Goehr: Beethoven Symphony No. 4, etc. - Guilde Int. du Disque MMS-2040

Jacket EX / LP EX

French pressing - green/silver label - mono

The exact contents are as follows:

Side 1 – Carl Bamberger conducting the Orchestra de l’Opera de Francfort

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major Op. 36

Side 2 – Walter Goehr conducting the Orchestra de l’Opera de Francfort

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major Op. 60

It would be a grave injustice to label either Bamberger or Goehr a simple “kapellmeister”. Both men brought energy and flair to the podium and had they been contracted to a major label, no doubt many of their recordings would be highly prized by collectors’. Their discs are very much worth seeking out. The Orchester Des Städtischen Opernhauses Frankfurt plays with great strength and a richly layered sound – truly impressive from first to last.