Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral', Otto Klemperer, Vienna 1951

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 F major op. 68 'Pastoral' 1. Allegro ma non troppo (Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande) - 2. Andante molto mosso (Szene am Bach) - 3. Allegro (Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute) - 4. Allegro (Gewitter und Sturm) - 5. Allegretto (Hirtengesänge - Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm) Vienna Symphony Orchestra conductor: Otto Klemperer recorded in 1951 Transfer from vinyl record Vox VP 100 (French pressing, ca. 1955). According to European law, copyright has expired. In 1951, after quitting his post as music director of the Budapest State Opera in view of the increasing political pressure, Otto Klemperer had no regular income. He hoped to earn some money by making a few recordings for the Vox company in Vienna. But these records, although inexpensive, did not sell very well because of their rather modest sound quality (and the Vienna Symphonics were not a first-rate orchestra). Nevertheless, this is a charming rendition of Beethoven&&symphony because of its extraordinary clarity and lightness.