About the conductor Otto Klemperer

Otto Klemperer (1885-1973) was born in Breslau and studied in Berlin making his conducting debut in 1906. He met Mahler and through him obtained an appointment at the German Opera in Prague in 1907. Through Mahler’s help he had a succession of positions, notably in Cologne (1917-24) coupled with frequent guest conducting. In 1927 he was director of the Kroll Opera in Berlin (1927-1931). With the rise of the Nazis he left Berlin and fled to Austria, then Switzerland followed by Los Angeles (1933-1939) where he conducted all the main US orchestras. After the war, he returned to Europe coming to London in 1947. He settled in Zurich and in the mid-1950s gave a large number of superb concerts with the Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, his old orchestra, a period when Klemperer emerged as one of the truly great conductors of his generation along side Erich Kleiber, Bruno Walter and Wilhelm Furtwängler. It was at this time Walter Legge appointed him to be principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in 1959, where he remained until 1971.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Otto Klemperer

CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0134
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 13-Oct-2003

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in E flat 'Romantic'.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1951

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CATALOGUE NR: SYMPCD1340
RECORD LABEL: Symposium
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.99 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Jan-2004

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Music in the Weimar Republic
TRACKS: Included are Klemperer conducting : Symphony No.8 in C minor - Adagio (Bruckner). Erich Kleiber conducting : Prelude & Fugue St Anne Fugue in Eb major (Bach / Schoenberg).
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer and Carlos Kleiber

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: An evocation of Berlin's summer festival of 1929

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CATALOGUE NR: 5628152
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Artists
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.50 including VAT, or £ 6.38 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Mar-2004

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Otto Klemperer
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in E flat Romantic (Bruckner). Siegfried Idyll (Wagner).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1963 and 1961 - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5626212
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.50 including VAT, or £ 6.38 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-2003

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.6 in A (Bruckner). Overture : Iphigenie en Aulide (Gluck arr. Wagner). Overture : Hansel und Gretel (Humperdinck).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1964 and 1960 - Penguin Guide 3 star 'a characteristically strong and direct reading'

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CATALOGUE NR: LS1041
RECORD LABEL: Living Stage
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 15-Sep-2003

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.5 in B flat. Symphony No.6 in A.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic and Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recordings Jun-1968 / Jun-1961

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CATALOGUE NR: CDX25520
RECORD LABEL: Vox
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 9.99 including VAT, or £ 8.50 excluding VAT

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Otto Klemperer conducts Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in E flat Major 'Romantic' (Bruckner). Symphony No.7 in E Minor 'Song of the Night' (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra of Radio Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer and Hans Rosbaud

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in 1951 & 1952

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CATALOGUE NR: 5673302
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 03-Apr-2000

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Klemperer Legacy volume 3
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 (Bruckner). Gavotte with 6 Variations (Rameau).
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

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CATALOGUE NR: SBT1354
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 10.99 including VAT, or £ 9.35 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 13-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.6 in A. Te Deum in C.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Heather Harper   Janet Baker   Richard Lewis   Marian Nowakowski

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: MM0012
RECORD LABEL: Medici Masters
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 30-Apr-2007

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in E flat 'Romantic' (Bruckner). Don Juan - tone poem op.20 (Richard Strauss).
ORCHESTRA: Kolner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 5-Apr-1954 and 27-Feb-1956 - transferred from the original tapes - Jul-2007 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: GOP77401
RECORD LABEL: GOP
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 14.99 including VAT, or £ 12.76 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 30-Jul-2007

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in E flat 'Romantic'. Symphony No.8 in C minor.
ORCHESTRA: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Apr-1954 and Jun-1957

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CATALOGUE NR: ANDRCD9024
RECORD LABEL: Andromeda
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 8.99 including VAT, or £ 7.65 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jan-2008

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in E flat 'Romantic'. Symphony No.7 in E major. Symphony No.8 in C minor.
ORCHESTRA: Cologne Radio Orchestra and Munich Radio Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1954-1957

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CATALOGUE NR: MM0212
RECORD LABEL: Medici Masters
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jan-2008

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TITLE: Otto Klemperer
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in C minor.
ORCHESTRA: Kolner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Saal 1 Funkhaus WDR Cologne 7-Jun-1957 - mono recording - Jul-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: MM0302
RECORD LABEL: Medici Masters
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jul-2008

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Otto Klemperer
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 in E major (Bruckner). Die Meistersinger : Act I Prelude (Wagner).
ORCHESTRA: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della Rai
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: mono recording Herkulassaal Munich 12-Apr-1956 / Auditorium di Torino della RAI Turin 17-Dec-1956

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CATALOGUE NR: SYMPCD1241
RECORD LABEL: Symposium
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.99 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Jan-2004

COMPOSER: Carl Maria von Weber  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Euryanthe-Overture (Weber). Symphony No.8 in F major op.93 (Beethoven). Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D BWV1050 (Bach). Serenade No.13 in G K525 Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart).
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Berlin 1926-1928 - Weber / Beethoven and Paris 1946 Bach / Mozart

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CATALOGUE NR: VOX7813
RECORD LABEL: Vox
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 6.50 including VAT, or £ 5.53 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 06-May-2002

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TRACKS: Symphony No.3. Symphony No.4.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

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CATALOGUE NR: 5668682
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 06-Jul-1998

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Klemperer Legacy volume 1
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 'Scottish' (live) (Mendelssohn). Symphony No.8 'Unfinished' (live) (Schubert)
ORCHESTRA: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

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CATALOGUE NR: 5670382
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 22-Mar-1999

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TITLE: Klemperer Legacy Part 2
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 Italian. A Midsummer Night's Dream op.61.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Heather Harper   Janet Baker    

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CATALOGUE NR: ARPCD0096
RECORD LABEL: Archipel
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 10-Mar-2003

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in C minor D417 'Tragic' (Schubert). Symphony No.4 in A op.90 'Italian' (Mendelssohn).
ORCHESTRA: Lamoureux Concert Association Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1950/1951

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CATALOGUE NR: URNSP4230
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 9.49 including VAT, or £ 8.08 excluding VAT

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in E minor op.11. 4 Ballades : Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23 / Ballade No.2 in F op.38 / Ballade No.3 in A flat op.47 / Ballade No.4 in F minor op.52.
ORCHESTRA: WDR Sinfonieorchester
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Claudio Arrau      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1953-1954

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CATALOGUE NR: MACD1158
RECORD LABEL: Music and Arts
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.75 including VAT, or £ 10.00 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 06-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Arrau plays Chopin
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in E minor op.11. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in F minor op.21.
ORCHESTRA: WDR Sinfonieorchester and Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer and Fritz Busch
ARTISTS: Claudio Arrau      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Cologne 25-Oct-1954 and 10-Dec-1950

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