Klemperer’s everlasting legacy is united for the first time: Beethoven and Brahms from Kingsway Hall and Abbey Road with the oriignal London Studio recordsings of the complete sumphonies. Includes seven interesting bonus tracks, feat. Birgit Nilsson a.o. Legendary producer Walter Legge took the best musicians from mostly London based orchestras in order to create a new super-ensemble after WWII, originally intended for studio sessions only. The name: Philharmonia Orchestra London. Some of the world’s best conductors shaped this unusual orchestra in the years to come, most significantly Karajan and Klemperer. With their artistic excellence and high recording quality these studio-productions set standards, which are still valid today. When the Beethoven and Brahms-Symphonies on this 10-CD-Box were recorded, Otto Klemperer (1885 – 1975) was already the last “great old man” from the ranks of European conductors who dramatically influenced the artistic life on both sides of the Atlantic beyond the middle of the 20th century. Another reason why these recordings from Kingsway Hall and the Abbey Road Studios are a part of Klemperer’s everlasting legacy.
BONUS TRACKS: “Coriolan”-overture, Great Fugue, overture to ‘The Creatures of Prometheus”, interlude to ‘Egmont” (Beethoven), academic festive overture, “tragic” overture (Brahms).
CD 1
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 1 in C major / C-Dur, Op. 21
I. I Adagio molto. Allegro con brio 9’53
2. II Andante cantabile con moto 8‘53
3. III Menuetto & Trio: Allegro molto vivace 4’04
4. IV Adagio. Allegro molto e vivace 6’22
Symphony No. 6 in F major / F-Dur, Op. 68, „Pastoral / Pastorale“
5. I Allegro ma non troppo 13’05
Awakening of happy feelings on arriving in the country
Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande
6. II Andante molto mosso 13’22
Scene by the brook / Szene am Bach
7. III Allegro. In tempo d’allegro. Tempo I 6’34
Peasants‘ merrymaking / Fröhliches Beisammensein der Landleute
8. IV Allegro 3’44
Storm and tempest / Gewitter und Sturm
9. V Allegretto 9’13
Shepherds‘ song. Happy and thankful feelings after the storm
Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1-9: 1957
33WCX 1554 (1-4), 33WCX 1532 (5-9)
Total Time 75’18
CD 2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major / Es-Dur, Op. 55, „Eroica“
I. I Allegro con brio 16‘39
2. II Marcia funebre: Adagio assai 16‘54
3. III Scherzo & Trio: Allegro vivace 6‘34
4. IV Finale: Allegro molto. Poco andante. Presto 13‘20
BONUS:
„Egmont“, Op. 84
Incidental music (Excerpts) / Bühnenmusik (Auszüge)
5. Overture / Ouvertüre 9‘10
6. „Die Trommel gerühret“ * 3‘09
7. „Freudvoll und leidvoll, gedankenvoll sein“ * 1‘59
8. Clärchens Tod bezeichnend: Larghetto 3‘10
Birgit Nilsson soprano / Sopran *
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor/Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1-4: 1959, 5-8: 1957
33WCX 1346 (1-4), 33WCX 1575 (5-8)
Total Time 71‘02
CD 3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 2 in D major / D-Dur, Op. 36
I. I Adagio molto. Allegro con brio 13‘25
2. II Larghetto 13‘08
3. III Scherzo & Trio: Allegro 4‘00
4. IV Allegro molto 7‘04
Symphony No. 7 in A major / A-Dur, Op. 92
5. I Poco sostenuto. Vivace 12‘50
6. II Allegretto 9’32
7. III Presto. Assai meno presto 8‘22
8. IV Allegro con brio 8‘01
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1957 (1-4), 1955 (5-8)
33WCX 1615 (1-4), 33WCX 1379 (5-8)
Total Time 76‘31
CD 4
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major / B-Dur, Op. 60
I. I Adagio. Allegro vivace 12‘25
2. II Adagio 10‘01
3. III Menuetto: Allegro vivace. Trio: Un poco meno allegro 5‘50
4. IV Allegro ma non troppo 7‘29
Symphony No. 8 in F major / F-Dur, Op. 93
5. I Allegro vivace con brio 9‘47
6. II Allegretto scherzando 4’28
7. III Tempo di menuetto 5‘17
8. IV Allegro vivace 8‘20
BONUS:
„Coriolan“, Op. 62
9. Overture / Ouvertüre 7‘59
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1957 (1-9)
33WCX 1702 (1-4), 33WCX 1554 (5-8), SAXW 2331 (9)
Total Time 71‘51
CD 5
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor / c-Moll, Op. 67
I. I Allegro con brio 8‘57
2. II Andante con moto. Più mosso. Tempo I 11‘15
3. III Allegro 6‘14
4. IV Allegro. Presto 13‘20
BONUS:
„Prometheus / Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus“, Op. 43
5. Overture / Ouvertüre 5‘35
6. Great Fugue / Große Fuge, Op. 133 16‘30
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1959 (1-4), 1957 (5), 1956 (6)
SAXW 9550 (1-4), SAXW 2331 (5), 33WCX 1438 (6)
Total Time 62‘06
CD 6
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor / d-Moll, Op. 125
with final chorus on Schiller’s „Ode to joy“
mit Schlusschor über Schillers „Ode an die Freude“
I. I Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 17‘01
2. II Molto vivace. Presto 15‘38
3. III Adagio molto e cantabile. Andante moderato 15‘02
4. IV Presto. Recitativo. Allegro assai 24‘36
Alla marcia: Allegro assai vivace. Andante maestoso
Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato. Allegro ma non tanto. Prestissimo
Aase Nordmo Lövberg soprano /Sopran
Christa Ludwig mezzo-soprano / Mezzosopran
Waldemar Kmentt tenor / Tenor
Hans Hotter baritone / Bariton
Philharmonia Chorus – Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1957
33WCX 1574/75
Total Time 72‘20
CD 7
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Symphony No. 1 in C minor / c-Moll, Op. 68
I. I Un poco sostenuto. Allegro 14‘05
2. II Andante sostenuto 9‘26
3. III Un poco allegretto e grazioso 4‘42
4. IV Adagio. Allegro non troppo ma con brio 16‘00
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1956/57
SAXW 2262
Total Time 44‘15
CD 8
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Symphony No. 2 in D / D-Dur, Op. 73
I. I Allegro non troppo 15‘02
2. II Adagio non troppo 9‘18
3. III Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) 5‘29
4. IV Allegro con spirito 9‘08
BONUS:
5. Tragic Overture / Tragische Ouvertüre, Op. 81 12‘36
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1956 (1-4), 1957 (5)
SAXW 2362 (1-5)
Total Time 51‘40
CD 9
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Symphony No. 3 in F / F-Dur, Op. 90
I. I Allegro con brio. Un poco sostenuto. Tempo I 13‘04
2. II Andante 8‘17
3. III Poco allegretto 6‘12
4. IV Allegro. Un poco sostenuto 9‘14
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1956/7 (1-4)
33WCX 1536 (1-4)
Total Time 36‘49
CD 10
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Symphony No. 4 in E minor / e-Moll, Op. 98
I. I Allegro non troppo 12‘23
2. II Andante moderato 10‘17
3. III Allegro giocoso 6‘38
4. IV Allegro energico e passionato 9‘43
BONUS:
5. Akademische Festouvertüre, Op. 80 10‘02
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Otto Klemperer
recorded / aufgenommen 1957 (1-5)
33WCX 1591( 1-4), 33WCX 1536 (5)
Total Time 49‘17
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