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Clemens Krauss - The Collection (2018) [97CD Box Set]

Clemens Krauss - The Collection (2018) [97CD Box Set]

BAND/ARTIST: Clemens Krauss

  • Title: The Collection
  • Year Of Release: 2018
  • Label: Venias [VN033]
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue, log, scans)
  • Total Time: 04:09:13:20
  • Total Size: 19,7 GB (+3%rec.)
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Clemens Krauss’s mother was the talented actress and singer Clementine Krauss and his great aunt the soprano Gabrielle Krauss; his father was a member of the imperial household. Having joined the choir of the imperial chapel at the age of eight and earned the praise of Mahler, he went on to study at the Vienna Conservatory where his teachers included Heuberger, Gradener and Reinhold. He gained his first professional appointment in 1912 as chorusmaster at Brno, where he made his conducting debut with Lortzing’s Zar und Zimmermann during the following year. Subsequently Krauss was second conductor at Riga (1913–1914) and Nuremberg (1915–1916), and first conductor at Stettin (1916–1921), where he was conveniently able to hear Nikisch often in Berlin. His first appointment as chief conductor, with responsibility for both opera and symphony concerts, was at Graz in Austria in 1921. Krauss soon came to the attention of Richard Strauss, who as co-director of the Vienna State Opera invited him to Vienna at short notice to conduct Das Rheingold, Die Walkure and his own Der Rosenkavalier: Krauss’s appointment as conductor at the Vienna State Opera followed in 1922. Here he worked with Franz Schalk and developed a close relationship with Richard Strauss, who was to play a major role in his life. He also taught conducting at the Vienna Academy of Music (1922–1924) and was conductor of the Tonkunstler concerts (1923–1927). Between 1924 and 1929 Krauss was chief conductor of the Opera and Museum concerts at Frankfurt; he made his first visit to South America in 1927, and appeared in the USA with the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestras during 1929.

In 1929 Krauss returned to Vienna as chief conductor of the State Opera, and also frequently conducted the opera orchestra in its concert-giving guise as the Vienna Philharmonic. He worked closely with Mahler’s favoured designer, Alfred Roller, and in 1930 conducted the Viennese premiere of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck. During this period he was a frequent conductor at the Salzburg Festival, where he had already conducted Ariadne auf Naxos in 1926; he also conducted Der Rosenkavalier when it was first performed at the Festival in 1929. His debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, followed in 1934. Following the departure of Erich Kleiber as chief conductor at the Berlin Staatsoper in the same year, Krauss took over this position in 1935 and repeated this sequence of events when he replaced Knappertsbusch as chief conductor at Munich in 1937. He also directed the Salzburg Mozarteum between 1939 and 1945, and continued his close association with the Salzburg Festival during World War II.

Although Krauss made no secret of his sympathy with the Nazi party, and was happy to replace conductors who had fallen out with the Nazis, as his moves to Berlin and Munich clearly indicated, he was nevertheless very helpful to Jewish musicians whose lives were threatened by the Nazi regime. He remained in Munich until 1943 when the principal opera house, the National Theatre, was destroyed by allied bombing; and then returned to Vienna where he conducted the last concert of the Vienna Philharmonic before the Russians entered the city. Three weeks later he led the first concert after the liberation of Austria; but at the request of one of the occupying powers he was banned from conducting because of his associations with the National Socialist Party and did not return to the podium until 1947, when he once again conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera in its temporary home at the Theater an der Wien. He also returned to teaching in Vienna and henceforth became active as a guest conductor internationally, appearing in Germany, England, France, Italy and South America. Krauss led the Vienna State Opera on a triumphant visit to London in 1947 and conducted Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at Covent Garden in 1951 as well as Der Ring des Nibelungen and Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival in 1953. With the rebuilding of the Vienna State Opera he was expected to become its new chief conductor, but this appointment went, possibly as a result of internal politics, to Karl Bohm instead. Krauss died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Mexico City, before the re-opening of the new opera house in Vienna at the end of 1955.

As a close colleague of Richard Strauss, Krauss became an outstanding exponent of that composer’s music, conducting the first performances of Arabella (1933, Dresden, replacing Fritz Busch who had left as a result of Nazi pressure), Friedenstag (1938, Munich), Capriccio, for which he was also the librettist (1942, Munich) and Die Liebe der Danae (1952, Salzburg). Recordings of Krauss conducting all or parts of these operas have survived, as well as Der Rosenkavalier and the second half of Ariadne auf Naxos, and they all fully demonstrate his great skill in this repertoire, as do his commercial recordings of the major tone poems by Richard Strauss, notably an effervescent Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche. Many of these operatic recordings feature his wife, the Romanian soprano Viorica Ursuleac. If Krauss’s skill and understanding as a conductor of Richard Strauss’s music has rarely been equalled, he was also an outstanding exponent of the music of the ‘other’ Strauss, Johann II. At the beginning of 1941 Krauss created the tradition of the New Year’s Day concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and recorded for Decca many of Johann Strauss II’s most popular orchestral works as well as an unrivalled account of Strauss’s best-loved operetta Die Fledermaus.

Krauss’s other operatic recordings are uniformly excellent and demonstrate a remarkable theatrical ability and understanding. His radio recording of Der fliegende Hollander, with Hans Hotter in the title role, is brilliantly dramatic, as is his live Salzburg Festival account of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. All his Bayreuth Festival performances from 1953 have been published and demonstrate a lighter approach to Wagner’s music than is often encountered. When he conducted Tristan und Isolde at Covent Garden in 1951, the critic Harold Rosenthal noted, ‘His was a beautiful, subdued reading of the score, imbued with poetry rather than with passion, and was perfectly consistent from the first bar of the prelude to the last of the liebestod.’ These characteristics also typify many of his recordings of orchestral music, several of which, such as another radio recording, of Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, possess a typically Viennese buoyancy of touch. Krauss was one of the major conductors of the first half of the twentieth century, whose exceptional skills are reflected in his relatively small but highly representative discography.




Tracks:

CD 1

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Symphony No.88 In G Major / No.93 In Dmajor / No.31 In Dmajor ”Hornsignal”



CD 2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Symphony No.41 In C Major,K.551"Jupiter"

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

The Bartered Bride Overture

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Fidelio Overture,Op.72C



CD 3

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Serenade In D Major K.250 ”Haffner”

Joseph Haydn

Symphony No.88 In G Major,



CD 4

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Symphony No.2 In D Major, Op.36 / No.6 In F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”



CD 5

Ludwing Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Leonore Ii Overture, Op. 72A

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Ungarischer Tanz Nr.1 In G Moll / Nr.3 In F Dur

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Symphony No.41 In C Major,K.551"Jupiter"

G.P.Palestrina (1525-1594)

O Susser Schlummer

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Symphony No.7 (8) In B Minor, D.759 "Unfinished"



CD 6

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90 / No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68



CD 7

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 / Ungarischer Tanz Nr.1 In G Moll / Nr.3 In F Dur

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Slavonic Dances,Op.46-3 A Flat Major / Op.46-5 A Major / Op.46-8 G Minor

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy(1809-1847)

A Midsummer Night’S Dream,Op.61



CD 8

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Gesang Der Geister Uber Den Wassern ,D714 / Symphony No. 9 (8) In C Major, D 944 "The Great"

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Symphony No.4 In E Flat Major ”Romantic”



CD 9

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Sonata “Grand Duo” In C Major, D.812 (Orch:Kar; Frotzler)

Maurice Ravel(1875-1937)

Daphnis Et Chloe Suite No.2 / Alborada Del Gracioso



CD 10

Luigi Mancinelli (1848-1921)

"Scene Veneziane"~Fuga Degli Amanti A Chioggia*

Ottorino Respighi(1879-1936)

Pini Di Roma / Fontane Di Roma

Gerhart Von Westerman (1894-1963)

Divertimento Op.16



CD 11

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Symphonic Poem “Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche”, Op.28*

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

.Ah, Perfido! (Scene And Aria) For Sprano And Orchestra, Op.65

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Der Fliegende Hollander / Tristan Und Isolde / Lieder



CD 12-16

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Don Juan / Don Quixote / Also Sprach Zarathustra / “Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche”, Op.28 / Symphonia Domestica Op.53 / Le Burgeois Gentlhomme-Suite, Op. 60 / Tod Und Verklarung,Op.24 / Ein Heldenleben-Symphonic Poem For Orchestra,Op.40 / "Salome"~Dance Of The Seven Veils, Op. 54



CD 17

Josef Suk (1874-1935)

Serenade For Strings,Op.6

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Symphonic Fantasy “Aus Italien”,Op.16



CD 18

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Divertimento Op.86,Suite Nach Klavierstucken Von Francois Couperin / Metamorphosen, Studie Fur 23 Solostreicher

Paul Dukas (1885-1935)

L’Apprenti Sorcier



CD 19

George Enescu(1881-1955)

Romanian Rhapsody No.1 In A Major,Op.11

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Pulcinella-Suite(1949 Version)

Manuel De Falla(1876-1946)

El Sombrero De Tres Picos Suite No.2

Paul Dukas (1885-1935)

L’Apprenti Sorcier

Maurice Ravel(1875-1937)

Rapsodie Espagnole



CD 20

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Violin Concerto No.4 In D Major,K.218

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major,Op.83



CD 21

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major,Op.73 / No.4 In G Major,Op.58



CD 22

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Leonore Ⅲ Overture, Op. 72B / Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major,Op.19

Alfred Uhl(1909-1992)

Konzertante Symphonie Fur Klarinette Und Orchester

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Premiere Rhapsodie Pour Clarinette Et Orchestra



CD 23

Joseph Strauss (1827-1870)

Frauenwurde Op.277 / Moulinet Op.57

Johan Strauss Ⅱ (1825-1899)

Wiener Blut Op.354 / Demolirer-Polka Op.269 / Eljen A Magyar Op.332 / Perpetuum Mobile Op.257 / Etc.

Joseph Strauss (1827-1870) & Johan Strauss Ⅱ(1825-1899)

Pizzicato-Polka



CD 24

Joseph Strauss (1827-1870)

Mein Lebenslauf Ist Liebn Und Lust! Op.263 / Die Libelle-Polka Mazurka Op.204 / Etc.

Johan Strauss Ⅱ (1825-1899)

Die Fledermaus Ouvertue / Der Zigeunerbaron Overture / Im Krapfenwald’L-Polka Op.336 / Eljen A Mgyar!- Polka Op.332 / Egyptischer Marsch Op.335 / Vergnugungszug-Polka Op.281 / Etc.

Joseph Strauss (1827-1870) & Johan Strauss Ⅱ(1825-1899)

Pizzicato-Polka



CD 25

Joseph Strauss (1827-1870)

Dorfshwalben Aus Osterreich Walzer Op.164 / Moulinet-Polka Framcaise Op.57 / Feuerfest!-Polka Francaise Op.269 / Spharenklange Op.235 / Plappermaulchen Op.245 / Etc.

Johan Strauss Ⅰ(1804-1849)

Radetzky-Marsch Op.228

Johan Strauss Ⅱ (1825-1899)

Stadt Und Land-Polka Op.322 / Auf Der Jagd-Polka Schnell Op.373 / Ritter Pasman Op.441 / Perpetuum Mobile Op.257 / An Der Schonen Blauen Donau Op.314 / Bei Uns Z’Haus Op.361 / Annen-Polka Op.117 / Etc.



CD 26

Johan Strauss Ⅱ (1825-1899)

Vergnugungszug-Polka Op.281 / Indigo Und Die 40 Rauber Overture / Bei Uns Z'Haus, Op. 361 / Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449 / Etc.

Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Schwert Und Leyer, Op. 71 / Rudolfsheimer, Op. 152 / Die Libelle, Op. 204 / Etc.



CD 27

Josef Strauss

Spharen-Klange, Op. 235: Spharenklange, Op. 235 / Mailust, Op. 182 / Etc.

Johan Strauss Ⅱ (1825-1899)

Im Krapfenwaldl, Op. 336 / Fruhlingsstimmen, Op. 410 / Auf Der Jagd, Op. 373 / Ouverture Zu “Die Fledermaus” / Einzugsmarsch Aus “Der Zigeunerbaron” / Perpetuum Mobile,Op.257 / Annen-Polka, Op.117 / Etc.

Johan Strauss Ⅰ(1804-1849)

Radetzky March, Op. 228

Carl Michael Ziehrer

Weana Mad’In,Walzer Op.388



CD 28

Johan Strauss Ⅱ(1825-1899)

Liebeslieder Walzer /Tausendundeine Nacht-Walzer,Op.346 / Egyptischer Marsch Op.335 / Rosen Aus Dem Suden Op.388 / Die Fledermaus Ouverture / Etc.

Joseph Strauss (1827-1870)

Spharenklange Op.235 / Feuerfest!-Polka Francaise Op.269



CD 29-31

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Le Nozze Di Figaro



CD 32-35

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Fidelio,Op.72 / Fantasia In C Minor For Piano,Orchestra And Chorus,Op.80 / Missa Solemnis Op.123 / Trauerkantate Auf Den Tod Kaiser Josephs Ii, Woo 87



CD 36-37

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Die Schopfung

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Alto Rhapsody, Op.53



CD 38-39

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Die Jahreszeiten



CD 40

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Mass No.6 In E Flat Major,D.950



CD 41-42

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

La Boheme



CD 43-44

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

La Boheme

Giuseppe Verdi(1813-1901)

Falstaff



CD 45

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Il Tabarro(Der Mantel)



CD 46-47

Giuseppe Verdi(1813-1901)

Aida



CD 48-49

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Friedenstag

J.S.Bach(1685-1750)

Matthaus-Passion Bwv 244(Excerpts)



CD 50-68

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Ariadne Auf Naxos / Arabella / Der Rosenkavalier / Die Liebe Der Danae / Der Rosenkavalier

Capriccio / Capriccio(Highlights) / Salome Op.54



CD 69-70

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Salome Op.54 / Die Frau Ohne Schatten

Giuseppe Verdi(1813-1901)

Don Carlo / Otello



CD 71-72

Johan Strauss Ⅱ(1825-1899)

Die Fledermaus



CD 73-74

Johan Strauss Ⅱ(1825-1899)

Der Zigeunerbaron

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Die Walkure / Gotterdammerung



CD 75-95

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Der Fliegende Hollander / Der Ring Des Nibelungen / Das Rheingold / Die Walkure / Siegfried / Gotterdammerung / Parsifal / Das Rheingold / Die Walkure(Excerpts) / Gotterdammerung(Excerpts) / Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg(Excerpts) / Parsifal(Excerpts)



CD 96-97

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Tristan Und Isolde~Vorspiel / Parsifal~Karfreitagszauber

Hans Pfitzner(1869-1949)

Von Deutscher Seele Op.28




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