Since you are interested in Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 (with Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Kindertotenlieder / 5 Lieder Christa Ludwig (mezzo) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, Andre Vandernoot, Sir Adrian Boult (conds) [ Warner Classics Redline / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "This disc is a classic, make no mistake." ArkivMusic.com |
WAGNER / BRAHMS / MAHLER / BEETHOVEN
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder / Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Mahler: Lieder / etc Christa Ludwig (mezzo) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Original Jacket Recordings / CD - released 15/Feb/2018 ] 'Christa Ludwig's glorious voice is heard here in a magnificent reading of the Alto Rhapsody, attractive and illuminating accounts of the Wesendonck-Lieder and a group of Mahler songs in which the beautifully restrained and poetical alternates with... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthew Passion (Complete Oratorio recorded in 1962) Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig / Philharmonia chorus & orchestra / Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / 3 CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Otto Klemperer's interpretation of the St Matthew Passion draws on the Bach performance style that developed in the 19th century; but its clarity, its underlying energy, and its superb array of soloists - singers with impeccable operatic credentials. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 Choral (Rec 1957) Aase Nordmo-Lovberg (soprano), Christa Ludwig (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer [ Testament / CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] "Hearty thanks to Testament for issuing this wonderful document of Klemperer's greatness - caught on the wing." (MusicWeb June 2000) |
BEETHOVEN
Missa solemnis (recorded live in 1963) Elisabeth Saderstram / Marga Haffgen / Ernst Haefliger / Gottlob Frick / Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer [ Testament / CD - released 25/Jan/2007 ] The economics of concert promotion ensure that Beethoven’s two settings of the Mass are performed less frequently than any of his other major concert hall works, since they are scored for the expensive combination of four soloists, chorus and... |
BACH / HANDEL / CHERUBINI / GLUCK / RAMEAU
4 Orchestral Suites BWV1066-9 / etc New Philharmonia Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer [ Testament / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "To anyone lucky enough to have heard Klemperer in the concert hall or opera house in these years, the set will bring memories flooding back. To younger collectors, those whose ears are still open to the power of great music-making, it might just... |