Furtwängler most lively: Tristan Prelude & Liebestod. Special transfer. Berlin Philharmonic 1942

Tristan, Prelude & Liebestod by Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic 1942. With the recording of Wagner’s Tristan, Prelude and Liebestod I present the first of a series of Furtwängler recordings made by the Reichsrundfunkgesellschaft (RRG) between 1942 and 1944. They were broadcasted in the nineteen-nineties from first generation analogue and digital copies that were made without any changes of the original tapes.
So there is no polishing of the historical material, no use of noise reduction, equalizers etc. as normally applied in the remastering process of a CD production. Therefore you might hear a noisier sound than you are used to with historical CDs. There are clicks and other flaws from time to time that result from the original tape or from receiving FM broadcast.
Despite of all these shortcomings you probably will notice the higher directness and liveliness of these uploads in comparison to CDs or to uploads that are based on CDs. Find out what gives you more excitement.
Both the RRG and the FM broadcasts of the 1990s used comression of dynamics. To get a somewhat realistic experience of the climaxes listen with high volume.
Please play the video with a high quality rate if you have a powerful computer and good loudspeakers. For this video I prefer 720p. (Click the cogwheel below the video and choose quality.) The sound quality is significantly higher than with standard 480p.
In case of weak computer and speakers you should stay at standard. It delivers a smoother sound but is less powerful and detailed.
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[@LivingPast_GreatMusicians]

Both the Reichsrundfunkgesellschaft (RRG) and the FM broadcasts in the 1990s used compression of dynamics. To get a somewhat realistic experience of the climaxes listen with high volume. More tips for listening below the video.

[@matthewzisi300]

Libestod - one of the greatest musical climaxes of all-time!

[@countmontmirail8172]

Furtwängler wie immer großartig.

[@ana-mariaduran9051]

cuanta musica de genial musicos

[@IsomerSoma]

This channel is a true teasure. Where did the 5th go tho?

[@LivingPast_GreatMusicians]

YT removed this video from my public channel for legal claims against it. These claims are not justified and I am very angree about this behaviour. This is not the first time that YT helps dubious advocats to prohibit videos. Unfortunately I have no time and power at the moment for complainnig. But the video is still on my channnel (in backround) and I hope later this year I will be able to convince YT to put it public again.

[@jduff59]

People cough the same now as they did in 1942, especially while attending concerts.

[@mariap.7115]

who's the artist of this painting?

[@LivingPast_GreatMusicians]

The painter was John William Waterhouse.

[@EdmundBrekke]

The artificial stereo is not as successful here as on the "most lively Eroica".

[@LivingPast_GreatMusicians]

Edmund Brekke In both cases there is no electronic stereo added. Good mono recording and reproduction will produce a surprisingly good impression of the concert hall. This can give the feeling of artificial stereo.

[@EdmundBrekke]

Living Past But i swear that in the beginning i hear the sound "fluttering" between my headphones. Perhaps this is due to KZbin's encoding?

[@LivingPast_GreatMusicians]

Edmund Brekke Using headphones I noticed the problems you have described. I checked the analogue tape and found the same situation. The tape was probably recorded from a FM stereo tuner. I guess there was a short (about 20 seconds) interference with reception that caused the flutter (maybe an airplane). My advice to you: listen with loudspeakers! Then there are no problems and the recording which is from the concert hall comes much better in every way. Headphones may be a choice for studio recordings, they are inferior when listening historical live recordings. Thank you for your interest.

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

Where are u hearing "artificial stereo"? This is MONO big time.

[@davidd5448]

Shame about the coughing.