Description:

[Classical Masters No. 8] A collection of definitive and long-selling recordings from Warner Classics (formerly EMI Classics). The analog recordings are the latest remastered recordings from analog masters made by Abbey Road Studios and other overseas studios. The front cover uses the original overseas cover design. Commentary included. The young Beethoven's ambitious First Symphony and the Eighth Symphony are both beautifully condensed. Both symphonies are relatively modest among Beethoven's symphonies, but Klemperer has faced the true nature of the works without any compromise.

Tracklisting:

1 SYMPHONY NO.1 IN C MAJOR. OP.21 1ST MOVEMENT:ADAGIO MOLTO-ALLEGRO CON BRIO / OTTO KLEMPERER
2 SYMPHONY NO.1 IN C MAJOR. OP.21 2ND MOVEMENT:ANDANTE CANTABILE CON MOTO / OTTO KLEMPERER
3 SYMPHONY NO.1 IN C MAJOR. OP.21 3RD MOVEMENT:ALLEGRO MOLTO E VIVACE / OTTO KLEMPERER
4 SYMPHONY NO.1 IN C MAJOR. OP.21 4TH MOVEMENT:ADAGIO-ALLEGRO MOLTO E VIVACE / OTTO KLEMPERER
5 SYMPHONY NO.8 IN F MAJOR. OP.93 1ST MOVEMENT:ALLEGRO VIVACE E CON BRIO / OTTO KLEMPERER
6 SYMPHONY NO.8 IN F MAJOR. OP.93 2ND MOVEMENT:ALLEGRETTO SCHERZANDO / OTTO KLEMPERER
7 SYMPHONY NO.8 IN F MAJOR. OP.93 3RD MOVEMENT:TEMPO DI MENUETTO / OTTO KLEMPERER
8 SYMPHONY NO.8 IN F MAJOR. OP.93 4TH MOVEMENT:ALLEGRO VIVACE / OTTO KLEMPERER