On 28 November: SWF D21
We have compiled the three recordings made by Furtwängler for Telefunken, conducting the Berlin Philharmonic.
- Beethoven: Cavatina, from Quartet Op. 130 [15 October 1940]
- Bruckner: the Adagio from Symphony No. 7 [1 April 1942, not 7 April]
- Gluck: Overture to Alceste [28 October 1942, not 29 October]
The high-definition files were created from copies of 78 rpm records in exceptional condition belonging to Jean Testas, one of the founders of the SWF and owner of one of the most fabulous collections of old wax recordings.
Without overlooking the string orchestra version of the slow movement of Beethoven's Quartet Op. 130, a monument of interiority, or the grandiloquent reading of Gluck's Overture, this edition finds its highlight in the sumptuous interpretation of the Adagio from Bruckner's Seventh Symphony.
High definition means you can hear the full range of the melodic curves, without losing any of the dynamic layers that are so important in Bruckner's music.
The new product will be sold at the exceptional price of €6.
Here is an excerpt (mp3) from the Adagio.