From 1961–79, Kubelik was principal conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Bavarian Radio in Munich. He had found there his new musical home. He led the BR Symphony Orchestra to new heights, developing a unique sound and performance culture in a perfect diversity of repertoire from Baroque music up to free tonal Expressionism and to Karl Amadeus Hartmann and Benjamin Britten. As a musician, his prime directive was lyrical phrasing as well as clear and conscious articulation of the harmonic tensions and the vitality of the rhythmical and metric flow. He always had all these elements in mind, seeking to balance them. And Kubelik loved the gorgeous, lush sound, but never at the price of diaphanousness. This CD Edition gives us a detailed overview about his legendary interpretations and is also a time document of his long time working period in the city of Munich.
Haydn: Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague'
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22
Dvorak: Serenade for Winds in D minor, Op. 44
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21
Smetana: Ma Vlast
Janacek: Sinfonietta
Hartmann, K: Symphonische Hymnen
Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116
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