Rafael Kubelik - Complete Decca Recordings (12CD)

Rafael Kubelik, the Czech conductor, was in every way a big man: tall and robust in physique, he was the most generous of human beings and he inspired devoted affection among his friends and colleagues. This complete Decca collection finds Kubelík working with the Wiener Philharmoniker, the Israel Philharmonic, the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, and for a single operatic extract, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ORIGINAL JACKETS LIMITED EDITION.

TRACK LIST

CDs 1–2
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Symphonies Nos. 1–4
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 3
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Pierre Fournier, cello; Wiener Philharmoniker
Serenade for Strings in E major Op. 22
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 4
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 5
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Slavonic Dances, Opp. 46 & 72
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 6
BEDŘICH SMETANA (1824–1884)
Má vlast
Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 7
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860–1911)
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Wiener Philharmoniker
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CD RELEASE ON DECCA

CD 8
LEOŠ JANÁČEK (1854–1928)
Sinfonietta
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy-Overture after Shakespeare
Wiener Philharmoniker

CDs 9–10
OTTO NICOLAI (1810–1849)
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Sir John Falstaff - Karl Ridderbusch
Fluth / Ford - Wolfgang Brendel
Herr Reich / Page - Alexander Malta
Frau Fluth / Mistress Ford - Helen Donath
Frau Reich / Mistress Page - Trudeliese Schmidt
Fenton - Claes Haakon Ahnsjö
Junker Spärlich / Slender - Heinz Zednik
Dr. Cajus - Alfred Sramek
Jungfer Anna Reich / Anna Page - Lilian Sukis
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

CDs 11–12
CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786–1826)
Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277


Ottokar - Wolfgang Brendel
Kuno - Raimund Grumbach
Agathe - Hildegard Behrens
Ännchen - Helen Donath
Kaspar - Peter Meven
Max - René Kollo
Ein Eremit - Kurt Moll
Samiel - Rolf Boysen
Kilian - Hermann Sapell
Jäger - Theodor Nicolai
Bridesmaids - Irmgart Lampart, Adelheid Schiller, Erika Ruggeberg, Renate Freyer
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869)
Ah ! Ah ! Je vais mourir ! … Adieu, fière cite (Les Troyens)
Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

RAFAEL KUBELÍK