Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hänssler
Catalogue: HAEN94215
Release: 2011
Size: 438 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Furtwängler: Symphony No. 2 in E minor
01. I. Assai moderato
02. II. Andante semplice
03. III. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro
CD 02
Furtwängler: Symphony No. 2 in E minor
01. IV. Langsam – Moderato andante – Allegro molto – Moderato – Langsam – Moderato – Presto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
02. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
03. II. Andante cantabile con moto
04. III. Menuetto – Allegro molto e vivace
05. IV. Adagio – Allegro molto
06. Hans Muller-Kray talks to Wilhelm Furtwangler
These historical recordings are live performances. The music of Beethoven was central to Furtwängler’s art but the major work here is the conductor’s own Second Symphony. It was composed between 1945 and 1946 and is very rarely performed.
This recording was made in the last year of the maestro’s life.