2013 marked the 100th anniversary of recording between the Berliner Philharmoniker and Deutsche Grammophon, two giants in music. DG celebrated by releasing a hugely successful limited edition 50 CD ‘Centenary Edition’, with content chosen by public vote.

New for 2014 is a more bite-size box - 8 CDs honouring the same iconic relationship between label and orchestra, at a fantastic price. The featured maestros at the helm of the orchestra include Karajan, Abbado, Rattle, Böhm, Giulini, Kubelik and Furtwängler.

Top of the best-seller list for units sold (and topical in Strauss Year), is Karajan’s 1981 interpretation of ‘An Alpine Symphony’.

“A magnificent account of the Alpine Symphony, spacious and noble… this new and masterly account is arguably the finest to have appeared in recent years” Gramophone on An Alpine Symphony (Karajan)

Tracklisting:
: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Herbert von Karajan

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’

Julia Varady (soprano), Jard van Nes (mezzo), Keith Lewis (tenor), Simon Estes (bass) Ernst Senff Choir, Carlo Maria Giulini

: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Krystian Zimerman (piano) Sir Simon Rattle

: Symphony No. 9 in D major

Claudio Abbado

: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 ‘Unfinished’

Karl Böhm

Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 ‘The Great’

Karl Böhm

: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Rafael Kubelik

Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Rafael Kubelik

: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64

Herbert von Karajan

: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Tannhäuser: Overture

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Parsifal: Good Friday Music

Wilhelm Furtwängler