The Complete Wilhelm Furtwängler On Record

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Album Info

Release Date: 2021-09-24

Label: Warner Classics

Remastered in 192kHz/24-bit (CD 1-34 , 36-54), 96kHz/24-bit (CD 35), and 44 kHz/16-bit (CD 55) by Art & Son Studio, Annecy.
CD 1-4, 17, 29-30, 36 licensed from Deutsche Gramophon & Decca, courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited.
A Warner Classics compilation , (P) & (C) 2021 Parlophone Records Limited.

160 pages booklet. Original notes in French by Christophe Henault & Stephane Topakian, English translation by Susannah Howe, German translation by Eckhardy van den Hoogen.

Recording dates and venues

CD 1 TT: 70:35
Track 1: 1926-10-16 First release as: Polydor 66466
Track 2 to 5: 1926-10-16, 1926-10-30, 1927-01 First release as: Polydor 69855/9
Track 6: 1929-06-13, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 66925/6
Track 7: 1929-06-13, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 66926
Track 8 to 9: 1929-06-13, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 95458
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 2 TT: 60:44
Track 1: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 95408
Track 2 to 3: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 95438/9
Track 4: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 90147
Track 5: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 95410/11
Track 6: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin.
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 3 TT: 55:10
Track 1: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 95470
Track 2: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin.
Track 3: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 95411
Track 4: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin.
Track 5 to 6: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 95417/95418
Track 7: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 95427
Track 8 to 9: 1930, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 90190
Track 10: 1932, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 67056
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 4 TT: 70:01
Track 1: 1933, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 67054
Track 2: 1933, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 67055
Track 3 to 4: 1933, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 35013
Track 5: 1935, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 35028
Track 6 to 7: 1935, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 67108/109
Track 8 to 11: 1936-12-28 & 1936-06-27, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 67156/158
Track 12: 1936-12-28, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: Polydor 67121
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 5 TT: 74:40
Track 1 to 8: Live recording 1937-04-01, Queen's Hall London. First release as Toshiba TOCE 6057

CD 6 TT: 62:59
Track 1 to 9: Live recording 1937-05-26, Covent Garden, London. Official premiere release

CD 7 TT: 50:44
Track 1 to 10: Live recording 1937-06-01, Covent Garden, London. Official premiere release

CD 8 TT: 57:13
Track 1 to 18: Live recording 1937-06-01, Covent Garden, London. Official premiere release

CD 9 TT: 75:11
Track 1 to 4: 1937-10-08 & 1937-11-03, Beethovensaal, Berlin. First release as: HMV DB 3328/332
Track 5 to 6: 1938-02-11, Beethovensaal, Berlin. First release as: HMV DB 3419/3420
Track 7 to 8: 1938-03-15, Beethovensaal, Berlin. First release as: HMV DB 3445/3447

CD 10 TT: 48:39
Track 1 to 4: 1938-10-25 & 1938-10-27, Beethovensaal, Berlin. First release as: HMV DB 4609/4614

CD 11 TT: 50:59
Track 1: 1939-04-25, Beethoven Saal, Berlin . First release as HMV DB 4696/4697S
Track 2: 1940-10-15, Philharmonie, Berlin. First release as: Telefunken SK 3104
Track 3: 1942-04-07, Philharmonie, Berlin. First release as: Telefunken SK 3230/3232
Track 4: 1942-10-29, Philharmonie, Berlin. First release as: Telefunken SK 3266

CD 12 TT: 65:39
Track 1 to 10: 1943-12-18 & 1943-12-23, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ED 29 0666 1
Track 11 to 15: 1943-12-22 to 1943-12-23, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ED 29 0666 1

CD 13 TT: 45:14
Track 1 to 3: 1947-08-28 to 1947-08-29, Kunsthaus, Lucerne. First release as HMV DB 6574/6579

CD 14 TT: 66:20
Track 1 to 4: 1947-11-10 to 1947-11-12 & 1947-11-17 & 1949-02-15, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien; First release as: HMV DB 6741/6746
Track 5: 1947-11-1, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6741/6747
Track 6: 1947-11-25, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6625

CD 15 TT: 40:19
Track 1 to 7: 1947-11-11 & 1947-11-19 & 1947-11-26 & 1947-12-03, Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as HMV DB 6707/6711

CD 16 TT: 47:06
Track 1 to 4: 1947-11-17 to 1947-11-19 & 1947-11-25, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6634/6639

CD 17 TT: 55:49
Track 1 to 4: 1948-03-20 & 1948-03-22 & 1948-03-24 to 1948-03-25, Kingsway Hall, London. First Release as Decca K1875-79
Track 5 to 8: 1948-03-20 & 1948-03-22 & 1948-03-24 to 1948-03-25, Kingsway Hall, London. First Release as Decca K1875-79
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 18 TT: 54:05
Track 1 to 6: 1948-03-26, N0.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. First release as: HMV DB 6792/93/94
Track 7: 1949-02-15, Grosser Saal or Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6941
Track 8-11: 1949-02-15, Grosser Saal or Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6997/9

CD 19 TT: 54:52
Track 1: 1949-02-16 to 1949-02-17, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6916/6917
Track 2: 1949-02-17 & 1949-02-22, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: Testament SBT 1141
Track 3: 1949-02-23, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6949/6950
Track 4: 1949-03-30 to 1949-03-31, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6975/6976

CD 20 TT: 64:13
Track 1 to 10: 1949-03-30 & 1949-04-02, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6932-4
Track 11: 1949-03-31, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6950
Track 12: 1949-03-31, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: Electrola 1C14903584
Track 13 to 16: 1949-04-01, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1498
Track 17 to 19: 1949-04-04, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV 6976 (Track 17), HMV 6934 (Track 18 to 19)
Track 20: 1949-04-01 & 1949-04-04, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6942-3
Track 21: 1949-04-04, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6942-3

CD 21 TT: 49:12
Track 1: 1949-08-29, Kunsthaus, Lucerne. First release as: Testament SBT 1141
Track 2 to 4: 1949-08-29 to 1949-08-31, Kunsthaus, Lucerne. First release as: HMV DB 21000/4

CD 22 TT: 62:39
Track 1 to 4: 1950-01-18 to 1950-01-19, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21106/21110
Track 5 to 6: 1950-01-19 to 1950-01-21, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21131/21133

CD 23 TT: 70:32
Track 1: 1950-01-21 to 1950-01-24, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21169/21171
Track 2: 1950-01-24, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21174
Track 3 to 6: 1950-01-25 & 1950-01-30, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 211099/21103

CD 24 TT: 60:49
Track 1: 1950-01-31, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 6946
Track 2: 1950-02-01, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV XLP 30108
Track 3: 1950-02-01, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21104
Track 4 to 5: 1950-02-02, Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21192
Track 6 to 7: 1950-02-02, Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21172/73
Track 8: 1950-02-03, Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21172 7ER5001
Track 9: 1950-02-03, Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21172 7R134
Track 10 to 11: 1950-02-03, Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV RLS764

CD 25 TT: 65:21
Track 1: 1951-01-03 to 1951-01-17, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: Electrola WALP 1500
Track 2 to 5: 1951-01-04 to 1951-01-10, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21376/21381
Track 6: 1951-01-11, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21493

CD 26 TT: 56:45
Track 1 to 4: 1951-01-11 to 1951-01-17, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21506/21508
Track 5: 1951-01-18, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 21502
Track 6: 1951-01-24 to 1951-01-25, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 9787/9789
Track 7: 1951-01-24, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV DB 9787/89

CD 27 TT: 66:14
Track 1 to 3: 1951-02-19 to 1951-02-20, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. First release as: HMV ALP 1051
Track 4 to 6: 1952-05-25 to 1952-05-26, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem. First release as: HMV ALP 1135

CD 28 TT: 77:20
Track 1 to 11: 1951-07-29, Live, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth. First release as: HMV ALP 1286/1287
Published with permission of Wieland and Wolfgang Wagner, and Elisabeth Fürtwangler

CD 29 TT: 79:32
Track 1 to 4: 1951-11-27 to 1951-11-28 & 1951-12-02 to 1951-12-04, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem. First release as DG LPM 18015/16
Track 5: 1951-11-22 to 1951-12-04, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem. First release as DG LPM 18017/18018
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 30 TT: 79:01
Track 1 to 3: 1951-11-22 to 1951-12-04, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem. First release as DG LPM 18017/18018
Track 4 to 7: 1951-12-04 to 1951-12-05, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem. First release as DG LPM 18015/16
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 31 TT: 38:26
Track 1 to 6: 1952-06-22, Kingsway Hall, London. First release as: HMV ALP 1016
Track 7 to 10: 1952-06-24 to 1952-06-25, Kingsway Hall, London. First release as: HMV ALP 1270

CD 32 TT: 70:34
Track 1 to 4: 1952-11-24 & 1952-11-26 to 1952-11-28, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1324
Track 5 to 9: 1952-11-24 to 1952-11-25, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1041

CD 33 TT: 52:24
Track 1 to 4: 1952-11-24 to 1952-11-25, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1060

CD 34 TT: 50:03
Track 1 to 4: 1952-12-01 to 1952-12-02, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1059
Track 5: 1952-12-02 to 1952-12-03, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: VSM FALP 289

CD 35 TT: 61:35
Track 1 to 3: 1953-04-07 to 1953-04-08, Kingsway Hall, London. First release as: HMV ALP 1100
Track 4 to 5: 1953-04-09, Kingsway Hall, London. First release as: HMV ALP 1135

CD 36 TT: 70:52
Track 1 to 4: 1953-05-14, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem. First release as DG LP 16063
Track 5 to 7: 1953-12-14 to 1953-12-15, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: Decca LXT 2905
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 37 TT: 37:45
Track 1 to 3: 1953-09-12 to 1953-09-13, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. First release as: HMV ALP 1121

CD 38 TT: 35:56
Track 1 to 4: 1954-02-28 & 1954-03-01, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1195

CD 39 TT: 71:58
Track 1: 1954-03-02, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1016
Track 2: 1954-03-03, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1016
Track 3: 1953-03-02 to 1954-03-03, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1208
Track 4: 1954-03-02, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1208
Track 5: 1954-03-03, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1220

CD 40 TT: 65:27
Track 1: 1953-03-04, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1220
Track 2: 1954-03-05 to 1953-03-06, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: RCA Victor LHMV 19
Track 3: 1954-03-06, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: RCA Victor LHMV 19
Track 4: 1953-03-08, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: 2XVH 9066
Track 5: 1953-03-08, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV XLP 30097
Track 6: 1954-04-04 to 1954-04-05, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin. First release as: HMV ALP 1324

CD 41 TT: 79:34
CD 42: TT: 4428
CD 43: TT 39:10
Recorded live: 1954-04-14 to 1954-04-17, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: 5 65509 2
New editing by Stéphane Topakian
15 numbers omitted: 19, 23, 29, 38, 40, 41 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 61, 62, 70, 75
Producer/Balance Engineer unknown

CD 44 TT: 78:37
CD 45 TT: 71:00
CD 46 TT: 76:53
CD 47 TT: 30:56
Recorded: 1952-06-10 to 1952-06-22, Kingsway Hall, London. First release as: HMV ALP 1030/35

CD 48 TT: 71:31
CD 49 TT: 62:36
Recorded: 1953-10-13 to 1953-10-19, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1130/32

CD 50 TT: 66:38
CD 51 TT: 63:18
CD 52 TT: 29:31
CD 53 TT: 69:50
Recorded: 1954-09-28 to 1954-10-06, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as: HMV ALP 1257/61

CD 54 TT: 67:37
Track 1 to 3: 1950-09-01, Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen. Originally broadcasted by Danish Radio in 1950. Source Henning Smidth. World premiere release.
Track 4: 1950-01, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. World premiere release.
Track 5: 1950-01, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. First release as Testament SBT 1141
Track 6 to 7: 1950-01, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien. World premiere release.
Track 8: 1950-02, Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Wien. World premiere release.
Track 9: Editing from original tapes 1949/1950. Recordings in Vienna and Lucerne. World premiere realease.

CD 55 TT: 55:58
Interviews recorded by Jon Tolansky, 1993 to 2003.