I found this video in a used music store a while back and its one of those rare black pearls one cherishes with joyful exuberance!
From Oct.27 1964 this is the only time Klemperer allowed a crew to film him in performance in order to be televised…and what performance it is! Beethoven’s 9th with the New Philharmonia featuring Giebel, Hoeffgen, Haefliger and Neidlinger along with Wilhelm Pitz’s New Philharmonia Chorus give a performance that echos into eternity!
I just hope EMI decides to release this on DVD for all to cherish.
There is in fact a video biography on Klemperer on VHS and DVD called “Otto Klemperer, A Journey through his Times”. It is really something else, and I highly recommend it. I found it miraculously by searching various web sites, and if you’re a serious Klemp fan…you can find it too! It’s so worth it!
I found this video in a used music store a while back and its one of those rare black pearls one cherishes with joyful exuberance!
From Oct.27 1964 this is the only time Klemperer allowed a crew to film him in performance in order to be televised…and what performance it is! Beethoven’s 9th with the New Philharmonia featuring Giebel, Hoeffgen, Haefliger and Neidlinger along with Wilhelm Pitz’s New Philharmonia Chorus give a performance that echos into eternity!
I just hope EMI decides to release this on DVD for all to cherish.
There is in fact a video biography on Klemperer on VHS and DVD called “Otto Klemperer, A Journey through his Times”. It is really something else, and I highly recommend it. I found it miraculously by searching various web sites, and if you’re a serious Klemp fan…you can find it too! It’s so worth it!
Rating: 5 / 5