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Bach-Berg
Orchestral Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's Works by Alban Berg
Violin Concerto (“To the memory of an angel”)
Discography - Part 8

Complete Recordings 2010-2019

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1

1930s Violin Concertos, Vol. 1: Barber, Hartmann, Berg, Stravinsky, Britten [T-1] [T-1]

 

CD-1 [70:59]:
4-7. A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [27:29]

David Robertson

Staatskapelle Dresden

Gil Shaham (Violin)
SSKD: Violins 1: Roland Straumer [1st concertmaster], Michael Frenzel, Christian Uhlig, Brigitte Gabsch, Johanna Mittag, Jörg Kettmann, Susanne Branny, Birgit Jahn, Anja Krauß, Anett Baumann, Annika Thiel, Roland Knauth, Anselm Telle, Sae Shimabara, Renate Hecker, Noriko Takenaka; Violins 2: Heinz-Dieter Richter [concertmaster], Conrad Muck, Frank Other, Matthias Meißner, Annette Thiem, Wolfgang Roth, Jens Metzner, Olaf-Torsten Spies, Beate Prasse, Alexander Ernst, Emanuel Held, Kay Mitzscherling, Martin Fraustadt, Nicole Amal Reich; Violas: Andreas Willwohl [principal], Norbert Tunze, Jürgen Knauer, Uwe Jahn, Ulrich Milatz, Ralf Dietze, Zsuzsanna Schmidt-Antal, Claudia Briesenick, Susanne Neuhaus, Irena Krause, Milan Líka, Reinald Ross; Cellos: Isang Enders [concertmaster], Friedwart Christian Dittmann [principal], Tom Höhnerbach, Martin Jungnickel, Uwe Kroggel, Andreas Priebst, Bernward Gruner, Johann-Christoph Schulze, Sven Faulian, Dorothée Pluta; Double-basses: Andreas Wylezol [principal], Martin Knauer, Torsten Hoppe, Helmut Branny, Christoph Bechstein, Fred Weiche, Johannes Nalepa, Annett Will; Flutes: Sabine Kittel [principal], Cordula Bräuer, Jens-Jörg Becker; Oboes: Bernd Schober [principal], Andreas Lorenz; Clarinets: Wolfram Große [principal], Egbert Esterl, Rolf Schindler, Friedemann Seidlitz; Bassoons: Erik Reike [principal], Thomas Berndt, Andreas Börtitz; Horns: Robert Langbein [principal], Harald Heim, Miklós Takács, Eberhard Kaiser; Trumpets: Sebastian Zech [principal], Volker Stegmann, Sven Barnkoth; Trombones: Nicolas Naudot [principal], Guido Ulfig, Lars Zobel, Frank van Nooy; Tuba: Hans-Werner Liemen [principal]; Timpani: Thomas Käppler [principal]; Percussions: Christian Langer, Jürgen May, Dirk Reinhold, Stefan Seidl; Harp: Astrid von Brück [principal]

Canary Classics CC-12
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Jun 13-15, 2010

2-CD / TT: 125:22
MP3 / TT: 125:00

Recorded live in concert at Staatsoper Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Producer for MDR: Thomas Baust; Director of Recording: Bernhard Steffler; Sound Engineers: Matthias Sachers, Mathias Metzner, Martin Hertel; Editing & Mixing: Andrew Walton, K&A Productions; Original recording format: 48kHz/24 bit.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 18 Tracks; TT: 125:18]
1st recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by G. Shaham.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


2

Berg & Beethoven: Violin Concertos [T-3]

 
 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [27:58]

Claudio Abbado

Orchestra Mozart

Isabelle Faust (Violin)
Flutes: Chiara Tonelli, Mattia Petrilli; Oboes: Lucas Macias Navarro, Miriam Olga Pastor Burgos; Clarinets: Giammarco Casani, Maria Francesca Latella (Berg: bass clarinet), Erik Masera*, Manuela Vettori*; Alto saxophone* Alda Dalle Lucche; Bassoons: Guilhaume Santana, Zeynep Koyuoglu; Contrabassoon Klaus Lohrer*; Horns: Alessio Allegrini, Giuseppe Russo, José Castello, Geremia Iezzi; Trumpets: Alexander Kirn, Jakob Gollien; Trombones*: Andrea Conti, Federico Gerato, Martin Schippers; Tuba*: Alessandro Fossi; Timpani: Robert Kendell; Percussion*: Giovanni Franco, Gabriele Lattuada; Harp*: Nabila Chajai; Violins 1: Raphael Christ, Lorenza Borrani, Yunna Shevchenko, Henja Semmler, Francesco Senese, Manuel Kastl, Giacomo Tesini, Tilman Büning, Claudia Schmidt, Timoti Fregni, Andrea Mascetti, Gabrielle Shek, Lavinia Morelli, Tim Summers; Violins 2: Etienne Abelin, Gisella Curtolo, Michal Duris, Paolo Lambardi, Nicola Bignami, Gian Maria Lodigiani, Jo Marie Sison, Federica Vignoni, Jana Kuhlmann, Massimiliano Canneto, Gunilla Kerrich, Francesca Macchione; Violas: Danusha Waskiewicz, Behrang Rassekhi, Chaim Steller, Luigi Mazzucato, Corinne Contardo, Francesca Piccioni, Hinderburg Leka, Elisabeth Schwalke, Cristina Laura Pop, Elettra Ballerini; Violoncellos: Walter Vestidello, Giovanni Gnocchi, Luca Franzetti, Antonio Amadei, Andrea Landi, Luca Bacelli, Rebekka Markowski, Giacomo Grava; Double-basses: Waldemar Schwiertz, Johanee Gonzalez, Daniele Carnio, Anita Mazzantini, Giorgio Galvan
Diego Mattheusz, assistant*
* Berg only

Harmonia Mundi HMC-902105
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Nov 2010

CD / TT: 68:58
MP3 / TT: 68:48

Recorded at Auditorio Manzoni, Bologna, Italy.
Artistic Director: Martin Sauer; Sound Engineer & Editing: Philipp Knop, Teldex Studio Berlin.
2nd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by C. Abbado.
1st recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by I. Faust.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


3

Alban Berg: Dem Andenken eines Engels - R. Capuçon, N. Järvi [TV-1] [TV-1]

 
 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [24:28]

Neeme Järvi

Residentie Orkest Den Haag

Renaud Capuçon (Violin)

YouTube

Feb 5, 2011

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Auditorium Friedrich Nietzsche, Nantes, France, in the frame of 17th edition of La Folle Journée 2011.
1st recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by R. Capuçon.
Listen YouTube:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto: Complete Work [24:28[


4

J.S. Bach, Berg, Brahms [O-1]

 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [25:44]

Alan Gilbert

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin); Alan Gilbert (Violin) [BWV 1043]

New York Philharmonic NYP-20120102
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Oct 5-7, 2011

CD / TT: 77:34
MP3 / T: 77:31

Recorded live at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, New York, USA.
Executive Producer: Vince Ford; Producers: Lawrence Rock & Mark Travis; Recording & Mastering Engineer: Lawrence Rock.
Buy this album at:
Music Download (2011): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


5

Brahms & Berg: Violin Concertos [T-2] [T-1]

 
 

4-5. A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [27:23]

Daniel Harding

Wiener Philharmoniker

Renaud Capuçon (Violin)

Virgin Classics 50999-973396-2
Werner Classics/Erato 50999-602653-2
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Dec 19, 21, & 22, 2011

CD / TT: 67:14
CD / TT: 67:14
MP3 / TT: 67:11

Recorded at ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria.
Producer, Editing: Michael Fine; Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky.
2nd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by R. Capuçon.
Listen YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 5 Tracks; TT: 67:13]
Watch on You Tube:
CD: Promo Video [10:02]
Buy this album at:
Virgin CD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


6

Beethoven & Berg: Violin Concertos [T-1] [T-1]

 
 

4-5. A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [25:21]

Steven Sloane

Stavanger Symfoniorkester

Antje Weithaas (Violin)

CAvi-music CAvi-8553305D
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Mar 2012

CD / TT: 67:51
MP3 / TT: 67:50

Recorded live at Konzerthuset Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Recording Producer, Editing & Mastering: Christoph Franke; Recording Technician: Per Ravenåas. A collaboration with Norwegian Radio.
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CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2011): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


7

Berg: Violin Concerto / Faust · Abbado · Berliner Philharmoniker [T-4]

 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [32:30]

Claudio Abbado

Berliner Philharmoniker

Isabelle Faust (Violin)

YouTube

May 11, 2012

Video / TT:

Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany.
3rd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by C. Abbado.
2nd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by I. Faust.
Watch on YouTube:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto: Excerpt [3:05]
Watch on Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall:
Complete Concert


8

Arabella Steinbacher - Berg: Violin Concerto - Hengelbrock [TV-1] [TV-1]

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [28:32]

Thomas Hengelbrock

NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg

Arabella Steinbacher (Violin)

YouTube

Oct 2, 2014

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany. Broadcast live by Arte.
2nd recorduing of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by A. Steinbacher.
Watch on YouTube:
A. Berg: VioliConcerto: Complete Work [28:32]


9

A. Berg: Three Pieces For Orchestra Op. 6; Three Fragments From Wozzeck; Violin Concerto (arr. Tarkmann) [T-1]

 

7-8. A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") (version for violin & chamber ensemble by Andreas N. Tarkmann, 2007) [26:15]

Pierre-Alain Monot

Musikkollegium Winterthur

Rahel Cunz (Violin)

MDG 9011913-6

Mar 17-20, 2015

SACD / TT: 67:26

Recorded at Stadthaus, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Buy this album at:
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10

Alban Berg - Violinkoncert - Til minde om en engel - Isabelle Faust - DRSO - Thomas Dausgaard [T-2]

 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [32:30]

Thomas Dausgaard

Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Concert-master: Soo-Jin Hong)

Isabelle Faust (Violin)

YouTube

May 14, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at DR Koncerthuset, Koncertsalen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Broadcast on Danmarks Radio.
3rd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by I. Faust.
Watch on YouTube:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto: Complete Work [32:30]


11

A. Berg: Violin Concerto; F. Mendelssohn: Scottish Symphony [T-1] [T-2]

 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [29:45]

Andris Nelsons

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Baiba Skride (Violin)

Accentus Music ACC-20443
Accentus Music ACC-10433

Feb 22/23, 2018

DVD / TT: 92:57
Blu-ray Disc / TT: 92:57

Recorded live at Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
16:9 NTSC, PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region Code 0 (worldwide).
Director: Ute Feudel; Producer: Paul Smaczny. A production of Accentus Music in Co-production with Arte & Mezzo.
Watch on YouTube:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto: Mvt. 1 [12:11] + Mvt. 2 [17:35]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Blu-ray Disc (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


12

Berg: Violin Concerto, Seven Early Songs, Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 [T-2] [T-3]

 
 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [29:09]

Michael Tilson Thomas

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Gil Shaham (Violin)

SFS Media SFS-0080
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Mar 2018

SACD / TT: 67:09
MP3 / TT: 67:03

Recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.
Producer: Jack Vad; Engineering Support: Jason O’Connell, Gus Pollek, Greg Moore, Dann Thompson, Denise Woodward; Post-Production: Mark Willsher; Mastering: Gus Skinas.
2nd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by G. Shaham.
Buy this album at:
SACD (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


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

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