Schubert The Edition Vol. 1: Orchestral, Chamber and Piano [39 CD] (2016)

Deutsche Grammophon proudly presents the most authoritative Schubert project ever made, featuring all the masterpieces in timeless recordings – plus many rare gems that manifest Schubert’s genius.

This first edition comprehensively covers Schubert’s vast orchestral, chamber and piano output, containing all the masterworks in definitive recordings by legendary artists: Abbado (symphonies), Kempff (piano sonatas), Melos Quartett (string quartets & string quintet – the latter with Rostropovich), Pires (piano works), Gidon Kremer (violin works) Beaux Arts Trio (trios). Individual recordings of famous works include the “Trout” Quintet with the Amadeus Quartet and Emil Gilels, and string trios with the Grumiaux Trio.

The rarities collected here include well-received completions of Symphonies nos. 7, 8 & 10 by British musicologist Brian Newbould, played by the Academy of St. Martins in the Field under Neville Marriner, a set of early overtures played by the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, as well as many little-known piano solo and duet pieces (with Jörg Demus and Paul Badura-Skoda) – one of the many delights of the set.

A bonus disc compares three legendary recordings of the “Unfinished” Symphony, conducted by Carlos Kleiber, Wilhelm Furtwängler and Leopold Stokowski.

Two of the recordings featured have never been released before (Marches militaires D 733 Nos. 2 & 3 by Paul Badura-Skoda & Jörg Demus).

RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME:
3 Marches militaires D 733 Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Badura-Skoda & Demus
ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME: • Waltzes, German Dances, Écossaises, Minuets, Ländler, Fantasy etc.
• 2 Marches caractéristiques D 886
Demus (& Badura-Skoda, D 608)
• Sonata “Grand Duo” D 812
A. & A. Kontarsky

Repertoire listing
SYMPHONIES
CD 1-4: Symphonies 1-4, 6, 8 & 9
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Abbado

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
CD 5:Rosamunde (compl. incidental music)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Abbado
CD 6:Polonaise for Violin and Orchestra D 580 | 5 German Dances D 89 | Rondo for Violin and Orchestra D 438 | 5 Minuets D 89 | Concerto Movement D 345
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Kremer
CD 7: Overture D 797
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Levine
Overtures 590 and 591
Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Overtures 648 and 470
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Polka & Galopp
Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
4 Komische Ländler D 354
Ensemble Eduard Melkus, Eduard Melkus
CD 8: Overtures D 4, 11, 84, 190, 239, 326, 647, 732, 787, 796
Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss

CHAMBER MUSIC
CD 9: Octet D 803
Gidon Kremer, Isabelle van Keulen, Tabea Zimmerman, David Geringas, Alois Posch, Eduard Brunner, Radovan Vlatkovic, Klaus Thunemann

CD 10: String Quintet D 956
Melos Quartett, Rostropovich
CD 11: Piano Quintet “The Trout”
Amadeus Quartet, Gilels
CD 12-17: String Quartets Nos. 1-15
Melos Quartett
CD 18-19: String Trios D 581, 471 | Piano Trios Nos. 1&2, Piano Trios D 28, 897
“Notturno”
Beaux Arts Trio, Grumiaux Trio
CD 20: Violin Sonatas D 385, 408, 384 | Rondo D 895 // Kremer, Maisenberg
CD 21: Violin Sonata D 574 | Fantasy D 934 | Variations on “Trockene Blumen” D 802
Kremer, Afanassiev, Maisenberg


WORKS FOR PIANO SOLO CD 22-28: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 – 9, 11, 13 – 15 “Reliquie”, 16, 17 “Gasteiner”, 18 –21
Wilhelm Kempff, Schiff (Sonata No.8)
CD 29-31: Impromptus D 899, 935 | Allegretto D 915 | 3 Piano Pieces D 946
Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano D 821 | Moments musicaux D 780 | 2 Scherzi D 593
Pires, with Meneses (Arpeggione)
CD 32: “Wanderer” Fantasy | Andante D 604 | 13 Variations on a Theme by Hüttenbrenner
Wilhelm Kempff
Hungarian Melody D 817 | German Dances D 783, 820 | Grazer Galopp D 925
4 German Dances D 366
Brendel, Schiff (820, 925), Ashkenazy (366)
CD 33*: Waltzes, German Dances, Écossaises, Minuets, Ländler, Fantasy etc.
Demus (& Badura-Skoda, D 608)
CD 34: Valses nobles D 969 | Valses sentimentales D 779 |“Wiener Damen- Ländler” D 734 Waltzes & Ländler D 145 | 12 German Dances D 790 | German Dance D 366 // Betz

WORKS FOR PIANO DUET
CD 35: Fantasy D 940 | Grand Rondeau D 951 | Allegro “Lebensstürme” D 947 2 Marches caractéristiques D 886* | Divertissement à la hongroise D 818 E. & E. Gilels (940, 951) Badura-Skoda & Demus (947 & 886) A. & A. Kontarsky (818)
CD 36: Variations D 813 | Andantino varié D 823 | Sonata “Grand Duo” D 812* 3 Marches militaires D 733 Nos. 1, 2** & 3** Argerich & Barenboim (813) E. & E. Gilels (823) A. & A. Kontarsky (812) Badura-Skoda & Demus (733)

COMPLETED SYMPHONIC WORKS (Brian Newbould)
CD 37-38: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” | Symphonic Fragments D 708 A Symphonies No. 7 D 729 & 10 D 936 A | Symphonic Fragments D 615 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

BONUS
CD 39: 3 performances of Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” // Kleiber, Furtwängler, Stokowski

* First release on CD
** First release
Repertoire listing
SYMPHONIES
CD 1-4: Symphonies 1-4, 6, 8 & 9 Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Abbado

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
CD 5:Rosamunde (compl. incidental music)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Abbado
CD 6:Polonaise for Violin and Orchestra D 580 | 5 German Dances D 89 | Rondo for Violin and Orchestra D 438 | 5 Minuets D 89 | Concerto Movement D 345 Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Kremer
CD 7: Overture D 797
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Levine
Overtures 590 and 591
Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Overtures 648 and 470
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Leppard
Polka & Galopp
Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
4 Komische Ländler D 354
Ensemble Eduard Melkus, Eduard Melkus
CD 8: Overtures D 4, 11, 84, 190, 239, 326, 647, 732, 787, 796
Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss

CHAMBER MUSIC
CD 9: Octet D 803
Gidon Kremer, Isabelle van Keulen, Tabea Zimmerman, David Geringas, Alois Posch, Eduard Brunner, Radovan Vlatkovic, Klaus Thunemann

CD 10: String Quintet D 956
Melos Quartett, Rostropovich
CD 11: Piano Quintet “The Trout”
Amadeus Quartet, Gilels
CD 12-17: String Quartets Nos. 1-15
Melos Quartett
CD 18-19: String Trios D 581, 471 | Piano Trios Nos. 1&2, Piano Trios D 28, 897
“Notturno”
Beaux Arts Trio, Grumiaux Trio
CD 20: Violin Sonatas D 385, 408, 384 | Rondo D 895 // Kremer, Maisenberg
CD 21: Violin Sonata D 574 | Fantasy D 934 | Variations on “Trockene Blumen” D 802 Kremer, Afanassiev, Maisenberg

WORKS FOR PIANO SOLO
CD 22-28: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 – 9, 11, 13 – 15 “Reliquie”, 16, 17 “Gasteiner”, 18 –21 Wilhelm Kempff, Schiff (Sonata No.8)
CD 29-31: Impromptus D 899, 935 | Allegretto D 915 | 3 Piano Pieces D 946 Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano D 821 | Moments musicaux D 780 | 2 Scherzi D 593 Pires, with Meneses (Arpeggione)
CD 32: “Wanderer” Fantasy | Andante D 604 | 13 Variations on a Theme by Hüttenbrenner
Wilhelm Kempff
Hungarian Melody D 817 | German Dances D 783, 820 | Grazer Galopp D 925 4 German Dances D 366
Brendel, Schiff (820, 925), Ashkenazy (366)
CD 33*: Waltzes, German Dances, Écossaises, Minuets, Ländler, Fantasy etc. Demus (& Badura-Skoda, D 608)
CD 34: Valses nobles D 969 | Valses sentimentales D 779 |“Wiener Damen- Ländler” D 734 Waltzes & Ländler D 145 | 12 German Dances D 790 | German Dance D 366 // Betz

WORKS FOR PIANO DUET
CD 35: Fantasy D 940 | Grand Rondeau D 951 | Allegro “Lebensstürme” D 947 2 Marches caractéristiques D 886* | Divertissement à la hongroise D 818 E. & E. Gilels (940, 951) Badura-Skoda & Demus (947 & 886) A. & A. Kontarsky (818)
CD 36: Variations D 813 | Andantino varié D 823 | Sonata “Grand Duo” D 812* 3 Marches militaires D 733 Nos. 1, 2** & 3**
Argerich & Barenboim (813) E. & E. Gilels (823) A. & A. Kontarsky (812) Badura-Skoda & Demus (733)

COMPLETED SYMPHONIC WORKS (Brian Newbould)
CD 37-38: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” | Symphonic Fragments D 708 A Symphonies No. 7 D 729 & 10 D 936 A | Symphonic Fragments D 615 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

BONUS
CD 39: 3 performances of Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” // Kleiber, Furtwängler, Stokowski

* First release on CD
** First release