In the first programme of a new series of Vintage Years, David Mellor talks to John Willan , former record producer and one-time manager of the London Philharmonic, about his close friendship with the German conductor Klaus Tennstedt. After emigrating from his native East
Germany, Tennstedt made a name for himself particularly as a conductor of Mahler, a composer with whom he identified. Recordings conducted by Tennstedt feature:
Beethoven Overture: Die Geschopfe des Prometheus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Schubert Symphony No 9 in C (Great) (excerpt) Berlin Philharmonic
Mahler Symphony No 6 (Scherzo) London Philharmonic Orchestra
Strauss Beim Schlafengehen (Four Last Songs) Lucia Popp (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra
Mahler Symphony No 5 (Adagietto) London Philharmonic Orchestra
Producer Nick Morgan
SOUNDING THE CENTURY