{"product_id":"4562240274017","title":"Otto Klemperer, Cologne WDR Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven Symphony No.1, Mozart Symphony No.29, J.S.Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 : Klemperer \/ Cologne RSO (1954, 1955) - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOtto Klemperer, Cologne WDR Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOtto Klemperer (1885-1973) was a famous conductor. He was one of the most famous German conductors of the 20th century, and his great name has not faded at all. He had a wide repertoire, and in his later years he was known as a conductor who focused on seeing through the thick scores of Mahler and other composers with his own aesthetic of \"thoroughly slow and rigorous tempo setting\" and minimal over-emotional playing, although his performances in the 1950s are said to have been a bit more immediate. However, it is also said that his performances in the 1950s were a bit more immediate. This performance documents Klemperer's debut with the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra.Eigel Krüttge, a Cologne Radio producer who had been Klemperer's assistant at the Cologne Opera since the 1920s, wrote in his diary that his impression of Klemperer was that \"from the first bar, he was like a lion's claws tearing at you. Based on the success of his Bach and Mozart concerts in 1954, Klemperer was invited by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Cologne the following year and demonstrated his true potential in Beethoven's First Symphony. However, this performance with the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra was not released on LP or CD due to the contract with EMI, as it was made when Klemperer signed a contract with Walter Legg, a producer at EMI in the UK, and started recording with the Philharmonia Orchestra after his legendary guest performance in London. The recording was carefully preserved.Klemperer's confidence, which has won him worldwide fame as a maestro, is clearly evident in this performance.                                                                                    Naxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363757183265,"sku":"4562240274017","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4562240274017.jpg?v=1692220876","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-us\/products\/4562240274017","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}