Wilhelm Furtwängler, the conductor on this album, is featured conducting Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's repertoire.
The Overture to "Ein Sommernachtstraum" Op. 21 was recorded live in Berlin on September 30, 1947, with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
The Overture to "Die Hebriden" Op. 26 was a studio recording made in Wien on February 15, 1949, with the Wiener Philharmoniker.
This album is part of the ARCHIPEL DESERT ISLAND COLLECTION.
Gioconda de Vito, the violinist on this album, performed the Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64.
Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, "Unvollendete," was recorded live in Torino on March 11, 1952, with the Orchestra della RAI di Torino.
The Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 was recorded live in Torino on March 11, 1952, with the Orchestra della RAI di Torino.
