MARISS JANSONS – THE EDITION
(70-Disc Box Set)

Mariss Jansons was one of the most important conductors of our time, celebrated worldwide and held in the highest regard – all the more so since his unexpected death on 1 December 2019. Mariss Jansons – The Edition, comprising 70 recordings in a box set in representative LP-size format, documents the final phase of his life and career – his work as chief conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the Bavarian Radio Chorus between 2003 and 2019. Predominantly live recordings from Munich, Tokyo, Vienna, New York, Waldsassen and the Vatican enable listeners to experience for themselves musical highlights that are as moving as they are exciting. The 57 CDs (15 works of which are being released for the first time on CD), 11 SACDs and 2 DVDs contain a remarkably diverse repertoire, ranging from symphonic music and great choral works to opera, and from the First Viennese School to 20th century classical music. Mariss Jansons - The Edition contains works by a broad range of composers – including complete cycles of the symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler respectively. It is supplemented by fascinating rehearsal recordings that bear witness to Jansons’ trusting artistic collaboration with the musicians in this orchestra, together with a large-format, 72-page booklet containing background information, essays, an interview and a detailed track listing.

The following recordings are new on CDs:
- Bruckner: Mass No. 3
- Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4, 6 & 8
- Mozart: Requiem
- Pärt: Berliner Masse
- Poulenc: Stabat mater
- Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 9
- Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (previously digital-only release)
- Stravinsky: The Firebird (previously digital-only release)
- Three rehearsals with Mariss Jansons and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

with:
Johan Botha, Bernarda Fink, Christian Gerhaher, Anja Harteros, Christiane Karg, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Mark Padmore, Anna Prohaska, Gerhild Romberger, Michael Schade, Krassimira Stoyanova, Nathalie Stutzmann, Deborah Voigt, Michael Volle, Iveta Apkalna, Denis Matsuev, Daniil Trifonov, Tölz Boys’ Choir, Latvian State Choir, Children’s Choir of the Bavarian State Opera, NDR Choir, MDR Radio Choir Leipzig, Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Booklet notes: German, English
No. of Discs: 70 (57 CDs + 11 SACDs + 2 DVDs)