Bruno Walter Edition - Mozart: Symphony no.36 (Rehearsal and Performance) and Symphony no. 38

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 36 in C major ("Linz"), K. 425
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Bruno Walter

2. Symphony No. 38 in D major ("Prague"), K. 504
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter Edition - Mozart: Symphony no.36 (Rehearsal and Performance) and Symphony no. 38, Music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bruno Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Classical Period Symphony, Symphonic
Bruno Walter Edition - Mozart: Symphony no.36 (Rehearsal and Performance) and Symphony no. 38
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 Bruno Walter Edition - Mozart: Symphony no.36 (Rehearsal and Performance) and Symphony no. 38

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ASIN: B000002A82
Release Date: 1995-10-31

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': Adagio - Allegro spiritoso
  2. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': Andante
  3. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': Menuetto - Trio

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': Presto
  2. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': Adagio - Allegro spiritoso
  3. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': Andante
  4. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': Menuetto - Trio
  5. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': Presto
  6. Symphony No. 38 In D Major, K. 504 'Prague': Adagio - Allegro
  7. Symphony No. 38 In D Major, K. 504 'Prague': Andante
  8. Symphony No. 38 In D Major, K. 504 'Prague': Finale. Presto

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It's Bruno Time!.......2000-11-23

Although he is far better known as being a champion of Mahler's music (and not all of it, by the way), Bruno Walter also carried on Mahler's tradition of conducting Mozart as a mature, substantial composer. This was not always the case at the start of the 20th Century, and along with Sir Thomas Beecham, Otto Klemperer and Karl Bohn, Walter helped bring Mozart into the modern era untouched and untarnished. The rehersal record is OK, although somewhat boring after a while unless you are a musician or a musicologist. But the performances of the symphonies themselves are beyond reproach. Walter puts into every downbeat every sinew of his 60 years of experience into every bar. The result of which we can still marvel at nearly 50 years later. Beauty, depth, precision, rhythm and even Mozart's humor are knitted together flawlessly by Walter's gifted hands and the responsive playing of the best recording studio band ever -- the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. I can't listen to Walter conduct these symphonies too much or else I find his interpretations so true, I can't listen to other recordings of two of my favorite symphonies. Those studio orchestra strings can get shrill at times and tubbiness from the American Legion Hall can creep in now and then, but man, these performances makes those things seem trivial. How lucky we are in this age of disposable music that Walter was kind enough to leave us his legacy of Mozart on record. How I hope I can thank Mozart and Walter one day in heaven.

5 out of 5 stars One of the most fascinating classical recordings ever made.......2000-09-09

As a budding classical music lover, I first was given this record album at the tender age of nine,and while I was too young to really appreciate it fully, I still knew that this was a fascinating and unusual recording. A few years ago,it finally appeared on CD,and I eagerly snatched it up. It is invaluable to music students and endlessly interesting to all but the most casual of classical music lovers.

This 2-CD set is a 1956 recording of Bruno Walter's rehearsal and finished performance of Mozart's Symphony no.36 (the "Linz" Symphony). As a filler,the set also includes Mozart's 38th Symphony,but without a rehearsal. It is,as far as I know, the first commercial recording by a major company (Sony Masterworks, formerly Columbia Records) to have released a conductor's rehearsals of a symphony to the general public,and it provides us with an illuminating look into how a conductor guides and shapes a musical performance. Dr. Walter is so precise that we can actually tell the difference between the way the orchestra first plays certain passages,and how they are played AFTER Dr. Walter gives his orchestra instructions.As an example,we hear how the orchestra at first drags out the notes in the introduction to the symphony,and then how,under Dr. Walter's guidance and coaxing (he never stages a tantrum or becomes dictatorial),the notes gradually become shorter and shorter until they are played as Dr. Walter requests. He makes similar corrections throughout the symphony. He speaks with a pronounced Viennese accent,but he is still quite understandable,although there are a few instances when he speaks off-mike.

Strangely enough, the sound on this recording,gloriously and crisply transferred from the mono LP's,captures the rehearsal much more clearly than the stereo recording which features Bruno Walter's rehearsal and finished performance of the Mahler Ninth. Unlike the Mahler recording, in which the mikes were situated so that the full stereo sound of the orchestra (but not Dr. Walter's voice) could be heard clearly, THIS recording uses only one microphone,placed directly in front of Bruno Walter, for the rehearsals only. This insures maximum pickup of his voice,while the orchestra can still be heard clearly. The finished performances of the Symphonies 36 and 38,however,use multiple microphones,and pick up the sound of the orchestra with all the depth one could hope for in a mono recording.

This is truly an irreplaceable recording, as valuable as any legendary performance by Toscanini or Bernstein. Casual classical buffs may be bored,but then again,they may find the whole process of putting together a performance fascinating.

5 out of 5 stars A fascinating recording for musicians and music lovers.......2000-08-27

I eagerly awaited the release of this famous recording,sometimes known as "The Birth of a Performance", on CD,and I was not disappointed. I first heard it at the tender age of nine on LP,when I was a budding classical music buff,and although,naturally,I didn't really appreciate it then the way I do now, I knew that this was something special and fascinating.

Along with containing what is perhaps the finest performance of Mozart's "Linz" Symphony ever recorded,it contains Bruno Walter's rehearsals of each of the four movements,as well as the finished performance.(As a filler,Mozart's Symphony no.38--finished performance only,no rehearsal-- has been included in this edition.) The rehearsals are an illuminating glimpse of how a conductor coaxes--Dr. Walter never throws tantrums or loses his temper,unlike Toscanini-- exactly the kind of performance he wants out of an orchestra. Walter's attention to tiny details is absolutely mind-boggling,and what is even more astonishing is that one can easily hear the difference before and after he explains to the players exactly how he wants a passage played.We are made to realize just how carefully everything in an orchestral performance is determined,guided,or controlled by the conductor. As an example,the individual notes of the introduction are at first dragged out too long by the orchestra,and we hear how Walter has his musicians play it over and over,the notes shortening bit by bit, slowly,until they finally get it right.On other passages,he has the orchestra play delicately when they tend to play rather roughly,or he asks some of the soloists to play more softly at certain precise moments.

This album isn't for a casual classical music lover who only wants the music. There is almost more instruction and correction from Bruno Walter on this 2-CD set---not 1 CD,as Amazon states-- than there is music,and those who aren't into the tiny details of music-making might be bored after a while. Dr. Walter's thick,but beautiful German accent sometimes demands careful attention. But,devoted classical music buffs,Mozart lovers,music students,and professional musicians will find this one of the greatest classical recordings ever made. The sound,although 1956 mono,is excellent; however, the microphone setup for the rehearsal and the finished performance was different. While several microphones,placed at different sections of the recording studio, were used for the finished performances, only one,placed directly in front of Bruno Walter,was used for the rehearsals. The orchestra (the excellent Columbia Symphony Orchestra) therefore sounds much more full-bodied in the actual performances.
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Johannes Brahms , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert , Ludwig van Beethoven , Anton Bruckner , Bruno Walter , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Miguel Kertsmann , Occidental College Concert Choir , Staff Band of Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers , Dawn Frank , Chris Herles , New York Philharmonic , Pierre Fournier , Zino Francescatti , John Sr. [violinist] Corigliano , Walter Hendl , Leonard Rose , Charles Harbutt , Mack Harrel , Martha Lipton , David Lloyd , Irmgard Seefried , Leopold Simoneau , and Jennie Tourel
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ASIN: B000002APC
Release Date: 1995-11-03

Tracks:

  1. Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: I. Un Poco Sostenuto-Allegro
  2. Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: II. Andante Sostenuto
  3. Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: III. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
  4. Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: IV. Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio
  5. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Thema. Chorale St. Antoni. Andante
  6. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Var I. Poco Piu Animato
  7. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Var II. Piu Vivace
  8. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Var III. Con Moto
  9. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Var IV. Andante Con Moto
  10. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Var V. Vivace
  11. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Var VI. Vivace
  12. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Var VII. Grazioso
  13. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Var VIII. Presto Non Troppo
  14. Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Finale. Andante
  15. Academic Festival Ov, Op.80: Allegro - Maestoso

Tracks:

  1. Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: I. Allegro Non Troppo
  2. Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: II. Adagio Non Troppo
  3. Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: III. Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - Presto Ma Non Assai
  4. Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: IV. Allegro Con Spirito
  5. Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: I. Allegro Con Brio
  6. Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: II. Andante
  7. Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: III. Poco Allegretto
  8. Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: IV. Allegro

Tracks:

  1. Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: I. Allegro Non Troppo
  2. Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: II. Andante Moderato
  3. Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: III. Allegro Giocoso - Poco Meno Presto - Tempo I
  4. Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: IV. Allegro Energico E Passionato - Piu Allegro
  5. Tragic Ov, Op.81: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  6. Song Of Destiny, Op.54: 'Ihr Wandelt Droben Im Licht' Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll - Allegro - Adagio - Occidental College Conc Chor/Bruno Walter

Tracks:

  1. Sym No.25 in g, K.183 (173dB): I. Allegro Con Brio
  2. Sym No.25 in g, K.183 (173dB): II. Andante
  3. Sym No.25 in g, K.183 (173dB): III. Menuetto - Trio
  4. Sym No.25 in g, K.183 (173dB): IV. Allegro
  5. Sym No.28 in C, K.200 (189k): I. Allegro Spiritoso
  6. Sym No.28 in C, K.200 (189k): II. Andante
  7. Sym No.28 in C, K.200 (189k): III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
  8. Sym No.28 in C, K.200 (189k): IV. Presto
  9. Sym No.29 in A, K.201 (186a): I. Allegro Moderato
  10. Sym No.29 in A, K.201 (186a): II. Andante
  11. Sym No.29 in A, K.201 (186a): III. Menuetto - Trio
  12. Sym No.29 in A, K.201 (186a): IV. Allegro Con Spirito
  13. Sym No.35 in D, K.385 'Haffner': I. Allegro Con Spirito - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  14. Sym No.35 in D, K.385 'Haffner': II. Andante - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  15. Sym No.35 in D, K.385 'Haffner': III. Menuetto - Trio - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  16. Sym No.35 in D, K.385 'Haffner': IV. Finale. Presto - New York Phil/Bruno Walter

Tracks:

  1. Sym No. 36 in C, K. 425 'Linz': I. Adagio - Allegro Spiritoso
  2. Sym No. 36 in C, K. 425 'Linz': II. Andante
  3. Sym No. 36 in C, K. 425 'Linz': III. Menuetto - Trio

Tracks:

  1. Sym No. 36 in C, K. 425 'Linz': IV. Presto
  2. Sym No. 36 in C, K. 425 'Linz': I. Adagio - Allegro Spiritoso
  3. Sym No. 36 in C, K. 425 'Linz': II. Andante
  4. Sym No. 36 in C, K. 425 'Linz': III. Menuetto - Trio
  5. Sym No. 36 in C, K. 425 'Linz': IV. Presto
  6. Sym No. 38 in D, K. 504 'Prague': I. Adagio - Allegro - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  7. Sym No. 38 in D, K. 504 'Prague': II. Andante - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  8. Sym No. 38 in D, K. 504 'Prague': III. Finale. Presto - New York Phil/Bruno Walter

Tracks:

  1. Sym No.39 in E flat, K.543: I. Adagio - Allegro - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  2. Sym No.39 in E flat, K.543: II. Andante Con Moto - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  3. Sym No.39 in E flat, K.543: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  4. Sym No.39 in E flat, K.543: IV. Finale. Allegro - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  5. Sym No.40 in g, K.550: I. Molto Allegro - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  6. Sym No.40 in g, K.550: II. Andante - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  7. Sym No.40 in g, K.550: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  8. Sym No.40 in g, K.550: IV. Allegro Assai - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  9. Sym No.41 in C, K.551 'Jupiter': I. Allegro Vivace - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  10. Sym No.41 in C, K.551 'Jupiter': II. Andante Cantabile - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  11. Sym No.41 in C, K.551 'Jupiter': III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio - New York Phil/Bruno Walter
  12. Sym No.41 in C, K.551 'Jupiter': IV. Molto Allegro - New York Phil/Bruno Walter

Tracks:

  1. Sym No. 9 (8) in C, D 944 'The Great': I. Andante - Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  2. Sym No. 9 (8) in C, D 944 'The Great': II. Andante Con Moto
  3. Sym No. 9 (8) in C, D 944 'The Great': III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace - Trio
  4. Sym No. 9 (8) in C, D 944 'The Great': IV. Finale. Allegro Vivace
  5. Incidental Music To 'Rosamunde' D 797: 'Die Zauberharfe' D44: Ov. Andante - Allegro Vivace
  6. Incidental Music To 'Rosamunde' D 797: No.9 Ballett: Andantino
  7. Incidental Music To 'Rosamunde' D 797: No.5 Entr'acte Nach Dem 3.Aufzug: Andantino

Tracks:

  1. Con in a, Op. 102 'Double Con': I. Allegro - Zino Francescatti/Pierre Fournier
  2. Con in a, Op. 102 'Double Con': II. Andante - Zino Francescatti/Pierre Fournier
  3. Con in a, Op. 102 'Double Con': III. Vivace Non Troppo - Zino Francescatti/Pierre Fournier
  4. Con in C, Op. 56 'Triple Con': I. Allegro - Walter Hendl/John Corigliano/Leonard Rose
  5. Con in C, Op. 56 'Triple Con': II. Largo - Walter Hendl/John Corigliano/Leonard Rose
  6. Con in C, Op. 56 'Triple Con': III. Rondo Alla Polacca - Walter Hendl/John Corigliano/Leonard Rose

Tracks:

  1. Te Deum in C: I. Te Deum: Allegro Moderato - Frances Yeend/Martha Lipton/David Lloyd/Mack Harrel
  2. Te Deum in C: II. Te Ergo: Moderato - Frances Yeend/Martha Lipton/David Lloyd/Mack Harrel
  3. Te Deum in C: III. Aeterna Fac: Allegro. Moderato. Feierlich, Mit Kraft - Frances Yeend/Martha Lipton/David Lloyd/Mack Harrel
  4. Te Deum in C: IV. Salvum Fac: Moderato - Frances Yeend/Martha Lipton/David Lloyd/Mack Harrel
  5. Te Deum in C: IV. Salvum Fac: Per Singulos Dies Benedicimus Te. Allegro Moderato - Frances Yeend/Martha Lipton/David Lloyd/Mack Harrel
  6. Te Deum in C: V. In Te, Domine, Speravi: Massig Bewegt - Frances Yeend/Martha Lipton/David Lloyd/Mack Harrel
  7. Te Deum in C: V. In Te, Domine, Speravi: Fuge. Im Gleichen Gemassigten Tempo - Alla Breve - Frances Yeend/Martha Lipton/David Lloyd/Mack Harrel
  8. Requiem in d, K.626: I. Introitus: Requiem. Adagio - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  9. Requiem in d, K.626: II. Kyrie: Kyrie Eleison. Allegro - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  10. Requiem in d, K.626: III. Sequentia: Dies Irae. Allegro Assai - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  11. Requiem in d, K.626: III.Sequentia: Tuba Mirum. Andante - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  12. Requiem in d, K.626: III. Sequentia: Rex Tremandae - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  13. Requiem in d, K.626: III. Sequentia: Recordare - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  14. Requiem in d, K.626: III. Sequentia: Confutatis. Andante - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  15. Requiem in d, K.626: III. Sequentia: Lacrimosa - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  16. Requiem in d, K.626: IV. Offertorium: Domine Jesu. Andante Con Moto - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  17. Requiem in d, K.626: IV. Offertorium: Hastias. Andante - Andante Con Moto - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  18. Requiem in d, K.626: V. Sanctus: Adagio - Allegro - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  19. Requiem in d, K.626: VI. Benedictus: Andante - Allegro - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  20. Requiem in d, K.626: VII. Agnus Dei - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield
  21. Requiem in d, K.626: VIII. Communio: Lux Aeterna - Irmgard Seefried/Jennie Tourel/Leopold Simoneau/William Warfield

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Perennially satisfying performances........2002-12-25

Gathered together here, on 10 CDs, are some of the major recording projects of Bruno Walter's last years. In many cases the performances were the last he recorded commercially. Most of the Mozart symphonies he did again. Of special interest in the Mozart items heard here, however, are the rehearsal sequences that preceded the recording of Mozart's "Linz" Symphony. Uniquely articulate amongst conductors, whether rehearsing or writing, he here gently but firmly moulds each movement into shape, then lays down his baton and says, "Now, we record".

Perhaps the performances that have won the highest praise are the Brahms symphonies found here, especially Nos. 2 and 3. Indeed, some reviewers continue to head their list of top recommendations of these works with these 1960 recordings. Everything here was recorded between 1949 and 1961, either in New York or in Los Angeles.

By and large, Walter's best-recorded performances remain for me, after umpteen hearings, amongst the most perennially satisfying of any that were achieved by the great C20th century conductors. You'll certainly find many great ones here, and in the other boxed sets in this Bruno Walter Edition.

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