Highgate School Choir, Orpington Junior Singers, Südwestfunk-Chor Baden-Baden, Claudio Arrau - Jascha Horenstein - Reference Recordings (2020)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: I. Kräftig. Entschieden
02. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Tempo di Menuetto. Sehr mäßig
03. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: III. Comodo. Scherzando
04. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: IV. Sehr langsam. Misterioso
05. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck

CD2
01. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: VI. Adagio
02. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: I. Langsam. Schleppend
03. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
04. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
05. Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: Stürmisch bewegt

CD3
01. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor: I. Allegro moderato (1890 Version)
02. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor: II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato (1890 Version)
03. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor: III. Adagio. Feierlich langsam, doch nicht schleppend (1890 Version)
04. Symphony No. 8 in C Minor: IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell (1890 Version)

CD4
01. Symphony "Mathis der Maler": I. Concert of Angels
02. Symphony "Mathis der Maler": II. Entombment
03. Symphony "Mathis der Maler": III. The Temptation of St. Antony
04. Don Juan: Tone poem after Nikolaus Lenau for large orchestra
05. Scottish Fantasie, Op. 46: I. Grave. Adagio cantabile
06. Scottish Fantasie, Op. 46: II. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
07. Scottish Fantasie, Op. 46: III. Andante sostenuto
08. Scottish Fantasie, Op. 46: IV. Finale. Allegro guerriero

CD5
01. L`oiseau de feu-The firebird: I. Introduction-The Firebird and his dance
02. L`oiseau de feu-The firebird: II. Variation de L`oiseau de feu-Change of the Firebird
03. L`oiseau de feu-The firebird: Ronde des princesses (Khorovode)-Round dance of the princesses
04. L`oiseau de feu-The firebird: Danse infernale du Roi Kachthei-Infernal dance of King Kashchei
05. L`oiseau de feu-The firebird: Berceuse-Lullaby
06. L`oiseau de feu-The firebird: Finale
07. Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4-Stimulated by Richard Dehmel`s "Women and the World"
08. Chamber Symphony in e Flat Major, Op. 9

CD6
01. Piano Concerto in G Major: I. Allegramente
02. Piano Concerto in G Major: II. Adagio assai
03. Piano Concerto in G Major: III. Presto
04. Piano Concerto for the left Hand
05. Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (1938): I. Allegro non troppo
06. Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (1938): II. Andante tranquillo
07. Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (1938): III. Allegro molto

CD7
01. Sinfonietta: I. Allegretto (Fanfare)
02. Sinfonietta: II. Andante tranquillo
03. Sinfonietta: III. Moderato
04. Sinfonietta: IV. Allegretto
05. Sinfonietta: V. Andante con moto
06. Taras Bulba: The Death of Andrei
07. Taras Bulba: The Death of Ostapov
08. Taras Bulba: The Prophexy and Death of taras Bulba
09. Lohengrin, Prelude Act 1
10. Tristan und Isolde, Prelude and Isolde`s Liebestod, Act 3

CD8
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: II. Adagio assai
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
04. Kindertotenlieder: Nun will die Sonn` so hell aufgeh`n
05. Kindertotenlieder: Nun seh` ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
06. Kindertotenlieder: Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein
07. Kindertotenlieder: Oft denk` ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
08. Kindertotenlieder: In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus

CD9
01. A Faust Overture
02. A Faust Symphony-In three Character Portraits: I. Faust (After Goethe)
03. A Faust Symphony-In three Character Portraits: II. Gretchen (After Goethe)
04. A Faust Symphony-In three Character Portraits: III. Mephistopheles & Final Chorus (After Goethe)

CD10
01. Symphony No. 3 in e Flat Major, Op. 55-Eroica: Allegro con brio
02. Symphony No. 3 in e Flat Major, Op. 55-Eroica: Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
03. Symphony No. 3 in e Flat Major, Op. 55-Eroica: Scherzo. Allegro vivace
04. Symphony No. 3 in e Flat Major, Op. 55-Eroica: Finale. Allegro molto
05. Death and Transfiguration: Tone poem for large orchestra


The recordings featured in this 10-album collection audibly illustrate this exceptional conductor’s life and career. Beginning with the first recording for gramophone of Gustav Mahler’s “Kindertotenlieder”, which he directed in Berlin in 1928, they continue with the interesting Paris recordings of Hindemith’s “Mathis” Symphony, the Ravel concertos with pianist Vlado Perlemuter through to his collaboration with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, a mutually appreciative relationship to which he brought his accumulated experience. The spotlight shines throughout on the studio recordings made in Vienna and Baden-Baden. Under Horenstein’s baton, the South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, first nurtured by Ernest Bour and then elevated to the highest European standard by Hans Rosbaud, plays at its very best. In Vienna, where musicians mainly from the Vienna Symphony had come together under the name Pro Musica, he recorded the great European concert repertoire – often including exceptional soloists such as Alfred Brendel and Ivry Gitlis. At the same time, he made important, early recordings of the Mahler and Bruckner symphonies. The programme is rounded off by the recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra from the early 1960s, the live recording of Mahler’s Third under the direction of Jascha Horenstein, recorded for the first time ever, representing a special highlight.

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