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Edition Staatskapelle Dresden - Volume 30

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PH07032

Edition Staatskapelle Dresden - Volume 30

Fritz Busch - His complete Dresden recordings 1923-1932

Wagner:

Tannhäuser - Overture

Includes documentary film: The Dresden Staatskapelle in the Dresden Opera House 1932

Staatskapelle Dresden, Fritz Busch

Fritz Busch and the Staatskapelle Dresden had a relationship more fraught with emotion than any other in musical history. His first concert with the Staatskapelle in December 1920 was astounding and the enthusiasm and optimism about the future was shared by both conductor and orchestra. Twelve years later, after a disastrous Nazi-organised disruption of a performance, he declared that his future with the ensemble was “all over”. Both conductor and orchestra were deeply saddened by the events and felt that the glorious sound and wonderful enthusiasm they shared could not be reignited. The inspiring and electrifying tension created on both sides in the "early days" by a truly fundamental artistic experience led to a collaboration that went down in Dresden's musical history as the "Busch era". Profil are delighted to be able to present, for the first time the complete Dresden recordings in a 3 CD box set with bonus DVD.

“…throughout, the sweep and authority of Busch's conducting make a strong impression. The filmed Tannhäuser Overture visually manifests Busch's characteristic combination of intensity and solid workmanship, and the documentary films… provide insight concerning Busch, his times, his recordings, and the moral nightmare the Nazis engendered. ... a must for collectors of historical orchestral recordings.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2008 ****