Otto Klemperer - Beethoven:5 Piano Concertos / Choral Fantasy - Import 3 SACD

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Otto Klemperer

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Beethoven: (Scheduled to be recorded) Included in the program (scheduled to be recorded) Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15 Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, Op.19 Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37 Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op.58 Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 "Emperor Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op.80 Performers Daniel Barenboim, piano Otto Klemperer, conductor New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Aldiss Chorus John Aldiss Chorus(Op.80) Recording 3-4.XI.1967 (Conc. No. 2 & Fantasia), 4-5 & 9.X.1967 (Conc. No. 5), 9-10. X.1967 (Conc. No. 4), 10-11 & 14.X.1967 (Conc. No. 3), 11, 14 & 28.X and 4.XI.1967 (Conc. No. 1),. Studio 1, Abbey Road, London Imported by Warner Music Japan only, with Japanese manual and obi. The Japanese-language manual includes a Japanese translation by music researcher and critic Richard Osborne, as well as a Japanese-language booklet with a Japanese-language booklet and obi,Includes a newly written commentary by Yutaka Nishimura on the sound quality and other aspects of this SACD. Daniel Barenboim, who is now mainly active as a conductor, was a talented pianist from early on, and was favored by various masters for his collaborations and recordings. He recorded the complete Beethoven piano concertos and choral fantasias with Klemperer. The performances are unique in that they are all performed at a slow tempo, creating a grand world that makes one feel as if one is looking up at a gigantic structure being built before one's eyes. It sounds like a symphony, but the music is so rich that such outrageousness can be forgiven. The powerful No. 5 and No. 1, of course, but Klemperer's fun is also evident in the gentle and poetic second movements of No. 3 and No. 4. The delicate and warm beauty of the second movement of No. 3 is particularly impressive, and Barenboim's lush and lyrical solo is also wonderfully moving. The "Choral Fantasy," which is said to be a smaller version of the Ninth, boasts an incomparably large scale, and the endless exuberance of the coda is nothing short of overwhelming.Furthermore, the eloquence of detail in each of the preceding blocks and the interesting changes in the amount of information due to the difference in composition are also full of Klemperer's unique charm, and the thoroughness with which he expresses every detail of the work is nothing short of remarkable. For this SACD hybrid release, the 24bit/192kHz remastering by Art & Son Studio of the original master tapes for the complete Klemperer cycle released in 2023 was used, and for the SACD layer, the mastering was done by C DSD mastered at Circe Studio in Paris, famous for SACD and spatial audio mastering. (Multipack case specification.)