Otto Klemperer – Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 by Otto Klemperer (2024 Remastered, London 1964) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:21:33 minutes | 2,67 GB | Genre: Classical
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Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.
Read moreOtto Klemperer – Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 2 “Resurrection”, 4, 7, 9, Das Lied von der Erde & Other Lieder (2024)
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Experience the grandeur of Gustav Mahler’s symphonic masterpieces with Otto Klemperer’s mesmerizing renditions in the remastered edition of Klemperer’s programme of Mahler works. Released on Warner Classics, this album showcases Klemperer’s profound understanding of Mahler’s emotive landscapes, guiding listeners through stirring passages and poignant melodies. From the transcendent journey of resurrection in Symphony No. 2 to the ethereal beauty of “Das Lied von der Erde”, Klemperer’s interpretations breathe new life into Mahler’s timeless compositions, making this collection an essential addition to any classical music aficionado’s library.
Read moreOtto Klemperer & New Philharmonia Orchestra – Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (2024)
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The German conductor Otto Klemperer (1885-1973) was born in Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland). He studied at the Frankfurt Conservatory, then at Berlin’s Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory, where he took lessons in composition and conducting from Pfitzner, making his debut in Berlin in 1906 with Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers. On Mahler’s recommendation he became chorus master then conductor at Prague’s German Theatre (1907-10); between 1910 and 1917 he worked at the opera houses of Hamburg, Bremen and Strasbourg; he was musical director at Cologne (1917-24), Wiesbaden (1924-27) and Berlin’s Kroll Opera (1927–31), but left Nazi Germany in 1933, eventually settling in the USA, where he became conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1933-39).
Read moreOtto Klemperer – Beethoven, Schubert & Weber (2024)
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Otto Klemperer (* May 14, 1885 as Otto Nossan Klemperer in Breslau; † July 6, 1973 in Zurich) was a German conductor and composer. He is one of the great conductors of the 20th century.
Read moreOtto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra – Schubert: Symphonies 8 & 9 (1964) [Japan 2016]
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Otto Klemperer made many great recordings, especially conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra for EMI. This disc combines recordings made in 1960 (nine) and 1963 (eight). The remastering has deepened the tonal range and sound-stage and generally warmed the sound and they can be described as being very creditable for their vintage. The performances have authority and are both strong statements and are among the highlights of the later Klemperer discography.
Read morePhilharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer – Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4 “Romantic” & 7 (2024)
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The Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century, led by Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
Based in London at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, resident in cities and at festivals across England, and streaming online, the Philharmonia creates thrilling performances for a global audience.
Read moreOtto Klemperer – Mozart & Haydn (2024)
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Alan Civil (horn), London Wind Quintet and Ensemble (wind ensemble), Walter Berry (bass), Lucia Popp (soprano), Ruth-Margret Pütz (soprano), Geraint Evans (baritone), Henry Smith (harpsichord), Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Dame Margaret Price (soprano), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Hans Sotin (bass), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass).
Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Read moreOtto Klemperer – Mahler & Strauss (2024)
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Otto Klemperer (* May 14, 1885 as Otto Nossan Klemperer in Breslau; † July 6, 1973 in Zurich) was a German conductor and composer. He is one of the great conductors of the 20th century.
Read moreOtto Klemperer – Beethoven: Missa solemnis, Op. 123 (Remastered) (2023)
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This album is part of a series of twenty must-have titles from the Warner Classics catalog, featuring their original and well-known iconic covers. Few musical works express man’s metaphysical aspirations more powerfully than Beethoven’s titanic Missa Solemnis. As Otto Klemperer wrote some years before making this recording, “It is enormously difficult to translate into reality a work which doesn’t take reality into account.” He had first conducted the Missa Solemnis in 1927 and it came to define the epic grandeur of his interpretative style.
Read moreOtto Klemperer – Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 (2023)
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Otto Klemperer (* May 14, 1885 as Otto Nossan Klemperer in Breslau; † July 6, 1973 in Zurich) was a German conductor and composer. He is one of the great conductors of the 20th century.
Read moreElisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer – Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45 (1991/2023)
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Otto Klemperer’s masterful direction of the Philharmonia Orchestra in Brahms’ opus, “A German Requiem,” resonates with a poignant depth, capturing the soul-stirring essence of this monumental work. With Elisabeth Schwarzkopf’s ethereal soprano and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s emotive baritone, this rendition achieves an exquisite balance between solace and solemnity. Each movement unveils a profound narrative, from solemn introspection to moments of soaring, transcendent beauty. Klemperer’s interpretation, steeped in musical finesse and emotional richness, alongside the exceptional vocal prowess of Schwarzkopf and Fischer-Dieskau, grants this recording an enduring place among the definitive performances of Brahms’ Requiem, inviting listeners into a world of contemplation and profound musical catharsis.
Read moreChrista Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer – Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 (2023)
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“Grand Prix du Disque” Hermes Opernlexikon: “A hitherto unsurpassed, perhaps even perhaps even the best recording to date the Ludwig, Vickers and Berry offer acoustically exciting acoustically exciting, melodious music theater klemperer has the great breath for this music and never klemperer has the great breath for this music and never Places.”
Read moreOtto Klemperer – Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” by Otto Klemperer (2023 Remastered, London 1962) (1962/2023)
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The Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. This symphony was one of Mahler’s most popular and successful works during his lifetime. It was his first major work that established his lifelong view of the beauty of afterlife and resurrection. In this large work, the composer further developed the creativity of “sound of the distance” and creating a “world of its own”, aspects already seen in his First Symphony. The work has a duration of 80 to 90 minutes, and is conventionally labelled as being in the key of C minor; the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians labels the work’s tonality as C minor–E♭ major. It was voted the fifth-greatest symphony of all time in a survey of conductors carried out by the BBC Music Magazine.
Read moreMargaret Price, Yvonne Minton, Lucia Popp, Luigi Alva, Geraint Evans, Hans Sotin, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer – Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 (2023)
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Mozart’s timeless masterpiece, “Così fan tutte,” is brought to life in this exquisite rendition by the New Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by the legendary Otto Klemperer. Released by Warner Classics, this album features a stellar cast of soloists, including Margaret Price, Yvonne Minton, Lucia Popp, Luigi Alva, Geraint Evans, and Hans Sotin. The ensemble’s seamless collaboration under Klemperer’s direction breathes new life into Mozart’s operatic exploration of love, deception, and human folly.
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