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Kurt Masur's achievement is defined above all by his relationships with two orchestras exemplifying vastly different traditions. Having spent some 20 years as Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, which traces it's roots to the 15th century, he became the transformational music director of the New York Philharmonic, an embodiment of the New World. Through all this, his musical integrity remained consistent. As the New York Times wrote: "He brought to the podium the ardent conviction that music-making was a moral act that could heal the world." Masur himself put things more simply: "My goal is meaningful playing... What counts is to be able to communicate the composer's meaning to the audience... When I conduct Beethoven, I wouldn't like to replace Beethoven. He should be in your mind, not me." This 70CD set consolidates the entirety of the catalogues that Masur built for EMI and Teldec between 1974 and 2009.
Kurt Masur's achievement is defined above all by his relationships with two orchestras exemplifying vastly different traditions. Having spent some 20 years as Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, which traces it's roots to the 15th century, he became the transformational music director of the New York Philharmonic, an embodiment of the New World. Through all this, his musical integrity remained consistent. As the New York Times wrote: "He brought to the podium the ardent conviction that music-making was a moral act that could heal the world." Masur himself put things more simply: "My goal is meaningful playing... What counts is to be able to communicate the composer's meaning to the audience... When I conduct Beethoven, I wouldn't like to replace Beethoven. He should be in your mind, not me." This 70CD set consolidates the entirety of the catalogues that Masur built for EMI and Teldec between 1974 and 2009.
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Kurt Masur: The Complete Warner Classics Edition - His Teldec & EMI
Artist: Kurt Masur
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1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: I. Allegro Brioso
2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: II. Andante Assai
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: III. Allegro Scherzando
4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: I. Andantino - Allegretto
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: II. Scherzo. Vivace
6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: III. Intermezzo. Allegro Moderato
7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro Tempestoso
8. Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
9. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro
10. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: II. Tema Con Variazioni
11. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
12. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: I. Vivace
13. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: II. Andante
14. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: III. Moderato
15. Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: IV. Vivace
16. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: I. Allegro Con Brio
17. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: II. Moderato Ben Accentuato
18. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: III. Toccata. Allegro Con Fuoco
19. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: IV. Larghetto
20. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: V. Vivo
21. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: I. Allegro Maestoso
22. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi Adagio
23. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: III. Allegretto Vivace
24. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: IV. Allegro Marziale Animato
25. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: I. (A) Adagio Sostenuto Assai
26. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: I. (B) Allegro Agitato Assai - Un Poco Più Mosso - Tempo Del Andante
27. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: III. Allegro Deciso - Marziale Un Poco Meno Allegro
28. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: III. (A) Allegro Deciso
29. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: III. (B) Marziale Un Poco Meno Allegro - Un Poco Animato - Un Poco Meno Mosso
30. Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125: IV. Allegro Animato
31. Franz Schuberts Grosse Fantasie, S. 366
32. Polonaise Brillante, S. 367
33. Hungarian Fantasy, S. 123
34. Fantasie Über Motiven Aus Beethovens Ruinen Von Athen, S. 122
35. Grande Fantaisie Symphonique Über Themen Aus Berlioz's Lélio, S. 120
36. Malédiction, S. 121
37. Totentanz, S. 126
38. Ce Qu'on Entend Sur la Montagne. S. 95
39. Tasso, Lamento E Trionfo, S. 96
40. Les Préludes, S. 97
41. Orpheus, S. 98
42. Prometheus (Symphonic Poem No. 5), S. 99
43. Mazeppa, S. 100
44. Festklänge, S. 101
45. Héroïde Funèbre, S. 102
46. Mephisto Waltz No. 2, S. 111
47. Hungaria, S. 103
48. Hamlet (Symphonic Poem No. 10), S. 104: (Sehr Langsam Und Düster - Allegro Appassionato Ed Agitato Assai - Sehr Langsam Und Dü
49. Hunnenschlacht, S. 105
50. Die Ideale, S. 106
51. Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe, S. 107: I. Die Wiege
52. Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe, S. 107: II. Der Kampf Um's Dasein
53. Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe, S. 107: III. Zum Grabe, Die Wiege Des Zukünftigen Lebens
54. A Faust Symphony, S. 108: I. Faust
55. A Faust Symphony, S. 108: II. Gretchen
56. A Faust Symphony, S. 108: III. Mephistopheles
57. 2 Episoden Aus Lenau's Faust, S. 110: I. Der Nächtliche Zug
58. 2 Episoden Aus Lenau's Faust, S. 110: II. Der Tanz in Der Dorfschenke (Mephisto-Waltz No. 1)
59. A Dante Symphony, S.109 (1996 Remastered Version): Inferno
60. A Dante Symphony, S.109 (1996 Remastered Version): Purgatorio ^1
61. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo ^1
62. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto ^1
63. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro ^1
64. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro ^1
65. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo ^1
66. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: III. Rondo Alla Polacca ^1
67. Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 ^1
68. Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 ^1
69. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro Moderato ^1
70. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio Di Molto ^1
71. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto ^1
72. Finlandia, Op. 26 ^1
73. Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. the Swan of Tuonela ^1
74. Karelia Overture, Op. 10 ^1
75. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: I. Andante Sostenuto - Moderato Con Anima ^1
76. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: II. Andantino in Modo Di Canzona ^1
77. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato Ostinato, Allegro ^1
78. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro Con Fuoco ^1
79. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo ^1
80. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro Con Grazia ^1
81. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro Molto Vivace ^1
82. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio Lamentoso ^1
83. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro Con Anima ^1
84. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante Cantabile, Con Alcuna Licenza ^1
85. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: III. Valse. Allegro Moderato ^1
86. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: IV. Finale (Andante Maestoso - Allegro Vivace) ^1
87. Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56, MWV N18 "Scottish": I. Andante Con Moto - Allegro Un Poco Agitato ^1
88. Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56, MWV N18 "Scottish": II. Vivace Non Troppo ^1
89. Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56, MWV N18 "Scottish": III. Adagio ^1
90. Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56, MWV N18 "Scottish": IV. Allegro Vivacissimo - Allegro Maestoso Assai ^1
91. Symphony No. 4 in a Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": I. Allegro Vivace ^1
92. Symphony No. 4 in a Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": II. Andante Con Moto ^1
93. Symphony No. 4 in a Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": III. Con Modo Moderato ^1
94. Symphony No. 4 in a Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto ^1
95. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: I. Molto Allegro Con Fuoco ^1
96. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: II. Andante ^1
97. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: III. Presto - Molto Allegro E Vivace ^1
98. Capriccio Brillant in B minor, Op. 22, MWV O8 ^1
99. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40, MWV O11: I. Allegro Appassionato ^1
100. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40, MWV O11: II. Adagio. Molto Sostenuto ^1
101. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40, MWV O11: III. Finale. Presto Scherzando ^1
102. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro Brillante E Molto Vivace ^1
103. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Andante Non Troppo ^1
104. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: III. Allegro Con Fuoco ^1
105. Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: I. Moderato E Risoluto ^1
106. Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: II. Andante Non Troppo, Quasi Moderato ^1
107. Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: III. Scherzo. Allegro Giocoso ^1
108. Grand Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: IV. Finale. Allegro Vivace ^1
109. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": I. (A) Sinfonia. Maestoso Con Moto - Allegro ^1
110. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": I. (B) Sinfonia. Allegretto Un Poco Agitato ^1
111. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": I. (C) Sinfonia. Adagio Religioso ^1
112. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": II. (A) Allegro Maestoso. "Alles, Was Odem Hat, Lobe Den Herrn!" ^1
113. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": II. (B) Molto Più Moderato Ma Con Fuoco. "Lobe Den Herrn, Meine Se
114. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": III. (A) Recitativ. "Saget Es, Die Ihr Erlöst Seid" ^1
115. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang": III. (B) Allegro Moderat

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Kurt Masur's achievement is defined above all by his relationships with two orchestras exemplifying vastly different traditions. Having spent some 20 years as Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, which traces it's roots to the 15th century, he became the transformational music director of the New York Philharmonic, an embodiment of the New World. Through all this, his musical integrity remained consistent. As the New York Times wrote: "He brought to the podium the ardent conviction that music-making was a moral act that could heal the world." Masur himself put things more simply: "My goal is meaningful playing... What counts is to be able to communicate the composer's meaning to the audience... When I conduct Beethoven, I wouldn't like to replace Beethoven. He should be in your mind, not me." This 70CD set consolidates the entirety of the catalogues that Masur built for EMI and Teldec between 1974 and 2009.
        
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