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Mozart, Beethoven & Brahms: Orchestral Works / Klamperer

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Composer
BEETHOVEN BRAHMS MOZART
Artist
Klemperer
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Oct 05, 2018
Catalog #
ICAC5152
UPC
5060244551527

About

This is the second volume of Otto Klemperer’s ‘live’ authorized broadcasts from 1955 and 1958. None has ever been published before. When comparing the conductor’s studio accounts, Rob Cowan in Gramophone magazine said of the first set: ‘Viewed overall, what we have here is the Klemperer we already know and love, but granted wings and, trust me, you can tell the difference almost straight away’. Klemperer had a great affection for Mozart’s Symphony No.25, here almost a minute faster than his 1956 account. In his booklet note, Richard Osborne describes the performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 from the 1958 Edinburgh Festival as “a performance that genuinely gathers itself to greatness.” Klemperer’s performances of the Brahms Requiem were justly famous, and this 1955 ‘live’ account precedes his acclaimed 1961 studio recording and is almost five minutes faster. Gramophone described the latter as follows: “Klemperer’s reading of this mighty work has long been famous: rugged, at times surprisingly fleet with a juggernaut power.” In this ‘live’ performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Klemperer is joined by the baritone Hans Wilbrink from the Munich State Opera and the German lyric soprano Elfride Trötschel, a protégée of Karl Böhm. The Mozart and Brahms recordings have been sourced from the Lyrita Recorded Edition Trust, while the authorised BBC broadcast of Beethoven Symphony No.5 is from another collection.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro con brio 06:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  3. 2 II. Andante 03:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  4. 3 III. Menuetto - Trio 03:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto - Trio
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  5. 4 IV. Allegro 04:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  6. 5 I. Allegro con brio 07:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    07:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  7. 6 II. Andante con moto 09:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    09:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  8. 7 III. Allegro 05:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  9. 8 IV. Allegro 10:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    10:37
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen 09:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
    Duration
    09:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  12. 2 II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras 12:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras
    Duration
    12:57
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  13. 3 III. Herr, lehre doch mich 08:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Herr, lehre doch mich
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Hans Wilbrink
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  14. 4 IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen 05:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  15. 5 V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit 06:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Elfriede Trötschel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  16. 6 VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt 10:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
    Duration
    10:51
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Hans Wilbrink
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  17. 7 VII. Selig sind die Toten 10:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Selig sind die Toten
    Duration
    10:12
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer