Description

With this CD we bring to an end several decades of confusion surrounding the live recording of Furtwängler conducting Mozart's Concerto for two pianos, KV365. All previous releases are inauthentic, not conducted by Furtwängler and not played by Dagmar Bella, though one of the two pianists was indeed Badura Skoda; the genuine recording is published here for the first time. And on prior releases of the Concerto KV482 the first 67 measures were dubbed in from a recording not conducted by Furtwängler, though the rest of the performance was authentic. Now KV482 has also been lovingly restored by Maggi Payne, using several original sources. The booklet includes an essay by Roger Smithson on the reconstruction and Badura-Skoda's recollections of playing under Furtwängler.

CD-1097(2) FURTWÄNGLER CONDUCTS MOZART: Includes Two Recording Premieres. CD 1 (62:53) Piano Concerto in E-flat, K482. Paul Badura-Skoda, VPO. (27 Jan. 1952; Concerto for 2 Pianos in E-flat, K365 Dagmar Bella & Paul Badura-Skoda, VPO. (8 Feb. 1949) This is the first authentic release ever of the recently discovered original and complete recordings of the two works above, reproduced from the only surviving original recordings. CD 2 (73:26) Serenade No. 10 for 13 wind instruments, K361 VPO, 10/19/26 Nov. & 3 Dec. 1947 (HMV); Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K550, VPO. 7/8 Dec. 1948 & 15 Feb. 1949 (HMV)

Technical reconstruction (2002) by Maggi Payne. (AAD) UPC # 0-17685-10972-0.

Disc 1 Sound Clips (MP3):

1. Piano Concerto No- 22 in E flat major, K- 482 Announcer (fades in mid-sentence) – Wilhelm Furtwangler

2. Piano Concerto No- 22 in E flat major, K- 482 I- Allegro – Wilhelm Furtwangler

3. Piano Concerto No- 22 in E flat major, K- 482 II- Andante – Wilhelm Furtwangler

4. Piano Concerto No- 22 in E flat major, K- 482 III- Allegro – Wilhelm Furtwangler

5. Piano Concerto No- 22 in E flat major, K- 482 Announcer – Wilhelm Furtwangler

7. Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K- 365 I- Allegro – Wilhelm Furtwangler

8. Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K- 365 II- Andante – Wilhelm Furtwangler

9. Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K- 365 III- Rondo Allegro – Wilhelm Furtwangler

Disc 2 Sound Clips (MP3):

1. Serenade No- 10 in B flat major, K- 361, Gran Partita I- Largo – Allegro molto – Wilhelm Furtwangler

2. Serenade No- 10 in B flat major, K- 361, Gran Partita II- Menuetto – Trio I – Trio II – Wilhelm Furtwangler

3. Serenade No- 10 in B flat major, K- 361, Gran Partita III- Adagio – Wilhelm Furtwangler

4. Serenade No- 10 in B flat major, K- 361, Gran Partita IV- Menuetto Allegretto – Trio I – Trio II – Wilhelm Furtwangler

5. Serenade No- 10 in B flat major, K- 361, Gran Partita V- Romanze Adagio – Allegretto – Wilhelm Furtwangler

6. Serenade No- 10 in B flat major, K- 361, Gran Partita VI- Tema con variazioni Andante – Wilhelm Furtwangler

7. Serenade No- 10 in B flat major, K- 361, Gran Partita VII- Rondo Allegro molto – Wilhelm Furtwangler

8. Symphony No- 40 in G minor, K- 550 I- Molto allegro – Wilhelm Furtwangler

9. Symphony No- 40 in G minor, K- 550 II- Andante – Wilhelm Furtwangler

10. Symphony No- 40 in G minor, K- 550 III- Menuetto Allegretto – Wilhelm Furtwangler

11. Symphony No- 40 in G minor, K- 550 IV- Allegro assai – Wilhelm Furtwangler