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Ludwig van Beethoven

Klemperer’s Choral Symphony, London 1957

1957. Royal Festival Hall, London
Otto Klemperer conducts Beethoven's Choral Symphony with the Philhamonia Orchestra in London in 1957.
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor Otto Klemperer
Singers Hans Hotter, Christa Ludwig
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Genre Choral concert

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

Symphony No 9 in D minor, op 125

Track 1: Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

Track 2: Molto vivace

Track 3: Adagio molto e cantabile

Track 4: Finale

This recording was made from a relay of a concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London 19 October 1957.

The recording is in the Tolansky-Tschaikov Collection at Music Preserved.

  • Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
    Soprano
  • Christa Ludwig
    Mezzo-soprano
  • Waldemar Kmentt
    Tenor
  • Hans Hotter
    Bass
  • Philharmonia Chorus
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Otto Klemperer
    Conductor

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