Karl Böhm - The SWR Recordings
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:
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Release Date: April 14, 2023
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UPC: 747313912384
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Catalog Number: SWR19123CD
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Label: SWR
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Number of Discs: 6
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Period: Classical, Romantic
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Paul Hindemith, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann
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Conductor: Karl Böhm
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Orchestra/Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sinfonieorchester des Suddeutschen Rundfunks, Sudfunk-Chor, Philharmonischer Chor Stuttgart
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Performer: Branka Musulin, Ruth-Margret Putz, Sibylla Plate, Walter Geisler, Karl-Christian Kohn
Works:
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Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ensemble: Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Karl Böhm
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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
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Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Karl Böhm
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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Karl Böhm
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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
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Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Composer: Joahnnes Brahms
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony
Conductor: Karl Böhm
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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
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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
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Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony
Conductor: Karl Böhm
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Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107
Composer: Anton Bruckner
Ensemble: Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Karl Böhm