An inspiring, authoritative, chronological overview of one of
the defining label-orchestra relationships, documenting 100 years
of between two giants in music, the Berliner
Philharmoniker and Deutsche Grammophon, from 1913 to 2013.
Exceptional, reference readings of the great symphonic, concerto,
choral, 20th century and operatic repertoire, starting with
Arthur Nikisch in 1913 to Gustavo Dudamel in 2013, with Abbado,
Karajan, Bernstein, Boulez, Fricsay and more in between.
Symphonic repertoire from Mozart to Shostakovich; plenty of
Beethoven and Mahler, all the great central works
10 Concerto s: Beethovens Fourth and Emperor, Grieg
Piano Concerto, Mutters Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Bruch, Dvorak
Cello Concerto from both Fournier and Rostropovich
Major choral works: Giulinis Verdi Requiem, Bohms Missa solemnis,
Abbados Mozart Requiem from Salzburg
20th-century masterpieces: including Shostakovich 10, The Rite of
Spring, Ravel, Schoenberg, Prokofiev, Furtwanglers Second
Symphony, Hindemith conducting Hindemith, Stockhausens Gruppen
Opera highlights from The Magic Flute, Carmen, Gotterdammerung,
Parsifal (all Karajan) plus historical Wagner from Knappertsbusch
and Richard Strauss conducting The Dance of the Seven Veils
CD 1 | 1913 BEETHOVEN 5 Nikisch | Parsifal (exc.) Hertz
CD 2 | 1928 BEETHOVEN 5 Furtwangler | Various R. Strauss
CD 3 | 1928 BRUCKNER 7 Horenstein
CD 4 | 1939 TCHAIKOVSKY 6 Karajan
CD 5 | 1942 1947 BEETHOVEN 5 MOZART 39 Furtwangler
CD 6 | 1951 SCHUBERT 9 HAYDN 88 Furtwangler
CD 7 | 1951 FURTWANGLER 2 Furtwangler
CD 8 | 1951 TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Cherkassky
CD 9 | 1952 BRAHMS 1 SCHUMANN 4 Furtwängler
CD 10 | 1953 SMETANA: The Moldau DVORÁK New World Symphony
Fricsay
CD 11 | 1953 BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique MUSSORGFSKY Pictures
at an Exhibition Markevitch
CD 12 | 1955 BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis Böhm
CD 13 | 1955 HINDEMITH Mathis der Maler Hindemith
CD 14 | 1958 BEETHOVEN 9 Fricsay
CD 15 | 1959 R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben Karajan
CD 16 | 1960 MOZART 35,40, 41 Böhm
CD 17 | 1961 DVORÁK Cello Concerto GRIEG Piano Concerto
CD 18 | 1961 BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos 4 & 5 Kempff
CD 19 | 1962 BEETHOVEN MOZART Violin Concertos Schneiderhan
CD 20 | 1963 BEETHOVEN 9 Karajan
CD 21 | 1964 MOZART Die Zauberflöte (exc.) Böhm
CD 22 | 1967 PROKOFIEV / RAVEL Piano Concertos Argerich Abbado
CD 23 | 1968 DVORÁK Cello Concerto Rostropovich
CD 24 | 1969 WAGNER Götterdämmerung (exc.) Karajan
CD 25 | 1970 BRAHMS 2 Abbado
CD 26 | 1971 GRIEG Peer Gynt Karajan
CD 27 | 1972 VIVALDI The Four Seasons Schwalbé Karajan
CD 28 | 1972DVORÁK 8 & 9 Kubelik
CD 29 | 1973 MAHLER 5 Karajan
CD 30 | 1974 SCHOENBERG WEBERN Karajan
CD 31 | 1972 STRAVINSKY Le Sacre du printemps Symphony of Psalms
Karajan
CD 32 | 1979 MAHLER 9 Bernstein
CD 33 | 1979 WAGNER Parsifal (exc.) Karajan
CD 34 | 1981 MENDELSSOHN BRUCH Concertos Mutter
CD 35 | 1981 R. STRAUSS Eine Alpensymphonie Karajan
CD 36 | 1981 MOZART Mass in C minor Karajan
CD 37 & 38 | 1981 1982 MAHLER 9 SHOSTAKOVICH 10 Karajan
CD 39 | 1982 BIZET Carmen (exc.) Karajan
CD 40 & 41 | 1989 VERDI Requiem Giulini
CD 42 | 1993 BEETHOVEN Emperor Concerto Pollini
CD 43 | 1994 STOCKHAUSEN Gruppen KURTÁG Abbado
CD 44 | 1994 RAVEL Boulez
CD 45 | 1999 BEETHOVEN 7 & 8 Abbado
CD 46 | 1999 MOZART Requiem Abbado
CD 47 | 2003 BRAHMS Piano Concerto 1 Zimerman
CD 48 | 2004 MAHLER 6 Abbado
CD 49 | 2005 MAHLER 4 Abbado
CD 50 | 2012 / 2013 DVORÁK Kozena / Rattle | STRAUSS: Also sprach
BARBER Adagio Dudamel