DESCRIPTION | Deutsche Grammophon proudly brings together for the first time his complete vocal recordings for the label – including the star-studded 1968 ‘Le nozze di Figaro’; the legendary ‘Zauberflöte’ from 1964 with Fritz Wunderlich and Roberta Peters; Bohm’s two recordings of the ‘Missa solemnis’, two Rosenkavaliers, three recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos, Wagner’s Hollander & Tristan … and one disc of new-to-CD recordings. Beautiful packaging and presentation.
• 70 CDs presenting Karl Böhm’s complete vocal recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, including studio productions as well as timeless live recordings from Vienna, Salzburg and Bayreuth. • Additional spoken word recordings (in German) with Böhm detailing his relationships with Richard Strauss, Mozart and the Vienna Philharmonic: including one full disc of recordings new to CD (English synopsis for CD 70, "A Life Retold" available online) • PACKAGING: A lift-off box featuring new liner notes by Richard Osborne • The 1944 Ariadne auf Naxos available digitally for the first time HIGHLIGHTS • Legendary recordings of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Die Zauberflöte • Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer and Tristan und Isolde live from the Bayreuth Festival • Two recordings of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis (1955, 1974) • Two recordings of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (1967, 1977) • Two recordings of R. Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier (1958, 1969) • Three recordings of R. Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (1944, 1954, 1969) |