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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - Wagner: Prelude from Parsifal - Men
ICA Classics

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - Wagner: Prelude from Parsifal - Men

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Details

Composer
GUSTAV MAHLER RICHARD WAGNER
Artist
Rudolf Kempe, Joan Alexander
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Nov 19, 2013
Catalog #
ICAC 5117
UPC
5060244551176

About

The highly distinguished conductor Rudolf Kempe (1910-1976) started as an oboist with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. During the Second World War, he was chief conductor of the Chemnitz Opera until 1946. He then worked at Weimar for the 1948-9 season, before joining the Dresden Opera and becoming chief conductor. From 1952 to 1954, he was chief conductor of the Bavarian State Opera, which he conducted at Covent Garden in 1953 to great acclaim. Mahler's Symphony No.4 is a new addition to the Kempe discography. The recording, which was discovered in the Music Preserved archive in York, is a real rarity. Similarly, Mendelssohn's Ruy Blas Overture is a new addition to the conductor's discography. It is heard here in a fiery performance captured live from the Royal Festival Hall in 1967 with the LSO. Kempe's account of the Prelude to Act I of Wagner's Parsifal, recorded in 1965, confirms his status as one of the greatest Wagnerian conductors of the 20th century. His Covent Garden performances of Parsifal in 1959 were landmarks for the company.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen 15:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen
    Duration
    15:34
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  2. 2 II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast 09:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  3. 3 III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio 20:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
    Duration
    20:18
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  4. 4 IV. Sehr behaglich 07:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sehr behaglich
    Duration
    07:58
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Joan Alexander
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  5. 5 Parsifal, Act I: Prelude 14:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Parsifal, Act I: Prelude
    Duration
    14:20
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  6. 6 Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95, MWV P15 07:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95, MWV P15
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe