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    1948年，二次世界大战方歇之际，EMI制作人李格冒着暴动的危险前往欧陆，希望为唱片公司重新签下战前即与EMI合作的大师如福特万格勒、费雪等伟大音乐家，同时为了弥补在大战期间流亡四散于美洲大陆、确定无法返欧继续音乐生涯的音乐家，李格决定挖掘一批杰出的新秀，他找到了舒瓦兹柯芙、采芙莉德、卡拉扬等人，与他们签定长期合约，其中卡拉扬的才华更为李格所独识，他深知卡拉扬将能取代福特万格勒在乐坛的地位；福特万格勒也知道卡拉扬来势汹汹，处处防堵他，但李格将自己创办的爱乐管弦乐团交给卡拉扬去训练，卡拉扬从中吸收自己锻炼乐团的技巧，1955年卡拉扬确定接替福特万格勒担任柏林爱乐总监时，乐团成员早已举目期待，虽然EMI也知道此举会将卡拉扬带往另一厂牌，却依然与卡拉扬维持良好关系，而卡拉扬也以慷慨相报，在日后他独揽柏林爱乐终生职与经纪合约后，每有机会就将他最好的曲目带回EMI录音，而这就是本片这些精彩的录音。这些录音从1959年开始，一直横跨到1986年过世前不久，曲目都是卡拉扬最为拿手的，加上卡拉扬对于录音细节的讲究，使得这每一份录音都是他个人一再反复聆听、修正，力求尽善进美的示范级演出。这套CD前五片是管弦乐曲，最后一片则是声乐曲。六片CD各依不同的主题收纳卡拉扬的著名指挥，包括莫扎特管弦乐曲、协奏曲、交响曲、管弦乐曲、芭蕾和歌剧间奏曲，以及声乐曲。其中合作的音乐家包括小提琴天后慕特，她是由卡拉扬亲手从孩童时期就挖掘的神童，她早期的录音都是由卡拉扬伴奏，也都留在EMI；其它的乐手还有俄国大师李希特、罗斯托波维奇、欧伊斯特拉夫、克莱曼、魏森博格、舒瓦兹柯芙、采芙莉德、葛贝洛娃、芙蕾妮等人。

碟 1 

1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G, K525): I. Allegro 　 

2. Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G, K525): II. Romanze (Andante) 　 

3. Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G, K525): III. Menuetto (Allegretto) 　 

4. Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade in G, K525): IV. Rondo (Allegro) 　 

5. Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299 ? II. Andantino (extract) 　 

6. "Sleigh Ride" German Dance K605 No.3 　 

7. Clarinet Concerto in A K622 – II. Adagio 　 

8. Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat K495 – III. Rondo (Allegro vivace) 　 

9. Die Zauberflote: Overture 　 

10. Die Zauberflote: Der Vogelf?nger bin ich ja (Act I) 　 

11. Die Zauberflote: Der H?lle Rache (Act II) 　 

12. Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento (Act I) 　 

13. Ave verum corpus K618 　 

14. Symphony No.29 in A K201 ? I. Allegro moderato (extract) 　 

15. Oboe Concerto in B flat K314 ? III. Rondo (Allegretto) 　 

16. Symphony No.40 in G minor K550 ? I. Molto allegro

碟 2 

1. VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni: La primavera ? I. Allegro 　 

2. VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni: L’estate – III. Presto 　 

3. VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni: L’autunno – III. Allegro 　 

4. VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni: L’inverno – II. Largo 　 

5. VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni: L’inverno – III. Allegro 　 

6. HUMMEL: Trumpet Concerto in E flat (ed. Oubradous) – III: Rondo (Allegro molto) 　 

7. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.1 in C Op.15: II. Largo (opening) 　 

8. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat Op.19: III. Rondo (Molto allegro) 　 

9. BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin & Cello in C Op.56: II. Largo 　 

10. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.4 in G Op.58: II. Andante con moto 　 

11. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.4 in G Op.58: III. Rondo (Vivace) (extract) 　 

12. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat ‘Emperor’ Op.73: II. Adagio un poco mosso (conclusion) 　 

13. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat ‘Emperor’ Op.73: III: Rondo (Allegro) (extract) 　 

14. TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening) 　 

15. RICHARD STRAUSS: Don Quixote Op.35 ? 2 Theme 　 

16. RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18: II. Adagio sostenuto (opening) 　 

17. BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Op.77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (cadenza Kreisler) 　

碟 3 

1. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67 – I. Allegro con brio 　 

2. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6 in F ‘Pastoral’ Op.68: V. Allegretto (Shepherds’ Hymn after the Storm) 　 

3. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.7 in A Op.92: II. Allegretto (opening) 　 

4. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.7 in A Op.92: IV. Allegro con brio 　 

5. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.8 in F Op.93: II: Allegretto scherzando 　 

6. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.8 in F Op.93: IV: Allegro vivace (conclusion) 　 

7. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.9 in D minor ‘Choral’ Op.125: IV. Ode to Joy 　 

8. HAYDN: Symphony No.104 in D ‘London’ ?III. Menuetto (Allegro) & Trio 　 

9. SCHUBERT: Symphony No.8 in B minor ‘Unfinished’ D759: I. Allegro moderato (opening) 　 

10. DVORAK: Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ – II. Largo (opening) 　 

11. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64: III. Valse (Allegro moderato) 　 

12. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74: I. Adagio ? Allegro non troppo (extract) 　 13. SIBELIUS: Symphony No.5 in E flat Op.82: III. Allegro molto – Largamente assai 　

碟 4 

1. HANDEL: Water Music Suite – V. Allegro deciso 　 

2. JOHANN STRAUSS II: Unter Donner und Blitz – Polka 　 

3. J. STRAUSS II: An der schonen blauen Donau Walzer, Op.314 (extract) 　 

4. JOHANN STRAUSS I: Radetzky March 　 

5. WALDTEUFEL: Skaters’ Waltz 　 

6. BERLIOZ: Marche hongroise (La Damnation de Faust) 　 

7. CHABRIER: Espana 　 

8. CHABRIER: Marche joyeuse 　 

9. JOHANN STRAUSS II: Tritsch-Tratsch – Polka 　 

10. SMETANA: The Moldau (opening) 　 

11. SIBELIUS: Valse triste 　 

12. SIBELIUS: Karelia Suite, Op.11: I. Intermezzo 　 

13. SIBELIUS: Karelia Suite, Op.11: III. Alla marcia 　 

14. BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra - IV Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto) 　 

15. RESPIGHI: The Pines of Rome: I. The Pines of the Villa Borghese 　 

16. RESPIGHI: The Pines of Rome: IV. The Pines of the Via Appia 　

碟 5 

1. ROSSINI: Il barbiere di Siviglia – Overture 　 

2. GOUNOD: Faust Ballet Music – Les Nubiennes 　 

3. BIZET: L’Arlesienne Suite No.2 - Farandole 　 

4. BIZET: Carmen: Prelude to Act I 　 

5. BIZET: Carmen: Entr’acte to Act II 　 

6. BIZET: Carmen: Entr’acte to Act III 　 

7. BIZET: Carmen: Entr’acte to Act IV 　 

8. MASSENET: Thais ? Meditation 　 

9. OFFENBACH: Orphee aux enfers – Overture 　 

10. OFFENBACH: Les Contes d’Hoffmann ? Barcarolle 　 

11. PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut – Intermezzo 　 

12. BORODIN: Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (Act II) 　 

13. BORODIN: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (Act II) (opening) 　 

14. TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake: Scene (Act II) 　 

15. TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans (Act II) 　 

16. TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake: Hungarian Dance (Czardas) (Act III) 　 

17. TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty: Valse (Act I) 　 

18. TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty: Rose Adagio (Act I) 　 

19. WEINBERGER: Schwanda the Bagpiper ? Polka 　 

20. WAGNER: Lohengrin – Prelude to Act III 　

碟 6 

1. VERDI: Otello: Una vela! Una vela!...Esultate! (Act I) 　 

2. VERDI: Otello: Ave Maria (Act IV) 　 

3. VERDI: Don Carlo: Dio, che nell’alma infondere (Act I) 　 

4. VERDI: Don Carlo: Nei giardin del bello (Act II) 　 

5. VERDI: Il trovatore: Vedi le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus) (Act II, Scene 1) 　 

6. BRAHMS: Ein deutsches Requiem: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen 　 

7. RICHARD STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier: Herr Kavalier (Act II, Finale) 　 

8. HUMPERDINCK: Hansel und Gretel: Brüderchen, komm tanz mit mir (Act I) 　 

9. BEETHOVEN: Fidelio: Mir ist so wunderbar (Act I) 　 

10. BEETHOVEN: Fidelio: Wer ein holdes Weib errungen (Act II Finale) 　 

11. BEETHOVEN: Missa Solemnis: Gloria in excelsis Deo ? Gratias agimus tibi 　 

12. BACH: Mass in B minor: Crucifixus 　 

13. BACH: Mass in B minor: Et resurrexit 　 

14. DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor: Spargi d’amaro pianto (Act III) 　 

15. VERDI: Aida: Gloria all’Egitto (Act II Scene 2) 　 

16. VERDI: Aida: Triumphal March (Act II Scene 2) 　 

17. VERDI: Aida: Ballet Music (Act II Scene 2) 　 

18. VERDI: Aida: Vieni, o guerriero vindice (Act II Scene 2)