Born in Berlin in 1929, Dohnányi, who continues to conduct even in his old age, ranks alongside Herbert Blomstedt as one of the true grand masters among conductors. Dohnányi has conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in over 100 concerts and at the Vienna State Opera. Many recordings of this special partnership are now available on 31 CDs and one DVD – from Mozart and Beethoven to Stravinsky and Strauss. Highlights include previously unreleased recordings of Strauss' Burleske, the critically acclaimed Mendelssohn symphony cycle and “Die erste Walpurgisnacht” (The First Walpurgis Night), as well as recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon archive, which are available again for the first time since their initial release on vinyl. The set is completed by recordings with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

The CD box set includes the original covers, photos from the recording sessions, and an essay by Andrew Stewart.

Tracklisting:

CD 1
Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, 2 Portraits 
 
CD 2-3
Beethoven: Overtures – Leonore No. 3 / Fidelio / Coriolan / Egmont 
String Quartet Op.95 (arr. MAHLER)
Piano Quartet Op.25 (orch. SCHOENBERG) 
 
CD 4
Dvořák: Piano Concerto Op.33  
Schumann: Introduction & Allegro appassionato  

CD 5
Glass: Violin Concerto  
Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No.5   
 
CD 6
Grieg: Piano Concerto Op.16 
Schumann: Piano Concerto Op.54   
 
CD 7-11
Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1 & 5 
Symphony No. 2 ‘Lobgesang’ / Die erste Walpurgisnacht   
Symphony No.3, Athalia: Overture & War of the Priests  
Symphony No.4 / The Hebrides, Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt  
 
CD 12
Mozart: Piano Concertos 18 & 27   
 
CD 13
Schoenberg: Erwartung / 6 Orchester-Lieder   
 
CD 14
Schumann: Cello Concerto Op.129  
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Pezzo capriccioso  
 
CD 15
R. Strauss: Don Juan / Metamorphosen / Tod und Verklärung 
 
CD 16
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947)   
R. Strauss: Burleske  
 
CD 17
Stravinsky: The Firebird  
 
CD 18
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 / 1812 Overture   
 
CD 19
Early Recordings:
Boccherini: Menuet   
Schubert: Marche militaire No.1   
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1   
Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper – Polka & Fugue   
Rossini: Seige of Corinith Overture   
Gounod : Ah leve-toi, soleil & Ach gehe auf (Romeo et Juliette) 
R. Strauss: Traum durch der Dammerung  
 
CDs 20-21
Beethoven: Fidelio
 
CDs 22-23
Berg: Lulu   
 
CDs 24 & 25
Berg: Wozzeck / Lulu Suite 
R. Strauss: Salome: Final Scene 
 
CDs 26-27
Henze: Der junge Lord   
 
CDs 28-29
R. Strauss: Salome 
 
CDs 30-31
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer 
 
DVD
R. Strauss: Salome