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My favorite music and play have been selected from my LP/CD collection.
I'm looking forward to hearing your comment on my selection
either in agreement or for opposing argument.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Symphony Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.68 Mengelberg, Willem Amsterdam Concertgebouw O. 1940 13-44 10-04 4-19 17-50 45-57 E Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.68 Furtwaengler, Wilhelm Wiener P.O. Nov. 1947 14-43 10-38 5-02 16-28 46-51 E Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.68 Klemperer, Otto The Philharmonia O. 1956 & 1957 14-00 9-20 4-37 15-53 43-50 E Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.68 Walter, Bruno Columbia S.O. Nov. 25, 1959 14-05 8-30 4-48 16-52 44-15 Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73 Boehm, Karl Wiener P.O. 1942 14-31 11-02 5-44 9-31 40-48 Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73 Furtwaengler, Wilhelm Wiener P.O. 1945 14-10 10-07 5-46 8-25 38-28 E Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73 Furtwaengler, Wilhelm Berliner P.O. May 07, 1952 15-32 10-37 5-55 9-00 41-04 E Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73 Walter, Bruno Columbia S.O. Jan. 16, 1960 15-12 10-41 5-37 9-39 41-09 G Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73 Celibidache, Sergiu Munchner P.O. Jun. 08, 1991 17-15 13-04 6-02 11-01 47-22 Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90 Mengelberg, Willem Amsterdam Concertgebouw O. 1944 10-34 8-23 6-44 9-52 35-33 G Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90 Furtwaengler, Wilhelm Berliner P.O. Dec. 1949 13-12 9-39 6-20 9-13 38-24 E Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90 Walter, Bruno Columbia S.O. Jan. 30, 1960 10-03 8-43 6-16 8-14 33-16 Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90 Celibidache, Sergiu Munchner P.O. Jun. 20, 1979 9-58 10-40 6-48 9-52 37-18 Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 Furtwaengler, Wilhelm Wiener P.O. 1943 12-02 12-17 6-10 9-13 39-42 E Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 Walter, Bruno Columbia S.O. Feb. 14, 1959 13-00 11-50 6-30 11-19 42-39 E Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 Kleiber, Carlos Wiener P.O. Mar., 1980 12-54 11-24 6-09 9-14 39-41 G Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 Celibidache, Sergiu Munchner P.O. Mar. 16, 1985 14-08 14-02 6-59 11-15 46-24 Overture Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total G Overture "Academic Festival" Op.80 Klemperer, Otto The Philharmonia O. Mar. 29, 1957 10-02 G Overture "Tragic" Op.81 Klemperer, Otto The Philharmonia O. Mar. 29, 1957 12-20 G Overture "Tragic" Op.81 Walter, Bruno Columbia S.O. Jan. 23, 1960 13-20 Small pieces for orchestra Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a Toscanini, Arturo New York P.O. 1936 16-17 Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a Walter, Bruno Columbia S.O. Jan. 30, 1960 Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a Celibidache, Sergiu Munchner P.O. Oct. 16, 1980 Hungarian Dances No.1 through No.21 Fischer, Ivan Budapest Festival O. Keller, Andras (Violin)/ Balogh, Kalman (Cimbalom) 1985 Rhapsody Op.53 Kubelik, Rafael S.O. des Bayerischen Rundfunks Hoffman, Grace (Ms) Oct. 18, 1962 15-16 Piano concerto Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total G Piano concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15 Kubelik, Rafael S.O. des Bayerischen Rundfunks Arrau, Claudio (Piano) Apr. 24, 1964 22-55 14-56 12-30 52-21 Piano concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.83 Boehm, Karl Sachsische Staatskappelle O. Backhaus, Wilhelm (Piano) 1939 15-45 7-51 11-39 8-54 44-09 E Piano concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.83 Boehm, Karl Wiener P.O. Backhaus, Wilhelm (Piano) Apr., 1967 17-11 8-45 12-20 9-48 48-04 Piano trio Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total E Piano trio in B major, Op.8 Rubinstein, Artur (Piano) Heifetz, Jascha (Violin) Feuermann, Emanuel (Cello) 1941 8-55 5-45 7-09 5-39 27-28 Small pieces for piano Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Ballade No.1 in D minor, Op.10-1 Backhaus, Wilhelm (Piano) 1933 3-56 Ballade No.2 in D major, Op.10-2 Backhaus, Wilhelm (Piano) 1933 4-50 Intermezzo in E flat major, Op.177-1 Backhaus, Wilhelm (Piano) 1933 4-28 Intermezzo in B major, Op.177-2 Backhaus, Wilhelm (Piano) 1933 3-31 Intermezzo in A major, Op.118-2 Backhaus, Wilhelm (Piano) 1933 3-51 Violin concerto Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Violin concerto in D major, Op.77 Ormandy, Eugene Philadelphia O. Szigeti, Joseph (Violin) 1945 21-15 8-45 7-47 37-47 G Violin concerto in D major, Op.77 Kempe, Rudolf Berliner P.O. Menuhin, Yehudi (Violin) Sep. 07, 1957 22-48 9-55 8-13 40-56 E Violin concerto in D major, Op.77 Szell, George Cleveland O. Oistrakh, David (Violin) May, 1969 22-26 9-35 8-29 40-30 G Violin concerto in D major, Op.77 Davis, Sir Colin S.O. des Bayerischen Rundfunks Takezawa, Kyoko (Violin) Jan. 14, 1995 24-43 10-13 8-19 43-15 Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total E Concerto for violin, violoncello and orchestra in A minor, Op.102 "Double concerto" Walter, Bruno Columbia S.O. Francescatti, Zino (Violin) and Fournier, Pierre (Violoncello) Nov. 20, 1959 16-27 7-59 8-34 33-00 Violin sonata Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Violin sonata No.2 in A major, Op.100-2 Busch, Adolf (Violin)/ Serkin, Rudolf (Piano) 1932 6-28 5-44 4-34 16-46 Violin sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 Szigeti, Joseph (Violin)/ Petri, Egon (Piano) 1937 8-35 4-37 3-05 6-12 22-29 String quartet Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total String quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.51-1 Busch quartet 1932 7-18 8-21 9-50 5-35 31-04 Clarinet quintet Favorite Title Conductor Orchestra Player Recorded Note Playing time (minutes-second) 1st Mov. 2nd Mov. 3rd Mov. 4th Mov. 5th Mov. Total Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115 Busch quartet Kell, Reginald (Clarinet) 1937 8-22 12-22 4-22 8-09 33-15

　　　　　　
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