A 50 CD Originals Jackets Collection celebrating the 20th anniversary of 'The Originals' series, featuring the bestselling items from the series’ history and highlighting the key artists and recordings from DG’s LP era.

Key recordings such as Beethoven's 5th and 7th by Kleiber, Mahler 5th by early Karajan, Dvořák Slavonic Dances by Kubelik, Schöne Müllerin by Wunderlich, Zauberflöte and Tristan und Isolde by Böhm, Dvorák Cello Concerto by Rostropovich, Pathétique by Kempff, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto by Mutter, Argerich’s Debut Recital and many more of the extensive Originals catalogue.

Not only does the new box set showcase some well-known Originals items, but also adds two new items to the Originals catalogue, never released before within this series: Chopin Études opp.10 & 25 with Maurizio Pollini and Brahms' Cello Sonatas Opp.38 & 99 with Mstislav Rostropovich and Rudolf Serkin.

Contents:
CD 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor, BWV 1041
- Violin Concerto No.2 In E, BWV 1042
David Oistrakh (violin), Wiener Symphoniker

- Double Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings, And Continuo In D Minor, BWV 1043
David Oistrakh (violin), Igor Oistrakh (violin), George Malcolm, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Goossens

Ludwig van Beethoven
- Violin Romance No.1 in G major, Op.40
- Violin Romance No.2 in F major, Op.50
David Oistrakh (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Eugene Goossens

Total Playing Time 1:07:20

CD 2
Johannes Brahms
- Violin Concerto in D, Op.77
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Violin Concerto in D, Op.35
David Oistrakh (violin), Staatskapelle Dresden / Franz Konwitschny

Total Playing Time 1:14:43

CD 3
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Suite for Cello Solo No.1 in G, BWV 1007
- Suite for Cello Solo No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008
- Suite for Cello Solo No.3 in C, BWV 1009
Pierre Fournier (cello)
Total Playing Time 1:00:53

CD 4
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Suite for Cello Solo No.4 in E flat, BWV 1010
- Suite for Cello Solo No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011
- Suite for Cello Solo No.6 in D, BWV 1012
Pierre Fournier (cello)
Total Playing Time 1:17:22

CD 5
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
- Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92
Wiener Philharmoniker / Carlos Kleiber
Total Playing Time 1:11:58

CD 6
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68 -"Pastoral"
Franz Schubert
- Symphony No.5 in B flat, D.485
Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
Total Playing Time 1:13:57

CD 7
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Overture "Coriolan", Op.62
- Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 - "Choral"
Gundula Janowitz, Hilde Rössel Majdan, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Berry
Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 1:15:47

CD 8
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58
- Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major Op.73 -"Emperor"
Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker / Ferdinand Leitner
Total Playing Time 1:11:00

CD 9
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 -"Pathétique"
- Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 -"Moonlight"
- Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 -"Waldstein"
- Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 -"Appassionata"
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
Total Playing Time 1:18:58

CD 10
Johannes Brahms
- Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op.98
Wiener Philharmoniker / Carlos Kleiber
Total Playing Time 39:41

CD 11
Johannes Brahms
- Piano Concerto No.1 In D Minor, Op.15
Emil Gilels (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker / Eugen Jochum
Total Playing Time 51:43

CD 12
Johannes Brahms
- Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83
Emil Gilels (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker / Eugen Jochum
- Fantasias (7 Piano Pieces), Op.116
Emil Gilels (piano)
Total Playing Time 1:13:28

CD 13
Johannes Brahms
- Sonata For Cello And Piano No.1 In E Minor, Op.38
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in F, Op.99
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Rudolf Serkin (piano)
Total Playing Time 57:21

CD 14
Frédéric Chopin
- Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor, Op.11
Franz Liszt
- Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat, S.124
Martha Argerich (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado
Total Playing Time 55:37

CD 15
Frédéric Chopin
- 12 Etudes, Op.10
- 12 Etudes, Op.25
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Total Playing Time 55:34

CD 16
Frédéric Chopin
- Polonaise No.1 in C sharp minor, Op.26 No.1
- Polonaise No.2 in E flat minor, Op.26 No.2
- Polonaise No.3 in A, Op.40 No.1 - "Military"
- Polonaise No.4 in C minor, Op.40 No.2
- Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor, Op.44
- Polonaise No.6 in A flat, Op.53 -"Heroic"
- Polonaise No.7 in A flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Total Playing Time 1:01:53

CD 17
Claude Debussy
- La Mer, L.109
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
- Pictures At An Exhibition (Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 1:14:35

CD 18
Antonín Dvorák
- Symphony No.8 in G, Op.88
- Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 "From the New World"
Berliner Philharmoniker / Rafael Kubelik
Total Playing Time 1:18:19

CD 19
Antonín Dvorák
- 8 Slavonic Dances, Op.46
- 8 Slavonic Dances, Op.72
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Rafael Kubelik
Total Playing Time 1:10:46

CD 20
Antonín Dvorák
- Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 1:00:14

CD 21
Edvard Grieg
- Lyric Pieces, Op.12
1. Arietta
- Lyric Pieces, op.38
1. Berceuse
- Lyric Pieces III, Op.43
1. Butterfly
2. Solitary traveller
- Lyric Pieces IV, Op.47
2. Albumblatt
3. Melodie
4. Halling
- Lyric Pieces, Op.54
4. Notturno
5. Scherzo
- Lyric Pieces, op.57
6. Heimweh
- Lyric Pieces VII, Op.62
4. Baekken (Brooklet)
6. Hjemad (Homeward)
- Lyric Pieces, op.65
5. In ballad vein
- Lyric Pieces, op.68
2. Grandmother's Minuet
3. At your feet
5. At the cradle
- Lyric Pieces Op.71
1. Once upon a time
3. Puck
6. Gone
7. Remembrances
Emil Gilels (piano)
Total Playing Time 56:21

CD 22
Gustav Mahler
- Symphony No.1 in D
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Rafael Kubelik
- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Rafael Kubelik
Total Playing Time 1:06:21

CD 23
Gustav Mahler
- Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 1:13:45

CD 24
Felix Mendelssohn
- The Hebrides, Op.26 (Fingal's Cave)
- Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56 - "Scottish"
- Symphony No.4 in A, Op.90 - "Italian"
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 1:18:22

CD 25
Felix Mendelssohn
- Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Max Bruch
- Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 56:42

CD 26
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Symphony No.35 in D, K.385 "Haffner"
- Symphony No.36 in C, K.425 - "Linz"
- Symphony No.38 in D, K.504 "Prague"
Berliner Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
Total Playing Time 1:07:39

CD 27
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Symphony No.39 in E flat, K.543
- Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550
- Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 - "Jupiter"
Berliner Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
Total Playing Time 1:18:36

CD 28
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Piano Concerto No.17 In G, K.453
- Piano Concerto No.21 In C, K.467
- Piano Concerto No.6 In B Flat, K.238
Géza Anda (piano), Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg
Total Playing Time 1:18:24

CD 29
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216
- Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 58:24

CD 30
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Clarinet Concerto In A, K.622
Alfred Prinz (clarinet), Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
- Flute Concerto No.1 in G, K.313
Werner Tripp (flute), Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
- Bassoon Concerto In B Flat, K.191
Dietmar Zeman (bassoon), Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
Total Playing Time 1:17:17

CD 31/32
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Die Zauberflöte, K.620
Roberta Peters, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Fritz Wunderlich, Hildegard Hillebrecht, Cvetka Ahlin, Sieglinde Wagner, Friedrich Lenz, Evelyn Lear, Rosl Schwaiger, Antonia Fahberg, Raili Kostia, Hubert Hilten, Martin Vantin, Manfred Röhrl, Hans Hotter, Franz Crass, Lisa Otto, James King
RIAS Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
Total Playing Time 1:17:40

CD 33
Carl Orff
- Carmina Burana
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerhard Stolze, Gundula Janowitz
Schöneberger Sängerknaben, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Eugen Jochum
Total Playing Time 56:03

CD 34
Sergei Prokofiev
- Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26
Maurice Ravel
- Piano Concerto in G
Martha Argerich (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
Gaspard de la nuit, M.55
Martha Argerich (piano)
Total Playing Time 1:10:30

CD 35
Sergei Prokofiev
- Alexander Nevsky, Op.78
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado
- Scythian Suite, Op.20 - "Ala and Lolly"
- Lieutenant Kijé, Symphonic Suite, Op.60
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado
Total Playing Time 1:18:44

CD 36
Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
- Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanislaw Wislocki
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23
Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Wiener Symphoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 1:10:56

CD 37
Franz Schubert
- Symphony No.3 in D, D.200
- Symphony No.8 in B minor, D.759 - "Unfinished"
Wiener Philharmoniker / Carlos Kleiber
Total Playing Time 46:04

CD 38
Franz Schubert
- Piano Quintet in A, D.667 - "The Trout"
Emil Gilels, Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, Martin Lovett, Rainer Zepperitz
- String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810 -"Death and the Maiden"
Amadeus Quartet
Total Playing Time 1:18:26

CD 39
Franz Schubert
- Die schöne Müllerin, D.795
- Die Forelle, D.550 (Op.32)
- Frühlingsglaube, D.686b
- Heidenröslein, D. 257 (Op.3/3)
Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen
Total Playing Time 1:11:38

CD 40
Franz Schubert
- Winterreise, D.911
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jörg Demus
Total Playing Time 1:11:22

CD 41
Richard Strauss
- Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30
- Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks (Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche), Op. 28
- Don Juan, Op.20
- Salome, Op.54: Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 1:18:48

CD 42
Richard Strauss
- Tod und Verklärung, Op.24
- Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
- Vier letzte Lieder
Gundula Janowitz, Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total Playing Time 1:16:50

CD 43/44
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36
- Symphony No.5 In E Minor, Op.64
- Symphony No.6 In B Minor, Op.74 -"Pathétique"
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Jewgenij Mrawinskij
Total Playing Time 1:00:28

CD 45
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Swan Lake, Op.20 Suite
- The Sleeping Beauty, Suite, Op.66a
- Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a
Berliner Philharmoniker / Mstislav Rostropovich
Total Playing Time 1:08:23

CD 46
Giuseppe Verdi
- Messa da Requiem
Maria Stader, Marianna Radev, Helmut Krebs, Kim Borg
RIAS Kammerchor, St Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, Berlin
RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin / Ferenc Fricsay
Total Playing Time 1:15:27

CD 47/48
Richard Wagner
- Tristan und Isolde
Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Waechter, Claude Heater, Erwin Wohlfahrt, Gerd Nienstedt, Martti Talvela,
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele / Karl Böhm
Total Playing Time 1:11:19

CD 50: Martha Argerich - Debut Recital
Frédéric Chopin
- Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39
Johannes Brahms
- Rhapsody in B minor, Op.79, No.1
- Rhapsody in G minor, Op.79, No.2
Sergei Prokofiev
- Toccata, Op.11
Maurice Ravel
- Jeux d'eau, M.30
Frédéric Chopin
- Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60
Franz Liszt
- Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 in D flat, S.244
- Piano Sonata In B Minor, S.178 CD-Version/Originals
Martha Argerich (piano)
Total Playing Time 1:11:21