Description

Bruckners Fourth Symphony is his most approachable work in symphonic form and has long been a favourite among the most famous German conductors. When this recording was made in September 1963, the great conductor Otto Klemperer, at the age of 78, was still at the height of his powers, and had established a close rapport with the Philharmonia Orchestra over nearly a decade. Thirty-three years later, Klemperers monumental, searching interpretation has never been surpassed and neither has the recording, which in Testaments new transfer perfectly conveys the warmth and sonority of Bruckners scoring, and superlative orchestral playing.