The Operas: Complete Opera & Vocal Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

~ Release by Karl Böhm (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Beethoven: Fidelio (Act I)
2▶CD: Beethoven: Fidelio (Act II)
3▶CD: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis [1955]
4▶CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis (1974) (Kyrie / Gloria / Credo)
5▶CD: Beethoven: Missa solemnis (1974) (Sanctus - Benedictus / Agnus Dei)
6▶CD: Berg: Wozzeck (Acts I, II & III beg.)
7▶CD: Berg: Wozzeck (Act III cont.) / Lulu (Prolog - Act I)
8▶CD: Berg: Lulu (Act II)
9▶CD: Handel: Giulio Cesare (Highlights)
10▶CD: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten (Der Frühling - Der Sommer)
11▶CD: Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten (Die Herbst - Der Winter)
12▶CD: Mahler: Kindertotenlieder / 4 Lieder / Brahms: Alto Rhapsody
13▶CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (Act I)
14▶CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (Act II)
15▶CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (Act III)
16▶CD: Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Acts I & II beg.)
17▶CD: Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Acts II cont. & III)
18▶CD: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Acts I & II beg.)
19▶CD: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Acts II cont. & III)
20▶CD: Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Act IV)
21▶CD: Mozart: Don Giovanni (1967) (Act I beg.)
22▶CD: Mozart: Don Giovanni (1967) (Acts I cont. & II beg.)
23▶CD: Mozart: Don Giovanni (1967) (Act II cont.)
24▶CD: Mozart: Don Giovanni (1977) (Act I beg.)
25▶CD: Mozart: Don Giovanni (1977) (Acts I cont. & II beg.)
26▶CD: Mozart: Don Giovanni (1977) (Act II cont.)
27▶CD: Mozart: Così fan tutte (Act I beg.)
28▶CD: Mozart: Così fan tutte (Acts I cont. & II)
29▶CD: Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Act I)
30▶CD: Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Act II beg.)
31▶CD: Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Act II cont.) / Der Schauspieldirektor
32▶CD: Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (Act I)
33▶CD: Mozart: La clemenza di Tito (Act II)
34▶CD: Mozart: Requiem
35▶CD: R. Strauss: Salome (Scenes I-IV beg.)
36▶CD: R. Strauss: Salome: (Scene IV cont.)
37▶CD: R. Strauss: Elektra (beg.)
38▶CD: R. Strauss: Elektra (cont.)
39▶CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (1958) (Act I)
40▶CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (1958) (Act II)
41▶CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (1958) (Act III)
42▶CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (1969) (Act I)
43▶CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (1969) (Act II)
44▶CD: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (1969) (Act III)
45▶CD: R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (1944) (Vorpsiel)
46▶CD: R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (1944) (Oper)
47▶CD: R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (1954) (Vorspiel / Oper beg.)
48▶CD: R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (1954) (Oper cont.)
49▶CD: R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (1969) (Vorspiel / Oper beg.)
50▶CD: R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (1969) (Oper cont.)
51▶CD: R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten (Act I)
52▶CD: R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten (Act II)
53▶CD: R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten (Act III)
54▶CD: R. Strauss: Arabella (Act I)
55▶CD: R. Strauss: Arabella (Act II)
56▶CD: R. Strauss: Arabella (Act III)
57▶CD: R. Strauss: Die schweigsame Frau (Acts I & II beg.)
58▶CD: R. Strauss: Die schweigsame Frau (Acts II cont. & III)
59▶CD: R. Strauss: Daphne (beg.)
60▶CD: R. Strauss: Daphne (cont.)
61▶CD: R. Strauss: Capriccio (Scenes I - IX beg.)
62▶CD: R. Strauss: Capriccio (Scene IX cont. - Last Scene)
63▶CD: Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Acts I & II beg.)
64▶CD: Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Acts II cont. & III)
65▶CD: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act I)
66▶CD: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act II)
67▶CD: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Act III)
68▶CD: Das Vermächtnis meines Meisters
69▼CD: Karl Böhm speaks to the press on the occasion of the complete recording of Mozart's Don Giovanni in Prague / »Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe« / Karl Böhm speaks about his relationship with the Wiener Philharmoniker
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1Karl Böhm speaks to the press (in German) on the occasion of the complete recording of Mozart's Don Giovanni in Prague (1967)
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
Bertramka in Praha 5 (Prague 5), Praha (Prague), Czechia (in 1967)
Karl Böhm9:55
2»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: Così fan tutte: Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
Salzburg Festival 1974 (1974-07-26 – 1974-08-30)
recorded at:
Kleines Festspielhaus in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (in 1974-08)
partial recording of:
Così fan tutte: Ouvertura
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1790)
part of:
Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:47
3»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: »Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe …«
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1979)
Karl Böhm4:27
4»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: Don Giovanni: Finale Act I: »Grazie di tanto onore« (excerpt)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
bass vocals [Leporello]:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone)
soprano vocals [Donna Anna]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
soprano vocals [Donna Elvira]:
Martina Arroyo (soprano)
tenor vocals [Don Ottavio]:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The National Theatre Prague
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
Supraphon Studios in Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 1967-02 until 1967-03)
partial recording of:
Don Giovanni: Finale Akt I. »Grazie di tanto onore«
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:15
5»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: »Richard Strauss hasste als Dirigent jede überflüssige Bewegung …«
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1979)
Karl Böhm2:32
6»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: Die Entführung aus dem Serail: No. 16 Quartet: »Ach, Belmonte! Ach, mein Leben!« (excerpt)
soprano vocals [Blonde]:
Reri Grist (American soprano)
soprano vocals [Konstanze]:
Arleen Augér (soprano)
tenor vocals [Belmonte]:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
tenor vocals [Pedrillo]:
Harald Neukirch (tenor)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1973-09)
partial recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene IX. No. 16 Quartett "Ach Belmonte! Ach mein Leben!" (Konstanze, Belmonte, Pedrillo, Blonde)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:41
7»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: »Sicher ist hier und da der Einfluss Joseph Haydns zu spüren …«
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1979)
Karl Böhm2:04
8»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: Die Zauberflöte: No. 21 Finale: »Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht« (excerpt)
bass vocals [Sarastro]:
Franz Crass (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1964-06)
partial recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. „Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht” (Sarastro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:59
9»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: »Über einiges bei der Mozart-Interpretation habe ich mir noch nie Gedanken gemacht …«
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1979)
Karl Böhm0:47
10»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: Le nozze di Figaro: Finale Act I: »Mora, mora« (excerpt)
baritone vocals [Il Conte di Almaviva]:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
soprano vocals [La Contessa di Almaviva]:
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1968-03)
partial recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro: Finale Atto I. »Mora, mora«
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:34
11»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: »Oder das Tempo der großen Susanne-Arie im letzten Akt …«
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1979)
Karl Böhm1:20
12»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: Così fan tutte: No. 22 Quartet: »La mano a me date, movetevi un pò!« (excerpt)
baritone vocals [Don Alfonso]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone)
baritone vocals [Guglielmo]:
Hermann Prey (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dorabella]:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Despina]:
Reri Grist (American soprano)
soprano vocals [Fiordiligi]:
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
tenor vocals [Ferrando]:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
Salzburg Festival 1974 (1974-07-26 – 1974-08-30)
recorded at:
Kleines Festspielhaus in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (in 1974-08)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto II. No. 22 “La mano a me date” (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:00
13»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: »Das Bild von der Persönlichkeit Mozarts …«
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1979)
Karl Böhm1:40
14»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: Don Giovanni: Finale Act II: »Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m'invitasti« (excerpt)
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
bass vocals [Il Commendatore]:
Martti Talvela (operatic bass)
bass vocals [Leporello]:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone)
choir vocals:
Prague Philharmonic Choir (Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The National Theatre Prague
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
Supraphon Studios in Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 1967-02 until 1967-03)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco” … “Da qual tremore insolito” (Il Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:54
15»Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gilt meine große Liebe«: »Nichts wäre abwegiger …«
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1979)
Karl Böhm1:15
16Karl Böhm speaks (in German) about his relationship with the Wiener Philharmoniker (1973)
recorded in:
München-Baldham (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1973-10)
spoken vocals:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Karl Böhm11:43
70▶CD: Karl Böhm: Erzähltes Leben

Credits

Release

photography:Susesch Bayat (photographer)
Diether Warneck (producer)
Gerd H. Siess (photographer)
Siegfried Lauterwasser
Lothar Rübelt (photographer)
Kristina Söderbaum (Swedish-born German film actress, producer, and photographer)
Felicitas Timpe (photographer)
Reinhart Wolf (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Harald Reiter (task: project manager)
compiler:Alan Newcombe (Producer, coordinator, researcher, and liner notes translator)
design:Fred Münzmaier
booklet editor:Jens Schünemeyer (liner note editor for DG)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/20809144 [info]
discography entry:https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/boehm-complete-opera-vocal-recordings-9375 [info]