Otto Klemperer - Beethoven: Choral Symphony

Otto Klemperer — Beethoven: Choral Symphony (Hybrid Stereo SACD)

"Otto Klemperer's energy and momentum come not from his tempos but from the way the rhythms are articulated. In the first movement and Scherzo the heroic, teeth-gritted determination are physically gripping, In this Ninth combined urgency with masterly control and spellbinding authority, and a dignity all his own." — BBC Music Magazine

This Hybrid Stereo SACD release puts into perspective both the studio and live versions of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, recorded in 1957 by Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra. These recordings benefit for the first time of the HD remastering from original tapes made for the Klemperer Remastered Edition and the high performances of the SACD format.

1. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso

2. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto Vivace - Presto

3. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato

4. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (A) Presto - Allegro Assai

5. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (B) Presto - Recitativo. "O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!"

6. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (C) Allegro Assai Vivace. "Froh, Froh, Wie Seine Sonnen"

7. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (D) Andante Maestoso. "Seid Umschlungen, Millionen"

8. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (E) Allegro Ma Non Tanto. "Freude, Tochter Aus Elysium"

9. Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

10. Egmont, Op. 84: I. Die Trommel Geruhret

11. Egmont, Op. 84: IV. Freudvoll Und Leidvoll

12. Egmont, Op. 84: VII. Klärchens Tod Bezeichnend

13. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso

14. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto Vivace - Presto

15. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato - Tempo I - Andante Moderato - Adagio - Lo Stesso Tempo

16. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (A) Presto - Allegro Assai

17. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (B) Presto - Recitativo. "O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!"

18. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (C) Allegro Assai Vivace. "Froh, Froh, Wie Seine Sonnen"

19. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (D) Andante Maestoso. "Seid Umschlungen, Millionen"

20. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. (E) Allegro Ma Non Tanto. "Freude, Tochter Aus Elysium"

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