183
Work length21:30
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I. Allegro con brio
Track length7:51
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II. Andante
Track length4:16
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III. Menuet & Trio
Track length4:28
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IV. Allegro
Track length4:55
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Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'
Work length27:02
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I. Allegro vivace
Track length7:58
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II. Andante cantabile
Track length8:13
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III. Menuetto - Allegretto - Trio
Track length4:20
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IV. Molto allegro
Track length6:31
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Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor, K486: Overture
Work length4:13
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Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D major, K239 'Serenata Notturna'
Work length13:30
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I. Marcia - Maestoso
Track length4:32
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II. Minuetto
Track length4:50
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III. Rondo Allegretto
Track length4:08
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Mozart: Serenade No. 7 in D Major, K. 250, "Haffner": IV. Allegro
Work length7:47
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Mozart: Divertimento No. 11 in D Major, K. 251: I. Allegro molto
Work length3:40
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Strauss, J, II: Strauss, Johann II
Work length16:52
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Morgenblätter, Op. 279
Track length8:14
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Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388
Track length8:38
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Strauss, Josef: Strauss, Josef: Sphärenklänge, Op. 235
Work length8:42
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Strauss, J, II: Neue Pizzicato-Polka Op. 449
Work length3:54
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Schmidt, F: Notre Dame, Op. 2, Act 2: Intermezzo
Work length3:59
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Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: "Tu, che di gei sei cinta" (Liù)
Work length2:55
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Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act 2: "Siegmund! Sieh' auf mich!" (Brünnhilde, Siegmund)
Work length18:28
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act 2: "O sink' hernieder, Nacht der Liebe" (Tristan, Isolde, Brangäne)
Work length23:41
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8th December 2017

There are magnificent performances here, especially of Wagner (Act III of Die Meistersinger is particularly wonderful). It’s fascinating, too, to hear how different, and more characterful, the Vienna Philharmonic sounded in the 1930s and 1940s.
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