Various Composers - Baroque & Beyond (Claudio Abbado)

Information

• Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269 "Spring"
• Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315 "Summer"
• Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8/3, RV 293 "Autumn"
• Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter"
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047
• Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. (Allegro)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - 5 Contredanses "Non più andrai", K. 609: No. 3 in D Major
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - 3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C Major, Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt"
• Ludwig van Beethoven - Choral Fantasy in C Minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 80
• Robert Schumann - Requiem für Mignon, Op. 98b
• Franz Schubert - Greisengesang D. 778 (orch. Reger)
• Franz Schubert - Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118 (orch. Reger) (Live)
• Franz Schubert - Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D. 583 (orch. Reger) (Live)
• Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé, M. 57
• Sergei Prokofiev - Chout, Ballet Suite, Op. 21a "The Buffoon"
• Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Compilation: 2025

Label: UME - Global Clearing House

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Claudio Abbado (1933–2014) was a leading Italian conductor, celebrated for his refined interpretations and leadership of major orchestras. Trained at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory, the Chigiana Academy, and the Vienna Academy under Hans Swarowsky, he gained early recognition with the Koussevitzky Prize (1958) and Dimitri Mitropoulos Prize (1963). Abbado served as principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (1979–88), music director of the Vienna State Opera (1986–91), and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic (1989–2002), while also working closely with the Vienna Philharmonic and La Scala, Milan. Known for Germanic repertoire and Italian opera, he received the Praemium Imperiale in 2003.