Willem van Otterloo
Willem van Otterloo was a Dutch conductor, one of the major figures in Dutch orchestral life during the twentieth century. He was long associated with the Residentie Orkest in The Hague.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Beethoven, Reger, Bloch, Mussorgsky, Badings and other repertory, often with Dutch orchestras and soloists.
Van Otterloo’s conducting combined clarity, discipline and a strong advocacy for Dutch and twenti...
MUSSORGSKY Night on the Bare Mountain
BORODIN Polovtsian Dances
Studio recordings, 1955 & 1958
Total duration: 2hr 6:09
conductor Samo Hubad
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Der Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna
conducted by Willem van Otterloo
BLOCH Israel Symphony
BLOCH Schelomo (Rhapsodie Hébraïque)
Recorded 1952 & 1951
Total duration: 52:37
Vienna State Opera Orchestra & soloists
conducted by Franz Litschauer
Tibor de Machula, cello
The Residency-Orchestra (The Hague)
conducted by Willem van Otterloo
BADINGS Concerto for Two Violins, No. 1
BADINGS Symphony No. 3
Recorded in 1955
Total duration: 53:07
Herman Krebbers, violin
Theo Olof, violin
The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Willem van Otterloo
Studio recording, 1952
Total duration: 66:29
Maria von Ilosvay (contralto)
Frans Kroons (tenor)
Hermann Schey (bass)
Amsterdam Toonkunst Choir
Residentie Orkest den Haag
Willem van Otterloo, conductor
REGER Violin Concerto
REGER Mozart Variations
REGER A Romantic Suite
Bonus tracks:
REGER Praeladium from Suite in A minor
REGER Andante sostenuto from Sonata in A minor
REGER Romanze
REGER Andantino from Sonata in A major
REGER Allegretto from Sonata in F-sharp minor
Studio and live recordings, 1915-1957
Total duration: 2hr 10:31
Georg Kulenkampff, violin
Issay Barmas, violin
Efrem Zimbalist, violin
Adolf Busch, violin
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
Residency Orchestra of The Hague
conducted by Willem van Otterloo
