FURTWANGLER Brahms-Piano Con.2 LIVE1942 AKKORD 1956 FIRST PRESS D-09883 MINT
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Description
Wilhelm Furtwangler: Brahms
TITLE: Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83
COUNTRY / YEAR: USSR, 1950s
LABEL / CAT.No.: AKKORD, Mono D-09883
GOST 5289-56 (yellow lable-RAREST!) FIRST PRESS
CONDITION:
COVER / RECORD: EX(paper) / MINT-
TRACKS: Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwangler conductor
Edwin Fischer piano
DETAILS: Recorded live in Berlin, Philharmonie November 8 (or 9), 1942 year
ULTRA RARE SOVIET LP,
MADE FROM ORIGINAL GERMAN TROPHEY MASTER-TAPES
very rare historical recording
Speed: 33 RPM
Record Size: 12"
Archival recording live 1942 year of the concert hall
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NOTE:In November 1942, WW2 raged across the world at its worst. The German Endlösung had been initiated and the eastern front saw some of the most inhumane action of the entire war. At the same time, Wilhelm Furtwangler continued to make music in Berlin with the BPO to bring at least a little joy into the hearts of Germans. This is the extraordinary background for this recording which was found among the countless things stolen by the Soviet Union after the war. Luckily, it was recovered and although it , whether in recording quality or interpretation, we are lucky to have it. Edwin Fischer once said, that he made mistakes up to 30 % of the time, when performing. He allegedly never did while rehearsing. You can hear that very clearly as Fischer plays one of the most difficult pieces in the piano litereature. He does make a lot of mistakes, but he does it with a drama and rythmic clarity that makes up for it all. No modern pianist surpasses him on that count.
Much the same could be said about Wilhelm Furtwangler. Nobody conducts like he did any more, with the romantic panache and the incredible feel for the entirety of a work. When listening to this Brahms recording, it strikes me how well matched the old Brahms is with Furtwangler. Everything flows, from the first alpine call to the last note. It is a drama of the feelings, which Furtwangler and Fischer magically calls to life. It is hard not to imagine that the audience was touched on that November day of the war.
On Aug-18-12 at 06:22:32 PDT, seller added the following information:
WONDEFUL CONDITION RECORDS MINT- SIDE-1;and SIDE-2
MATRIX :SIDE-1: 33D-09883/2-1;
SIDE-2: 33D-09884/2-1;
FIRST PRESS
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