Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler – Brahms: Symphony No. 1 · Gluck – “Alceste” Overture (1951-1952/2011) [SACD / Universal (Japan) – UCGG-9018]

Title: Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler – Brahms: Symphony No. 1 · Gluck – “Alceste” Overture (1951-1952/2011)
Genre: Classical
Format: SACD ISO

Furtwängler’s broadcast recording of Brahms, which he was most skilled at alongside Beethoven. The recording venue, Titania-Palast, was a movie theater that had been renovated for use as a concert hall during this period, as the old Philharmonie had been destroyed by bombing.

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Tracklist:

Brahms – Symphony No.1
01. I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro (14:43)
02. II. Andante sostenuto (10:43)
03. III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso (5:24)
04. IV. Adagio – Piu andante – Allegro non troppo ma con brio (17:10)
Gluck – »Alceste«
05. Ouverture (8:46)

Personnel:

Berliner Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Note:

(1)-(4) Recorded live at the Titania-Palast, Berlin on 10.II.1952
(5) Recorded at the Schillertheater, Berlin on 5.IX.1951
DSD remastering by Emil Berliner Studios from the original analogue master tapes in 2011

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