Celibidache was without question one of the most important and original conductors in recent memory. He was a perfectionist who disliked what he perceived to be the synthetic sounds created in the modern recording studio, preferring the immediacy of the concert platform and the interaction with a live audience. The Celibidache series celebrates the extraordinary legacy of his collaboration with the Müncher Philharmoniker, portraying the excitement and atmosphere of their live performances.

Celibidache was Musical Director of the Müncher Philharmoniker between 1979 and his death in 1996. Heavily influenced by Buddhism, he is renowned for creating exceptional and life-altering experiences for his audiences through his perfect balancing of sonic and spatial considerations.

These recordings are unique to EMI Classics and were painstakingly mastered to retain and recreate the vibrancy and impact of Celibidache and the Müncher Philharmoniker’s live performances.

Contents:
CD 1
1. Kyrie - Chorus: Kyrie Eleison
2. Kyrie - Duet: Christe eleison
3. Kyrie - Chorus: Kyrie Eleison
4. Gloria - Chorus: Gloria in excelsis
5. Gloria - Chorus: Et in terra pax
6. Gloria - Aria: Laudamus te
7. Gloria - Chorus:Gratias agimus tibi
8. Gloria - Duet: Domine Deus
9. Gloria - Chorus: Qui tollis peccata mundi
10. Gloria - Aria: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
11. Gloria - Aria: Quoniam tu solus sanctus
12. Gloria - Chorus: Cum Sancto Spiritu

CD 2
1. Credo - Chorus: Credo in unum Deum
2. Credo - Chorus: Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem
3. Credo - Duet: Et in unum Dominum
4. Credo - Chorus: Et incarnatus est
5. Credo - Chorus: Crucifixus
6. Credo - Et resurrexti
7. Credo - Aria: Et in Spiritum Sanctum
8. Credo - Chorus: Confiteor
9. Credo - Chorus: Et expecto resurrectionem
10. Sanctus - Chorus: Sanctus
11. Sanctus - Chorus: Osanna in excelsis
12. Sanctus - Aria: Benedictus qui venit
13. Sanctus - Chorus: Osanna (da capo)
14. Agnus Dei - Aria: Agnus Dei
15. Agnus Dei - Chorus: Dona nobis pacem

CD 3
1. Applause (Before Mozart: Requiem K626)
2. I. Introitus - Requiem aeternam
3. I. Introitus - II. Kyrie
4. III. Sequenz - Dies irae
5. III. Sequenz - Tuba mirum
6. III. Sequenz - Rex tremendae majestatis
7. III. Sequenz - Recordare, Jesu pie
8. III. Sequenz - Confutatis maledictus
9. III. Sequenz - Lacrimosa dies illa
10. IV. Offertorium - Domine Jesu Christe
11. IV. Offertorium - Versus: Hostias et preces
12. IV. Offertorium - V. Sanctus
13. IV. Offertorium - VI. Benedictus
14. IV. Offertorium - VII. Agnus Dei
15. IV. Offertorium - VIII. Communio - Lux aeterna - Cum sanctis tuis
16. IV. Offertorium - Applause (After Mozart: Requiem K626)

CD 4
1. Applause (Start of Messa da Requiem/Celibidache)
2. Messa da Requiem - I. Requiem
3. II. Dies Irae - Dies irae
4. II. Dies Irae - Tuba mirum
5. II. Dies Irae - Liber scriptus
6. II. Dies Irae - Quid sum miser
7. II. Dies Irae - Rex tremendae majestatis
8. II. Dies Irae - Recordare
9. II. Dies Irae - Ingemisco
10. II. Dies Irae - Confutatis
11. II. Dies Irae - Lacrimosa
12. III. Offertorio - Domine Jesu Christe
13. III. Offertorio - Hostias

CD 5
1. Messa da Requiem - IV. Sanctus
2. Messa da Requiem - V. Agnus Dei
3. Messa da Requiem - VI. Lux aeterna
4. VII. Libera me - Libera me
5. VII. Libera me - Dies irae
6. VII. Libera me - Requiem aeternam
7. VII. Libera me - Libera me
8. VII. Libera me - Applause (End of Messa da Requiem/Celibidache)
9. Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 - I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen (Zemlich langsam)
10. Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 - II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras (Langsam, marschmässig)

CD 6
1. Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 - III. Herr, lehre doch mich (Andante moderato)
2. Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 - IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (Mässig bewegt)
3. Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 - V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (Langsam)
4. Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 - VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt (Andante)
5. Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45 - VII. Selig sind die Toten (Feierlich)

CD 7
1. Applause (Start Fauré: Requiem Op.48)
2. Requiem Op.48 - Introit et Kyrie
3. Requiem Op.48 - Offertoire
4. Requiem Op.48 - Sanctus
5. Requiem Op.48 - Pie Jesu
6. Requiem Op.48 - Agnus Dei
7. Requiem Op.48 - Libera Me
8. Requiem Op.48 - In paradisum
9. Requiem Op.48 - Applause (End Fauré: Requiem Op.48)
10. Symphony of Psalms - Exaudi orationem meam, Domine
11. Symphony of Psalms - Expectans expectavi Dominum
12. Symphony of Psalms - Alleluia. Laudate Dominum
13. Symphony of Psalms - Applause (End Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms)

CD 8
1. Applause (before Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture / Celibidache)
2. Guillaume Tell Overture
3. Applause (After Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture / Celibidache)
4. Semiramide Overture
5. Applause (After Rossini: Semiramide Overture / Celibidache)
6. La scala di seta - Overture
7. Applause (After Rossini: La scala di seta - Overture / Celibidache)
8. La gazza ladra - Overture
9. Applause (After Rossini: La gazza ladra - Overture / Celibidache)
10. La forza del destino - Overture
11. Applause (After Verdi: La forza del destino - Overture / Celibidache)
12. Don Giovanni - Overture
13. Applause (After Mozart: Don Giovanni - Overture / Celibidache)

CD 9
1. Le Carnaval Romain Op.9
2. Applause (After Berlioz: Le Carnival Romain)
3. Die Hebriden, Op.26 - Overture
4. Applause (After Mendelssohn: Die Hebriden Overture)
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.21 - Overture
6. Applause (After Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture)
7. Rosamunde: Overture D644
8. Applause (After Schubert: Rosamunde Overture)
9. Vltava (from 'Má Vlast')
10. Applause (After Smetana: Vltava)
11. Die Fledermaus - Overture
12. Applause (After Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture)

CD 10
1. Oberon Overture J306
2. Applause (After Weber: Oberon Overture)
3. Parsifal - Karfreitagsmusik (Good Friday music)
4. Parsifal - Applause (After Wagner: Parsifal)
5. Tristan und Isolde - Prelude to Act 1
6. Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
7. Tristan und Isolde - Applause (After Wagner: Tristan und Isolde)

CD 11
1. Applause
2. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Oper in 3 Akten - Vorspiel
3. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Oper in 3 Akten - - Befall
4. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Oper in 3 Akten - Siegfried-Idyll
5. - Beifall - Applause (After Wagner: Siegfried)
6. Götterdämmerung - Trauermarsch
7. Götterdämmerung - Beifall
8. Tannhäuser - Romantische Oper in 3 Augzugen - Ouverture
9. Tannhäuser - Romantische Oper in 3 Augzugen - Beifall