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Mozart, Beethoven & Brahms: Works for Orchestra (Live)

10/5/2018, 15 Tracks, 1:56:31

Featuring

  • Otto Klemperer
  • Elfriede Trötschel
  • Hans Wilbrink
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • BBC Symphony Chorus
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Johannes Brahms

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Johannes Brahms, a composer whose work was a lodestar for Klemperer, studied Renaissance and Baroque choral music to master the articulation of harmony and order out of dissonance.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Brahms's 'Ein deutsches Requiem' is his largest single composition and a pivotal work in his creative life, conceived as a secular meditation on sacred texts rather than a traditional Catholic requiem Mass.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The BBC Chorus, led by Leslie Woodgate (1900-1961), whose work was admired even by Arturo Toscanini, performed in Klemperer's 1955 London performance of 'Ein deutsches Requiem'.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Klemperer suffered from manic-depressive episodes, exacerbated by a brain tumor removal in 1939 that left him partly paralyzed and prone to sudden disappearances, spending sprees, and sexual adventures.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Otto Klemperer, the conductor, was a towering figure at 6'6" and had an epic life marked by cultural displacement, religious upheaval, and numerous health crises.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features three live performances conducted by Otto Klemperer, recorded by the BBC in London and Edinburgh between 1955 and 1958.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

Klemperer's deep attachment to Brahms's musical heritage and the idea of a 'human requiem' made him a matchless exponent of 'Ein deutsches Requiem'.

Source: Booklet

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