Sir Adrian Boult: From Bach to Wagner [11 CDs]

Sir Adrian Boult was born on April 8, 1889 in Chester and died on February 22, 1983 in London; hence, next year we mark 30 years his passing. This unique collection of recordings from the catalog of EMI Classics covers a broad range of musical works. With a total of 11 CDs, 48 performances and 10 different composers, From Bach to Wagner is truly special. Included are performances of J.S Bach's Brandenburg Concertos No. 1-6, Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F, selections from Wagner's Tristand Isolde, and Brahms' Symphonies No. 1-4. Performing, 4 of some of the greatest orchestras in Europe such as the London Philharmonic, the New Philharmonia Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Boult spent a year studying in Leipzig where he gained experience conducting for both the Royal Opera House, where he assisted in the first production there of Wagner's Parsifal. In 1930, the BBC made him director of music where he established the BBC Symphony Orchestra and became its chief conductor. He then became chief conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and finally retired in 1957. He worked with the other London Orchestras, but he was generally associated with LPO, which this set of recordings exemplifies. His repertoire included a broad range of music from Baroque to modern, but his main focus was the period from Mozart to Brahms. Although he retired, he continued conducting concerts and recording until 1978.

The Observer, 7th October 2012
A fine collection of his late, ripe performances of mainstream classics, mostly with the LPO in the 1970s. A fascinating picture emerges of performance styles in transition: from Bach's Brandenburgs with jolly recorders to Wagner extracts full of fire and energy...but the pearl is Boult's unbeatably powerful and perfectly paced Schubert Ninth, thrilling and full-bodied.

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Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1788

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1782

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Overture

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1807

Schubert, Franz : Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1825-1828

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Die Ruinen von Athen - Incidental Music Op. 113 :: Schmükt die Altäre

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Notes: Composition written: 1811.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1811

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Die Ruinen von Athen - Incidental Music Op. 113 :: no 4 Marcia alla turca

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Notes: Composition written: 1811.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1811

Strauss I (Senior), Johann : Radetzky March, Op. 228

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: March
Written: 1848

Franz von Suppé (1819 - 1895) : Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant), overture to the operetta

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846

Wagner, Richard : Faust Overture

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1840

Wagner, Richard : Rienzi :: Overture

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1838-1840

Wagner, Richard : The Flying Dutchman :: Overture

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Notes: Composition written: 1841.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1841

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Overture

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Entry of the Guests (Grand March)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Prelude to Act 1

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Prelude - Act 3

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde :: Prelude - Act 1

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1857-1859

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde :: Prelude - Act 3

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1857-1859

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Overture

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Prelude - Act 3

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

Wagner, Richard : Das Rheingold :: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853-1854

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: The Ride of the Valkyries (concert version)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1854-1856

Wagner, Richard : Siegfried :: Forest murmurs (concert version)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1856-1871

Wagner, Richard : Götterdämmerung :: Siegfried's funeral march

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1869-1874

Wagner, Richard : Götterdämmerung :: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (concert version)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1869-1874

Wagner, Richard : Parsifal :: Prelude - Act 1

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1878-1882

Wagner, Richard : Parsifal :: Transformation Music - Act 1

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1878-1882

Wagner, Richard : Parsifal :: Prelude - Act 3

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1878-1882

Wagner, Richard : Parsifal :: Good Friday music (concert version)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1878-1882

Wagner, Richard : Parsifal :: Transformation Scene - Act 3

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1878-1882

Wagner, Richard : Siegfried Idyll

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1870

Wolf, Hugo : Italian Serenade for Orchestra

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Notes: Composition written: 1892.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Brahms, Johannes : Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1855-1876

Brahms, Johannes : Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873

Brahms, Johannes : Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1877

Brahms, Johannes : Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1879

Brahms, Johannes : Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1880-1881

Brahms, Johannes : Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1883

Brahms, Johannes : Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1884-1885

Brahms, Johannes : Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1857-1858

Brahms, Johannes : Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Notes: Composition written: 1857-60.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1857-1860

Brahms, Johannes : Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1869

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