Walter Weller; Various Orchs - The Decca Legacy [CD]

A violinist-conductor who understood orchestras from the inside out: commanding power and Viennese warmth in the complete Decca symphonic recordings of Walter Weller.

As the youngest ever leader of the Vienna Philharmonic, Walter Weller quickly established a natural rapport with orchestras at home and abroad when he swapped bow for baton in the late 1960s. Engaged as a regular conductor by the Vienna State Opera, he made his debut as a conductor in the studio with a 1970 recital of arias with the Spanish soprano Pilar Lorengar.

As leader of the Weller Quartet, he was no stranger to Decca's studios, but he disbanded the quartet to focus on conducting. In Geneva with the Suisse Romande orchestra, then in London with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra, he brought his insider's knowledge of orchestral technique to bear on mostly Russian symphonies through the course of the 1970s. Critics identified Weller's total grasp of complex scores and his ability to get a rich yet transparent sound from his orchestras.

Near the close of his relationship with Decca (1979-82), Weller then returned to the repertoire he had grown up with as the son of a Vienna Philharmonic violinist, recording the Hungarian Dances of Brahms and the violin concertos of Mozart with the Japanese soloist Mayumi Fujikawa. Accompanying this Original Jackets collection, Peter Quantrill contributes a new essay on Walter Weller's life and career, paying tribute to a true son of Vienna.

BARTOK Rhapsody Sz.27; Piano Concerto No. 1

BARTOK Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

BRAHMS 21 Hungarian Dances

DUKAS L'Apprenti sorcier

GRIEG Peer Gynt

CDs 6-8 MOZART Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5

Rondo K.269

Violin Concerto K. 271a (attrib. Mozart)

PROKOFIEV Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 2

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 3

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2

RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1

SMETANA Ma vlast

Prima Donna in Vienna

Symphony in C major

SMETANA Haakon Jarl

Adagio K.261

ECK Violin Concerto

The Love for Three Oranges Suite

Scythian Suite

Russian Overture

The Rock

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9

Rondo K.373

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 28948434107
• Release Date: May 09, 2025

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