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Otto Klemperer

Country
Poland
Years
1885–1973
Recordings
1,714
Recorded
1960–2025

Biography

German conductor and composer (1885–1973)

Discography (1,714 recordings)

WorkYear
Petrushka: Part IV, No. 4c. "Dance of the Peasant and the Bear"-
Petrushka: Part IV, No. 4b. "Dance of the Wet-Nurses"-
Petrushka: Part IV, No. 4a. "The Shrove-tide Fair" (near evening)-
Petrushka: Part III, No. 3c. "Waltz" (Ballerina and Moor)-
Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: Vivo (Duetto)-
Petrushka: Part III, No. 3b. "Dance of the Ballerina"-
Petrushka: Part I, No. 1b. "The Crowds"-
Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: Minuetto-
Petrushka: Part I, No. 1a. "The Shrove-tide Fair"-
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D-major, BWV 1068: IV: Bourrée-
Scenes from Goethe's Faust WoO 3: Overture-
Symphony No.3 in E flat major Op. 97 'Rhenish': II. Scherzo-
Symphony No.3 in E flat major Op. 97 'Rhenish': V. Lebhaft-
Symphony No.3 in E flat major Op. 97 'Rhenish': I. Lebhaft-
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, op. 21: III. Allegro vivace-
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, op. 21: I. Maestoso-
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, op. 21: II. Larghetto-
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: I. Allegro affetuoso-
Wiener Blut-Walzer, op. 354-
Symphonie nr. 2 “Auferstehung”: I. Allegro maestoso-
Symphonie nr. 2 “Auferstehung”: II. Andante moderato-
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen-
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": V. In tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend-
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": II. Andante moderato-
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": III. Scherzo: In ruhig fliessender Bewegung-

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