The Complete Columbia Album Collection

~ Release by George Szell (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A 106-CD collection of the complete recordings made by George Szell and the Cleveland orchestra for Columbia between 1946-1969. Includes a hardcover book with complete track listings and facsimiles of the original album covers.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-09 10:38 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Dvořák: Slavonic Dances / Smetana: String Quartet no. 1
▶ CD 2: Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 / Schumann: Symphony no. 4
▶ CD 3: Mozart: Symphony no. 39 / Haydn: Symphony no. 92 “Oxford”
▶ CD 4: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 “Italian” / Hindemith / Strauss
▶ CD 5: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
▶ CD 6: Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Weber
▶ CD 7: Schumann: Symphony no. 2
▶ CD 8: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
▶ CD 9: Bach / Handel / Tartini / Szigeti / Francescatti
▶ CD 10: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 24 & 26
▶ CD 11: Dvořák: Piano Concerto / Tchaikovsky
▶ CD 12: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Schubert: Symphony no. 8
▶ CD 13: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 88 & 104 “London”
▶ CD 14: Dvořák: Slavonic Dances
▶ CD 15: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 40 & 41 “Jupiter”
▶ CD 16: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 10 & 12
▶ CD 17: Wagner: Orchestral Highlights from the “Ring”
▶ CD 18: Rachmaninoff / Franck / Delius
▶ CD 19: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 17 & 25
▶ CD 20: Brahms: Symphony no. 1
▶ CD 21: Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
▶ CD 22: Schubert: Symphony no. 9 “The Great”
▶ CD 23: Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel / Don Juan / Tod und Verklärung
▶ CD 24: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 97 & 99
▶ CD 25: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 18 & 20
▶ CD 26: Tchaikovsky / Borodin / Rimsky-Korsakov / Mussorgsky
▶ CD 27: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
▶ CD 28: Merry Overtures
▶ CD 29: Dvořák: Symphony no. 8
▼ CD 30: Walton: Partita / Mahler: Symphony no. 10
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1Partita for Orchestra: I. Toccata. Brioso
producer:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1959-01-21)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1959-01-21)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1959-01-21)
recording of:
Partita for Orchestra: I. Toccata. Brioso (on 1959-01-21)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1957)
part of:
Partita for Orchestra
William Walton4:40
2Partita for Orchestra: II. Pastorale Siciliana. Andante comodo
producer:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1959-01-21)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1959-01-21)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1959-01-21)
recording of:
Partita for Orchestra: II. Pastorale Siciliana. Andante comodo (on 1959-01-21)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1957)
part of:
Partita for Orchestra
William Walton5:48
3Partita for Orchestra: III. Giga burlesca. Allegro gioviale
producer:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1959-01-21)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1959-01-21)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1959-01-21)
recording of:
Partita for Orchestra: III. Giga Burlesca. Allegro gioviale (on 1959-01-21)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1957)
part of:
Partita for Orchestra
William Walton4:52
4Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp minor: I. Andante
producer:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1958-11-01)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1958-11-01)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1958-11-01)
recording of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major: I. Adagio (original incomplete version) (on 1958-11-01)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1910)
part of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major (original incomplete version)
Gustav Mahler22:14
5Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp minor: II. Purgatorio. Allegretto moderato
producer:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1958-11-01)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1958-11-01)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1958-11-01)
recording of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp minor: III. Purgatorio (original incomplete version) (on 1958-11-01)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1910)
part of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major (original incomplete version)
Gustav Mahler3:57
▶ CD 31: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Mozart
▶ CD 32: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
▶ CD 33: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
▶ CD 34: Beethoven: Symphony no. 7
▶ CD 35: Prokofiev: Symphony no. 5
▶ CD 36: Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos
▶ CD 37: Dvořák: Symphony no. 7
▶ CD 38: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 35 “Haffner”, 39 & 40
▶ CD 39: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 22 & 23
▶ CD 40: Schumann: Symphonies nos. 1-4 (1)
▶ CD 41: Schumann: Symphonies nos. 1-4 (2)
▶ CD 42: Strauss: Don Quixote
▶ CD 43: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1
▶ CD 44: Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3
▶ CD 45: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5
▶ CD 46: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 9 & 8 (1)
▶ CD 47: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 9 & 8 (2)
▶ CD 48: Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu / Walton: Symphony no. 2
▶ CD 49: Schubert: Symphony no. 8
▶ CD 50: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Strauss
▶ CD 51: Wagner: Preludes
▶ CD 52: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
▶ CD 53: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
▶ CD 54: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
▶ CD 55: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 26 & 27
▶ CD 56: Bartók, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos
▶ CD 57: Johann Strauss II & Josef Strauss
▶ CD 58: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 “Italian”
▶ CD 59: Debussy: La Mer / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Pavane
▶ CD 60: Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 / Leonore Overture no. 3
▶ CD 61: Bohemian Carnival
▶ CD 62: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
▶ CD 63: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 28 & 33
▶ CD 64: Mozart: Violin Concertos nos. 1, 3 & 5
▶ CD 65: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 19 & 20
▶ CD 66: Mozart: Sinfonia concertante / Exsultate, jubilate
▶ CD 67: Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Mozart: Symphony no. 41
▶ CD 68: Strauss: Sinfonia domestica
▶ CD 69: Barber: Piano Concerto / Schuman
▶ CD 70: Brahms: Symphony no. 3 / Haydn Variations
▶ CD 71: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 1 & 2
▶ CD 72: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 21 & 24
▶ CD 73: Dvořák: Slavonic Dances
▶ CD 74: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Janáček
▶ CD 75: Mahler: Symphony no. 4
▶ CD 76: Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite no. 1 / Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1
▶ CD 77: Bruckner: Symphony no. 3
▶ CD 78: Wagner: Preludes
▶ CD 79: Prokofiev: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
▶ CD 80: Beethoven: Overtures
▶ CD 81: Brahms: Symphonies nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Overtures (1)
▶ CD 82: Brahms: Symphonies nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Overtures (2)
▶ CD 83: Brahms: Symphonies nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Overtures (3)
▶ CD 84: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2
▶ CD 85: Mendelssohn, Schubert: Incidental Music
▶ CD 86: Rossini: Overtures
▶ CD 87: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1
▶ CD 88: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 93 & 94 “Surprise”
▶ CD 89: Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / Walton
▶ CD 90: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 15 & 17
▶ CD 91: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Posthorn Serenade
▶ CD 92: Wagner: Great Orchestral Highlights from the “Ring”
▶ CD 93: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1
▶ CD 94: Kodály: Háry János Suite / Prokofiev
▶ CD 95: Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 (1)
▶ CD 96: Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 (2)
▶ CD 97: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 95 & 96 “The Miracle”
▶ CD 98: Haydn: Symphonies nos. 97 & 98
▶ CD 99: Mahler: Symphony no. 6 “Tragic”
▶ CD 100: Smetana: The Moldau / From Bohemia's Fields and Groves
▶ CD 101: Wagner, Weber: Overtures
▶ CD 102: Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
▶ CD 103: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1
▶ CD 104: Mozart: Piano Quartets nos. 1 & 2
▶ CD 105: Mozart: Violin Sonatas K. 296, 301, 304 & 376
▶ CD 106: Christmas Melodies & Interviews

Credits

Release

photography:Bob Cato (album cover designer)
Peter Hastings (English horn player)
Andria Hoy (archivist)
Don Hunstein (photographer)
Geoffrey Landesman (photographer)
Hank Parker
Sandy Speiser
Dan Weiner (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Anthony Fountain (music archivist at Sony Music Entertainment) (task: tape research)
Michael Panico (archives manager at Sony Music Entertainment) (task: document research)
Miriam Rodriguez (product manager at Sony Classical International) (task: product manager)
Che Williams (task: analogue to digital image conversion)
mixer and mastering:Matthias Erb (producer)
Richard King (engineer with Sony Music Studios, NYC from 1992–2007)
Martin Kistner (engineer)
Andreas K. Meyer (US sound engineer)
Rebekah Wineman
engineer:Matt Cavaluzzo
Andreas K. Meyer (US sound engineer)
Rebekah Wineman
Brett Zinn (audio engineer)
producer:Robert Russ (producer)
design:[ec:ko] communications
booklet editor:Jochen Rudelt
texthouse (liner notes)
mixed at and mastered at:b-sharp music & media solutions in Berlin, Germany
Meyer Media LLC in Long Island City, New York, New York, United States
engineered at:Battery Studios (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Iron Mountain Digital Services in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/22373824 [info]
discography entry:https://sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/george-szell-the-complete-columbia-album-collection [info]