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Rudolf Kempe at the Proms, 1972: Strauss, Beethoven, Dvořák / Munich Philharmonic
ICA Classics

Rudolf Kempe at the Proms, 1972: Strauss, Beethoven, Dvořák / Munich Philharmonic

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Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak, Richard Strauss
Artist
Munchner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Mar 10, 2023
Catalog #
ICAC5170
UPC
5060244551701

About

Rudolf Kempe (1910–1976) was born near Dresden and in 1930 joined the celebrated Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra as first oboe. After his debut as a conductor in 1935, he joined the German army in 1942 but was ‘retired’ the same year and went back to conducting. A large number of engagements followed after the War, at the Saxon State Opera, the Dresden Staatskapelle, and as music director of the Bavarian State Opera (1952–1954). Kempe opened the 1951 season at the Vienna State Opera, and appeared at Covent Garden in 1953 (conducting Strauss with enormous success), and later at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1955.

He declined to become Covent Garden’s director twice but remained a regular and much-admired conductor at Covent Garden and on the concert platform both in London and on the Continent. He became chief conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1961–1975) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1975 until his untimely death in 1976. In Europe, he became chief conductor of the Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra in 1965 and in 1966, general music director of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), Op. 43: Overture 05:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), Op. 43: Overture
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  2. 2 Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24, TrV 158 22:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24, TrV 158
    Duration
    22:23
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  3. 3 I. Allegro con brio 09:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    09:32
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  4. 4 II. Adagio 09:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    09:56
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  5. 5 III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace 05:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  6. 6 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 08:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe