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Whilst this series (1930–1932) opens with the romantic agitato of Mendelssohn’s Fingal's Cave, the rest of the programme is lighter in tone, including the 3rd Brandenburg Concerto, which is very lively and sunny. One would not have expected Furtwängler to tackle Rossini, and yet he proves himself very much at home with it. It is said (?) that even Toscanini would have been won over by this performance of La gazza ladra...
As with the previous volumes, Felix Matus-Echaiz has written an essay that closely follows Furtwängler’s interpretation of these pages.
Content: Mendelssohn Fingal's Cave (+ rehearsal) – Berlioz Hungarian March – Dvorak Slavonic Op. 46 No. 3 – Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3 – Rossini La gazza ladra (Ov.) – Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 1 & No. 10 – Weber Invitation to the dance (orch. Berlioz)
Next and final episode: November.