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About the conductor Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter was born in Berlin on 15th September 1876 to a middle-class Jewish family named Schlesinger. He started his musical education aged 8 and made his first public appearance as a pianist the following year. He decided that he wanted to be conductor following attendance at one of Hans von Bülow’s concerts in 1889 and a trip to Bayreuth in 1891. His conducting debut was in Cologne but later that year he moved to Hamburg as chorus director. It was here that he met Mahler whom he idolised and whose music became such a major part of his career. Mahler recommended him for the conducting position at the Breslau opera and it was now – since Schlesinger literally means Silesian and therefore very common in the city – he changed his name to Walter in 1896. In 1900 he returned to Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden where among his colleagues were Richard Strauss and Karl Muck. The following year he accepted Mahler’s invitation to be his assistant at the Court Opera in Vienna. His reputation brought him numerous invitations including to conduct Tristan und Isolde and Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers at Covent Garden in 1910. A few months after Mahler’s death In 1911 he conducted Das Lied von der Erde in Munich and Symphony No. 9 in Vienna in 1912. He maintained his work throughout WW1 and subsequent years with a number of premieres including two operas by Korngold. In 1923 he had his first experience of America conducting in New York, Detroit, Minnesota and Boston. Engagements in Berlin and then Leipzig brought him back to Europe but the Nazis were making his life increasingly difficult. He left for Austria and made most of the recordings in this collection. He made frequent guest appearances in Amsterdam and Paris. He was in Paris at the time of the Anschluss and although accepting France’s offer of citizenship he set sail for America on 1st November 1939 and settled in California. In America he was performing regularly with all the leading orchestras and after peace was declared in 1945 he was able to return to Europe becoming an important musical figure in the early years of the Edinburgh Festival as well as in Salzburg, Vienna and Munich. He died of a heart attack in his Beverly Hills home on 17th February 1962.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Bruno Walter

CATALOGUE NR: MA1106  (barcode: 0017685110627)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jul-2003

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in C minor - 1892 version.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

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CATALOGUE NR: TAH571572
RECORD LABEL: Tahra
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 17-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Bruno Walter Archives
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in D minor (Bruckner). Symphony No.4 in G (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1953 and 1950

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0144  (barcode: 4035122401448)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.45
RELEASE DATE: 01-Dec-2003

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in D minor (Bruckner). Wesendonck Lieder (Wagner).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Bruno Walter   Kirsten Flagstad    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Live Recordings 1952-53

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CATALOGUE NR: MA1110  (barcode: 0017685111020)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 10-Mar-2003

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in D (Bruckner). Leonore Overture No.2 (Beethoven).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 17-Mar-1946

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CATALOGUE NR: 88697806152  (barcode: 0886978061522)
RECORD LABEL: Sony Classical Originals
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.99
RELEASE DATE: 06-Dec-2010

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in E-flat Major 'Romantic' (Bruckner). Tannhauser : Overture & Baccanale - Venusburg Music. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg : Prelude to Act I. Der fliegende Hollander : Overture. Parsifal : Prelude to Act I / Good Friday Music (Wagner).
ORCHESTRA: Columbia Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

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CATALOGUE NR: ANDRCD9092  (barcode: 3830257490920)
RECORD LABEL: Andromeda
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.65
RELEASE DATE: 17-Jun-2011

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in C minor. Symphony No.9 in D minor.
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1941 & 1953

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CATALOGUE NR: SBT1424  (barcode: 0749677142421)
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2008

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Applause. Iphigenie en Aulide : Overture (Gluck). Applause. Symphony No.7 in E (Bruckner).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0203  (barcode: 4035122402032)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.45
RELEASE DATE: 17-May-2004

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor op.25. Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor op.40. Midsummer Nights Dream.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Anthony Collins and Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Peter Katin      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1953 / 1948

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CATALOGUE NR: 8110977  (barcode: 0636943197721)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos Historical
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 29-Sep-2003

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Great Violinists - Milstein
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn). Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor op.26 (Bruch). Violin Concerto in D major op.35 (Tchaikovsky).
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter and Frederick Stock
ARTISTS: Nathan Milstein      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1940 1942 and 1945 - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Milstein recorded the Bruch Concerto 3 times; this, his first, made in New York in 1942, sounds remarkably spontaneous and rich-toned'

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CATALOGUE NR: MA1197  (barcode: 0017685119729)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 02-Apr-2007

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn). Violin Concerto in D op.77 (Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter and Dmitri Mitropoulos
ARTISTS: Joseph Szigeti      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 2-Feb-1941 and 24-Oct-1948

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CATALOGUE NR: C562021B  (barcode: 4011790562124)
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.29
RELEASE DATE: 17-Jun-2002

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in D minor 'Unfinished' D759 (Schubert). Symphony No.1 (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Bavarian State Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Live performance in 1950

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0097  (barcode: 4035122400977)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.45
RELEASE DATE: 10-Mar-2003

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in C D944 'The Great'. Incidental Music to Rosamunde.
ORCHESTRA: Stockholm Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1950 & 1944

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CATALOGUE NR: OPK2032  (barcode: 4582158680328)
RECORD LABEL: Opus Kura
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.25
RELEASE DATE: 13-Jan-2003

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Bruno Walter
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in B minor D759 Unfinished (Schubert). Symphony No.38 in D K504 Prague (Mozart). Symphony No.96 in D Miracle (Haydn).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1936 & 1936 & 1937

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CATALOGUE NR: MA4705  (barcode: 0017685470523)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.37
RELEASE DATE: 07-Mar-2005

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Farewell to Vienna
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in B minor D759 Unfinished (Schubert). Symphony No.4 in G. Orchestral Songs : Wo die schonen Trompeten / Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft / Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live 29-May-1960

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0522  (barcode: 4035122405224)
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.45
RELEASE DATE: 13-May-2011

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in Strasbourg - 1960
TRACKS: An die Musik D547. Auf dem Wasser zu Singen D774. Fischerweise D881. Rosamunde D797 : excerpt. Claudine von Villa Bella : excerpt D239. Einsame D800. Seligkeit D433. Du bist die Ruh D776 (Schubert). Lieder (Wolf). 5 Lieder op.48 : Freundliche Vision. 4 Lieder op.27 : Ruhe meine Seele. 8 Lieder aus Letzte Blatter op.10 : Zueignung. 5 Kleine Lieder op.69 : Schlechtes Wetter (Richard Strauss). Bonus material Vienna Philharmonic / Bruno Walter - 3 songs (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Jacqueline Bonneau    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Strasbourg 15-Jun-1960 & Vienna 29-May-1960

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CATALOGUE NR: GEM0229  (barcode: 0727031022923)
RECORD LABEL: Pearl
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Kathleen Ferrier and Friends
TRACKS: Xerxes: Frondi tenere…Ombra mai fu (Handel). Elijah: Oh rest in the Lord (Mendelssohn). Kleine Kantate von Wald un Au (Telemann). Musikalisches Gesang Buch von Schemelli : Vergiss mein nicht BWV505 No.71 / Ach dass nicht die letze Stunde BWV439 No.1 (JS Bach). Three vocal quartets op.64 : An die Heimat / Der Abend / Fragen (Brahms). Four Lieder (Brahms). Das Lied: Der Trunkene im Fruhling - incomplete (Mahler). Der Abschied - incomplete (Mahler). Four poems of St Teresa of Avila op.27 (Lennox Berkeley). Kathleen Ferrier at a party New York 1949 or 1950.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Malcolm Sargent and Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Millicent Silver   George Roth   Frederick Stone

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 14-May-1948 Decca unpublished - Handel / 2-Sep-1946 Decca - Mendelssohn / 15-Dec-1949 - Telemann - Bach / 2-Sep-1951 & 2-Apr-1952 - Brahms / 11-Sep-1947 - Mahler / 23-Nov-1949 - Berkeley

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CATALOGUE NR: IDI6575  (barcode: 8021945002036)
RECORD LABEL: Istituto Discografico Italiano
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 29-Mar-2010

COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: Messa da Requiem
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Zinka Milanov   Carlo Bergonzi   Giorgio Tozzi   Rosalind Elias

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live 29-March-1959 New York

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CATALOGUE NR: 811003840  (barcode: 0636943103821)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos Historical
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.25
RELEASE DATE: 30-Dec-1998

COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: La Forza del destino
TRACKS: The Force of Destiny.
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Stella Roman   Frederick Jagel   Lawrence Tibbett   Ezio Pinza

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 23-Jan-43

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CATALOGUE NR: MCD00200  (barcode: 8014399502009)
RECORD LABEL: Myto
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.95
RELEASE DATE: 11-Sep-2009

COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: Un Ballo in Maschera - complete
ORCHESTRA: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Jan Peerce   Leonard Warren   Kerstin Thorborg   Zinka Milanov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Met 15-Jan-1944

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CATALOGUE NR: IDIS6386
RECORD LABEL: Istituto Discografico Italiano
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.22
RELEASE DATE: 02-Dec-2002

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in D Titan.
ORCHESTRA: NBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Walter

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording New York 1939

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