Credits:

Wilhelm Furtwangler

Description:

Furtwngler: Commercial Recordings (19401950), Vol. 1Restored by Ward Marston. The Gluck recordings were made for German Telefunken, and the Mozart recordings for British HMV; they were restored from SP discs in good condition provided by a collector. The Mozart selections, in particular, are important for understanding the sound of the Vienna Philharmonic in the 1940s and are rare among Furtwnglers recordings.Gluck: Overture to the opera *Alceste*(Recorded: October 28, 1942)Mozart: Serenade No. 10, Gran Partita(Recorded: November 11 and 26, 1947; December 3, 1947)Mozart: Serenade No. 13, Eine kleine Nachtmusik(Recorded: April 1, 1949)Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Gluck)Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Gran Partita)Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Eine Kleine)Wilhelm Furtwngler (conductor)