Conductor(s): Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Label: Naxos Historical
Genre: Orchestral
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: 8.110995
Barcode: 636943199527
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 03/2006

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 / Coriolan Overture (Furtwangler, Commercial Recordings 1940-50, Vol. 2)

This is Volume Two of a projected Naxos cycle of commercial recordings made by the legendary Wilhelm Furtwängler between 1940 and 1950. It includes his first wartime studio recording with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Cavatina from Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13, as well as his only studio recording of the Coriolan Overture and an overwhelming interpretation of the Third Symphony, ‘Eroica’.

Tracklist

Beethoven, Ludwig van
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
1 Overture to Collin's Coriolan, Op. 62, "Coriolan Overture" 08:37
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
2 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina (arr. for string orchestra) 08:51
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
3 I. Allegro con brio 16:12
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
4 II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai 17:48
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
5 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 06:18
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)
6 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 12:44
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:10:30