CD: Furtwangler Live Recording remastered 80CD BOX SET King Int. JAPAN LIMITED 400ex

<Special project to mark the 70th anniversary of Furtwängler's death> Furtwängler, the unparalleled great conductor. A collection of his historic achievements and live recordings on 80 CDs. limited edition of 400 sets (only 400!). Comes with 2 rare first-time bonuses

The essence of Furtwängler lies in the live performance. This set includes pre-war concerts (from 1939) in which he remained in his homeland and continued to give concerts while fighting the Nazis, as well as powerful masterpieces of the immediate post-war period that encouraged the German people, and musical art with deep spirituality. In order to look back on his turbulent life, we have recorded live sources (and broadcast recordings) that best demonstrate the master's essence, in roughly chronological order, on 80 CDs, up to his last emotional performance (until 1954). A number of historic performances that left the audience moved to tears, cheered, and received thunderous applause. This is a permanent record that should be hailed as a world heritage site of classical music. This time, we will be releasing a special project in 2024 to mark the 70th anniversary of the death of Furtwängler (1886.1.25-1954.11.30), but this project has previously been released commercially. At that time, it was a 50-disc set (the originals were Tahra and Orfeo) and the price was over 130,000 yen. This time, based on the sound source owned by King Inter, the latest mastering sound source from each label will be released, with a total of 80 discs, which has been significantly increased. Furthermore, the 120-page commentary is extremely comprehensive, with a new preface commentary by Naoya Hirabayashi, and some of the song descriptions and performance explanations that were included in the previous set, and the newly recorded songs are new. It can be said to be a completely preserved version, including data such as additions. The selling price is also a bargain at more than half of the previous price. It will be released in completely limited quantity. Please note that this is a collection of live performances and includes a considerable amount of sound sources, but due to some rights issues, unrecorded songs, session sound sources owned by major labels, and some broadcast sound sources are not included. Please note.

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★The memorial project commemorating the 70th anniversary of Furtwängler's death is an unprecedented 80-disc collection of the first and last live recordings.

It has been 70 years since Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25, 1886 - November 30, 1954) passed away, but his influence extends even to modern conductors, and even now, no one can surpass him. This 80CD collection includes valuable masterpieces from the following six labels that have been passionate about reproducing masterpieces by great masters.

Tahra was founded in 1993 by Myriam, the daughter of great conductor Herman Scherchen, who was also close friends with Furtwängler, and Rene Tremine, a leading figure in the French Furtwängler Association, and has now ceased operations. However, with the official approval of the widow and other related organizations, many original recordings from broadcast stations and other sources have been reprinted on CD. Fans all over the world were thrilled by the wonderful sound quality that brought to mind the essence of the great master, who had previously only been able to listen to poor sound quality. There are 41 Tahra discs, and 19 Grand Slam discs, which are known for their excellent reproductions of Furtwängler's sound sources, are released on the label run by music critic Naoya Hirabayashi, and were released for the first time in the world on the Cetra label in Italy in the 1980s. A total of 80 CDs, including 16 DISCOS (released by King Records under the SEVENSEAS label) that produced the LP, 2 Epitagraph, 1 Japan Furtwängler Association, and 1 VENEZIA. The structure is as follows.

★Includes 9 types of Beethoven's "Ninth"!

Beethoven's "Ninth", which Furtwängler is said to have loved the most, has been confirmed to exist in 12 complete recordings, of which 9 are included! "Berlin's Ninth" from 1942 (CD2) , 1 month later "Ninth at Hitler's Birthday Eve Festival" (CD3), "Ninth in Stockholm" in 1943 (CD9), "Ninth in Vienna" in 1951 (CD34), "Ninth in Bayreuth" in 1951 9 (CD39), 1952's ``Vienna Ninth'' (CD49), 1953 ``Otto Nicolai Concert No. 9'' (CD62), 1 day difference in performance the next day ``Vienna Art Week No. 9'' (CD63), and the last “Lucerne Ninth” (CD79) in 1954. Similarly, we have included 7 types of ``Eroica (Hero)'', 8 types of ``Fate'', and 5 types of ``Pastoral'' from the master Beethoven's signature songs. Please fully enjoy the subtle and drastic differences in Furtwängler's live performance.

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Tower Records (2023/10/27)

Contents

Number of configurations | 80 sheets

[Recorded songs/year of recording]

Below is a simple listing. Details are listed in the product description (recording date and time, recording location, soloist, MONO/STEREO/E-STEREO, master used, year of remastering). DISC recordings are arranged in chronological order with some exceptions.

CD1: Handel: Concerto in D major/Beethoven: "Fate" & Cavatina (1939/40)

CD2:"Berlin Ninth" (1942.3.22-24)

CD3:"Hitler's Ninth" (1942.4.19)

CD4: Schubert: "The Great" (1942) & "Unfinished" (1st Mov.) (1944)

CD5: Schubert: "The Great" (1943)

CD6: Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 & “Fate” (1943)

CD7: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 (Hansen P) & Symphony No. 7 (1943)

CD8: Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 (2-4 Mov.) (1943) & No. 7 (2nd Mov.) (1942)

CD9:"Stockholm Ninth" (1943)

CD10: Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (1943) & No. 1 (4th Mov.) (1942), etc.

CD11: Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn & Piano Concerto No. 2 (Eschbacher P) (1943)

CD12: R. Strauss: Domestic Symphony (1944) & Four Lieders (Anders T) (1942) Lyric translation included

CD13: Beethoven: “Coriolan” (1944) & “Pastoral” (1942), etc.

CD14: Schubert: "Rosamunde" Intermezzo No. 3/Mozart: Symphony No. 40 (1944)

CD15: Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (1944)

CD16: Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (1944)

CD17: Beethoven: "Hero" ("Eroica de Urania") (1944)

CD18: Franck: Symphony in D minor/Brahms: Symphony No. 2 (1945)

CD19: Beethoven: "Pastoral" & "Fate" ("Historical Return Concert") (May 25, 1947)

CD20: Beethoven: "Fate" & "Egmont" Overture (1947.5.27) E-STEREO

CD21: Brahms: Symphony No. 1/Beethoven: "Leonore" Overture No. 2 (1947), etc.

CD22: Beethoven: “Leonore” Overture No. 3/Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (1947), etc.

CD23: Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Menuhin Vn)/“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Overture (1947), etc.

CD24: Brahms: Symphony No. 4/Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 (1948)

CD25: Schubert: "Unfinished"/Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (1948)

CD26: Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (1949)

CD27: Mozart: Symphony No. 40/Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (1949)

CD28: Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (1949)

CD29: Schumann: "Manfred" Overture/Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (1949), etc.

CD30: Wagner: Opera ``The Ring of the Nibelung'' Highlights (1950) with lyrics and translation

CD31: Beethoven: "Hero" (1950) & Symphony No. 1 (1954)

CD32: Beethoven: Symphony No. 1/Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (1950)

CD33: Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 (1953) & “Fate” (1950)

CD34:"Vienna Ninth" 1951"

CD35: Beethoven: “Leonore” No. 2 (1949)/Tchaikovsky: “Pathétique” (1951)

CD36: Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (1951)

CD37: R. Strauss: Don Juan/The Fun Pranks of Till Eulenspiegel/Death and Transfiguration (1951/54/47)

CD38: Debussy: "Clouds" and "Festival" from "Nocturne" / Ravel: Spanish Rhapsody / Honegger: Symphonic Movement No. 3 (1951/52)

CD39: "Ninth Bayreuth" (1951)

CD40: Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (1951)

CD41: Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” (1951)

CD42: Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn & Symphony No. 1 (1951)

CD43: Haydn: Symphony No. 88 "V" / Schumann: Symphony No. 1 "Spring" (1951), etc.

CD44: Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” (1951)

CD45: "Furtwängler in Rome" Beethoven: "Pastoral" & "Fate" (beginning) (1952)

CD46: "Furtwängler in Rome" Beethoven: "Conclusion" & "Hero" (1952)

CD47: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 (Scarpini P)/Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1952), etc.

CD48: Brahms: Double Concerto for Vn and Vc (1952) & Variations on a Theme of Haydn (1950), etc.

CD49: "Vienna Ninth" (1952)

CD50: Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn (1954) & Symphony No. 1 (1952)

CD51: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (De Vito Vn)/Schubert: "Unfinished" (1952)

CD52: Brahms: Symphony No. 2 (1952)/Weber: "The Magic Archer" Overture (1954)

CD53: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5/Haydn: Symphony No. 88 “V” (1952)

CD54: Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 (1952)/Mahler: Song of a Wandering Young Man (Pell Bs) with translated lyrics

CD55: Beethoven: "Hero" (1952.11.30) & "Egmont" Overture (1953)

CD56: Beethoven: "Hero" (1952.12.7)

CD57: Beethoven: "Hero" (1952.12.8)

CD58: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & No. 8 (1953)

CD59: Ravel: Elegant and sentimental waltz (rehearsal) / Stravinsky: Fairy's Kiss (1953)

CD60: Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Schneiderhan Vn) (1953) and others

CD61: Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (1953) / "The Magic Archer" Overture (1952) / Don Juan (1954)

CD62: "Ninth Otto Nicolai Concert" (1953)

CD63: "Vienna Art Week No. 9" (1953)

CD64: Brahms: Violin Concerto (De Vito Vn) (1952)/Schumann: Symphony No. 4 (1953)

CD65: Beethoven: "Hero" (1953) & "Leonore" Overture No. 2 (1947)

CD66: Hindemith: "Harmony of the World" (1953) Concerto for STEREO & Orchestra (1950)

CD67: Schubert: "The Great" (1953)/Beethoven: "Leonore" No. 3 (1950)

CD68: Schubert: "Unfinished" & "The Great" (1953)

CD69: Furtwängler: Symphony No. 2 (beginning) (1954)

CD70: Furtwängler: Symphony No. 2 (conclusion)/Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 (1954)

CD71: Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (beginning) (1954)

CD72: Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (conclusion) (1954)

CD73: Brahms: Symphony No. 3/Beethoven: “Leonore” Overture No. 2 (1954)

CD74: Schubert: "Unfinished"/Beethoven: "Fate" (1954)

CD75: Brahms: Symphony No. 3/Wagner: Prelude and Death of Love (1954), etc.

CD76:"Furtwängler in Lugano" Beethoven: "Pastoral" (1954)

CD77: "Same as above" Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 (Lefebure P)/Til Eulenspiegel's hilarious prank

CD78: Beethoven: “Pastoral” & “Fate” (1954)

CD79:"Lucerne Ninth" (1954)

CD80: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & No. 8 (1954)