Credits:

Rudolf Kempe

Description:

The long-awaited release! One of the few legendary live recordings of the Kempe-Dresden Cooperative Orchestra: the March 15, 1974, performance at the Kulturpalast.Featuring a complete stereo reproduction with violins arranged on both sides!A comprehensive booklet featuring 40 items, including rare photos of Kempe (such as one of him maintaining his oboe)!Professor Kenshi Kaneko, a music critic who once heard a recording of this performance, praised it highly, stating, This live recording of *The Life of a Hero* completely dispels the preconception that Kempe is a reliable performer, but rather a subdued, orthodox musician. While the renowned 1972 EMI recording featured the standard violin placement, the key feature of this release is the dual-violin, left-and-right-flank configuration. At the final climax of The Battle, the Heros Theme is sung triumphantly as both violins spread wide across the