Barenboim - CSO: The Complete Warner Classics Edition (37-CD)
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Barenboim - Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The Complete Warner Classics Edition gathers Daniel Barenboim’s complete Warner Classics recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a limited-edition 37-CD collection. Spanning recordings from 1970 and 1990-2001, this expansive set documents Barenboim’s transformative tenure as the Orchestra’s ninth music director and one of the most significant artistic eras in the ensemble’s modern history.
The collection ranges from core symphonic repertoire by Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Wagner to acclaimed collaborations with Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma and Maxim Vengerov. Highlights include the Grammy Award-winning world-premiere recording of John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1, major choral works such as Beethoven’s Missa solemnis and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, and brilliant orchestral showpieces that showcase the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s legendary virtuosity. Essential for collectors and CSO admirers alike, this set offers a sweeping portrait of Barenboim’s Chicago legacy.
Beethoven Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123
Tina Kiberg soprano
Waltraud Meier mezzo-soprano
John Aler tenor
Robert Holl bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
April-May 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
May 1995, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Lisle (arr. Berlioz) La Marseillaise
Plácido Domingo tenor
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe director
May 1995, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Gershwin Cuban Overture
May 1997, Medinah Temple, Chicago
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
May 1997, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
May 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
October 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81
September 1992, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
May 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a
September 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
September 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
September 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45
Janet Williams soprano
Thomas Hampson baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
September 1992; January 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102
Itzhak Perlman violin
Yo-Yo Ma cello
September 1996, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D
Itzhak Perlman violin
September 1994, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Maxim Vengerov violin
October 1997, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
Maxim Vengerov violin
Daniel Barenboim piano
Carter Partita from Symphonia
June 1994, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne
Berio Continuo
January 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Takemitsu Visions for Orchestra
January 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Corigliano Symphony No. 1
Stephen Hough piano
John Sharp cello
March 1990, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
1991 Grammy® Award, Best Orchestral Performance, Best Contemporary Composition
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Jacqueline du Pré cello
November 1970, Medinah Temple, Chicago
Dvořák Waldesruhe (Silent Woods) for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68
Jacqueline du Pré cello
November 1970, Medinah Temple, Chicago
Falla Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)
Daniel Barenboim piano
Plácido Domingo conductor
May 1997, Medinah Temple, Chicago
Falla El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)
Jennifer Larmore mezzo-soprano
May 1997, Medinah Temple, Chicago
Furtwängler Symphony No. 2 in E Minor
December 2001, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra
October 1992, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Lutosławski Symphony No. 3
October 1992, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Mahler Symphony No. 5
June 1997, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
Waltraud Meier mezzo-soprano
Siegfried Jerusalem tenor
April-May 1991, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Itzhak Perlman violin
May 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
Itzhak Perlman violin
May 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Ravel Boléro
October 1991-March 1992, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Ravel Rapsodie espagnole
October 1991, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte
October 1991, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Ravel Alborada del gracioso
October 1991, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
October 1991, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35
Samuel Magad violin
February 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Rimsky-Korsakov The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57
September 1992, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4
October 1994, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Schoenberg Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16
October 1994, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Schoenberg Piano Pieces, Opp. 11 & 19
Daniel Barenboim piano
November 1994, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Maxim Vengerov violin
January 1996, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Nielsen Violin Concerto, Op. 33
Maxim Vengerov violin
January 1996, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Strauss Family Selected Waltzes, Marches and Polkas
September 1992, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
R. Strauss Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64
September 1992, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
R. Strauss Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten
September 1992, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
R. Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20
May 1990, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
R. Strauss Don Quixote, Op. 35
John Sharp cello
Charles Pickler viola
May 1991, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
R. Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks), Op. 28
September 1990, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Samuel Magad violin
September 1990, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
R. Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11
Dale Clevenger horn
October 1998, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
2001 Grammy® Award, Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra
R. Strauss Duet-Concertino in F Major
Larry Combs clarinet
David McGill bassoon
October 1998, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
2001 Grammy® Award, Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra
R. Strauss Oboe Concerto in D
Alex Klein oboe
October 1998, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
2001 Grammy® Award, Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra
R. Strauss Andante for Horn and Piano in C Major
Dale Clevenger horn
Daniel Barenboim piano
October 1998, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
2001 Grammy® Award, Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra
Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
January 2000, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Debussy La mer
January 2000, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Boulez Notations VII
January 2000, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
January-February 1997, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
October 1995, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
October 1995, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, Op. 49
October 1995, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique)
Daniel Barenboim piano
March 1998, Teldec Studio, Berlin
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 (Pathétique)
Daniel Barenboim piano
February 1998, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Verdi Messa da Requiem
Alessandra Marc soprano
Waltraud Meier mezzo-soprano
Plácido Domingo tenor
Ferruccio Furlanetto bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Margaret Hillis director
September 1993, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Wagner Excerpts from Der Ring des Nibelungen
Deborah Polaski soprano
October 1991, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Wagner Overtures and Preludes
January 1999, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Hannibal African Portraits
Alhaji “Papa” Bunka Susso griot
Eye Plus One Drummers (Paul A. Cotton, Mesha’ch Silas, Enoch Williamson; Clifton Robinson director)
Jevetta Steele gospel singer
David “Honeyboy” Edwards vocal
Hannibal Lokumbe Quartet (Hannibal Lokumbe, Ron Burton, Cecil McBee, Cecil Brooks III)
Barton Green tenor
David van Abbema baritone
Theodore Jones baritone
Brian Smith boy soprano
Morgan State University Choir
Nathan Carter director
Kennedy-King College Community Chorus
Randall Johnson director
Doris Ward Workshop Chorale
Lucius Robinson director
May 1995, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Discs: 37
Record Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: May 22, 2026
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