The Warner Recordings, 1934-1970

Album by George Szell

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
    21:10
  2. 2.
    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
    9:13
  3. 3.
    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: III. Rondo: Allegro
    8:34
  4. 4.
    Symphonie Espagnol, Op. 21: I. Allegro Non Troppo
    7:13
  5. 5.
    Symphonie Espagnol, Op. 21: II. Scherzando (Allegro Molto)
    3:44
  6. 6.
    Symphonie Espagnol, Op. 21: IV. Andante
    5:55
  7. 7.
    Symphonie Espagnol, Op. 21: V. Rondo (Allegro)
    7:45

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    An die schönen blauen Donau - Walzer, Op. 314
    9:11
  2. 3.
    Frühlingsstimmen - Walzer, Op. 410
    4:38
  3. 4.
    Pizzicato Polka
    2:10
  4. 5.
    Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214
    2:34
  5. 6.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso
    20:58
  6. 7.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: II. Adagio
    15:51
  7. 8.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro Non Troppo
    10:33

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Act 1: Vorspiel
    8:34
  2. 4.
    Oberon, J360: Overture
    8:18
  3. 5.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
    20:06
  4. 6.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
    7:55
  5. 7.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo: Allegro – Più allegro
    9:25

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From The New World": I. Adagio – Allegro molto
    8:36
  2. 5.
    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From The New World": II. Largo
    11:34
  3. 6.
    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From The New World": III. Molto vivace
    7:53
  4. 7.
    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From The New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
    10:38
  5. 8.
    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro
    13:41
  6. 9.
    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    10:33
  7. 10.
    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: III. Allegro moderato – Andante – Allegro vivo
    11:50

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Vier letzte Lieder, AV150: I. Frühling (Hesse)
    3:45
  2. 6.
    Vier letzte Lieder, AV150: II. September (Hesse)
    5:23
  3. 7.
    Vier letzte Lieder, AV150: III. Beim Schlafengehen (Hesse)
    5:26
  4. 8.
    Vier letzte Lieder, AV150: IV. Im Abendrot (Eichendorff)
    8:26
  5. 9.
    Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 (Bürger)
    2:08
  6. 10.
    Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 (Dehmel)
    3:18
  7. 11.
    Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 (vom Gilm)
    1:55
  8. 12.
    Freundliche Vision, Op. 40 No. 1 (Bierbaum)
    3:09
  9. 13.
    Die heiligen drei Könige, Op. 56 No. 6 (Heine)
    6:41

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Ch'io mi scordi di te? ... Non temer amato ben, K.505 (?Da Ponte)
    11:15
  2. 7.
    Vado, aa dove? ... O Dei, K.583 (?Da Ponte)
    4:23
  3. 8.
    Alma grande e nobile care, K.578 (Palomba)
    4:30
  4. 9.
    Nehmt meinem Dank, K.383 (Anon.)
    3:58
  5. 10.
    Ruhe, meine Seele, Op. 27 No. 1 (Henckell)
    3:54
  6. 11.
    Meinen Kinde, Op. 32 No. 3 (Falke)
    2:50
  7. 12.
    Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 (Dehmel)
    4:45
  8. 13.
    Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 (Mackay)
    3:46
  9. 14.
    Das Bächlein, Op. 88 (attrib. Goethe)
    2:01
  10. 15.
    Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 (Klopstock)
    3:13
  11. 16.
    Winterweihe, Op. 48 No. 4 (Henckell)
    3:23

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: XI. Revelge
    7:10
  2. 8.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: V. Das irdische Leben
    2:46
  3. 9.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: II. Verlor'ne Müh'
    2:30
  4. 10.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: VII. Rheinlegendchen
    3:07
  5. 11.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: XII. Der Tamboursg'sell
    5:51
  6. 12.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: I. Der Schildwache Nachtlied
    6:18
  7. 13.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: IV. Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
    2:00
  8. 14.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: X. Lob des hohen Verstandes
    2:48
  9. 15.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: VI. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
    4:00
  10. 16.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: VIII. Lied des Verfolgten im Turm
    3:42
  11. 17.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: III. Trost im Unglück
    2:12
  12. 18.
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: IX. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
    7:32

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
    14:27
  2. 9.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: II. Largo
    12:29
  3. 10.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
    8:36
  4. 11.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
    14:17
  5. 12.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
    9:02
  6. 13.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: III. Rondo: Molto allegro
    6:26

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
    16:39
  2. 10.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
    10:26
  3. 11.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo: Allegro – Presto
    8:38
  4. 12.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
    18:51
  5. 13.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
    5:46
  6. 14.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: III. Rondo: Vivace
    9:59

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
    20:16
  2. 11.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
    8:56
  3. 12.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo: Allegro - Più allegro
    10:32

Disc 11

  1. 11.
    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo
    22:36
  2. 12.
    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
    9:38
  3. 13.
    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
    8:37
  4. 14.
    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102: I. Allegro
    17:02
  5. 15.
    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102: II. Andante
    7:55
  6. 16.
    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo
    8:57

Disc 12

  1. 12.
    Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944 "Great": I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo
    14:21
  2. 13.
    Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944 "Great": II. Andante con moto
    14:32
  3. 14.
    Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944 "Great": III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio
    9:48
  4. 15.
    Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944 "Great": IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
    11:46

Disc 13

  1. 13.
    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88: I. Allegro con brio
    10:49
  2. 14.
    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88: II. Adagio
    10:39
  3. 15.
    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88: III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace
    6:42
  4. 16.
    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    9:33
  5. 17.
    Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2
    6:05
  6. 18.
    Slavonic Dance in A-flat major, Op. 46 No. 3
    5:04

Disc 14

  1. 14.
    Introduction - Background and Overview
    5:41
  2. 15.
    Early career and early recordings
    2:31
  3. 16.
    Cleveland Orchestra - Auditions, Demands, Methods, Standard
    21:35
  4. 17.
    Rehearsal - George Szell and Emil Gilels
    3:30
  5. 18.
    Szell's expectations of commitment from players and himself
    3:10
  6. 19.
    London Symphony Orchestra - Demands, Methods, Standards
    16:43
  7. 20.
    Szell the controller - and Szell's pride in the Cleveland Orchestra
    8:20
  8. 21.
    Szell's last year - and Conclusion
    9:57

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