DGG 3-LP 2709-071: VERDI - Simon Boccanegra - ABBADO, Freni, 1977 GERMANY SEALED
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Background -
Claudio Abbado was one of the leading conductors of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He held a number of prestigious posts, any one of which would be a crowning achievement for a conductor, and his musical presence in both concert and recordings left an undeniable legacy of excellence.His family traced its roots to a prominent Moorish family expelled from Spain in 1492 and is said to include the architect of the Alhambra. His father was Michelangelo Abbado, a violinist and teacher who gave both Claudio and his brother, Marcello Abbado, their first piano and music lessons (Marcello has gone on to become a pianist and composer).
Claudio was educated at the Milan Conservatory, graduating in 1955 with a certificate in piano. While a student there, he also studied conducting with Antonio Votto. In 1955, he studied piano with Friedrich Gulda in Salzburg, and then (from 1956-1958) attended Hans Swarowsky's conducting classes at the Vienna Academy of Music.
In 1958, he made his conducting debut in Trieste, and won the Koussevitzky Competition at Tanglewood. This led to his engagement in several provincial opera houses and orchestras, as well as a teaching position at Parma Conservatory. After winning the 1963 Dimitri Mitropoulos Prize, he was awarded a five-month position on the staff of the New York Philharmonic, with which he made his American professional debut on April 7, 1963. The year 1965 marked his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival, but more so for his return to his hometown of Milan to conduct at La Scala. He would conduct there again in 1967, become the company's resident director in 1968, and be named music director in 1971.
Abbado was credited with raising the performing standards at La Scala, and for broadening its repertory. He also organized its orchestral players into the Orchestra della Scala, whose performances of works by such composers as Schoenberg, Nono, Ligeti, Stockhausen, and Berio brought Abbado special acclaim as an interpreter of modern works.
In 1971, he was appointed principal conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic. Soon after, he formed a relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra, of which he became principal conductor in 1979, and finally music director, a post he retained until 1988. Other activities during this period included the founding of the European Community Youth Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and the Gustav Mahler Youth Chamber Orchestra.
For the period 1982-1986, Abbado served as principal guest conductor at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, after which he was appointed music director of the Vienna State Opera. The Viennese further honored him by appointing him general music director of the city. During his tenure, he founded (1988) the Wien Modern music festival, which has now grown to encompass all forms of contemporary art.
Abbado succeeded Herbert von Karajan as music director of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1989. In 1991, he relinquished his position at the Vienna State Opera, but he has maintained a presence in the city by founding the annual Vienna prize for young composers. In 1994, he succeeded to another post once held by Karajan, namely the directorship of the Salzburg Easter Festival. Following a bout with cancer in 2000, Abbado formed the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in 2003 with the orchestra's artistic and executive director, Michael Haefliger. Though Abbado briefly suspended his activities in 2007, he took up the baton again after a two month absence. In later years, Abbado reduced his workload due to illness, but still found time to conduct concerts and record with his hand-picked Orchestra Mozart, and worked with several youth orchestras across Europe.
Abbado was an exciting conductor who relished the beauty of tone. His extensive discography includes the complete symphonic works of Mahler, Schubert, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven, and dozens of other recordings. - Joseph Stevenson
This is a FACTORY SEALED & MINT condition 3-LP box set issued by "DGG" in 1977 - a RARE title, long out of print!
The 3-LP boxed set made by DGG Records is a highly collectible title from their catalog - a superb CLASSICAL title featuring -
Verdi // Claudio Abbado
Simon Boccanegra
Performers / Credits -• Choir – Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala
• Chorus Master – Romano Gandolfi
• Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
• Conductor – Claudio Abbado
• Orchestra – Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
• Vocals [A Captain Of Cross-bowmen] – Antonio Savastano
• Vocals [Gabriele Adonrno] – José Carreras
• Vocals [Jacopo Fiesco] – Nicolai Ghiaurov
• Vocals [Maria Boccanegra] – Mirella Freni
• Vocals [Paolo Albiani] – José van Dam
• Vocals [Pietro] – Giovanni Foiani
• Vocals [Simon Boccanegra] – Piero Cappuccilli
Track Listing -
1-B Act One Scenes 1-5
2-A Act One Scenes 6-9
2-B Act One Scenes 10-12
3-A Act Two Scenes 1-9
3-B Act Three Scenes 1-4
The title is from the rare DGG series of vintage LPs.
- DGG (Deutsche Gramophon) RECORDS
- LPs made in GERMANY
- Pressings are in STEREO
- Comes with a 43-page booklet (full size - 12"x12")
- Comes as a boxed set - FACTORY SEALED
- Record vintage = made in 1977 (out of print)
- LP catalog # 2709 071
CONDITION Details:
The 3-LP outer box is in mint condition! The box has NO splits or crushed corners, and no cut out marks. The plastic outer wrap has a couple of small tears due to the age of the item. The colors on the box are sharp and clean.
The set comes complete with a large format, 43 page paper insert/libretto.
The 3-LPs are assumed to be in mint condition as this item is FACTORY SEALED!! A Short Note About LP GRADING -- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them.
The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!
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