Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio (SWDR)
The Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio was an orchestra associated with Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk, commonly abbreviated SWDR.
SWDR was a German regional broadcaster active after the Second World War.
The orchestra belonged to the post-war German radio-orchestra tradition.
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3
BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus Overture
BEETHOVEN Consecration of the House Overture
Recorded in 1953 and in stereo in 1957
Total duration: 66:20
Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio (SWDR)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Jascha Horenstein
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn
BRAHMS Tragic Overture
Studio and live recordings, 1957 (Stereo) and 1956 (Ambient Stereo)
Total duration: 68:53
Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio (SWDR)
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
BERG Altenberglieder (world première recording)
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1
Live and studio recordings, 1953 (Ambient Stereo) and 1957 (stereo)
Total duration: 67:11
Írma Kolássi, mezzo-soprano
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio (SWDR)
