Otto Klemperer conducts Beethoven's 9th Symphony: "O Freunde, nicht diese Toene!"

[JonathanWoodMusic]

Far too slow and over-indulgent imo!

[nisanus]

Da versteht man wenigstens den Text! So soll es sein!

[zoodensha]

Col. Klink's dad.

[cleepie]

I had long hoped to see these excerpts posted, and would love to get a copy of the performance on DVD or other.

[billyguns2]

The performers are all excellent but Maestro Klemperer sounds tired here.

[klemperer10]

I am very interested to know where this came from and about IRIS Mediaset. Can anyone shed a light on it please.

Thanks.

[Keimzelle]

IRIS Mediaset seems to be the free terrestric, digital TV channel in Italy. Mediaset, of course, is the media conglomerate of the Italian prime minister Berlusconi.

[klemperer10]

Thanks. The quality is extremely good - I am waitinfg to try and get this Beethoven Cycle from 1970 on DVD. I was at all of the concerts and have them on video but the quality is not so great.

[orso1149]

I've uploaded the eighth symphony optimized in HD (1080 p.). You can find it in my account youtube.

[AntW11]

It sounds over inflated and unwieldy.

[CaptainBluebear08]

"Schadenfreude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium"

[leonengard]

More, please!!!!

[daniel1dp]

esta incompleto el inicioooo