Von Matacic question

Does anybody know of a discography of recordings by Lovro von Matacic? What recordings of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bruckner, Mahler, Debussy, Schoenberg, or Berg have made it to CD?

-david gable

Don't forget about his wonderful recording of Pagliacci, with Corelli, for EMI

As long as we're mentioning favorite Matacic recordings on CD:

1. Beethoven 3rd with the Czech Phil. My copy is on a Urania paired with a Barber of Baghdad Overture conducted by someone else. This may have shown up on other cd releases. On the whole, my favorite Beethoven 3rd.

2. Brahms 1st on Denon with a Tokyo Orchestra in a live performance. Really a vital urgent performance though the band is a bit scrappy. This was a late series for Matacic, probably his last recordings which included a Bruckner 7th (pretty good but I'm not a Bruckner maven), a Beethoven 7th (I think), and a composition of his own, The 'Confrontation' Symphony, which to me just sounded noisy.

3. A very good live Beethoven 9th on Praga with the Czech Phil (again I think) which has the distinction of having the only Czech language finale I've ever heard.

4. Also don't forget a whole slew of late 50's EMI's, largely Russian music including a solid Sheherazade, some Tchaikovsky tone poems (A nice Hamlet), and some Borodin. Alot of these were released in French double cd issues in the early 90's.

Happy hunting.

And I would add to that his recording with the La Scala forces of 'La Fanciulla del West' with Nilsson Gibin and Mongelli as a fearsome Jack Rance!

Another one not to forget (if it is to be acquired nowadays on CD) is the conductor's great performance of _Lohengrin_ at Bayreuth, 1959, with Konya, Grümmer, Gorr, Blanc, and Crass. I have it on LP (Melodram

His Bruckner recordings are listed on the Bruckner discography at
http://home.attbi.com/~jberky/BSVD.htm

says...

It's also been released on Supraphon, but the Urania has better sound than the Supraphon I used to have (though for all I know Supraphon has released it since with improved sound; I think someone recently referred to a Japanese release).

Benackova (that looks like a misspelling, but I can't recall the right one off hand) doesn't hurt either.

It was later released (1978) by Pickwick on the Quintessence label. PMC-7089. Can't compare the sound to the Supraphone, since I have only the one I always really liked this performace. I'll have to look for the Bruckner.

<< . A very good live Beethoven 9th on Praga with the Czech Phil (again I think) which has the distinction of having the only Czech language finale I've ever heard. >>

I bought this when it came out, and then returned it right away, indignant that Praga would sell this without saying anything about the choice of language. But it's such a marvelous performance I had no choice but to get it again, later, when I was in a more forgiving mood.

Or the Lehar 'Merry Widow', again for EMI.

....................................... Do yourself a favor, David and pick up the live 1960 Andrea Chenier (Vienna, I think) with Corelli, Tebaldi, and Bastianini. My very favorite 'Chenier'. Ed has it, but it's also available on Opera d'Oro. I'm waiting for my copy from Tower. $12. I've been getting by with a cassette of 'excerpts' that I made years ago from an Italian lp. This performance has real magic.

Regards,