Ferenc Fricsay – Original Masters [DG Edition]

remembering Ferenc Fricsay on his birthday

(9 August 1914 – 20 February 1963)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25

Rita Streich - soprano
Diana Eustrati - contralto
Rias Kammerchor

CD 2:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Rückert Lieder
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74

Maureen Forrester - contralto

CD 3:
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) / Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
La Boutique Fantasque
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade

CD 4:
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849), Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), Joseph Strauss (1827-1870):
Waltzes, Polkas, Overtures

CD 5:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Noches en los jardines de España
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concertino for piano & orchestra
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Concertino, for piano & orchestra, H. 55
César Franck (1822-1890):
Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra
Serguei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43

Magrit Weber - piano

CD 6:
Gottfried von Einem (1916-1996):
Dantons Tod, interlude from the opera, Op.6
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Dances, for orchestra
Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-1963):
Symphony No. 6
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Petite symphonie concertante

CD 7 & CD 8:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), oratorio

Maria Stader - soprano
Ernst Haefliger - tenor
Josef Greindl - bass
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

CD 9:
Ferenc Fricsay, Erzähltes Leben (A Life Retold), interview; includes musical excperts

Berliner Philharmoniker
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ferec Fricsay - conductor

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