Lucerne Festival Historic Performances Series

 

Vol. 1

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466

Clara Haskil (piano)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

Robert Casadesus (piano)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Dimitri Mitropoulos

Vol. 2

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Isaac Stern (violin)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112

Isaac Stern (violin)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet

Vol. 3

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, George Szell

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Swiss Festival Orchestra, George Szell

Vol. 4

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle (The Lake of Tears)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Irmgard Seefried (soprano)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik

Vol. 5

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'

Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Wagner: Siegfried Idyll

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado

Vol. 6

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elisa Cavelti (alto), Ernst Haefliger (tenor) & Otto Edelmann (bass)

Lucerne Festival Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Vol. 7

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Pierre Fournier (cello)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Pierre Fournier (cello)

ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Martinon

Casals: El Cant dels Ocells (Song of the birds)

Pierre Fournier (cello)

Lucerne Festival Strings, Matthias Bamert

Vol. 8

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Annie Fischer (piano)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

Leon Fleisher (piano)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, George Szell

Vol. 9

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'

Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Paul Kletzki

Vol. 10

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Paul Hindemith

Henze, H: Violin Concerto No. 1

Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner

Martin, F: Magnificat for Soprano, Solo Violin & Orchestra

Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Vol. 11

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595

Robert Casadesus (piano)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Carl Schuricht

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Wiener Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht

Vol. 12

Schumann: Manfred Overture, Op. 115

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'

Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Vol. 13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Nathan Milstein (violin)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Igor Markevitch

Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Nathan Milstein (violin)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet

Vol. 14

Mozart: Das Veilchen, K476

Mozart: Als Luise die Briefe, K520

Mozart: Abendempfindung an Laura, K523

Mozart: Dans un bois solitaire, K308

Mozart: Der Zauberer, K472

Bartók: Dorfszenen Sz 78

Brahms: Deutsche Volkslieder (49), WoO 33 (excerpt)

Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25 (excerpt)

Strauss, R: Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5

Strauss, R: Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3

Strauss, R: Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3

Strauss, R: Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3

Strauss, R: Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei, Op. 36 No. 3

Edith Mathis: Announcement of Encore

Wolf, H: Italienisches Liederbuch: No. 1 Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken

Edith Mathis (soprano), Karl Engel (piano)

Vol. 15

Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43 - Suite No. 2

Debussy: 6 Epigraphes antiques

Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19

Dame Felicity Lott

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan

Vol. 16

Hindemith: Concerto for winds, harp and orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

Vol. 17

Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV1061

Géza Anda (piano), Clara Haskil (piano)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95

Géza Anda (piano)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay

Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119

Géza Anda (piano)

Swiss Festival Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet

Vol. 18

Haydn: Symphony No. 99 in E flat major

Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Op. 42

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

John Ogdon (piano)

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik