Otto Walkes

Otto Klemperer (1885–1973) was widely regarded as one of the leading conductors of the 20th century along with his compatriots, Wilhelm Furtwängler and Bruno Walter.

July 6th 2023 marks half a century since Otto Klemperer passed away. He is one of the very few musical personalities of the 20th-century to have left such a mark on the history of conducting and recording.

Otto Klemperer (1885–1973) was widely regarded as one of the leading conductors of the 20th century along with his compatriots, Wilhelm Furtwängler and Bruno Walter.

Otto Nossan Klemperer (14 May 1885 – 6 July 1973) was a German conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain. He began his career as an opera conductor, but he was later better known as a conductor of symphonic music.

Alan Civil (horn), London Wind Quintet and Ensemble (wind ensemble), Walter Berry (bass), Lucia Popp (soprano), Ruth-Margret Pütz (soprano), Geraint Evans (baritone), Henry Smith (harpsichord), Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Dame Margaret Price (soprano), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Hans Sotin (bass), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass).

Otto Nossan Klemperer (14 May 1885 – 6 July 1973) was a German conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain. He began his career as an opera conductor, but he was later better known as a conductor of symphonic music.

Otto Klemperer (* May 14, 1885 as Otto Nossan Klemperer in Breslau; † July 6, 1973 in Zurich) was a German conductor and composer. He is one of the great conductors of the 20th century.

Otto Klemperer (* 14. Mai 1885 als Otto Nossan Klemperer in Breslau; † 6. Juli 1973 in Zürich) war ein deutscher Dirigent und Komponist. Er zählt zu den großen Dirigenten des 20. Jahrhunderts.

Experience the grandeur of Gustav Mahler's symphonic masterpieces with Otto Klemperer's mesmerizing renditions in the remastered edition of Klemperer's programme of Mahler works.

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 liner notes: ‘no detail was insignificant, yet none was allowed to subvert the larger whole’. The recordings in this box have all been remastered in HD from original tapes for the Otto Klemperer Complete Edition in 2023.