Erich Kleiber the leading conductor in Weimar Berlin with the Berlin Philharmonic

Here in a recording of the OTHER Vienna Waltz King Joseph Lanner


One of his last works, composed on October 10, 1842, Die Schönbrunner is Joseph Lanner's tribute to the beautiful Schönbrunn palace, which stood across from his performance "headquarters," Casino Dommayer. Lanner is said to have been called to repeat the waltz 21 times before leaving the podium for the last time in his career. Six decades later, Igor Stravinsky would rummage through this waltz and borrow a tune to adapt for his ballet Petrushka.

Die Schönbrunner, op. 200 Part 1/2  / Joseph Lanner



Telefunken Berlin 1935

Orig issue German TELEFUNKEN 12" record 78 rpm 
Condition:  Better than EXCELLENT PRISTINE,  plays EXCEPTIONALLY quiet rare ticks


A SUPERB COPY



Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (5 May 1900 – 28 May 1973) was a German conductor and composer. After studying at several music academies, he worked in German opera houses between 1923 and 1945, first as a répétiteur and then in increasingly senior conducting posts, ending as Generalmusikdirektor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

After the Second World War, Schmidt-Isserstedt was invited by the occupying British forces to form the Northwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, of which he was musical director and chief conductor from 1945 to 1971. He was a frequent guest conductor for leading symphony orchestras around the world, and returned to opera from time to time, including appearances at Glyndebourne and Covent Garden as well as the Hamburg State Opera.

Schmidt-Isserstedt was known for his transparent orchestral textures, strict rhythmic precision, and rejection of superfluous gestures and mannerisms on the rostrum. His extensive recorded legacy features the Austro-German classics with which he was widely associated, but also includes works by Czech, English, French, Italian and Russian composers.


Recordings
Schmidt-Isserstedt was active in the recording studio from 1934 onwards. His early discs included a series of concerto performances with the violinist Georg Kulenkampff, described by The Times as "wonderful".[7] They were made for Telefunken, and included the violin concertos of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms.[11]

After the war, Schmidt-Isserstedt recorded for many companies, including Decca. The Times describes Schmidt-Isserstedt's 1953 recording of Dvorák's Seventh Symphony with the NWDR SO as "a classic". That recording was produced by John Culshaw.[12] but Schmidt-Issersted's son Erik Smith later joined the company and produced many of his father's recordings. Among the major projects Schmidt-Isserstedt undertook for Decca was a cycle of the Beethoven piano concertos with Wilhelm Backhaus and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra recorded in 1958–59, and a cycle of the nine Beethoven symphonies, with the same orchestra, recorded between 1965 and 1969.[12] The Times said of them, "they are typically sane, searching interpretations, quite free from personal mannerisms, and so highly recommendable for long acquaintance".[7]

When Erik Smith left Decca to work for Philips Records, his father began to record for that company. His last recording, made shortly before his suddent death, was Brahms's First Piano Concerto with Alfred Brendel and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Although he was associated with the Austro-German classics, his recorded repertoire included works by Czech, English, French, Italian and Russian composers.[13]