- Artist:
- Christoph von Dohnányi
Christoph von Dohnanyi: The Vienna Years
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Release date: 7 November 2025
Article Number: 517194000
Born in Berlin in 1929, Dohnányi, who continues to conduct even in his old age, ranks alongside Herbert Blomstedt as one of the true grand masters among conductors. Dohnányi has conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in over 100 concerts and at the Vienna State Opera. Many recordings of this special partnership are now available on 31 CDs and one DVD – from Mozart and Beethoven to Stravinsky and Strauss. Highlights include previously unreleased recordings of Strauss' Burleske, the critically acclaimed Mendelssohn symphony cycle and “Die erste Walpurgisnacht” (The First Walpurgis Night), as well as recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon archive, which are available again for the first time since their initial release on vinyl. The set is completed by recordings with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra.
The CD box set includes the original covers, photos from the recording sessions, and an essay by Andrew Stewart.
Tracklisting:
CD 1
Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, 2 Portraits
CD 2-3
Beethoven: Overtures – Leonore No. 3 / Fidelio / Coriolan / Egmont
String Quartet Op.95 (arr. MAHLER)
Piano Quartet Op.25 (orch. SCHOENBERG)
CD 4
Dvořák: Piano Concerto Op.33
Schumann: Introduction & Allegro appassionato
CD 5
Glass: Violin Concerto
Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No.5
CD 6
Grieg: Piano Concerto Op.16
Schumann: Piano Concerto Op.54
CD 7-11
Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1 & 5
Symphony No. 2 ‘Lobgesang’ / Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Symphony No.3, Athalia: Overture & War of the Priests
Symphony No.4 / The Hebrides, Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt
CD 12
Mozart: Piano Concertos 18 & 27
CD 13
Schoenberg: Erwartung / 6 Orchester-Lieder
CD 14
Schumann: Cello Concerto Op.129
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Pezzo capriccioso
CD 15
R. Strauss: Don Juan / Metamorphosen / Tod und Verklärung
CD 16
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947)
R. Strauss: Burleske
CD 17
Stravinsky: The Firebird
CD 18
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / 1812 Overture
CD 19
Early Recordings:
Boccherini: Menuet
Schubert: Marche militaire No.1
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1
Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper – Polka & Fugue
Rossini: Seige of Corinith Overture
Gounod : Ah leve-toi, soleil & Ach gehe auf (Romeo et Juliette)
R. Strauss: Traum durch der Dammerung
CDs 20-21
Beethoven: Fidelio
CDs 22-23
Berg: Lulu
CDs 24 & 25
Berg: Wozzeck / Lulu Suite
R. Strauss: Salome: Final Scene
CDs 26-27
Henze: Der junge Lord
CDs 28-29
R. Strauss: Salome
CDs 30-31
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
DVD
R. Strauss: Salome
