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Beethoven - Symphony No.3 / Mozart - Symphony No.29 | Medici Masters MM0372

Beethoven - Symphony No.3 / Mozart - Symphony No.29

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Label: Medici Masters

Cat No: MM0372

Barcode: 0827565053827

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 27th July 2009

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Contents

Artists

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Conductor

Otto Klemperer

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.55 'Eroica'

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Symphony no.29 in A major, K201

Artists

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Conductor

Otto Klemperer

About

This CD is very rare and documents Klemperer's return to Stockholm following his last appearance in 1947. Peter Heyworth in his authoritative book on the conductor, states, "In contrast to the wild and unpredictable figure the city has seen 11 years earlier, he now impressed the orchestra with his air of quiet authority. After the final concert (Beethoven's 'Eroica') it played a salute and the orchestra joined in with a standing ovation".

Beethoven's Symphony No.3 was very much part of Klemperer's repertoire and this performance in terms of tempo is broadly similar to his later EMI version from October 1959, though both the scherzo and finale are quicker in Stockholm.

The coupling is Mozart's Symphony No.29, a favourite of Klemperer's, in another rarity not issued before, recorded while the conductor was in Munich in April 1956.

Contents:
- Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E flat major, Op.55 ‘Eroica’
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Otto Klemperer
Recording: Konserthuset, Stockholm, 17 April 1958 (stereo)

- Mozart: Symphony No.29 in A major K201
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Otto Klemperer
Recording: Herkulessaal, Munich, 15 April 1956 (mono)

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