Bach-Berg
Orchestral Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's Works by Alban Berg
Violin Concerto (“To the memory of an angel”)
Discography - Part 2

Complete Recordings 1950-1959

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In Memoriam: Max Rostal (1905-1991) [T-2] [T-1]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") []

Hermann Scherchen

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Max Rostal (Violin)

Symposium 1142/43

Dec 22, 1953

2-CD / TT: 141:29

Recorded in England.
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1-2. A. Berg: Violin Concerto; Chamber Concerto for Violin, Piano and 13 Winds [LP-1, LP-2] [T-1]
3. I. Stravinsky & A. Berg: Violin Concertos [LP-3] [T-1]
4. A. Berg: Concerto Pour Violon; A. Schoenberg: "La Nuit Transfigurée" [LP-4] [T-1]
11. Berg: Violin Concerto; Hindemith Violin Concerto in D Major; Stravinsky: Concerto in D Major [CD] [T-1]
12. Art of Ivry Gitlis - Violin Concertos [3-CD] [T-1]
13. Ivry Gitlis: The Legend [4-CD] [T-1]
21. Berg: Concerto "À la mémoire d'un ange" & Kammerkonzert (Mono Version) [MP3] [T-1]
22. Berg: Concerto "À la mémoire d'un ange" - Schoenberg: La nuit transfigurée (Mono Version) [MP3] [T-1]
23. Berg & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos (Mono Version) [MP3] [T-1]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [LP: 23:39; CD: 23:51; 4-CD: 24:00]

William Strickland

Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra, Vienna

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

1. Vox PL-8660
2. Orbis CX-10340
3. Vox PL-10.760
4. Club National Du Disque CND-827
11. Vox 7818
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12. Brilliant Classics 9145
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13. Profil Hänssler PH-19056
21. BnF Collection
22. BnF Collection
23. BnF Collection

Mar 30, 1954

LP / TT: 56:47
LP / TT: 56:47
LP / TT: 44:56
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 70:12
MP3 / TT: 70:11
3-CD / TT: 229:21
MP3 / TT: 229:14
4-CD / TT: 294:31
MP3 / TT: 56:53
MP3 / TT: 52:32
MP3 / TT: 45:09

Recorded at Konzerthaussaal, Vienna, Austria.
Vox CD: Digitally re-mastered from original analog tapes. 20-bit mastering has been used for high-definition sound.
PH 4-CD: Remastered by Torben Widdermann.
1^st recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by I. Gitlis.
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11. Vox CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 9 Tracks; TT: 70:20]
12. BC 3-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 25 Tracks; TT: 229:38]
21. BnF MP3: Complete Album [Sequence; 5 Tracks; TT: 56:38]
22. BnF MP3: Complete Album [Sequence; 3 Tracks; TT: 52:35]
22. BnF MP3: Complete Album [Sequence; 6 Tracks; TT: 45:15]
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13. PH 4-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

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A. Berg: Konzert für Violine und Orchester [T-1]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [27:10]

Paul Kletzki

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin

Christian Ferras (Violin)

Universal Edition

Apr 23, 1956

Tape

Recorded live at Hochschule für Musik, Berlin, Germany.
1st recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by C. Ferras.
Source: DISMARC (0030040)

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Berg: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra/Ponce: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra/Prokofiev: Violin Concerto

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") []

Jan Krenz

Polish Radio Orchestra & Chorus Katowice (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Henryk Szeryng (Violin)

Prelude & Fugue 2148

1958

CD / TT: 75:35

Recorded in Warasaw, Poland

5

Christian Ferras plays Berg and Stravinsky [T-2]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [25:39 / 25:22]

Ernest Ansermet

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Christian Ferras (Violin)

Claves 50-2516
Claves 2516
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Apr 3, 1957

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 48:23
MP3 / TT: 48:24

Recoded live at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland.
Producer M. Christen; Digital Remastering: Jean-Claude Gaberel; Executive Producer: Antonin Scherrer.
2nd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by C. Ferras.
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Alban Berg: Kammerkonzert - Violin Concerto [LP; CD-1] [T-1]
Berg: Violin Concerto; Chamber Concerto (Isaac Stern A Life in Music, Vol. 11) [CD-2] [T-1]
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto ‘To The Memory Of An Angel’; Béla Bartók: Rhapsody No.2 Sz.80, Violin Concerto Sz.112 [SACD] [T-1]

1-2. A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [LP: 25:18; CD-1: 25:17; CD-2: 25:34; SACD: 25:19]

Leonard Bernstein

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Isaac Stern (Violin)

CBS Masterworks M-42139
CBS Masterworks ‎MK-42139
Sony Classical SMK-64504
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Praga Digitals ‎PRD/DSD-350099

Dec 6, 1959 [CD-2] or Feb 6, 1959 [SACD]

LP / TT: 66:11
CD / TT:
CD / TT: 62:44
MP3 / TT: 62:38
SACD / TT: 73:16

Recorded at the Manhattan Center, New York City, New York, USA.
LP: Engineer: Tony Faulkner.
CD-1: Producer: Steven Epstein; Producers: John McClure & Howard Scott; Re-mixing: Steven Epstein & Tim Geelan.
CD-2: Digital Producer: Louise de la Fuente; Digital Engineer: Richard King.
DSD mastered from live broadcast sources.
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CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 13 Tracks; TT: 62:25] | Complete Album [Sequence; 13 Tracks; TT: 62:51]
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CD-2 (1995): Amazon.com
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SACD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.de

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2010 - April 2021)