OTTO KLEMPERER (1885-1973) Comprehensive CD Discography Recordings issued on CD & SACD (for details on 78rpm and LP issues see George A. Locke ) Recordings as yet unpublished on CD Klemperer conducting at the Kroll Opera, Berlin c. 1929 Compiled by Werner Unger & Dick Bruggeman based on the discographies by Michael H. Gray (in Heyworth Vol 1 [1983] & Vol 2 [1996]) as re-edited by George A. Locke (2000) Latest Update: 26 March 2018 By Recording Date Composer Opus Orchestra / Choir Soloists Rec. Date Rec. Location Studio/ mono/ CD Label & Catalogue Number Comments (yyyy-mm-dd) Live stereo Beethoven Symphony No. 1 ORCHESTER DER 1924-11-? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC-WU 121/125 Acoustic 78rpm in C STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Op. 21 Beethoven Symphony No. 8 ORCHESTER DER 1924-11-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Acoustic 78rpm. in F STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Op. 93 Bruckner Symphony No. 8 ORCHESTER DER 1924-11-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Acoustic 78rpm: in C minor: Adagio STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Symposium CD 1241 Klemperer’s first (1892 version by Bruckner recording. and Joseph Schalk, ed. Haslinger) Schubert Symphony No. 8 ORCHESTER DER 1924-11-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Acoustic 78rpm. in B minor STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN D. 759 “Unfinished” Beethoven Symphony No. 8 ORCHESTER DER 1926-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 in F STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Symposium 1241 Op. 93 (misdated 1927) Debussy Nocturnes: ORCHESTER DER 1926-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Nuages & Fêtes STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Symposium 1042 Grammofono-2000 AB 78682/83 Ravel Alborada del gracioso ORCHESTER DER 1926-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Grammofono-2000 AB 78682.83 Symposium 1042 Beethoven Coriolan Overture ORCHESTER DER 1927-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Op. 62 STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN DGG 549 001-2 Grammofono-2000 AB 78682.83 Symposium 1042 Beethoven Egmont Overture ORCHESTER DER 1927-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Op. 84 STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 ORCHESTER DER 1927-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Op. 72b STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s ORCHESTER DER 1927-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Dream STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Overture, Op. 21 Wagner Siegfried Idyll ORCHESTER DER 1927-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 (original version for 13 STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Symposium 1042 instruments) Grammofono-2000 AB 78682/83 Naxos Historical 8.111274 Weber Euryanthe Overture ORCHESTER DER 1927-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125, STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Symposium 1241 Brahms Academic Festival ORCHESTER DER STAATSOPER 1927-06-23 Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125, Recorded in the Overture BERLIN Naxos Historical 8.111274 Singakademie. Op. 80 Symposium 1241 (misdated 1931) Wagner Tristan und Isolde: ORCHESTER DER STAATSOPER 1927-06-23 Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Recorded in the Act I Prelude BERLIN Naxos Historical 8.111274 Singakademie. (1859 version) Pearl GEMM 242 Brahms Symphony No. 1 MITGLIEDER DER 1927-12-12 Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Recored on 12 & 15 in C minor STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Grammofono-2000 AB 78682.83 December 1927, 3 Op. 68 Koch 3-7053-2-H1 February and 26 & 27 Naxos Historical 8.111274 June 1928. Strauss, R. Salome ORCHESTER DER STAATSOPER 1928-05-25 Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125, Recorded in the Salomes Tanz BERLIN Grammofono-2000 AB 78682.83 Philharmonie. Auber Fra Diavolo Overture MITGLIEDER DER 1929-05-22 Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Grammofono-2000 AB 78682.83 Symposium 1042 Offenbach La Belle Hélène MITGLIEDER DER 1929-05-22 Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Overture STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Grammofono-2000 AB 78682.83 Symposium 1042 Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegels lustige MITGLIEDER DER 1929-06-03 Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Recorded on 3 & 24 Streiche STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Grammofono-2000 AB 78682/83 June 1929. Op. 28 Koch 3-7053-2-H1 Strauss, R. Don Juan MITGLIEDER DER 1929-06-28 Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Recorded on 28 June Op. 20 STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN & 25 October 1929. Weill Kleine MITGLIEDER DER 1931-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Dreigroschenmusik STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN Capriccio 10346 Capriccio C 5061 Documents 600124 Documents 197217 EMI 6790152 IMG Artists 7243 554765-2-2 Koch 3-7053-2-H1 Pearl GEMM CDS 9189 Symposium 1042 Verdi Otello BERLINER FUNKORCHESTER ROSE ADER, 1931-01-01 Berlin Studio mono Unpublished on CD Recorded broadcast Act IV: Desdemona’s SOPRANO archiphon WU (tape) from the Senderaum of prayer the Funk-Stunde AG. („Sei mir gegrüßt, Jungfrau The recording of an Maria“) excerpt of Act 2 (with chorus, John Gläser, tenor, and Herbert Janssen, baritone) no longer exists. Hindemith Das Unaufhörliche MITGLIEDER DER 1932-??-?? Berlin Studio mono archiphon ARC 121/125 Radio recording (excerpts) STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN of the Reichsrundfunk- Gesellschaft (RRG). Beethoven Symphony No. 5 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1934-01-01 Pasadena Live mono archiphon ARC 114/115 Recorded broadcast in C minor ORCHESTRA Archipel ARPCD 0055 from Pasadena’s Civic Op. 67 Memories MR 2090/2094 Auditorium. Venias VN 03071 (72CD box) (misdated 1 January 1935) Verdi I Vespri Siciliani Overture LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1934-01-01 Pasadena Live mono archiphon ARC 114/115 Recorded broadcast ORCHESTRA Venias VN 03071 (72CD box) from Pasadena’s Civic (misdated 1 January 1935) Auditorium. Wagner Die Meistersinger von LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1934-01-01 Pasadena Live mono archiphon ARC 114/115 Recorded broadcast Nürnberg ORCHESTRA Archipel ARPCD 0055 from Pasadena’s Civic Act I Prelude Venias VN 03071 (72CD box) Auditorium. Bruckner Symphony No. 9 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 1934-10-14 New York Live mono archiphon ARC-WU 032 Recorded broadcast in D minor ORCHESTRA NYPO Archive CD NYP 9701/9711 from Carnegie Hall. (1894 original version, Memories MR 2356/2360 Heyworth (II: 40) gives ed. Alfred Orel) Venias VN 03072 (72CD box) 11 October as the date of the performance, but since this was a matinée concert, the Sunday of 14 October appears more likely. Albeniz Triana LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1937-06-06 Los Angeles Live mono archiphon ARC-WU 027/028 Recorded broadcast (from Iberia Suite, orch. ORCHESTRA Venias VN 03071 (72CD box) from the Hollywood Arbos) Bowl. German Who’ll buy my sweet LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LUCREZIA BORI, 1937-06-06 Los Angeles Live mono Unpublished on CD Recorded broadcast lavender? ORCHESTRA SOPRANO archiphon WU: Cassette) from the Hollywood (LP: EJS 295, 425 ; MDP 033) Bowl. Gounod Faust: Act III: LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LUCREZIA BORI, 1937-06-06 Los Angeles Live mono Unpublished on CD Recorded broadcast Salut! demeure ORCHESTRA SOPRANO (LP: EJS 292) from the Hollywood Bowl. Massenet Manon Act III: Obéissons LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LUCREZIA BORI, 1937-06-06 Los Angeles Live mono Symposium 1204 Recorded broadcast quand leur voix appelle ORCHESTRA SOPRANO; JOSEPH from the Hollywood (“Gavotte”) BENTONELLI, Bowl. TENOR Puccini La Bohème LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC LUCREZIA BORI 1937-06-06 Los Angeles Live mono archiphon ARC-WU 027/028 Recorded broadcast Act I excerpts: ORCHESTRA SOPRANO; Symposium 1204 from the Hollywood “Che gelida manina”; JOSEPH Bowl. “O soave fanciulla”; BENTONELLI,, “Si, mi chiamano Mimi" TENOR Wagner Rienzi Overture LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1937-06-06 Los Angeles Live mono archiphon ARC-WU 029/30 Recorded broadcast ORCHESTRA Venias VN 03071 (72CD box) from the Hollywood Bowl. Gershwin Prelude No. 2 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1937-09-08 Los Angeles Live mono archiphon ARC 114/115 Recorded broadcast (arr. Dave ORCHESTRA archiphon WU 027/028 from the Hollywood Broekman) Radio Years RY 9 Bowl of a concert in Symposium 1204 memory of Gershwin Venias VN 03071 (72CD box) who had died on 11 July. Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1938-01-01 Los Angeles Live mono archiphon ARC-WU 027/028 Recorded CBS Overture ORCHESTRA Symposium 120 broadcast from the Op. 23 Venias VN 03070 (72CD box) Paramount Studios. Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1938-01-01 Los Angeles Live mono Symposium 1204 Recorded CBS d’un faune ORCHESTRA Venias VN 03070 (72CD box) broadcast from the Paramount Studios. Mozart Symphony No. 35 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1938-01-01 Los Angeles Live mono Archiphon ARC-WU 027/028 Recorded from a CBS in D ORCHESTRA Symposium 1204 broadcast at the K. 385 Memories MR 2492/2494 Paramount Studios. “Haffner” Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegels lustige LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1938-01-01 Los Angeles Live mono Symposium 1204 Recorded CBS Streiche ORCHESTRA Venias VN 03070 (72CD box) broadcast from the Op. 28 Paramount Studios. Handel / Quartet Concerto LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC KOLISCH QUARTET 1938-01-06 Los Angeles Live mono archiphon ARC 114/115 Recorded broadcast, Schoenberg (a “free transcription” from ORCHESTRA archiphon ARC-WU 180/181 6 or 7 January 1938. Handel’s Concerto Grosso, Venias VN 03070 (72CD box) Op. 6/7) – excerpts Brahms / Piano Quartet No. 1 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1938-05-07 Los Angeles Live mono archiphon ARC 114/115 World premiere; Schoenberg in G minor ORCHESTRA archiphon ARC-WU 180/81 recorded during a Op. 25 Memories MR 2113/2116 public performance at Venias VN 03069 (72CD box) Los Angeles’s Philharmonic Auditorium. Strang Intermezzo LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC 1939-02-09 Los Angeles Studio mono archiphon ARC-WU 114/115 Recorded at ORCHESTRA rehearsals on 9 & 10 February 1939. Klemperer Lieder MARIA SCHACKO, 1940-??-?? New York Studio mono archiphon ARC-WU 154 OK allegedly SOPRANO: OTTO accompanying with the KLEMPERER, PIANO left hand only, following his brain tumor operation (September 1939). Pfitzner Lieder MARIA SCHACKO, 1940-??-?? New York Studio mono Unpublished on CD Private studio SOPRANO; OTTO (archiphon: Tape OK V) recording, OK allegedly KLEMPERER, accompanying with the PIANO left hand only following his brain tumor operation (1939).