Joseph Keilberth conducts the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Label
Gramola Records
Release Date
April 1, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Hindemith, Holler, Kaminski, Schwarz-Schilling
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Keilberth, Giebel, Heiller
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2022
    • UPC
      9003643980136
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GRAM98013
    • LABEL
      Gramola Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Breit mit grossen Ausdruck - attacca:

      Composer: Heinrich Kaminski

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    2. II. Allegro - attacca:

      Composer: Heinrich Kaminski

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    3. III. Fuga

      Composer: Heinrich Kaminski

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    4. I. Entrata - Allegro (non troppo mosso) - Sehr ruhig schreitende Viertel - Allegro - Allegro molto

      Composer: Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Theo Giesen, Paul Schröer, Alwin Bauer

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    5. II. Tanz (Danza): Grazioso

      Composer: Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Theo Giesen, Paul Schröer, Alwin Bauer

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    6. III. Canzona: Breit, feierlich (Largo, solenne) - Quasi andante - Breit, feierlich - attacca:

      Composer: Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Theo Giesen, Paul Schröer, Alwin Bauer

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    7. IV. Rondo: Etwas breit (Poco largo) - Allegretto grazioso - Allegro - Grave (adagio) - Poco allegro - Allegro

      Composer: Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Theo Giesen, Paul Schröer, Alwin Bauer

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    8. Passacaglia und Fuge nach Frescobaldi, Op. 25

      Composer: Karl Höller

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    9. Fugue

      Composer: Karl Höller

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    10. No. 1. Geburt Mariä

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Agnes Giebel

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    11. No. 2. Argwohn Josephs

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Agnes Giebel

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    12. No. 3. Geburt Christi

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Agnes Giebel

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    13. No. 4. Rast auf der Flucht nach Ägypten

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Agnes Giebel

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    14. No. 5. Vor der Passion

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Agnes Giebel

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    15. No. 6. Vom Tode Mariä III

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Agnes Giebel

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    16. I. Crescendo: Moderato maestoso

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Anton Heiller

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    17. II. Allegro assai

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Anton Heiller

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    18. III. Conzonetta in triads and two Ritornelli: Moderato

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Anton Heiller

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth

    19. IV. Phantasy on Veni Creator Spiritus: Allegro moderato - Allegro energico - Solo Cadenza - Arioso, moderato e dolce - Largamente (non troppo)

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Anton Heiller

      Conductor: Joseph Keilberth


Joseph Keilberth (1908-68) was, according to Brigitte Fassbaender, "the most aesthetic, most natural, most serene of all conductors". Martha Mödl "always found him the greatest", for Hermann Prey "he was and is the trend-setting musician of my singing life" and for Inge Borck simply "the singer’s conductor". He was an exemplary incarnation of the ideal virtues of the German Kapellmeister and died far too early at the conductor's podium during a 'Tristan' performance. His recordings of works by Reger, Pfitzner and Hindemith are legendary for the transparent and vital realization of their complex structures.

Among the archival treasures of the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (now the WDR Symphony Orchestra), unsurpassed recordings of complex 20th-century masterpieces (1923-62) have been selected for this double album, decisively enriching the orchestral repertoire. Album 1 features the Concerto grosso for double orchestra and piano, the singular pioneering work by Heinrich Kaminski, the mystical master of the new polyphony, as well as Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling's Partita, which timelessly transforms the Bachian tradition. On album 2, two recording premieres by Karl Höller (1907-87) are followed by late Hindemith, Keilberth's favourite composer: Agnes Giebel sings the 6 songs from 'Ein Marienleben', and Anton Heiller, the soloist of the premiere performance under Hindemith, plays in the late organ concerto.