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Claudio Abbado: The Decca Years | Decca 4785365

Claudio Abbado: The Decca Years

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4785365

Barcode: 0028947853657

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 7

Release Date: 7th May 2013

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Contents

Artists

Nicolai Ghiaurov
Leslie Fyson
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Wiener Philharmoniker
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Claudio Abbado

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92
Symphony no.8 in F major, op.93
The Creatures of Prometheus, op.43
» Overture

Brahms, Johannes

Rinaldo, op.50
Schicksalslied, op.54

Bruckner, Anton

Symphony no.1 in C minor

Hindemith, Paul

Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes by Weber

Janacek, Leos

Sinfonietta

Mendelssohn, Felix

Symphony no.3 in A minor, op.56 'Scottish'
Symphony no.4 in A major, op.90 'Italian'

Prokofiev, Sergei

Chout (The Buffoon): ballet suite, op.21b
Romeo and Juliet, op.64
» Dance with Mandolins (Act 2)
» The fight
» The quarrel
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.1, op.64a
» VII Death of Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.2, op.64b
» I Montagues and Capulets
» IV Dance
» VI. Dance of the Antilles Girls
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no.3, op.101
» II Morning Dance
» V Aubade
Symphony no.1 in D major, op.25 'Classical'
Symphony no.3 in C minor, op.44

Verdi, Giuseppe

I vespri siciliani
» O patria ...O tu, Palermo
Macbeth
» Chi v'impose unirvi a noi? (Coro di Sicari)
Nabucco
» Gli arredi festivi ...Sperate, o figli!
» Va pensiero ...Oh, chi piange?
Simon Boccanegra
» A te l'estremo addio ...Il lacerato spirito

Artists

Nicolai Ghiaurov
Leslie Fyson
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Wiener Philharmoniker
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Claudio Abbado

About

Italian maestro Claudio Abbado is 80 on 26 June 2013. Between February 1966 and January 1969 he made a series of 9 LP recordings for Decca. This small legacy already gave a clear indication of Abbado’s musical sympathies and the range of repertory he was conducting in the concert hall and on record, and which would continue to characterize his future career.

This set brings together Abbado’s complete Decca studio recordings for the first time.

Contents:

CD 1
Ludwig van Beethoven

- Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92
- The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43: Overture
- Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93

Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Total Playing Time 1:12:54
 
CD 2
Johannes Brahms

- Rinaldo, Op.50: Cantata for tenor, male chorus & orchestra
- Schicksalslied, Op.54
Ambrosian Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Total Playing Time 55:08
 
CD 3
Anton Bruckner

- Symphony No.1 In C Minor "Linz Version" 1866
Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Total Playing Time 46:11
 
CD 4
Felix Mendelssohn

- Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56 - "Scottish"
- Symphony No.4 in A, Op.90 - "Italian"
London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

Total Playing Time 1:06:20
 
CD 5
Sergei Prokofiev

- Symphony No.1 in D, Op.25 "Classical Symphony"
- Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.44
- Chout (The Buffoon) - Suite from the ballet, Op.21b

London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Total Playing Time 1:13:45
 
CD 6
Paul Hindemith

- Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
 
Leos Janácek
- Sinfonietta

Sergei Prokofiev
- Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite, Op.64a, No.2: The Montagues and the Capulets
- Romeo & Juliet - Suite No.3, Op.101: Morning Dance
- Romeo and Juliet, Op.64: Act 1 - The quarrel
- Romeo and Juliet, Op.64: Act 1 - The fight
- Romeo and Juliet, Op.64: Act 2 - Dance with mandolins
- Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite, Op.64a, No.2: Dance
- Romeo & Juliet - Suite No.3, Op.101: Aubade
- Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite, Op.64a, No.2: Dance of the Maids from the Antilles
- Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite, Op.64a, No.1: Death of Tybalt


London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Total Playing Time 1:12:43
 
CD 7
Giuseppe Verdi
- Nabucco
Act 1
1. Gli arredi festivi...Sperate, o figli!
Act 3
2. Va pensiero...Oh, chi piange?

- Macbeth
Act 2
3. Coro di Sicari: "Chi v'impose unirvi a noi?"

- I vespri siciliani
Act 2
4. O patria...O tu, Palermo

- Simon Boccanegra
Prologue
5. A te l'estremo addio - Il lacerato spirito

Nicolai Ghiaurov, Leslie Fyson, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Total Playing Time 44:59

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