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Felix Weingartner: Symphony no 7 / Boog, Gottwald, Romei, Bolduc. Marko Letonja

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: Basel Symphony Orchestra; Tschechischer Philharmonic Chorus

There is more to Weingartner than the internationally acclaimed conductor and the influential figure who left his mark on Basel's music life; during the course...continue...

Felix Weingartner: Symphonies Vol 5 / Letonja, et al

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2008-01-29

Works: Felix Weingartner: Overture, Op. 56 "Aus ernster Zeit"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 71
Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: Basel Symphony Orchestra

Weingartner: Symphony no 3, etc / Letonja, Basel SO

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-06-20

Works: Felix Weingartner: Merry Overture, Op. 53; Symphony no 3 in E major, Op. 49
Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: Basel Symphony Orchestra

Felix Weingartner (1863 - 1942) was a conductor, composer, pianist, and enthusiast of the ethereal. Weingartner wrote of this symphony: "In astrological myth its E...continue...

Weingartner: Symphony no 2, etc / Letonja, Basel SO

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-01-17

Works: Felix Weingartner: Das Gefilde der Seligan, symphonic poem, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 29
Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: Basel Symphony Orchestra

This Hybrid SACD features two works of Felix Weingartner. The first, Das Gefilde der Seligen was written during the second half of the 1890s. It...continue...

Weingartner: Symphony no 4, Der Sturm / Letonja, et al

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2005-06-21

Works: Felix Weingartner: Der Sturm Overture; Der Sturm Suite, for orchestra; Serenade for string orchestra in F major, Op. 7; Symphony no 4 in F major, Op. 61
Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: Basel Sinfonietta Orchestra

Weingartner was able to evoke poetic images through his atmospheric compositions. This second volume of CPO's complete recording of his symphonies shows that though much...continue...

Felix Weingartner: Symphonic Works Vol 1 / Letonja, Basel SO

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2004-09-21

Works: Felix Weingartner: König Lear, symphonic poem, Op. 20; Symphony no 1 in G major, Op. 23
Conductors: Letonja, Marko
Ensemble: Basel Symphony Orchestra

International Record Review
These seem to be excellent performances. Moreover the recording is first-rate, one of the best I've heard from CPO.
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