Wilhelm Furtwangler: The Radio Recordings 1939-1945
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Label: Berlin Philharmonic
Cat No: BPHR180181
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 22
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 8th February 2019
Contents
Works
Coriolan Overture, op.62Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58
Symphony no.4 in B flat major, op.60
Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67
Symphony no.6 in F major, op.68 'Pastoral'
Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83
Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.68
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56a 'St Anthony Variations'
Symphony no.5 in B flat major
Symphony no.6 in A major
Symphonic Concerto in B minor
Alceste
Symphony no.2
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no.1 'Fragments symphoniques'
Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 'Great'
Hymnisches Konzert
Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
En saga, op.9
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
Don Juan, op.20
Gesange (4), op.33 TrV180
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Artists
Berliner PhilharmonikerConductor
Wilhelm FurtwanglerWorks
Coriolan Overture, op.62Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58
Symphony no.4 in B flat major, op.60
Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67
Symphony no.6 in F major, op.68 'Pastoral'
Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83
Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.68
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56a 'St Anthony Variations'
Symphony no.5 in B flat major
Symphony no.6 in A major
Symphonic Concerto in B minor
Alceste
Symphony no.2
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no.1 'Fragments symphoniques'
Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 'Great'
Hymnisches Konzert
Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
En saga, op.9
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
Don Juan, op.20
Gesange (4), op.33 TrV180
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Artists
Berliner PhilharmonikerConductor
Wilhelm FurtwanglerAbout
Wilhelm Furtwängler is accorded almost mythical status to this day. Biographically and artistically rooted in the 19th century, he embodies a bridge to the late Romantic period and the founding years of the Berliner Philharmoniker, whose chief conductor he was from 1922. Furtwängler’s auratic charisma stems from an intriguing basic interpretive concept which avoided authoritarian gestures and deliberately aimed at the blurring of tonal contours. The result was a warm, mixed sound, in which developments and intensifications never appear calculated, but seem to grow organically. This approach was displayed particularly impressively in the 19th century German repertoire, which also forms the focus of this edition – with symphonies and solo concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner and Schubert, plus rarities such as the Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra composed by Furtwängler. This edition not only brings together all surviving radio recordings of the period, but also draws on the best available material – in particular, original tapes, which were taken to the Soviet Union after the war and only returned to Germany from the late 1980s onwards. Especially for this edition, the recordings have been carefully restored, digitally sampled using state-of-the-art technology and remastered in 24-bit resolution. A total of 21 concerts are presented here, in whole or in part. The edition’s features include numerous historical photos, articles on the history behind the recordings, plus an extensive essay by the American musicologist Richard Taruskin on Furtwängler’s art – all of which results in a release which provides an opportunity to discover and relive this great chapter in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker in all its facets as never before.
Bonus: Interview with Friedrich Schnapp
Accompanying book: Hardcover, 184 pages
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