C0761. ERICH  KLEIBER Cond. Kölner Rundfunks S.O.:  The Great Symphony #9 in C (Schubert);  Fidelio – Overture (Beethoven);  w.Annelies Kupper:  Wozzeck – Three Scenes (Berg).  (E.U.) Medici Arts MM027, Broadcast Performances, 1953 & 1956. - 827565039524

CRITIC REVIEWS: “[In] the Three Fragments from Alban Berg’s WOZZECK…the orchestral sound glows. Kleiber never releases his grip, yet the music ebbs, flows, and drips with color. Note how he separates the ‘walking’ string chords in the Act I fragment before the band arrives, making them seem to sob. Annelies Kupper’s Marie dominates her scenes with singing that is regal, loving, pained, and tragic….Kleiber was long a champion of this opera…”

- Roger Hecht, AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, Jan./Feb., 2009