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Schweizerisches Festspielorchester & Wilhelm Furtwängler - Lucerne Festival Historic Performances: Wilhelm Furtwängler (2017)

Schweizerisches Festspielorchester & Wilhelm Furtwängler - Lucerne Festival Historic Performances: Wilhelm Furtwängler (Schumann: Manfred Overture & Symphony No. 4 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Eroica)
Classical | WEB FLAC (tracks) & d. booklet | 96:30 min | 321 MB
Label: audite Musikproduktion | Tracks: 09 | Rls.date: 2017

Furtwängler: Lost Manfred Overture now released for the very first time. Volume 12 of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL editionpresents a sensational archive discovery: a live recording of the Manfred Overture from the 1953 festival, until recently presumed lost, and now released for the very first time. In 1953, Furtwängler also conducted two of his all-time favourites, Beethoven's Eroica and Schumann's Fourth Symphonies. Until now, these exciting interpretations were only available in technically flawed recordings made by enthusiasts. For this edition, the newly rediscovered original tapes from the archives of the SRF Swiss Radio and Television were made available.

Herbert von Karajan - The Early Lucerne Years (2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Sept. 7, 2023
Herbert von Karajan - The Early Lucerne Years (2023)

Herbert von Karajan - The Early Lucerne Years (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) - 781 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 519 MB
3:44:53 | Classical | Label: audite Musikproduktion

"For the first time, this edition makes available Herbert von Karajan’s previously unreleased early live recordings from the Lucerne Festival, made in a decade during which Karajan was rebuilding his career. Included are legendary soloists such as Clara Haskil and Geza Anda, Robert Casadesus and Nathan Milstein. The Internationale Musikfestwochen Luzern (today’s Lucerne Festival) was the first promoter outside Austria to engage Herbert von Karajan after his performance ban and denazification proceedings, thus enabling him to return to international podiums. “I will always be indebted”, Karajan later confessed. For almost four decades, from 1948 to 1988, he was to make his mark on Lucerne Festival.
John Ogdon, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik - Rafael Kubelík conducts Haydn, Schoenberg & Tchaikovsky (2022)

John Ogdon, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik - Rafael Kubelík conducts Haydn, Schoenberg & Tchaikovsky (2022)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:24:33 | 394 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: audite Musikproduktion

A l'été 1968, quelques jours après la répression brutale du "Printemps de Prague", le Tchèque en exil Rafael Kubelík a dirigé un concert captivant dans sa ville d'adoption, Lucerne : une Symphonie de Haydn pleine de vitalité et une Quatrième de Tchaïkovski passionnée encadrent le Concerto pour piano de Schönberg - c'est aussi la seule apparition de la légende britannique du piano John Ogdon au Festival de Lucerne.
John Ogdon, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik - Rafael Kubelík conducts Haydn, Schoenberg & Tchaikovsky (2022)

John Ogdon, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik - Rafael Kubelík conducts Haydn, Schoenberg & Tchaikovsky (2022)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-48kHz] | 1:24:33 | 888 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: audite Musikproduktion

A l'été 1968, quelques jours après la répression brutale du "Printemps de Prague", le Tchèque en exil Rafael Kubelík a dirigé un concert captivant dans sa ville d'adoption, Lucerne : une Symphonie de Haydn pleine de vitalité et une Quatrième de Tchaïkovski passionnée encadrent le Concerto pour piano de Schönberg - c'est aussi la seule apparition de la légende britannique du piano John Ogdon au Festival de Lucerne.
Edith Mathis & Karl Engel - Lucerne Festival Historic Performances- Edith Mathis (2019)

Edith Mathis & Karl Engel - Lucerne Festival Historic Performances- Edith Mathis (2019)
FLAC tracks +booklet | 01:18:29 | 355 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: audite Musikproduktion

Edith Mathis, who celebrated her 80th birthday last year, is one of Lucerne’s most famous “daughters”. The 1960s saw her firmly establish herself on the international opera stage. She enthused audiences in New York and London, in Munich, Vienna and Paris, at Glyndebourne and Salzburg, working alongside all major conductors of her time, from Karl Böhm to Herbert von Karajan. The grace and natural charm of her iridescent, silvery soprano voice was inescapable. Mozartian roles in particular, such as Cherubino, Susanna and Pamina, found their ideal representation in Edith Mathis: she shaped the Mozart sound of her time. But her performances of the Bach passions, Haydn oratorios, as Ännchen in Weber’s Der Freischütz or as Sophie in Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier were met with equal enthusiasm. She also set the benchmark as a song recitalist, including in the summer of 1975 in her home city of Lucerne.
Carl Schuricht - Mozart: Piano Concerto, K.595 / Brahms: Symphony No.2 (2017) [Official Digital Download]

Carl Schuricht - Mozart: Piano Concerto, K.595 / Brahms: Symphony No.2 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time - 68:21 minutes | 423 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

January 8th, 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Carl Schuricht. This release of two live recordings made in 1961 and 1962 pays tribute to a renowned conductor who was only to enjoy great international fame in his old age – as one of the last representatives of the generation of old German conductors, and as a master of the classical and romantic repertoire Absolute faithfulness to the musical text and youthful vigour right up to old age: Carl Schuricht (1880-1967), one of the last representatives of the generation of old German conductors during the post-war decades, focused on clear structures rather than romantic pathos or personal eccentricity.
Wilhelm Furtwangler - Das Vermachtnis / The Legacy: Box Set 107CDs (2011) Re-up

Wilhelm Furtwängler - Das Vermächtnis / The Legacy: Box Set 107CDs (2011)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 15,7 Gb
Label: RED GENERAL CATALOG / Membran | Release Year: 2011

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler already enjoyed a worldwide legendary standing during his lifetime he was considered the German conductor and performances were greeted with rapturous applause. Today, more than 50 years after his death, Wilhelm Furtwängler is still an icon and his work has become an integral part of the music scene.
Vienna Philharmonic & Karl Böhm - Karl Böhm conducts Hindemith & Bruckner (Live, Remastered) (2021)

Vienna Philharmonic & Karl Böhm - Karl Böhm conducts Hindemith & Bruckner (Live, Remastered) (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 253 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 186 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:18:11
Classical | Label: audite Musikproduktion

He did not thrust himself into the limelight but put himself, with economical, clear gestures, entirely at the service of the music: amongst the conductors of his time, Karl Böhm epitomized the anti-star. In the summer of 1964 he delighted the Lucerne audience with a compellingly flowing and cantabile reading of Bruckner’s Seventh – of course at the helm of “his” Vienna Philharmonic, with whom he was also to perform a buoyant Hindemith concerto six years later.
Vienna Philharmonic & Karl Böhm - Karl Böhm conducts Hindemith & Bruckner (Live, Remastered) (2021) [Digital Download 24/48]

Vienna Philharmonic & Karl Böhm - Karl Böhm conducts Hindemith & Bruckner (Live, Remastered) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 78:11 minutes | 565 MB
Classical | Label: audite Musikproduktion, Official Digital Download

He did not thrust himself into the limelight but put himself, with economical, clear gestures, entirely at the service of the music: amongst the conductors of his time, Karl Böhm epitomized the anti-star. In the summer of 1964 he delighted the Lucerne audience with a compellingly flowing and cantabile reading of Bruckner’s Seventh – of course at the helm of “his” Vienna Philharmonic, with whom he was also to perform a buoyant Hindemith concerto six years later.
Felicity Lott, Armin Jordan & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Armin Jordan conducts Debussy, Roussel & Chausson (Live) (2020)

Felicity Lott, Armin Jordan & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Armin Jordan conducts Debussy, Roussel & Chausson (Live) (2020)
FLAC tracks | 01:14:34 | 346 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Audite

The performances of the Swiss conductor Armin Jordan are characterised by a soft, supple and richly colourful orchestral sound, flexibility and warmth. He was a master of French repertoire as well as the music tradition of Central Europe, combining both traditions in his very own musical thumbprint. Released here for the first time are live recordings made in Lucerne with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, which experienced a golden era under Jordan’s leadership between 1985 and 1997.