Bach-Berg
Orchestral Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's Works by Alban Berg
Violin Concerto (“To the memory of an angel”)
Discography - Part 3

Complete Recordings 1960-1969

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Schubert, Berg, Bruckner [T-3] [T-1]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [25:50]

Joseph Keilberth

Berliner Philharmoniker

Christian Ferras (Violin)

Orfeo d'Or C838112B

Aug 17 1960

2-CD / TT: 97:32

Recorded live at the Salzburg Festival, Austria.
3rd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by C. Ferras.
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Alban Berg "Violin Concerto" Christian Ferras [T-4]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [23:44]

Rafael Kubelík

Orchestre Philharmonique de la RTF

Christian Ferras (Violin)

YouTube

Sep 9, 1960

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Recorded live at XIIème Festival de Besancon, France.
4th recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by C. Ferras.
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A. Berg: Violin Concerto [23:44]: Mvt. 1: Andante-Allegro [10:06] + Mvt. 2: Allegro-Adagio [13:38]

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Berg: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - A la Memoire d'un Ange / Chamber Concerto for Violin, Piano and 13 Wind Instruments [T-5]
Les introuvables de Christian Ferras

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

Georges Prêtre

Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris

Christian Ferras (Violin)

Angel S 36171
HMV ASD 572
HMV OALP-2022
EMI 483604-2
EMI 5-74872-2
Record Society S-6240
EMI
EMI Classics

Jan 7-9, 1963

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Recorded at Salle Wagram, Paris, France.
5th recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by C. Ferras.
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61; Berg: Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' [T-6]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [25:04]

Massimo Freccia

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin

Christian Ferras (Violin)

Audite 95590
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Mar 23, 1964

CD / TT: 72:03
MP3 / TT: 72:01

Recoded live at Haus der Rundfunks, Grosser Masurenalle, Berlin, Germany.
Recording Producer: David Hartung; Engineer: Heinz Opitz.
6th recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by C. Ferras.
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5

Berg: Violin Concerto; Bach: Cantata No. 60 [T-1] [T-1]
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto; J.S. Bach: Cantata "O Ewigkeit, Du Donnerwort" [T-1] [T-1]
Karel Ancerl Gold Edition, Vol 3: Mendelssohn/Bruch/Berg: Violin Concertos [T-1] [T-1]

7-8. A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [LP: 26:32; CD: 26:04]

Karel Ančerl

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Josef Suk (Violin)

Supraphon SUA-ST-50804
Supraphon SUA-10804
Crossroads 22160172
Supraphon SU-3663-2-011

Jan 18-19, 1965

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CD / TT: 79:24
MP3 / TT: 79:20

Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Recording Director: Dr. Eduard Herzog; Sound Eng& Editing: Miloslav Kulhan.
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A. Berg: Violin Concerto: Complete Work [26:06]
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6

Berg & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos [T-1]
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Berg: Violin Concertos [T-1]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [LP: 24:26; 24:27]

Igor Markevitch

Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Arthur Grumiaux (Violin)

1. Philips 802785-LY
2. Philips PHS 900-194
3. Philips SAL-3650
6. Philips 422136-2
7. Philips 428170-2
8. Philips 4789182
9. Decca 4988005686329
10. Decca Eloquence 4800481
11: Decca Japan UCCD-9822

Jan 23-25, 1967

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Recorded in Grote Zaal at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Volker Straus; Engineer: Ko Witteveen/Swoll.
Releases:
LP: Philips 802785-LY; Philips PHS 900-194; Philips SAL-3650; Philips 6539061 (FR), SPRP-051
CD: Philips 422136-2; Philips 462856-2 (2-CD); Eloquence 4800481; Decca 4781149 (12 in 35-CD); Decca Japan UCCD-9822.
Listen on YouTube:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto: Part 1 [10:25] + Part 2 [14:18]
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Ivry Gitlis Portrait [T-1] [T-2]

CD-4 [52:59]:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [23:12]

Fritz Rieger

Orchestre National de l'ORTF

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

Decca 5346246
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Mar 14, 1967 [Wiki] or Jul 1967 [CD]

5-CD / TT: 342:47
MP3 / TT: 345:35

Recorded at Maison de la Radio, Paris, France.
2^nd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by I. Gitlis.
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8

Bach & Berg: Violin Concertos [O-7]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [24:43]

Gennady Rozhdestvensky [Berg]

Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

Leonid Kogan (Violin)

Melodiya MELCD-1002241

1967

CD / TT: 59:05

Recorded in Moscow, Russia.
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9

Berg: Violin Concerto; Bartók: Two Rhapsodies [LP] [T-4]
Berg & Bloch: Violinkonzerte [CD] [T-4]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [LP: 26:25; CD: 26:31]

Pierre Boulez

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

His Master's Voice ‎ASD-2449
La Voix De Son Maître / EMI 2C-069-01855
World Record C‎S-5407
Arabesque Recordings ‎8009
EMI Electrola ‎SME-91789
EMI Classics CDM-7-63989-2

Nov 8-9, 1968

LP / TT: 50:23
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LP / TT: 50:23
CD / TT: 63:56

Recorded at No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England.
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson; Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling; Remastering: Simon Gibson.
1^st recording of Alban Berg's Violin Concerto by P. Boulez.
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Archive Recordings: Season of 1969 [O-2]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [24:01]

James Levine

Aspen Festival Orchestra

Toshiya Etō (Violin)

Aspen Music Festival

Aug 10, 1969

2-CD / TT: 83:56

Recorded live at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 70872258)

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