Beethoven - Symphony No.9 - Furtwängler - 3 Historic Performances

Three recordings by Furtwängler have been selected for this set from different periods of his life and musical career:

- Berlin, March 1942: a recording taken away by the soviets from Berlin in 1945 and returned to Berlin in 1991 (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra). Obviously, this is not the version recently posted by rtep (thanks!, rtep).

- Bayreuth, July 1951: on the occasion of the re-opening of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra).

- Lucerne, 1954: hist last performance of the Ninth (Philharmonia Orchestra).


Tracks for all the 3 version:
01 - Mov 1. Allegro non troppo - Un poco maestoso
02 - Mov.2. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace
03 - Mov.3. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato
04 - Mov.4. Presto
05 - Mov.4. Allegro assai
06 - Mov.4. Allegro assai vivace - Alla marcia
07 - Mov.4. Andante maestoso - Allegro energico - Prestissimo

CD 1
Berniner Philharmoniker Orchestra (Alte Philharmonie, 22/24.III.1942)
Tilla Briem
Elisabeth Höngen
Peter Anders
Rudolf Watzke
Chor: R. Watzke

CD 2
Bayreuther Festspiele Orchestra (Festspielhaus, 29.VIII.1951)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Elisabeth Höngen
Hans Hopf
Otto Edelmann
Chor: Wilhelm Pitz

CD 3
Philharmonia Orchestra (Lucerne Festival, 22.VIII.1954)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Elsa Caveti
Ernst Häfliger
Otto Edelmann
Chor: Albert Jenny

CD 4
38 Musical excerpts, explained at the booklet (included with the covers).




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