Karl Böhm - The SWR Recordings

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The lasting fame of conductor Karl Böhm is based on qualities that were praised by listeners, musicians and critics throughout his long career: his discipline and meticulousness when rehearsing compositions as well as his modesty, his willingness to take second place to work and composer. After many years serving as principal conductor in several opera houses he left his administrative duties behind and embarked on an international career as an acclaimed guest, concert and opera conductor. He was regularly invited by the New York Met and the Deutsche Oper Berlin, to the festivals in Salzburg (as of 1938) and Bayreuth (as of 1962), he gave guest performances from Tokyo to Moscow, from Milan to Buenos Aires, and at the broadcasting corporations in Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt and Stuttgart where he was invited whenever there was something important to celebrate.

The Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (formerly known under a few different names and since 2016 merged with its sister from Baden-Baden and Freiburg to form the SWR Symphonieorchester) not only played in its home region, the Southwest of Germany, but toured extensively all over Europe. It has a catalogue of several hundreds of recordings and accompanied during its history many famous soloists. Branka Musulin was an extraordinary pianist who worked with some of the most important conductors of her time, among them Willem Mengelberg, Hermann Abendroth, Franz Konwitschny, Georg Solti and Sergiu Celibidache.



Product Description:

  • Release Date: April 14, 2023


  • Catalog Number: SWR19123CD


  • UPC: 747313912384


  • Label: SWR Classic


  • Number of Discs: 6


  • Period: Classical, Romantic


  • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Paul Hindemith, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann


  • Conductor: Karl Böhm


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sinfonieorchester des Suddeutschen Rundfunks, Sudfunk-Chor, Philharmonischer Chor Stuttgart


  • Performer: Branka Musulin, Ruth-Margret Putz, Sibylla Plate, Walter Geisler, Karl-Christian Kohn



Works:

  1. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble: Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony

    Performer: Branka Musulin (Piano)

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  3. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  4. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  5. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral"

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ensemble: Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Südfunk-Chor, Philharmonischer Chor Stuttgart

    Performer: Ruth-Margret Pütz (Soprano), Sibylla Plate (Contralto), Walter Geisler (Tenor), Karl-Christian Kohn (Bass)

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  6. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

    Composer: Joahnnes Brahms

    Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  7. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54

    Composer: Robert Schumann

    Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony

    Performer: Branka Musulin (Piano)

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  8. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World"

    Composer: Antonín Dvořák

    Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  9. Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

    Composer: Paul Hindemith

    Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony

    Conductor: Karl Böhm


  10. Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107

    Composer: Anton Bruckner

    Ensemble: Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester

    Conductor: Karl Böhm