
This recording was mastered in HD in 2025 from analog tapes.
Alfred Poell, a baritone, is featured in the performance of Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.
The main recording of Beethoven's Symphonies and Mahler's Lieder was captured live in Vienna on November 30, 1952.
The recording derives from private broadcast tapes, noted for their very good sound.
A bonus track on this album is a live performance from Salzburg in 1951 featuring Dietrich Fischer Dieskau.
This recording features works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Gustav Mahler, performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker and conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler.