The Art of Hermann Scherchen | Scribendum SC801

The Art of Hermann Scherchen

Label: Scribendum

Cat No: SC801

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 27

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 22nd April 2016

Contents

Works

Auber, Daniel

Fra Diavolo
» Overture

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Mass in B minor, BWV232
Musical Offering, BWV1079
Orchestral Suites nos.1-4 BWV1066-1069

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Christus am Olberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), op.85
Symphonies 1-9 (complete)
Wellington's Victory, op.91 'Battle Symphony'

Borodin, Alexander

Prince Igor
» Polovtsian Dances

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.68

Chabrier, Alexis Emmanuel

Espana
» Rapsodie

Dukas, Paul

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)

Falla, Manuel de

El amor brujo
» Escena: El Terror (Scene: Terror)
» Ritual Fire Dance

Gabrieli, Giovanni

Canzon in primi toni

Gliere, Reinhold

Symphony no.3 in B minor, op.42 'Il'ya Muromets'

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Symphony no.45 in F sharp minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell'
Symphony no.100 in G major, Hob.I:100 'Military'

Herold, Ferdinand

Zampa
» Overture

Honegger, Arthur

Chant de joie
Pastorale d'ete
Prelude pour 'La Tempete' de William Shakespeare
Symphonic movement no.1 'Pacific 231'
Symphonic movement no.2 'Rugby'
Symphonic movement no.3

Khachaturian, Aram

Gayaneh: Suite

Liszt, Franz

Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for orchestra, S359
Hunnenschlacht: Symphonic Poem, S105
Les Preludes: symphonic poem, S97
Mazeppa: Symphonic poem, S100
Mephisto Waltz no.1, S514 'Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke'

Mahler, Gustav

Symphony no.1 in D major 'Titan'
Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Resurrection'
Symphony no.5 in C sharp minor
Symphony no.7 in E minor
Symphony no.10 in F sharp major (Adagio)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Requiem in D minor, K626

Mussorgsky, Modest

A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)

Orff, Carl

Entrata

Prokofiev, Sergei

Lieutenant Kije: Suite, op.60
Scythian Suite, op.20

Ravel, Maurice

Bolero

Reznicek, Emil von

Donna Diana
» Overture

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Scheherazade, op.35
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
» Flight of the Bumblebee

Rossini, Gioachino

Guillaume Tell
» Overture

Stravinsky, Igor

Petrushka (1911 version)
The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

1812 Overture, op.49
Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture in F major, op.64
Symphony no.4 in F minor, op.36

Artists

English Baroque Orchestra
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Hermann Scherchen

Works

Auber, Daniel

Fra Diavolo
» Overture

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Mass in B minor, BWV232
Musical Offering, BWV1079
Orchestral Suites nos.1-4 BWV1066-1069

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Christus am Olberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), op.85
Symphonies 1-9 (complete)
Wellington's Victory, op.91 'Battle Symphony'

Borodin, Alexander

Prince Igor
» Polovtsian Dances

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.68

Chabrier, Alexis Emmanuel

Espana
» Rapsodie

Dukas, Paul

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'Apprenti sorcier)

Falla, Manuel de

El amor brujo
» Escena: El Terror (Scene: Terror)
» Ritual Fire Dance

Gabrieli, Giovanni

Canzon in primi toni

Gliere, Reinhold

Symphony no.3 in B minor, op.42 'Il'ya Muromets'

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Symphony no.45 in F sharp minor, Hob.I:45 'Farewell'
Symphony no.100 in G major, Hob.I:100 'Military'

Herold, Ferdinand

Zampa
» Overture

Honegger, Arthur

Chant de joie
Pastorale d'ete
Prelude pour 'La Tempete' de William Shakespeare
Symphonic movement no.1 'Pacific 231'
Symphonic movement no.2 'Rugby'
Symphonic movement no.3

Khachaturian, Aram

Gayaneh: Suite

Liszt, Franz

Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for orchestra, S359
Hunnenschlacht: Symphonic Poem, S105
Les Preludes: symphonic poem, S97
Mazeppa: Symphonic poem, S100
Mephisto Waltz no.1, S514 'Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke'

Mahler, Gustav

Symphony no.1 in D major 'Titan'
Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Resurrection'
Symphony no.5 in C sharp minor
Symphony no.7 in E minor
Symphony no.10 in F sharp major (Adagio)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Requiem in D minor, K626

Mussorgsky, Modest

A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)

Orff, Carl

Entrata

Prokofiev, Sergei

Lieutenant Kije: Suite, op.60
Scythian Suite, op.20

Ravel, Maurice

Bolero

Reznicek, Emil von

Donna Diana
» Overture

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Scheherazade, op.35
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
» Flight of the Bumblebee

Rossini, Gioachino

Guillaume Tell
» Overture

Stravinsky, Igor

Petrushka (1911 version)
The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu): Suite

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

1812 Overture, op.49
Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture in F major, op.64
Symphony no.4 in F minor, op.36

Artists

English Baroque Orchestra
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Hermann Scherchen

About

This set highlights the vast repertoire of the great conductor and features Scherchen's highly influential recordings of Mahler's Symphonies 1, 2, 5, 7 and 10 (Adagio).

With remarkably good sound and exceptional conducting, these Westminster recordings are a must for any collector of Scherchen's works and discerning classical music lovers in general. They feature some of the best interpretations of classic and more adventurous masterpieces from Bach to Honegger, from Beethoven to Stravinsky, from Gabrieli to Khachaturian.

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