Sergiu Celibidache and the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra [Orfeo edition]

remembering Sergiu Celibidache on his birthday

(11 July 1912 – 14 August 1996)

CD 1:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Die Zauberharfe Overture D 644
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Ma mère l'oye
Boris Blacher (1903-1975):
Variations on a Theme of Paganini op.26

CD 2:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.6 "Pathétique"
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

CD 3:
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

CD 4:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D. 125
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Juan, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 20
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2

CD 5:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem *

Agnes Giebel - soprano *
Hans Hotter - bass *
Kölner Rundfunk Chor *
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester [today: WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln]
Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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