Istvan Kertesz's early death from a swimming accident in 1973 meant that he performed very little in Salzburg. In the previous decade he quickly established himself as a first-class conductor of the younger generation with a large repertoire ranging from the Viennese classics to the Modern. In Salzburg in 1962 he confirmed his reputation, conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in a program that reached from Beethoven's 8th Symphony via Richard Strauss' Four last songs to Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, all of which made evident Kertesz's stylistic flexibility - everything was surging with energy and played with great lucidity. This concert (and thus the present recording of it) was further enriched by the presence of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - a Strauss interpreter without peer to the present day.
1 Allegro Vivace E Con Brio - Berliner Philharmoniker
2 Allegretto Scherzando - Berliner Philharmoniker
3 Tempo Di Menuetto - Berliner Philharmoniker
4 Allegro Vivace - Berliner Philharmoniker
5 Frühling - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Berliner Philharmoniker
6 September - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Berliner Philharmoniker
7 Beim Schlafengehen - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Berliner Philharmoniker
8 Im Abendrot - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Berliner Philharmoniker
- Disc 2 -
1 Introduzione. Andante Non Troppo - Berliner Philharmoniker
2 Giuoco Delle Coppie - Berliner Philharmoniker
3 Elegia. Andante Non Troppo - Berliner Philharmoniker
4 Intermezzo Interrotto. Allegretto - Berliner Philharmoniker
5 Finale. Pesante - Presto - Berliner Philharmoniker
Istvan Kertesz's early death from a swimming accident in 1973 meant that he performed very little in Salzburg. In the previous decade he quickly established himself as a first-class conductor of the younger generation with a large repertoire ranging from the Viennese classics to the Modern. In Salzburg in 1962 he confirmed his reputation, conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in a program that reached from Beethoven's 8th Symphony via Richard Strauss' Four last songs to Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, all of which made evident Kertesz's stylistic flexibility - everything was surging with energy and played with great lucidity. This concert (and thus the present recording of it) was further enriched by the presence of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - a Strauss interpreter without peer to the present day.
