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Beethoven, Otto Klemperer - Fidelio flac album
  • Performer Beethoven
  • Title Fidelio
  • Country UK
  • Style Opera
  • Other formats MMF WAV MPC RA MP3 APE VOX
  • Genre Classical
  • Size MP3 1958 mb
  • Size FLAC 1159 mb
  • Rating: 4.1
  • Votes: 516

As fine as the cast is, the work of conductor Otto Klemperer is the real reason that this Fidelio is the Fidelio to get if you're getting only one. Acknowledged in his time as one of the greatest of postwar Beethoven conductors, Klemperer is at the top of his game here, delivering a performance that is perfectly formed, wonderfully detailed, intensely dramatic, and overwhelmingly effective, without being trite, tawdry, or overdone. By the time the Act II finale ends, Klemperer should have all but the most skeptical listeners convinced that not only is this the finest recording of Fidelio.

2. Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: No. 1, Duet "Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein" (Jaquino, Marzelline) - By Gerhard Unger/Ingeborg ia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer. 3. 1, Recitative "Der arme Jaquino dauert mich beinahe" (Marzelline) - By Ingeborg ia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer. 4. 2, Aria "O wär ich schon mit dir vereint" (Marzelline) - By Ingeborg ia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer

Album · 2013 · 5 Songs. Fidelio: Act I, Part One. Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Choir, Otto Klemperer, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry, Jon Vickers, Ingeborg Hallstein, Gottlob Frick, Gerhard Unger & Franz Crass. Fidelio: Act I, Part Two.

Otto Nossan Klemperer (14 May 1885 – 6 July 1973) was a Jewish German-born conductor and composer, described as "the last of the few really great conductors of his generation. Otto Klemperer was born in Breslau, Province of Silesia, then in Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), as a son of Nathan Klemperer, a native of Prague, Bohemia (today's Czech Republic). His parents were Jewish.

Otto Klemperer: 'Fidelio'. This landmark recording came captures conductor Otto Klemperer performing Beethoven's only opera at Covent Garden Opera House with an impeccable cast. It helped to cement Klemperer's reputation as one of the finest Beethoven interpreters of the time, and the live setting makes it even more magical. See the full gallery: Classic FM's Essential Beethoven Recordings.

Otto Klemperer - Beethoven: Fidelio (NEW 2CD). 1. 4 BEETHOVEN: Complete Piano Concertos 3-CD (NEW) Barenboim -RARE (Otto Klemperer).

Tracklist

A Overture, Act I (Beginning)
B Act I (Continued)
C Act I (Continued)
D Act I (Conclusion)
E Act II (Beginning)
F Act II (Conclusion)

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Kingsway Hall

Credits

  • Baritone Vocals [Second Prisoner] – Raymond Wolansky
  • Bass Vocals [Don Fernando] – Franz Crass
  • Bass Vocals [Don Pizarro] – Walter Berry
  • Bass Vocals [Rocco] – Gottlob Frick
  • Chorus – Philharmonia Chorus
  • Chorus Master – Wilhelm Pitz
  • Composed By – Beethoven*
  • Conductor – Otto Klemperer
  • Libretto By – Friedrich Treitschke*, Joseph Sonnleithner
  • Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Leonore] – Christa Ludwig
  • Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Photography By [Cover] – Angus McBean
  • Repetiteur – Heinrich Schmidt
  • Soprano Vocals [Marzelline] – Ingeborg Hallstein
  • Tenor Vocals [First Prisoner] – Kurt Wehofschitz
  • Tenor Vocals [Florestan] – Jon Vickers
  • Tenor Vocals [Jaquino] – Gerhard Unger
  • Translated By – William R. Gann

Notes

Recorded February-March 1962
Recording first published 1962
Comes with 20 page booklet.
Light blue lp labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): XAX-X-2292-D2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Stamped): XAX-X-2293-D1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout Stamped): XAX-X-2294-D1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout Etched): XAX-X-2295-D2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side E Runout Etched): XAX-X-2296-D2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side F Runout Stamped): XAX-X-2297-D3

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SMS 1014, SAX 2451-2453, SAX 2451-3, SAX 2451, SAX Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer - Fidelio ‎(3xLP + Box) Columbia, Columbia, Columbia, Columbia, Columbia, Columbia SMS 1014, SAX 2451-2453, SAX 2451-3, SAX 2451, SAX UK 1962
SMS 1014, SAX 2451-2453, SAX 2451-3, SAX 2451, SAX Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer - Fidelio ‎(3xLP, RP + Box) Columbia, Columbia, Columbia, Columbia, Columbia, Columbia SMS 1014, SAX 2451-2453, SAX 2451-3, SAX 2451, SAX UK Unknown
TC SLS 5006 Ludwig van Beethoven, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus*, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry Ludwig van Beethoven, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus*, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry - Fidelio ‎(2xCass, Album, RE) EMI TC SLS 5006 UK Unknown
31-6451 Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus*, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra And Chorus*, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Gottlob Frick, Walter Berry - Fidelio ‎(2xCass, Album, Club, Dol) Angel Records 31-6451 US Unknown
3625 C/L, 21-6450 Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer Beethoven*, Otto Klemperer - Fidelio ‎(3xLP, Album, Club, RE, Box) Angel Records, Book-Of-The-Month Records 3625 C/L, 21-6450 US Unknown