Berliner Philharmoniker Rediscovered 1951-53 Philips

COMPACT DISC 1 [50'26]

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Symphony No.35 in D major K.385 "Haffner"
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Andante
III. Minuetto
IV. Presto
March in D major K.249
FRITZ LEHMANN
Recording: 20 - 21 February 1951 (Philips S 04008 L)

LUIGI CHERUBINI (1760-1842)
"Anacréon" Overture *
FRITZ LEHMANN
Recording: 21 February 1951 (Philips A 00115 R)

CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826)
"Euryanthe" Overture *
FRITZ LEHMANN
Recording: 22 - 23 February 1951 (Philips A 00115 R)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809 -1847)
"The Hebrides" Overture op.26 *
Allegro moderato - Animato in tempo
PAUL VAN KEMPEN
Recording: 26 - 28 May 1951 (Philips S 06054 R - Extract)

COMPACT DISC 2 [76'12]

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony No.3 in E flat major op.55 "Eroica"
I. Allegro con brio
II. Marcia funèbre. Adagio assai
III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
IV. Finale. Allegro molto
PAUL VAN KEMPEN
Recording: 26 - 28 May 1951 (Philips A 00177 L/Q 03013 L / 695 001 KL)
Grand Prix Du Disque in France

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.8 in F major op.93
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
II. Allegretto scherzando
III. Tempo di minuetto
IV. Allegro vivace
PAUL VAN KEMPEN
Recording: 28 - 29 April 1953 (Philips A 00179 L / G 05303 R)

COMPACT DISC 3 [71'39]

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante con brio
III. Allegro
IV. Allegro
EUGEN JOCHUM
Recording: 28 - 30 May 1951 (Philips A 00766 R / G 05332)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.7 in A major op.92
I. Poco sostenuto. Vivace
II. Allegretto
III. Presto. Assai meno presto
IV. Allegro con brio
PAUL VAN KEMPEN
Recording: 30 May - 1 June 1953 (Philips A 00180 L / G 03050 L)

COMPACT DISC 4 [73'06]

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Symphonie fantastique op.14 *
Episode de la vie d'un artiste
I. Rêveries - Passions (Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai)
II. Un bal (Valse. Allegro non troppo)
III. Scène aux champs (Adagio)
IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
V. Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro)
WILLEM VAN OTTERLOO
Recording: 18-25 June 1951 (Philips A 00254 L / Philips G 03026 L)

RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)
Siegfried Idyll
WILLEM VAN OTTERLOO
Recording: 18-25 June 1951 (Philips A 00709 R)

JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Valse triste op.44 *
FRITZ LEHMANN
Recording: 23 February 1951 (Philips A 00115 R)

MARCEL POOT (1901 -1988)
Ouverture joyeuse *
FRITZ LEHMANN
Recording: 22 February 1951 (Philips A 00115 R)

* First release on CD