Furtwangler Early Recordings, Vol. 1 (Incls 'Brandenburg Concerto No. 3' & 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik') [rec 1929-37]

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BACH / MOZART / SCHUBERT
Furtwangler Early Recordings, Vol. 1 (Incls 'Brandenburg Concerto No. 3' & 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik') [rec 1929-37]
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Wilheim Furtwangler

[ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 20 July 2008

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"The Berlin Philharmonic is, to no great surprise, revealed in Mark Obert-Thorn's excellent sonic remastering as one of the most sophisticated orchestras of its era"
(MusicWeb June 2008)

Volume 1 of this new Naxos edition of Wilhelm Furtwängler's pre- 1940s recordings includes an account of J.S. Bach's third Brandenburg Concerto that is lightyears away from the 'historically informed' norm of today, yet eloquent, deeply-felt and with a real sense of light and shade. The two Mozart opera overtures are typically dramatic and intense, while in the ever-popular Eine kleine Nachtmusik Furtwängler caresses the melodies, allowing rhythms to stand proud and making effective use of dynamic contrasts. The Overture to Schubert's Rosamunde is especially weighty in Furtwängler's hands, while the B flat Entr'acte is tender and warmly expressed, and the G major Ballet Music puckish and witty.

"The Berlin Philharmonic is, to no great surprise, revealed in Mark Obert-Thorn's excellent sonic remastering as one of the most sophisticated orchestras of its era"
(MusicWeb June 2008)

Tracks:

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Brandenburg concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048 (1721) [10:40]
Air from orchestral suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068 [5:05]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, K.492 (1786) [4:15]
Overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K.384 [4:49]
Serenade no.13 in G major, K.525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" [15:15]

Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Rosamunde - incidental music, D.797 (1823) [20:22]:
((i) Overture (Die Zauberharfe) [9:43] (ii) Entr'acte no.3 in B flat major [5:15] (iii) Ballet music no.2 in G major [5:24])