Best of Stuttgart Sound - Norrington
The Best of Stuttgart Radio Orchestra: the fine SWR Orchestra has been recording for decades under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington.  Their distinctive sound comes from the use of little- and no- vibrato in the string sections, making for a more authentic-sounding orchestra for the works pre-WWII.

Laura Claycomb is featured in one aria from Berlioz’ Benvenuto Cellini. From Roger Norrington: “All my concerts and recordings with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra are characterized by a serious attention to historical playing style, which has up to now normally been associated only with period-instrument orchestras. The central, and most revolutionary, feature of our style is our adoption of the sound of earlier times. We play with the `pure tone’ so much talked about by the old masters before the arrival of 20th century vibrato. This beautiful, warm tone was the normal sound of every orchestra from Bach’s time to Mahler’s. The honest, expressive `noble cantilena’ of pure tone seems to us crucial in the performance of their music. This recording gives you the opportunity to hear how a modern symphony orchestra can reconnect with its roots and embrace the traditions of the past.”

Beethoven, Ludwig van • Berlioz, Hector • Bruckner, Anton • Elgar, Edward • Holst, Gustav • Mahler, Gustav • Mendelssohn, Felix • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus • Schubert, Franz • Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich • Wagner, Richard

Disc: 1

1. Symphony No. 4 in A major (‘Italian’), Op. 90: 1. Allegro vivace

2. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): IV. Allegro con spirituoso

3. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro

4. Serenade, for strings in E minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole

5. Benvenuto Cellini, opera, H. 76a, Op. 23: Act 1. Scene 2, No. 3b: Cavatine – Entre l’amour et le devoir

6. Symphony No. 1 in D major (‘Titan’): III. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

7. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): I. Allegro con brio

8. Parsifal, opera, WWV 111: Grail Theme and Finale to Act 3

9. Symphony No. 6 in B minor (‘Pathétique’), Op. 74: II. Allegro con grazia

10. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

11. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando

12. Symphony No. 22 in C major, K. 162: III. Presto assai

Disc: 2

1. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra (‘Episode de la vie d’un Artiste…en cinq parties’), H.48 (Op. 14): II. Un bal. Valse allegro no

2. Die Zauberharfe, melodrama, D. 644: Overture

3. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

4. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

5. Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103: III. Scherzo, Trio

6. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11: Menuetto. Trio

7. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Quaerens me, Andante sostenuto

8. Symphony No. 5 in C minor (‘Fate’), Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

9. Symphony No. 4 in G major: II. In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne hast

10. Symphony No. 9 in C major (‘The Great’), D. 944: IV. Allegro vivace

Details

  • Composer: Various
  • Title: Best of Stuttgart Sound
  • Cast:

    Sir Roger Norrington, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (Sudwest Rundfunk)

    Laura Claycomb, soprano

  • Additional information:

    Beethoven, Ludwig van • Berlioz, Hector • Bruckner, Anton • Elgar, Edward • Holst, Gustav • Mahler, Gustav • Mendelssohn, Felix • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus • Schubert, Franz • Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich • Wagner, Richard

    Disc: 1
    1. Symphony No. 4 in A major ('Italian'), Op. 90: 1. Allegro vivace
    2. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 (K. 186a): IV. Allegro con spirituoso
    3. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    4. Serenade, for strings in E minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole
    5. Benvenuto Cellini, opera, H. 76a, Op. 23: Act 1. Scene 2, No. 3b: Cavatine - Entre l'amour et le devoir
    6. Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Titan'): III. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    7. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (K. 173dB): I. Allegro con brio
    8. Parsifal, opera, WWV 111: Grail Theme and Finale to Act 3
    9. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: II. Allegro con grazia
    10. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
    11. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
    12. Symphony No. 22 in C major, K. 162: III. Presto assai
    Disc: 2
    1. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): II. Un bal. Valse allegro no
    2. Die Zauberharfe, melodrama, D. 644: Overture
    3. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
    4. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
    5. Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103: III. Scherzo, Trio
    6. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11: Menuetto. Trio
    7. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): Quaerens me, Andante sostenuto
    8. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
    9. Symphony No. 4 in G major: II. In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne hast
    10. Symphony No. 9 in C major ('The Great'), D. 944: IV. Allegro vivace

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