Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul Hindemith, Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Hans-Erich Riebensahm
Orchestra: RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Number of Discs: 5
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Audite
Catalogue: AUDITE21408
Release: 2011
Size: 1.01 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
01. I. Adagio molto – Allegro molto
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Scherzo
04. IV. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral’
05. I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo
06. II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso
07. III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro
08. IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro
09. V. Shepherd’s Song. Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto
CD 02
Beethoven: Egmont Incidental Music, Op. 84
01. Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 ‘Eroica’
02. I. Allegro con brio
03. II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
04. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
05. IV. Finale. Allegro molto
CD 03
01. Applause
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
02. I. Allegro con brio
03. II. Largo
04. III. Rondo. Allegro
Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D major, K239 ‘Serenata Notturna’
05. I. Marcia. Maestoso
06. II. Menuetto
07. III. Rondeau. Allegretto –
08. III. Rondo. Adagio –
09. III. Rondo. Allegro
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
10. Overture
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183
11. I. Allegro con brio
12. II. Andante
13. III. Menuetto – Trio
14. IV. Allegro
CD 04
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K201
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto
04. IV. Allegro con spirito
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 ‘Prague’
05. I. Adagio – Allegro
06. II. Andante
07. III. Presto
CD 05
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
01. I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen
02. II. In gemachlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
03. III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
04. IV. Sehr behaglich
Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione
05. I. Einleitung und Rondo
06. II. Marsch und Pastorale
07. III. Passacaglia
These live and studio recordings with the RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin (later known as the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin), made between 1950 and 1958, are important documents of the rebuilding of German culture after the war. These recordings illuminate Klemperer’s late performing style, his repertoire and his interpretational ideals. He explored the repertoire of the 18th to the 20th centuries by creating three-dimensional sound, concise rhythms, clearly contoured forms and precise characterisations. He interpreted the works of Mozart and Beethoven; through Mahler and Hindemith he forged a connection to the music which had been banned by the Nazis. With this new 5-CD boxed set, Audite documents the artistic cooperation between Klemperer and the RSO Berlin, for the first time, using original tapes from the RIAS (today’s Deutschlandradio Kultur) sound archives, thus also ensuring the best possible technical quality.