George Szell 1961: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor *HQ Audio Enhanced*
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2020
- George Szell conducting the Chicago Symphony, 1961
I. Allegro con brio (C minor) 0:00
II. Andante con moto (A♭ Major) 7:56
III. Scherzo. Allegro (C minor) - Trio (C Major) 17:55
IV. Allegro (C Major) 23:36
"George Szell was a Hungarian-born American conductor, pianist, and composer who built the Cleveland Orchestra into a leading American orchestra during his long tenure (1946-70) there as musical director.
A child prodigy on the piano, Szell was educated in Vienna. His conducting debut came at the age of 16 with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Richard Strauss appointed him to the staff of the Berlin State Opera in 1915, and he was subsequently engaged by opera houses in Prague, Darmstadt, and Düsseldorf. He was first conductor at the Berlin State Opera (1924-29), at the German Theatre in Prague (1930-37), and conductor of the Scottish Orchestra (1937-39). Before World War II he appeared with orchestras in various countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union.
After the outbreak of war in 1939, Szell immigrated to the United States, conducting in many American cities. From 1942 to 1946 he conducted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1946. That same year he took up his post as musical director of the Cleveland Orchestra, holding it until his death in 1970. Szell toured widely with that organization, winning an international reputation for the clarity, balance, and intensity of his performances of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, and Gustav Mahler."
Remastered By: Wayne Yang, USA-Taiwan
Szell is my favorite, I sympathize with his philosophy very much " beauty can not be born out of chaos"
Great full to have studied with a teacher who was in Cleveland Orch under Szell when at CIM. ♡♡♡even though it was after Szell he gave that orchestra their sound.. and the articulation...don't get me started! So right!
The greatest performance of this symphony I have ever heard. What a privilege to hear this.
An intense and absorbing rendition of the Fifth, led by the great George Szell.
The master at work. Szell IS the greatest conductor of all time.
saw him back in 1969 at severance hall. in fact, I have a poster in my bedroom of george szell!
My god, thrilling!
Listening to recordings, I was wondering how Szell conducted. He mostly used abrupt, precise movements. And this piece was a hallmark of George Szell.
So who’s idea was it to have one of the world’s greatest orchestras filmed and recorded at this sonically inert hotel venue......?
I heard that George Szell temporarily was replacing very sick Fritz Reiner (the original Music Director), who suffered a heart attack.
He owned this symphony… what is astonishing is how incredibly consistent his tempo always was… if you look at all of his recorded 5ths (Cleveland, Concertgebouw, Vienna live, and this one above) the first movement is always just about
FWIW, a very young Bud Herseth (Principal Trumpet) is seen at
Simply great
Szell's Beethoven 3rd isn't too shabby either.
Where was this recorded? This is definitely not Orchestra Hall in downtown Chicago nor Medianh Temple (the CSO’s alternate recording location), nor Ravinia Festival. This looks like a television studio.
Me gusta el tempo y la energía que le imprime el director. Muchos de los directores actuales tienden a suavizar esta sinfonía y con un tempo demasiado lento en mi opinión. La versión de Benjamin Zander y Karajan también van en la misma dirección que esta
Adelstein was in fine form.
The master conducting without a score
Now try to imagine a Reiner Cleveland 5th!?!?
Is this George Szell's interpretation of Beethoven or Beethoven ?