Wilhelm Furtwangler - Symphony No.2

Wilhelm FURTWANGLER (1886-1954) 

Symphony No. 2

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Released 2025

Antonin Dvorak - Requiem Op.89

Antoni DVORAK (1841-1904)

Requiem Op.89 (1890)

Lisa Milne (soprano)

Karen Cargil (mezzo soprano)

Pater Auty (tenor)

Peter Rose (bass)

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir

Neeme Jarvi

Recorded live: 2009, Southbank Centre, London – Royal Festival Hall

Wilhelm Stenhammar - Symphonies Nos 1 & 2; Excelsior!; Serenade

Wilhelm STENHAMMAR (1871-1927)

Excelsior! (1896) Symphonic Overture, Op. 13

Symphony No. 1 In F Major

Serenade In F Major

Symphony No. 2 In G Minor

Gothenburg Symphony orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Recordings: Göteborg, Konserthuset, 12/1992 (Excelsior), 3/1993 (Symphony no.1); 9/1993 (Symphony no.2), 11/1993 (Serenade)

Franz Berwald - 4 Symphonies

Franz BERWALD (1796-1868)

4 Symphonies

Sinfonie singuliere (No.3) in C major (1842)

Sinfonie cpricieuse (No.2) in D major (1842)

Sinfonie No.4 in E flat major (1845)

sinfonia serieuse (No.1) in G minor (1845)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 

Neeme Jarvi 

Recorded: May 1985

French Music for Ballet (Sauguet, Massenet, Ibert)

French Music for Ballet

Henri SAUGUET (1901-1989)

Les Forains (1945) [25:15]

Jules MASSENET (1842 - 1912)

Ballet Suite from Hérodiade (1881 rev. 1884) 

Jacques IBERT (1890 - 1962)

Les amours de Jupiter (1945)

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

rec. 2018, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn

French Opera Overtures (Auber; Planquette; Lecocq)

French Opera Overtures

Daniel François-Esprit AUBER (1782-1871) 

Le Domino noir (1837) 

La Muette de Portici (1828)  

Les Diamants de la Couronne (1841)

 

Jean Robert PLANQUETTE (1848-1903) 

Les Cloches de Corneville (1877) 

Alexandre Charles LECOCQ (1832-1918)

La Fille de Madame Angot (1918)

Ballet suite Mam’zelle Angot (arr. by Gordon Jacob, 1947) 

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

rec. 2022, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn

French Music For The Stage (Auber; Boieldieu; Delibes; Massenet; Thomas)

French Music For The Stage 

Ambroise THOMAS (1811-1896)

Overture To 'Raymond, Ou Le Secret de la Reine' (1851)

Daniel-Francois-Esprit AUBER (1782-1871)

Overture To 'Fra Diavolo, Ou L'Hôtellerie de Terracine', S18 (1830)

François-Adrien BOIELDIEU (1775-1834)

Overture To 'Le Calife de Bagdad" (1809)

Overture To 'La Dame Blanche' (1825)

Leo DELIBES (1836-1891)

Scène Du Bal And Vieille Chanson From 'Le Roi S'amuse' (1882)

Jules MASSENET (1842-1912)

Espada (1908)

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Jarvi

Recording venue:

Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn; 30 and 31 May 2018 (Espada), 6 May 2019 (Overtures to Raymond, Fra Diavolo, and Le Calife de Bagdad), and 31 May 2019 (other works).

Front cover The Curtain, pastel and charcoal painting (c. 1880) by Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917)

Rudolf Tobias - Des Jona Sendung (Jonah's Mission)

Rudolf TOBIAS (1873-1918)

Des Jona Sendung (Jonah's Mission)

An oratorio in a Prologue and Five Scenes (1909)

Restored and arranged by Vardo RUMESSEN

Pille Lill (soprano)

Urve Tauts (mezzo)

Peter Svensson (tenor)

Raimo Laukka (baritone)

Mati Palm (bass)

Oratorio Choir

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Tallinn Boys' Choir

Ines Maidre (organ)

Estonian State Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

rec 23-29 June 1995, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn

world premiere recording

Dvorak - Symphony No.9 "From the New World"; My Home Overture

Antonin DVORAK (1841-1904)

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'

My Home Overture, Op. 62

Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Recorded in the SNO Centre, Glasgow in August 1986

Dvorak - Symphony No.8; The Wood Dove

Antonin DVORAK (1841-1904)

Symphony No.8 in G, Op.88

The Wood Dove (Holoubek) Symphonic Poem, Op.110

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Jarvi

Recorded August 6-8, 1987 at Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow

Barber - Symphony No.2; Bristow - Symphony in F sharp minor

Samuel BARBER (1910-1981)

Symphony No.2  Op.19

Adagio for Strings Op.11

George Frederick BRISTOW (1825-1898)

Symphony in F sharp minor Op.26

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Recorded in Detroit Symphony Hall on 29-31 January 1993

Dvorak - Symphony No. 7; The Golden Spinning Wheel

Antonín DVORAK (1841-1904)

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

The Golden Spinning Wheel (Zlatý kolovrat), Op. 109, B. 197

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Jarvi

George Chadwick - Symphony No.2; Symphonic Sketches

George Whitefield CHADWICK (1854-1931)

Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 21

Symphonic Sketches

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Release Date: February 1995

Originally recorded in 1993

Roy Harris & Aaron Copland - Symphonies No.3

Roy HARRIS (1898-1979)

Symphony No.3

Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990)

Symphony No.3

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Recorded October 1-2, 1995 at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall.

Dvorak - Symphony No. 6; The Noon Witch

Antonin DVORAK (1841-1904)

Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60

The Noon Witch, Op. 108 (B196)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Recorded in the SNO Centre, Glasgow on December 6 & 7, 1986.

Randall Thompson - Symphony No.2; George Chadwick - Melpomene, Rip Van Winkle, Tam O'Shanter

Randall THOMPSON (1899-1984) 

Symphony No. 2

George Whitefield CHADWICK (1854-1931)

Melpomene Overture, 

Rip Van Winkle Overture, 

Tam O'Shanter - Symphonic Ballad

Detroit Symphony Orchestra 

Neeme Jarvi 

Recorded at The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall; 29 April & 6 May 1995

Dvorak - Symphony No.5; The Water Goblin

Antonin DVORAK (1841-1904)

Symphony No.5 in F Major, Op.76

The Water Goblin, Op.107

Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Jarvi

Nikolai Medtner - The Three Piano Concertos; Sonate-Ballade Op. 27

Nikolai MEDTNER (1880-1951)

The Three Piano Concertos; Sonate-Ballade Op. 27

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor, Op. 60 'Ballade'

Sonata-Ballada in F sharp major, Op. 27

Geoffrey Tozer (piano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Neeme  Järvi

Release Date: June 2005 (Compilation)

Originally recorded in March 1991

Dvorak - Symphony No.4; Biblical Songs

Antonin DVORAK (1841-1904)

Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op.13

Ten Biblical Songs, Op.99 (sung in Czech)

Brian Rayner Cook (Baritone)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Recorded in the Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, on 27-29 October 1987

Dvorak - Symphony No.3; Carnival Overture; Symphonic Variations

Anotin DVORAK (1841-1904)

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 10

Carnival Overture, Op.92

Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Jarvi

Recorded in the Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow on 7 & 24-26 August 1987