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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
RecommendedChrista Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) & Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
New Philharmonia & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Ludwig recorded Mahler’s great ‘symphony for alto, tenor and orchestra’ several times (including for Bernstein and Karajan), but I always find myself returning to this 1964 Klemperer account... —
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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J S Bach: St Matthew Passion
RecommendedPeter Pears (Evangelist), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Christus), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Christa Ludwig (alto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Walter Berry (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Choral Performance
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
RecommendedElisabeth Söderström (soprano), Marga Hoffgen (alto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Martti Talvela (bass)
New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Building A Library, July 2022, Also Recommended
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Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
RecommendedEmil Gilels (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
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Building A Library, January 2025, Recommended Recording (Piano Concerto No. 1)
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) & Hilde Rössl-Majdan (contralto)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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R. Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Radio Symphonie Orchester Berlin, George Szell
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & Piano Concerto
RecommendedAndré Previn (piano & conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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