CD 1. Symphony no.7 in A major, op. 92 (41:40) ; Overture to "The creatures of Prometheus" : op. 43 (5:25) ; Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93 (25:29) / Ludwig van Beethoven.
CD 2. Rinaldo : op. 50 : cantata for tenor solo, male-voice chorus and orchestra / Johannes Brahms ; text by Johann Wolfgang Goethe (39:54) -- Schicksalslied = Song of destiny = Le chant du destin : for chorus and orchestra / Johannes Brahms ; text by Friedrich Hölderlin (12:05).
CD 3. Symphony no. 1 in C minor (Linz version, 1866) / Anton Bruckner (46:07).
CD 4. Symphony no. 3 in A minor : "Scottish" (36:32) ; Symphony no. 4 in A major : "Italian" (29:49) / Felix Mendelssohn.
CD 5. Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 : "Classical" (13:45) ; Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 44 (34:26) ; Suite from "Chout" : op. 21b (25:01) / Sergey Prokofiev.
CD 6. Symphonic metamorphoses on themes by Carl Maria von Weber / Paul Hindemith (20:08) -- Sinfonietta / Leoš Janáček (23:18) -- Romeo and Juliet. Suite / Sergey Prokofiev (28:45).
CD 7. Great opera scenes. Nabucco. Gli arredi festivi ... Sperate, o figli ... D' Egitto là sui lidi (with Leslie Fyson, tenor) (13:11) ; Va, pensiero ... Oh, chi piange? ... Del futuro nel buio discerno (9:18) ; Macbeth. Chi v'impose unirvi a noi? ... Come dal ciel precipita (8:15) ; I vespri siciliani. O patria ... O tu, Palermo (8:09) ; Simon Boccanegra. A te l'estremo addio ... Il lacerato spirito (6:20) / Giuseppe Verdi.
Note
Decca: 478 5365 (478 5366--478 5372).
Individual discs housed in facsimiles of their original LP releases on Decca (p1966-p1972).
Event (note)
Recorded at various locations in London and Vienna, 1966-1969.
Language (note)
Vocal selections sung in German (Brahms) and Italian (Verdi).
Author
Abbado, Claudio, conductor.
Title
The Decca years.
Publisher
[London, England] : Decca, [2013]
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Wiener Philharmoniker (CD 1 and 3) ; New Philharmonia Orchestra (CD 2) ; London Symphony Orchestra (CD 4-7) ; with James King, tenor (in Rinaldo) ; Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass (in the Verdi scenes) ; Ambrosian Singers (Brahms, Verdi) ; Claudio Abbado, conductor.
Event
Recorded at various locations in London and Vienna, 1966-1969.
Language
Vocal selections sung in German (Brahms) and Italian (Verdi).