Mussorgsky-Gortchakov – Pictures at an Exhibition – Kurt Masur

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition - orchestrated by Sergei Petrovich Gortchakov (1905-1976)
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Symphony no.1 in D major, op.25 "Symphonie Classique"

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Mendelssohn, Bruch – Violin Concertos – Salvatore Accardo

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 *
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26 +
Konzerstück for Violin and Orchestra, op.84 +

Salvatore Accardo - violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra *
Gewandhausorchester +
Charles Dutoit - conductor *
Kurt Masur - conductor +

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Beethoven – The Concertos – Zacharias, Hoelscher, Schiff (Vol.2)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - the Concertos:

CD 1:
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61 +
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major, op.40 *
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F major, op.50 *

CD 2:
Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10 no.3
Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10 no.1
Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, op.10 no.2

Christian Zacharias - piano
Ulf Hoelscher - violin
Staatskapelle Dresden +
Gewandhausorchester *
Hans Vonk - conductor +
Kurt Masur - conductor *

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Brahms, Schumann – Works for Violin and Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in C major, op.131

Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Dvořák – Violin Concerto; Elgar – Violin Sonata – Maxim Vengerov

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, op.82

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Revital Chachamov - piano
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem – Kurt Masur

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45

Sylvia McNair - soprano
Håkan Hagegård - baritone
Westminster Symphonic Choir
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Early Symphonies Nos.11-12 – Kurt Masur

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Early Symphonies (Vol.4):
Symphony No.11 in F minor
Symphony No.12 in G minor
Symphonic Movement in G minor

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Early Symphonies No.8 – Kurt Masur

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Early Symphonies (Vol.3):
Symphony No.8 in D major (version for strings only)
Symphony No.8 in D major (version with wind instruments)

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Early Symphonies Nos.7, 9, 10 – Kurt Masur

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Early Symphonies (Vol.2):
Symphony No.7 in D minor
Symphony No.9 in C major
Symphony No.10 in B minor

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Early Symphonies Nos.1-6 – Kurt Masur

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Early Symphonies (Vol.1):
Symphony No.1 in C major
Symphony No.2 in D major
Symphony No.3 in E minor
Symphony No.4 in C minor
Symphony No.5 in B fat major
Symphony No.6 in E flat major

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Beethoven – Triple Concerto, Choral Fantasy – Beaux Arts Trio. Kurt Masur

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Concerto in C major, op.56 for Piano, Violin and Cello with Orchestra *
Fantasia in C minor, op.80 for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra +

Beaux Arts Trio *
Menahem Pressler - piano +
Chor des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks +
Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.6 – Kurt Masur

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 "Pathétique"

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.5 – Kurt Masur

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4 – Kurt Masur

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.3 – Kurt Masur

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.3 in D major, op.29 "Polish"
Gopak from "Mazeppa"
Festival Coronation March in D major

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.2 – Kurt Masur

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.2 in C minor, op.17 "Little Russian"
Romeo and Juliet - fantasy overture

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.1 – Kurt Masur

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.1 in G minor, op.13 "Winter dreams"
Francesca da Rimini, op.32

Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Mendelssohn – Elias – Masur

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Elias - oratorio, op.70

Alastair Miles - bass
Helen Donath - soprano
Jard van Nes - contralto
Donald George - tenor
Kerstin Klein - soprano
MDR-Chor
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Shostakovich – Violin Concertos – Sergey Khachatryan

remembering Dmitri Shostakovich on the anniversary of his death

(25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975)

Dmitri Shostakovich 181906-1975):
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.99
Violin Concerto No.2 in C sharp minor, op.129

Sergey Khachatryan - violin
Orchestre National de France
Kurt Masur - conductor

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Kurt Masur – Legendary Recordings

tribute to Kurt Masur on his birthday

(born 18 July 1927)

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mzart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto No.12 in A major KV.414
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony No.102 in B flat major

Annerose Schmidt - piano

CD 2:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Missa solemnis in D major, op.123

Anna Tomowa-Sintow - soprano
Annelies Burmeister - contralto
Peter Schreier - tenor
Hermann Christian Polster - bass

CD 3:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Overture "Ruy Blas", op.95
Overture "Die Hebriden", op.26
"Trumpet Overture", op.101
Overture "Das Märchen von der schöne Melusine", op.32
Overture "Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt", op.27

CD 4:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony No.5 in A major, Hob.I/5
Symphony No.61 in D major, Hob.I/61
Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816):
"Una sposa meschinella" - aria of the opera "La Frascatana"

CD 5 & CD 6:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Genoveva - opera in 4 acts, op.81

Edda Moser - soprano
Gisela Schröter - mezzo-soprano
Peter Schreier - tenor
Siegfried Lorenz - baritone
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - baritone
Wolfgang Hellmich - baritone
Siegfried Vogel - bass
Karl-Heinz Stryczek - bass

CD 7:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Concerto No.2 in B major, op.83

Cécile Ousset - piano

CD 8:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op.33

Jürnjakob Timm - cello

CD 9:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

Peter Rösel - piano

CD 10:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.2 in C minor "Little Russian", op.17
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16

Annerose Schmidt - piano

CD 11:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.7 in E minor

CD 12:
George Gershwin (1898-1937):
Rhapsody in Blue
Concerto in F major for Piano and Orchestra
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Siegfried Stöckigt - piano
Siegfried Rapp - piano

CD 13:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Symphony No.1 in D major, op.25 "Symphonie classique"

Gustav Schmal - violin


Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Dresdner Philarmonie
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kammerorchester Berlin
Berliner Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester
Kurt Masur - conductor

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