The Symphony Edition [36 CD][Limited Edition]

The Symphony Edition [36 CD][Limited Edition]

Haitink will be 85 on 4 March 2014, and this set presents his six complete symphonic cycles by cornerstone classical composers: Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, Schumann and Tchaikovsky. Originally recorded for Philips, the CDs are now smartly re-packaged in a collectible cube.<br><br>Every single symphonic cycle is played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, recently voted by Gramophone Magazine as The Greatest Orchestra in the World .<br><br>Dutch-born Bernard Haitink made his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra on 7 November 1956. From 1963 Haitink was Principal Conductor, a position he held for 25 years. An exclusive Philips artist for more than 30 years, Haitink remains fully active on the international concert scene. 2013/14 is the 60th season of his conducting career. During this season he celebrates his 85th birthday with a series of concerts in New York, with the LSO, Boston Symphony and New York Philharmonic Orchestras.<br><br>CDs 1 5: Beethoven Complete Symphonies + Egmont Overture<br>CDs 6 9: Brahms Complete Symphonies + Tragic & Academic Festival Overtures, Haydn Variations, Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 3 & 10<br>CDs 10 18: Bruckner Complete Symphonies<br>CDs 19 28: Mahler Complete Symphonies<br>CDs 29 30: Schumann Complete Symphonies + Genoveva & Manfred Overtures<br>CDs 31 36: Tchaikovsky Complete Symphonies + Capriccio Italien, 1812 Overture, Slavonic March, Francesca da Rimini, The Storm , Romeo and Juliet fantasy-overture after Shakespeare<br><br>BEETHOVEN<br>CD1 Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3<br>CD2 Symphonies 2 & 4<br>CD3 Symphonies 5 & 6<br>CD4 Egmont Overture & Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8<br>CD5 Symphony No. 9 (Lucia Popp, Carolyn Watkinson, Peter Schreier, Robert Hall, Netherlands Radio Chorus)<br><br>BRAHMS<br>CD6 Symphony No. 1, Tragic Overture & Academic Festival Overture<br>CD7 Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3<br>CD8 Symphony No. 4, Variations on a theme by Haydn & Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 3 & 10<br>CD9 Serenade in D, Op. 11 & Serenade in A, Op. 16<br><br>BRUCKNER<br>CD10 Symphony No. 0 in D minor & Symphony No. 1 (First 3 movements)<br>CD11 Symphony No. 1 (last movement) & Symphony No. 2<br>CD12 Symphony No. 3<br>CD13 Symphony No. 4<br>CD14 Symphony No. 5<br>CD15 Symphony No. 6<br>CD16 Symphony No. 7<br>CD17 Symphony No. 8<br>CD18 Symphony No. 9<br><br>MAHLER<br>CD19 Symphony No. 1 & First movement of Symphony No. 2<br>CD20 Symphony No. 2 (Movements II V) (Elly Ameling, Aafje Heynis, Nertherlands Radio Chorus0<br>CD21 Symphony No. 3 (Movements I V) (Maureen Forrester, Women s Chorus of the Netherlands Radio, Boys Chorus of the St Willibrord Church, Amsterdam)<br>CD22 Symphony No. 3 (Movement VI) (Maureen Forrester, Women s Chorus of the Netherlands Radio, Boys Chorus of the St Willibrord Church, Amsterdam) & Symphony No. 4<br>CD23 Symphony No. 5<br>CD24 Symphony No. 10 & Symphony No. 6 (Movements I III)<br>CD25 Symphony No. 6 (Movement IV) & Symphony No. 9 (Movements I II)<br>CD26 Symphony No. 9 (Movements III IV)<br>CD27 Symphony No. 7<br>CD28 Symphony No. 8 (Ileana Cotrubas, Heather Harper, Hanneke van Bork, Birgit Finnil¤, Marianne Dieleman, William Cochran, Hermann Prey, Hans Sotin, Toonkunstkoor Amsterdam, De Stem des Volks Amsterdam, Collegium Musicum Amstelodamense, Children s Choirs of the Churches of St Willibrord and St Pius X Amsterdam)<br><br>SCHUMANN<br>CD29 Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 & Genoveva Overture<br>CD30 Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 & Manfred Overture<br><br>TCHAIKOVSKY<br>CD31 Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2<br>CD32 Symphony No. 3, Slavonic March Op. 31 & Francesca da Rimini Op. 32<br>CD33 Symphony No. 4, Capriccio Italien Op. 45 & Ouverture solennelle 1812 <br>CD34 Symphony No. 5 & The Storm Op. 76<br>CD35 Symphony No. 6 & Romeo and Juliet fantasy-overture after Shakespeare<br>CD36 Manfred Op. 58