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Post by pgaronCourtesy of the ArkivMusic site, here is a "Fanfare" review of the
Archipel release of Rosbaud's Mahler 4th, which compares the sonics
of the Archipel and Urania releases -- coming down squarely in favor
Yes, that was in the latest issue, if I recall correctly. Wishlisted!
Is anybody aware of an actual Rosbaud discography somewhere online?
Not the useless clutter returned by a Google search on "Rosbaud" and
"discography," nor the ridiculously-overpriced, twenty-year-old
Kindle "book," please.
Just looked. Couldn't find one. There was a book.
Yes, it is a wonderful book by Joan Evans, including listings of
recordings in various archives, notably among them SWR.
Since it was published there have been various items added (we
discussed the Dresden Mahler 1st here about 10 years ago), but this
book is still indispensable if you are serious about Rosbaud, one of
the greatest musicians and conductors ever.
RK
I hope David Gable doesn't mind if I quote in full here an extract he
prepared from that biography and posted here in Jan. 1998 (found in the
archives at google groups) covering Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven:
# Recent enthusiastic comments about Rosbaud recordings of piano concerti
# of Mozart and Beethoven have prompted me to post a listing of all the
# recordings of the first Viennese school that Rosbaud made.
# Unfortunately, they are not well represented on CD. My source is "Hans
# Rosbaud: a Bio-Bibliography" by Joan Evans (Greenwood Press, New York,
# 1992). This volume includes a warm introduction by Pierre Boulez, a
# brief biography, a list of all the premieres conducted by Rosbaud, and a
# detailed discography. The author is at work on a full-scale biography
# of Rosbaud.
# -David Gable
#
# Hans Rosbaud made recordings of the following works of Haydn, Mozart,
# and Beethoven. Unless otherwise indicated, the release was on LP:
#
# Haydn, Symphony no. 45 ("Farewell")
# w/the Berlin Phil. Released 1959 on Electrola
#
# Haydn, Symphony no. 82 ("Bear")
# w/Bavarian Radio Symphony Released 1950 on Mercury
#
# Haydn, Symphony no. 88
# w/Strasbourg Philharmonic Recorded 1943, released 1985 on Melodiya
# (coupled with Rosbaud recordings of Cimarosa and Brahms)
#
# Haydn, Symphonies 92 & 104
# w/Berlin Philharmonic Recorded and released 1957 on DGG
#
# Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 9 in E flat, K.271
# w/Gieseking, Berlin State Opera Orchestra Recorded 1936, released on
# European Columbia 78's; variously reissued on LP by Parnassus, Bruno
# Walter Society, EMI
#
# Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K.466, & no. 25 in C, K.503
# w/Gieseking, Philharmonia Orchestra Recorded 1953, released 1955 on
# European Columbia, later on Angel and Pathe', etc.
#
# Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 4, K.218
# w/Wolfgang Schneiderhan & Berlin Phil Recorded 1956, released 1957 on
# DGG
#
# Mozart, Cosi fan tutte (live recording)
# w/Stich-Randall, Berganza, Adani, Alva, Panerai, Cortis, Paris
# Conservatory Orchestra
# Aix-en-Provence Festival, 1957
# Released on CD, 1983, by Rodolphe (Rappel-FNAC)
#
# Mozart, Don Giovanni (live recording)
# w/Stich-Randall, Danco, Moffo, Gedda, Campo, Cortis, Paris Conservatory
# Orchestra
# Aix-en-Provence Festival & Paris, 1956
# released on Pathe', 1957, subsequently on Vox in USA, and on CD by EMI
#
# Mozart, Die Entfu"hrung aus dem Serail (live recording)
# w/Stich-Randall, Prietto, Gedda, Senechal, Arie, Paris Conservatory
# Orchestra
# Aix-en-Provence Festival, 1954
# released on CD on Rodolphe
#
# Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro (live recording)
# w/Stich-Randall, Streich, Lorengar, Rehfuss, Panerai, Paris Conservatory
# Orchestra
# Aix-en-Provence Festival, 1955
# released on Pathe', 1956, subsequently on Vox in USA, and on CD by EMI
#
# Mozart, Serenade in C minor, K.388
# w/members of Bavarian Radio Symphony Recorded Bayreuth, 1944-45,
# released on Mercury, 1950, (coupled with Brahms)
#
# Mozart, Symphonies no. 39 in E flat, K.543, and no. 41 in C, K.555
# w/Bavarian Radio Symphony Released on Mercury, 1950
#
# Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 1
# w/Gieseking, Berlin State Opera Orchestra Recorded and released 1937 on
# European Columbia; reissued on CD by Ades
#
# Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 3 (live recording)
# w/Backhaus, Cologne Radio Symphony Recorded 1950, released on Seven
# Seas
#
# Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 5
# w/Casadesus Recorded and released, 1961, on Philips, subsequently
# issued on Columbia Odyssey and on CD by Philips
#
# Beethoven, Violin Concerto (live)
# w/Neveu, SWF Symphony Orch Recorded 1949; released on CD, 1986, Music
# & Arts
#
# Beethoven: Symphony no. 8
# w/SWF Symphony Orchestra Recorded & released 1961, private recording of
# the SWF Symphony Orchestra
Thanks to David (albeit 14 years late) for making this broad picture
available. See RK's comments above re. additions since that book was
published.
By the way, as of today "Die Entführung" has joined the other Mozart
operas in availability at Berkshire.
--
Al Eisner