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Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven

Artist(s):
Agnes Giebel
Christa Ludwig

Conductor:
Otto Klemperer

Background: 1961 was a very rich year indeed for Otto Klemperer - 76- years-old when the performance on this record was given as the climax of the Philharmonia's October / November Beethoven cycle. Since the mid-1950s Beethoven concerts under Klemperer had become very special events in the musical life of the British capital.

For Gareth Morris, the Philharmonia's long-serving principal flute, Klemperer, 'the greatest conductor I encountered, looked upward - never at himself. He was simplicity itself - the simplest of all, and therefore the most natural. He never disturbed players with unnecessary movements. He had a wonderful pulse, a natural rhythm, all the right feelings about everything'.

CATALOGUE NR: SBT1332
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 10.99 including VAT, or £ 9.35 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Dec-2003

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in D minor op.125 'Choral'.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Agnes Giebel   Christa Ludwig   Richard Lewis   Walter Berry

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 27-Nov-1961 - Penguin Guide 2/3 star 'Klemperer conducts another searingly powerful performance, well worth preserving, even if in mono only'

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