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. Applause (Before Debussy: La Mer Trois esquisses symphoniques / Celibidache)
2. La Mer Trois esquisses symphoniques - I - De l'aube à midi sur la mer
3. La Mer Trois esquisses symphoniques - II - Jeux de vagues
4. La Mer Trois esquisses symphoniques - III - Dialogue du vent et de la mer
5. Applause (After Debussy: La Mer Trois esquisses symphoniques / Celibidache)
6. Applause (Before Debussy: Iberia - Images pour Orchestra No.2 / Celibidache)
7. Iberia - Images pour Orchestra No.2 - I - Par les rues at par les chemins
8. Iberia - Images pour Orchestra No.2 - II - Les parfums de la nuit
9. Iberia - Images pour Orchestra No.2 - III - Le matin d'un jour de fete
10. Applause (After Debussy: Iberia - Images pour Orchestra No.2 / Celibidache)

CD 2
1. Concerto for marimba, vibraphone and orchestra - Animé
2. Concerto for marimba, vibraphone and orchestra - Lent
3. Concerto for marimba, vibraphone and orchestra - Vif
4. Applause (after Concerto for marimba, vibraphone and orchestra / Celibidache)
5. Suite française Op.248 - Normandie
6. Suite française Op.248 - Bretagne
7. Suite française Op.248 - Ile-de-France
8. Suite française Op.248 - Alsace-Lorraine
9. Suite française Op.248 - Provence
10. Applause (after Milhaud: Suite française / Celibidache)
11. Petite Suite Op.39 - Aubade
12. Petite Suite Op.39 - Pastorale
13. Petite Suite Op.39 - Mascarade
14. Applause (after Rousel: Petite Suite / Celibidache)
15. Suite in F Op.33 - Prélude
16. Suite in F Op.33 - Sarabande
17. Suite in F Op.33 - Gigue
18. Applause (after Rousel: Suite in F / Celibidache)

CD 3
1. Applause (Before Pictures at an Exhibition)
2. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
3. Pictures at an Exhibition - The gnome
4. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
5. Pictures at an Exhibition - The old castle
6. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
7. Pictures at an Exhibition - Tuileries
8. Pictures at an Exhibition - Bydlo
9. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
10. Pictures at an Exhibition - Ballet of the unhatched chicks
11. Pictures at an Exhibition - Two old Jews
12. Pictures at an Exhibition - Market Place at Limoges
13. Pictures at an Exhibition - Catacombe
14. Pictures at an Exhibition - Con mortuis in lingua mortua
15. Pictures at an Exhibition - The hut on hen's legs (Baba Yaga)
16. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Great Gate at Kiev
17. Pictures at an Exhibition - Beifall
18. Pictures at an Exhibition - Applause (Before Ravel: Bolero / Celibidache)
19. Pictures at an Exhibition - Boléro
20. Applause (End Ravel: Bolero / Celibidache)

CD 4
1. Applause (Start of Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / Celibidache)
2. Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36 - I. Andante Sostenuto - Moderato con anima - Moderato assai, quasi Andante - Allegro vivo
3. Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36 - II. Andantino in modo di canzona
4. Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36 - III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
5. Symphony No.4 in F minor Op.36 - IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
6. Applause (End of Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / Celibidache)

CD 5
1. The Nutcracker - Ballet Suite Op.71a - Ouverture miniature
2. Danses caractéristiques - Marche (Tempo di marcia viva)
3. Danses caractéristiques - Danse de la fée-Dragée (Andante non troppo)
4. Danses caractéristiques - Danse russe Trépak (Molto vivace)
5. Danses caractéristiques - Danse arabe (Allegretto)
6. Danses caractéristiques - Danse chinoise (Allegro moderato)
7. Danses caractéristiques - Danse des mirlitons (Moderato assai)
8. Danses caractéristiques - Valse des fleurs (Tempo di Valse)
9. Applause (End of Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Celibidache)

CD 6
1. Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64 - I - Andante - Allegro con anima
2. Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64 - II - Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
3. Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64 - III - Valse: Allegro moderato
4. Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64 - IV - Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
5. Applause (After Tchaikovsky: Symphony 5 / Celibidache)

CD 7
1. Applause (Before Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6)
2. Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74 - I. Adagio - Allegro con troppo
3. Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74 - II. Allegro con grazia
4. Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74 - III. Allegro molto vivace
5. Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74 - IV. Finale - Adagio lamentoso
6. Applause (After Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6)

CD 8
1. Scheherazade Op.35 - I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
2. Scheherazade Op.35 - II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince
3. Scheherazade Op.35 - III. The Young Prince and Princess
4. Scheherazade Op.35 - IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. Shipwreck. Conclusion
5. Applause (End of Rimsky-Korsakov:Scheherazade Op.35 / Celibidache)

CD 9
1. Symphony No.1 in D Op.25 'Classical' - I. Allegro
2. Symphony No.1 in D Op.25 'Classical' - II. Larghetto
3. Symphony No.1 in D Op.25 'Classical' - III. Gavotta: Non troppo allegro
4. Symphony No.1 in D Op.25 'Classical' - IV. Finale: Molto vivace
5. Applause (end of Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 / Celibidache)
6. Symphony No.5 in B flat Op.100 - I. Andante
7. Symphony No.5 in B flat Op.100 - II. Allegro marcato
8. Symphony No.5 in B flat Op.100 - III. Adagio
9. Symphony No.5 in B flat Op.100 - IV. Allegro giocoso
10. Applause (end of Prokofiev: Symphony No.5 / Celibidache)

CD 10
1. Applause (before Shostakovich: Symphony No.1 / Celibidache)
2. Symphony No.1 in F minor Op.10 - I. Allegretto - Allegro non troppo
3. Symphony No.1 in F minor Op.10 - II. Allegro
4. Symphony No.1 in F minor Op.10 - III. Lento
5. Symphony No.1 in F minor Op.10 - IV. Allegro molto - Lento - Allegro molto
6. Applause (after Shostakovich: Symphony No.1 / Celibidache)
7. Symphony No.9 in E flat Op.70 - I. Allegro
8. Symphony No.9 in E flat Op.70 - II. Moderato
9. Symphony No.9 in E flat Op.70 - III. Presto
10. Symphony No.9 in E flat Op.70 - IV. Largo
11. Symphony No.9 in E flat Op.70 - V. Allegretto
12. Applause (after Shostakovich: Symphony No.9 / Celibidache)
13. Symphony No.9 in E flat Op.70 - Adagio for Strings Op.11
14. Applause (after Barber: Adagio for Strings / Celibidache)

CD 11
1. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - Auftrittsatmosphäre
2. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - I. Introduzione:Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
3. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
4. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - III. Elegia: Andante non troppo
5. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - IV: Intermezzo interrotto
6. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - V. Finale: Pesante - Presto
7. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 - Applause
8. Probenausschnitte - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra - (Musik) "Ja, Cello...."
9. Probenausschnitte - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra - (Musik) "Warum...."
10. Probenausschnitte - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra - (Musik) "Ja! So ist das...."
11. Probenausschnitte - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra - (Musik) "Wunderbar!...."
12. Probenausschnitte - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra - "Viola!....." (Musik)
13. Probenausschnitte - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra - (Musik) "Glissando..."