Kubelik:The Otto Klemperer Memorial Concert

On this CD:

1. Maurerische Trauermusik for orchestra in C minor (Masonic Funeral Music), K. 477 (K. 479a)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Rafael Kubelik

2. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral") Op. 125
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra with Norman Bailey, Werner Hollweg, Yvonne Minton, Margaret Price
Conducted by Rafael Kubelik

Kubelik:The Otto Klemperer Memorial Concert, Music, Norman Bailey, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rafael Kubelik, Yvonne Minton, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Margaret Price, Werner Hollweg, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Period Orchestral Music for Orchestra, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Romantic Symphony, Symphonic
Kubelik:The Otto Klemperer Memorial Concert
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Celebrating Klemperer
 Kubelik:The Otto Klemperer Memorial Concert

Manufacturer: BBC Legends
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NSW4
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

  1. Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music
  2. Beethoven: Symphony No. in D Minor: Allegro ma non troppo, un poco
  3. Beethoven: Symphony No. in D Minor: Molto vivace
  4. Beethoven: Symphony No. in D Minor: Adagio molto e cantabile
  5. Beethoven: Symphony No. in D Minor: Presto
  6. Beethoven: Symphony No. in D Minor: Presto-Rezitativo "O Freunde, nicht

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Celebrating Klemperer.......2005-06-11

For the most part, I have resisted buying titles in the BBC Legends series -- even us serious collectors have to draw the line somewhere, or we'll never listen to anything more than once! However, I have made a few exceptions such as Van Beinum's London performances of Beethoven Symphonies 2 & 7, Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony and Mussorgsky/Ravel's "Pictures at an Exhibition" with Carlo Maria Giulini (see my reviews for both), and this title preserving The Otto Klemperer Memorial Concert. On January 14, 1974 at Royal Festival Hall in London, the New Philharmonia Orchestra celebrated the life and music of the great conductor by performing Mozart's Masonic Funeral Music and one of his signature pieces, Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Good friend and esteemed colleague Rafael Kubelik was handed the baton for this tribute. The Mozart is lovely and sets the tone for the "Choral," which is played at a quicker pace than Klemperer may have chosen himself, particularly in his later years. But there is something about Kubelik's choice that for me honors Klemp's past readings and celebrates the man's life as a whole. It isn't the greatest account ever and the stereo sound is average, but in all it was a worthwhile purchase. I will certainly continue to pick and choose through the BBC Legends catalog for that rare concert event that captures my imagination, particularly when it is such an historic occasion as this.

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