Rudolf Kempe

BBC Legends - Rudolf Kempe, Edith Peinemann: Michael Tippett, Alban Berg, Leos Janacek (2007)

Michael Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra;
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto; Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta
Edith Peinemann, violin; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Rudolf Kempe, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 403 Mb | Scans included | Time: 01:18:02
Genre: Classical | Label: BBC Music | # BBCL 4215-2

With Kempe at the helm we can be assured of elevated and noble performances. The BBC Legends issue captures him in two concerts given four months apart. The February 1976 concert was given at the Royal Festival Hall and gives us not unexpected fare – Berg – and decidedly unusual repertoire for Kempe in the form of Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra. This positively crackles with rhythmic energy and dynamism, the strings responding with admirable precision and unanimity of attack. The result is a performance of real standing and a precious surviving example of Kempe’s small repertoire of British works.
Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden - Richard Strauss: Complete Orchestral Works (2019) [Japan] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Rudolf Kempe, Dresden State Orchestra - Complete Orchestral Works of Richard Strauss (2019) [Japan]
SACD Rip | 9x SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 657:31 minutes | Scans included | 18,42 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Some Scans included | 16,28 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Some Scans included | 13,79 GB

Rudolf Kempe’s recordings of Richard Strauss have long been prized for their unparalleled clarity and subtlety in music that has come to define the late-Romantic temperament and its expression of highly strung emotions, whether in a state of Nietzschean exaltation, on the summits of Also sprach Zarathustra and the Alpine Symphony, or in the post-war despair of Metamorphosen. Even in his lighter moods, such as the early and carefree Aus Italien and the late concertos for wind instruments, Strauss loves the complex textures that Kempe and the Staatskapelle Dresden clarify with the utmost skill and sympathy. A classic set, remastered from the original East German master tapes.
Rudolf Kempe, Munchner Philharmoniker - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 'Pastoral' (2012)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 'Pastoral' (2012)
Münchner Philharmoniker, conducted by Rudolf Kempe

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 311 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 169 Mb | Scans ~ 50 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Warner Classics | # 50999 6 02303 2 4 | Time: 01:13:47

Major documents from Rudolf Kempe's later years at the head of the Munich Philharmonic. Beethoven's Fifth, that masterpiece of emotional tension, and his Sixth, all vivid depiction of nature, are both readings of maturity and perfection.
Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden - Galakonzert der Dresdner Staatskapelle (1973) [Japan 2016] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden - Galakonzert der Dresdner Staatskapelle (1973) [Japan 2016]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 46:31 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,27 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,12 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 995 MB

The only disc on Eurodisk label with Rudolf Kempe and the prestigious Dresden Staatskapelle. Originally, this record was recorded during a gala concert commemorating the 425th anniversary of Dresden Staatskapelle. For SACD reissue, this famous performance, features a new mastering from the original archived master tapes.
Rudolf Kempe, BP - Beethoven: Symphony 3 & Overtures (1960 & 1959) [Japan 2016] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Rudolf Kempe, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphony 3 / Overtures (1960/1959) [Japan 2016]
SACD Rip | 2x SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 97:30 minutes | Front/Rear covers | 2,66 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear covers | 2,42 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front/Rear covers | 2,12 GB

Rudolf Kempe was a German conductor. One of the great unsung conductors of the middle twentieth century, Rudolf Kempe enjoyed a strong reputation in England but never quite achieved the international acclaim that he might have had with more aggressive management, promotion, and recording. Not well enough known to be a celebrity but too widely respected to count as a cult figure, Kempe is perhaps best remembered as a connoisseur's conductor, one valued for his strong creative temperament rather than for any personal mystique. This Japanese double reissue of pair of Beethoven's recordings (Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op.55 'Eroica' (1960) & Overtures (1959)) features the 96kHz/24bit DSD Mastering from the analog master tapes.
Rudolf Kempe, Bamberg SO - Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Bizet (1964) [Japan 2016] SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Rudolf Kempe, Bamberg Symphony Orhestra - Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Bizet (1964) [Japan 2016]
SACD Rip | 2x SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 154:20 minutes | Scans included | 4,13 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Some Scans included | 3,68 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Some Scans included | 3,36 GB

A compilation of all recordings for Eurodisk label by Rudolf Kempe and Bamberg Symphony Orhestra. For these times, recording by Eurodisk were outstanding due to professional engineering and excellent recording technology. As a result of careful rehearsal and neat work, you can enjoy the splendor of playing and the excellence of recording even in modern times. In particular, the discovery of the "genuine" original master tape in Germany, which was discovered in recent years, brought back an amazing sound quality. With this re-release, we have newly introduced the latest mastering, including those that were not SACD in the past, so the whole picture is finally revealed.
Rudolf Kempe, Wiener Philharmoniker & Vienna State Opera Chorus - Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 (Remastered) (2023) [24/96]

Rudolf Kempe, Wiener Philharmoniker & Vienna State Opera Chorus - Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 (Remastered) (1963/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 218:47 minutes | 3,6 GB
Classical, Opera | Label: Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording, Official Digital Download

Lohengrin, WWV 75, is a Romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach, and its sequel Lohengrin, itself inspired by the epic of Garin le Loherain. It is part of the Knight of the Swan legend.
Rudolf Kempe, Wiener Philharmoniker, Vienna State Opera Chorus - Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 by Rudolf Kempe (2023)

Rudolf Kempe, Wiener Philharmoniker, Vienna State Opera Chorus - Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 by Rudolf Kempe (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:38:49 | 499 Mb / 1 Gb
Genre: Classical

One of the great unsung conductors of the middle twentieth century, Rudolf Kempe enjoyed a strong reputation in England but never quite achieved the international acclaim that he might have had with more aggressive management, promotion, and recording. Not well enough known to be a celebrity but too widely respected to count as a cult figure, Kempe is perhaps best remembered as a connoisseur's conductor, one valued for his strong creative temperament rather than for any personal mystique. He studied oboe as a child, performed with the Dortmund Opera, and, in 1929, barely out of his teens, he became first oboist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Rudolf Kempe - Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 & Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 (2019)

Rudolf Kempe - Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 & Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 (2019)
FLAC tracks | 01:28:05 | 449 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Rudolf Kempe all recorded Strauss extensively and very well. However, Kempe has the most "complete" set, and arguably the best orchestra and sound. Speaking of the sound, each disc jacket loudly shouts "Newly re-mastered from the original source tapes".
Rudolf Kempe - Strauss: Aus Italien, Op. 16 & Macbeth, Op. 23 (2019)

Rudolf Kempe - Strauss: Aus Italien, Op. 16 & Macbeth, Op. 23 (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 318 MB | Tracks: 5 | 62:43 min
Style: Classical | Label: Warner Classics

One of the great unsung conductors of the middle twentieth century, Rudolf Kempe enjoyed a strong reputation in England but never quite achieved the international acclaim that he might have had with more aggressive management, promotion, and recording. Not well enough known to be a celebrity but too widely respected to count as a cult figure, Kempe is perhaps best remembered as a connoisseur's conductor, one valued for his strong creative temperament rather than for any personal mystique.