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Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner & Debussy / Klemperer

$44.99

Details

Composer
BRAHMS DEBUSSY MOZART
Artist
Klemperer
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Nov 17, 2017
Catalog #
ICAC5145
UPC
5060244551459

About

This release has been sourced from the Richard Itter archive. After twelve years of negotiation, ICA Classics has signed an exclusive long term agreement with the Lyrita Recorded Edition who are responsible for Richard Itter Trust. The collection is very important for collectors because it has never before been released. Despite there being a large number of Otto Klemperer recordings on the market, these Richard Itter tapes of live broadcasts from the Royal Festival Hall and the BBC’s Studios in Maida Vale between 1955 and 1956 have never, as far as is known, been released before. Klemperer was always more exciting when caught live and had added urgency as compared to his studio accounts, particularly at this time before his health deteriorated in later years. His Philharmonia concerts were hugely successful in the mid 50s when Walter Legge was looking to replace Herbert von Karajan who was in the process of leaving for the Berlin Philharmonic. As Richard Osborne states in his notes: “The winter of 1955-56 marked a new dawn for Klemperer.”

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REVIEWS:

Klemperer’s Mozart may sound a bit heavy-handed and brusque. On the other hand, the performances are refreshingly direct, projecting exemplary clarity of texture with the wind instruments really cutting through the orchestral tuttis to impressive effect. Likewise, the performance of Brahms’s Symphony No. 2 is really compelling, a good sense of structural cohesion working in tandem with great expressivity and rhythmic precision.

– BBC Music Magazine

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.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 33 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro moderato 08:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  3. 2 II. Andante 07:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  4. 3 III. Menuetto 03:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  5. 4 IV. Allegro con spirito 04:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  6. 5 I. Molto allegro 08:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Molto allegro
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  7. 6 II. Andante 08:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  8. 7 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 03:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  9. 8 IV. Allegro assai 04:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  10. 9 I. Allegro aperto - Adagio - Allegro aperto 09:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro aperto - Adagio - Allegro aperto
    Duration
    09:51
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Bronisław Gimpel
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  11. 10 II. Adagio 10:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    10:25
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Bronisław Gimpel
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  12. 11 III. Tempo di menuetto 09:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Tempo di menuetto
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Bronisław Gimpel
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1 I. Adagio molto - Allegro molto 12:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio molto - Allegro molto
    Duration
    12:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  15. 2 II. Larghetto 12:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    12:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  16. 3 III. Scherzo 03:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  17. 4 IV. Allegro molto 06:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  18. 5 I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft 10:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
    Duration
    10:13
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  19. 6 II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam 04:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  20. 7 III. Scherzo: Lebhaft 05:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Lebhaft
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  21. 8 IV. Langsam - Lebhaft 07:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Langsam - Lebhaft
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  22. Disc 3
  23. 1 Tragic Overture, Op. 81 12:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
    Duration
    12:29
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  24. 2 I. Allegro non troppo 14:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    14:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  25. 3 II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso 08:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  26. 4 III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai 05:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  27. 5 IV. Allegro con spirito 08:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    08:37
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  28. 6 I. Allegro 05:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  29. 7 II. Romanze 05:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Romanze
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  30. 8 III. Menuetto 01:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  31. 9 IV. Rondo: Allegro 03:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  32. Disc 4
  33. 1 I. Allegro moderato 17:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    17:45
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  34. 2 II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam 18:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
    Duration
    18:34
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  35. 3 III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell 08:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  36. 4 IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell 12:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell
    Duration
    12:02
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer
  37. 5 Nocturnes: No. 2. Fêtes 06:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturnes: No. 2. Fêtes
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Otto Klemperer