Browse: Otto Klemperer (conductor)
This page lists all recordings conducted by Otto Klemperer.
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
RecommendedChrista Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) & Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
New Philharmonia & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Ludwig recorded Mahler’s great ‘symphony for alto, tenor and orchestra’ several times (including for Bernstein and Karajan), but I always find myself returning to this 1964 Klemperer account... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended
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J S Bach: St Matthew Passion
RecommendedPeter Pears (Evangelist), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Christus), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Christa Ludwig (alto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Walter Berry (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Choral Performance
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Nicolai Gedda (Tamino), Gundula Janowitz (Pamina), Walter Berry (Papageno), Lucia Popp (Königin der Nacht), Gottlob Frick (Sarastro), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Höffgen (Drei Damen), Ruth-Margret Pütz (Papagena), Gerhard Unger (Monostatos), Karl Liebl, Franz Crass (Zwei Geharnischten),...
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
RecommendedAase Nordmo-Løvberg, Christa Ludwig, Waldemar Kmentt, Hans Hotter
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
…Otto Klemperer's energy and momentum come not from his tempos but from the way the rhythms are articulated. In the first movement and Scherzo the heroic, teeth-gritted determination are physically... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st February 2010
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Building a Library, December 2009, First Choice
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
RecommendedSena Jurinac (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Hans Hotter (Pizarro), Elsie Morison (Marzelline), John Dobson (Jaquino), Forbes Robinson (Fernando), Joseph Ward (First Prisoner), Victor Godfrey (Second Prisoner)
Covent Garden Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer
Here is the first night of Otto Klemperer's legendary 1961 Fidelio, from the Royal Opera House, to challenge his noted studio set from a year later.This confirms the Achilles' heel of Walter... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
RecommendedElisabeth Söderström (soprano), Marga Hoffgen (alto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Martti Talvela (bass)
New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Building A Library, July 2022, Also Recommended
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Otto Klemperer Conducts: Haydn and Brahms Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Otto Klemperer
Insightful performances from a master musician at the height of his considerable powers. — More…
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
RecommendedChrista Ludwig (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Walter Berry (Don Pizarro), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Ingeborg Hallstein (Marzelline), Gerhard Unger (Jaquino), Franz Crass (Don Fernando)
Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Whilst I love the dramatic energy of Karajan’s (thrilling but rough-round-the-edges) 1962 Fidelio, Ludwig sounds more secure in terms of diction and intonation on this studio recording from the... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
2 CDs
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150th Anniversary Box - Mahler Complete Works
RecommendedCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Carlo Maria Giulini, Otto Klemperer, Paavo Järvi,...
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th July 2010
16 CDs
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