Das Teuerste Konzert der Welt (Vinyl LP Compilation)

UPC: SHZE 173

Overview

Experience the ultimate musical summit on this HÖR ZU stereo LP: an all‑star lineup—Callas, Sutherland, Tebaldi, Fischer‑Dieskau, Menuhin, Oistrakh, Ghiaurov, von Karajan, von Karajan, von Karajan… sorry, Karajan leads Tebaldi & del Monaco—backed by the world’s finest orchestras under legendary conductors. Spanning Baroque grandeur, Classical romance, operatic arias and virtuosic concertos, it truly is “the most expensive concert in the world.”

English Translation – Overview

This exclusive HÖR ZU LP brings together Callas, Sutherland, Tebaldi, Fischer‑Dieskau, Menuhin, Oistrakh, Ghiaurov, Herbert von Karajan and more with Paillard’s orchestra, Philharmonia, Vienna Philharmonic and others—conducted by Prêtre, Pritchard, Forster, Galliera, Karajan, Schmidt‑Isserstedt, Santi and Downes—for a once‑in‑a‑lifetime musical gala.

Product Features

• Format: 12″ Vinyl LP, Stereo (playable on mono systems)
• Label & Catalog: HÖR ZU – SHZE 173
• Country: Germany
• Genre: Classical – Compilation Gala

• Artists & Conductor Highlights:

  • Maria Callas (soprano) & Georges Prêtre
  • Joan Sutherland (soprano) & Nello Santi
  • Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Mario del Monaco (tenor) & Herbert von Karajan
  • Dietrich Fischer‑Dieskau (baritone) & Karl Förster
  • Nicolai Gedda (tenor) & Georges Prêtre
  • Yehudi Menuhin (violin) & John Pritchard
  • David Oistrakh (violin), Pierre Fournier (cello) & Alceo Galliera
  • Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass) & Edward Downes
  • Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) & Hans Schmidt‑Isserstedt
  • Hermann Prey (baritone) & Gerald Moore

Track Listing

Side A

1. Charpentier: “Triumphmarsch” (Te Deum) – Orch. Jean‑François Paillard
2. Gluck: “Verbanne ganz die bangen Sorgen” (Admetus, Alceste, Act II) – Nicolai Gedda; Orch. Paris Opera; dir. Georges Prêtre
3. Beethoven: Romanze for Violin & Orch. No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 – Yehudi Menuhin; Philharmonia Orch.; dir. John Pritchard
4. Bach: “Herr, so du willst” (Cantata BWV 73) – Dietrich Fischer‑Dieskau; Berlin Phil‑soloists; dir. Karl Förster
5. Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orch. in A minor, Op. 102 (Vivace non troppo…) – David Oistrakh; Pierre Fournier; Philharmonia Orch.; dir. Alceo Galliera
6. Puccini: “Vissi d’arte…Vissi d’amore” (Tosca, Act II) – Maria Callas; Orch. Société des Concerts; dir. Georges Prêtre

Side B

1. Verdi: “Wer ist da, Othello?” (Otello, Act IV, Scene 3) – Renata Tebaldi; Mario del Monaco; Vienna Phil.; dir. Herbert von Karajan
2. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 – Largo – Wilhelm Backhaus; Vienna Phil.; dir. Hans Schmidt‑Isserstedt
3. Donizetti: “Ach! zu lange säumt’ ich” (Linda di Chamounix) – Joan Sutherland; Paris Opera Chorus; dir. Nello Santi
4. Strauss: “Nachtgang,” Op. 29 No. 3 – Hermann Prey; Gerald Moore
5. Gounod: “Ja, das Gold regiert die Welt” (Marguerite) – Nicolai Ghiaurov; London Symphony Orch. & Chorus; dir. Edward Downes

Publishers and Artists

• Label: HÖR ZU (SHZE 173, 100th Anniversary Edition)
• Production Note: “The most expensive concert in the world,” featuring collaborations with multiple world‑class labels and orchestras—exclusive to this commemorative LP.

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