This release has been sourced from the Richard Itter archive. After twelve years of negotiation, ICA Classics has signed an exclusive long term agreement with the Lyrita Recorded Edition who are responsible for Richard Itter Trust. The collection is very important for collectors because it has never before been released. Despite there being a large number of Otto Klemperer recordings on the market, these Richard Itter tapes of live broadcasts from the Royal Festival Hall and the BBC's Studios in Maida Vale between 1955 and 1956 have never, as far as is known, been released before. Klemperer was always more exciting when caught live and had added urgency as compared to his studio accounts, particularly at this time before his health deteriorated in later years. His Philharmonia concerts were hugely successful in the mid 50s when Walter Legge was looking to replace Herbert von Karajan who was in the process of leaving for the Berlin Philharmonic. As Richard Osborne states in his notes: "The winter of 1955-56 marked a new dawn for Klemperer."

Tracklist:

Symphony No. 29 In A Major, K. 201: I. Allegro Moderato
Symphony No. 29 In A Major, K. 201: II. Andante
Symphony No. 29 In A Major, K. 201: III. Menuetto
Symphony No. 29 In A Major, K. 201: IV. Allegro Con Spirito
Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro
Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550: II. Andante
Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550: IV. Allegro Assai
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": I. Allegro Aperto - Adagio - Allegro Aperto
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": II. Adagio
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": III. Tempo Di Menuetto
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Revised Version): I. Ziemlich Langsam - Lebhaft
Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Revised Version): II. Romanze. Ziemlich Langsam
Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Revised Version): III. Scherzo. Lebhaft
Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120 (1851 Revised Version): IV. Langsam - Lebhaft
Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro Non Troppo
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio Non Troppo - L'istesso Tempo, Ma Grazioso
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73: III. Allegretto Grazioso Quasi Andantino - Presto Ma Non Assai
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73: IV. Allegro Con Spirito
Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze
Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": III. Menuetto
Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo. Allegro
Symphony No. 7 In E Major, Wab 107 (Original 1885 Version, Ed. R. Haas): I. Allegro Moderato
Symphony No. 7 In E Major, Wab 107 (Original 1885 Version, Ed. R. Haas): II. Adagio. Sehr Feierlich Und Sehr Langsam
Symphony No. 7 In E Major, Wab 107 (Original 1885 Version, Ed. R. Haas): III. Scherzo. Sehr Schnell
Symphony No. 7 In E Major, Wab 107 (Original 1885 Version, Ed. R. Haas): IV. Finale. Bewegt, Doch Nicht Schnell
Nocturnes, L. 91: No. 2, Fêtes

UPC: 5060244551459
Label: Ica Classics
Release Date: 11.17.17
Format: CD

Beethoven / Brahms / Schumann - Symphonies (4 CD)