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Disc 01
Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D.944 'The Great' - 2024 Remastered Version 01. Steinberg, William "I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo - 2024 Remastered Version" 02. Steinberg, William "II. Andante con moto - 2024 Remastered Version" 03. Steinberg, William "III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio - 2024 Remastered Version" 04. Steinberg, William "IV. Allegro vivace - 2024 Remastered Version"
Disc 02
Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 - 2024 Remastered Version 01. Steinberg, William "I. Maestoso - 2024 Remastered Version" 02. Steinberg, William "II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich - 2024 Remastered Version" 03. Steinberg, William "III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell. Trio - 2024 Remastered Version"
Disc 03
01. Steinberg, William "The Sorcerer's Apprentice - 2024 Remastered Version" 02. Steinberg, William "Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op. 28 - 2024 Remastered Version"
Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: III. Scherzo (Allegro leggierissimo) - 2024 Remastered Version 03. Steinberg, William "Scherzo g-moll" 04. Steinberg, William "Danse Macabre - 2024 Remastered Version" 05. Steinberg, William "Scherzo fantastique - 2024 Remastered Version" 06. Steinberg, William "Scherzo a la russe - 2024 Remastered Version"
Petrouchka: Russian Dance - 2024 Remastered Version 07. Thomas, Michael Tilson "Russischer Tanz"
Hary Janos: Viennese Musical Clock, Entrance of the Emperor and his Court - 2024 Remastered Version 08. Leinsdorf, Erich "II. Viennese Musical Clock - 2024 Remastered Version" 09. Leinsdorf, Erich "VI. Entrance of the Emperor and his Court - 2024 Remastered Version"
Disc 04
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - 2024 Remastered Version 01. Fiedler, Arthur "I. Adagio - Allegro moto - 2024 Remastered Version" 02. Fiedler, Arthur "II. Largo - 2024 Remastered Version" 03. Fiedler, Arthur "III. Scherzo. Molto vivace - 2024 Remastered Version" 04. Fiedler, Arthur "IV. Allegro con fuoco - 2024 Remastered Version" 05. Fiedler, Arthur "Carnival Overture - 2024 Remastered Version"
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English (eng) |
| | Description: | The Complete RCA Victor Recordings by William Steinberg, released 5 April 2024.
This version of The Complete RCA Victor Recordings comes as a 4xCD. - When William Steinberg was appointed music director of the Boston Symphony in 1969 as successor to Erich Leinsdorf, he attained the pinnacle of his career. No previous conductor had headed two top-ten US orchestras simultaneously. It was a condition of his Boston position that he could continue to work in Pittsburgh with the orchestra that he had headed since 1952. Born as Hans Wilhelm Steinberg in Cologne on 1 August 1899, he studied at the local conservatory with the conductor Hermann Abendroth and the pianist Lazzaro Uzielli, a Clara Schumann pupil. On graduating in 1920 he became Otto Klemperer's assistant at the Cologne opera house. In 1929 he was appointed music director in Frankfurt. Relieved of his post by the Nazis in 1933, he conducted concerts in Frankfurt and Berlin under the auspices of the Jewish Cultural League before emigrating to Palestine in 1936 to take over the Palestine Orchestra (now Israel Philharmonic Orchestra). At Toscanini's invitation he went to the United States in 1938 to assist in forming and training the new NBC Symphony Orchestra. In 1945 he assumed the music directorship of the Buffalo Philharmonic, where he liked to refer to himself as "Buffalo Bill". The Steinberg/Boston collaboration with RCA was unfortunately ill-fated and short-lived. Not because of the repertoire, but plummeting sales and spiraling costs plaguing the American recording industry in general persuaded RCA to let it's contract with the Boston Symphony lapse after 52 years' association. Gramophone magazine's Peter Quantrill claimed in 2018 that Steinberg was "the most under-recorded of great conductors in the second half of the last century." In 2004 the critic Richard Freed wrote of the Schubert Ninth (CD 1) and Bruckner Sixth (CD 2) Symphonies: "Both [are] vital and inspiring performances, free of the monumentalizing all too often inflicted on such music: they are among the best entries in his discography and among the finest recordings of the works." According to John L. Holmes in Conductors on Record, they were also Steinberg's favorites among his own recordings. Mendelssohn's own orchestration of the Scherzo from his Octet and Stravinsky's Scherzo fantastique and Scherzo a la russe, coupled on CD 3 with formidable virtuoso renderings of orchestral showpieces by Dukas, Richard Strauss and Saint-Saens, were originally prepared for release on LP LSC-3155 but remained unpublished - until now. This survey of RCA Boston Symphony recordings during the Steinberg era is rounded off with 1970 tapings of Dvorak's "New World" Symphony and Carnival Overture (CD 4) from the same recording period by Arthur Fiedler, former BSO violinist and longstanding conductor of the Boston Pops. His recordings of mainly light repertoire for RCA generated total sales of well over 50 million. Nevertheless, it was his ambition to record a major symphony, and here RCA belatedly granted his wish, placing the full Boston Symphony Orchestra at his disposal for the first and only time. All recordings in the set have been newly transferred and remastered from the 3-track (CD 1), 4-track (CDs 2, 3 [1-6], 4) and 2-track (CD 3 [7-9]) analog tapes using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology.This compilation ? &© 2024 Sony Music Entertainment
Analogue Tape Transfers by Brett Zinn, Iron Mountain Digital Services
Mastering by Martin Kistner, b-sharp music & media solutions, using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology
Housed in 4-CD Multipack case (24 mm)
All photos from The Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives, Bridget P. Carr, Director of Archives and Digital Collections
Contains previously released material.
CD 1 49:23
Recorded: Boston, Symphony Hall, September 29, 1969
Original LPs
LSC-3115 released January 1970
AGL1-3789 released November 1980
LP Matrix Nos.: XRRS-6024 [1/2]; XRRS-6025 [3/4]
? 1970 Sony Music Entertainment
CD 2 52:33
Recorded: Boston, Symphony Hall, January 19, 1970
Producer: Peter Dellheim
Recording Engineer: Bernard Keville
Original LPs LSC-3177 released January 1972
LP Matrix Nos.: ZRRS-3520 [1/2]; ZRRS-3521 [3/4]
? 1972 Sony Music Entertainment
CD 3 58:33
Recorded: Boston, Symphony Hall, October 26, 1970 [1/3]; January 12, 1970 [2/4-6]; November 24, 1969 [7-9]
Original LPs LSC-3155 released May 1972 [1/2/4/7-9]; LSC-5019 released January 1972 [2]; LSC-3314 released September 1972 (1/4]; AGL1-3967 released April 1981 [7]; [3/5/6] previously unreleased
LP Matrix Nos.: ZRRS-3514 [1/2]; ZRRS-3515 [4/7?9]
? 1972/2024 Sony Music Entertainment
Booklet Note: The Sony Music archives contain not only one, but two 2-track stereo mastertapes for Side B of LP LSC-3155 under the identical matrix number ZRRS-3515: one with the generally known program of Danse macabre, Russian Dance, Háry János excerpts and Carnival Overture, conducted by William Steinberg, Seiji Ozawa, Erich Leinsdorf and Arthur Fiedler, and a second tape featuring an all-Steinberg program with the Mendelssohn Scherzo, Danse macabre and Stravinsky?s Scherzo fantastique and Scherzo à la russe. This also applies to the 4-track stereo work reels, which exist in multiple versions. For this special edition we have selected the second mastertape for release but also, out of nostalgia, added the Russian Dance and Háry János excerpts as t"William Steinberg - Complete RCA Victor Recordings" is a remarkable CD collection that brings together the legendary conductor William Steinberg's complete recordings for RCA Victor with the esteemed Boston Symphony Orchestra. This set showcases Steinberg?s masterful interpretations of classical masterpieces, offering listeners an immersive experience into his dynamic and precise conducting style. The performances are characterized by their clarity, emotional depth, and vibrant orchestral colors, making this release essential for any serious collector or lover of orchestral music. Sony Classical, renowned for its commitment to high-quality sound and historical preservation, ensures these iconic recordings are presented in pristine audio fidelity. William Steinberg was one of the 20th century?s most respected conductors; born in Germany, he led major ensembles including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra before his acclaimed tenure with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His discography includes celebrated renditions of works by Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, and more?earning him international recognition as a champion of both traditional repertoire and contemporary composers. | | | Cover: |
CD size Multipack |
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26 |
| | Manufacturer No.: |
19658829882 |
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