MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter - conducting
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
symphony no. 4 in b flat major op. 60
adagio - allegro vivace - 10:33
adagio - 11:47
menuetto. allegro vivace - 5:59
allegro ma non troppo - 7:29
symphony no. 5 in c minor ("fate") op. 67
allegro con brio - 6:27
andante con moto - 10:53
scherzo. allegro - 5:47
finale. allegro - 9:38
Schoenberg, Zemlinsky, Korngold – Bruno Walter knew them all: musicians who sought refuge from the henchmen of the Nazi Party in the New World and found artistic fulfilment there
And they all knew him and his meteoric rise to success at all the great houses in Europe
Formed by working with Gustav Mahler in Hamburg, under whose wing he rose from répétiteur to Chorus Director and then to Kapellmeister, Walter took on further posts as Chief Conductor in Vienna, Munich and Leipzig where the talented artist matured to become a true maestro
Just when the aged Walter was wanting to retire into private life, Columbia motivated him to record several symphonic works – including Beethoven’s Symphonies – at a time when stereo recording, with its previously undreamt technical possibilities, was just dawning
Even without any knowledge of the still existent recordings of the rehearsals of the Fourth and Fifth Symphonies, the final recording reflects the lifelong experience and meticulousness of the great conductor
In a taut and relaxed manner, and certainly not mellowed with age, Walter brings the scores to glow
The players weave a web that holds the formal symphonic components together with sophistication and richly contrasted, whereby the conductor’s love for tonal detail manifests itself in easily identifiable instruments
RECORDING January and February 1958 at American Legion Hall, Hollywood, USA
ENGINEERING Jennifer Wyler
LABEL Columbia
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED 2018
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Classic / Symphony
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
