Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky
Orchestra: Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Archiphon
Catalogue: ARC-WU235
Release: 2018
Size: 376 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068
01. I. Ouverture
02. II. Air (“On a G String”)
03. III. Gavottes I & II
04. IV. Bourrée
05. V. Gigue
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
06. I. Overture. Sinfonia
07. II. Serenata
08. III. Scherzino – Allegro – Andantino
09. IV. Tarantella
10. V. Toccata
11. VI. Gavotta – Vars. 1 & 2
12. VII. Vivo
13. VIII. Minuetto – Finale
14. Applause
CD 02
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Andante moderato
03. III. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno presto
04. IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro
Of the concerts Otto Klemperer (1885-1973) conducted in Germany after the war those with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra in Munich (1956, 1957, 1965, 1966 and 1969) may rank second in number (after Cologne), but the three live recordings published here are perhaps even more revealing for Klemperer’s interpretative style during the mid-1950s, as he obtains orchestral playing that responds effortlessly to his demand for clarity of detail and structural breath.