Maazel, Lorin | Lorin Maazel Conducts The Clev | CD

Lorin Maazel was an American composer, conductor and violinist, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, on 6 March 1930. He succeeded George Szell as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra in 1972 and held the post until 1982. He died at Castleton Farm, Virginia, on 13 July 2014.

The Complete CBS Masterworks Recordings is a 15 CD remastered box set released by Sony Classical on 21 March 2025. It collects previously released material, with one track previously unreleased. The set includes Maazel's own symphonic realisations of chansons by Serge Lama, from a 1980 album making its first international release here.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Le Carnaval Romain Op. 9 = Roman Carnival - Concert Overture. Allegro Assai Con Fuoco – Andante Sostenuto – Tempo I. Allegro Vivace
2. Akademische Festouvertüre Op. 80 = Academic Festival Overture. Allegro – L'istesso Tempo, Un Poco Maestoso – Animato – Maestoso
3. The School For Scandal Op. 5 - Concert Overture. Allegro Molto E Vivace

Disc 6

1. Egmont Overture Op. 84 (From The Music To Goethe's Tragedy) Sostenuto, Ma Non Troppo – Allegro
2. Leonore Overture No.3 Op. 72a (Adagio – Allegro)

Disc 8

1. Fidelio Overture Op. 72b. Allegro

Disc 10

1. Don Juan TrV 156 (Op.20) - Tone Poem After Nikolaus Lenau For Large Orchestra. Allegro Molto Con Brio
2. Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche TrV 171 (Op. 28) = Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, After An Old Picaresque Legend - In Rondeau Form. Gemächlich – Immer Sehr Lebhaft – Etwas Gemütlicher – Epilog. Doppelt So Langsam