Berlin, Vienna, Boston: Complete Recordings on Decca & Philips: 31 CD Box Set

Marking the fifth anniversary of Bernard Haitink’s passing, Decca is proud to present the third and final limited-edition box in a series that began with the landmark Concertgebouw Orchestra edition and continued with the London recordings. The focus of this edition is Bernard Haitink’s recordings with three of the world’s leading orchestras: the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Wiener Philharmoniker. Also included are recordings of Mahler and Poulenc with the European Community Youth Orchestra, Fidelio from Dresden (with Jessye Norman), and from the early stereo years, a partnership with David Oistrakh coupling Mozart with Stravinsky. Most intriguing perhaps, is music by Turnage recorded with the Chicago Symphony.  A 31-CD edition with original jackets and a booklet with insightful notes by Andrew Stewart.

CDs 1–8:
MAHLER Symphonies Nos. 1–7 & 10 Sylvia McNair · Jard van Nes · Ernst-Senff Choir · BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Jessye Norman · BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
CD 9:
MAHLER Symphony No. 9 EUROPEAN COMMUNITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
CD 10:
POULENC Organ Concerto Thomas Trotter · EUROPEAN COMMUNITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
TURNAGE Some Days Cynthia Clarey · CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CD 11:
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto ∙ Works for Cello & Piano Heinrich Schiff · Gerhard Oppitz · BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
CD 12–14:
STRAVINSKY The Firebird (1910) · Scherzo à la russe · Petrushka (1911) · Scènes de ballet · The Rite of Spring · Pulcinella (1965)
Olga Borodina · John Mark Ainsley · Ildebrando D’Arcangelo · BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
CDs 15–16:
BEETHOVEN Fidelio Jessye Norman · Reiner Goldberg · Kurt Moll · Pamela Coburn · Hans Peter Blochwitz · Ekkehard Wlaschiha · Andreas Schmidt · Staatsopernchor Dresden · STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN
CD 17:
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique WIENER PHILHARMONIKER
CDs 18–19:
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 Vladimir Ashkenazy · WIENER PHILHARMONIKER
Schicksalslied · Ein deutsches Requiem Gundula Janowitz · Tom Krause · WIENER STAATSOPERNCHOR
CDs 20–23:
BRUCKNER Symphonies 3–5 & 8 · Te Deum Karita Mattila · Susanne Mentzer · Vinson Cole · Robert Holl · Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks · WIENER PHILHARMONIKER
CD 24:
STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto · MOZART Violin Concerto No. 1 David Oistrakh · ORCHESTRE DES CONCERTS LAMOUREUX
CDs 25–28:
BRAHMS Symphonies 1–4 · Nänie · Tragic Overture · Alto Rhapsody · St Anthony Variations Jard van Nes · Tanglewood Festival Chorus · BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CDs 29–31:
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet) Tanglewood Festival Chorus · BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
La Valse · Rapsodie espagnole Valse · Menuet antique · Ma mère l’Oye · Boléro · Alborada del gracioso · Le Tombeau de Couperin ·
Valses nobles et sentimentales BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA