Fritz Busch
Fritz Busch (1890-1951) was a German conductor, one of the most important operatic and symphonic conductors of the twentieth century. Exiled from Germany in 1933, he later became central to Glyndebourne’s early history.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mozart, Berwald and Scandinavian repertory, with recordings from Europe and the United States.
Busch’s conducting was clear, disciplined and drama...
VERDI La Forza del Destino
with rare bonus tracks:
VERDI La Forza del Destino (overture & orchestral excerpts, Dresden, 1926)
VERDI Luisa Miller - Overture (Chicago, 1947)
Live stage recording, 1951
Total duration: 2hr 51:54
Leonora - Walburga Wegner
Alvaro - David Poleri
Carlo - Marko Rothmüller
Guardiano - Bruce Dargavel
Preziosilla - Mildred Miller
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Fritz Busch
MOZART Così fan tutte
Live recording, 1940
Total duration: 2hr 21:54
Hjördis Schymberg - Fiordiligi
Helga Görlin - Dorabella
Isa Quensel - Despina
Einar Andersson - Ferrando
Hugo Hasslo - Guglielmo
Sigurd Björling - Alfonso
Royal Swedish Opera Choir & Orchestra
conducted by Fritz Busch
MOZART Symphony No. 36 ‘Linz’
MOZART Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
MOZART German Dances & Contredanses
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 (fragments)
WEBER Die Freischutz Overture
BACH Violin Concerto - 3rd mvt.
DVOŘÁK Karneval Overture
Studio & live recordings, 1933-1951
Total duration: 74:46
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Adolf Busch, violin
Radio-Symfoniorkestret
conducted by Fritz Busch
Recorded 1934 & 1935
Total duration: 1hr 56:25
conducted by Fritz Busch
