Vienna Philharmonic: Karl Böhm - All Strauss Program (1963) (DVD)

Karl Böhm leads the Vienna Philharmonic in an all-Strauss program featuring Tod und Verklärung, Burleske for Piano and Orchestra (with Nikita Magaloff, piano), and the monumental Ein Heldenleben (with Willi Boskovsky, violin solo). Böhm was a personal friend of Richard Strauss and conducted the premiere of two of his operas, Die Schweigsame Frau and Daphne. This release is part of VAI’s ongoing series of Vienna Philharmonic concert DVDs featuring preeminent conductors such as Böhm, Sir Georg Solti, George Szell, and others.
B&W, 90 minutes, 4:3, NTSC (Playable all regions)

Richard Strauss
Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Burleske for Piano and Orchestra (Nikita Magaloff, piano)
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 (Willi Boskovsky, violin)

Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Bohm, conductor
(Recorded May 19, 1963, Großer Konzerthaussaal, Vienna)

To read a review of this program at Classical CD Review, click here.