Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker - The Berlin Years (2024)

Tracklist

01. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
02. Adagio for Strings
03. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenen Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
03. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenen Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt
04. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
05. The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
06. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
07. The Girl with the Plums (From "Perfume")
08. Lost Love (From "Perfume")
09. Meeting Laura (From "Perfume")
10. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
11. Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
12. Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
13. Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges, le marché (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
14. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Hut on Fowl's Legs "Baba Yaga" (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
15. Pictures at an Exhibition: XI. The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
16. The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Miniature Overture
17. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: No. 2, March
18. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12a, Divertissement. Chocolate, Spanish Dance
19. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12c, Divertissement. Tea, Chinese Dance
20. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance
21. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
22. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14a, Pas de deux. Andante maestoso
23. The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
24. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
25. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso. Quasi andantino
26. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: II. Andante
27. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
28. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
29. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
30. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo
31. Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: III. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
32. Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
33. Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture
34. Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: "Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)
35. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, CD 87, L. 86
36. La Mer, CD 111, L. 109: II. Jeux de vagues
37. Éclairs sur l'au-delà...: VI. Les sept anges aux sept trompettes
38. Éclairs sur l'au-delà...: X. Le chemin de l'invisible
39. Carmina Burana, Introduction "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi": O Fortuna
40. Carmina Burana, Pt. 1 "Uf dem Anger": Tanz
41. Carmina Burana, Pt. 2 "In taberna": Estuans interius
42. The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Introduction
43. The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Augurs of Spring
44. The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Dances of the Young Girls
45. The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Ritual of Abduction
46. The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Spring Rounds
47. The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": Glorification of the Chosen One
48. The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice": Sacrificial Dance
49. Prince Igor, Act 2: Polovtsian Dances (Instrumental Version)
50. Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25: IV. Rondo alla zingarese. Presto (Orch. Schoenberg)
51. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99: V. Burlesque. Allegro con brio - Presto
52. Symphony No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 135: II. Malagueña
53. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic": I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell (1884 Version)
54. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell
55. The Bells, Op. 35: III. Presto
56. The Water Goblin, Op. 107, B. 195: I. Allegro vivo
57. The Water Goblin, Op. 107, B. 195: II. Andante mesto come prima
58. Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40: I. Der Held
59. Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45: V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
60. Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great": IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
61. Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I:88: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
62. Carmen, WD 31: Prélude
63. Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: Séguedille. "Près des remparts de Séville" (Carmen, Don José)
64. Carmen, WD 31, Act 2: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
65. Carmen, WD 31, Act 2: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" - "Toréador, en garde !" (Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès, Moralès, Zuniga)
66. Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection": I. Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck
67. Symphony No. 9 in D Major: IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend
68. Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major: I. Adagio (1989 Cooke Version)
69. A Faust Symphony, S. 108: III. (a) Mephistopheles (Live)
70. Symphony of Psalms: I. Exaudi orationem meam
71. Symphony in C: I. Moderato alla breve
72. Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Introduktion. Mässig bewegt
73. Les illuminations, Op. 18: No. 2, Villes
74. Serenade, Op. 31: No. 6, Hymn
75. Flute Concerto: I. Allegro moderato
76. Tevot, Op. 24

The chemistry between tradition and innovation powered Sir Simon Rattle’s relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker, above all during his time as the orchestra’s Chief Conductor and Artistic Director (2002-2018). As the successor to Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado, his mission was to take this pre-eminent musical institution into the 21st century. “What Rattle has brought … is a new spirit of adventure,” declared The Times in 2006, and later looked back on the “exhilarating, epoch-hopping eclecticism of Simon Rattle’s era in Berlin”. Through all this Rattle preserved the orchestra’s distinctive sonority, notable, in the words of the New York Times, for its “sheer grandeur … and rich, red-blooded warmth”. He first conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker in 1987, and the recordings in this 45CD box span the years from 1994 to 2012. Very much reflecting Rattle’s vision for the orchestra, the symphonic, choral and operatic works range from pillars of Austro-German Classicism, Romanticism and Modernism through French, Russian and Czech repertoire to showcases for contemporary contemporary composers from around the world – and even a film soundtrack. As Rattle said at the end of his tenure in Berlin: “Music is for everybody, and we’ve all believed this.”

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