Klemperer; Otto

Klemperer’s Select 20th Century Music Collection

David Hurwitz

Otto Klemperer didn’t record much modern music, which is a […]

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Big Boxes: Klemperer’s Essential Mahler Newly Remastered

David Hurwitz

It is to the eternal credit of British musical culture

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Klemperer’s Idiosyncratic Concerto Recordings

David Hurwitz

Klemperer was not a natural concerto accompanist, not just because

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Reference Recording: Klemperer’s Authentic Brahms

David Hurwitz

We have no shortage of excellent modern Brahms cycles, including

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Big Boxes: Klemperer’s Complete Mozart (sans operas) At Last

David Hurwitz

In discussing the SACD reissue of Klemperer’s stereo Mozart symphony

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Klemperer’s SACD Mozart: Remastering Mythology

David Hurwitz

These are wonderful Mozart performances, not too slow (as you

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Big Boxes: Klemperer’s Inimitable Romantic Symphonies and Overtures

David Hurwitz

This is a great set. There is only one really

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Big Boxes: Klemperer’s Alternately Great and Lousy Bruckner

David Hurwitz

There’s good slow, and there’s bad slow. Klemperer’s Bruckner contains

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Big Boxes: Klemperer’s Beethoven–EMI Gets It Right

David Hurwitz

Don’t panic: the concertos will be coming in another box

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CD From Hell: Klemperer’s Petrushka Escapes From Its Can!

David Hurwitz

Otto Klemperer’s slow, thoughtful, generally well played Pulcinella Suite is

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The Pacifica’s Powerful Shostakovich and Weinberg Quartets

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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Under the Radar: Boult’s Surprisingly Fine Shostakovich Sixth

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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CD From Hell: Gergiev Sings Shostakovich’s 8th

David Hurwitz September 28, 2025

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