The early recordings Vol. 2 Beethoven; Weber; Rossini (2008)

Opnamen uit de periode 1926-1935. Volume 2 of the Naxos edition of Wilhelm Furtwänglers pre-1940s recordings begins with a weighty account of Beethovens Egmont Overture followed by a galvanizing performance of the Symphony No. 5, Furtwänglers first recording of the work. This is presented complete for the first time: a few bars of music went unrecorded during the transition from the first to the second side of the third movement and are replaced here by the inclusion of the corresponding bars from Furtwänglers 1937 remake with the same orchestra. In the Overture to Webers Der Freischütz, Furtwänglers volatile and free conducting is remarkably convincing. (bron: Naxos)