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Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 / Klaus Tennstedt, London PO

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt was known for his interpretations of the German Romantic repertoire. This disc of Brahms is a rare treat. Symphony No. 3 was regularly...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (10/14/1992/04/07/1983)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / Tennstedt

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2011-03-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Bullock, Susan; Eaglen, Jane; Riegel, Kenneth; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Sotin, Hans; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand," this live recording of Mahler's eighth symphony unites over 500 singers and musicians in a vibrant, life-affirming performance, led...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (01/27/1991)....continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2010-03-30

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Although serious illness had forced him to relinquish the Principal Conductorship of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1987, Klaus Tennstedt was able to return a...continue...
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Mahler: Symphony no 6 / Tennstedt, London PO

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2009-06-30

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Mahler once remarked to Sibelius "a symphony must be like the world, it must embrace everything." His Sixth Symphony is a salient and personal statement,...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Tennstedt, Popp, Murray, Johnson, Pape, et al

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Murray, Ann; Pape, Rene; Popp, Lucia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

In one of his last concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra before his retirement from public performance, Klaus Tennstedt turned to Beethoven's unequivocal proclamation of...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor / Tennstedt, Nolan, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2008-04-29

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Performers: Nolan, David
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Bruckner's majestic Symphony No. 8 overflows with lavish themes and rich sonorities, representing the composer at his grandest, while the Symphony's occasional title 'Apocalyptic' alludes...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 7 / Tennstedt, London Philharmonic

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-11-20

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Klaus Tennstedt's live Bruckner recordings are among the most impressive in his catalog, and because there are so few of them, they are quite desirable...continue...

London PO 75th Anniversary Vol 3 / Tennstedt, Masur, et al

4 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Mass in C minor, K 4...
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; George, Michael; Leiferkus, Sergei; Monogarova, Tatiana; Muff, Alfred; Murray, Ann; Pape, Rene; Popp, Lucia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Welser-Möst, Franz; Masur, Kurt; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Klaus Tennstedt; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt brought the London Philharmonic Orchestra a major recording contract with EMI and concert engagements in Japan and the Far East; Franz Welser-Most followed...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 4 / Tennstedt, LPO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2006-09-26

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"This live Bruckner Fourth is certainly a performance sufficient unto itself. Most conductors worth their fee can make an effect with the glowingly atmospheric first...continue...

Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer, Symphony no 1 / Tennstedt, LPO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2006-07-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Performers: Hampson, Thomas
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt cemented the London Philharmonic Orchestra's celebrated relationship with the music of Gustav Mahler, concurrently creating a distinguished conductor-orchestra partnership. With Thomas...continue...

Haydn: The Creation / Popp, Luxon, Tennstedt, London PO

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2006-02-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Haydn composed this supreme choral masterpiece late in his career. The libretto, translated from English, is based on the biblical story and on Milton's Paradise...continue...

Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts from Operas / Tennstedt, et al

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2005-10-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Rienzi; Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre; Tannhäuser
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

LPO presents a previously unreleased concert recording which documents some of the great moments with former LPO principal conductor Klaus Tennstedt. Though Wagners most celebrated...continue...