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"Otto Klemperer's energy and momentum come not from his tempos but from the way the rhythms are articulated. In the first movement and Scherzo the heroic, teeth-gritted determination are physically... more

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 brings his customary nobility of conception to Die Zauberflöte, with it's symbolic drama, and is joined by an exceptional cast. Gundula Janowitz sings Pamina with sublime beauty and... more

Several of the recordings on this disc date from 1960, when Otto Klemperer celebrated his 75th birthday and Wieland Wagner, the composer's grandson, saluted the conductor as "a unique artistic... more

Otto Klemperer was very much a man of the theatre. "Here, opera and drama were truly united," he said of his time at Berlin's Kroll Theatre, a progressive and influential force in the heady years of... 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