57 CDs presenting Deutsche Grammophon’s entire legacy of Boston Symphony Orchestra recordings which preserve nearly half a century of the orchestra’s history as well as its spirit and character over this time. The BSO’s discography on DG stands as testimony to their dominance as the preeminent orchestra in America, their considered musicianship, and to the incredible partnerships they have enjoyed with many of the leading conductors in DG’s stable.

The BSO’s 1969-70 season was a landmark year for the orchestra with the arrival of distinguished conductor William Steinberg and the start of their recording legacy with DG. The label immediately reinforced its commitment to the BSO, spearheading the build of a dedicated control room in the basement of Symphony Hall. DG’s Boston strategy also saw them bring the company’s top conductors to the BSO.  

From the start, Deutsche Grammophon also committed to recording a wide repertoire with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players (founded in 1964 and the first chamber ensemble made up of a major orchestra’s principal players).

The marriage between DG and the BSO saw recordings made under Steinberg, Tilson Thomas, Abbado, Kubelík, and also under DG stalwart Eugen Jochum, and Boston’s own Leonard Bernstein under his new exclusive contract with DG. Steinberg’s dynamic young successor Seiji Ozawa further reinforced their dominance as the leading orchestra in America through a number of critically acclaimed recordings.  DG’s current collaboration with Andris Nelsons and the BSO continues this remarkable recording legacy with Shostakovich’s complete symphonies.

Contents:

Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin, op.19 Sz73
- Seiji Ozawa
Concerto for Orchestra, BB123 Sz116
- Rafael Kubelik
Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB114 Sz106
- Seiji Ozawa
Violin Concerto No.2, Sz112
- Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Seiji Ozawa

Beethoven
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
- Seiji Ozawa
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 'Emperor'
- Christoph Eschenbach (piano), Seiji Ozawa
Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
- Leonard Bernstein

Berg
Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935)
- Itzhak Perlman (violin), Seiji Ozawa

Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, op.14
- Seiji Ozawa
La Damnation de Faust, op.24
- Seiji Ozawa
Roméo et Juliette, op.17
- Seiji Ozawa

Brahms
Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
- Seiji Ozawa

Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op.33a
- Leonard Bernstein

Elliott Carter
Sonata for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord
- Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Chabrier
España
- Seiji Ozawa

Debussy
Trois Nocturnes
- Claudio Abbado
Images for orchestra
- Michael Tilson Thomas
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
- Michael Tilson Thomas
Violin Sonata in G minor
- Joseph Silverstein (violin), Michael Tilson Thomas (piano)
Cello Sonata
- Jules Eskin (cello), Michael Tilson Thomas (piano)
Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp
- Doriot Anthony Dwyer (flute), Burton Fine (viola), Ann Hobson (harp)
Syrinx for solo flute
- Doriot Anthony Dwyer (flute)

Dvořák
String Quintet No.2 in G major, op.77
- Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Falla
El sombrero de tres picos
- Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Seiji Ozawa

Fauré
Pelléas et Mélisande, op.80
- Seiji Ozawa
Après un rêve, op.7 no.1
- Seiji Ozawa
Pavane, op.50
- Seiji Ozawa

Glazunov
Chant du Ménestrel, op.71
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Seiji Ozawa

Gounod
Faust: Ballet Music
- Seiji Ozawa

Gubaidulina
Offertorium: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
- Gidon Kremer (violin), Charles Dutoit

Hindemith
Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'
- William Steinberg
Konzertmusik, op.50 for strings & brass
- William Steinberg

Holst
The Planets, op.32
- William Steinberg

Ives
Orchestral Set No.1 'Three Places in New England'
- Michael Tilson Thomas
Symphony No.4
- Seiji Ozawa
Central Park in the Dark
- Seiji Ozawa
Largo for violin, clarinet and piano
- Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Liszt
A Faust Symphony, S108
- Leonard Bernstein
Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major, S124
- Krystian Zimerman (piano), Seiji Ozawa
Piano Concerto No.2 in A major, S125
- Krystian Zimerman (piano), Seiji Ozawa
Totentanz, S126 for piano & orchestra
- Krystian Zimerman (piano), Seiji Ozawa

Mahler
Symphony No.1 in D major 'Titan'
- Seiji Ozawa

Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: incidental music, op.61
- Kathleen Battle (soprano), Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Judi Dench (narrator), Seiji Ozawa

Moret
En rêve: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1988)
- Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Seiji Ozawa

Mozart
Symphony No.41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'
- Eugen Jochum
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622
- Seiji Ozawa
Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K191
- Seiji Ozawa

Offenbach
Gaîté Parisienne: excerpts
- Seiji Ozawa

Quincy Porter
Oboe Quintet
- Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Poulenc
Gloria
- Kathleen Battle (soprano), Seiji Ozawa
Stabat mater
- Seiji Ozawa
Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani
- Simon Preston (organ), Seiji Ozawa
Concert champêtre
- Trevor Pinnock (harpischord), Seiji Ozawa

Previn
Violin Concerto
- Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), André Previn
Double Concerto for Violin, Contrabass and Orchestra
- Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Roman Patkoló (double bass), André Previn

Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, op.64
- Seiji Ozawa

Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, op.1
- Krystian Zimerman (piano), Seiji Ozawa
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
- Krystian Zimerman (piano), Seiji Ozawa

Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé
- Claudio Abbado
Pavane pour une infante défunte
- Claudio Abbado
Boléro
- Seiji Ozawa
Alborada del gracioso (orchestral version)
- Seiji Ozawa
La Valse
- Seiji Ozawa
Le tombeau de Couperin (orchestral version)
- Seiji Ozawa
Ma Mère l'Oye
- Seiji Ozawa
Rapsodie Espagnole
- Seiji Ozawa
Daphnis et Chloé
- Seiji Ozawa
Valses nobles et sentimentales
- Seiji Ozawa

Respighi
Pines of Rome
- Seiji Ozawa
Fountains of Rome
- Seiji Ozawa
Roman Festivals
- Seiji Ozawa
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3
- Seiji Ozawa

Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, op.35
- Seiji Ozawa

Ruggles
Sun-treader
- Michael Tilson Thomas

Schoenberg
Chamber Symphony No.1 in E major, op.9

Schubert
Symphony No.8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
- Eugen Jochum

William Schuman
Violin Concerto
- Paul Zukofsky (violin), Michael Tilson Thomas

Scriabin
Symphony No.4 'Le Poème de l'extase', op.54
- Claudio Abbado

Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.126
- Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Seiji Ozawa
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Passacaglia
- Andris Nelsons
Symphony No.10 in E minor, op.93
- Andris Nelsons
Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47
- Andris Nelsons
Symphony No.8 in C minor, op.65
- Andris Nelsons
Symphony No.9 in E flat major, op.70
- Andris Nelsons
Hamlet: Concert suite from the film score, op.116a (excerpts)
- Andris Nelsons
Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.54
- Andris Nelsons

Smetana
Má vlast
- Rafael Kubelik

Johann Strauss II
Waltzes (selection)
- Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra, op.30
- William Steinberg

Stravinsky
Le Sacre du printemps
- Michael Tilson Thomas
Zvezdolikiy
- Michael Tilson Thomas
Violin Concerto in D
- Itzhak Perlman (violin), Seiji Ozawa
L'Histoire du Soldat
- John Gielgud, Tom Courtenay, Ron Moody, Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Septet
- Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Takemitsu
Quatrain
- Seiji Ozawa
A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden
- Seiji Ozawa

Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.1 in G minor, op.13 'Winter Daydreams'
- Michael Tilson Thomas
Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture
- Claudio Abbado
Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
- Seiji Ozawa
Swan Lake, op.20
- Seiji Ozawa
The Nutcracker, op.71
- Seiji Ozawa

Thomas
Mignon: Overture
- Seiji Ozawa

John Williams
TreeSong for Gil Shaham
- Gil Shaham (violin), John Williams
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in Memory of B.R.W.
- Gil Shaham (violin), John Williams
Pieces (3) from 'Schindler's List' for Solo Violin and Orchestra
- Gil Shaham (violin), John Williams