Complete Decca Recordings

~ Release by Friedrich Gulda (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Limited edition, 41-CD collection of Friedrich Gulda's complete recordings for Decca. Comes with booklet containing essays, 41 CDs, and one Blu-Ray of Beethoven's concertos. The CD wallets do not have original jacket artwork.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 1-3 Decca 1950-1958

2▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 4-6 Decca 1950-1958

3▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 7-10 Decca 1950-1958

4▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 11-14 Decca 1950-1958

5▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 15-17 Decca 1950-1958

6▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 18-22 Decca 1950-1958

7▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 23-27 Decca 1950-1958

8▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 28 & 29 Decca 1950-1958

9▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 30-32 Decca 1950-1958

10▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 1-3 AMADEO 1967

11▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 4-6 AMADEO 1967

12▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 7-10 AMADEO 1967

13▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 11-14 AMADEO 1967

14▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 15-17 AMADEO 1967

15▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 18-22 AMADEO 1967

16▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 23-27 AMADEO 1967

17▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 28 & 29 AMADEO 1967

18▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 30-32 AMADEO 1967

19▶CD: Beethoven: Concertos nos. 1 & 2 1970-1971

20▶CD: Beethoven: Concertos nos. 3 & 4 1970-1971

21▶CD: Beethoven: Concertos no. 5 “Emperor” 1970-1971

22▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 14 & 31 DECCA 1949-1950

23▶CD: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas nos. 7 & 10

24▼CD: Beethoven: “Eroica Variations” / Bagatelles op. 126/2 & 3 / Concerto no. 1 1951
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Concerto no. 1 in C for piano and orchestra, op. 18: I. Allegro con brio engineer: Cyril Windebank (on 1951-05-22) producer: Victor Olof piano: Friedrich Gulda (on 1951-05-22) orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1951-05-22) conductor: Karl Böhm (on 1951-05-22) recording of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: I. Allegro con brio (on 1951-05-22) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1796 until 1797) part of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15	Ludwig van Beethoven	18:53
2	Concerto no. 1 in C for piano and orchestra, op. 18: II. Largo engineer: Cyril Windebank (on 1951-05-22) producer: Victor Olof piano: Friedrich Gulda (on 1951-05-22) orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1951-05-22) conductor: Karl Böhm (on 1951-05-22) recording of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: II. Largo (on 1951-05-22) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1796 until 1797) part of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15	Ludwig van Beethoven	12:34
3	Concerto no. 1 in C for piano and orchestra, op. 18: III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando engineer: Cyril Windebank (on 1951-05-22) producer: Victor Olof piano: Friedrich Gulda (on 1951-05-22) orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1951-05-22) conductor: Karl Böhm (on 1951-05-22) recording of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando (on 1951-05-22) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1796 until 1797) part of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15	Ludwig van Beethoven	9:04
4	15 Piano Variations and Fugue in E-flat, op. 35 “Eroica” piano: Friedrich Gulda (on 1950-11-22) recorded at: Victoria Hall in Genève, Genève, Switzerland (on 1950-11-22) recording of: 15 Variations and a Fugue for Piano in E-flat major on an Original Theme, op. 35 "Eroica Variations" (on 1950-11-22) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1802) part of: Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 35)	Ludwig van Beethoven	22:15
5	6 Bagatelles for piano, op. 126: III. Andante cantabile e grazioso engineer: Cyril Windebank producer: Victor Olof piano: Friedrich Gulda (from 1951-05-02 until 1951-05-03) recorded at: Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (from 1951-05-02 until 1951-05-03) recording of: 6 Bagatelles, op. 126: No. 2 in G minor: Allegro (from 1951-05-02 until 1951-05-03) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1824) part of: 6 Bagatelles, op. 126	Ludwig van Beethoven	2:52
6	6 Bagatelles for piano, op. 126: II. Allegro engineer: Cyril Windebank producer: Victor Olof piano: Friedrich Gulda (from 1951-05-02 until 1951-05-03) recorded at: Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (from 1951-05-02 until 1951-05-03) recording of: 6 Bagatelles, op. 126: No. 3 in E-flat major: Andante cantabile e grazioso (from 1951-05-02 until 1951-05-03) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1824) part of: 6 Bagatelles, op. 126	Ludwig van Beethoven	2:17

25▶CD: J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue BWV 877 / English Suite no. 3 / Mozart: Sonatas nos. 8 & 18 / Rondo K. 485 DECCA 1953

26▶CD: Mozart: Concertos nos. 14, 25 & 26 “Coronation”

27▶CD: Chopin: Ballades / Concerto

28▶CD: Chopin: Préludes / Weber: Konzertstück / R. Strauss: Burleske

29▶CD: Schumann: Fantasiestücke DECCA 1955 / Waldszenen / Concerto op. 54

30▶CD: Debussy: Préludes / L'Isle joyeuse

31▶CD: Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau / La Soirée dans Grenade / Suite bergamesque / Pour le piano / Ravel: Sonatine / Valses nobles et sentimentales / Gaspard de la nuit

32▶CD: R. Strauss: Lieder / Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite

33▶CD: The First Recordings 1947-1949: J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in G BWV 860 / Fugue (from BWV 911) / Menuets I & II (from BWV 825) / Mozart: Sonata no. 18 / Beethoven: Bagatelle op. 119/11 / 6 Écossaises WoO 83 / Chopin: Études op. 25/1 & 2 / Ballade no. 3 / Berceuse op. 57 / Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau / L'Isle joyeuse / Prokofiev: Sonata no. 7

34▶CD: Beethoven: Sonata no. 32 Philips 1984 / Gulda: Wintermeditation

35▶CD: Schumann: Liederkreis / Fantasiestücke Philips 1984

36▶CD: Gulda Plays Gulda and Corea

37▶CD: Chick Corea & Friedrich Gulda: The Meeting: Improvisations on 2 Pianos Quoting F. Churchill, M. Davis, F. Pauer, Brahms

38▶CD: At Birdland + A Man of Letters

39▶CD: Mozart: Concerto no. 17 / Beethoven: Concerto no. 2 / “Mädchen oder Weibchen” Variations

40▶CD: Mozart: Sonatas nos. 11, 13 & 16 / Rondo K. 485 AMADEO 1961

41▶CD: J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto / Schubert: 2 Scherzos / Handel: Passacaglia / Mozart: Turkish Mozart / Beethoven: 6 Écossaises WoO 83 / Andante favori / Für Elise / Schubert: Impromptu in A-flat D. 899/4 / Schumann: Träumerei / Chopin: Waltzes nos. 6 & 14 / Debussy: Feux d'artifice / Ravel: Toccata

42▶Blu-ray: Beethoven: Concertos 1970-1971

Credits

Release

photography:	Elfrieda Hanak Meinrad Faitner Roland Fischer
miscellaneous support:	Andrew Dalton (task: repertoire, publishing & data) Raymond McGill (task: project management) Edward Weston (task: project management)
mastering:	Craig Thompson Ben Wiseman

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/24992125 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/catalogue/products/friedrich-gulda-complete-decca-recordings-12420 [info]

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