Several of the recordings on this disc date from 1960, when Otto Klemperer celebrated his 75th birthday and Wieland Wagner, the composer’s grandson, saluted the conductor as “a unique artistic phenomenon”. Klemperer’s mastery of Wagner’s music was rooted in the early years of his career: by the age of 30 he had conducted performances of Lohengrin, Der fliegende Hollnder, Tannhuser, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg, Parsifal and Tristan und Isolde.”The performances on these records are all superbly played and recorded. Klemperer is a great Wagner conductor, probably the greatest in the world.” GramophoneThe German-born conductor Otto Klemperer, a towering figure in the musical history of the 20th century, died at the age of 88 on July 8th 1973, so 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of his death. His complete recordings on Warner Classics catalogue are being made available for the first time in 2 huge separate boxes; the first volume with the Symphonic Works, Concertos & Lieder (95CD) will be released in June 2023. All recordings are remastered in HD 192/24 from original sources.

Label: Warner Classics
UPC: 5054197579875
Release Date: August 25, 2023

Track List

1. Rienzi: Overture
2. Der Fliegende Hollnder: Overture
3. Tannhuser: Overture
4. Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1
5. Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3
6. Die Meistersinger Von Nrnberg Act 1: Prelude
7. Die Meistersinger Von Nrnberg Act 3: Dance of the Apprentices ; Entry of the Masters
8. Tristan Und Isolde: Prelude to Act 1 – Liebestod
9. Gtterdmmerung Act 3: Siegfried’s Funeral March
10. Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods
11. Die Walkre Act 3: Ride of the Walkyries
12. Siegfried Act 2: Forest Murmurs
13. Gtterdmmerung Interlude: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
14. Tannhuser Act 3: Prelude
15. Parsifal Act 1: Prelude