Otto Klemperer

Otto Klemperer (May 14, 1885 – July 6, 1973) was a German-born conductor and composer. (He took United States citizenship in 1937 and Israeli citizenship in 1970.) He is widely regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. He is remembered for his performances and recordings of Germanic repertoire, of which he generally gave austere and grand performances, in later years often with notoriously slow tempi.

Discography

Klemperer made many recordings, and some have become classics. Worthy of note are:

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• Bach: St Matthew Passion
• Beethoven: Symphony cycles
• Beethoven: Fidelio
• Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
• Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
• Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major
• Mahler: Symphony Number 2 in C Minor "Resurrection"
• Mozart: The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)
• Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer)