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Anyone who would like to hear Otto Klemperer's legendary interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies should be aware that these remastered 1960 Vienna Festival performances from Music & Arts are no substitute for his classic EMI recordings, which have been hailed as landmarks and reissued numerous times. The sound engineers have done a decent job remastering these concert performances and cleaning up the tapes of unwanted hiss, but the limitations of live analog recording in the mid-20th century are still in evidence here. The sound overall is small, distant, and compressed, with an obvious loss of upper partials, and the Philharmonia seems squeezed into a box, with the thin upper strings' tone dominating and everybody else homogenized into a murky sonic mass below. Details are difficult to make out, and distinguishing the instruments requires a considerable boost of the volume. This is certainly a worthwhile set for scholarly purposes, and students interested in Klemperer's interpretations and tempos can still glean a lot from these performances. Klemperer's admirers may also wish to have this reissue as a complement to the EMI set, for the sake of comparing Klemperer's studio and live renditions. Even so, anyone seeking a basic set of the symphonies for first-time listening should try all-digital recordings before delving into this historical offering.
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Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55, 'Eroica' (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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DISC 2
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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DISC 3
Symphony No. 4 In B-flat Major, Op. 60 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Egmont, Op. 84 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (the Creatures of Prometheus), Op. 43, Overture (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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DISC 4
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, 'Pastoral' (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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DISC 5
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, 'Choral' (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Fritz Wunderlich, Performer - Ursula Boese, Performer - Wilma Lipp, Performer - Franz Crass, Performer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Wiener Singverein, Choir - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Friedrich von Schiller, Lyricist
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Fritz Wunderlich, Performer - Ursula Boese, Performer - Wilma Lipp, Performer - Franz Crass, Performer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Wiener Singverein, Choir - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Friedrich von Schiller, Lyricist
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Fritz Wunderlich, Performer - Ursula Boese, Performer - Wilma Lipp, Performer - Franz Crass, Performer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Wiener Singverein, Choir - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Friedrich von Schiller, Lyricist
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Fritz Wunderlich, Performer - Ursula Boese, Performer - Wilma Lipp, Performer - Franz Crass, Performer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Wiener Singverein, Choir - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Friedrich von Schiller, Lyricist
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Fritz Wunderlich, Performer - Ursula Boese, Performer - Wilma Lipp, Performer - Franz Crass, Performer - Otto Klemperer, Conductor - Wiener Singverein, Choir - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Friedrich von Schiller, Lyricist
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Album Description
Anyone who would like to hear Otto Klemperer's legendary interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies should be aware that these remastered 1960 Vienna Festival performances from Music & Arts are no substitute for his classic EMI recordings, which have been hailed as landmarks and reissued numerous times. The sound engineers have done a decent job remastering these concert performances and cleaning up the tapes of unwanted hiss, but the limitations of live analog recording in the mid-20th century are still in evidence here. The sound overall is small, distant, and compressed, with an obvious loss of upper partials, and the Philharmonia seems squeezed into a box, with the thin upper strings' tone dominating and everybody else homogenized into a murky sonic mass below. Details are difficult to make out, and distinguishing the instruments requires a considerable boost of the volume. This is certainly a worthwhile set for scholarly purposes, and students interested in Klemperer's interpretations and tempos can still glean a lot from these performances. Klemperer's admirers may also wish to have this reissue as a complement to the EMI set, for the sake of comparing Klemperer's studio and live renditions. Even so, anyone seeking a basic set of the symphonies for first-time listening should try all-digital recordings before delving into this historical offering.
© TiVo
About the album
- 5 disc(s) - 52 track(s)
- Total length: 06:27:36
- Main artist: Philharmonia Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Music and Arts Programs of America
- Genre: Klassiek
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16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
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