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Klemperer and Brahms had much in common, which may go some way to explaining the empathy with which Klemperer conducts the works of the great composer. As Richard Osborne says in the accompanying... more

This box set comprises all the operas and sacred works Otto Klemperer conducted for EMI Columbia and HMV. Oratorios by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Handel are accompanied by operas of Beethoven,... more

For much of his life, Otto Klemperer carried a note written by his hero Gustav Mahler, in which the composer praised the young Klemperer as 'an outstanding musician [...] predestined for the career... more

"Otto Klemperer literally embodied a vast amount of 20th-century musical history," wrote the New York Times. "There remains a tension, and a sense of architectural command, to his finest recordings... more

Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollande (2CD) When this recording of Der fliegende Holländer first appeared in 1968, Gramophone magazine declared it "as perfect as we have any right to demand". Otto Klemperer... more

Beethoven: Fidelio (2 CD) ARTIST: Otto Klemperer The Home of Opera series offers treasures from the world's greatest opera catalogue, presenting some of the most important and admired recordings of... more

Cries of 'Vive KI'empereur' rang out in the Kroll Opera House after Kemplerer's first appointment as it's director, conducting a concert of Bach and Mozart. This collection provides a wealth of the... more