|
Formats and Editions
1. Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: I. Allegro Con Brio (Live)
2. Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: II. Adagio (Live)
3. Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: III. Allegretto Grazioso (Live)
4. Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88: IV. Finale. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo (Live)
5. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68: I. Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro - Meno Allegro (Live)
6. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68: II. Andante Sostenuto (Live)
7. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68: III. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso (Live)
8. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68: IV. Adagio - Più Andante - Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio - Più Allegro (Live)
9. Time Is Over
10. Voyager
More Info:
During the 50s and 60s, George Szell regularly appeared at Lucerne Festival. The concert recordings presented here - both first releases - encompass two works central in his repertoire: In 1962, the 'anti-romantic and master of precision' (Harold C. Schonberg), alongside the Swiss Festival Orchestra, achieved a powerful and intensely determined interpretation of Brahms' First Symphony, whose transparently played, chamber-like middle movements are framed by outer movements full of suspense. In the summer of 1969 - one year after the violent defeat of the 'Prague Spring' - Szell was reunited with the Czech Philharmonic in Lucerne. His thrillingly energetic reading of Dvorak's Symphony No. 8 enthused the audience and critics in equal measure.
