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Music and Arts Programs of America

Erich Kleiber At NBC - Four Complete Concerts From 1947-48

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Composer
BEETHOVEN BORODIN CORELLI D
Artist
Arrau, Kleiber
Format
CD
Discs
4
Label
Music and Arts Programs of America
Released
Nov 01, 2002
Catalog #
MA CD-1112
UPC
017685111228

About

Connoisseurs of historical performances will certainly know the famous photograph taken at a reception in Berlin in 1929, showing conductors Bruno Walter, Arturo Toscanini, Erich Kleiber, Otto Klemperer, and Wilhelm Furtwangler. Kleiber was the youngest of these esteemed maestros, and today remains perhaps the least known of them. This situation is doubtless due in part to the fact that of the five, he by far had the smallest recorded legacy and certainly the fewest appearances in the US. These circumstances should not however, lead us to underestimate Kleiber, who in 1923, became the youngest Generalmusikdirector in Germany, at that country's premiere opera house, the Berlin Staatsoper. He had a falling out with Nazi leaders and left Berlin in 1935, becoming a wanderer and guesting at various European venues. He settled with his family in Chile in 1940, conducting mainly at the Teatro Colon during the war, as well as in Havana. When hostilities ended, he did not immediately return to Europe as might be expected. He did however, accept an invitation to lead the NBC Symphony in four concerts in February-March 1946. Toscanini appreciated his music making and Kleiber was invited back for another quartet of concerts presented in this CD set, which contains a broad cross-section of his symphonic repertory favorites.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 07:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  3. 2 II. Scherzo: Prestissimo. Trio: Allegretto 04:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Prestissimo. Trio: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  4. 3 III. Andante 09:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    09:09
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro 06:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  6. 5 Konzertstuck in F Minor, Op. 79, J. 282 16:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    Konzertstuck in F Minor, Op. 79, J. 282
    Duration
    16:29
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Claudio Arrau
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  7. 6 La vida breve: Interlude and Spanish Dance 07:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    La vida breve: Interlude and Spanish Dance
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 I. Vivace - Grave - II. Allegro 03:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Vivace - Grave - II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  10. 2 III. Adagio - Allegro 03:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    III. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  11. 3 IV. Vivace - V. Allegro - VI. Pastorale ad libitum 07:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    IV. Vivace - V. Allegro - VI. Pastorale ad libitum
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  12. 4 I. Allegro 04:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  13. 5 II. Andante con moto 08:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    08:12
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  14. 6 III. Menuetto: Allegro molto 05:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  15. 7 IV. Allegro vivace 05:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  16. 8 Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), Op. 325 11:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), Op. 325
    Duration
    11:22
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  17. 9 Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron): Overture 07:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron): Overture
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  18. Disc 3
  19. 1 Carnival, Op. 92, B. 169 08:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Carnival, Op. 92, B. 169
    Duration
    08:54
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  20. 2 The Wild Dove, Op. 110, B. 198: Wedding Dance 04:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    The Wild Dove, Op. 110, B. 198: Wedding Dance
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  21. 3 I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 18:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
    Duration
    18:37
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  22. 4 II. Andantino in modo di canzone 09:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Andantino in modo di canzone
    Duration
    09:00
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  23. 5 III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro 05:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  24. 6 IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco 08:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  25. Disc 4
  26. 1 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture 08:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  27. 2 I. Allegro con brio 13:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    13:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  28. 3 II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai 16:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
    Duration
    16:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  29. 4 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 05:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber
  30. 5 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 11:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Duration
    11:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Erich Kleiber