SWF D20 – Furtwängler in Paris – 1954
18,00€
Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe Overture
Johannes Brahms: Haydn Variations
Franz Schubert: Symphonie No. 8 “Unfinished”
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
“Entretiens sur des entretiens” (Conversations concerning music)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording: Paris, Théâtre de l’Opéra, 4 May 1954 (concert) – April 1953 (interviews)
Total time: 2:31’28”
The final concert in Paris. With exceptional sound quality — we obtained the high-definition source from the Institut national de l’audiovisuel — these are great works to rediscover. In addition, a series of three ‘Entretiens sur des entretiens’ (Conversations about conversations), in which Furtwängler talks (in French!) with Fred Goldbeck.
The downloadable ‘digital pack’ contains:
– 192-24 high-definition audio files (HD – concert only) [wav]
– CD-quality 44-16 audio files (sd) [wav]
– French digital booklet [pdf]
– English digital booklet (incl. the translation of the ‘Conversations’) [pdf]
– À propos des entretiens… (About the Conversations…) [pdf]
– A note about the ‘Entretiens’ [pdf]
– Cover + inlay card [pdf]
Excerpt: Haydn Variations (mp3)
Excerpt: Conversation No. 2 (mp3)
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